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Shimonoseki, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Shimonoseki, Treaty of, Apr. 17, 1895, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. It was negotiated and signed by Ito Hirobumi for Japan and Li Hung-chang for China. Harsh terms were imposed…Seyss-Inquart, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Seyss-Inquart, ArthurSeyss-Inquart, Arthurärˈt&oobreve;r zīsˈ-ĭngˈkvärt [key], 1892–1946, Austrian National Socialist leader. In Feb., 1938, Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria was…Burnett, Chester Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Burnett, Chester Arthur: see Howlin' Wolf.Cato Street Conspiracy
(Encyclopedia) Cato Street Conspiracy: see Thistlewood, Arthur.Q, English author
(Encyclopedia) Q: see Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas.Gardner, Ernest Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Gardner, Ernest Arthur: see under Gardner, Percy.Port Arthur, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Port Arthur: see Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada.Monroe, Marilyn
(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Marilyn, 1926–62, American movie actress, b. Los Angeles as Norma Jean Baker or Norma Jeane Mortenson. Raised in orphanages after 1935 and first married at 14, Monroe, who…Sulzberger, Arthur Hays
(Encyclopedia) Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891–1968, American newspaper publisher, b. New York City. He joined the New York Times in 1918 and assisted his father-in-law, the publisher Adolph S. Ochs,…Carteret
(Encyclopedia) Carteret, borough (2020 pop. 25,326), Middlesex co., NE N.J., on Arthur Kill, opposite Staten Island; inc. 1906. It has oil and copper…