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(Encyclopedia) MoisieMoisiemwäzēˈ [key], river, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in E Que., Canada, near the Labrador border, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence. The Hudson's Bay Company has an important…Coolidge, William David
(Encyclopedia) Coolidge, William David, 1873–1975, American physical chemist, b. Hudson, Mass., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1896. He joined the General Electric Company in 1905 and…Eastmain
(Encyclopedia) EastmainEastmainēstˈmān [key], river, c.510 mi (820 km) long, rising in the Otish Mts., central Que., Canada, and flowing W into James Bay. Three miles (4.8 km) from its mouth is East…Fort Frances
(Encyclopedia) Fort Frances, town, SW Ont., Canada, on Rainy River, opposite International Falls, Minn. It is chiefly a lumbering center with sawmills…Pilgrims
(Encyclopedia) Pilgrims, in American history, the group of separatists and other individuals who were the founders of Plymouth Colony. The name Pilgrim Fathers is given to those members who made the…Kadoma
(Encyclopedia) KadomaKadomakädōˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 142,297), Osaka prefecture, Honshu, Japan, on the Furu River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka and is the headquarters of…Daimler, Gottlieb
(Encyclopedia) Daimler, GottliebDaimler, Gottliebdāmˈlər, Ger. gôtˈlēp dīmˈlər [key], 1834–1900, German engineer, inventor, and pioneer automobile manufacturer. His improvements in the internal-…Duquesne
(Encyclopedia) Duquesne Duquesne dəkānˈ, d&oomacr;–, dy&oomacr;– [key], city (…Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley
(Encyclopedia) Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley, 1781–1826, British East Indian administrator. He was one of the founders of Britain's empire in East Asia. Beginning his career (1795) as a clerk…St. Denis, Ruth
(Encyclopedia) St. Denis, RuthSt. Denis, Ruthsānt dĕnˈĭs [key], 1877–1968, American dancer, b. Newark, N.J., whose name was originally Ruth Dennis. After her debut (c.1893) she toured with David…Trending
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