These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Otterbein University, Otterburn, Ottoman Empire.
a coeducational institution in Westerville, O.; founded in 1847 under the auspices of the United Brethren; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 25; students, 474; president, W. G. Clippinger.
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a township of England, Northumberland county, 20 miles N. N. W. of Hexham. About half a mile from the village is an obelisk marking the spot where Earl Douglas fell in the battle of Chevy Chase, in 1388. OTTERY ST. MARY, a town of Devonshire, on the river Otter, 11 miles E. of Exeter. Twice the scene of a great conflagration, in 1767 and 1866, it retains its magnificent collegiate church, a reduced copy of the cathedral of Exeter, with the only other transeptal towers in England. Begun about 1260 by Bishop Bronescombe, it is Early English, decorated, and perpendicular in style and was restored by Butterfield in 1849-1850. The old King's grammar school was demolished in 1884. Alexander Barclay was a priest here; Coleridge was a a native; and "Clavering" in "Pendennis" is Ot- St. Mary tery St. Mary, the Devonshire residence of Thackeray's stepfather. Silk shoe laces, handkerchiefs, and Honiton lace are manufactured. OTTOMAN EMPIRE. See TURKEY.
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. See Turkey
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a city and county-seat of Wapello co., Ia.: on Des Moines river, and on the Burlington Route the Wabash, and other railroads; 75 miles W. of Burlington. The city has a United States Government Building, Normal School, business college, Hawkeye Hospital, court house, National and State banks, and daily and weekly newspapers. It is in a rich coal region, and contains oil and starch mills, iron works, meatpacking plant, and numerous other industries. Pop. (1910) 22,012; (1920) 23,003.
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THOMAS, an English dramatist; born in Trotton, Sussex, in 1652; educated at Winchester, and at Christ Church, Oxford; served as cornet in the Low Countries; was an unsuccessful actor, and finally wrote for the stage. Of his many plays, one tragedy, "Venice Preserved," is among the best remembered of the Restoration drama, and keeps his name familiar in literary allusion. "The Orphan" ranks next in critical esteem. He died in 1685.
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a town of Belgium, on the Scheldt, 37 miles W. of Brussels. It has a fine Gothic town hall (1535) and two interesting churches. Margaret of Parma was born here. In 1706 Oudenarde was taken by Marlborough; and an attempt made by the French to retake it brought on the famous battle of Oudenarde, the third of Marlborough's four victories, which was gained, on great July 11, 1708, with the aid of Prince Eugene, over the French under the Duke of Burgundy and Marshal Villars. Pop. about 7,500. The town was occupied by the Germans early in the World War (1914-1918). An American division, the 91st was here engaged in attacks on the German forces when the armistice was declared.
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2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about other peoples, religions, or nationalities that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) a province and town of British India, separated on the N. from Nepal by the lower ranges of the Himalaya, whence it gradually slopes, a great plain watered by the Gumti, Gogra, and Rapti rivers, to the Ganges; area 24,158 square miles. Pop. province, about 13,000,000. Town, 23,000, mostly Hindus, though the dominant native race for centuries has been Mohammedan. The Brahmans are the most numerous class, about oneeighth of the whole population. Oudh is believed to have been one of the oldest seats of Aryan civilization in India. After being the center of a long native Hindu dynasty it was subjugated by the ruler of Kanauj, and in 1194 was made subject to the Mussulman empire of Delhi. In 1732-1743 it became virtually an independent state, and the dynasty of the Nawabs lasted till the annexation of the province by the British in 1856. During the mutiny of 1857 Oudh was the centers of rebellion and the highly dramatic events.
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CHARLES NICOLAS, Duke of Reggio and Marshal of France; born in Bar-le-Duc, in 1767. He entered the army when 19 years of age, and when the Revolution broke out held the rank of captain. He embraced the popular cause, and rising to the rank of general, accompanied Massena into Italy as one of his staff officers, in 1799. His fortunes from this time were linked with those of Napoleon till the capitulation of Paris, March 31, 1814, when he became Bourbonist. In that character he a headed the army that invaded Spain in 1823, and was resident at Madrid some months as governor. He succeeded Marshal Moncey as governor of the Invalides in 1842, and died in 1847. His son, CHARLES NICOLAS-VICTOR OUDINOT, Duke of Reggio (1791-1863), was a general in the French army. He first distinguished himself in Algeria, and was general the French expedition against Rome 1849.
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a measure of weight. The ounce and inch are both akin to the Latin uncia, meaning a twelfth. An ounce is the twelfth part of a pound Troy, or the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois. The Troy ounce contains 480 grains; the avoirdupois, 437 1/2. The abbreviation is oz. See Metric System ; Avoirdupois
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ouns, in zoology, a leopard found up to a height of 1,200 feet in the mountain ranges of Asia. In the cold heights of Central Asia it corresponds to the lynx of North America . See Lynx
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a unit of weight. In troy weight, the ounce is one-twelfth of a pound, contains 20 pennyweights of 24 grains each, and is, therefore, equivalent to 480 grains. In avoirdupois weight, the ounce is the sixteenth part of a pound, and is equivalent to 437½ grains troy. Also a money of account in Morocco, valued at about six cents. In zoölogy; Felis uncia, the snow leopard; habitat, the Himalayas, at an elevation ranging from 9,000 to 18,000 feet. It is about the size of a leopard, of which it is probably an immature form; ground color pale yellowish-gray, dingy, yellowish-white beneath. The fur is thick, and it has a well marked short mane. It has never been known to attack man. one of OUNDLE, a small but ancient and scene of pleasant town of Northamptonshire N, England, 13 miles S. W. of Peterborough; has an old church, partly Early English and partly Decorated style, restored in 1864. Here St. Wilfrid died. Laxton's grammar school dates from 1550.
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