Memorial Day Address by General Wheeler in Boston
General Joseph Wheeler delivered the Memorial Day address before Edward W. Kinsley Post No. 188 in a Boston theater. He praised Massachusetts history, referenced Horace Binney Dargent’s prophecy, and noted soldiers from the North and South buried together at Arlington after Las Guasimas, San Juan, and Caney. He urged readiness for war to safeguard peace and called for patriotic unity in support of the president and government.
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Joseph Wheeler
Edward W. Kinsley
Grand Army of the Republic
General Wheeler
Massachusetts
American Commonwealth
Congress
Horace Binney Dargent
San Juan
Caney
Great National Cemetery
Arlington
Wheeler
United States
Northern Veterans Snub Confederates Over Floral Tribute
In Corvines GO May 40 a dispute erupts after a southern floral tribute to union dead at Green Lawn cemetery is declined by the G A R floral committee, prompting ex Confederates to join ex soldiers in snubbed ceremony and prompting talks of disavowal by posts. A North State Insurance inquiry letter outlines Craig law aims and state stance on taxation and corporate charter issues.
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Green Lawn
G. A. St
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Raritan
Insurance
Young
Mayor's Wife Dies After Runaway Carriage Crash
Mrs. John H. Clisby wife of Montgomery Alabama mayor died from injuries after leaping from a carriage during a drive six miles from the city sisters Mrs Charles Virapse and Annie Virgin were hurt. The accident left Mrs Virgin in serious condition.
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Montgomery
Ala
John H. Clisby
Mra
Charlea Virpase
Agetiar
Annie Virgin
Annis
Ings
Aral
Beaupre Seeks New Dreyfus Trial After Esterhazy Claim
Paris court resumes cassation hearing as M de Beaupre declares conviction hinges on Esterhazy writing the bordereau. He urges revision and retrial for Captain Dreyfus. Separate proceedings resume for De Roulede and Habert, accused of inciting soldiers. In Bristol, Va, Walker murder case set for trial June 6 as venue questions loom.
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Palace of Justice
Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
Mum. de Roulede
Marcel Habert
M. de Beaupre
Dreyfu
da Paty DeClam
Henry
Gonse
Boisedefevre
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
M. Deupre
de Roulede
Vive de Roulede
J M. de Roulede
Walker
James A. Walker
Hamilton
Bristol
Memorial Day Parades and Graves Decorated in New York
Memorial Day in New York featured parades and grave decorations as crowds traveled by ferry to cemeteries. Major General Miles reviewed the New York City parade while Governor Roosevelt oversaw the Brooklyn march. The Seventy first regiment drew strong support despite earlier Cuba era inquiries, as hissing toward the Seventh Regiment escalated briefly during the civic procession.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Long Island
New Jersey
Spain
Manhattan
Brooklyn
New York City
Miles
Roosevelt
Seventy-first Regiment
Cuba
National Guard
Memorial Day Observances Unite North and South in Fraternal Spirit
May observances in Philadelphia closed government offices and schools as G A R speakers honored war dead at cemeteries. North and south mingled in ceremonies. Confederate graves at Gormentown and Mount Moriah were marked with national flags, while Spanish American War dead were remembered in masses and ceremonies. Washington monument near Fairmount park was decorated by the American Revolution youth. In a separate note from May 30 at Epsom, Tod Sloan won Knight of the Thistle in the Craven Stakes, with La Uruguay second and Hermiston third. betting was 7 to 4 against Knight of the Thistle.
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Puntaperrilla
Spain
National Cemetery
Gormantown
Mount Moriah
Washington Monument
Fairmount Park
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