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R. K. NarayanAge: 94 prolific Indian writer whose exquisitely crafted novels provided witty and perceptive observations about life in India. His books include The Printer of Malgudi (1957)…
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CURTIS George Martin , a Representative from Iowa;
born near Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y., April 1, 1844;
moved to Ogle County, Ill., in 1856 with his parents, who settled on a farm near Rochelle…
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1919
Party: Democrat MARTIN George Brown , a Senator from Kentucky; born in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky., August 18,
1876; moved with his parents to Catlettsburg…
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