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  James Robert Mann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Robert Mann (October 20, 1856–November 30, 1922) was an American legislator and a representative from Illinois, 1897–1922.
Congressman Mann was one of the sponsors of the Mann-Elkins Act, which gave more power to the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad rates.
He is probably best known for his authorship of the Mann Act of 1910, which was a reaction to the "white slavery" issue and prohibited transportation of women between states for purposes of prostitution.
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 mann - man10.htm
James Luther Holliday (Jane Athalinda Mann, Aaron Anderson, Lewis, Thomas) was born 27 Apr 1901 in Pickens Co., SC.
James Robert Mann was born 27 Apr 1920.
James Ernest Pilgrim was born 25 Jul 1905 and died 24 Jul 1964.
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 James R. Mann Papers, 1948-1998 : 1999 Gifts to Modern Political Collections : USC
Mann was born on 27 April 1920 to Alfred Clio and Nancy (Griffin) Mann in Greenville.
Mann was elected to the South Carolina House of Representative in 1948 and served two terms, 1949-1952.
Mann defeated three opponents in the Democratic primary and Republican Charles Bradshaw in the general election.
www.sc.edu /library/socar/uscs/1999/mann.html   (1246 words)

  
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Robert Mann’s son, also named Robert, moved to Newberry, SC, where he married his wife, Mary, and most of their children were born.
Robert, the father was born in 1785 and died in 1866 at age 81.
Robert was born in 1822 at Newberry, SC.
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 N. Mann: ZoomInfo Business People Information
Clay Mann, Ph.D., the study's lead investigator and director of research at the Intermountain Injury Control Research Center, the risk of injury may be increased because Utah has the highest number of persons per household and the youngest population of all 50 states, with nearly 33 percent of residents under the age of 18.
Mann says that some people delayed calling EMS or going to the hospital because they took aspirin, or believed their symptoms were due to heartburn and took an antacid.
Mann says the people most likely to call EMS were those who were older, lived alone, had a history of heart disease, or who lived in a community with free ambulance service due to a tax-based prepayment plan.
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The Mann Act of 1910 prohibited so-called white slavery - the practice of European girls working in American bordellos.
The law has come under criticism from civil libertarians who feel the law is and undo federal infringement and violates the states’ discretion in setting their own age of consent laws.
Pioneering sociologist William I. Thomas's academic career at the University of Chicago was irreversibly damaged after he was arrested under the act when caught in the company of one Mrs Granger, the wife of an army officer with the American forces in France, although he was later acquitted in court.
www.deucaliontechnologies.com /projects/wikipedia/index.php/Mann_Act   (211 words)

  
 Unforgivable Blackness . Knockout . The Mann Act | PBS
One of the landmarks of Progressive Era legislation was the White Slave Traffic Act — better known as the Mann Act for its author, Illinois congressman James Robert Mann.
The Mann Act was born during the "white slavery" hysteria of the early 20th century.
In 1944, actor Charlie Chaplin was acquitted of a Mann Act indictment stemming from a paternity suit.
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 4th Generation - Avery Vann & Susanna Spaniard Miller - Richard Carey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James Thaddens Carroll, was married to Lola Mann, daughter of Robert Mann.
James Thadeus Carrol, son of Eslick Carroll was born in 1871 in Harrison, Arkansas.
Lola Mann Carroll, the daughter of Robert J. Mann, born in 1842, farmer and Civil War veteran, and Charlotte Warren Mann born in 1858 (father Elijah Warren) and died in 1929.
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 James R. Mann - South Carolina Political Collections - University Libraries - USC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James Robert Mann represented Greenville in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953.
James Byrnes appointed Mann solicitor of the 13th Judicial Circuit to succeed Robert Ashmore, a position he held until 1963 when he returned to the full-time practice of law.
Mann returned to public service in 1969 with his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, once again succeeding Ashmore.
www.sc.edu /library/socar/mpc/mann.html   (102 words)

  
 Quakertown Harbors the Liberty Bell - 1777
The first drawing submitted to Community Federal, by Mann, was a small (1 inch equals 1 foot scale) and quite rough sketch, with mere suggestions of form and color, but it was enough for Howard Freed to give the go-ahead.
Mann drew a working color grid this time, with the ratio of 2 inches to 1 foot, and from this drawing, transferred the forms and figures to the wall and began to apply the Acrylic Polymer paints.
In 1998, James Mann was contacted to evaluate the Mural's condition and restore the damaged areas.
www.jamesmannartfarm.com /libbell   (831 words)

  
 James Robert Mann   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
William Robert MANN, son of Robert MANN (III) and Mary Akins MANN, was born in Newberry SC in 1821 or 1822.
James Robert White (Martha Alice Perry, Sarah Ann Cansada Mann, Lewis, Thomas) was born 2 May 1890 in Oconee Co...
James Robert Mann (Alfred Cleo, Aaron Daniel, Aaron Anderson, Lewis, Thomas) was born 27 Apr 1920...
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 Novelists mine Mann Library stacks for facts, not fiction
This is a question that Ithaca writer J. Robert Lennon had to ask as part of his new novel about a man trying to raise sheep in the West during the Eisenhower administration.
Mann -- which primarily supports instruction, research and extension activities in Cornell's colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and of Human Ecology and its divisions of Biological Sciences and Nutritional Sciences -- lately has become a busy research center for several creative writing projects.
Similarly, Thomas knew her beekeeping book would require some preliminary digging in the literature and that Mann would be the best place to do this.
www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/99/6.24.99/Mann_Library.html   (957 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mann
Mann, Austin — of Erlanger, Kenton County, Ky.
Mann, Joseph — of Washburn, McLean County, N.Dak. Democrat.
Mann, William — of Winona, Winona County, Minn. Republican.
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 Mann, James Robert - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Mann, James Robert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
US Act of Congress of 1910 that was introduced by Republican Representative James Mann, in response to fears of trafficking in women (the ‘white slave trade’).
Mann Bradley Hughes (authors of paper on climate change)
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Mann%2c+James+Robert   (174 words)

  
 James Mann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the U.S. congressman (1856–1922), see James Robert Mann.
For the optician (1706–1756), see James Mann (optician).
James Mann (1946-) is senior writer-in-residence at the Centre for Strategic International Studies (CSIS).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Mann   (119 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Thief: DVD: Michael Mann,James Caan,Tuesday Weld,Willie Nelson,James Belushi,Robert Prosky,Tom ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In one long, engrossing scene, James Caan gradually persuades the woman he wants to start a family with (Tuesday Weld in one of her most affecting performances) that they should be together.
Mann's movie depicts the life of ex-convict turned professional thief, Frank (James Caan) who maintains an honest veneer during the day as a car dealership manager, but his nights are spent with partner Barry (James Belushi) carrying out elaborate jewel robberies.
Mann's highly effective use of light and color give an eerie ambience to this film...and the first rate support cast including Tuesday Weld and Willie Nelson as the ailing master safe cracker, Okla....give "Thief" a polished finish.
www.amazon.com /Thief-Michael-Mann/dp/0792838947   (3431 words)

  
 Christian Scholar, Eastern Nazarene College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Edward S. Mann, class of 1929 and president emeritus, went home to be with our Lord on August 18 in Quincy, a few weeks short of his 97th birthday.
Dr. Mann came to ENC in 1925, studied mathematics, and joined the faculty upon his graduation in 1929.
Dr. Mann’s presence and example continue to be felt today, through his extended family and their lives of service to the college and beyond.
www.enc.edu /main/news/ChristianScholar/mann.html   (471 words)

  
 Mann Family Manuscript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Mann served as a Lieutenant Colonel in World War II from 28 February 1942 to 15 June 1946 in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army in Washington, D.C. He wrote the book, The Efficient Utilization of Officer Personnel in the Signal Corps.
Mann is a member of the Alabama Society of Colonial Wars, the Alabama Society of Sons of the Revolution, the Georgia Society of Sons of the American Revolution, and the Alabama Society of the War of 1812.
Robert Neville Mann) attended Mary Washington College, a branch of the University of Virginia at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and did graduate work in business administration at American University, Washington, D.C. She entered the War Department as a civilian employee shortly before the outbreak of World War II where she was promoted rapidly.
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 James Mann: ZoomInfo Business People Information
James Mann's summary was automatically generated using 108 references found on the Internet.
Mann is SunGard's chairman and served as chief executive officer between 1986 and 2002.
Mann has served as chairman of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), a pilot in the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force and has been a prominent executive and entrepreneur in the computer services industry since 1960.
www.zoominfo.com /people/mann_james_300863.aspx   (356 words)

  
 ATO DE MANN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
O ato de Mann de 1910 proibiu o slavery branco so-called - a prática das meninas européias que trabalham em burdeis americanos.
O ato de Mann começa seu nome de James Robert Mann, um lawmaker americano.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.faktoport.com /wiki/pt/at/Ato%20De%20Mann.htm   (132 words)

  
 James Robert Mann
, and he was author (1910), of the Mann Act, which forbade, under heavy penalties, the transportation of women from one state to another for immoral purposes.
James Robert MANN - MANN, James Robert (1856—1922) MANN, James Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born near...
James Robert MANN - MANN, James Robert (1920—) MANN, James Robert, a Representative from South Carolina; born in...
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 WAIL!... The CBZ Journal | April 2003
Representative Mann fought for women suffrage and in 1910, he pushed a bill that bears his name preventing under heavy penalties the transportation of women from one state to another for immoral purposes.
The Mann Act was originally designed to stop prostitution but it broadened over years to cover consensual sex acts, targeting sex with "minor women." Johnson only real guilt was becoming the Heavyweight champion.
Representative James Mann gave White promoters the legal tool to stop Johnson but they could never take away the fact that a Black man for seven years was the reigning champion and best fighter in the world.
www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/w0403-td1.html   (866 words)

  
 mann - man54.htm
Karen Marvene Holliday (Charles Tilton Holliday, James Luther Holliday, Jane Athalinda Mann, Aaron Anderson, Lewis, Thomas).
David Brunson Mann (James Robert, Alfred Cleo, Aaron Daniel, Aaron Anderson, Lewis, Thomas).
Frederick Harold Anthony (Theda Mann, David Claud, Aaron Daniel, Aaron Anderson, Lewis, Thomas).
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 mann act -- mann act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Mann, Illinois congressman and author of the 'White Slave Traffic Act,' also known as the 'Mann Act,' in 1856; educator John Dewey in 1859; composer Charles Ives in 1874; actor Bela Lugosi...
This week's James is: James Robert Mann (born October 20, 1856 - died November 30, 1922) Lawyer, legislator, and author and sponsor of the White Slave Traffic Act of 1910, also called the Mann Act...
In 1959 he was convicted under the Mann Act for transporting a woman across state lines for immoral purposes and served a two-year sentence.
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 James Robert Mann
The collapse of sensemaking in organizations: the Mann Gulch disaster.
Echoes of Lou Andreas-Salome in Thomas Mann's Tonio Kroger.
Earl Mann, Nat Peeples, and the failed attempt of integration in the Southern Association.
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 John Fries Rebellion . The Trial
James Chapman testified he was the principal assessor for twelve townships.
When he was at the house of David Roberts, he saw Foulke had been taken by Fries' men into Enoch Roberts' tavern.
Most of these Germans had fought in the Revolution and they were always aware of the fact that families such as the Foulkes and the Roberts had not fought for the nation's independence.
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 Deep Throat: An Institutional Analysis
The three were Felt, Charles W. Bates, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's General Investigative Division, and Robert Kunkel, the special agent in charge of the Washington field office, which was conducting the investigation.
Perhaps Deep Throat was Robert Kunkel or one of the other FBI agents in the Washington field office who were working on Watergate.
Gray ousted Kunkel from his job and assigned him to be head of the St. Louis office in the middle of Watergate; FBI agents attributed the demotion to Kunkel's aggressive direction of the Watergate investigation.
www.theatlantic.com /doc/199205/mann   (4014 words)

  
 Mann Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Der Mann Act ist ein US-amerikanisches Bundesgesetz, das am 25.
Juni 1910 in Kraft trat und nach dem amerikanischen Jurist James Robert Mann benannt ist.
Er ermutigte eine weiße Prostituierte dazu, das Bordell in dem sie tätig war, zu verlassen und mit ihm in einen anderen Bundesstaat zu reisen.
www.jenskleemann.de /wissen/bildung/wikipedia/m/ma/mann_act.html   (241 words)

  
 The Michael Mann Picture Pages
In addition, Mann received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Director, was acknowledged by his peers with Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America Award nominations for his work on the film, and, along with Eric Roth, was honored by the WGA with the prestigious Paul Selvin award.
Mann subsequently directed, produced and co-wrote the screenplay for “Ali,” the acclaimed film biopic of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Mann is also in development on the World War II drama “The Few,” about the Battle of Britain, to star Tom Cruise.
www.superiorpics.com /michael_mann   (535 words)

  
 Mann, Horace - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
Within his 12-year period of service, public interest was aroused, a movement for better teaching and better-paid teachers was instigated, school problems and statistics were brought to light and discussed, training schools for teachers were established, and schoolhouses and equipment were immeasurably improved.
In 1843, Mann studied educational conditions abroad, and in 1848 he was elected to Congress as an antislavery Whig.
See M. Mann et al., ed., The Life and Works of Horace Mann (5 vol., 1891); biographies by J. Messerli (1972) and R. Downs (1974); B. Hinsdale, Horace Mann and the Common School Revival in the United States (1937); Selective and Critical Bibliography of Horace Mann (comp.
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