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1851–1906, governor of Texas (1891–95), b. Cherokee co., Tex. He was admitted (1875) to the Texas bar, and was county attorney (1879–81), district attorney (1881–85), and state attorney general (1887–91). As soon as he became (1891) governor of Texas, Hogg established (1891) a state railroad commission with broad powers of regulation and then successfully pushed through other sweeping ...

a German newspaper and principal publication of the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1876 to 1878 and 1891 to 1933. Vorwärts. Was originally published in Leipzig and after 1891 was published as a daily in Berlin. While the Exceptional Law Against the Socialists was in effect, from 1878 to 1891, the newspaper was prohibited. Until 1900 it was the main militant publication of the ...

Born around 1840, in Santiago; died there on Sept. 19, 1891. Chilean statesman. Member of the National Congress from 1870. Envoy to Argentina during 1878–81.From 1881 to 1886, Balmaceda was minister of foreign affairs and minister of internal affairs. He was president of Chile from 1886 to 1891. He opposed the expansion of foreign capital and favored the economic development of Chile and the ...

Born around 1840, in Santiago; died there on Sept. 19, 1891. Chilean statesman. Member of the National Congress from 1870. Envoy to Argentina during 1878–81.From 1881 to 1886, Balmaceda was minister of foreign affairs and minister of internal affairs. He was president of Chile from 1886 to 1891. He opposed the expansion of foreign capital and favored the economic development of Chile and the ...

... 1868–1950) poet, playwright; born in Garnett, Kans. He studied at Knox College, Ill. (1889), became a lawyer (1891), and practiced in Chicago (1891–1921). He moved to New York upon retirement (1921), and continued to write plays and poetry. His only success was Spoon River Anthology. (1915; revised 1916), a volume of "epitaphs," poetic portraits of ...