These 16 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Grand Gulf, Grand Haven, Grand Island.
a locality in Mississippi, on the Mississippi river, S. of Vicksburg. The Confederate batteries at this place were attacked by the forces under Farragut, March 31, 1863, and frequent shelling and bombarding occurred from that time until May 3, when the place surrendered to the land and naval forces under Grant and Porter.
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a city of Michigan, the county-seat of Ottawa co. It is a port of entry and is situated at the mouth of the Grand River. It is on the Grand Trunk, Grand Haven, and Muskegon, and the Pere Marquette railroads. It has an excellent harbor and is connected by steamship lines with the principal lake ports. It has an important fishing industry and is the center of extensive fruit and celery-growing interests. Its industries include the manufacture of engines, es, printing presses, baskets, barrels, shoes, etc. Its institutions include a public library, Akeley College for girls, United States a custom house, and a county court house. In the vicinity are Highland Park and Spring Lake, which attractive are summer resorts. Pop. (1910) 5,856; (1920) 7,205.
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a city of Nebraska, the county-seat of Hall co. It is on the Union Pacific, the Burlington Route, and the St. Joseph and Grand Island railroads. Its industries include a beetsugar factory, cement-block factory, candy factory, wire factories, broom factories, etc. It has the railroad shops of the Union Pacific. Its notable institutions include a public library, St. Francis Hospital, and the Nebraska Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. It is the seat of Grand Island College. Pop. (1910) 10,326; (1920) 13,947.
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a city of Colorado, the county-seat of Mesa co. It is on the Denver and Rio Grande, the Colorado Midland, and the Grand Junction and Grand River Valley railroads, and at the junction of the Grand and Gunnison rivers. It is the center of an important agricultural region and is especially noted for its fruit growing. There are extensive coal mines in the neighborhood and its industries include machine shops, lumber yards, railroad shops, brick works, and a beet-sugar factory. Its public buildings include a public library. Pop. (1910) 7,754; (1920) 8,665.
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Foundation of. (See Freemasonry.)
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a prize given annually by the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris to the most successful competitor in painting, music, sculpture, etc. The winners of the prize become the charge of the government for four years and are sent to Rome to reside.
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a city of Wisconsin, the county-seat of Wood co. It is on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Green Bay and Western railroads, and on the Wisconsin river, which is spanned by a fine bridge. Its industries include foundry and machine shops, and manufacture of paper, etc. Water power is furnished by the river. There is a hospital, a library, and several parks. The name of the city was changed to Wisconsin Rapids on August 4, 1920. Pop. (1910) 6,541; (1920) 7,243.
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the prime minister of the Turkish Empire.
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village of France, ! on the Ar Ancre, which was the scene of much fighting in the battle of the Ancre in November, 1916. The Germans had constructed in the vicinity a labyrinth of trenches. The western outskirt was taken by the British but they were expelled by the Germans. Battle fluctuated over the region till the final retreat following on the arrival of Americans.
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see HUSBANDRY, PATRONS OF.
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a city of Illinois, in Madison co. It is opposite St. Louis, Mo., and is on the Chicago and Alton, the Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis, the Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago, and St. Louis, and other railroads. It is an important industrial city and its manufac- the two Sikh wars. During the operatures include iron, steel, tin plate, and granite ware. It has also a large cornproducts refinery, and bridge works. Among its institutions is a p public hospital. Pop. (1910) 9,903; (1920) 14,757.
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or GRANDSON (gronsôn'), a village in the canton of Vaud, tel. Switzerland, on the Lake of Neuchâtel, 21 miles S. W. of Neuchâtel. Here March 3, 1476, the Swiss defeated the Burgundians, under Charles the Bold.
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SIR ALEXANDER, a Scotch educator; born in New York, Sept. 13, 1826; educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford; graduated B. A. in 1848; and was elected to an Oriel fellowship. Here he edited the "Ethics of Aristotle" (1857). He succeeded as baronet in 1856, was appointed inspector of schools at Madras in 1858, and became Professor of History in Elphinstone College there; then its principal; and afterward vice-chancellor of Elgin College, Bombay. On the death of Sir David Brewster he was in 1868 chosen as principal of the University of Edinburgh. His "Story of the University of Edinburgh" (1884) was published in connection with the latter event. He died in Edinburgh, Nov. 30, 1884.
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ANNE, a Scotch author; born in Glasgow, Feb. 21, 1755. She was the daughter of a British officer, , became barrack- Duncan McVicar who master of Fort Augustus. She married b in 1779 the Rev. James Grant, formerly chaplain of the fort, minister of Laggan. Left a widow in destitute circumstances in 1801, Mrs. Grant published by subscription a volume of "Poems" (1803), which were well received; "Letters from the Mountains" (1806), a highly popular work; "Memoirs of an American Lady" (1808); and "Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland" (1811). She died in Edinburgh, Nov. 7, 1838.
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HEBER J., First President of the Mormon Church, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1856. He was educated in private schools and the University of Utah. He was engaged in business and became an officer and director of many important financial institutions. He was a member of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church and was president of the Prohibition and Betterment League, Salt Lake City.
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SIR JAMES IHOPE, a British military officer; born in Kilgraston, Perthshire, Scotland, July 22, 1808. He first saw service in the Chinese war of 1842, and next distinguished himself at Sobraon, Chillianwalla, and Gujerat in tions of the Indian mutiny Grant, who had risen to the rank of lieutenantcolonel, took a leading part, assisting in the recapture of Delhi, in the relief of the Cawnpur, and in the retaking of Lucknow, and he commanded the force which effected the final pacification of India. In 1859 he conducted the war against China, defeating the enemy three times under the walls of Peking, assaulting the Taku forts, and finally capturing the capital of the empire, for which work he was created G. C. B. After commanding the army of Madras from 1861 to 1865, he returned to England, and was made general in 1872. He died in London, March 7, 1875.
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