Grand Army Parade in Chicago Ends Amid Soldier Dead
Chicago observers witnessed four and a half hour Grand Army of the Republic parade with about 30,000 veterans along four miles of Michigan and Randolph streets. Charles Beckwith of Algonsea Mich died during the march, halting the line as his body was removed. Commander-in-Chief Shaw praised the event as the greatest since the Washington parade.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Association of Veterans
Shaw
Washington
Army of Veterans
Michigan Avenue
Nelson A. Miles
Daniel B. Sickles
Duke d’ Arcos
Madison Street
Randolph Street
Court of Honor
McKinley
Joseph B. Wheeler
Daniel E. Sickles
Harrison
W. H. Harper
Warder
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Bishop Fallows
McCullom
Duke d’Arcos
Miles
Wisconsin
Abe
Lucius Fairchild
University of Wisconsin
George G. Meade
Pennsylvania
Indiana Infantry
Henry Lawton
Indiana
Twenty-first Illinois Infantry
Grant
Memorial Hall
Studebaker Theatre
J. L. Longnecker
Illinois
Louis Wagner
Denver
Salt Lake
Cambridge Woman Sues for Divorce Amid City Hall Complaint
Mrs. Eldora do Osborne faces a divorce filing from her husband in East Cambridge County Court while her husband William F. Johnson accuses Osborne, a District 2 foreman, of spending time with Johnsons wife. Johnson, 53, works for George G. Page Box Company. the couple married in 1882 and seek custody of a 17 year old daughter. Papers filed July 17 set return for early September.
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Cambridge City Hall
Eldorado Osborne
District 2
William F. Johnson
Osborne
Johnson
Market Street
Cambridgeport
George G. Page Box Company
North Cambridge
Boston Elevated Railway Company
East Cambridge
Cambridge
Death of Cuban Veteran Captain Crenshaw in Atlanta
Captain Frank Crenshaw of the Twenty-ninth United States Volunteer Infantry died in Atlanta today. He served in Cuba and the Philippines and was mortally wounded near Manila.
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Atlanta
Frank Crenshaw
Twenty-ninth
United States Volunteer Infantry
Crenshaw
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Manila
Fall Weddings and Ward Politics Stir Small Town Rumor Mill
Readers note the approaching autumn weddings of Elsie French and Alfred G Vanderbilt and Mabel McKinley with President McKinley expected to attend. The column also cites City Hall patronage claims tied to Ward 18 and Ward 2 politics, Senate races, and a Boston mayoral administration debate, ending with a stage star's farewell comment.
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Elsie French
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Innes Backs Hart Charge in Fifth Suffolk Senate Race
The Fifth Suffolk district contest between John H. Colby’s supporters and Charles H. Innes escalates with charges of City Hall interference. Wheeler is also arraigned as the political clash intensifies amid ward dynamics and debates over tax-rate politics.
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Suffolk
John H. Colby
Charles H. Innes
Senate
Hart
Colby
Innes Attacks Colby Over City Hall Patronage
Senator Innes charged Representative Colby with dispensing City Hall patronage after a street meeting. Colby denied the accusation and defended his role amid claims of intermediaries between Superintendent Wheeler and ward officials in Wards 2 10 and 18 who were allegedly marked for discharge but remained in place.
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Charles H. Innes
Senate
Innes
Representative Colby
Wheeler
Colby
Longfellow Kinroam to Be Adopted by Ojibway Tribe
Descendants of Longfellow visit Desbarats Ontario with Miss Alice Longfellow and sister. Ojibway Indians perform Hiawatha on Longfellow Island and conduct services in Ojibway. A planned adoption ceremony grants Miss Longfellow tribal honor, described as akin to a city freedom.
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Desbarats
Ont
Longfellow
Miss Longfellow
Desbarats Island
Longfellow Island
R. H. Dana
Post
Mr. Dana
Alice Longfellow
Mr. Longfellow
Tepees
Lake Huron
St Ste. Marie
Hiawatha
Brighton stock yards abuses spark health board action
Dr Durgin of the Boston Board of Health reports abuses at the Brighton stock yards amid lack of regulatory coverage. Veterinary Dr Burr faces difficulty, and Mr Child of the law department will craft a remedy. Thousands of cows are milked under questionable conditions with reports of milk causing sickness.
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Durgin
Boston
Health Department
Hebrew community debates Sunday closing rules
Superintendent Eldridge has spent 24 hours explaining new Sunday closing rules to Hebrew businessmen. Delegations visited police HQ and some threaten court action if stores stay open next Sunday despite the order from Pemberton Square. Police will enforce strictly next Sunday after warnings given last week.
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Eldridge
Pemberton Square
Boston Elevated plans new Franklin Park line to North Union Station
Gen Eva Bancroft, president of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, says a two to three week rollout may place cars from East Boston north ferry to North Union Station via the subway. The route could improve access to Brighton and nearby towns with a reduced fare of five cents.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Geneva Bancroft
East Boston North Ferry
North Union Station
Boston
North Ferry
Franklin Park
Union Station
Commercial Street
Dorchester
Brighton
Newton
Medford
Charlestown
Malden
Somerville
Fraternal Congress Opens Fourthteenth Annual Session
The National Fraternal Congress with about fifty orders and 200 delegates met at Hotel Vendome. Lt Gov Bates and Mayor Hart welcomed visitors, and Dr Oronhyatekha introduced VP Bonnell. Officers may be elected this afternoon amid papers on fraternity matters. A trolley tour of the city followed the session.
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National Fraternal Congress
Canada
Hotel Vendome
Bates
Hart
Julius McSwain
Union of Massachusetts
Oronhyatekha
Toronto
Admiral Bedford to Succeed Bowden Smith at the Nore
Unofficial despatches from London report Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, veteran of forty eight years in the navy, will take over command at the Nore. Bedford served in the Black Sea and the Baltic during the Crimean War and organized the flotilla on the Nile.
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Halifax
London
Frederick Bedford
North American and
West Indies
Nathaniel Bowden-Smith
Nore
Black Sea
Baltic
Fredpe
Nile
Stridiron Resting Comfortably After Gunshot
Stridiron was resting comfortably at the hospital tonight. Doctors reported that an X ray search for bullets failed, and another attempt will be made tomorrow.
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New York
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