The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1962 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... ment positions , men who had failed in private business or professional life besieged the White House with pleas for admission to the govern- ment payroll . President William Henry Harrison died after four weeks in office , worn out by ...
... ment positions , men who had failed in private business or professional life besieged the White House with pleas for admission to the govern- ment payroll . President William Henry Harrison died after four weeks in office , worn out by ...
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... ment of about 1,000 . Incorporated in 1845 , the town is governed by mayor and council . Pop . ( 1950 ) 3,174 . COLLEGE STATION , city , Texas , in Brazos County , five miles south of Bryan . In- corporated in 1938 , it is the seat of ...
... ment of about 1,000 . Incorporated in 1845 , the town is governed by mayor and council . Pop . ( 1950 ) 3,174 . COLLEGE STATION , city , Texas , in Brazos County , five miles south of Bryan . In- corporated in 1938 , it is the seat of ...
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... ment was an administrative unit ( not a tactical one ) which a colonel would raise and equip , and whose command he would then turn over to a lieutenant colonel ( literally , one who holds the place of the colonel ) . See also INSIGNIA ...
... ment was an administrative unit ( not a tactical one ) which a colonel would raise and equip , and whose command he would then turn over to a lieutenant colonel ( literally , one who holds the place of the colonel ) . See also INSIGNIA ...
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