Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Guntown – Gompers

Guntown

a village in Lee co., Miss.; where on June 10, 1864, a National force of 12,000 men, commanded by General Sturgis, was utterly routed by the Confederates, under General Forrest, losing about 3,500 men, and everything except arms.

Gurges

or GORGES, in heraldry, a charge meant to represen represent a whirlpool.

It takes up the whole field; and when borne properly, is azure and argent.

Guthrie

THOMAS ANSTEY, humorist.

Guttenberg

a town of New son river. Its chief industry is the refining and a button factory. Pop. quarrying of stone. It has also a lardalso a lard- (1910) 5,647; (1920) 6,726.

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Glaze

GLAZED FROST, terms now applied by the U. S. Weather Bureau and the British Meteorological Office reapplied by the U. S. Weather Bureau on trees, wires, and other outdoor objects, often called Silver Thaw, sleet, etc., and caused by the freezing of rain often fall in conjunction with ordinary snow in cold weather.

Grayfish

a name given by the U. S.

GREEK-TURKISH WAR. (See NEAR of dogfish.

GREEK-TURKISH WAR. (See NEAR EAST.)

Gerry

PETER GOELET, re-elected to the Senate for the term of 1923-29.

American Federation of Labor for his

Gompers

SAMUEL, elected president forty-first term, June 23, 1922.

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