Former Steamer Manchuria to be Re-conditioned The San Francisco papers of October 20. have the following B, Stanley Dollar, Vice-President and General Manager of the, Dollar SiS, Line, announced yesterday that the' name of the new President Tins, the former Manchuria recent-acquired by the Dollar Line, will renown aa the President Johnson and will take place as. the 18th Paavengor vessel of the company.
The President Johnson is now in New York, preparatory to recomditioning to become ready to join the fleck. Announcement of the pit of the bids and her date of going nto service has not been made.
"Andrew Johnson, after whom the ship it named, was Vice-President in Lincoln's second administration land succeded the martyred preident, who was slain by John Wilkes "Booth a month after inauguration as 17th President of the United States, taking office at period filled with the grave problems of reconstruction, following the Civil War, Johnson, whose life span was from 1808. to 1875, was born in Releigh, North Carolina. He started his fife work os a tailor's apprentice, "After marriage his wife Undertook his education, and Targely through her efforts "he tained political prominence. Throughout his entire public career hho was regarded as the spokesman champion of the poorer and Jabouring. classes, The plans for the formal bestows of the name of President Johnson fon the new addition to the Dollar Line fleet have not been fornmalated.
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