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In the News (Mon 4 Jun 12)

  
 Will the real Reno please stand up?
Reno, Pa., clearly was named for Jesse Reno, who lived in nearby Franklin in Venango County with his family during the 1830s.
Because people generally remember Marcus Reno for the Little Big Horn campaign, and few people know today there was an Army general by the name of Jesse Reno who died in the Civil War.
But, there was another Reno — Union Gen. Jesse Lee Reno, who was shot off his horse and killed Sept. 14, 1862, at the battle of Fox’s Gap, South Mountain, Md., during the Civil War.
www.rgj.com /news/stories/html/2004/09/11/80154.php   (759 words)

  
 Latest Boxing News
The card will also feature a match with TONY THOMPSON and Reno super welterweight JESSE BRINKLEY.
Heavyweight CLIFFORD ETIENNE steps back in the ring in Reno, NV., on June 19th during CEDRIC KUSHNER'S, "Heavyweight Heroes" at the City Center Pavilion in Reno.
ON THE SAME SHOW FRANCISCO BOJADO FACES "JESSE" JAMES LEIJA IN A JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CONTEST.
www.fisticscene.com /id2.html   (5600 words)

  
 RootsWeb Message Boards - Message [ Reno ]
Jesse Lee Reno, for whom all the cities, towns, counties, forts, etc., were named.
It's "In Custer's Shadow: Major Marcus Reno" by, Ronald H. Nichols, The Old Army Press, 1999.
It's the only bio of Jesse, our family's most illustrious soldier, although he is mentioned somewhat in the "Class of 1846" book, the history of his West Point Class.
boards.ancestry.com /mbexec/msg/rw/DEDBAIB/275.1.1   (276 words)

  
 El Reno - Frontier Country Cities
Established in 1889 and was named for General Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in the Civil War battle of South Mountain in 1862.
El Reno is located at the intersection of two historic highways, nostalgic Route 66 and the Chisholm Trail (Highway 81), in the heart of the Canadian River Valley.
The "El" was prefixed to differentiate the town from the post offices at Reno City and Fort Reno.
www.oktourism.com /cities/el_reno.asp   (144 words)

  
 El Reno --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Settled in 1889 when the Rock Island Railroad arrived, the town was named for old Fort Reno (established as a fort in 1875), itself named for Union General Jesse L. Reno, who died at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War.
In the ancient texts from Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) in Syria, El was described as the titular head of the pantheon, husband of Asherah, and father of all the other gods (except for Baal).
Adjacent to Reno is the city of Sparks.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9032212?tocId=9032212   (834 words)

  
 Brinkley is Contender’s class clown
Brinkley hasn’t courted fame, but it has been lavished on him anyway in his hometown of Yerington, a town which had a population of 2,883 in 2000 and is 80 miles southest of Reno.
Jesse Brinkley delivers a blow to the head of Juan Carlos Barreto during a 2000 bout at the Peppermill.
Brinkley is a family man who has to spend a lot of time away from Ritter and their son, Steyr, who turns four in August, and daughter, Denaya, 21/2.
www.rgj.com /news/stories/html/2005/05/08/98982.php?sps=rgj.com&sch=Sports&sp1=rgj&sp2=Sports&sp3=Sports&sp5=RGJ.com&sp6=news&sp7=sports   (1618 words)

  
 Nevada State Library and Archives - Archives & Records - General Information
Some have confused Major Marcus Reno with General Jesse Lee Reno as the namesake for northern Nevada's largest community.
Reno was named for the Civil War general who died in battle at South Mountain, Maryland, and not the major associated with the disastrous Battle of Little Big Horn in what is now Montana.
Witness all the confusion over the good work of Carson City horticulturalist George Washington Gale Ferris, Sr.; structural engineer and son George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., inventor of the Ferris Wheel; and Reno architect George Ashmead Ferris.
dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/nsla/archives/myth/Myth82.htm   (593 words)

  
 News Archive Details
The injury occurred when he hung his toe in the gate in Reno, Nev. He is competing.
Reno marked Petry's first trip to a final go-round at any rodeo.
TEXAS CIRCUIT: Mesquite Championship Rodeo, July 5-6, Mesquite; Belton's 4th of July Rodeo, July 3-5, Belton; West of the Pecos Rodeo, July 3-6, Pecos
www.renorodeo.com /html/news_archive_details.asp?NewsID=140   (916 words)

  
 USS Reno.com - Reno Battles
Their attacks would open the final phase of the battle, involving the six battleships of Vice-Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf’s Bombardment Force and the cruisers previously screening transport and battle forces.
Oldendorf’s 3rd Fleet battleships, the amphibious groups under Rear-Admiral Daniel E. Barbey and Vice-Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson went ashore at Tacloban and Dulag respectively, creating a beachhead without major trouble and establishing themselves at Tacloban airfield on October 21st.
Oldendorf, realizing his target was smothered, ordered a general cease fire at 0409.
www.ussreno.com /Reno%20battles.htm   (916 words)

  
 reviewjournal.com -- Living: Sugar Shay's a `Contender'
Among the other fighters are Jesse Brinkley, 28, of Yerington (23-1, 16 knockouts), and Joey Gilbert, 28, of Reno (8-0, seven knockouts).
During taping -- the final match at Caesars Palace will air live on May 24 -- all of the boxers lived in the same house and trained together.
He wasn't the only Nevadan to make the cut.
www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2005/Mar-07-Mon-2005/living/25984152.html   (652 words)

  
 Reno County, KS
Organized in 1872.  County seat Hutchinson.  In memory of Jesse L. Reno, Captain United States army, and Major-General of Volunteers, who was killed in battle Sept. 14, 1862, at South Mountain, Md.
The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for Reno County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.
The Kansas State Fair at Hutchinson every fall is the real thing.  From the miniature train to the swine barn, from corny dogs to Our Lady of Guadalupe Mexican food, it's all there.
skyways.lib.ks.us /counties/RN   (420 words)

  
 Elderly Instruments Recordings
Traditional and old-timey instrumental performances from Reno & Smiley, Raymond Fairchild, Mac Wiseman and others, from the vaults of Rural Rhythm.
Collection of ballads, gospels, instrumentals, Appalachian harmonies by such musicians as The Osborne Brothers, Don Reno & Bill Harrell, Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass, Mac Wiseman, Benny Martin, The Pinnacle Boys, Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers, and the Tennessee Cut-Ups.
12-track label sampler with Don Reno, Hylo Brown, Raymond Fairchild and others.
www.elderly.com /recordings/04A.htm   (420 words)

  
 UNR College of Business Administration
Jesse Carlstrom, graduating senior in business has won a highly competitive NCAA postgraduate scholarship
The 2004 AACSB/EBI results show that the UNR MBA was ranked first.
Thank you for your interest in the College of Business Administration (COBA) at the University of Nevada, Reno.
www.coba.unr.edu   (252 words)

  
 Escalator History - Invention of the Escalator
The earliest type of escalator, patented in 1892 by Jesse W. Reno, was introduced as a new novelty ride at Coney Island moving passengers on a conveyor belt (no steps) at an angle of 25 degrees.
The earliest working type of escalator, patented in 1892 by Jesse W. Reno, was introduced as a new novelty ride at the Old Iron Pier at Coney Island NY, NY in 1896.
The earliest working type of escalator, patented in 1892 by Jesse W. Reno, was introduced as a new novelty ride at Coney Island moving passengers on a conveyor belt (no steps) at an angle of 25 degrees.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/escalator.htm   (1197 words)

  
 United States Senator John Ensign
Reno was named in honor of Major General Jesse L. Reno, a Union officer killed in the Civil War.
The Reno Ice Pavilion is a 16,000-square-foot rink once dismantled and moved to Reno from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Cold Springs, Gerlach-Empire, Incline Village-Crystal Bay, Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, Nixon, Reno, Spanish Springs, Sparks, Sun Valley, Sutcliffe.
ensign.senate.gov /counties/washoe.cfm?maxrows=30&startrow=31&&type=1&code=Washoe   (390 words)

  
 Washoe County Library System
The railroad owners (Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and Collis Huntington) named the town for Jesse Lee Reno, an American army officer who had served in the Mexican War and was later killed in Civil War action at South Mountain, MD on Sept. 14, 1862.
Reno's site was first known as Fuller's Crossing, named for Charles William Fuller of Sierra County, CA, who built a hotel and toll bridge across the Truckee River in early 1860.
The Reno sculpture is in two parts; the secondary part faces Center St and represents the "negative space" of the primary piece.
www.washoe.lib.nv.us /mod.php?mod=userpage&page_id=111   (390 words)

  
 Chronicles of Oklahoma
Fort Reno was named in honor of Major General Jesse L. Reno, killed at Fox's Gap September 14, 1862, in the battle which was called the battle of South Mountain by the Federal army, and the battle of Sharpsburg by the Confederate army.
The Darlington Indian Agency and Fort Reno were only about one and half miles apart and so closely connected have they been in the history of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes that when we think of one, we always associate it with the other.
Mizner who was there in command at Fort Reno to be on our guard at "all times as they could not be trusted." —Later developments showed That he was right.
digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v011/v011p0967.html   (8964 words)

  
 WISCONSIN CIVIL WAR CAMPSCamp Barstow A temporary civil war encampment
Then renamed Camp Reno in 1864 in memory of General Jesse L. Reno, killed Sept. 14, 1862 at the battle of South Mountain, Va., In 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, Camp Reno was established on rented land as a reception center and training post in the city of Milwaukee.
The only remaining structure is the camp’s two story guardhouse, moved several years after the war from the Camp Reno site to Albion street, and used as a dwelling since then.
The property was leased to the Government for the nominal sum of $1.00, for a term expiring August 23, 1865, by Colonel George H. Walker, a former Mayor of the City.
www.secondwi.com /wisconsin_civil_war_campscamp_ba.htm   (8964 words)

  
 WISCONSIN CIVIL WAR CAMPSCamp Barstow A temporary civil war encampment
Then renamed Camp Reno in 1864 in memory of General Jesse L. Reno, killed Sept. 14, 1862 at the battle of South Mountain, Va., In 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, Camp Reno was established on rented land as a reception center and training post in the city of Milwaukee.
The only remaining structure is the camp’s two story guardhouse, moved several years after the war from the Camp Reno site to Albion street, and used as a dwelling since then.
Occupying 42 acres extending from University Avenue to Monroe Street, between Breeze Terrace and Randall Avenue, the acreage was donated in 1861 by the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society to the state legislature as a drill ground for Union troops.
www.secondwi.com /wisconsin_civil_war_campscamp_ba.htm   (953 words)

  
 Chairman of House sub-committee on King assassination sheds light on new evidence in Dr. King murder
"There was no mention by the team of us present at the meeting (with Attorney General Janet Reno) concerning any reference to Rev. Jesse L. Jackson or Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles," Rev. Fauntroy concluded.
continues 35 years later, Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy, chairman of the House Sub-Committee that investigated the King Assassination in 1978, spoke with The Final Call in response to the allegation that the King Family accused the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles of complicity in the assassination of Dr. King.
Specifically referring to the 1998 meeting with then Attorney General Janet Reno, Rev. Fauntroy states:
www.finalcall.com /artman/publish/article_967.shtml   (953 words)

  
 WISCONSIN CIVIL WAR CAMPSCamp Barstow A temporary civil war encampment
Then renamed Camp Reno in 1864 in memory of General Jesse L. Reno, killed Sept. 14, 1862 at the battle of South Mountain, Va., In 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, Camp Reno was established on rented land as a reception center and training post in the city of Milwaukee.
Occupying 42 acres extending from University Avenue to Monroe Street, between Breeze Terrace and Randall Avenue, the acreage was donated in 1861 by the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society to the state legislature as a drill ground for Union troops.
The camp became the center of Wisconsin military activities, and more than 70,000 men were quartered and trained here.
www.secondwi.com /wisconsin_civil_war_campscamp_ba.htm   (953 words)

  
 MikeScottMusic.com
Carl Story, Jim and Jesse, his own All American Band, Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass and now as a featured artist with Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition; Mike Scott brings a depth of experience to his craft that most roots music entertainers dream about.
It provides Mike with a platform to pull out Reno and Scruggs playing styles, as well as, the banjo strains that we've come to know over the years as Mike Scott.
In the mid-nineties, Mike’s appearances as part of Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass gave you a sense of how far bluegrass banjo has truly come.
www.mikescottmusic.com   (379 words)

  
 TravelOK.com:  In-depth Articles
First known as the "Camp Near Cheyenne Agency," the location was named Fort Reno in honor of Major Jesse Reno in 1876.
Gene Autry was discovered by famous Oklahoman, Will Rogers, while strumming his guitar at a train depot where he worked in Chelsea, Oklahoma.
Autry went on to become one of the most loved icons of the singing cowboy era.
www.travelok.com /vacationIdeas/in-depth-detail.asp?row_id=51   (806 words)

  
 C.W. Rogers Takes Division 3 Co-ed Soccer Tournament
Members of the C.W. Rogers team were Steven Hanson, Nathan Reno, Ben Stevens, Emma Eberhart, and Cassandra Green of Bath and Stuart Harvey, Nic Lolar, Jesse Cassidy, Travis Hooper, Bobby Gray, and Logan Callan, all of Woolwich.
The three final goals were kicked in by Hanson, Reno, and Stuart Harvey.
In the first quarter of the final game, C.W. Rogers took an early lead with goals by Lolar and Reno, but Burgess fired back in the second quarter.
wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com /1999-11-18/soccer_tourney.html   (455 words)

  
 Reno Hotels: Hotels in Reno Nevada, Casino Hotels in Reno
The first hotel and saloon were established in Reno in the 1850s, and in 1868 the town scored a train depot and took the name of Jesse Reno, a Union general.
The town grew fat on rail expansion and the mining boom, but when the gold got thin on the ground, Reno wagered its future on sin.
As California clamped down on gambling and prostitution, Reno billed them as attractions, drawing miners from all over the south.
www.reno.the-hotelcity.com   (455 words)

  
 Schuyler County, Illinois, Marriage Register
Browning - 19 Apr. 1879 - J. Baker - William C. Reno, J.
Browning - 6 Jul. 1879 - Elizabeth Vail - W. Reno, J.
Oakland - 5 Mar. 1879 - J. Barron, Susan Barron - Peter Phillips, J. John W. Hale - 24 - Jesse Hale - Rebecca Wadsworth
www.rootsweb.com /~ilschuyl/MarriageRecords/marriages1.html   (455 words)

  
 NewsMax.com: Article Archives
Two weeks later, when Attorney General Janet Reno announced there was no cause for further investigation of Brown's death, nary a peep of protest was heard from the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Jesse Jackson was pressured to curtail his vituperative attacks on President-elect George Bush by his financial backers on Wall Street, one of whom told him to call Bush personally to make amends.
But it may be worth noting that in between his call for an investigation and his subsequent retraction, Jackson was feted on Wall Street by some of the Clinton administration's biggest economic guns.
www.newsmax.com /archive/print.pl?a=2000/12/28/105813   (616 words)

  
 Change of fortune for saddle bronc's Bail
The Reno Rodeo hasn't been particularly good to all-around star Jesse Bail in the saddle bronc riding the past few years.
"I've never had much luck here in the bronc riding, so it feels great to come back to Reno in the lead," said Bail, who sits third in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world saddle bronc standings.
Bail, who recently won the saddle bronc title at the ProRodeo Winter Tour Finale in Las Vegas, said he's riding as well as he ever has.
www.rgj.com /news/stories/html/2003/06/28/45745.php   (616 words)

  
 Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition - Band
Since 1986, you’ve seen Mike, with his All American Band, at festivals, fairs and concerts throughout the U.S. Today, as a featured artist with The Reno Tradition, Mike’s polished banjo capabilities and dynamic stage presence bring still one more dimension of high-energy excitement to The Reno Tradition show.
Again, you’ve heard of Mike in the mid-eighties helping to define the tradition with Jim and Jesse and The Virginia Boys.
Resident fiddlist and singing baritone vocals, Jackie will wrench a tear out of you and have you up on you feet and, if you’re not careful, sometimes in the same song.
www.renobrothers.com /band.cfm   (757 words)

  
 WHMC-Columbia--Jopling Family, Papers, 1810-1991 (C3927)--INVENTORY
Jesse Jopling, the son of Thomas J. Jopling, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, on 16 April 1810 and died in Pettis County, on 17 October 1883.
The second son of Jesse Jopling, Monroe Jopling, was born in 1842 in Pettis County and died there in 1903.
He was a surveyor for Pettis County in 1835 and 1836.
www.umsystem.edu /whmc/invent/3927.html   (1202 words)

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