(Encyclopedia) Philipse, FrederickPhilipse, Frederickfĭlˈĭps [key], 1626–1702, merchant and landowner in colonial America, b. Holland. He went (1647) with his family to New Amsterdam, where he became…
(Encyclopedia) Qaraghandy or KaragandaKaragandaboth: kärˌəgänˈdə [key], city (1993 est. pop. 596,000), in central Kazakhstan, on the Trans-Kazakhstan RR. It consists of about 50 coal-mining…
(Encyclopedia) RichelieuRichelieurĭshˈəl&oomacr; [key], river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, issuing from the north end of Lake Champlain, near the N.Y.–Que. border, and flowing N across S Que. to the…
(Encyclopedia) Viña del MarViña del Marvēˈnyä dĕl mär [key] [Span.,=vineyard by the sea], city (1990 est. pop. 281,100), central Chile. Practically a suburb of Valparaiso, Viña del Mar is one of the…
BARTINE, Horace Franklin, a Representative from Nevada; born in New York City March 21, 1848; moved with his parents to New Jersey in 1858; attended the common schools until fifteen years of…
BAUMAN, Robert Edmund, a Representative from Maryland; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1937; attended Easton High School, Easton, Md., until 1953; graduated, Capitol Page…
BELLAMY, John Dillard, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Wilmington, N.C., March 24, 1854; attended the common schools and Cape Fear Military Academy; was graduated from Davidson…
BENHAM, John Samuel, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near Benham, Ripley County, Ind., October 24, 1863; attended the public schools, a business college in Delaware, Ohio, and a…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: RepublicanBOURNE, Jonathan, Jr., a Senator from Oregon; born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., February 23, 1855; attended private schools and…
BOYCE, William Henry, a Representative from Delaware; born at Peppers Mills, near Laurel, Sussex County, Del., November 28, 1855; attended the public schools and Laurel Academy; was principal…
