SAVAGE John Simpson , a Representative from Ohio;
born in Clermont County, Ohio, October 30, 1841;
attended the public schools;
taught school;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1865 and…
SAVAGE John Houston , a Representative from Tennessee;
born in McMinnville, Tenn., on October 9, 1815;
attended the common schools;
served as a private in the Seminole War;
studied law;
was…
SAVAGE Charles Raymon , a Representative from Washington; born on a farm at La Farge, Vernon County, Wis., April 12, 1906; attended the public schools; took special courses in mechanics, building…
(2 syl.). One who lives in a wood (Greek, hule, a forest; Latin, silva; Spanish, salvage; Italian, selvaggio; French, sauvage). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
The Provencal branch of the Gallo-Romaic idiom; so called from their oc (yes). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Langue d'OilLanguage A B C D E F G H I…
(Encyclopedia) Viet MinhViet Minhvēĕtˈ mĭn [key], officially Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh [League for the Independence of Vietnam], a coalition of Communist and nationalist groups that opposed the…
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(Encyclopedia) Newton, Helmut,
1920-2004, German-American photographer, b. Berlin, Germany, as Helmut
Neustädter. Newton began taking pictures at age…
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