World War
World War, The War Fought Be Tween Serbia, Russia, France, Belgium, England, Japan, Italy, The United States And Their Allies (generally Termed The Allies), And Austria-hungary, Ger Many, Bulgaria, And Turkey (known As The Central Powers). It Began On July '28, 1914, With Austria-hungary's Declar Ation Of War On Serbia, ...
Worms
Worms, A Town Of Germany, In Hesse-darmstadt; Three-quarters Of A Mile From The Left Bank Of The Rhine, 40 Miles S. S. E. Of Mainz. It Is Irregularly Built, And Is Still In Part Surrounded With Its Ancient Walls. The Principal Edifice In The Town Is The Venerable Cathe Dral ...
Wyoming
Wyoming, A State In The Western Divisions Of The North American Union; Bounded By Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, And Idaho; Admitted July 10, 1890; Capital Chey Enne; Counties 14; Area, 97,914 Square Miles; Pop. (1890) 60,705; (1900) 92, 531; (1910) 145,965; (1920) 194,402. Surface Of The State Is ...
X Y Z Correspondence
X. Y. Z. Correspondence, In United States History, The Name Given To The Dispatches Of The Three Commission Ers To France, Marshall, Pinckney, And Gerry, Containing The Insulting Demands Made By Talleyrand And The Other French Directors As The Price Of Respect And Courtesy To The American Republic. In The ...
Xerxes I
Xerxes I., King Of Persia; The Eldest Son Of Darius And His Second Wife, Atossa; Was Appointed Successor By His Father, In Preference To Artabazanes, His Eldest Son By His First Wife, Whose Chil Dren Were Born Before Darius Became King. Darius Died In The Beginning Of The Year 486 ...
Yacht
Yacht (yat), A Decked Pleasure Ves Sel; A Light And Elegantly Fitted-up Ves Sel, Used Either For Racing Or For Pleas Ure Trips, Or As An Official Or State Vessel To Convey Royal Personages Or Government Officials From Place To Place. The Rigs Are Various, And Many Pleasure Yachts Now ...
Yakoub Khan
Yakoub Khan, Ameer Of Afghanis Tan; Born In 1849; Son Of Shere Ali; Was Nominated Heir To The Throne Of Kabul In 1864. Appointed Governor Of Herat, He Became Extremely Popular, And Succeeded In Maintaining His Father's Authority In That Province When The Rest Of Afghanis Tan Passed Under The ...
Yale University
Yale University, An Institution Of Higher Learning In New Haven, Conn.; Founded In Saybrook In October, 1701, As The Collegiate School Of The Colony Under The Trusteeship Of 10 Principal Ministers. The Classes Were Taught, However, At Killingworth, Now Clinton, An Adjoining Town, Till 1707. The Insti Tution Was Permanently ...
Year
Year, A Unit Of Time, Marked By The Revolution Of The Earth In Its Orbit. The Year Is Either Astronomical Or Civil. The Former Is Determined By Astronomical Observation, And Is Of Different Lengths, According To The Point Of The Heavens To Which The Revolution Is Referred. When The Earth's ...
Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever, An Infectious Con Tinued Fever, Ushered In With Languor, Chilliness, And More Or Less Severe Lum Bar Pains And Frontal Headache, Coun Tenance Flushed, Eyes At First Humid, Then Suffused, And Ultimately Ferretty, Skin Imparting A Tingling Heat To The Touch, And, As The Second Stage Advances, Grad ...
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, A Remarkable Region In The Extreme N. W. Corner Of Wyoming; Set Apart By Congress For A National Reservation In 1872. Its Area Was Originally 3,575 Square Miles, To Which Congress, In 1891, Added A Tract Of Nearly 2,000 Square Miles To The S. And E.—nearly All ...
Yokohama
Yokohama, The Chief Port Of Entry In Japan, And The Headquarters Of For Eign Shipping Companies, Banks, Consu Lates, And Commerce Generally. Till The Opening Of The Country In 1854 It Was An Insignificant Fishing Village, Contiguous To The Important Town Of Kanagawa, Originally Granted As A Treaty Settlement. The ...
York
York, A City And County-seat Of York Co., Pa.; On Codorus Creek, And On The Pennsylvania, The Western Maryland And The Maryland And Pennsylvania Railroads; 28 Miles S. S. E. Of Harris Burg. Here Are A Young Ladies' Sem Inary, Collegiate Institute, County Acad Emy, Business Colleges, Court House, Num ...
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley, A Cleft In The W. Slope Of The Sierra Nevada, About The Center Of California, And 140 Miles E. Of San Francisco. The Name Yosem Ite Is An Indian Word Which Signifies "large Grizzly Bear." This Celebrated Valley, Noted For The Sublimity And Beauty Of Its Scenery, Is ...
Young Mens Christian As
Young Men's Christian As Sociations, Organizations Of Young Men In The Different Cities, Demanding A Profession Of Christianity In Their Associate Members, And Working By Methods In Harmony With Christianity For The Physical, Social, Mental, And Spiritual Improvement Of Their Members, And Of Young Men In General. An Organization Called ...
Young Womens Christian As
Young Women's Christian As Sociations, Societies Devoted To The Spiritual, Mental, Social, And Physical Development Of Young Women. The First Young Women's Association Was Formed In London, England, In 1855. In The United States These Associations Grew Out Of The Ladies' Christian Union Of New York, Established In 1858, The ...
Youngstown
Youngstown, A City Of Ohio, The County-seat Of Mahoning Co. It Is On The Mahoning River, And On The Baltimore And Ohio, The Erie, The Lake Shore And Michigan Southern, The Pennsylvania, The Pittsburg And Lake Erie, And The Youngstown And Southern Railroads. The City Has 320 Miles Of Streets, ...
Yuan Shih Kai
Yuan Shih-kai, President Of The Republic Of China; Born In Honan Prov Ince. He Entered The Army After Failing In His Examinations On The Chinese Clas Sics And Went To Korea, Where He Rose Rapidly In The Chinese Service, Becom Ing A Protege Of Li Hung Chang, Who In 1883 ...
Yunnan
Yunnan (-nan'), The Extreme S. W. Province Of China; Bounded On The S. By Annam, Siam, And Burma; On The W. By Burma; Area, 107,969 Square Miles; Pop. About 12,000,000. It Is Extremely Rich In Minerals, Especially Iron And Copper, Containing Also Many Varieties Of Precious Stones. At Least A ...
Zahringen
Zahringen, The House From Which The Former Grand-ducal Family Of Baden Took Its Origin. The Name Is Derived From The Ruined Castle Of Zahringen, In A Village Of The Same Name, 2 Miles N. Of Freiburg In Baden. The First Found Ers Of The Family Were From The 8th To ...
Zinc
Zinc, A Bluish-white Lustrous Metal, Having A Crystalline Lamellar Structure, Moderate Hardness, A Somewhat Low Melting-point. To Obtain It Pure, Com Mercial Zinc, Or Spelter, As It Is Termed, Is Dissolved In Pure Dilute Sulphuric Acid; A Cement Of Sulphuretted Hydro Gen Is Then Passed Through It, And It Is ...
Zone
Zone, In Anatomy, A Region Of The Body Formed By Imaginary Lines Drawn Around It Transversely; Used Specifically Of The Abdominal Zones Or Regions. In Biology, A Stripe Or Belt, As Of Color, On A Plant, A Shell, Etc. Also A Certain Strat Um Of Sea Water, The Depth Of ...
Zoroaster
Zoroaster (so The Greeks Pro Nounced The Name Of Zarathusiitra) , The Founder Or Reformer Of The Ancient Religion Of The Parsees. He Appears As A Historical Person Only In The Earliest Portion Of The Avesta. The Cathie Hymns, Where The Aspirations, Hopes, And Fears Of An Actual Human Agent ...
Zwingli
Zwingli (tsving'le), Or Zuingli Iis Ulric, A Swiss Re Former Born In The Hamlet Of Wild Haus, In The Toggenburg, Jan. 1, 1484. After Receiving Instruction From His Uncle The Parish Priest Of Wessen, He Was Sent To Study First At Basel, Then At Berne, And Afterward At Vienna. At ...