ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Date: 21 January 1883
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--The leave of absence on Surgeon's certificate of disability granted Capt. William G. Spencer, Assistant Surgeon, has been extended three months on Surgeon's certificate of disability.
Bertram Ramsay Birthday, Date of Birth
Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB, KBE, MVO (20 January 1883 – 2 January 1945) was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded the destroyer HMS Broke during the First World War. In the Second World War, he was responsible for the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 and planning and commanding the naval forces in the invasion of France in 1944.
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- Saturday, January 20, 1883
- Place of Birth
- Hampton Court Palace
- Age
- 143
- Star Sign
- ♑
The January 20, 1883 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 19 day of the year. President of the United States was Chester Arthur.
If you were born on this day, you are 143 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 131 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, January 20, 2027, in 233 days. You have lived for 52,361 days, or about 1,256,665 hours, or about 75,399,926 minutes, or about 4,523,995,560 seconds.
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20th of January 1883 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 20, 1883
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Date: 20 January 1883
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.--Second Lieut. Charles B. Vogdes, First Infantry, now on leave of absence at Brooklyn, has been ordered to report to the Superintendent of the General Recruiting Service, New-York, to conduct a detachment of recruits to the Department of Arizona. On the completion of this duty he will join his company.
CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS; NEW-YORK. BROOKLYN. NEW-JERSEY.
Date: 21 January 1883
The Parnell Land League will hold a meeting on Tuesday evening at No. 61 Union-place. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year.
CHICAGO MARKETS STRONG.; EFFECT OF THE NEWS OF THE STORM--EXCITEMENT IN GRAIN--PROVISIONS STEADY.
Date: 20 January 1883
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.--The leading produce markets were active to-day and averaged stronger. The cereals were higher, but fell back, and provisions were relatively steady, with not very much doing. The tone in grain seemed to depend largely on the belief that a very severe storm was coming, the visitation in Iowa being said to be the ...
NEWS FROM THE GERMAN CAPITAL; THE BOURSE TAX QUESTION--THE PUBLISHED ATTACK ON EX-EMPRESS EUGENIE.
Date: 21 January 1883
BERLIN, Jan. 20.--In the Reichstag today, the motion in favor of taxing transactions on the Bourse was referred to a committee of 21 members.
CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS; NEW-YORK. BROOKLYN. LONG ISLAND. STATEN ISLAND. WESTCHESTER COUNTY. NEW-JERSEY.
Date: 20 January 1883
Mendelssohn's "Lauda Sion" will be repeated in St. Andrew's Church tomorrow evening. E. J. Kaltenbach will read a paper on "Jewels and Jewelry" before the Cooper Union Alumni in Room No. 24, Cooper Institute, this evening.
NEWS OF THE GRAND ARMY; A LARGE PARADE EXPECTED IN TROY ON WEDNESDAY. THE INTEREST ATTACHING TO THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDERSHIP--INSTALLATION OF THE OFFICERS OF LAFAYETTE POST.
Date: 21 January 1883
The State Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will convene at Troy during the coming week and will be the largest since the organization was effected and the business promises to be of corresponding importance. There have been 85 posts added to the roster during the last year.
THE SENATORIAL CONTESTS; EFFORTS TO MAKE A COMBINATION AGAINST WINDOM.THE SENATOR'S VOTE DROPS TO 48--HIS FRIENDS ENCOURAGED BY THE NEWS THAT HE IS ON THE WAY HOME.
Date: 21 January 1883
ST. PAUL, Jan. 20.--In the joint Legislative convention to-day the roll was called for the tenth joint ballot with the result that Windom fell to 48. The changes were: Billson from Kindred to Davis, Gotzian and Merriam to Cole, Mortenson from Wilson to Cole, Sampson from Dunnel to Hubbard.
BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS.; DESPERATE ENCOUNTER NEAR TEHUANTEPEC--HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
Date: 21 January 1883
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.--A special dispatch from Matamoros, Mexico, says: "News has been received here of a desperate battle near Tehuantepec between the Seventh Battalion and the Tehuantepec Indians. The Indians lost 80 men killed and many wounded. The troops lost 50 men killed including their Lieutenant-Colonel. The Indians were routed."
THE EYES OF AMERICA UPON THEM.
Date: 21 January 1883
THE NEW-YORK TIMES, after a careful calculation and forecast of the United States Senate after March 3, concludes that the two Virginia Readjusters will have the controlling vote between the two parties, Democratic and Republican.