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1854–1911, American municipal reformer, mayor of Cleveland (1901–10), b. Georgetown, Ky. He acquired a substantial fortune from streetcar and stee...
1931–, American actor, b. Tate co., Miss. Jones achieved Broadway stardom with his powerful portrayal of the fighter Jack Johnson in The Great White...
1830–1930, American labor agitator, called Mother Jones, b. Ireland. Interested in the labor movement for many years, she became active in it after ...
(j ´s z) (KEY) [Gr. form of Heb. Joseph], in the Bible. 1 Kinsman of Jesus. 2 Brother of St. James (the Less); same as 1, if the traditional interpr...
( ´när y n´sôn) (KEY) , 1874–1954, Icelandic sculptor and painter. His subjects were drawn from Nordic mythology, Icelandic folklore, and the Bi...
(jôrd ´n z) (KEY) , fl. 6th cent., historian of the Ostrogoths, b. in the lower Danube region. His History of the Goths, an abridgment of the lost w...