Bahia Honda
a seaport of Cuba, in the province of Pinar del Rio, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and and lying on a small bay, bearing the same name. The town and bay are about 50 miles W. of Havana, being commanded by a small fort. There are mines of coal and copper in the vicinity. A short distance to the S. are the sulphur springs of Aguacate. Pop. about 1,500. BAIÆ (bi'ē), an ancient Roman watering-place on the coast of Campania, 10 miles W. of Naples. Many of the wealthy Romans had country houses at Baiæ, which Horace preferred to all other places. Ruins of temples, baths, and villas still attract the attention of archæologists.
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Bahir
("Brightness.") A mystical Hebrew treatise of the twelfth or thirteenth century, the work of a French rabbi, by name Isaac ben Abraham of Posquières, commonly called Isaac the Blind." (See Kabala). 66
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Baiae
A town in Campania , on a small bay west of Naples, and opposite Puteoli, was situated in a beautiful country, which abounded in warm mineral springs. The baths of Baiae were the most celebrated in Italy, and the town itself was the favorite watering-place of the Romans. The whole country was studded with the palaces of the Roman nobles and emperors, which covered the coast from Baiae to Puteoli. The site of ancient Baiae is now for the most part covered by the sea. Balbus, L. Cornelius. Served under Pompey against Sertorius in Spain, and received from Pompey the Roman citizenship. He returned with Pompey to Rome, where he lived on intimate terms with Caesar as well as Pompey. In B. c. 56 he was accused of having illegally assumed the Roman citizenship; he was defended by Cicero, whose speech has come down to us, and was acquitted. 2026 Editor's Note: Baiae was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. It was notorious for its hedonistic offerings and the attendant rumours of corruption and scandal. The lower part of the town later became submerged in the sea due to local volcanic, bradyseismic activity. Marcus Claudius Marcellus , Augustus' nephew and closest male relative, died at Baiae in 23 BC from an illness spreading through Rome. (Ed: BR 2026-06-16)
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Baian
son of Simeon, King of the Bulgarians, and a mighty magician, who could transform himself into a wolf whenever he desired. He could also adopt other shapes and render himself invisible. He is alluded to by Ninauld in his Lycanthropie (page 100).
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Baikie
WILLIAM BALFOUR, an English explorer, born in the Orkney Islands, Aug. 27, 1825; joined the British navy, and was made Surgeon and Naturalist of the Niger Expedition, 1854. He took the command on the death of the senior officer, and explored the Niger for 250 miles. Another expedition, which started in 1857, passed two years in exploring, when the vessel was wrecked, and all the members, with the exception of Baikie, returned to England. With none but native assistants he formed a settlement at the confluence of the Benué and the Quorra, in which he was ruler, teacher, and physician, and within a few years he opened the Niger to navigation, made roads, established a market, etc. He died in Sierra Leone, Dec. 12, 1864.
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Bailey
James Montgomery. See Danbury News Man
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Bailey
JOSEPH WELDON, an American public official, born in Copiah co., Miss., in 1863. He received a common school education, and after studying law was admitted to the bar in 1883. In 1885 he removed to Gainesville, Tex. He entered politics and was a member of the 52d and 56th Congresses, taking a prominent part in the deliberations of the House of Representatives and quickly becoming one of the most conspicuous members. He was elected Senator in 1907. In 1911, before the expiration of his term, he resigned. Though later withdrawing his resignation, he refused to stand for re-election. In the Senate he was one of the leaders of the Democratic party. He was a candidate for Governor of Texas in 1920, but was defeated.
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Bailey (II)
LIBERTY HYDE, an American horticulturist, born in South Haven, Mich., March 15, 1858; graduated at the Michigan Agricultural College in 1882; was associate to Dr. Asa Gray at Harvard University in 1882-1883; Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Gardening in the Michigan Agricultural College in 1883-1888; and in the last year became Professor of Horticulture in Cornell University. In 1903 he became Dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the experimental station, retiring in 1913. He was an associate editor of the revised edition of "Johnson's Universal Cyclopædia" (1892- 1896), and editor of "American Gardening." He published a large number of technical works, including "Annals of Horticulture," "Evolution of Our Native Fruits," "Principles of Fruit Growing," "Text-book of Agriculture," "Cyclopedia of American Horticulture" (1900-1902); "Cyclopedia American Agriculture" (1907-1909).
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Bailey (III)
WILLIAM WHITMAN, an American botanist, born in West Point, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1843. He was educated at Brown and Harvard, having been a pupil of Prof. Asa Gray. In 1867 he was botanist of the United States Geological Survey of the 40th parallel; in 1867-1869 assistant librarian of the Providence Athanæum. He was appointed Instructor in Botany at Brown University in 1877, and became professor there in 1881. He published "Botanical Collectors' Handbook" (1881); "Botanizing" (1899); "Poems" (1910). Died Feb. 20, 1914.
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Baillie
JOANNA, a Scottish author, born at Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Sept. 11, 1762; removed in early life to London. Here in 1798 she published her first work, entitled "A Series of Plays," in which she attempted to delineate the stronger passions by making each passion the subject of a play. The series was followed up by a second volume in 1802, and a third in 1812. A second series appeared in 1836, and a complete edition of her whole dramatic works in 1850. She also published a volume of miscellaneous poetry, in 1841. Her only plays performed on the stage were a tragedy, the "Family Legend," and "De Montfort." She died in Hempstead, Feb. 23, 1851. BAIREUTH. See BAYREUTH.
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