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Black Sox scandal

(Encyclopedia) Black Sox scandal, episode in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox, the American League champions, were banned from baseball in 1921 for having conspired with gamblers to throw…

Mahlon

(Encyclopedia) MahlonMahlonmāˈlən [key], in the Bible, Ruth's husband.

Bonds, Barry Lamar

(Encyclopedia) Bonds, Barry Lamar, 1964–, American baseball player, b. Riverside, Calif. Bonds grew up surrounded by baseball; his father, Bobby Bonds, was a San Francisco Giants outfielder (1968–74…

Chilion

(Encyclopedia) ChilionChilionkĭlˈyŏn [key], in the Bible, Ruth's brother-in-law.

Orpah

(Encyclopedia) OrpahOrpahôrˈpə [key], in the Bible, sister-in-law of Ruth.

Naomi

(Encyclopedia) NaomiNaomināōˈmē, –mī, nāˈō– [key], in the Bible, Ruth's mother-in-law.

Harry Irving THAYER, Congress, MA (1869-1926)

THAYER, Harry Irving, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Mass., September 10, 1869; attended the public schools of Hanover, Mass.; engaged in the leather…

Harry LIBBEY, Congress, VA (1843-1913)

LIBBEY, Harry, a Representative from Virginia; born in Wakefield, Carroll County, N.H., November 22, 1843; attended the common schools; moved to Virginia and settled in Hampton in 1863;…

Boaz

(Encyclopedia) BoazBoazbōˈăz [key], in the Bible, Ruth's husband, ancestor of David. The spelling in the New Testament is Booz.

John BANISTER, Congress, VA (1734-1788)

BANISTER, John, a Delegate from Virginia; born at âHatcherâs Run,â near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., December 26, 1734; attended a private school at Wakefield, England, and was…