FOSTER George Peter , a Representative from Illinois;
born in Dover, Morris County, N.J., April 3, 1858;
moved to Chicago in 1867;
attended the public schools and the University of Chicago;
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HENRY Paul B. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Ill., July 9, 1942;
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College, Ill., 1963; M.A., Duke…
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(Encyclopedia) White, Stanford, 1853–1906, American architect, b. New York City; son of Richard Grant White. In 1872 he entered the office of Gambrill and Richardson in Boston, at the time when H. H…
First. Second. No offense is stated in the indictment. The first count in the indictment is for knowingly and wilfully registering as a voter, Susan B. Anthony. This count is under…
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