Memorial service on Boylston Street for pensions debate
Memorial service at Union Hall Y M C A on Boylston Street featured Milan C Ayres and Richard H Dana discussing war, liberty, and pensions. Ayres condemned unnecessary wars while Dana warned veterans against high pension seekers, noting vetoes and public opinion.
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Union Hall
Boylston Street
Milan C. Ayres
Richard H. Dana
Ayres
Alexander
Cesar
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon
R. H. Dana
United States
G A. R
Union
Greenhalge
Chelsea Memorial Services Observe War Veterans
General W H Hancock led a Chelsea Union Veterans service at the Academy of Music yesterday with a large crowd including city officials and guests. Major General J L Chamberlin of Maine was the orator, addressing Theodore Winthrop Post 3% G A R members and other attendees.
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W. 8S. Hancock
Union Veterans’ Union of
Chelsea
Academy of Music
Theodore Winthrop
Post
Neral J. L. Chamberlin
Maine
Bermuda Back Steamer Arrival After Cuban Landing Attempt
The filibustering steamer Bermuda from Puerto Cortez reached Philadelphia harbor with bananas and war material. Ninety six men under General Vidal attempted a landing ten miles east of Cardenas, but a Spanish gunboat forced a chaotic retreat. Five drowned, many missing, fate of others unknown. The vessel then sailed to Truxillo and Honduras, with most passengers later reaching Mobile.
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Philadelphia
Bermuda
Delaware River
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Jacksonville
Key West
Tampa
Vidal
Cuba
Cardenas
Truxillo
Nicolo Cardenas
Mobile
Ala
Clearwater
Emile Cabada
New York
Death Toll Mounts At Moscow Stampede Crisis
Moscow officials estimate 1138 dead with 1336 killed or seriously injured according to a vice mayor. The vast plain remained littered with clothing, boots, and blood as rescuers cleared space at the cemetery where many dead were moved. Priests blessed mourners while a Kremlin requiem was planned and a royal charity effort mobilized amid horror.
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Moscow
United Press
Voyankoffsky
Father John
Cronstadt
Kremlin
Bishop of
Peterborough
Duke
Duchess of
Czar Covers Losses After Hospital Tragedy
Authorities transfer unclaimed bodies to Voyankoffsky Cemetery for identification and burying costs. Military and police restore order after a deadly disaster as the Czar announces 1000 roubles to each bereaved family and directs state aid for burial and medical care.
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Voyankoffsky
Disaster Foretold Powerless at Coronation Day Tragedy
European astrologers warned of disaster before the Czar’s coronation. A vast crowd at Hodynsky Plain near Moscow surged forward in a deadly crush, leaving over 1000 dead and many injured as hunger and panic gripped the crowd before dawn yesterday. Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra remained unharmed on the throne.
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Moscow
Vbblic
Nicholas II
Russia
Hodynsky Plain
Petrovsky Palace
Return of Nature’s awakening life inspires health
The passage extols the return of nature’s vitality seen in plants and urges that humans should mirror this vigor. It condemns impure blood as the root of many ailments and presents Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to purify blood, restore energy, and revive health.
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Hood
Coronation Festivities Continue Amid Mourning in Moscow
Moscow reports say coronation celebrations press on after the Hodynsky Plain disaster. Balls are held at the French embassy and Kremlin, with diplomats and Russian aristocracy in attendance. Plans include stateside receptions by Grand Duke Sergius, Emperor Nicholas II and Czarina, plus a grand 150,000 strong troop review.
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Moscow
Hodynsky
Comte de Montebello
France
Russia
Kremlin
Prince Lichenstein
Austria-Hungary
Sergius
Czarina
Troitcourt
Alexandra Hall
Prince von Radolin
Cathedral of the Assumption
Emperor telegraphs sympathy to Czar over Moscow fete disaster
Berlin May 31 The Emperor sent a telegram expressing sympathy and sorrow to the Czar regarding the calamity that struck the Hodynsky Plain during the Moscow popular fete yesterday.
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Berlin
Hodynsky Plain
Moscow
Selling Memorial Gaps in Moscow After Coronation Catastrophe
In Moscow on May 31 peasants who received memorial cups are selling them for 1.5 rubles as souvenirs of the coronation and the disaster. They report steady demand from buyers seeking mementos of the event and tragedy.
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Moscow
Kruger Denies Fort Claim of German Plot in Pretoria
President Kruger and Secretary Leeds reject Seymour Fort’s cable claim that Dr Jameson planned a seizure to expose a Transvaal German alliance. They say the republic will not tolerate interference by Germany or any power. Meanwhile political prisoners are released and greeted by cheering crowds as Kruger leaves the executive building.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Leeds
Seymour Fort
Lord Loch
South Africa
Fort
Jameson
Transvaal
Germany
Destruction Central to Lafayette Park after Tornado
In the heart of the tornado path Lafayette Park is reduced to wilderness. Only about a dozen trees remain, many uprooted or snapped. Buildings in the park are destroyed and statues ruined. Desolation pervades the once notable area, with Lafayette Park Presby...
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Lafayette Park
le Flat
Lafayette Park Presby
Tornado track through St Louis city details
Investigation shows the tornado's path about two miles wide. It cut diagonally across the southern city and crossed the river, placing the east end of the Kads bridge near the storm's center. The初zer midsection struck southwest of Tower Grove Park near the poor house and insane asylum.
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ST. Louis
Kads Bridge
Tower Grove Park
Poor House and Insane Asylum
Destruction Ramps Across City Corners In Aerial Blast
Ruinous blast tears through a city area leaving three churches practically collapsed Calvary Episcopal and Union Club heavily damaged and Daestrow homestead with only three or fewer walls standing. Power houses of Union Depot Street Railway and Fourth street cable line blown to ruins.
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Calvary Episcopal Church
Lafayette and
Jefferson Avenues
Jefferson
Union Club
Daestrow
Union Depot Street Railway Company
Missouri and Geyer Avenues
Fourth Street
Highteenth
Park Avenue
Bird's-Eye View of Sunken Dolphin No 2 Near Eads Bridge
East St. Louis on May 31 shows the downriver view from the Eads bridge of the sunken Dolphin No. 2. Water laps over the hull as observers note the submerged vessel amid the river scene.
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East ST. Louis, Illl
Eads Bridge
Destructive Midwestern Tornado Plows Through Lafayette Avenue Area
Residents describe width and extent of damage along Lafayette Avenue where many buildings are damaged or destroyed. The tornado path starts near Compton Avenue and runs to the river, with the center about midway from Compton to Broadway. A route past the Southern Hotel, Broadway, Ninth, Twelfth, City Hospital, Lafayette Park, Jefferson, Geyer and California avenues toward Gravois road outlines the affected corridor.
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Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette
Compton Avenue
Compton
Broadway
Ninth
Twelfth
City Hospital
Lafayette Park
Jefferson
Geyer and
California Avenues
Gravois Road
Poor House
Tornado victim mauled by rats in wrecked house
In St. Louis on May 31, the mutilated survivor John Woodward was found among the ruins at 2016 Ohio Avenue after a tornado collapse. His body bore widespread rat bites as he lay pinned beneath collapsed ceilings, unable to move or signal for help.
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ST. Louis
John Woodward
Ohio Avenue
Bridge Disaster Aftermath Destruction Across River Front
Remnants of a collapsed bridge expose shattered infrastructure as onlookers swarm the levee while battered houses and ruined sheds line Commercial alley. An injured man, trapped for thirty eight hours, endures a rat-infested crawl from the wreckage before rescue.
Church Their Refuge Amid Tornado on Fourteenth Street
A May 31 tornado on Fourteenth Street in St. Louis drove terrified crowds of men women and children to seek sanctuary in a small church on the west side of the block. Inside the edifice worshippers from varied creeds prayed in unison as bricks debris and danger raged outside.
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ST. Louis
Fourteenth Street
Morgan
Franklin Avenue
Forth
How to Dodge Tornados in the Eastern States
Washington May 31. Officials of the weather bureau note the eastern states are not cyclone proof and tornado danger exists. They describe tornado paths southwest to northeast, advise running north or south, avoiding eastward movement, and emphasize underground cyclone cellars or staying in a west room if shelter is needed. If caught in the path, lie face down with head east and arms over the head.
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Washington
Boston
Connecticut
Appalachians
New York State
Louisville
Lowell
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Tragic Trump Child Dies After Mother's Bold Rescue Attempt
In St Louis on May 31 a baby girl died after a storm on the island. The mother saved herself by pressing a pillow over the child’s head, cutting a hole to shield it, but the infant and its sister perished. The details describe a fatal drowning or crush amid debris with the body found Thursday.
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ST. Louis
Trump
Electrified trolley tragedy in St Louis kills girl
On May 31 a trolley wire fell on a Carondelet line car in St Louis. Veronica Havelock was instantly killed, Lillie Cloquette suffered a compound skull fracture and likely death, Blanche Cloquette had a scalp wound, and Oswald Watt dislocated his shoulder.
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ST. Louis
Carondelet
Veronica Havelock
Lillie Cloquette
Blanche Cloquette
Oswald Watt
United Elevator Company Put In Receiver's Hands
The United Elevator Company of St Louis, capitalized at 2.6 million, which operates ten riverfront elevators, was placed in receivership yesterday after over a year of losses and a disaster on Wednesday night that tipped it into collapse.
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ST. Louis
United Elevator Company
Kentucky Democrats Split Over Silver Delegates
In Lexington, Kentucky, 670 silver delegates were elected to the Democratic State convention versus 240 for gold. Silver advocates target McKinley or any Republican over a silver Democrat on a free silver platform, as editorials call Kentucky Republican in tone for years and warn the Chicago convention may ratify a blunder. Also quoted: Major Edgar A. de Bernales critiques American hotels, praising European prices and efficiency.
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Lexington
Louisville
Friends of
Carlisle
Cleveland
McKinley
Courier Journal
Kentucky
Chicago
Local Wringer and Carpet Sweeper Supplier Ad
The American Wringer Company at 18 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill Boston offers wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers. Repairs available with no extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway
Cornhill
Boston
Cardinal Satolli Celebrates Mass in Boston and Visits City
Cardinal Satolli arrived in Boston late Saturday night and celebrated pontifical high mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Harrison Avenue. The edifice was crowded, with a large partisan turnout and many clergy assisting. He later toured the city with officials, praised subway progress and Franklin Park, and attended a reception. He plans to leave for Worcester to visit Holy Cross College and will return to Washington next Saturday.
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Cardinal Satolli
Boston
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
James A. Doonan
S. J
Augustus J. Duarte
Cornelius Gillespie
Thomas A. Reid
Edward V. Boursand
George J. Keelan
George A. Fargis
Cardinal Satoll
Mgr. Gillespie
Catholic University At
Washington
Timothy J. Brosnahan
Sr. J
Boston College
Powers
Dorchester
Franklin Park
Immaculate Church
Charles B. Macksey
Satolli
Worcester
Holy Cross College
Rome
George Leahey
Providence, R. L
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Post Office Square
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Massachusetts
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Ss. F. Trull
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Sunday World
Bird’s-Eye View
River Front
M. E. Church
St. Louis Electric Light and Power Company
Hagle
Louis Houck
Wheeler & Joe Manufacturers
Hanover St
American House
Edgar A. de Bernales
London Hotel World
Paris
America
England
Puritana
Chei Oresby
Puritana Compound Co
Concord, N. H
Surrey
Oods
New England
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