York
a river of Virginia; formed by the union of the Pamunkey and Mattapony, flowing S. E. to Chesapeake bay, nearly opposite Cape Charles; 40 miles long by from 1 to 3 miles wide.
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These 10 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as York, York Peninsula, Yorkshire Spiritual Telegraph.
York (Cathedral city)
a cathedral city and archbishop's see, a municipal and parliamentary borough, and capital of Yorkshire, England, 188 miles N. of London, at the confluence of the Foss and the Ouse. The city proper, embracing a circuit of nearly 3 miles, was inclosed by walls, restored by Edward I., the portions of which still remaining have been converted into promenades, commanding a prospect of the surrounding country. There are many quaint old-fashioned houses in the narrow streets of its older portion. The great object of attraction, however, is the minster or cathedral, the finest in England, which dates from the 7th century, but did not begin to assume its present form till the 12th century, and was not complete till 1472. It is built in the form of a Latin cross with choir, aisles, transepts, a central tower and two W. towers; extreme length, 524 feet; extreme breadth, 250; height of central tower, 213 feet. York was the capital of Roman Britain. It was made an archiepiscopal see by Edwin of Northumbria in 624. It still ranks second among English cities, its archbishop having the title of Primate of England, and its chief magistrate takes the title of lord-mayor. It was incorporated by Henry I., and the city boundaries were extended in 1884. The trade is local and the industries unimportant. Pop. about 80,000.
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York (City and county-seat of York)
a city and county-seat of York co., Pa.; on Codorus creek, and on the Pennsylvania, the Western Ma Maryland and the Maryland and Pennsylvania railroads; 28 miles S. S. E. of Harrisburg. Here are a Young Ladies' Seminary, Collegiate Institute, County Academy, business colleges, court house, numerous churches, several libraries, hospital and dispensary, street railroads, electric lights, a number of public parks, several National and other banks, and daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. It has foundries, car shops, manufactories of agricultural implements, shoes, condensed milk, wall paper, iron and steel, organs and pianos, nos, cig cigars, soap, hosiery, wire cloth, carriages, and wagons, etc. From Sept. 30, 1777, until June 27, 1778, the Continental Congress met here while Philadelphia was occupied by the British army. Pop. (1910) 44,750; (1920) 47,512.
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York (HOUSE OF an English royal)
HOUSE OF, an English royal family, rival to that of Lancaster, and possessor of an elder right to the crown. The first duke of York was EDMUND PLANTAGENET, called also de Langley, fifth son of Edward III. His second son, Richard, Earl of Cambridge, married Anne Mortimer, daughter of Roger, Earl of March, and granddaughter of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the third son of Edward III. On the line of this king's eldest son becoming extinct in 1399, by the death of Richard II., the issue of Anne Mortimer inherited the true representation of Edward III. The rival house of Lancaster was descended from JOHN OF GAUNT, Duke of Lancaster, and fourth son of Edward III. The house of York furnished three kings to the throne of England: Edward IV., Edward V., and Richard III. The house of Tudor, which supplanted it, was allied to it by the marriage of He marriage of Henry Tudor, afterward Henry VII., with Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Edward IV. In the struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster, the partisans of the former were distinguished by a white and those of the latter by a red rose. Hence the title "War of the Roses."
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York Peninsula
in Queensland, ' Australia, the region lying on the E. F side of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and terminating at its N. end in Cape York.
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Yorkshire Spiritual Telegraph
Spiritualistic Journal. (See Spiritualism .)
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Yoruba
a country of west Africa, N. of the Bight of Benin. It is peopled by a number of confederated tribes, and is now attached to the colony and protectorate of Lagos. Much of the country is fertile and well cultivated, and the inhabitants have made great progress in the industrial arts. They are chiefly pagans, but Mohammedanism has made way among them. Protestant and Roman Catholic missions have long been at work among them. Ibadan is the largest town.
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Yoshihito
Emperor of Japan, born in 1879, the third son of the Emperor YOSHIHITO Meiji Tenno. He became Crown Prince in 1890, following the death of the second of his elder brothers. For a period of eight years he was a student at the Gakushu-in or Peers' School, after which his studies were continued at the palace in Aayama, Tokyo. When he arrived at the appointed age in July, 1897, he took his seat in the House of Peers. On May 10, 1900, he married Princess Sada-Ko, the fourth daughter of Prince Kujo. By her he has had three children, Prince Hirohito, the Crown Prince (born 1901), Prince Yashuhito (born 1902), and Prince Nabuhito (born 1905). After his marriage he toured the provinces of the Japanese Empire, making himself acquainted with the whole country. On Aug. 20, 1912, following the death of his father, he ascended the throne. Since his accession Yoshihito, who according to custom is known to the upper strata of Japanese society as Shu-jo or "Supreme Master," and to the mass of the people as Tewshi Sama or "August Son of Heaven," has shown democratic tendencies and is popular. He has shown an eager desire to co-oper co-operate with his ministers in the furtherance of Japanese ambitions for the strengthening of the empire.
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Youmans
EDWARD LIVING- STON, an American scientist, long the editor of the "Popular Science Monthly"; born in Coeymans, N. Y., June 3, 1821. His chief works are: "Alcohol and the Constitution of Man" (1854); "Hand- Book of Household Science" (1857); "Correlation and Conservation of Forces" (1864); "The Culture Demanded by Modern Life" (1867); etc. He died in New York City, Jan. 18, 1887.
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Youmans (II)
WILLIAM JAY, an American chemist; born in Milton, Saratoga co., N. Y., Oct. 14, 1838. He published a book, "Pioneers of Science in America" (1895); edited Huxley's "Lessons in Elementary Physiology," adding a second part, "Elementary Hygiene" (1867); and was for a number of years editor of the "Popular Science Monthly," succeeding his brother Edward. He died in Mount Vernon, N. Y., April 10, 1901.
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