WORTHINGTON, Thomas Contee, (nephew of Benjamin Contee), a Representative from Maryland; born near Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., November 25, 1782; received a limited schooling; served…
(Encyclopedia) short story, brief prose fiction. The term covers a wide variety of narratives—from stories in which the main focus is on the course of events to studies of character, from the “short…
The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the United States' best hospitals is prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of…
The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the United States' best hospitals is prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of…
SWIFT, Oscar William, a Representative from New York; born in Paines Hollow, Herkimer County, N.Y., April 11, 1869; moved to Michigan with his parents, who settled in Adrian in 1877; attended…
ALLEN, Leo Elwood, a Representative from Illinois; born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Ill., October 5, 1898; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a sergeant in…
BANDSTRA, Bert Andrew, a Representative from Iowa; born in Monroe County, Iowa, January 25, 1922; attended New Sharon High School; United States Navy, 1942-1945; graduated from Central College…
BOOTHMAN, Melvin Morella, a Representative from Ohio; born near Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, October 16, 1846; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; enlisted in…
BORLAND, William Patterson, a Representative from Missouri; born in Leavenworth, Kans., October 14, 1867; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University…
BRICK, Abraham Lincoln, a Representative from Indiana; born on his fatherâs farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 27, 1860; attended the common schools and was graduated from…
