Month
. See Moon ; Calendar ; January , etc.
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Single-source entries: M (100)
These 13 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Month, Monticello, Montmartre.
Monticello
the former residence of Thomas Jefferson, in Albemarle co., Va., near Charlottesville. The great statesman is buried in a small private graveyard adjoining the road leading to the house.
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Montmartre
formerly a village of France, department of Seine, now a part of Paris, on a conical hill, a center for literary and artistic Bohemians. The name is derived by some from Mons Martis, the site of a temple to Mars; and by others from Mons Martyrum, because it was the scene of the martyrdom of St. Denis and his three companions. The Northmen pillaged it in 887, and Louis VI., "the Fat" (1108-1137), formed a Benedictine abbey. Combats between the allied armies and the French took place on the heights, of which Blücher gained possession, March 30, 1814.
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Montmorency
a river of Quebec, a tributary of the St. Lawrence, famous for its beautiful falls, 8 miles N. E. of Quebec. Here the stream is 100 feet wide, and the falls have a sheer descent of 250 feet.
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Montmorency
the name of one of the oldest and most illustrious of French families, the founder of which was BOUCHARD, one of the great feudatories of the 10th century. Of its members are: MATHIEU, grand constable 1130, regent during the crusade 1147, died in 1160. MATHIEU, grandson of the latter, called the "Great Constable," served in the crusade against the Albigenses, died in 1230. CHARLES, Marshal of France, and Governor of Normandy, died in 1381. ANNE, Constable of France, born in 1493, companion-inarms and in captivity of Francis I., 1525-1526, gained the battle of Dreux against the Calvinists, 1562, and that of St. Denis, where he fell in 1567. HENRI I., second son of Anne, born 1544, fought with his father, and was created Marshal of France in Piedmont, 1566. Henry IV. made him constable, 1593; died in 1614. HENRI II., son of the latter, born in 1595, was named admiral by Louis XII., and distinguished himself against the Calvinists. He was beheaded, after opposing Richelieu, in 1632. His sister, CHAR- LOTTE MARGUERITE, became wife of the second Henri, Prince de Condé, and mother of the great Condé; died in 1650.
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Montpelier
a city, county-seat of Washington co., and capital of the State of Vermont, on the Winooski river, and on the Wells River, the Central Vermont, and the Montpelier and Wells River railroads; 40 miles S. E. of Burlington. It has waterworks, electric light and street railway plants, National banks, art galleries, libraries, and many other important public buildings, and daily newspapers. It has industries in granite, hardware, saddlery, cotton goods, and sawmill machinery, and an assessed valuation of $5,000,000. Montpelier was made the State capital in 1805, and received its charter as a city in 1894. Pop. (1910) 7,856; (1920) 7,125.
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Montpellier
UNIVERSITY OF, a university of France. In the 12th century a medical college was established which had a higher reputation than any other in Europe except Salerno, and even in modern times medicine has continued to be its chief faculty. A university of law was added in 1160 and the study of Roman law, then just beginning in Europe, was first conducted by an Italian, Placentinus. In the 13th century a university of theology was founded at Montpellier by the Carthusian order of friars. The golden age of the university was in this century, although its medical faculty remained famous until modern times. The university was reorganized by Napoleon I. The library contains 100,000 volumes. In 1913 its enrollment numbered 1,958 students.
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Montpellier (Town of the department of H)
town of the department of Hérault, chief in France; on the Lez; 80 miles W. N. W. of Marseilles. It is one of the handsomest towns of the S. of France. Among its noteworthy features are the Peyrou, a splendid promenade, on which is the so-called Château d'Eau, at the termination of a noble aqueduct; the citadel; the cathedral; the Palais de Justice and the Porte de Peyrou. Montpellier since the 12th century has been famous for its school of medicine, founded by Arab physicians driven out of Spain. Pop. about 80,000.
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Montreal
an island of Canada, in the St. Lawrence river, at the confluence of Ottawa river, 32 miles long and 10½ broad, containing the city of Montreal.
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Montreux
a group of villages on the N. shore of the Lake of Geneva. The name properly belongs to one small hamlet, but is popularly extended so as to include the adjoining villages of Clarens, Vernex, Veytaux, etc. Near it is the castle of Chillon.
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Montrose
a seaport of Forfarshire, Scotland, 76 miles N. N. E. of Edinburgh and 42 S. S. W. of Aberdeen, on a level peninsula between Montrose Basin and the mouth of the river South Esk. A fine suspension bridge (1829), 432 feet long, leads to Inchbrayock or Rossie Island, in the Esk's channel, and is continued thence by a drawbridge. The foreign trade (timber its staple), is chiefly with the Baltic and Canada; and the average tonnage of ships entering the port exceeds 90,000 tons per annum. Flax spinning is the principal industry; and ropes, canvas, soap, etc., are also manufactured. It has memories of Edward I., the two Melvilles, the Great Marquis, the Old Pretender, Dr. Johnson, and Lola Montez. Pop. about 13,000.
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Montt (JORGE former President)
JORGE, former President of Chile; born in 1846. Trained in the navy, he led the fleet under his command to the support of Congress when a break came between it and President Balmaceda at the end of 1890, carrying its members to Iquique, where a new government was created. When in the hostilities which ensued President Balmaceda and his army were defeated in the vicinity of Valparaiso, Señor Montt was chosen as the new president. His régime showed his sincerity as an adherent of constitutional government, and after initiating numerous reforms, including the establishment of the currency on a gold basis and the extension of the powers of local councils, he gave way in 1896 to Señor F. Errazuriz, who had been elected as his presidential successor.
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Montt (PEDRO President of Chile born)
PEDRO, President of Chile, born in 1846. When 26 he was elected deputy, and continued to hold his seat in the Chamber till after 1900, acting sometimes as speaker, and occasionally with a seat in the Cabinet. In 1886 he was Minister of Justice and Public Instruction, and after that Minister of Industry. Following the deposition of President Balmaceda he was sent to Washington to represent Chile, and on his return became Minister of the Interior. In 1906, after a previous unsuccessful candidacy, he was elected President. He reorganized the finances of the country, remodeled the army and navy, extended railroads, improved the educational system, and gave his support to the principle of arbitration in international disputes. He died in Bremen, Germany, in 1910, whither he had gone for medical treatment.
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