Lejune Assumes Marine Command
Maj Gen John A Lejeune becomes commandant of the U S Marine Corps at headquarters in the Navy Building succeeding Maj Gen George Barnett. Rumors place Feland as chief and Butler as assistant commandant with no formal changes announced yet. He plans to recruit up to 27 400 Marines and over a thousand officers while continuing duties at Quantico during summer.
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John A Lejeune
United States Marine Corps
George Barnett
Marine Corps
Navy
Rom Tejeune
Te Os
F Ogen Felind
San Domingo
Sas
Repsa
Thomas Fl Teutler
Pennara
Nouse Naval Sea Committee
Danels
West
Marine Corps Headquarters
Charnes G Long
Henry Chaines
Lejeane Ws
Quantico
Commundant
Marine Bar
Tans Sen Lejeune
Balleau Wood
William
John A. Lejeune
Lejeune
Kaiser Wilhelm
Marines Honored For Leading Attack On Haitian Rebel Chief
Two Marines received the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading the assault on a Haitian rebel chief. The award was conferred yesterday on Lieut and the unit commander cited for acts of extraordinary valor during the operation.
Marines Medal for Heroism in Haiti Operation
Lieut Hanneken and Corporal Button of the U S Marines receive medals for extraordinary heroism in leading a force that killed Haitian bandit chief Charlemagne Peralte near Grand Rivere Haiti last October. They reportedly disguised as natives and guided a gendarmerie detachment through outposts to reach Peralte's headquarters between Ninth and Tenth streets. The ceremony was conducted at the Navy Department by Maj Gen John A Lejeune, commandant of marines.
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Berman H Hanneken
William R. Button
Marine Corps
Charlemagne Peralte
Grand Rivere
Haiti
Navy Department
John A Lejune
Marines
Hanneken
Corps Button
Prayer Sunday urged by Negro ministers for GOP nominees
Negro ministerial campaign committee met at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church in Washington DC to urge ministers nationwide to lead prayer Sunday for the success of the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates.
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Negro Ministerial Campaign Committee
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
N Street
Novel Benefit Planned by Casualty Hospital Campaign Hosts
Mrs B Carson leads a host of volunteers at Steuart's garage 141 Twelfth street northeast for a novel benefit tonight until 11. New contributors include L Ulman J Harry Taylor George M Oyster Jr H S Weber George W F Boyd William Phelan PF E Trippe Thomas Walsh and Mr Bugheim. Mrs M J Vaughan at 473 M street northwest will collect donations and returns from captains until July 14 at her home.
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B. Carson
Casualty Hospital
Steuart
Twelfth Street
Ulman
J Harry ‘Taylor
George M Oyster
H S Weber
George W F Boyd
William Phelan
PF E Trippe
Thomas Walsh
Mr Bugheim
M J Vaughan
M Street
Admiral Benson warns hands off merchant marine drive
Chairman Benson of the Shipping Board warned foreign interests not to interfere with the American merchant marine as envisioned by the Jones act. He said the United States will build U S ownership of traffic and will seek further authority from Congress if needed. He spoke to Pacific coast chambers and railroads alarmed by foreign threats to divert business from American ports on the Pacific coast under the act’s preferential-rate provision.
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Benson
The
Shipping Board
United States
Admiral Benson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Authority to divert Pacific trade urged by shipping leaders
Admiral Benson warned that foreign efforts to divert export and import traffic from Pacific coast ports to British Columbia or Atlantic ports would be futile. The Shipping Board and Interstate Commerce Commission would act to protect U S interests, diverting traffic and possibly imposing embargoes or minimum rates under the Transportation Act.
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United States
Commission
Pacific Coast
Orient
British Columbia
Atlantic
Benson
Vessels Compete Over Cargo and Arrivals Compared
Vessels from securing returned car goes at certain points this week as ships of other nations arrive with full loads highlighting ongoing maritime logistics and cargo flows at major port facilities.
Trade Route Agreement Submitted to Benson for Approval
The Hamburg America Line and American Ship and Commerce Corp reach a plan to open former German routes to American shipping, pending Shipping Board approval. Chairman Benson, after meetings with W H Harriman, bets the pact safeguards the public and aids American maritime interests while a close review proceeds. The Shipping Board accepted the American bid of 800000 for the former German liner DeKalb, while the Leviathan bid of 3000000 from United States Mail Steamship Co remains under consideration.
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Hamburg-American Line
American Ship and Commerce Corporation
The
Shipping Board
Benson
Ity
W. H. Harriman
DeKalb
and Commerce Corporaton
Leviathan
United States Mail Steam~ship Company
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Lejune
Marine Command
Feland
Butler
U. S. Marines
Ninth and
Tenth Streets
Simon P W. Drew
Joseph J Higgs
J .T Morgan
Ohio
W C. Winston
Pennsylvania
Samuel Drew
Arkansas
J W . Nash
Maryland
Washington Post
Georgetown
Washington, D. C
Tilden Street Hill
13Th Street
S Ana K Streets
N. Ww
Lambert-Hudson Motors CO
U. S
the Young Lens Shop
F Street
Palm Beach
Aerpore
P. W. Browning & Bro
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