(Encyclopedia) SaskatoonSaskatoonsăskət&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. The largest city in the province, it is the chief…
(Encyclopedia) BattambangBattambangbătˈəmbăng [key], city (1995 est. pop. 110,000), capital of Battambang prov., W Cambodia, in a great rice-growing area. The second largest city in Cambodia, it is a…
(Encyclopedia) PeterheadPeterheadpētərhĕdˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 16,804), Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland, on a peninsula on the North Sea. It is the easternmost town, with a good harbor, of Scotland.…
(Encyclopedia) Paterson, city (1990 pop. 140,891), seat of Passaic co., NE N.J., at the falls of the Passaic River; inc. 1851. Founded in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton and others of the Society for…
(Encyclopedia) YangonYangonyăn-gŏnˈ [key], formerly RangoonYangonrăng-g&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1983 pop. 2,458,712), former capital of Myanmar and capital of Yangon region, S central Myanmar, on…
ALDRICH, William, (father of James Franklin Aldrich and cousin of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich), a Representative from Illinois; born in Greenfield Center, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 19, 1820;…
AMBLER, Jacob A., a Representative from Ohio; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 18, 1829; attended the local schools of Allegheny City and also received private instruction; moved to Salem,…
ANDERSON, Sydney, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minn., September 18, 1881; attended the common schools; was graduated from high school in 1899; attended…
GOODALL, Louis Bertrand, a Representative from Maine; born in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H., September 23, 1851; moved to Troy, N.H., with his parents in 1852; attended the common schools…
