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...creditors of his defunct tabloid newspapers. One million, two hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars of his heritage was also released for him to repay persons who lost money in backing his papers. This means that he was completely reconciled with his father. Brig. Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who had not approved of the newspaper ventures. After the family reunion, in Manhattan. Vanderbilt Jr. left for his ranch near Reno, Nev., to spend the holidays with his second wife, the former Mrs. Mary Weir Logan...
...night the Maryland echoed with the scufflings of "shellbacks" capturing and securing "pollywogs" for the next day's rites. Officers as well as gobs were chained in the brig until, at 9 a. m.) the parade began...
...Died. Brig. Gen. John Rea McQuigg, 62, Cleveland banker-lawyer, onetime Commander of the American Legion (1925); after a year's illness; in Cleveland...
...debates - but for action. Put someone wise. Mr. Baker, Nat. Relief Director, went there to supervise. The people here give money and nine chances out of ten it is used to pay wages - directly or indirectly to clerks that have no more heart than Nero. Put him wise. Brig. Gen. H. A. Drum goes there with his staff. They likewise should be put wise. The good goes there, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of it is given or taken by someone and speculated or profiteered with, like in 1899 RAMIRO RIVERA U. S. Army Fort Harrison...
...total of 1,200 tons of food were diverted to Porto Rico. Also to Porto Rico went the naval supply ship Bridge, loaded in New York with 3,490 tons of miscellaneous supplies. On board the San Lorenzo, sailing with ten days provisions for 100,000 people was Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum and his staff, who were to have complete supervision of relief...