Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-27

of independence from Spanish rule de-
tlared by the Argentine congress of
of the Gerrnanic federation, held at
Frankfort November 16; the admittance
of Indiana to statehood and the initial
opening of savings banks in the United
The progress of education was accel-
Grated by the establishment in 1915 OF
and the foundation of the Pennsylvania
State Public Library at Harrisburg.
During this year the French ACADEMY
was reorganized, to compose OF forty
life members. who should be the high.
est authority on questions of language,
grammar rhetoric and poetry.
TWO important births occurred during
1915 that may not be included under
any of the headings of literature, art,
religion or science. These are the
births of August Belmont famous
American 1nancier, and George Henry
Thomas, major general in the United
States Army during the civil war.
sions. each in his line of endeayor. on
the life of this nation. August Bel
mont was born at Alzei. Rhenish Prus-
STA, on the sth of December; He en-
tered the banking house of the Roth
schilds at Frankfort at the age OF four
teen, and subsequently, acted as their
| agent at Naples. In 1887 he settled in
| the United States as American repre-,
sentative and became a naturalized
| American citizen. He married the
daughter of Commodore Matthew Perry.
|
In the later years of his life August
Belmont found time to serve his coun-
try in numerous capacities. He was
charge d'affaires of the United States
| legation at The Hague in 1885 and
American minister at this post until
1858. During the civil war he was an
energetic supporter of the north and
exerted a strong influence in the favor
4 a. ion har a
I 1880. H'i"'
i His two sons, Perry and August Bel
mont, have also been prominent IN the
national affairs Perry Belmont VINO
makes his home in Washington in the
winter, has been member of Congress
and United States minister to spain.
August Belmont succeeded his father
as head Of the banking house IN new
York and was prominent in financing
the New York subway.
George Henry Thomas, famous civil
, | war general, was born in Virginia
: July 81, 1915. After his graduation
, from the Military Acadamy he served
: ! in Florida against the Seminoles. A.
, the outbreak of the civil war he gave
, his adherence to the Union, notwltn-
: standing his sympathies and associa.
. lions with the south. In the battle OF
/ Murfreesboro he commanded the center,
1 and at Chickamauga he commanded the
left wing. where the great struggle
+ Chattanooga, out of which the enemy
\ had been Unanswered
! The record of Thomas wonderful re-
sistance for upward of hve hours
/ against the concentrated efforts OF the
enemy after the Federal right was
y routed forms one of the most remark
, able events in the history of the war.
: After this he was given command sue
h | cessively of the Army Of the Cumber-
. land and in Tennessee. As reward
= for the heroic action which he dis
played in the battle of Nashville he
y was promoted to the rank of major
r general in the army and rendered a
n vote of thanks by Congress.
i: During the remaining months of the
r war he contributed materially to the
= overthrow of the Confederacy by or.
- ranizing raiding expeditions, one Of
:. which resulted in the capture of JEFF
d ferson Davis.
10 After the close of the war he com.
K manded military districts in severa
parts of the country, his death occur
IL ring at San Francisco, where he com
IS manded the military division of the
81 Pacific
+ A large bronze statue was erected Il
r his memory in Washington shortly
e after his death, and the circular parl
# which incloses the statue is called by hi
IN name.