Naval Promotions Eighteen New Rear Admirals Named
Washington March 28 The promotion of Commodores Remey Watson and Schley to rear admiral hinges on a report from Rear Admiral Sampson now in Kingston Jamaica. A special examining board chaired by Secretary Long reviewed 14 line officers for 18 rear admiral vacancies. Eleven officers had approved records. Robeson was found medically unfit for sea duty and will retire as rear admiral. Captain B F Day will fill the vacancy and be promoted.
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Robeson
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Cromwell
Philip
Higginson
Pickett
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Kempft
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B. F. Day
Vanderbilt Fair wedding gifts run into millions in value
New York report details the upcoming April 4 wedding of Miss Virginia Fair and William K. Vanderbilt Jr at Mrs. Herman Oelrichs’s home. Presents include a $150,000 intrinsic piece and diamond necklace, with donations from Mrs. Astor, John W. Mackay, and Mrs. Belmont among others.
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Virginia Fair
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Herman Oelrichs
Miss Fair
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W. K. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Astor
John W. Mackay
America
Mackay
Soon an Episcopal Dr Briggs to be ordained priest
Rev Dr Charles Augustus Briggs, formerly of Union Theological Seminary, will be ordained priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York on March 28. Briggs left the Presbyterian church due to teachings deemed distasteful by Presbyterian authorities and faced a historic trial.
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New York
Charles Augustus Briggs
Union Theological Seminary
Severe Snowstorm Sweeps Kansas and Midwest
A severe snowstorm hit the southwest and Midwest Monday night with four to six inches in places. Webb City Missouri saw four store fronts collapse under snow load. Pittsburg Kansas had stopped streetcars, and Independence faced deep drifts. Ice and flood fears rose along the Missouri River amid warming snowmelt in the Dakotas and nearby states.
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