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Charles Herman RUGGLES, Congress, NY (1789-1865)

RUGGLES Charles Herman , a Representative from New York; born in New Milford, Conn., February 10, 1789; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and began practice in…

Herman Eugene TALMADGE, Congress, GA (1913-2002)

Senate Years of Service: 1957-1981 Party: Democrat TALMADGE Herman Eugene , a Senator from Georgia; born on a farm near McRae, Telfair County, Ga., August 9, 1913; attended the public schools in…

Charles Herman WEISSE, Congress, WI (1866-1919)

WEISSE Charles Herman , a Representative from Wisconsin; born near Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wis., October 24, 1866; attended the public schools and St. Paul Lutheran School; in 1880…

North German Confederation

(Encyclopedia) North German Confederation, 1867–71, alliance of 22 German states N of the Main River. Dominated by Prussia, it replaced the German Confederation and included the states that had…

Schaumburg-Lippe

(Encyclopedia) Schaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-Lippeshoumˈb&oobreve;rkh-lĭpˈə [key], former state, N Germany, E of the Weser River. In 1946 it was placed in Lower Saxony. Bückeburg was the capital. It…

collective bargaining

(Encyclopedia) collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees,…

Limbourg brothers

(Encyclopedia) Limbourg brothersLimbourg brotherslăNb&oomacr;rˈ [key], fl. 1380–1416, family of Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminators. The Limbourg brothers, Pol, Jan, and Herman, were trained…

George V. Higgins, Biography

George V. Higgins,Age: 59 prolific novelist who parlayed his experience as a prosecutor into a series of dialogue-heavy crime novels set in Boston. He's best known for 1972's The Friends of…