Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Nation of this week contains a communication from "Anti-Butler (Harvard, '83)," in which the writer condemns the conferring of degrees by Harvard upon men who have attained political rank, but are perhaps not noted for their intellectual power. He calls this action an "annual farce," and asks, "What sort of civil service reform is the university teaching...
General Grant is reported to have said to a gentleman in New York yesterday that he would never allow his friends to propose to Congress again the passage of a bill placing him on the retired list with the rank of general...
...joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Chief Engineer George W. Melville describes his brave and meritorious conduct in the Artic regions, and authorizes the President to increase his rank and pay to that of chief engineer, with relative rank of commander in the navy, to take rank next after Chief Engineer Andrew J. Kiersted...
...funeral of Commander Morris took place at Trinity Church,. Newport, yesterday noon. The ceremony was attended by the naval display due the rank of the deceased. Prominent officers and civilians were in attendance. The remains were taken to New York...
...House military committee yesterday practically agreed upon the terms of the bill to place General Grant upon the retired list, with the rank of general...