These 9 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Limon, Lincoln, Lincoln.
a port of Costa Rica, founded in 1861, on the Caribbean Sea, in the province of the same name. Pop. about 25,000. The railway begins here, and the place has a landing pier. There are considerable exports from this place of coffee, caoutchouc, cocoanuts, sarsaparilla, vegetables, wood, and hats. Pop. about 8,000.
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a city of Rhode Island, in Providence co. Its industries include the manufacture of dyes, and the bleaching of cotton cloth. It has a beautiful park. Pop. (1910) 9,825; (1920) 9,543.
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JOSEPH CROSBY, of honor an American writer and poet, born in Brew- In 1528 tch poet: ster, Mass., in 1870. He wrote much in the studied prose and verse, taking as the scene of playnt " and in 1 his novels Cape Cod. His best known augurat augurated ames V., works are "Cape Cod Ballads" (1902); in 1531 Juced his "The Postmaster" (1912); "Thankful's on his Fear pres Inheritance" (1915); "Extricating Oba- He soon king. diah" (1917). entitled
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a city and county-seat of d the Peoria, Logan co., Ill.; on the Illinois Central, ' callroads: 28 the Chicago and Alton, and the Peoria, It is is in an Decatur and Evansville railroads; 28 stock-raising miles N. E. of Springfield. It is in an mines, grain agricultural, mining, and stock-raising er mills, and region; and has four coal mines, grain seat of Linelevators, planing mills, roller mills, and Presh.), the casket factories. It is the seat of Linble Minded, coln University (Cumb. Presb.), the r Children; State Asylum for the Feeble Minded, and street and Odd Fellows' Home for Children; National and has a high school, electric and street Ders. Pop. railroad plants, waterworks, National banks, daily and weekly papers. Pop. (1910) 10,892; (1920) 11,882. the State
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a city, capital of the State of Nebraska, and county-seat of Lan- Island caster co.; on the Burlington Route, the Union Pacific, the Chicago, Rock Island railroads; and Pacific, the Chicago and Northwest- Denver, ern and the Missouri Pacific railroads; It is a midway between Chicago and Denver, parts of and 55 miles S. W. of Omaha. It is a ttresses, wholesale and jobbing center for parts of It is six States, and manufactures mattresses, upholstery and worked lumber. It is the seat of the State University, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Cotner University, and Union College; contains the State Penitentiary, Insane Hospital, Home for the Friendless, several hospitals and sanitariums; and has National and State banks; electric light and street railroad plants; daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. Pop. (1910) 43,- 973; (1920) 54,948.
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a city of England and a on; on the Witham, county in itself; capital of Lincolnshire; several railroads. 120 miles N. of London; on the Witham, with the Roman and at the junction of several railroads. It has been identified with the Roman at the time of Lindum Colonia, and at the time of r was a place of William the Conqueror was a place of and importance. considerable strength and importance. is the cathedral, century), chiefly The principal edifice is the cathedral, with a tower over (dating from the 11th century), chiefly in the Early English with a tower over h is the famous Tom of Lincoln." 260 feet high, in which is the famous 1827, and since bell known as "Great Tom of Lincoln." cast in 1610, cracked in 1827, and since The other most re the Guild-hall recast into a new bell. The other most conspicuous buildings are the Guild-hall ime of Richard he castle which or Stone-bow (of the time of Richard the Conqueror, III.), the remains of the castle which and the fine old was founded by William the Conqueror, the old episcopal palace, and the fine old ermin street, a hool of art, etc. Roman arch spanning Hermin street, a cultural impletheological college, and school of art, etc. rms the chief The manufacture of agricultural imple- (1917) 58,817. ments and machinery forms the chief branch of industry. Pop. (1917) 58,617. county-seat of incis Central,
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ROBERT TODD, an Amerfollowed a missio can diplomatist; born in Springfield, Ill., King's Aug. 1, 1843; eldest son of Abraham Lin- Testament ard pul coln; was graduated at Harvard College His last e of the in 1864; served on the staff of General finished by his Grant as assistant adjutant-general; was centuries admitted to the bar in 1867; Secretary poet in aire M of War in 1881-1885; minister to Great on the The Britain in 1889-1893; and became presiway for For dent of the Pullman Palace Car Com- 1555. Was pany in 1897. Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1911. comed American
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a college of Oxormati in 1879. ford University, England; founded in field 1427 by Richard Fleming, Bishop of College HOLA Lincoln. cago. LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERturing SITY, an institution for higher educa- Anti - Ends Ast evera AY Cumberland Gap, ly through the ef tion, founded near Cumberland Gap, iver Otis Howard. in 1897, largely through the efhish educational adof General Oliver Otis Howard. in the mountain repurpose is to furnish educational ad- There are about to dwellers in the mountain reesident, George A. of Tennessee. There are about students. President, George A. Hubbell, Ph.D. IT, a peak of the Colorado, about 8 LINCOLN, MOUNT, a peak of the adville, reaching a Mountains, in Colorado, about 8 st. A railroad has N. E. of Leadville, reaching a the silver-mining of 14,297 feet. A railroad has and there is a meteconstructed to the silver - mining ducted by Harvard at the summit, and there is a meteon being placed at station conducted by Harvard feet). , another station being placed at a lower level (13,500 feet). an eastern county ly to Yorkshire in
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an eastern county England, second only to Yorkshire in The Humber, E. by y Cambridgeshire, bounded N. by the Humber, E. by It is level, and German ocean, S. by Cambridgeshire, by artificial emby Lancashire. It is level, and partially protected by artificial emses. Agriculture bankments from the sea. barley the chief Agriculture much stockrais advanced with barley the chief traversed by the , while there is much stockraisand Welland. fishing. It is traversed by the Trent ubmarine forest, , Witham and Welland. th. Area 2,638 are traces of mineral wealth. Area 2,638 a submarine forest, ut 575,000. miles. Pop. about 575,000. GOLDSCHMIDT. , JENNY. See GOLDSCHMIDT. NDSAY, SIR born ab about the
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