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crusher

(Encyclopedia) crusher, machine used to reduce materials such as ore, coal, stone, and slag to particle sizes that are convenient for their intended uses. Crushers operate by slowly applying a large…

Beth-baal-meon

(Encyclopedia) Beth-baal-meonBeth-baal-meonbĕth-bāˈəl-mēˈən [key], town of Moab, E of the Jordan, now called Main (Jordan), 12 mi (19 km) SW of Hisban. It also appears as Baal-meon and Beth-meon.…

concrete

(Encyclopedia) concrete, structural masonry material made by mixing broken stone or gravel with sand, cement, and water and allowing the mixture to harden into a solid mass. The cement is the…

Berkman & Goldman: The Verdict

The Court's ChargeTestimony for the DefenseThe Verdict The jury retired at 5:20 and at 6 o'clock returned a verdict of guilty. EMMA GOLDMAN: We move to set aside the verdict as being…

Berkman & Goldman: Opening Session

Impressions of the TrialMotion for DismissalOpening Session PROSECUTOR H. A. CONTENT: Where is your attorney, Mr. Weinberger? ALEXANDER BERKMAN: We will conduct our own case. I move an…

Berkman & Goldman: Testimony for the Defense

The VerdictTestimony for the Defense During the examination of numerous witnesses for the defense, excerpts from the following essays by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were read to the jury:…

mullion

(Encyclopedia) mullionmullionmŭlˈyən [key], in architecture, a slender, upright intermediate member that subdivides an opening, as a division between panes of a window or between adjacent windows.…

menhir

(Encyclopedia) menhirmenhirmĕnˈhērˌ [key] [Breton,=long stone], in archaeology, name given to the single standing stones of Western Europe, and by extension to those of other lands. Their size varies…

Niobe

(Encyclopedia) NiobeNiobenīˈōbē [key], in Greek mythology, queen of Thebes, wife of Amphion and daughter of Tantalus. The mother of six sons and six daughters, she boasted of her fruitfulness, saying…

Kolding

(Encyclopedia) KoldingKoldingkôlˈdĭng [key], city (1992 pop. 45,514), Vejle co., S central Denmark, a port on Kolding Fjord, an arm of the Lille Bælt. It is a commercial, industrial, and fishing…