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Jaime Carlos DE VEYRA, Congress, PI (1873-1963)

DE VEYRA, Jaime Carlos, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Tanawan, Province of Leyte, Philippine Islands, November 4, 1873; attended public and…

Antonio J. COLORADO, Congress, PR (1939)

COLORADO, Antonio J., a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in New York City, September 8, 1939; attended elementary and high school of the University of Puerto Rico; B.S., Boston…

Romeo Hoyt FREER, Congress, WV (1846-1913)

FREER, Romeo Hoyt, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio, November 9, 1846; attended the common schools of Ashtabula County, Ohio, where his parents had…

Willis SWEET, Congress, ID (1856-1925)

SWEET, Willis, a Representative from Idaho; born at Alburg Springs, Vt., January 1, 1856; attended the common schools and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln; learned the printer’s trade…

History of Fingerprints

The Question: Where is the origin of fingerprinting? The Answer: There is evidence that links man's first discovery of fingerprints back to…

García Icazbalceta, Joaquín

(Encyclopedia) García Icazbalceta, JoaquínGarcía Icazbalceta, Joaquínhwäkēnˈ gärsēˈä ēkäsbälsāˈtä [key], 1824–94, Mexican philologist, bibliographer, and historian. He edited the works of many early…

Martín, Esteban

(Encyclopedia) Martín, EstebanMartín, Estebanĕstāˈbän märtēnˈ [key], fl. 1539, printer in Mexico. Martín is reputed to have preceded Juan Pablos. There is evidence that he printed Escala espiritual…

Carolina

(Encyclopedia) Carolina Carolina kärōlēˈnä [key], city, Puerto Rico. Located 7 mi (11 km) SE of San Juan, it is a…

Río Cuarto

(Encyclopedia) Río CuartoRío Cuartorēˈō kwärˈtō [key], city (1991 pop. 138,996), Córdoba prov., central Argentina, in the W Pampa, on the Río Cuarto. It is the commercial center for a large…

Río Piedras

(Encyclopedia) Río PiedrasRío Piedrasrēˈ&oobreve; [key]Río Piedraspyāˈᵺräs [key], suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with which it was merged in 1951. It is an industrial and agricultural trading…