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Adolph MEYER, Congress, LA (1842-1908)

MEYER, Adolph, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., October 19, 1842; attended the common schools; matriculated at the University of Virginia at…

Charles DELANO, Congress, MA (1820-1883)

DELANO, Charles, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Braintree, Worcester County, Mass., June 24, 1820; moved with his parents to Amherst, Mass., in 1833; attended the common…

Ishikawa

(Encyclopedia) Ishikawa Ishikawa ēshēˈkäwä [key], prefecture, 1,619 sq mi (4,193 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. The…

Maringá

(Encyclopedia) MaringáMaringámərēng-gäˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 268,878), Paraná state, SE Brazil. It is an agricultural center whose chief products are coffee, corn, beans, rice, wheat, and sugarcane…

Pasuruan

(Encyclopedia) Pasuruan or PasoeroeanPasoeroeanboth: päˌs&oomacr;r&oomacr;änˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 152,075), E Java, Indonesia, on Madura Strait. Established by the Dutch in 1707, it…

Taitung

(Encyclopedia) Taitung or T'ai-tungTaitungboth: tīˈd&oobreve;ngˈ [key], city (2010 pop. 110,901), W Taiwan. Rice, sugarcane, and peanuts are the major crops marketed and processed in Taitung. The…

Can Tho

(Encyclopedia) Can ThoCan Thokăn tō, kəntôˈ [key], city (1989 est. pop. 284,306), S Vietnam, a port on the Mekong River delta. A large industrial area, where rice and fish are traded, it is the seat…

Pulangi

(Encyclopedia) PulangiPulangip&oomacr;längˈgē [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the mountains of N Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing SW to Liguasan Marsh. As the Mindanao River…

Philo Taylor Farnsworth

Born: 1906Birthplace: Beaver, Utah Television system—At the age of 20 Farnsworth produced the first all-electronic television image. In addition to his television system he invented the first cold…