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Martha Jane Burk
c. 1886 photograph by
Henry R. Locke

Burk

or Burke  (bûrk), Martha Jane Known as Ca·lam·i·ty Jane (kə-lăm′ĭ-tē jān′) 1852?-1903.
American frontierswoman who gained fame first as a cavalry scout and eventually as a performer with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.
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burk

(bɜːk)
n
slang Brit a variant spelling of berk
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Noun1.burk - United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)Burk - United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
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Burk, a student and curator of Thompson and Zorach's work, has collected the travel articles that Thompson sent to her hometown paper, The Fresno Morning Republican.
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Como Lake Resort owner and operator Sue Burk has found it a marked improvement from the four-way radio phone service she previously endured.
"We have a great group of hardworking people here, and we don't look at ourselves as just employees," said Gary Burk, president of Western Printing Ink.
Let The River Run Silver Again!: How One School Helped Return The American Shad To The Potomac River--And How You Too Can Help Protect And Restore Our Living Waters by elementary school classroom teacher Sandy Burk is an informative and profusely illustrated exploration of the difference one school made to greatly impact the environment and nature of the Potomac River.
Frederick Burk, 42, was accused of slapping his live-in girlfriend in an argument over a pack of cigarettes.
Patrick Burk, a bodyguard who has protected moviemaker Michael Moore, was arrested yesterday (20 January) at New York's John F.
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