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Show GRAND ARMY CHIEF DIES AT BROOKLYN NKW YORK, Nov, 1. Colonel James. 1. Bell, conimamler-in-ehief of the Grand Array of the Republic, died today to-day at. his home in Brooklyn, lie was 74 years old. Colonel Bell's deatli 'wiis due to hardening hard-ening of the arteries. lie had been ill for less than a week. His -widow, three daughters and son were at his bedside when he died. lie served noarly three years and nine mouths in the Co il war. COLUMBUS, O.. Nov. 1. With the death of Colonel James D. Bell, eom-mander eom-mander in-chief of the G. A. B., Colonel Daniel M. Hall of Columbus automati- rally becomes commander-in-chief of I the veterans' organization. Colonel Hall was elected vice eoramander-in-1 chief at the annual encampment here ! hist summer. 4 |