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Linwood Leon CLARK, Congress, MD (1876-1965)

CLARK, Linwood Leon, a Representative from Maryland; born in Aberdeen, Harford County, Md., on March 21, 1876; attended the public schools; was graduated from Milton Academy, Baltimore, Md.,…

James Walter KEHOE, Congress, FL (1870-1938)

KEHOE, James Walter, a Representative from Florida; born in Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., April 25, 1870; attended the common schools; moved to Florida in 1883; studied law; was admitted to…

James Samuel SIMMONS, Congress, NY (1861-1935)

SIMMONS, James Samuel, (nephew of Milton George Urner), a Representative from New York; born near Liberty, Frederick County, Md., November 25, 1861; attended the public schools and the local…

Eikon Basilike

(Encyclopedia) Eikon BasilikeEikon Basilikeīˈkŏn bəsĭlˈĭkē [key] [Gr.,=royal image], subtitled “the Portraiture of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes and Sufferings,” a work published soon after the…

closet drama

(Encyclopedia) closet drama, a play that is meant to be read rather than performed. Precursors of the form existed in classical times. Plato's Apology is often regarded as tragic drama rather than…

Jones, Robert Edmond

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887–1954, American scene designer, b. Milton, N.H. With his design in 1915 for The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, a new era of scene design began in the United…