Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland, The Capital And Largest City Of The Republic, Situated Partly On A .flat, And Partly On A Height Rising Gradually? From The Kft Bank Of The Vistula, Here Crossed By An Iron Bridge 1,660 Feet Long, And By A Railway Bridge, Communicating With The Suburb Of Prap, 325 ...
Warships
Warships, Ancient. The First Warships Of Recorded History Were The Great Rowboats Of The Mediterranean, With Two And Three Oar Decks, Where Galley-slaves Were Chained To Their Tasks. These Vessels Were Far Superior To Sail Ing Craft For Fighting Purposes, As They Could Force Their Way At Any Time, Whereas ...
Wart
Wart, An Elevation On The Skin, Usually A Collection Of Lengthened Papilla, Closely Adher Ent And Ensheathed By A Thick Covering Of Hard Dry Cuticle. From Fnction And Exposure To The Air The Surface Presents A Horny Texture And Is Rounded Off Into A Small Button-like Shape. Simple Warts Are ...
Warton
Warton, Joseph, English Poet And Critic: B. Dunsfold, Surrey, 1722 (baptized 22 April) ; D. Wickham, 23 Feb. 1800. He Was The Son Of Thomas Warton The Elder And Brother Of Thomas Warton The Younger (q.v.). He Studied At His Father's Granunar School At Basingstoke; Then At Winchester, And Finally ...
Warton_2
Warton, Thomas, English Writer: B. Basingstoke, 9 Jan. 1727 Or 28; D. Oxford, 21 May 1790. He Was The Younger Son Of Thomas Warton, And Brother Of Joseph Warton (q.v.). He Studied Under His Father Until, At The Age Of 16, He Matriculated, 16 March 1743-44, At Trinity College, Oxford. ...
Warwick
Warwick, Richard Neville, Earl Of, English Soldier And Statesman, Known As The °kingmaker*: B. About 1428; D. Barnet, Hert Fordshire, 14 April 1471. In The Battle Of Saint Albans (1455), The Opening Action Of The Wars Of The Roses, He Fought On The Yorkist, The Winning Side, And. Three Years ...
Washburn
Washburn, Charles Ames, .son Of Is Rael Washburn (q.v.), Atnerican Editor And Diplomat: B. Livermore, Me., 16 March 1822; D. New York, 26 Jan. 18:39. He Was Graduated At Bowdoin In 1848, Went To California In 1850, Entered Journalism In San Francisco And Be Came Editor And Proprietor Of The ...
Washburn College
Washburn College, Located At To Peka, Kan. It Was Founded In 1865 By The General Association Of The Congregationalists Of Kansas, But Is Non-sectarian In Policy And Government. It Was First Called Lincoln College And The Name Changed In Honor Of Ichabod Washburn Of Worcester, Mass., Who Gave The College ...
Washington
Washington, Wash'ing-ton, Booker Takaferro, American Negro Educator: B. Near Hale's Ford, Fraiddin County, Va., About 1858; D. 14 Nov. 1915. After The Civil War He Went To Malden, W. Va., Where He -worked First In A Salt-furnace And Afterward In A Coal-mine, Obtained Some Ruffiments Of Education In A Night-school ...
Washington
Washington, George, American Sol Dier-statesman, And First President Of The United States: B. In The Family Homestead At Bridges Creek, In Westmoreland County-, Va., 22 Feb. 1732; D. Mount Vernon, 14 Dec. 1799. He Was The Fifth Child Of Augustine Washing Ton, Who Belonged To The Third Generation Of Washingtons ...
Washington D C
Washington (d. C.), Campaign Against And Burning Of, In The War Of 1812. In The Early Summer Of 1814 The British Determined To Make A Diversion Somewhere On The Southern Coast. In Favor Of The Army On The Canadian Frontier. Having Decided In Favor Of Chesa Peake Bay, Admiral Sir ...
Washington D C
Washington (d. C), Early's Attempt On. On 13 June 1864 General Early Marched From Gaines' Mills, Under Orders From General Lee, To Attack And Drive General Hunter From The Shenandoah Valley And Then Cross Into Maryland Near Leesburg, Or At Or Above Har Per's Ferry, And Threaten Washington, Thus Hoping ...
Washington And Jefferson College
Washington And Jefferson College, Located At Washington, Pa. Three Classical Schools Were Conducted By Three Min Isters Near Washington, The Earliest Opened In 1780, And Out Of These Schools Grew The Acade Mies And Colleges From Which Came The Present Institution. In 1787 An Academy Was Founded At Washington Under ...
Washington And Lek Univer
Washington And Lek Univer Sity, Sn Institution Of Higher Learning, Located At Lexingion, Va., Midway Between The Blue Ridge And The Alleghany Mountains, Which Are Here About 15 Miles Apart. Founded In 1749 As Augusta Academy, About 15 Miles North Of Its Present Site, Its Name Was Enthusiastically Changed To ...
Washington_2
Washington, Martha, Wife Of George Washington, First President Of The United States: B. New Kent County, Va., May 1732; D. Mount Vernon, Va., 22 May 1802. She Was The Daughter Of Col. John Dandridge, And Was Educated By Tutors At Home. The Daughter Of One Of The First Families Of ...
Washington_3
Washington, University Of, The State University Located At Seattle, Wash. The First Steps Toward The Establishing Of The Uni Versity Were Taken By The First Territorial Legis Lature In 1854, Which Petitioned Congress For A Grant Of Land; An Appropriation Of Two Town Ships Was Shortly Aftenvard Made By Congress. ...
Wounds War Zones
Wounds ; War Zones. And Consult Bord Well, Percy, 'law Of War Between Bel Ligerents) (chicago 1908) ; Holland, T. E., 'laws Of War On Land) (oiderd 1908); Higgins, A. P., (war And The Private Citizen: Studies In International Law) (london 1912) ; Beaty And Morgan,