The Cordova daily times., 1917-07-31
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iH|o AANLl-i@A-'os Juiy oi' NCHSi d+ Harrison Gray Otis died at his home in this city yesterday. Himself vet eran of two wars, he came of long line of military. and statesmanship an cestry. His grandfather was sol dior of note in the Revolutionary wal and the Otis stock produced James Otis, Revolutionary patriot and orator. and the first Harrison Gray Otis once noted as a senator from Massa. chusetts. General Otis was 60 years of age, his birth having occurred on a Washington county, Ohio, farm Feb ruary 10, 1887.
 Over five years of General Otis life was spent as volunteer soldier of the United States. In 1861, at the age of. 24, he enlisted in the 12th Ohio volun- teers; was promoted through all the grades to a captain in 1864. In that year a consolidation of re giments placed him in the 23rd Ohio veteran volunteers, his colonel and captain being, respectively, Rutherf ord E. Hayes and William Mckinley. Alto gether Otis saw forty-nine mt nths of actual service in the Civil war. was twice wounded and received seven promotions, including two breyets, re tiring with the title of major and lieu tenant colonel, by brevet.
 tl,a s,,sta,rss-s-a-. ---r,.srrrurs- American war in 1898, Major Otis. at the age of 61, volunteered his aeryices to President Mckinley, and 8 mad 2 brigadier general of volunte rs. Ho was assigned to duty. first at Cam1 Merritt, Cal, and then to the Philip pines, where rt different tines h. commanded various divisions of tho Sth army corps in the campaign fo@ paeification of the native revolt. He led brigade in person in the assaul on Caloocan and participated in the capture of the Filipino capitll. Ho resigned his command in Alp. il. 1889 returning to the United States. Upon his discharge, he was breyettod majo general for "meritorious conduct in action"
 Following the Civil war, Otis return cd to the trade of printer, for which he had abandoned school at an early age, acquiring, finally, in 1882, fourth interest in the Los Angeles Times. Previously he had served for four years as foreman of the govern ment printing office at Washington.
 Quite early in his career as editor and publisher of the Times. for he speedily secured control, Otis came into conflict with organized labor and thereafter until the day of his death he waged an unrelenting warfare for what he termed industrial freedom. On October 10, 1910, his building ana printing plant was dynamited and 20 of his workmen killed. The arrests and trials which followed were mat ters of nationwide interest.
 General Otis acquired a large for. tune, his interests aside from. publish ing being extensive. In politics his paper ever reflected the attitude of it's editor-aggressiye. uncompromis- ing Republican, Otis connection with that party dating back to 1860. when he was sent from Kentucky as a dele SatS to tuc cpHNtHliOH at CnlCaSO which nominated Lincoln for the pre- sidency.
 Aside from those mentioned, Gen. eral Otis held numerous governmental positions at different periods of his life. He was prominent in the Grand Army of the Republic and numerous other patriotic orders and a member of the American Academy of Science.
 The bride of General Otis young manhood, Miss Eliza Wetherby, was his constant associate in journalism and literature until her death in 1904 Of the five children born to them, two daughters survive.