KIRWAN, Michael Joseph, a Representative from Ohio; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., December 2, 1886; attended the public and high schools of his native city; moved to Youngstown,…
gun manufacturerBorn: 10/28/1793Birthplace: Suffield, Conn. With his father, he founded a smithy in upstate New York originally to manufacture farming tools. In 1816, Remington introduced a highly…
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Shoe brake
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Disk brake
brake, in technology, device to slow or stop the motion of a mechanism or vehicle.
The vacuum brake system, or vacuum brake, depends upon the use…
(Encyclopedia) small arms, firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery.
Automatic small…
WATRES, Laurence Hawley, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 18, 1882; attended the public schools and Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated…
What is this job like? Secretaries make appointments. They put files in order. They also write letters and answer the phone. They may make travel plans. Secretaries use computers, fax machines, and…
RACE, John Abner, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Fond du Lac, Wis., May 12, 1914; attended the public schools of Fond du Lac and the University of Wisconsin; employed in the machine-…
RUSSELL, Sam Morris, a Representative from Texas; born on a farm near Stephenville, Erath County, Tex., August 9, 1889; attended the rural schools and the John Tarleton College, Stephenville,…
HANCOCK, Clarence Eugene, a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, N.Y., February 13, 1885; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., in…
HEILMAN, William, (great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette), a Representative from Indiana; born in Albig, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, October 11, 1824; immigrated to the United…
