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Mankato

(Encyclopedia) MankatoMankatomănkāˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 31,477), seat of Blue Earth co., S Minn., at the confluence of the Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers; inc. 1865. It is a trade and…

Masters, Edgar Lee

(Encyclopedia) Masters, Edgar Lee, 1869–1950, American poet and biographer, b. Garnett, Kans. He maintained a successful law practice in Chicago from 1892 to 1920. Masters's Spoon River Anthology (…

Orr, James Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Orr, James Lawrence, 1822–73, American politician, b. Craytonville, S.C. He served in the South Carolina legislature (1844–48) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1849–59), where…

Hecker, Friedrich Franz Karl

(Encyclopedia) Hecker, Friedrich Franz KarlHecker, Friedrich Franz Karlfrēˈdrĭkh fränts kärl hĕkˈər [key], 1811–81, German revolutionary. A lawyer, he was a leader of the radical republicans in the…

Starrett, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Starrett, PaulStarrett, Paulstărˈĭt [key], 1866–1957, American builder, b. Lawrence, Kans. After serving (1903–22) as president of the George A. Fuller Company in Chicago, he opened…

Weehawken

(Encyclopedia) WeehawkenWeehawkenwēˈhôkən, wēhôˈkən [key], township (1990 pop. 12,385), Hudson co., NE N.J., on the Hudson River opposite New York City, with which it is connected by the Lincoln…

Jersey City

(Encyclopedia) Jersey City, city (1990 pop. 228,537), seat of Hudson co., NE N.J., a port on a peninsula formed by the Hudson and Hackensack rivers and Upper New York Bay, opposite lower Manhattan;…

Richard Charles HUNTER, Congress, NE (1884-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1934-1935Party: DemocratHUNTER, Richard Charles, a Senator from Nebraska; born on a farm near Westpoint, Cuming County, Nebr., December 3, 1884; moved with his parents…

Charles Francis RISK, Congress, RI (1897-1943)

RISK, Charles Francis, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Central Falls, Providence County, R.I., August 19, 1897; attended the public and high schools; worked in textile plants;…

Henry Carl LUCKEY, Congress, NE (1868-1956)

LUCKEY, Henry Carl, a Representative from Nebraska; born near East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 22, 1868; moved to Nebraska with his parents, who settled on a farm near Columbus…