Hanbalites
a Mohammedan sect; a branch of the Sunnites.
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Single-source entries: H (14)
These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Hanbalites, Hancock, Hand.
Hancock
WINFIELD SCOTT, an Amercan military officer; officer; born in Mont- Montgomery co., Pa., gomery Square, duated at the Feb. 14, 1824; was graduated g United States Military Academy in 1844, and received his commission of 2d lieutenant; served during the Mexican War, was promoted for gallantry, and, having filled several subordinate posts, made assistant quartermaster-general; in 1861 was appointed a Brigadier-General of volunteers, and attached to the Army of the Potomac, accompanied General Mc- Clellan to the peninsula in 1862, and distinguished himself before Yorktown and Williamsburg; at the battle of Fredericksburg, in December, 1862, commanded a division of the 2d Corps, which suffered most severely, and for his services on this occasion received his commission as Major-General; took part in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg in 1863, and in one of the many struggles of that campaign was severely wounded; in 1868 was appointed by President Johnson to the command of the S. W. military district, but his appointment was not indorsed by the Senate. In June, 1880, he became the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for City, President. He died in New York C Feb. 9, 1886.
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Hancock (JOHN an American revolutionary)
JOHN, an American revolutionary patriot and president of Congress; born in Quincy, Mass., Jan. 12, 1737. In the inception of the Revolutionary struggle he was a leading spirit. The attempt to arrest Hancock and Samuel Adams led to the battle of Lexington. Hancock was a member of the Continental Congress from 1775 to as 1780, also from 1785 to 1786, serving president of the body from 1775 to 1777. The Declaration of Independence as first published bore only ly his name. of Massachusetts He served as governor 12 years. As an orator he was eloquent; as a presiding officer, dignified and impartial. He died in Quincy, Mass., Oct. 8, 1793.
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Hancock (Village of Michigan)
a village of Michigan, in Houghton co. It is on Lake Portage and on the Copper Range and the Mineral Range railroads. A ship canal gives transportation facilities to Lake Superior, and within its limits are several important copper mines. It has also smelting works, foundries, machine sm shop shops, and other industries. It has a park and a Finnish college. Pop. (1910) 8,981; (1920) 7,527.
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Hancock, Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott (1824-1886), an American soldier. He was born at Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania, and died on Governor's Islan, New York . He was a graduate of West Point and served with credit in the Mexican War. He was with the United States forces in Florida during the Seminole War, was sent to Kansas during the border struggle, and was stationed subsequently at various points in Utah and at Los Angeles , California. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was assigned to the Army of the Potomac with the rank of brigadier. He took part at Antietam and Fredericksburg, saved the day for the Federals at Chancellorsville, and, though not in chief command, he was the hero of the Union army at Gettysburg. After the close of the war he commanded the military departments of Missouri, Texas, the Atlantic, Dakota, and the Atlantic again. Grant regarded him as a brilliant leader, a soldier of merit. In 1880 he was nominated by the Democratic party for the presidency. He received but 9,464 votes less than Garfield. See Civil War
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Hand
the part of the body which terminates the arm, consisting of the palm and fingers, connected with the arm at the wrist; the principal organ of touch and prehension. The human hand eight is composed of 27 bones, namely eig bones of the carpus or wrist arranged in two rows of four each, the row next the fore-arm containing the scaphoid, the semilunar, the cuneiform, and the pisi form, and that next the metacarpus, the trapezium, the trapezoid, the os magnum, and the unciform. The metacarpus consists of the five bones which form the palm, the first being that of the thumb, the others that of the fingers in succession. Lastly, the finge fingers proper contain 14 bones called phalanges, of which the thumb has but two, all the other digits having three each.
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Hand of Glory
The hand of a dead man, in which a lighted candle has been placed. It was formerly believed in Ireland and Mexico to be an instrument of magic. If the candle and its gruesome candlestick be taken into a house the sleeping inmates will be prevented from waking, and the candle itself will remain invisible. To be truly efficacious, however, both hand and candle must be prepared in a special manner.
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Hand-barrow
A wooden platform provided with lifting-handles at both ends. Such wheelless barrows are extremely useful for carrying light loads, as cores, castings, etc., by two men.
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Hand-screw Clamp
A pair of jaws regulated by two hand-screws, used principally by wood-workers, but a very handy contrivance for binding work in the foundry, such as core-boxes, strips of pattern, etc.
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Handball
a game of ball, played without any instrument for striking, the bare hand only being used. The game is indigenous to Ireland, but has been transplanted to America, where are the most expert players. Two or four men can play, one or two on a side. As far as is known the game of handball came to the United States about 1840.
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Handel, George Friedrich
George Friedrich (1685-1759), a noted musician. Handel was born at Halle in Saxony. His father wanted him to be a doctor, but he disliked to study and used to steal away to the garret to play on an unused spinet. When he was eight years old his father overheard him playing on the chapel organ, and was so pleased that he decided to give him a musical education. Handel studied for a time in Italy. In 1710 he became chapel master to George, Elector of Hanover. Later, when the elector became George I of England, he took Handel with him to London. Here Handel was a great favorite in court circles. He is popularly considered the greatest cathedral organist the world has produced. His compositions were majestic and solemn, but marked by extreme simplicity. Among his oratorios are Israel in Egypt, Saul, The Messiah, and Samson. Handel lies buried in Westminster Abbey . So far as English art goes, Handel's compositions rank in music with Shakespeare's plays in literature.
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