Five Thousand Confederate Veterans Parade at Line May 30
The final day of the United Confederate Veterans reunion featured a grand parade through Line. About 5,000 veterans plus allied groups joined in assorted formations led by Gen George W Gordon and Gen A R Taylor. Notable moments included a procession to Confederate Hall, a sponsor carriage honoring the memory of Southern women, and the cornerstone laying for a Forrest Park monument to General Nathan Bedford Forrest. A poem titled The Wizard of the Saddle accompanied the event, followed by Masonic ceremonies.
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Veterans Adjourn to Meet Next Year in Dallas
The United Confederate Veterans adjourned its convention to meet in Dallas, Texas, next year after a spirited contest that Dallas won 1,263 to 1,046 over Louisville. General John B. Gordon was reelected commander amid emotional congratulations. The assembly also authorized plans to begin building the Battle Abbey in Richmond as a memorial to the South. A later note touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as aiding digestion.
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Revival of the horse trade in large cities noted
May 20 New York reports a notable revival of the horse trade in major cities with heavy attendance at public sales. Scarcity and demand drive prices, while apathy of farm breeders and past war losses reduced supply. Prime horses are up about 50 percent from three years ago.
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Tribute to Grant by Minister Wu
The article describes Decoration Day observances nationwide with G. A. R. and Spanish War veterans and highlights Chinese Minister Wu’s remarks at General Grant’s tomb in Riverside Park New York. Wu praised Grants career as citizen soldier and statesman and noted worldwide admiration including in China and Li Hongzhang’s gesture of annual flower offerings.
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Southern Railway Machinists Strike Across Multiple Shops
In Knoxville and other Southern railway shops, machinists and helpers walk out with 118 to 127 out, three foremen briefly quitting. Strikes spread to Salisbury, Birmingham, Macon, Atlanta, Columbia, Asheville, Selma, and Spencer as unions press for nine hour demands while damage from a rare hailstorm devastates cotton and corn fields. Travel to the Pan American expo in Buffalo sees brisk early bookings.
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Old Confederate poem recalled at Memphis veterans reunion
At a Memphis Confederate Veterans reunion, a poem by Carlisle McKinley of the Charleston News and Courier is read. It recalls the Edgefield Sabre Club visit to Columbia in 1873 and laments Civil War memories through vivid imagery of Arlington, Jackson, Stuart, and the flag of the South.
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Fought in Sunday School over deliverer of Israelites
In Levenge Alabama a county court trial charged George Stringer with disturbing worship after a Sunday school argument over who delivered Israelites from Egypt. Frank Butler asserted Jacob. Stringer claimed Noah. They fought with a bench leg a plank and knife. the preacher was cut in the arm and the school dissolved. Stringer was indicted, fined $20, and jailed.
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War ends evidences of F and R rapproachement
May 30 report from Templehof shows General Hannal riding with the Kaiser during a guards review, symbolizing Franco German rapprochement. French General Bonal lauds Emperor William, noting mutual respect despite past tensions. The Kaiser claims no hostility toward France upon return home.
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Severe Punishments at West Point Mutiny Board
The West Point mutiny inquiry findings reveal 83 guilty, 57 punished. Sentences range from dismissal to barracks confinement and restricted encampment, with many reduced to the ranks. Names of cadets and specific punishments populate the report along with brief notices of unrelated items.
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The presidential train reached Washington at 7:30 pm as Mrs. McKinley, pale and worn, was carried to the White House after a grave ordeal. Dr. Rixey said she is improving, though still weak. Cabinet plans for Friday were noted, with no formal meeting yet arranged. Some hundreds greeted along the way and police guarded the route.
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Feeding Hungry People in Jacksonville Relief Work
Jacksonville relief efforts report 8 060 rations and clothing for 850 people after a recent distribution in Jacksonyne Florida on May 25. Two weeks earlier 13 320 meals and clothing for half that number were provided. The sanitary committee and health authorities race to close open drains to curb sewer gas while labor demand rises and tools become available. Military duties are reduced as revenue cutter crews move to ships, still docked in the river pending orders. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as a bowel cleanser. Hi R Palmer & Son.
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