(Encyclopedia) Nomura, KichisaburoNomura, Kichisaburokēchēsäb&oobreve;rōˈ nōˈm&oobreve;ˌrä [key], 1877–1964, Japanese admiral and diplomat. A graduate of the Japanese naval academy, he…
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(Encyclopedia) Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore, 1877–1947, U.S. senator (1935–47), b. near Poplarville, Pearl River co., Miss. After study at the Univ. of Nashville (1897–1900) and Vanderbilt Univ. law…
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[key], city (2020 pop. 9,638), Honolulu co., Oahu, Hawaii, a residential suburb of Honolulu,
on the eastern shore of Pearl Harbor. Once a…
(Encyclopedia) potassium carbonate, chemical compound, K2CO3, white, crystalline, deliquescent substance that forms a strongly alkaline water solution. It is available commercially as a white,…
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(Encyclopedia) Grew, Joseph Clark, 1880–1965, American diplomat, b. Boston. Entering diplomatic service in 1904, he held posts of increasing importance in different capitals until 1924, when he…
Day 98 Day 100 Clark, June 30, 1804 30th June Satturday 1804 Set out verry early this morning, a verry large wolf Came to the bank and looked at us this morning, passd the (1) mouth of a…
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