Collier's New Encyclopedia

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CHARLES THOMAS, soldier and administrator; born in Pennsylvania in 1862, graduated from the U. S. Military College in 1886, and joined the Army War College in 1907. He was aid-de-camp to Brigadier-General E. B.

Williston, U. S. Volunteers, in 1898, and was at Havana, Cuba, 1898-1899. During 1901-1903 he commanded the 28th Battery, Field Artillery (Mountain), and was on duty with the General Staff from 1903 to 1907. In 1907 he became provostmarshal and assistant to chief of staff, Army of Cuban Pacification. He was made lieutenant-colonel in 1911, and three years later was assigned to the Third Field Artillery. He was colonel MENOMINEE (-nom'-), a city and county-seat of Menominee co., Mich.; on Green Bay, at the mouth of the Menominee river, and on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, the Chicago and Northwestern and the Wisconsin and Michigan railroads; 52 miles N. E. of Green Bay. It is among the largest lumber shipping ports in the world. It contains Menominee County Agricultural College, a high school, public library, hospital, National banks, electric lights, and several daily and weekly newspapers. It has a great variety of manufacturing industries, including shoes, paper, steel works, etc. Pop. (1910) 10,507; (1920) 8,907.

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