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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bessemer steel. (search)
bon has been removed. The process was invented by Sir Henry Bessemer (born in (Charlton, England, Jan. 13, 1813; died in London. March 14, 1898), and consists of forcing a current of air through the molten mass of iron. During the calendar year 1899, the production of this form of steel in the United States amounted to 7,586,354 gross tons in ingots, an increase in a year of more than 14 per cent., and more than double the productions of 1894 and 1896). In 1899 the/un> maximum production of B1899 the/un> maximum production of Bessemer steel rails \was reached, when the output was 2,240,767 gross tons. In the production of ingots Pennsylvania ranked first, with 3,968,779 tons; Ohio second, with 1,679,237; and Illinois third, with 1,211,246 ; and in the production of Bessemer steel rails Pennsylvania ranked first, with 1,224,807 tons. the remainder being divided between the other States. A further evidence of the remarkable growth of the allied iron and steel industry is found in the commercial returns of the United
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bible Society, American. (search)
in the United States was formed in Philadelphia in 1802. When, in 1816, the American Bible Society was organized, there were between fifty and sixty societies in the Union. Delegates from these met in New York in May, 1816, and founded the American Bible Society. Elias BO<*>INOT (q. v.) was chosen president, and thirty-six managers were appointed, all of whom were laymen of seven different denominations. The avowed object of the society was to encourage a wider circulation of the Holy Seriptures without note or comment. In the first year of its existence it issued 6,410 copies of the Seriptures. In 1898-99 the issues aggregated 1,380,892 copies, and, in the eighty-three years of its existence then closed, 65,962,505 copies. In 1836 the Baptists seceded from the American Bible Society, and founded the American and foreign Bible Society, conducted entirely by that denomination. A secession from this Baptist Bible Society occurred in 1850, when the American Bible Union was formed.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bicknell, Thomas William, 1834- (search)
Bicknell, Thomas William, 1834- Educator: born in Barrington, R. I., Sept. 6, 1834; was graduated at Brown University in 1860; teacher and principal of schools in 1860-69; and Commissioner of Education in Rhode Island in 1869-75. He was the founder, editor, and proprietor of the Near England journal of education; Education, and Primary teacher, and a founder of the National Council of Education. In 1860 he was a member of the Rhode Island legislature, and in 1888-99 of the Massachusetts legislature. He is author of State educational reports; John Myles and religious toleration; Life of W. L. Noyes: brief history of Barrington; Barrington in the Rerolution; The Bicknells, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Black, Frank Swett, 1853- (search)
Black, Frank Swett, 1853- Lawyer born in Limington, Me., March 8, 1853; was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1875; Republican member of Congress in 1895-97, and governor of New York in 1897-99.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blair, John Insley, -1899 (search)
Blair, John Insley, -1899 Philanthropist; born near Belvidere, N. J., Aug. 22, 1802; became a merchant and banker early in life, and in his latter years was the individual owner of a greater amount of railroad property than any other man in the world. He loaned more than $1,000,000 to the federal government in the early part of the Civil War; built and endowed the Presbyterian Academy at Blairstown, N. J., at a cost of more than %6,000,000; rebuilt Grinnell College, in Iowa; and erected Blair Hall for Princeton University. He was equally liberal to Lafayette College. He is said to have built more than 100 churches in various parts of the West, and founded many villages and towns along the lines of his many railroads. He died in Blairstown, N. J., Dec. 2, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bland, Richard Parks, -1899 (search)
Bland, Richard Parks, -1899 Lawyer; born near Hartford, Ky., Aug. 19, 1835; received an academic education, and later settled in Nevada, beginning the practice of law in Virginia City. Removing to Missouri, he practised law in Rolla in 1865-69, and then at Lebanon. He was a member of Congress in 1873-95, and from 1897 till his death; and was the recognized leader in the House of the free-silver movement. At the National Democratic Convention in 1896 he received many votes for the Presidential nomination, which was ultimately given to William J. Bryan (q. v.). Mr. Bland was the author of the free-silver coinage bill, which afterwards became known as the Bland-Allison act. He died in Lebanon, Mo., June 15, 1899. See Bland silver bill.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blind, education of the, (search)
pin, Williams, Wait, Little, Lord, Huntoon, Morrison, and Anagnos. The United States government has extended large aid to promote the education of the blind. In March, 1876, Congress passed an act appropriating $250,000 for a perpetual fund, the interest of which was to be used to purchase suitable books and apparatus for distribution among the various schools for the blind. The following is an official summary of the statistics of schools for the blind at the close of the school year 1898-99: The total number of schools reported was 36. The total number of instructors was 393--male, 137; female, 256; in music, 127; and in the industrial departments, 122. The total number of pupils reported was 3,665--male, 1,898; female, 1,767; in kindergarten departments, 417; in vocal music, 1,738; in instrumental music, 1,797. In the industrial department the total number of pupils was 1,924. The total number of volumes in the libraries was 93,262. The value of scientific apparatus was $10
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Boer, (search)
sion of it in 1843, when they removed farther north, and organized the South African, or, as it has been generally called, the Transvaal, Republic. In 1877 the South African Republic was annexed by the British government; in 1880 the Boers there rose in revolt: in 1881 a peace was signed giving the Boers limited self-government: and in 1884 another convention recognized the independence of the republic, subject to a British suzerainty restricted to the control of foreign affairs. The war of 1899-1901 between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one hand. and Great Britain on the other, resulted from the refusal of the Boers to accede to a number of British claims which the Boers held to be without justification. In this war the Boer military leaders, Joubert, Cronje, Botha, and De Wet displayed a skill in manoeuvring that won the admiration even of their opponents. The death of Joubert and the surrender of Cronje were the severest shocks to the Boer cause up
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Boston, (search)
Boston, City, capital of the State of Massachusetts, commercial metropolis of New England, and fifth city in the United States in population under the census of 1900; area, about 40 square miles; municipal income in 1899-1900, $30,969,813; net expenditure, $29,777,897; value of imports of merchandise in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, $72,195,939; value of similar exports, $112,195,555; total assessed valuation of taxable property in 1900, $1,129,130.762; tax rate, $14.70 per $1,000; population, 1890, 448,477; 1900, 560,892. On a peninsula on the south side of the mouth of the Charles River (which the natives called Shawmut, but which the English named Tri-mountain, because of its three hills) lived William Blackstone (q. v.), who went there from Plymouth about 1623. He went over to Charlestown to pay his respects to Governor Winthrop, and informed him that upon Shawmut was a spring of excellent water. He invited Winthrop to come over. The governor, with others, crossed
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brinton, Daniel garrison, 1837-1899 (search)
Brinton, Daniel garrison, 1837-1899 Surgeon and archaeologist : born in Thornbury, Pa., May 13, 1837: was graduated at Jefferson Medical College in 1861, and successively became assistant surgeon, surgeon, and medical director in the 11th Army Corps in 1862-65. He was editor of the Medical and surgical reporter in 1867-87; became Professor of Ethnology in the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia, and Professor of American Linguistics and Archaeology in the University of Pennsylvania. His writings include Notes on the Floridian Peninsula; American hero myths; Aboriginal American Anthology; Primer of Mayan Hicroglyphics; Religion of primitive peoples, etc. He died in Atlantic City, N. J., July 31, 1899.
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