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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 16 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Electricity in the nineteenth century. (search)
kaolin between them. Owing to unforeseen difficulties it was gradually abandoned, after having served a great purpose in directing the attention of the world to the possibilities of the electric arc in lighting. Inventors in America were not idle. By the close of 1878, Brush, of Cleveland, had brought out his series system of arc lights, including special dynamos, lamps, etc., and by the middle of 1879 had in operation machines each capable of maintaining sixteen arc lamps on one wire. Weston, of Newark, had also in operation circuits of arc lamps, and the Thomson-Houston system had just started in commercial work with eight arc lamps in series from a single dynamo. Maxim and Fuller, in New York, were working arc lamps from their machines. Almost simultaneously with the beginning of the commercial work of arc lighting, Edison, in a successful effort to provide a small electric lamp for general distribution in place of gas, brought to public notice his carbon filament incandes
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Hampshire. (search)
am Haileassumes office1857 Ichabod Goodwinassumes office1859 Nathaniel S. Berryassumes office1861 Joseph A. Gilmoreassumes office1863 Frederick Smythassumes office1865 Walter Harrimanassumes office1867 Onslow Stearnsassumes office1869 James A. Westonassumes office1871 Ezekiel A. Strawassumes office1872 James A. Westonassumes office1874 Person C. Cheneyassumes office1875 Benjamin F. Prescott.assumes office1877 Nathaniel Headassumes office1879 Charles H. Bellassumes office1881 SamueJames A. Westonassumes office1874 Person C. Cheneyassumes office1875 Benjamin F. Prescott.assumes office1877 Nathaniel Headassumes office1879 Charles H. Bellassumes office1881 Samuel W. Haleassumes office1883 Moody Currierassumes office1885 Charles H. Sawyerassumes office1887 David H. Goodellassumes office1889 Hiram A. Tuttleassumes office1891 John B. Smithassumes office1893 Charles A. Busielassumes office1895 George A. Ramsdellassumes office1897 Frank W. Rollinsassumes office1899 Chester B. Jordanassumes office1901 United States Senators. Name No. of Congress. Term John Langdon1st 1789 Paine Wingate1st to 3d 1789 to 1793 Samuel Livermore3d to 6th 1793 to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pea Ridge, battle of. (search)
of Nationals and Confederates. A very severe conflict ensued, and continued a greater part of the day, with varying fortunes to each party, the lines of strife swaying like a pendulum. At 11 A. M. the pickets on Curtis's extreme right under Major Weston were violently assailed, and Colonel Osterhaus, with a detachment of Iowa cavalry and Davidson's Peoria Battery, supported by Missouri cavalry and Indiana infantry, attacked a portion of Van Dorn's troops before he was fairly ready for battle. Colonel Carr went to the assistance of Weston, and a severe engagement ensued. Thus the battle near Pea Ridge was opened. Osterhaus met with a warm reception, for the woods were swarming with Confederates. His cavalry were driven back, when General Davis came to his rescue with General Sigel, who attacked the Confederate flank. Soon afterwards Davis fought severely with McCulloch, McIntosh, and Pike. Then the battle raged most fiercely. The issue of the strife seemed doubtful, when t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
....1621 Town surrounded by a palisade and a stockade built......February, 1622 Much suffering from lack of food......spring of 1622 Canonicus, sachem of the Narragansets, sends by way of defiance a bundle of arrows tied in a rattlesnake's skin to Plymouth; Governor Bradford sends back the skin stuffed with powder and balls; this intimidates the tribe......1622 Colonists plant sixty acres of corn......1622 Two ships, Charity and Swan, with about sixty passengers, sent over by a Mr. Weston, a dissatisfied member of the Plymouth Company, to attempt a settlement, arrives......July, 1622 They attempt a settlement at a place called Wessagusset (now Weymouth), on Massachusetts Bay, during the year ......1622 This colony, unable to support itself, breaks up, after nearly involving the Plymouth colony in a war with the Indians......1623 Great distress at Plymouth for want of food......spring of 1623 Two ships, Anne and Little James, of forty-four tons, the latter built
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Hampshire, (search)
rty holds its first State convention......Jan. 28, 1870 Act passed creating a State board of agriculture......1870 James A. Weston, Democrat, receives 34,700 votes for governor, and James Pike, Republican, 33,892. The legislature elects Weston by 326 to 159......June, 1871 Orphans' home and school of industry on the ancestral Webster farm, near Franklin, opened......1871 Compulsory attendance school law goes into effect......1871 Weston re-elected by the legislature, no choiceWeston re-elected by the legislature, no choice by the people; legislature meets......June 3, 1874 There being no choice for governor at the election, March 9, 1875, Person C. Cheney is chosen by the legislature......June 9, 1875 Thirteen amendments to the constitution, proposed by a convention at Concord, Dec. 6 to 16, 1876, are adopted except two, one of which was to strike out the word Protestant in the Bill of Rights......1877 Prohibitionists in State convention at Nashua adopt a constitution for the State temperance union......