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Herman WELKER, Congress, ID (1906-1957)

Senate Years of Service: 1951-1957 Party: Republican WELKER Herman , a Senator from Idaho; born in Cambridge, Washington County, Idaho, December 11, 1906; attended public school and the University…

New Bedford

(Encyclopedia) New Bedford, city (1990 pop. 99,922), seat of Bristol co., SE Mass., at the mouth of the Acushnet River on Buzzard's Bay; settled 1640, set off from Dartmouth 1787, inc. as a city 1847…

Alexander, prince of Bulgaria

(Encyclopedia) Alexander (Alexander of Battenberg), 1857–93, prince of Bulgaria (1879–86); second son of Prince Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt and nephew of Alexander II of Russia. He served in the…

Bürgi, Joost

(Encyclopedia) Bürgi, Joost or Jost, 1552–1632, Swiss mathematician and instrument maker. As the official clockmaker (1579–92) to Duke Wilhelm IV of Hesse-Kassell, he developed the first clock with a…

Schmalkaldic League

(Encyclopedia) Schmalkaldic LeagueSchmalkaldic Leagueshmälkälˈdĭk [key], alliance formed in 1531 at Schmalkalden by Protestant princes and delegates of free cities. It was created in response to the…

Niemoeller, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Niemoeller or Niemöller, MartinNiemoeller or Niemöller, Martinboth: märˈtĭn nēˈmölər [key], 1892–1984, German Protestant churchman. He studied theology after distinguishing himself as…

The Supreme Court: Sales Taxes on Mail Orders

Sales Taxes on Mail Orders The Supreme Court Taxing the Populace Taxes on Employee's Tip Income Gambling Taxes Collected at Native American Reservations Sales Taxes on Mail Orders Many of us…

Herman August METZ, Congress, NY (1867-1934)

METZ Herman August , a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 19, 1867; attended private and public schools; manufacturer and importer of dyestuffs, chemicals, and…

George Herman MAHON, Congress, TX (1900-1985)

MAHON George Herman , a Representative from Texas; born in the village of Mahon, near Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, La., September 22, 1900; moved to Texas in 1908 with his family, who settled on a…

Herman Paul KOPPLEMANN, Congress, CT (1880-1957)

KOPPLEMANN Herman Paul , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Odessa, Russia, May 1, 1880; immigrated to the United States in 1882 with his parents, who settled in Hartford, Conn.; attended…