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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Mute – Moore

Mute

a small instrument used to modify the sound of the violin or violoncello. It is made of hard wood, ivory, or brass, and is attached to the bridge by means of a slit, its three legs standing between, but clear of, the strings.

Myocarditis

inflammation of the inflammation, infection is generally the covering of the heart. In cases of acute Myocarditis is a malady secyphoid fever, scarcause. ondary to diphtheria, typ let fever, spinal meningitis, variola, erysipelas, malaria, rheumatism, and influsclerosis of the coronary arteries supenza. Chronic myocarditis results from plying blood to the heart muscle.

Myrica

sweet gale; bog-myrtle; the typical and only genus of the order Myricacex. and publisher; born at Arlington, Mass.,

Mystery

a kind of mediæval drama,

Mccumber

PORTER J., in 1922 was defeated for renomination to the Senate by ex-Governor Lynn Frazier.

Mckellar

KENNETH D., re-elected to the Senate 1922, for the term 1923-29.

Mclean

GEORGE PAYNE, re-elected Senator, 1922, for the term 1923-29.

Miller

NATHAN L., renominated for Governor of New York in 1922, but defeated for re-election by former Governor Smith.

Mohammed VI

SULTAN OF TURKEY, declared deposed by the Turkish National Assembly at Angora, which abolished the Sultanate November 1, 1922. On November 16, he was accused of treason and ordered to be placed on trial. Fled from Constantinople on a British warship, taking refuge first in Malta and afterwards at Mecca, where the Arabs continued to regard him as Caliph.

Moore

JOHN BASSETT, appointed American representative and chairman of the International Commission to revise the laws of warfare, 1922-23.

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