Spring Hill College
an educational institution in Mobile, Ala.; founded in 1836 under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church; reported at the
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These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Spring Hill College, Spring Valley, Springbok.
Spring Pattern-lifter
A steel device for drawing very small patterns from the sand. Two fine stems connect with a spring which exerts its power in an outward direction, thus spreading the stems with force in the small hole made to receive it; after the manner of tweezers. See SPIKE.
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Spring Valley
a city of Illinois, in Bureau co., on the Illinois river and on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific, the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railroads. It has a public library, high schools, and a hospital. Pop. (1910) 7,- 035; (1920) 6,493.
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Spring-Rice
SIR CECIL AR- THUR, an English diplomat; born in 1859. He was educated at Oxford University and entered the diplomatic service. He served as secretary of legation at Brussels, Washington, Tokyo, Berlin, and Constantinople. From 1906 to 1908 he was minister and consul general to Persia, and from 1908 to 1912 minister to Sweden. He succeeded James Bryce as ambassador to the United States in the latter year. At the outbreak of the World War he filled his difficult post in Washington with great tact. He died in 1918.
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Springbok
. See Antelope
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Springbok
in zoology, the Antilope euchore, an antelope exceedingly common in South Africa. It is about 30 inches high, the horns lyrate, very small in the female; color yellowish dun, white beneath. Two curious folds of skin ascend from the root of the tail, and terminate near the middle of the back; they are usually closed, but open out when the animal is in rapid motion, and disclose a large triangular white space, which is otherwise concealed.
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Springfield (City and countyseat of Clarke)
a city and countyseat of Clarke co., O.; on the Mad river and on the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton, the Ohio Electric, the Erie, and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, and St. Louis railroads; 45 miles W. of Columbus. It is in a rich agricultural section. Here are a United States Government building, public library, Wittenberg College (Luth.), waterworks, a sewer system, street railroad and electric light plants, numerous churches, hospitals, homes, several National and other banks, and daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. ls. The city is noted for its extensive m manufacture of agricultural implements. The other manufactures include electric motors, motor trucks, emery wheels, gas and gasoline engines, automobile tires and tubes, etc. Pop. (1910) 46,921; (1920) 60,840.
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Springfield (City and countyseat of Green)
a city and countyseat of Green co., Mo.; on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and_Southern, and the St. Louis and San Francisco railroads; 130 miles S. of Jefferson City. It is on the summit of the Ozark Mountains in a rich lead and zinc section, and has a healthful climate. There are Drury College (Cong.), a normal school, high school, United States Government building, street railroad and electric light close of 1919: Professors and instructors, plants, St. John's Hospital, National and 24; students, 239; president, Rev. J. C. Confederate cemeteries, National and Kearns. State banks, and daily and weekly newspapers. It has two extensive railroad shops, wagon and carriage factories, a foundry and iron works, and other industrial plants. In the early part of the Civil War several battles occurred in the city and vicinity, in one of which (known as the battle of Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861), the Federal general, Nathaniel Lyon, was defeated and killed. Pop. (1910) 35,201; (1920) 39,631.
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Springfield (City and countyseat of Hampden)
a city and countyseat of Hampden co., Mass.; on the Connecticut river, and on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford, the Boston and Albany, and the Central of New England railroads; 99 miles W. of Boston. The city is noted for its beauty, being laid out with wide streets, and having many magnificent churches and residences. Here are a School for Christian Workers, public library, handsome court house, a fine group of municipal buildings, museums, International Y. M. C. A. College, hospitals, a United States armory and arsenal, United States Government building, street railroad and electric light plants, National and other banks, and numerous daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. The industries include the manufacture of firearms, railway cars, knit goods, clothing, paper, envelopes, watches, boilers, engines, machinery, silverware, jewelry, skates, carriages, buttons, needles, toys, printed books, motor cycles, brass goods, woolen goods, chemicals, etc. Springfield was founded by William Pynchon with colonists from Roxbury in 1636. The Indians burned the town during King Philip's War in 1675. In Shay's rebellion in 1787 the United States arsenal was attacked. The city was incorporated in 1852. Pop. (1910) 88,926; (1920) 129,614.
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Springfield (City capital of the State)
a city, capital of the State of Illinois, and county-seat of Sangamon co.; on the Wabash, the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, the Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis, the Chicago and Alton, the Illinois Central, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, and the Illinois Traction railroads; 190 miles S. of Chicago. It contains the State capitol; court house; United States Government building; the governor's mansion; the former residence of President Lincoln; the Lincoln National Monument in Oak Ridge Cemetery; State fair grounds; State Military Park, etc. Here also are Concordia College (Luth.), Bettie Stuart Institute, St. Agatha's School (P. E.), State and other libraries, State arsenal, the Wabash railroad and St. John's hospitals, street railroad and electric light plants, waterworks, National and other banks, and numerous daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. The trade and industry of the city are greatly promoted by rich rich coal mines in the vicinity. Springfield eld is especially noted for the extensive manufactory of the Illinois Watch Company. It also has many large printing and publishing houses, textile works, planing mills, machine shops, boiler works, manufactories of soap, automobile tires, electric meters, brick, clothing, etc. The city was founded in 1819; became the county-seat in 1823; and received its city charter in 1840. It was made the capital of Illinois in 1837, and the Legislature convened here for the first time in 1839. Pop. (1910) 51,- 678; (1920) 59,183.
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Springfield (Village in Union co N J)
a village in Union co., N. J.; on the Rahway river and on the Lackawanna railroad; 8 miles S. W. of Newark. It has several churches and manufactories of paper, shoes, and hats. Springfield is celebrated as the scene of a battle between the American and British forces, June 23, 1780. The British, under General Knyphausen, advanced from Elizabethtown about 5 o'clock in the morning. They were opposed by General Greene, but owing to the superior number of the enemy he was compelled to evacuate Springfield, which was then burned by the British. During the action the Rev. James Caldwell, chaplain in the New Jersey brigade, is said to have distributed the hymn books from the neighboring Presbyterian Church among the soldiers for wadding, saying at the same time, "Now put Watts into them, boys." This battle prevented further advance on the part of the British. The American loss was about 72 and that of the British about 150. Pop. (1920) 1,715.
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