KOCIALKOWSKI, Leo Paul, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., August 16, 1882; orphaned at an early age; educated in private schools, which he supplemented by a business…
OâBRIEN, Thomas Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 30, 1878; attended the grade and high schools and took advance courses in business law and accounting;…
(Encyclopedia) Burroughs, John, 1837–1921, American naturalist and author, b. Roxbury, N.Y.; son of a farmer. He was a journalist, a treasury clerk in Washington, and a bank examiner, before settling…
You can be anything you want to be. Here are only a handful of the careers that women have succeeded in.Architects Norma Sklarek was the first African American woman to earn a fellowship from the…
Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Hawaiian hula luau ukelele, from words meaning "flea jumping." Tahitian tattoo, introduced to the English-speaking world by Capt.…
WILLIAMSON, John Newton, a Representative from Oregon; born near Junction City, Lane County, Oreg., November 8, 1855; attended the country schools; attended Willamette University, Salem, Oreg…
FINNEGAN, Edward Rowan, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., June 5, 1905; attended the St. Ritas, Northwestern, and DePaulus schools, Loyola University, and Northwestern…
GALLAGHER, Thomas, a Representative from Illinois; born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., July 6, 1850; moved to Chicago in 1866; attended the public schools; learned the trade of iron…
McCLORY, Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born in Riverside, Cook County, Ill. January 31, 1908; attended the public schools, LâInstitut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland, 1925-1926, and…
O’BRIEN, Thomas Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 30, 1878; attended the grade and high schools and took advance courses in business law and accounting;…
