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  Edgar Wilson Nye Biography and Summary
Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye treated a generation of newspaper readers to two decades (1876-1896) of humor, written simply and naturally.
Edgar Wilson Nye was one of the late nineteenth century's most prominent humorists.
Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye(1850- 1896) was born in Maine.
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  Edgar
Edgar, Nebraska Edgar is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 539.
Edgar, Wisconsin Edgar is a village located in 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,386.
Edgar Dewdney Edgar Dewdney (lieutenant governor of one province and one territory.
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 MS 2602: Edgar Wilson Oral History, 2003-2004
The Edgar Wilson Oral History, 2003-2004, is a typescript from an oral history interview with Edgar Wilson by Dr. Kurt Piehler, Greg Kupsky, and Patrick Leverton of the University of Tennessee for the Veteran’s Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society.
Edgar Wilson was born in Knox County, Tennessee in 1914.
The Edgar Wilson Oral History, 2003-2004, is a typescript of an interview with Edgar Wilson.
www.lib.utk.edu /spcoll/manuscripts/ms2602fa.html   (229 words)

  
 Wilson
Mount Wilson Observatory The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical 1904.
Wilson, Ohio Wilson is a village located in 2000 census, the village had a total population of 118.
Wilson, Pennsylvania Wilson is a borough located in 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 7,682.
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 William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe:
Perhaps it was this latter trait in Wilson's conduct, conjoined with our identity of name, and the mere accident of our having entered the school upon the same day, which set afloat the notion that we were brothers, among the senior classes in the academy.
Wilson's retaliations in kind were many; and there was one form of his practical wit that disturbed me beyond measure.
Be Wilson what he might, this, at least, was but the veriest of affectation, or of folly.
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Wilson filed a plea of former jeopardy, but the general district court on March 16, 1995, overruled the plea and convicted Wilson of driving on a suspended license.
Wilson was personally placed in jeopardy and punished only once: at his trial for the offense of driving without a valid license.
Wilson's vehicle was not impounded to compensate the government for harms done, but rather to prevent Wilson from violating the law again and to ensure the safety of the Commonwealth's citizens.
www.courts.state.va.us /txtops/1419951.txt   (2473 words)

  
 NYE, EDGAR, WILSON - LoveToKnow Article on NYE, EDGAR, WILSON
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NYE, EDGAR WILSON (1850-1896), American humorist, was born at Shirley, Maine, on the 25th of August 1850.
His principal books are Bill Nye and Boomerang (1881); Forty Liars and Other Lies (1882); Nye and Riley's Railway Guide (1886), with James Whitcomb Riley; and two comic histories, Bill Nye's History of the United States (1894) and Bill Nye's History of England from the Druids to the Reign of Henry VIII.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NY/NYE_EDGAR_WILSON.htm   (1670 words)

  
 Richard D. Wilson - pafg23.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Edgar Lewis WILSON (Elisha Green, Elisha Green, Richard D.) was born on 29 Mar 1890 in Bell County, Kentucky.
Verda Ellen WILSON (Elisha Green, Elisha Green, Richard D.) was born in 1894 in Bell County, Kentucky.
She was married to David E. Wilson for 54 years; he died in 1979, and was of the same faith.
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 Convention Parody
Acting mayor Wilson acknowledged that the town likely does not meet many, or indeed any, of the parties' requirements, but she said the town's leaders have come up with innovative and creative solutions to meet the needs of the thousands of delegates, alternates, and family members as well as some 15,000 media representatives.
Edgar Springs is located in Phelps County, 125 miles southwest of St. Louis on Highway 63 between Rolla and Licking.
Edgar Springs gained national attention in April 2001, when the 2000 Census showed a point 2.8 miles east of town as the center of population of the United States >.
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 Lewis Green Sr. - pafg55.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
William Thomas WILSON (William Elijah WILSON, Elisha Green WILSON, Mary Rutha GREEN, Lewis J. Lewis J.) was born on 24 Feb 1913 in Bell County, Kentucky.
Edgar Lewis WILSON (Elisha Green WILSON, Elisha Green WILSON, Mary Rutha GREEN, Lewis J. Lewis J.) was born on 29 Mar 1890 in Bell County, Kentucky.
Verda Ellen WILSON (Elisha Green WILSON, Elisha Green WILSON, Mary Rutha GREEN, Lewis J. Lewis J.) was born in 1894 in Bell County, Kentucky.
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 The Edgar Wilson Award
This is to announce the establishment of and the criteria for the Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets.
The Edgar Wilson Award is international in scope, and nationals of no country are excluded from consideration.
The recipients of the Edgar Wilson Award to date are given on a separate webpage.
www.cfa.harvard.edu /iau/special/EdgarWilson.html   (796 words)

  
 WILLIAM WILSON by E. A. Poe (1839)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
My namesake alone, of those who in school phraseology constituted "our set," presumed to compete with me in the studies of the class --in the sports and broils of the play-ground --to refuse implicit belief in my assertions, and submission to my will --indeed, to interfere with my arbitrary dictation in any respect whatsoever.
Bransby's, I casually learned that my namesake was born on the nineteenth of January, 1813 --and this is a somewhat remarkable coincidence; for the day is precisely that of my own nativity.
It was my antagonist --it was Wilson, who then stood before me in the agonies of his dissolution.
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 The Seattle Times: Sports: Dan's the last link to M's early glory
And now, Dan Wilson is the last man standing, the final link to the first golden age of Seattle baseball, one that no longer glitters.
Wilson has seen all the flags raised — and all the bodies buried.
When Edgar leaves, Wilson will be the Mariners' clubhouse elder, in terms of uninterrupted service time in the organization, and also in the realm of beloved community fixture.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002003113_ston12.html   (950 words)

  
 Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Miss Wilson was born in Caldwell county, near Crider, on April 24 1864, the daughter of Pauline Guess Wilson of Caldwell county and Alexander Wilson, a native of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Wilson had been a member of the Christian church at Tuggleville, and was held in high esteem as a Christian citizen and splendid gentleman.
Wilson was an employee of Outwood State Hospital and a mamber of Crofton baptist church.
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 Jacobs and Matula Families - pafg63 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Edgar WILSON NULL [Parents] was born on 22 Apr 1872 in, Burnet Co, Texas, USA.
Brian WILSON NULL was born on 28 Feb 1904.
Brian WILSON NULL [Parents] was born on 28 Feb 1904 in, Burnet Co, Texas, USA.
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 Lou Reed and Robert Wilson Stage Edgar Allan Poe (NY Rock)
Eleven texts by Poe provide the starting point of Wilson's and Reed's approach to the life and death of a writer who made the pursuit of the living by the dead (and the dead for the living) his theme.
In "POEtry," Wilson creates surrealistic settings, distorts perspectives and creates lightning backdrops that constantly change hue and color to keep the moods changing.
Wilson draws on Poe/Reed's psyche to create tableaux of nightmarish suggestive power and fascination.
www.nyrock.com /worldbeat/10_2001/102701.asp   (393 words)

  
 CSWS - Lectures
The Edgar and Jerry Wilson Endowment was established by Edgar C. Wilson, UT Class of 1940, in honor of his wife, Jerry Wilson.
Wilson served as a Field Artillery Forward Observer and Artillery Liaison Officer with the 80th Infantry Division, Third U.S. Army, in
The Edgar and Jerry Wilson Fellowship is given annually to a graduate student at the University of Tennessee History Department who has completed all Ph.D. requirements, except for dissertation, with a focus on American military history.
web.utk.edu /~csws/lectures.html   (500 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Edgar Wilson Nye (Journalism And Publishing, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Edgar Wilson Nye (Journalism And Publishing, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Edgar Wilson Nye[nI] Pronunciation Key, known as Bill Nye, 1850–96, American humorist and journalist, b.
He lived in Wisconsin from 1852 to 1876, when he went to Wyoming.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
'''Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye''' (1850 - 1896) was a United States of America U.S. humorist of the later 19th century.
Category:1850 births Nye, Edgar Wilson Category:1896 deaths Nye, Edgar Wilson Category:American humorists Nye, Edgar Wilson {{comedian-stub}}
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Edgar Wilson Nye.
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 CSWS - Fellowships
Through the generosity of Edgar C. Wilson, a 1940 graduate of the University of Tennessee and decorated veteran of the Second World War, the Center for the Study of War and Society offers one $1,000 fellowship to a graduate student in the University of Tennessee History Department.
The holder of the Wilson Fellowship will be expected to deliver a public lecture organized by the Center for the Study of War and Society based on his/her dissertation research in March or April of the following year.
Recipients of the Wilson Fellowship are also encouraged to write a letter of appreciation to Mr.
web.utk.edu /~csws/fellowships.html   (420 words)

  
 Two Amateur Astronomers from the Pacific Rim to Share the 2001 Edgar Wilson Award for the Discovery of Comets | ...
Today, the receipt of the Edgar Wilson award is especially notable because amateur astronomers face fierce competition from professionals working with programs such as the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project and other CCD surveys.
The Wilson Award is funded by the Edgar Wilson Charitable Trust, established upon the death in 1976 of the successful Lexington, Kentucky businessman who was quite interested in promoting amateur astronomy.
About thirty-three other comets discovered with ground-based telescopes were announced by the CBAT in the year encompassing the 2001 Wilson Award, but only one amateur- discovered comet, C/2000 W1, was eligible for the award.
www.spaceref.com /news/viewpr.html?pid=5886   (959 words)

  
 On Eternal Patrol - John Edgar Wilson, Jr.
On Eternal Patrol - John Edgar Wilson, Jr.
On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II John Edgar Wilson, Jr.
Photo and information courtesy of John Edgar Wilson III, nephew.
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 Ferris State Men's Basketball: 2000-01 Recruiting News
Ferris State University fifth-year head coach Edgar Wilson has announced the signing of Johnathan Bowers (St. Joseph’s/Comstock) to a national letter-of-intent to attend and play men’s basketball at FSU, beginning with the 2000-2001 season.
Marcus is noted for his defensive prowess and understands the things he has to do in order for the team to be successful.
Wallace is a 6-2, 183-pound guard who averaged 17.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per contest as a senior this last season in helping the Muskegon High Big Red post a 16-5 overall record under head coach Art Duren.
www.ferris.edu /sports/bbmen/archive/00recruit.htm   (803 words)

  
 THE EDGAR WILSON AWARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Award shall be allocated annually among the amateur astronomers who, using amateur equipment, have discovered one or more new comets.
SAO employees associated with the CBAT, SBNC members, as well as members of their immediate families, are not eligible for the Award.
The Edgar Wilson Award is international in scope, and nationals of no country are excluded from consideration.
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 Edgar Allan Poe's short story: William Wilson
Wilson's retaliations in kind were many; and there was one form of
Wilson what he might, this, at least, was but the veriest of
Wilson, who then stood before me in the agonies of his dissolution.
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 Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | 2002 comet awards announced
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced the recipients of the 2002 Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets by amateurs during the calendar year ending June 10.
The award was set aside as part of the will bequeathed by the late businessman Edgar Wilson of Lexington, Kentucky, and administered by the SAO.
Ikeya became world-famous in the 1960s for a string of five comet discoveries between 1963 and 1967, with comet C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki) becoming likely the brightest comet of the last century -- visible in broad daylight to the unaided eye as it skimmed closely by the sun's surface in October 1965.
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IAUC 6936 [1998 June 11] announced the establishment of an annual Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets by amateur astronomers.
Made possible by a generous bequest, the first Edgar Wilson Award of around 12,000 pounds, will be shared among astronomers who discover one or more comets as amateurs using amateur equipment during the year beginning 1998 June 11.
The 1999 Edgar Wilson Award was divided among the following six individuals or groups: Peter Williams, Heathcote, N.S.W., Australia, for C/1998 P1; Roy A. Tucker, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A., for P/1998 QP_54; Michael Jager, Weissenkirchen i.d.
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 Mary Rebecca Bridges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
She married HENRY BENSON WILSON, (son of George W. Wilson Jr and Mary Jane Flemming) born July 14, 1877, died March 28, 1965.
WILEY EDGAR WILSON, born September 24 16, 1898, married WINNIE AMMONS.
EDGAR RAY WILSON, born May 28, 1931, married February 16, 1951 BR> to JOHNNIE THORNTON, born June 11, They live in Crystal Springs, Miss.
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 Edgar Wilson Nye
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NYE, Edgar Wilson, humorist, born in Shirley, Piscataqua County, Maine, 25 August, 1850.
He was educated in an academy at River Falls, Wisconsin, removed to Wyoming territory, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1876.
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 Maine Local Government - Town of Shirley - Main Page
It annexed part of the town of Wilson in 1848, the year before that town was dissolved and its remains parceled out to Greenville and Elliottsville.
The town was named for the Massachusetts hometown of Joseph Kelsey, the local Representative to the Legislature at the time of incorporation.
Shirley is the birthplace of American humorist and poet Edgar Wilson Nye (1850-1896), popularly known as Bill Nye.
www.state.me.us /local/piscataquis/shirley   (122 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Mariners: Dan's the last link to M's early glory
Dan Wilson used to think, half wistfully, half wishfully, that maybe Edgar Martinez would go on forever in Seattle, swinging sweetly into his dotage.
"Those two guys, Edgar and Dan, are like two peas in pods," said Bucky Jacobsen.
Wilson has come to terms with that — cognizant that his role now is primarily as a mentor and spot starter — and says he'll be back next year if the team wants him.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/mariners/2002003113_ston12.html   (950 words)

  
 The Quest
Derwood Leroy "Derry" Wilson b.June 19, 1932, Auburn, Washington, Son of Roy F. Wilson and Margaret Estella Syfford.
Roy F. Wilson b.January 21, 1904, Rich Hill Missouri, Son of John Edgar Wilson and Sarah Ann Keithley.
John Edgar Wilson b.April 11, 1878, Missouri, Son of Zachariah Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Permenter.
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