WILLIAMS John McKeown Snow , a Representative from Massachusetts;
born in Richmond, Henrico County, Va., August 13, 1818;
moved to Boston, Mass.;
attended the public schools;
engaged in…
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and Gory Dew. The latter is a slimy damp-like blood which appears on walls. Both are due to the presence of the algae called by botanists Palmella cruenta and Haematococcus sanguineus,…
(Encyclopedia) White, Sir George Stuart, 1835–1912, British field marshal. He first achieved distinction in the Afghan War of 1878–80. In Myanmar (1885–87), where he was knighted in 1886, in…
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(Encyclopedia) goose, common name for large wild and domesticated swimming birds related to the duck and the swan. Strictly speaking, the term goose is applied to the female and gander to the male.…
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