Kidron
Kidron, Icedron, The Valley Of Siloah (wady Silwan), Or The Valley Of The Lady Mary (wady Sitti Maryam), Which Lies To The East Of Jerusalem, Stretching From The Foot Of Mount Scipus North Of The City, Southward, Then Eastward, Passing Between Jerusalem And The Mount Of Olives To En Rogel, ...
Kieft
Kieft, Kelt, William, Dutch Administrator In America: B. Holland, About 1600: (1. Off The Welsh Coast, 1647. He Came As The Fifth Gov Ernor Of New Netherlands, And Arrived In The Colony 28 March 1638. He Was Greedy, Choleric, And Tyrannous; Began His Administration By Con Centrating The Executive Power; ...
Kiel
Kiel, Prussia, Town And Chief Naval Port Of Germany In The Baltic. It Is Situated In Holstein On A Deep Bay With Finely Wooded Banks, 70 Miles By Rail North From Hamburg. It Was Formerly The Place Of Meeting For The Schleswig And Holstein States, And The Seat Of A ...
Kielland
Kielland, Kyerland, Alexander Lange, Norwegian Novelist And Dramatist: B. Stavan Ger, 1849; D. 1906. He Came Of A Family Occupy Ing A High Social Position, And He Received An Excellent Education Which He Completed At The University Of Christiania Where He Was Gradu Ated In Law. On Leaving School He ...
Kielmansegg
Kielmansegg, Kel-matiseg, (conn's) Erich Von, Austrian Statesman: B. Hanover, 1847. On Graduation From The University In 1870 He Entered The Service Of The Austrian Government And Passed Through The Usual Rou Tine Of Various Administrative Posts In The Prov Inces And The Ministry Of The Interior (1886-. 89), Becoming Finally ...
Kiev
Kiev, Key'el, A City In Little Russia, Capital Of The Government Of The Same Name. It Has Long Been A Fortified Place But The Fortifications Are Now Of Little Or No Use Against Modern Artillery. The City, Which Lies Amidst Hills, Is On The Dnieper Which Annually Overflows The Lower ...
Kifti Al Kifti
Kifti Al-kifti, Ib'n Ii Lane), Ara Bian Historian And Vizier: B. Kift, Upper Egypt, 1172; D. 1248. Born Of One Of The Best Families In The Country He Was Well Educated At Kilt And Cairo. His Father Holding A Position Under The Sultan In Jerusalem, Which Had Lately Been Conquered ...
Kilkenny
Kilkenny, An Island Capital And County Of The Same Name In Ireland. It Is Probable That The County Received Its Name From The Town Since The Word Means The Church Of Saint Kenny (canice). The Town, Which Is Itself A Civic County, Is Situated On The Nore Some 70 Miles ...
Killer
Killer, A Kind Of Whale, Or Large Por Poise, Also Called Orca Or Grampus, Of The Family Delphinide, And Constituting The Genus Orcinus: It Reaches A Length Of About 25 Feet. The Head Is Rounded And The Lower Jaw Is A Little Shorter Than The Upper. The Dorsal Fin Is ...
Kiln Pottery
Kiln Pottery. In Modern Practice, Kilns As Used In The Clay Industries May He Described In Three General Types, Up-draft, Down Draft And Muffle Kilns. The Last Named Stands Alone, As Its Distinctive Feature Lies Not In The Method Of Firing Or The Direction Of The Draft But In The ...
Kilwinning
Kilwinning, An Industrial Town In Ayrshire, Scotland, Quite Close To Irvine. It Possesses Woolen Factories, Coal Mines, Iron Works, Engineering And Fire-clay Establishments. It Is Situated In Historic Ground And The Whole Neighborhood Is Rich In Highland And Lowland Traditions. Near To The Town Is Eglinton Which Possesses Extensive Iron ...
Kimball
Kimball, Sumner Increase, Organizer And Superintendent Of The United States Life Saving Service: B. Lebanon, York County, Me., 2 Sept. 1834. He Was Graduated From Bow Doin In 1855; Studied Law And Was Admitted To The Bar In 1858. In 1859 He Served In The State Legislature And Was A ...
Kindergarten
Kindergarten, The, A System Of Edu Cation For Young Children From Four To Six Years Of Age, Which Came Into Existence In Germany About The Year 1837. Frederic Froebel, The Originator Of The Movement, Had Grown More Interested In The Neglect, And The Unde Veloped Possibilities Of This Period Of ...
Kinematics Of Machinery
Kinematics Of Machinery. Me Chanics May Be Defined As The Study Of Motion And Of The Circumstances Which Influence Or Affect It. The Study Of Motion Alone Is A Branch Of Geometry In Which The Element Of Time En Ters. Ampere, 'philosophic Des Sciences' (1843), Gave To This Geometry Of ...
Kinetogenesis
Kinetogenesis, In Evolution, The Mechanical Process Of A Transformation Of Parts, Especially Parts Belonging To The Internal Skele Ton, Skull And Limbs, Is Very Ingeniously Inter Preted By Cope As Having Been Accomplished In Mammals Through The Agency Molar Motions, Use And Food. The Motion Itself Is Neo-lamarckian. Cope's Proposal ...
King
King, Clarence, American Geologist : B. Newport, R. I., 6 Jan. 1842; D. 24 Dec. 1901. He Was Graduated From The Sheffield Scientific School Of Yale University In 1862, In 1863-66 Was A Member Of The Cali Fornia Geological Survey Under The Direction Of Prof. J. D. Whitney (q.v.), Discovered ...
King Henry Viii
King Henry Viii Is Certainly One Of The Latest Plays With Which Shakespeare Was Concerned. It Was Performed, Apparently For The First Time, At The Globe Theatre, 29 June 1613. A Spectator On That Occasion, Sir Henry Wotton, Speaks Of It As °a New Play, Called 'all Is True,' Representing ...
King Henry The Fifth
King Henry The Fifth. 'king Henry V> Is The Last Of The Group Of History Plays To Which Were Devoted So Large A Part Of Shakespeare's Energies During The First Decade Of His Career. It Brings To Culmination The Exposition Of National Issues Which Eight Earlier Adaptations Of Chronicle History ...
King Henry The Fourth
King Henry The Fourth. This Play In Its First And Second Parts May Be Con Sidered, As One Play, Though As In All Sequels, The Second Is 'lacking In The Freshness And Per-, Fection Of The First. The Two Plays Were Writ Ten At The Time When Shakespeare Was Corn. ...
King Henry The Sixth
King Henry The Sixth. The Three Parts Of (king Henry Vp Offer Some Of The Most Complex Problems In Elizabethan Drama; And It Is Indeed Rather As Problems Than As Literature That They Now Attract Most Readers. Nearly All The Dramatists Conspicuous During The Period From 1590 To 1595— Shake ...
King John
King John. Life And Death Of King John' Is Mentioned Among Shakespeare's Works By Francis Meres In 1598, But Was Not Printed Till The Appearance Of The Folio In 1623. In Historic Time It Stands At The Head Of The History Plays, And In Date Of Composition It Probably Preceded ...
King Lear
King Lear. The Important Editions Of 'king Lear' Are The First Quarto (1607), The Second Quarto (1608) And The First Folio (1623). The Various Readings Of These Texts Constitute Interesting Problems Of Textual Criticism. The Record In The Stationers' Register, 26 Nov. '1607, Indicates That The Play Was Acted Before ...
King Richard The Second
King Richard The Second. Richard Ii' Seems To Have Been Composed After Samuel Daniel's (1595), A Narrative Poem From Which The Play Takes Several Hints. In 1597 The Latter Was Printed Under The Title Of Tragedy Of King Richard The Second.' The Appearance In All Of Three Editions (one Brought ...
King Richard The Third
King Richard The Third.
King_2
King, Edward Viscount Kingsborough, Irish Writer And Archeologist: B. 1795; D. 1837. He Was The Eldest Son Of The Third Earl Of Kingston And Was Educated At Oxford. Leav Ing College He Became A Member Of Parliament' (1818-26); But After Eight Years Of Public Life He Resigned His Seat In ...
King_3
King, Phflip Parker English Writer And Naval Officer: B. Norfolk Island, In The Pacific Ocean, 1793; D. 1856. Entering The Naval Serv Ice At The Age Of 14, He Had Been Raised To The Rank Of Lieutenant By The Time He Had Attained His Majority, And By The Time He ...
King_4
King, Thomas Starr, American Unitarian Clergyman And Lecturer, Generally Known As Starr King: B. New York, 17 Dec. 1824; D. San Francisco, 4 March 1864. He Was A Clerk In A Dry Goods Store At Charlestown, Mass., In 1836-40, A Teacher At Boston And Medford Is 1840-42, Studied Theology With ...
King_5
King, William, English Author: B. London, 1663; D. 1712. Graduating From Ox Ford In 1665 He Spent Five Years In Preparing For Literary Life. He Soon Proved Himself A Caustic Critic Who Unerringly Found The Weak Spots In Human Nature. Yet There Was Enough Of Humor In His Work To ...
King_6
King, William Rufus, American States Man, 13th Vice-president Of The United States: B. Sampson County, N. C., 6 April 1786; D. In Dallas County, Ala., 17 April 1853. He Entered The University Of North Carolina At 12 And Was Graduated In '1933. He Then Commenced The Study Of Law And ...
Kingbird
Kingbird, One Of The Most Familiar Rep Resentatives In The United States Of The Tyrant Fly-catchers (tyrannidce). The Typical Genus Is Distinguished By The Concealed Flame-colored Crest, Attenuate Outer Primaries And Square Tail And Contains Many Species. The Eastern King Bird (tyrannus Carocinen.ris) Is Found Through Out The United States, ...
Kingdom Of God
Kingdom Of God. The Idea Of The Kingdom Of God Is Prominent In The Old Testa Ment, But Especially So In The New Testament, Finding Its Centre In The Teachings Of Jesus. The Kingdom Of God Is A Goal Set Before The Race; Not A Utopian Dream, But A Realization ...
Kingfisher
Kingfisher, A Bird Of The Family Alce Dinidce, Characterized By The Short, Compact Body And Large Head, With A Large, Straight, Acute Bill; The Somewhat Usually Short, Square Tail Of 12 Rectrices, The Short Rounded Wings Having 10 Primary Quills; The Short, Weak Legs And Nearly Unique Cohesion Of The ...
Kings
Kings, Books Of. These Two Books In The Hebrew Bible Formed Originally One Work. In The Greek Version (the Septuagint), Kings And Samuel Were Reckoned As Four Books Of King Doms. This Fourfold Division Passed Into The Christian Bibles Through The Vulgate, And Was Adopted In The Printed Editions Of ...
Kings College
King's College, Windsor, Is The Old Est University In What Is Now The Dominion Of Canada, And, With The Exception Of The French Foundation Of Laval (q.v.) At Quebec, Is The Oldest College. It Has The Distinction Of Being The Oldest University In The British Dominions Overseas. Its Establishment Was ...
Kingsley
Kingsley, Charles, English Clergyman, Novelist And Poet: B. Holne Vicarage, Near Dartmouth, Devonshire, 12 June 1819; D. Eversley, Hampshire, 23 Jan. 1275. He Was A Pupil Of Derwent Coleridge(q.v.) From Whose Care He Passed To King's College, London, And Thence To Magdalen College, Cambridge, Where He Was Graduated With High ...
Kingston
Kingston, Duchess Of (elizabeth Chudleigh), English Adventuress: H. 1720; D. Paris, 1788. She Was The Daughter Of Thomas Chudleigh, A Man Of No Particular Social Stand Ing, Who Died When His Daughter Was Only Six Years Old, Leaving The Family In Poverty. Fli7abeth Chudleigh Grew Up To Be A Young ...
Kingston_2
Kingston, Canada, City, Port Of Entry, Capital Of Frontenac County, In The Province Of Ontario. Situated At The Mouth Of The Cataraqui River And At The Outflow Of The Saint Lawrence From Lake Ontario. At Kingston The Rideau Canal From The Ottawa River At Ottawa City Connects With The Saint ...
Kingston_3
Kingston, Ireland, A Seaport And Water Ing Place On Dublin Bay, A Short Distance Southeast Of Dublin. Its Present Name Was Given It In 1821 On A Visit Of George Iv After Whom It Was Renamed, Its Old Name Being Dun Leary. Owing To The Fact That It Has A ...
Kingsville
Kingsville, Tex., Town, County-seat Of Kleberg County, On The Saint Louis, Browns Ville And Mexico Railway, 118 Miles North Of Brownsville And 235 Miles Southwest Of Hous Ton, Tex. Its Chief Manufacturing Industries Are Cotton-oil Mill, Creamery With Annual Out Put Of 200,000 Pounds, Broom Factory, Railroad Shops, Electric-power Plant ...
Kinston
Kinston, Battle Of. On 1 March 1865 General Cox, With Three Divisions Of Infantry, Pushed Forward From Newbern, N. C., Toward Goldsboro To Open Communication With General Sherman, Who Was Marching Northward From Savannah, And On The 7th Two Of His Divisions Were At Wise's Forks, Near Southwest Creek, A ...
Kinzie
Kinzie, Kin'zi, John, American Pioneer: B. Quebec, Canada, 3 Dec. 1763; D. Chicago, Ill., 6 Jan. 1828. His Name Was Originally Mc Kenzie. His Father, A British Army Surgeon, Dying Soon After The Boy's Birth, His Mothcr Married Again And Removed To New York, John Kinzie Was Educated There, But, ...
Kiowa
Kiowa, Icro-wa(properly Kii-gwil Mean Ing "principal People), A Considerable Indian Tribe Now In Oklahoma, Whose Language Forms A Distinct Stock, Who Have Resisted With Un Usual Virility The Physical Decay So Common Among The Tribes, And Whose' Pictograph Calen Dar From About 1830 Is Of Scientific Interest. They Were First ...
Kipling
Kipling, Rudyttird, 'english Novelist And Poet: B. Bombay, India, 30 Dec. 1865. His Father, John Lockwood Kipling, Known As The Author Of 'beast And Man In India,' Was At That Time A Professor Of Sculpture In The School Of Art At Bombay. The Novelist's Mother, Alice Macdonald, A Woman Of ...
Kiptchak
Kiptchak, Leep-chik', Or 1captchak, The ((kingdom Of The Golden Horde,' The Suc Cessor To The Kingdom Of The Famous Mongol Conqueror, Genghis Khan, By Whose Descend Ants It Has Been Ruled Since His Day. It Was Very Much Mixed Up With The Affairs Of Russia For Many Years And The ...
Kirghiz
Kirghiz, Klr-gez', Kirghis, Or Kir Ghiz-kazaks, A Widely-spread Nomadic People Of Asia, Of Turkish-tartar Race, Who Inhabit The Steppes That Extend From The Lower Volga And The .caspian Sea In The West To The Altai And Thian-shan Mountains In The East, And From The Sea Of Aral In The South ...
Kirin
Kirin, Ke-ren', The Central Province Of Manchuria And Its Capital Of The Same Name. The Name, Which Means Is In Chinese Ki-lin. Kirin Province Lies Between The Sungari River On The North, The Usuri River And Russia On The East, Korea And Sheng King Province On The South, And The ...
Kirk
Kirk, Lcerk, Edward Norris, American Congregational Clergyman: B. New York, 14 Aug. 1802; D. Boston, 27 March 1874. He Was Graduated At Princeton (then The College Of New Jersey), In 1820, Studied Law In New York, Was Graduated From The Princeton The Ological Seminary In 1825 And Licensed To Preach ...
Kirkbride
Kirkbride, Thomas Story, American Physician: B. Near Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., 31 July 1809; D. Philadelphia, 16 Dec. 1883. His Ancestors, Who Had Come To This Country With William Penn, Were, Like Himself, Mem Bers Of The Society Of Friends. He Received The Degree Of M.d. From The University Of ...
Kisfaludy
Kisfaludy, Kish' F Alezander (sandor), Hungarian Poet And Dramatist: B. Sumeg, Zala County, 27 Sept. 1772; D. In His Native Town, 28 Oct. 1844. He Was An Elder Brother Of Karoly Kisfaludy (q.v.) And With Him Exercised A Notable Influence Upon Hun Garian Literature And Language. Coming Of A Good ...
Kisfaludy_2
Kisfaludy, Charles (karoly), Hun Garian Poet And Dramatist: B. Tet, 5 Feb. 1788; D. Pest. 21 Nov. 1830. A Brother Of Sandor Kisfaludy (q.v.), He Early Showed The Family Bent For Literature And Its Talent For Imagina Tive Thinking And Description. After Some Time Spent In Literary Preparation He Went ...
Kish
Kish, Dynasty Of (4401 To 3815 S.c.), The Second Of The Babylonian Dynasties Of The Su Merian Rulers. It Followed The Opis Dynasty, Which Appeared In The North Of Arabia, And East Of The Tigris, And Counted Six Known Rulers. The Kish Dynasty Arose In The East Of Babylonia Superseding ...
Kiss
Kiss, Kls, August, German Sculptor: B. Near Pies, 11 Oct. 1802; D. Berlin, 24 March 1865. Educated To His Profession In Berlin, He Soon Showed, After Graduation, Considerable Originality Which One Of His Teachers, Rauch, Had Early Discovered In Him. His First Notable Work, 'a Mounted Amazon Attacked By A ...
Kistna
Kistna, India, A River Which Separates The Deccan From Southern India. It Rises Among The Western Ghats, 4,500 Feet Above Sea-level, In The Province Of Bijapur, 42 Miles From The Malabar Coast, Passes Through Hai Darabad, Where It Receives The Bhema On Its Left, And The Tungabudra On Its Right ...
Kitchener
Kitchener, Kich"e-ner, Horatio Her Bert, 1st Earl Kitchener Of Khartoum And Of Broome, British Soldier: B. Crotter House, Ballylongford, County Kelly, Ireland, 24 June 1850; Drowned West Of The Orkney Islands, Scotland, 5 June 1916. Though Of Irish Birth, He Was Of English Descent, His Father Being Lieut.-col. H. H. ...
Kite
Kite,. A Bird Of Prey Associated With The Buzzards In The Sub-family Buteonince Of The Family Falconidcr, Characterized By Weak Grasp Ing-power In The Feet, Slender Form, Usually A Forked Tail, And Long Wings Suited To The Swift And Graceful Flight That Distinguishes The '
Kite_2
Kite, A Common Aerial Toy In The Form Of Two Crossed Sticks Covered With Paper And Bal-' Armed With A Tail Or String, On Which Are Tied, Bits Of Cloth Or Paper. Kites Were First Em Ployed In Aid Of Science In 1749 By Dr. Alex Ander Wilson And Thomas ...
Kitto
Kitto, John, English Bible Student: B.' Plymouth, England, 4 Dec. 1804; D. Cannstadt, Near Stuttgart, Germany, 25 Nov. 1854. He Was The Son Of A Mason At Plymouth, And After Obtaining A Very Scanty Education Began To Assist His Father, But Met With A Fall Which Deprived Him Of The ...
Kittul
Kittul, Ki-tool, Or Kittool. See Fibre. Iceoolcilng', A City In The Province Of Kiang-si, China. The Name Means, In Chinese, °nine Rivers,* And The City, Which Is The Official Head Of The Province, Is Situated' On Yang-tse-kiang, A Short Distance Above The Entrance To Lake Poyang. The City Which, Like ...
Kiva
Kiva, The Sacred Ceremonial Chamber Of The Pueblo Indians. The Name Is Hopi And The Institution Is To Be Found In Every Hopi And Other Village Throughout The Pueblo Country. The Kiva, Which Was Generally Known To The First Spanish Visitors And Explorers In The Pueblo Territory, As Mufti (stove ...
Klausenburg
Klausenburg, Klouistn-boork, Or Ko Lozsvar, A County And Capital Town Of The Same Name In Hungary. The Town Was At One Time The Capital Of Transylvania. It Con. Sists Of The Old Town And Several Growing Suburbs, And Possesses A Historical Cathedral, Dating Back To The 15th Century, A Reform ...
Klein
Klein, Klin, Felix, German Mathemati Cian: B. Dusseldorf, 25 April 1849. He Was Educated At Bonn, Became Pliicker's Assistant In The Physical Institute In 1866, Was Appointed Lecturer At G6ttingen In 1871, Professor At Erlangen In 1872, And Held Chairs From 1875 In The Technical High School Of Munich, From ...
Klein_2
Klein, Felix, French Clergyman And Writer: B. Chateau-chinon, Department Of Nievre, 12 July 1862. Educated At The Seminaries Of Meaux And Saint Sulpice, The Institut Cathol Ique De Paris And The Sorbonne, Pro Fessor Of Philosophy At The Ecole Saint Etienne At Meaux In 1890, And In 1893 Was Appointed ...
Kleist
Kleist, Heinrich Bernt Wilhelm Von, Hin'rih Bernt Klist, German Dramatist : B. Frankfort-on-the-oder, 18 Oct. 1777; D. Wannansee, Near Potsdam, 21 Nov. 1811. He Entered The Army In 1795, But Left It In 1799 To Study At Frankfort And Berlin, And Later Engaged Injournalism In Dresden And Berlin. His First ...
Klinger
Klinger, Klineer, Friedrich Maximil Ian Von, German Dramatist, Novelist And Essay Ist: B. Frankfort-on-the-main, 1752; D. 1831. By Profession He Was A Soldier Though He Early Showed His Literarytendencies When, As A Student At Giessen, He Was Awarded A Special Prize For His Tragedy 'die Zwillinge' Which Was Published In ...
Klondike
Klondike, The, A Famous Gold-bearing Stream Which Enters The Yukon, The Principal River Of The Yukon Territory, Canada, 45 Miles Below The Mouth Of Sixty Mile Creek. In Re Cent Years The Term Klondike Is Applied To The Region Surrounding The River And Its Tributaries, Which Lies Between Alaska And ...
Kluck
Kluck, Kltik, Alexander H. R. Von, Ger Man General: B. Miinster, Westphalia, 20 May 1846. He Entered The Army In 1865 And Served In The Austrian Campaign Of 1866 And The Franco-german War, 1870-71. In The Latter He Was Twice Wounded At Metz And Awarded The Iron Cross (second Class) ...
Knaus
Knaus, Knous, Ludwig, German Painter: B. Wiesbaden, 5 Oct. 1829. From 1845 To 1852 He Studied Art At Diisseldorf Under Sohn And Schadow, But Soon Shook Himself Free From Their Influence And Started On A Path Of His Own. He Chose Scenes From Country Life And In 1850 Painted 'the ...
Kneller
Kneller, Nel'er, Sir Godfrey, Originally Gorrnuen Kniller, Anglo-german Portrait Painter: B. Lubeck, 8 Aug. 1646; D. Twicken Ham, England, 7 Nov. 1723. He Studied Under Bol And Rembrandt At Amsterdam. He Visited Italy In 1672, Where He Studied Under Maratti And Bernin And Painted Several Historical Pieces And Portraits, Both ...
Knickerbocker History Of New
Knickerbocker History Of New York, The. Knickerbocker's 'history Of New York From The Beginning Of The World To The End Of The Dutch Dynasty,' Planned And Partly Written By Peter And Wash Ington Irving Together, Was Later Replanned By The Younger Brother, Entirely Executed By Him And Published In 1809 ...
Knife
Knife. A Cutting Tool Of Steel, German Silver, Silver, Gold, Bone, Horn, Wood Or Other Material. According To The Purposes For Which It Is Constructed It Is Called Bread-knife, Pen Knife, Table-knife, Erasing-knife, Paper-knife, Butchers'-knife, Etc. Knives Can Be Divided Into Two Broad Classifications As Having Blades That Fold Into ...
Knight
Knight, Austin Melvin, American Rear Admiral : B. Ware, Mass., 16 Dec. 1854. He Was Graduated At The United States Naval Academy (1873) And Commissioned Ensign (1874), Promoted To Master (1879), Lieutenant, Junior Grade (1883), And Made Lieutenant In 1885, Becoming Lieutenant-commander In 1889 And Commander In 1907. He Became ...
Knight
Knight. The Word Is Said To Be Derived From The Anglo-saxon Cniht, A Servant, One Who Serves. Hence In Feudal Times It Was Used For Certain Persons Doing Service To A Superior Lord Or The King, The Same As Duke Expressed Leadership. As To Our Knowledge Of The Origin Of ...
Knight_2
Knight, Charles, English Editor And Pub Lisher : B. Windsor, 15 March 1791; D. Addle Stone, Surrey, 9 May 1873. He Succeeded His Father As A Bookseller In Windsor, And For Several Years Edited A Windsor Newspaper. Having Removed To London In 1823, He Estab Lished Knight's Quarterly Magazine, In ...
Knights Of Columbus
Knights Of Columbus. The Knights Of Columbus Is A Fraternal Beneficiary Society Organized Under A Special Charter Granted By The State Of Connecticut, 29 March 1882. It Is Open Only To Male Catholics, Whose Pastors Testify That They Practice Their Religion, And Receives Insurance Members From Age 18 To 50; ...
Knights Of Labor
Knights Of Labor, An American Labor Organization Which Originated Among The Garment-cutters Of Philadelphia In 1869. It Was Founded By 10 Members Of The Trade Under The Leadership Of Uriah Stevens, As A Secret Society, With A Rather Elaborate Ritual. It Grew Slowly At First; Though Workingmen Of All Trades ...
Knights Of Pythias
Knights Of Pythias, A Brotherhood Organized To Disseminate The Principles Of Friendship, Charity And Benevolence. The Order Was Founded At Washington, D. C., 19 Feb. 1864, By Justus Henry Rathbone And Four Associates. An Official Declaration Affirms That "toleration In Religion, Obedience To Law, And Loyalty To Gov Ernment" Are ...
Knights Of The Golden
Knights Of The Golden Eagle. Founded In The City Of Baltimore, Md., 6 Feb. 1873. Is Now Located In 22 States. Has A Su Preme Or Governing Body, 14 Grand Or State Bodies And More Than One Thousand Subordinate Bodies, Called Castles, With A Membership Of More Than 60,000. A ...
Knights Of The Royal
Knights Of The Royal Arch, The, Is An Organization Which Confines Its Mem Bership To White, Male Persons Engaged In The Retail Liquor Business. It Was Founded In Cali Fornia In The Year 1901, The First Lodge Being Instituted In The City Of Los Angeles. At One Period Of Its ...
Knitting
Knitting, An Industrial And Ornamental Art Akin To Weaving, But Of Much Later Origin. It Does Not Appear To Be More Than Three Or Four Centuries Old, And Seems To Have Been First Used In The Manufacture Of Stockings. It Consists In Forming A Series Of Loops With A Single ...
Knoop
Knoop, Knop, Gerhard Julius Ouckama, German Novelist : B. Bremen, 9 June 1861; D. Innsbruck, 6 Sept. 1913. His Health In Early Youth Was Poor, With The Result That In His En Forced Summer Vacations In The Country, As Well As In His Winter Quarters In The City, He Was ...
Knopf
Knopf, Nopf, Siegmund Adolphus, Ger Man-american Physician: B. Halle, 27 Nov. 1857. He Gained His Early Education At The Higher Municipal School, Halle, Was Graduated At The Sorbonne (paris 1890). He Gained His Medical Diplomas At Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York (1888) And The Faculty Of Medicine, Paris University ...
Knott
Knott, A(loysius) Leo, American Law Yer: B. Near New Market, Frederick County, Mo., 12 May 1829; D. Baltimore, 21 July 1918. He Received His Education At Saint Mary's Col Lege, Baltimore, And Studied Law With William Schley Of That City. He Began His Career As A Teacher At The Cumberland ...
Knotting And Splicing
Knotting And Splicing, The Fast Ening Or Tying Of Ropes Or Cords. There Are Hundreds Of Varieties Of Knots, Most Of Which Are Used Only On Shipboard. Generally The Re Quirements Of A Useful Knot May Be Stated To Be That It Should Neither °slip)" Nor Ajam,)) That, While It ...
Knox
Knox, Nolcs, Henry, American General And Statesman: B. Boston, Mass., 25 July 1750; D. Thomaston, Me., 25 Oct. 1806. He Was The Seventh Son Of William Knox, Of Scotch Ex Traction, Who Settled In Boston And Became A Shipmaster. After The Father's Death In 1762, The Son Was Employed By ...
Knox College
Knox College, A Coeducational In Stitution, Founded In 1837 At Galesburg, Ill., As Knox Manual Labor College. The School Was Opened In 1841 And In 1857 The Name Was Changed To Knox College. The Original Plan For Founding And Maintaining The School Was To Secure Subscriptions To The Amount Of ...
Knox_2
Knox, John, Scottish Protestant Re Former: B. Giffordgate, Haddington, Scotland, 1505; D. Edinburgh, 24 Nov. 1572. (the So Ciety Of Antiquaries Of Scotland Discussed The Subject Of His Birthplace In 1858, When Mr. John Richardson Of Haddington Brought For Ward Evidence That He Was Born In Gifford Gate, A Suburb ...
Knox_3
Knox, Philander Chase, American Law Yer And Statesman: B. Brownsville, Pa., 6 May 1853. He Was Graduated From Mount Union College, Ohio, In 1872; Studied Law And Was Admitted To The Bar In 1875. He Was Assistant United States District Attorney For The Western District Of Pennsylvania In 1876-77; Resigning ...
Knoxville
Knoxville, Siege Of. On 3 Nov. 1863, Before The Battle Of Chattanooga (q.v.), General Bragg Sent General Longstreet To Capture Or Destroy The Union Army Under General Burnside At Knoxville. The Next Day Longstreet Moved From Tyner's Station With The Divisions Of Mclaws And Hood, Two Artillery Battalions And Wheeler's ...
Knoxville
Knoxville, Tenn., City, County-seat Of Knox County, 110 Miles Northeast Of Chat Tanooga And 160 Miles East Of Nashville, Is Lo Cated On The Main Lines Of The Southern And The Louisville And Nashville Railroads And On The Tennessee River, At The Head Of Steam Navigation. It Is Connected With ...
Koch
Koch, Joseph Anton, Austrian Scape Painter And Etcher: B. Obergiebeln, Tyrol, 27 July 1768; D. Rome, 12 Jan. 1839. He Started Life Tending Cattle; Was Given Instruction At The Stuttgart Karlschule Through The Recommenda Tion Of Bishop Umgelder (1785). He Ran Away From The Strict Discipline (1791) And Reached Strassburg ...