Reception planned for General Alger at local institution
Town residents expressed great interest as guests gathered for a visit. Tomorrow evening a reception will be held at the home of General Alger. Extra horse cars on Washington avenue will run day and night to transport visitors to the institution.
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Town
Penn
General Alger
Washington Avenue
Twenty from Tenth United States Heavy Artillery at Young's
General L B Bangs presided as chair at a dinner for twenty members of the Tenth United States Heavy Artillery held at Young's last evening.
General Order Calls for Monument Fund Reforms and Grants
The address urges continued push for Sheridan Grant and Logan monuments with site funding and a plan to erect a capital memorial. It notes Congress cap limits on funding and urges a five member committee to solicit government aid, plus stronger post inspections and charity work across departments.
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Congress
Iowa Circle
Washington
Logan
General Sheridan
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Philip H. Sheridan
Sheridan
Hancock
Hudson
Hartranft
John F. Hartranft
Alger
Sherman
L. E. Griffith
Troy
N. Y
Jerusalem
Jericho
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Wyoming
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
James D. Forrester
Louisiana
Mississippi
Maine
National Naval Veterans Convenes in Washington and Plans Memorial
Commodore Symes EK Brown of Columbus, Ohio chairs the National Association of Naval Veterans convention opening in Banta Hall Washington. A committee will draft a memorial to Dahlgren father and son for Congress and a monument project.
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Symes EK. Brown
Columbus
National Association of Naval Veterans
Banta Hall
Washington Street
S. P. Wells
Newport
W. H. Plaice
Providence
Dahlgrens
Congress
Out of Town Gathers for Grand Army in Lynn and Salem
A busy day in Lynn with visits from Phil Kearney Post of Virginia and Edgar Allen among others. Veterans from Albany Chicago Fall River Honolulu and Philadelphia shared tours meals and a fish dinner, with about 1000 attendees. Salem hosted Virginia department officers and Storer Post visitors after Oak Willows parade and a Willows outing. Chelsea saw a Women’s Relief Corps reception and a harbor sail for Theodore Winthrop Post with about thousand aboard.
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Lynn
Grand Army
Phil Kearney
Department of Virginia
Edgar Allen
Joseph Davis
Fifteenth Maine Veteran Association
Odd Felllows’ Hall
Lynn Maine Veteran Association
Hartwell S. French
Asa FB Newhall
E. B. Hayes
Isaac Frazier
P. B. Murray
Association
Nahant
Bass Point House
Albany
Philadelphia
Andrew Street
Chicago
Fall River
Signal Corps
Old Guards
Washington, D. C
Honolulu
Department of California
Lander
Postle
Salem
Phil Sheridan
Richmond
Virginia
Ocean View
Storer
Pea- Portsmouth
N. H
Maryland
Connecticut
Tennessee
Peabody Town Hall
Salem Willows
Chelsea
Woman’s Relief Corps
Theodore Winthrop Post
Grand Army Hall
Maine
Vermont
Florida
Gloucester
Return
Alexander Hamilton
James C. Rice
New York
Resves
Theodore Winthrop
Ladies of the G. A. R. Convene at Fourth Annual Convention
The Ladies of the G. A. R. held their fourth annual convention in Chickering Hall with Mrs. F. H. Wood of Topeka chairing. Reports from officers were read and a Pennsylvania delegate noted a home for soldiers widows. The evening featured a reception for Posts 128 and 162, remarks by leaders, and songs by a blind comrade and his wife. The group plans to reconvene to finish business and elect officers.
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Chickering Hall
F. H. Wood
Topeka
Kan
Pennsylvania
Woman's Relief Corps
Alleghany City
Penn
Wood
Laura B. Sawyer
Henrietta Gerwig
Thomas G. Sample
Birchfield
Charles W. Gerwig
S. F. Smith
America
Cincinnata
Cincinnat
Edward Robie
Department of Illinois
Post 128
Moore
Lookout Mountain
Maimed Soldiers League Forms at City Hall Meeting
Veterans gathered in the City Hall chamber as the Maimed Soldiers League sought to promote pensions and veteran welfare. Dr Purvis of Washington was named chairman with J M Davis of Haverhill as secretary. J H R Story of Philadelphia described the league as a town meeting type assembly started in 1880 after a decade of unorganized existence.
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City Hall
John S&s. Priest
Purvis
Washington, D
J. M. Davis
Haverhill
J. H. R. Story
Philadelphia
League
Book on Origins of the Stars and Stripes Published
An article reviews a blue volume from a Chicago firm by Mr. R. A. Campbell detailing the origin of the flag and early American flags. The concise, entertaining account covers the colonial flag as a forerunner to the present emblem, with helpful illustrations, and is described as worth reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Campbell
Chicago
Campbell
America
Delegates Fail to Enter Boston Encampment Riven by Password
The gathering at Alger faced entry snags as some delegates lacked badges or the national password. One man pressured the door, claiming a shameful failure for a department commander to enter without a password. After a bystander offered help, he admitted he did not know the password, blushed, and was admitted with laughter from onlookers.
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Grand Army
Ohio
Missouri
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Indiana
Ilinas
North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
George B. Winship
William Ackerman
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Eugene F. Weigle
Weigle
Adjutant-General
Theg
Council of Administration
Order of the Women’s Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans and Soldier
Grand Army of the Republic
James ‘I. Sterling
John ‘Taylor
Austin
Griffith
Gro
H. Hopkins
Horace P. Porter
Foster
Department of the Interior
National Military Home
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Peninsular
Florida
G. A. R. Bureau of Vital Statistics
Quartermaster-Generat
John Taylor
Philadelphia
United States
Detroit
Michigan
Common Council
City of
Burt
Department of Michigan
Boston
H. S. Pingree
A. G. Kroonberg
Alger
Honolulu
W. V. Ashford
Martin A. Haynes
New Hampshire
Daniel Sickles
Warner Miller
New Jersey
L. Fairchild
Wisconsin
William Warner
George 5. Merrill
R. B. Beath
Pennsylvania
Henry Co. Jones
A. C. Voris
J. L. Bennett
Illinois
A. H. Fenn
Connecticut
Milliken
Maine
R. EK. Fisk
Montana
A. C. Monroe
Albert Scott
Kentucky
Ll. N. Walker
Quartermaster General
ES S. Clarkson
Nebraska
George KF. Goats
Arizona
Thomas G. Sample
J. W. O'Neil
W. R. Smedbure
California
George F. Anthony
Kansas
Frederick Speed
Mississippi
F. G. Shepard
George F. Coats
O. D. Scott
KR. H. Warfield
A. V. Bohn
Nathan Esterbrook
Litzenbure
Joseph
Dean
Alfred E. Buck
A. G. Center
Horace
Clark
A. P. Hovey
W. A. McHenry
R. W. Blue
O. A. Reynolds
F. Speed
Hannibal Hamlin
Theodore J. Lang
James
Bowen
Vermont
Judge Veazey
Department of Connecticut
Prenara
Lnmont
Sixteenth
Gettysburg
Pickett
Wilcox
Wheelock G. Veazey
Veazey
Alvin P
New York
Green Mountain
Green Mountains
Veaz
Hovey
Smedburg
Com- Miller
Grand Army of the
Republic
Alonzo Williams
Rhode Island
George B. Creamer
David R. Austin
Williams
Creamer
I. Tobin
Rick Tobi
Mr. Tobin
Army of the Repub
City and International Addresses in Short List
A compact set of street addresses across New York London Berlin Boston and Kansas City. The entries include 208 Broadway New York 4th and Chestout st London 117 Devonshire st Boston and a Kansas City Missouri listing.
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New York
Broadway
London
England
Philo
4Th
Chestout St
Berlin
Germany
Boston
Devonshire St
Kansas City
Missouri
New Hampshire Trust
Manchester
Devonshire Street
New England
Farm Loan S
Divorce Petition Filed By Eliza Adams in Middlesex Court
Eliza A Adams of Somerville seeks a divorce from Charles E Adams of Kansas City Missouri. They were married September 3 1874 at Everett and resided there until June 29 1854 with Adams deserting her since then. The filing date is July 22.
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City Fall
First National Bank of
Boston
Massachusetts
E. Y. Tiffit
Springfield
Mass
Ato
KF. T. Tifft
Superior Court
Willin
Middlesex
Eliza A. Adams
Somerville
Charles E. Adams
Kansas City
Missouri
Everett
Commonwealth
Charles F. Adams
Charles FE. Adams
Charles EK. Adams
Eliza Adams
Eliza A
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Sureeios
Cambridge
Boston Post
Suffolk
Pheo
C. Turd
Theo. C. Hurd
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Perry
Starkweather
DOW
James R. Milner
J. W. BR. Cline
Thomas R. Carroll
Oregon
Potomac
South Dakota
Tennessee—Department
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Inspector General
Rees
George H. Hopkins
Russell A. Alger
Beg
of the Republic
Crerser Reece
Ceeree
Seer AG
Tepolis
Ce Rscarce
Eerer v
Traster
Eeerereers
Vost
Iito
Clarkson
York
John A. Andrew
Pa Ofits
Gof
Western Farm Marigunces
JAN Jeffries & Sons
Circuit Court of the United States
Western District of Michigan
Thomas H. Mason
William Hart Smith
Sullivan Ballou
Pewabic Mining Company
Johnson Vivian
Henry Billings
Thomas H. Perkins
Alden Bb
BU ’Trick
Daniel 8
Demmon
Pewabic Cooper Company
Marquette
Pewabic Mining Company of
Pewabie
Mich
Peter White
Mining Company
Copartnership Notices
W. Scott Ricitards
H. C. Harmon
Pratt & Britton and Pratt & Co
K. EF. Pratt
Kk. F. Britton
Pullmans Palace Car CO
Curiaco
Weinsheimer
Boston Vistrians
G. A. BR
S Graves & Son
Washington St
Park Square Station
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Maller
Ice
C. H. Belgud
Gen
Pass
Saratoga
S. G Parker & Co
S.S Pierce & Co
Boston & Albany
R. R
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Wes
Tleave
He. Abe
Cincinnati
Louis
New York & Chicago Limited
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
West
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central
Cleveland
Toledo
Lakeshore
Lac. Denis
Sbigg
Hartford
New Haven
Cara
Limited
Kneeland Street
A. 8. Hanson
Gen. Pass
Puritan
Pilgrim
Old Colony
Old Colony Railroad
New Yo
Pier
N. R
Murray Street
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Old State House
Park Special Express
Washington and
St Square
Ir L. Connor
J. R. Kendrick
L. H. Palmer
Expres
Park Square
Boson
Worcester
New London
Hiartford
N. E
Willimantic
N.Y
Providen
CG. T. Hempstead
Stonington Line
Steamboat Fitness
Sound Line
J. W. Miller
O. H. Briggs
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