New Philadelphia
New Philadelphia, A City Of Eastern Ohio, U.s.a., 75 M. S. By E. Of Cleveland, Adjoining Dover, On The Tuscarawas River And Federal Highway 21, At An Altitude Of 890 Ft.; The County Seat Of Tuscarawas County. It Is Served By The Baltimore And Ohio, The Pennsylvania And Electric Railways. ...
New Rochelle
New Rochelle, A City Of Westchester County, New York, U.s.a., On Long Island Sound, The Boston Post Road And Hutchin Son River Parkway, 16 M. N.e. Of The Grand Central Station In New York City. It Is Served By The New York, New Haven And Hartford And Electric Railways. Pop. ...
New Siberian Islands
New Siberian Islands Are Situated Off The Arctic Coast Of Siberia, From 73° To 76° 6' N., And 135° 3o' To 151° E. The Name Is Loosely Applied, Covering Either The Northern Group Only Of These Islands, For Which The Name Of New Siberian Or Anjou Islands Ought Properly To ...
New South Wales
New South Wales, A State Of The Commonwealth Of Australia, Lying In The South-east, And Occupying 309,432 Sq.m. Or 10.4% Of The Continent. From The East Coast (point Danger Cape Howe, 700 Miles) To The Western Boundary Which Runs For 240 Miles Along Longitude 141° E., The Average Breadth Is ...
New York
New York, One Of The Original 13 United States Of America, Situated Between 40° 29' 4o" And 45° O' 2" N. And Between 71° 51' And 45' W. Although One Of The Smaller States In The Union, Being 29th In Area, New York Ranks First In Popula Tion And In ...
New York Central System
New York Central System, An Important System Of Railway, Serving The Northern And Eastern Portions Of The United States. Its Chief Termini Are New York, Boston, Chicago And St. Louis, And It Serves Also The Cities Of Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Montreal, Ottawa. The Most Important Railroad Of The System ...
New York City
New York (city), The Largest City In The United States, Is Situated At The Mouth Of The Hudson River, Here Sometimes Called The North River. The Five Boroughs Comprising The City Are : The Bronx (bronx County), 42.74 Sq.m., On The South-eastern Most Part Of The Mainland Adjoining Westchester County ...
New York State Barge
New York State Barge Canal System Con Sists Of The Erie Canal, The Champlain Canal, The Oswego Canal, The Cayuga-seneca Canal, Black River Canal, Cayuga Lake Inlet At Ithaca, The Glens Falls Feeder And The Lakes, Reservoirs, Feeders, Harbour Basins And Terminal Docks Facilities. The Total Length Of The System ...
New Zealand
New Zealand, A British Dominion (1907), Consisting Of A Group Of Islands Lying In The South Pacific Between 34° 25' And 17' S., And Between 166° 26' And 178° 36' E. The Group Is Situated Eastward Of Tasmania And Victoria, And Wellington, Its Capital And Central Seaport, Is 1,204 M. ...
Newark
Newark, A Town And Municipal Borough Of Nottingham Shire, England. Pop. (1930 28,055. It Lies On The Devon Near Its Junction With The Trent, And Is Connected With The Trent Navigation By A Canal Ii- M. In Length. It Is 120 M. N.n.w. From London By The L.n.e.r. Newark Owed ...
Newark
Newark, The Largest City Of New Jersey, U.s.a., And The 18th In Size In The United States (193o), A Port Of Entry And The County Seat Of Essex County; On The Passaic River And Newark Bay, 8 M. W. Of Lower Manhattan (new York City). It Is Served By The ...
Newark Works
Newark Works. An Elaborate And Complicated Group Of Prehistoric Works At The Junction Of Two Branches Of Licking River, Near Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Situated On A Plain 3o To 5o Ft. Above The Bottom Land, The Works Consist Of A Series Of Square, Circular, And Octagonal Enclosures, With Mounds, ...
Newburgh
Newburgh, A City Of Orange County, New York, U.s.a., On The West Bank Of The Hudson River, Opposite Beacon, 6o M. N. Of New York City. It Is On Federal Highway 9w ; Is Served By The Erie And The West Shore Railways, Motor-bus And Truck Lines; And Is Connected ...
Newbury
Newbury, A Town And Municipal Borough Of Berkshire, England, 53 M. W. By S. Of Reading By G.w.r. Pop. (1931) 13,336. The Name Newbury (new Town Or Borough) Is First Mentioned By Odericus Vitalis; It Is Probable, However, That The Manor Of Uluritone, Entered In Domesday As Held By Ernulph ...
Newburyport
Newburyport, A City Of North-eastern Massachusetts, U.s.a., One Of The County Seats Of Essex County; 38 M. N.n.e. Of Boston, On The Southern Bank Of The Merrimack River, 3 M. From The Ocean. It Is On Federal Highway I And Is Served By The Boston And Maine Railroad And Coasting ...
Newcastle
Newcastle, A City And Port Of New South Wales, Aus Tralia, Situated On The Southern Shore Of The Estuary Of The Hunter River (q.v.), About 22 Miles From Its Outlet, And Miles, By Rail, From Sydney. It Is Built At The Foot Of, And Up, A Steeply-rising Hill Which Backs ...
Newchwang
Newchwang, A Chinese Port City In The Province Of Fengtien, Manchuria 41' N. ; 15' E.), Some 3o Miles Above The Mouth Of The Liao River Which Enters The Gulf Of Liao Tung. At The Treaty Of Tientsin (1858), Newchwang Was Chosen As One Of The Ports To Be Opened ...
Newfoundland
Newfoundland. Newfoundland Is Said To Be The Tenth Largest Island In The World, Forming A Separate Country. It Is One Sixth Larger Than Ireland, One-fifth Smaller Than England. It Is Approximately 317 M. In Its Widest Place, And 317 M. Long From North To South. Area 42,734 Sq.m. Pop. (estimate ...
Newport
Newport, A Municipal, County And Parliamentary Bor Ough, Seaport And Market Town Of Monmouthshire, England, On The Usk, 5 M. From Its Confluence With The Severn, And 1331 M. From London By The G.w. Railway. Pop. (1931) 89,198. It Lies Chiefly On The Right (west) Bank Of The River, And ...
Newport News
Newport News, A City And A Port Of Entry Of South Eastern Virginia, U.s.a., On The North Side Of Hampton Roads And The James River, Opposite Norfolk; In Warwick County, But Independent Of It. It Is On Federal Highway 6o; Is The Tide-water Terminus Of The Chesapeake And Ohio Railway ...
Newport_2
Newport, Market Town, Municipal Borough, The Chief Town Of The Isle Of Wight, England. Pop. (1931) 11,313. It Is Situated Near The Centre Of The Island, At The Head Of The Navigation Of The Medina River, 5 M. S. From Its Mouth At Cowes. It Is The Chief Cen Tre ...
Newport_3
Newport, A City Of Rhode Island, U.s.a., 3o M. S. By E. Of Providence, Occupying The Southern End Of The Island Of Rhode Island (or Aquidneck) ; A Port Of Entry, The County Seat Of New Port County, A Place Of Great Historic Interest, And A Fashionable Summer And Autumn ...
News Agency
News Agency. An Agency Which Supplies News To Periodi Cals, Clubs, Associations, Or Private Persons, By Telegram, In Manuscript, Proof, By Tape Machine Or Duplicated; Less Frequently By Telephone. A News Agency Does Not Itself Publish News But Supplies Information Privately To Its Subscribers. And The Exchange Telegraph Company Ltd., ...
Newspapers In Continental Countries
Newspapers In Continental Countries Freedom Of The Press In Continental Countries Has Not Kept Pace With The Development Of Political Constitutions. Since The Recon Struction Of Europe After The World War There Has Been An In Crease Of Newspapers And Particularly Of Organs Of Political Opinion. In France, Germany, Belgium, ...
Newt
Newt, The Name Applied To The Aquatic Members Of The Family Salamandridae Which Constitute The Genus Molge (tri Ton). The Newts Are Closely Related To The True Salamanders, Salamandra, From Which They Differ In The Shape Of The Tail, Which Is Compressed, In Relation To Their More Aquatic Habits. They ...
Ngami
Ngami, A Shallow Lake Of Variable Size Forming The Centre Of An Inland Drainage System In The Bechuanaland (q.v.) Protec Torate, South Africa. The Lake Once Extended To A Length Of 20 M. And A Width Of Io M., But Is Now Little More Than An Expanse Of Reeds Growing ...
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, A City And A Port Of Entry Of Niagara County, New York, U.s.a., At The Great Falls Of The Niagara River (q.v.) 22 M. N.n.w. Of Buffalo. It Is Served By The Lehigh Valley, The Michigan Central, The New York Central, Three Electric Rail Ways And For Freight ...
Niagara River
Niagara River Flows In A Northerly Direction From Lake Erie To Lake Ontario, A Distance Of About 34 Miles. It Constitutes Part Of The Boundary Between The United States And Canada, Separating The State Of New York From The Province Of Ontario. It Is The Principal Drainage Outlet Of The ...
Nias
Nias, Largest Of The Chain Of Islands Off The Western Coast Of Sumatra, D.e. Indies. It Is 8o M. Long And Nearly 3o Wide, Hilly, With Coasts Rocky Or Sandy, And Landing Is Often Dangerous : It Is Partly Volcanic And Earthquakes Occur. There Are Three Small Rivers. Pop. 159,799. ...
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, The Largest Country Of Central America, Lying Between Honduras And Costa Rica, Which Form Its North And South Boundaries, Respectively, And Reaching From The Caribbean Sea On The East To The Pacific Ocean On The West. Its Area, Which Is Still Undetermined Owing To Boundary Disputes With Honduras And ...
Nice
Nice, A City Of France, The Chief Town Of The Department Of The Alpes Maritimes, And Previous To 186o The Capital Of The County Of Nice (nizza) In The Kingdom Of Sardinia, 739 M. By Rail From Paris. Pop. (1931) 177,19o. The Population Fluctuates With The Seasons, Owing To The ...
Nicephorus Ii
Nicephorus Ii. (phocas), Emperor 963-969, Belonged To A Cappadocian Family Which Had Produced Several Distinguished Generals. He Was Born About 912, Joined The Army At An Early Age, And, Under Constantine Vii., Became Commander On The Eastern Frontier. In The War With The Saracens He Began With A Severe Defeat ...
Nicholas 1856 1929
Nicholas (1856-1929), Russian Grand Duke And Soldier. Nikolai Nikolaievich Was Born On Nov. 6, 1856, The Grandson Of The Emperor Nicholas I. And First Cousin Of The Emperor Alexander Iii. Educated At The School Of Military Engineers, He Received His Commission In 1872, And In The Following Year, At The ...
Nicholas I
Nicholas I., Sometimes Called The Great, And Certainly The Most Commanding Figure In The Series Of Popes Between Greg Ory I. And Gregory Vii., Succeeded Benedict Iii. In April 858. According To The Annalist Prudentius Of Troyes, "he Owed His Election Less To The Choice Of The Clergy Than To ...
Nicholas I
Nicholas I. [nikolm Emperor Of Russia (1796-1855), Eighth Child Of The Emperor Paul I. And His Wife Maria Feodorovna, Was Born At Tsarskoe-selo On June 25 (july 6, N.s.), 1796. He Was Only Five Years Old When His Father's Murder Brought His Brother Alexander I. To The Throne (18o ). ...
Nicholas I 1841 1921
Nicholas I. (1841-1921), King Of Montenegro, Was Born At Njegus, The Ancient Home Of The Njegug-petrovic Dynasty, On Sept. I, 1841. His Father, Mirko Petrovie, Was Brother Of The Vladika Danilo Ii. Who Had Declined Episcopal Office, Married And Declared The Succession Hereditary In The Direct Male Line. As, However, ...
Nicholas Ii
Nicholas Ii., Pope From _y Was A Burgundian Named Gerard, Who At The Time Of His Election Was Bishop Of Florence. He Was Set Up By Hildebrand, With The Support Of The Empress-regent Agnes And Of The Powerful Duke Godfrey Of Lorraine, Against Benedict X., The Nominee Of The Roman ...
Nicholas Ii 1868 1918
Nicholas Ii. (1868-1918), Tsar Of Russia, Eldest Son Of Alexander Iii., Was Born At St. Petersburg (leningrad), On May 18,1868. An English Tutor, Mr. Charles Heath, Taught Him Excel Lent English, And Inspired A Love Of Sports And Healthy Exercise, While A Russian General, Danilovich, Supervised His Military Train Ing, ...
Nicholas Iv
Nicholas Iv. (girolamo Masci), Pope From Feb. 22, 1288, To April 4, 1292, A Native Of Ascoli And A Franciscan Monk, Succeeded St. Bonaventura As General Of His Order In 1274, Was Made Cardinal-priest Of Sta. Prassede And Latin Patriarch Of Con Stantinople By Nicholas Iii., Cardinal-bishop Of Palestrina By ...
Nicholas V
Nicholas V. (tomaso Parentucelli Or Tomaso Da Sar Zana), Pope From March To March 24, 1455, Was Born At Sarzana, Where His Father Was A Physician, In 1398. In 1444 He Was Made Bishop Of'bologna By Pope Eugenius Iv., Who Sent Him To Frankfort To Negotiate An Understanding Between The ...
Nickel Chromium Steel
Nickel-chromium Steel, An Alloy Of Iron, Nickel, Chromium And Carbon. Nickel Strengthens The Alloy And Increases Its Toughness. Chromium Unites First With The Carbon To Form Com Plex Carbides, And Forms A Material That, After Quenching Even At A Slow Rate, Is Hard Both At The Surface And Inside. The ...