Forbes (ARCHIBALD a British journalist)
ARCHIBALD, a British journalist; born in Morayshire, Scotland, in 1838; was educated at the University of Aberdeen. When the Franco- Prussian War broke out the London "Daily News" sent him to the front as war correspondent, in which capacity he impressed on his work a new and dis. tinctive character and style. In 1875 he was sent to report the incidents of the Indian tour of the Prince of Wales. Subsequently he watched the course of events in Servia; described the war with Turkey; and went to India to report the Afghan War, and to South Africa for the Zulu War. Afterward he revised his letters and reports, and recast them into historical narratives of the various campaigns. He died in London, March 29, 1900.
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Forbes-Robertson
SIR JOHN- STONE, an English actor, born in London in 1853. His early years were spent FORBES-ROBERTSON as a painter. He went on the stage at the age of 21, and at once exhibited unusual talent. He acted as leading man for Sir Henry Irving and Sir Squire Bancroft. In 1895 he appeared with Mrs. Patrick Campbell in "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith." In the same year he began his career of manager in London, playing the part of Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet," following this with "Othello" and "Hamlet." In the latter he scored a great success. He made frequent tours to the United States, where he appeared in Shakespearean plays, several plays by George Bernard Shaw, and others. He was recognized as one of the most distinguished actors of his time. He was knighted in 1913.
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Force Pump
a pump which delivers the water under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly or deliver it at an elevation. The term is used in contradistinction to a lift pump, in which the water is lifted, and simply runs out of the spout. The single-acting force pump is that in which the lift and delivery are alternate. The double-acting is that in which the passages are duplicated, so that a lift and delivery are obtained by each motion of the plu plunger; the pump has a distinct water-way both above and below the piston, so as both to draw and force water at each stroke, and thus cause a continuous stream, which is rendered more uniform by an air-chamber. Also the boilersupply pump sometimes connected to the piston rod of the cylinder of a locomotive.
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Ford
PAUL LEICESTER, an American author; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1865. His works include: "The Honorable Peter Stirling" (1894); "The True George Washington" (1896); "Bibliotheca Hamilton"; "Franklin Bibliography"; "The Works of Thomas Jefferson" (1897); "The Story of an Untold Love"; "Tattle Tales of Cupid"; ρia: "Janice Meredith" (1899), etc. He died in 1902.
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Ford
HENRY JONES, an American educator, born in Baltimore in 1851. He graduated from Baltimore City College in 1868. In 1872 he became an editorial writer on the Baltimore "American" and for several years acted as editor for papers in New York, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. He was lecturer on political science at Johns Hopkins University in 1906-1907. In 1908 he was appointed professor of politics at Princeton. He wrote "The Rise and Growth of American Politics" (1898); "The Scotch-Irish in America" (1915); "Woodrow Wilson, the Man and His Work" (1916); "The Cleveland Era" (1919). He was a frequent contributor on economic subjects to magazines.
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Ford (HENRY an American capitalist)
HENRY, an American capitalist and philanthropist, born at Greenfield, Mich., in 1863. After attending a district school he learned the machinist's trade and moved to Detroit to secure employment. After securing notable suc HENRY FORD cesses in his vocation he became chief engineer of the Edison Illuminating Co. and in 1903 organized the Ford Motor Co., which became the largest automobile company in the world. In the conduct of his plant he achieved great success partly by his enlightened attitude toward his employees, granting them high wages, making them pr profit-sharers in the plant, and maintaining for their benefit hospitals and schools. In 1915 he financed a group of peace advocates which attempted to influence the belligerent powers to end the World War. After the war he was among the first to announce a reduction in the prices of his goods in order to reduce the high cost of living. He was defeated for the United States Senate in 1918 by Truman H. Newberry.
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Ford (II)
WORTHINGTON CHAUN- CEY, an American statistician; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1858; was chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Department of State, in 1885-1889, and of the Bureau of Statistics in the Treasury Department in 1893-1898; became connected with the Boston Public Library in 1897; was chosen Lecturer on Statistics in the University of Chicago in 1901. He was the author of "American Citizen's Manual"; "The Standard Silver Dollar" (1884) and "George Washington" (1899); "Journal of Continental Congress" (1905); "Life and Writings of John Quincy Adams" (1913).
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Ford (JOHN an English dramatist born)
JOHN, an English dramatist; born in Islington, England, in April, 1586. He turned from law to devote himself to the drama. His first poem was "Fame's Memorial," an elegy on the Earl of Devonshire. Alone and in colaboration he wrote a series of very successful plays. As a poet he ranks among the foremost outside of Shakespeare. Among his best plays are: "The Lover's Melancholy," "The Broken Heart," and "Love's Sacrifice." He died about 1640.
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Ford City
a borough in Pennsylvania, in Armstrong co. It is the center of an important agricultural and coalmining region and its industries include the manufacture of plate glass. Pop. (1910) 4,850; (1920) 5,605.
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Fordham University
a Roman Catholic institution for higher education, formerly known as St. John's College. The latter institution was opened in 1841 as the New York Diocesan College and Seminary. It then included St. Joseph's Seminary and a college department. The seminary was in 1864 removed to Troy, and in 1896 to Dunwoodie. In 1907 the charter of the college was amended to authorize the establishment of law and medical departments, and at the same time the name was changed to Fordham University. It is situated in Fordham, N. Y. In 1919 there were 201 instructors and 3,209 students. The president is Rev. E. P. Tivnan, S. J.
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