Vets Parade Triumph at State House Crowds Cheer
At the State House grandstands a sea of color and stars and stripes greeted a veteran parade. Governor Bates reviewed a display with praise for Massachusetts posts over 200 strong, jazzed by bands, drum majors, salutes, and ovations for Generals Howard and Mansfield. Notables from several states joined in, including ex Governor Sprague, while bands from Cook’s Zouaves and others drew the loudest cheers from the crowd.
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Bates
Massachusetts
O. O. Howard
Mansfield
Engineer Corps
United States Army
Connecticut
Crane
Grant
Brockton
Martland
New Hampshire
Police Handle Extra Big Crowd Without Trouble
Boston’s population swelled fourfold as crowds lined the parade route yesterday. Superintendent Pierce’s police detail managed the throng with ambulances at stations and emergency personnel ready, averting disorder. Patrolman McDonald of Division 3 stood on Beacon Hill catching wobbling veterans as they faltered during the steep ascent.
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Boston
Pierce
McDonald
Division 3
Beacon Hill
State House
Disabled veterans recall comrades in a long parade
The procession through Winthrop square drew cheers as Illinois veterans and many posts from Florida to California passed the stand for 5 hours and 45 minutes. Generals Black and Howard received ovations while flags, old units, and a lively crowd highlighted the march.
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Winthrop Square
Black
Illinois
Chelsea Joe
Brockway Post
Cleveland
Ohio
Darius Cobb
Cambridge
Blackmar
Jersey City
First Maine Cavalry
George R. Shebbard
Sixth
New Jersey Volunteers
Shebbeard
Connecticut
Ransom Post
St. Louis
John Brown
Florida
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Massachusetts
O. O. Howard
Sanford's Ginger Tea Promoted for Sleep Comfort
An advertisement urges poor sleepers to drink Sanford's Ginger tea before bed to quicken circulation and soothe nerves. It warns against cheap substitutes used by unscrupulous dealers for higher profit and urges consumers to insist on Sanford's.
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Sanford’s
Vacation Dangers Malaria in New England Warns Health Risks
Malaria prevails in many sections of New England, especially in rural districts, where germs infest wells and springs. The safe cure is Sanford's Ginger which claims to kill germs in water, relieve cramps, and check summer illnesses and colic quickly.
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New England
Sanford
Sanford's Ginger Advised With Sugar To Taste
When Sanford's Ginger has been added with sugar to taste it is recommended. The note says to be sure to get Sanford's and mentions it helps break up summer colds and chills.
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Sanford
Sanford's Ginger Summer Langour Claim Card
Sanford's Ginger promises relief from summer languor with its brisk ginger tonic. The advertisement highlights distinctive flavor and energizing effect, urging readers to choose the trusted brand for refreshment and vitality.
Sanford's Ginger Travel Comfort Message
Don t forget Sanford s Ginger when you pack your trunk. Invaluable for bowel troubles indigestion and sleeplessness for change of water and food in travelling for cramps pains colds and chills.
Melrose Hosts U S Grant Post Veterans Reception
Melrose plans a big afternoon for U S Grant Post 28 Chicago guests tomorrow. They arrive at 4 pm, are greeted at the depot, reviewed at City Hall by Mayor Butrick, pay respects to Mrs Mary Livermore, visit Captain Walcott’s home for lunch, then join a camp fire at City Hall with allied posts from Reading Wakefield Malden Stoneham and Saugus.
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Aaron F. Walcott
Chicago
U. S. Grant
Reading
Wakefield
Malden
Stoneham
Saugus
Deaths in East Weymouth Roxbury and Jamaica Plain
Obituaries notice three deaths: Charles R. K. Cullen 17 years 5 months 22 days from East Weymouth with funeral from 1168 Pleasant street Aug 18 Requiem at Immaculate Conception Roxbury Dennis Lucey 74 years 6 months from Roxbury with funeral Aug 18 at 9 and services at Mission Church George L Weston 77 from Jamaica Plain with funeral at his residence Aug 19 at 5 Relatives invited to attend.
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Cullen
East Weymouth
Charles RK. Cullen
Edward F
Ellen EK
Pleasant Street
Church of Immaculate Conception
Lucey
Roxbury
Dennis
Margaret Lucey
Huntington Ave
Riot Breaks Out As Parade Head Arrives
A small riot flared in front of 6 Columbus avenue as Mounted Sergeant George Guard of Station 11 clashed with a man who grabbed his horse. Witnesses say Guard charged into a crowd of women and children, injuring an elderly woman whose head was stepped on. He was rescued by fellow officers amid calls for a complaint.
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Columbus Avenue
George Guard
Station 11
Pryor's Death Casts Gloom Over Veteran Celebration
Colonel John P. Pryor of John A. Dix Post 185 New York died at Massachusetts General Hospital from heart trouble after falling ill at Spruce and Beacon. He was 65, married, and resided at 144 East One Hundred Fifth Street in New York.
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John P. Pryor
John A. Dix
New York
Pryor
Spruce and
Beacon Streets
Sewell
Massachusetts General Hospital
East One Hundred and Fifth Street
Lynn Officer Reunites With Old Friend After 35 Years
Inspector Tom Fitzgerald of the Lynn police spotted Jeremiah Curran of Cambridge being jostled near Tremont Street. He nabbed the man and escorted him to the Common, leading Curran to recognize his long-lost friend. Curran, a former Lynn police officer, will visit Lynn next week to reunite.
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Tom Fitzgerald
Lynn
Tremont Street
Temple Place
Ife
Jeremiah Curran
Cambridge
Curran
Inspector Fitzgerald
Living Flag Inspires Veterans Parade at Tremont Street
Thousands witness the Living Flag as 2000 Boston school children dressed in red white and blue sit on a grand stand opposite Temple Place. Veterans cheer and sing as mobs of flags and stars appear and old soldiers salute. General Miles and General Dudley join the applause while W H Chambers leads the bugle and James M McLaughlin directs the chorus in a program of patriotic tunes.
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Tremont Street
Temple Place
Missouri
Pennsylvania
St. Paul's Church
Miles
Dudley
West Virginia
Kentucky
Georgia
Maryland
Dixie
Our Republic
Repub
W. H. Chambers
Twenty-eighth Regiment
New York
James M. McLaughlin
Boston Public
Sue 8. Wadsworth
One Armed Civil War Veteran Visits Wakefield
Wakefield August 16 Charles F. Craig the youngest Civil War veteran to lose an arm visits his sister Mrs Mattie S Cook of Park Avenue Craig enlisted from New Hampshire and lost his right arm at the second battle of Bull Run at age sixteen He later met President Lincoln who recommended him for a War Department post
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Wakefield
Charles Ff. Craig
Mattie S. Cook
Park Avenue
Craig
New Hampnshire
Bull Run
Lincoln
War Department
Remarkable Cuticura Cure Claims Skin Restoration
A testimonial asserts Cuticura Resolvent, Ointment and Soap cured a severe facial Epithelial skin disease after doctors failed. Mrs A G Smith of Philadelphia describes severe progression and recovery within a week using the products, praising safety, economy, and universal use. Depots listed in London.
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A. G. Smith
Catharine St
Philadelphia
Cathura
London
Charterie de le Paix
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