Tula
an ancient and important manufacturing town of central Russia, capital of a province of the same name on the Upa, an affluent of the Oka, 110 miles S. of Moscow. Its churches, its arsenal, museum and government offices, and the ancient Kreml are the principal buildings. Before the World War the principal industries were in iron and steel goods, especially the firearms of the great imperial gun factory or private workshops. The Russian army was largely supplied with muskets and small arms from the works of this town. Cutlery, locks, samovars or tea urns, mathematical instruments, harmoniums, and bells were also made in great perfection; the niello work of Tula was famous; and dyeing, tallow melting, and the making of soap, candles, sealing wax, leather, silk, platinum ware, and jewelry was carried on. Pop. (1913) about 140,000.
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Princeton and New Orleans. In 1822 he gave to the city of New Orleans real estate, which with subsequent gifts aggregated $1,100,000, intending to add about $1,000,000 to the amount, but dying intestate, it fell to his heirs. This gift was used to found TULANE UNI- VERSITY (q. v.). He died near Princeton, N. J., March 27, 1887.
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOU- ISIANA, an institution for higher education, organized in 1884, at New Orleans, leans, when the existing University of Louisiana was placed in the care of the administration of the Tulane Educational Fund. It was established largely through gifts of PAUL TULANE (q. v.).
The university includes the Graduate Department, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Technology, and other professional schools. In 1919 there were 348 instructors and 2,908 students.
President, A. B. Dinwiddie, LL. D.