(Encyclopedia) New, Harry Stewart, 1858–1937, U.S. Postmaster General (1923–29) and politician, b. Indianapolis. He was long connected (1878–1903) with the Indianapolis Journal. New was an Indiana…
(Encyclopedia) White, Stewart Edward, 1873–1946, American author, b. Grand Rapids, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1895. The stories collected in The Claim Jumpers (1901) and The Blazed Trail (1902)…
Rod CarewBorn: Oct. 1, 1945Baseball 2B-1B led AL in batting 7 times (1969,72-75,77-78) with Minnesota; MVP in 1977; had 3,053 career hits.Harry CarayA - CSteve Carlton
Anglers, who use line and fishing-rod. “You will be nearly sure to meet one or two old rod-men sipping their toddy there.” —J. K. Jennue Three Men in a Boat, chap. xvii. Source:…
Rod LaverBorn: Aug. 9, 1938Australian tennis player only player to win Grand Slam twice (1962,69); Wimbledon champion 4 times; 1st to earn $1 million in prize money, won 11 Grand Slam singles…
(A). A scolding in store. The rod is laid in pickle to keep it ready for use. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RoderickRod-men A B C D E F G H I J K…
So the divining-rod was usually called. The divining-rod was employed to discover water or mineral treasure. In Blackwood's Magazine (May, 1850) we are told that nobody sinks a well in…
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803–76, American merchant, b. Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Arriving in New York c.1820, he started in business in 1823 by selling Irish laces. In 1846 he…
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