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Mansfield, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Mansfield. 1 Town (1990 pop. 20,634), Tolland co., NE Conn.; settled c.1692, inc. 1702. It is an agricultural and manufacturing town. The Univ. of Connecticut is in Storrs, which is…

arson

(Encyclopedia) arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights.…

dole

(Encyclopedia) dole, distribution to the poor, usually of food or money. In medieval times doles were usually from bequests of money or land, and the income was given to charity or distributed to the…

Koroma, Ernest Bai

(Encyclopedia) Koroma, Ernest BaiKoroma, Ernest Baibī kərōmäˈ [key], 1953–, Sierra Leonean political, grad. Fourah Bay College, Univ. of Sierra Leone (1976). An insurance company executive (1978–2001…

Montpelier, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MontpelierMontpeliermŏntpēlˈyər [key], city (1990 pop. 8,247), state capital (since 1805) and seat of Washington co., central Vt., at the junction of the Winooski and North Branch…

Gilbert, Cass

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Cass, 1859–1934, American architect, b. Zanesville, Ohio, studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in Europe. In 1880 he entered the employ of McKim, Mead, and…

Ingraham, Hubert Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Ingraham, Hubert AlexanderIngraham, Hubert Alexanderĭngˈgrəm [key], 1947–, Bahamian political leader, prime minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002, 2007–12), b. Cooper's Town, Abaco. A…

Mans, Le

(Encyclopedia) Mans, LeMans, Lelə mäN [key], city (1990 pop. 148,465), capital of Sarthe dept., NW France, on the Sarthe River. The historical capital of Maine, it is also an important manufacturing…

Lubbock, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Lubbock, Sir JohnLubbock, Sir Johnlŭbˈək [key], 1834–1913, English banker, statesman, and naturalist. As a member of Parliament from 1870, he introduced many reform bills, especially…

Depew, Chauncey Mitchell

(Encyclopedia) Depew, Chauncey MitchellDepew, Chauncey Mitchelldĭpy&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1834–1928, American orator, politician, and railroad president, b. Peekskill, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1856…