Memorial Day Observance Sparks Renewed Valor and Decoration
Decoration Day will be celebrated with renewed fervor marking thirty years since the Fair Oaks anniversary. The Grand Army of the Republic will decorate graves at Rainsford Island Cemetery for 105 soldiers and sailors. Robert A. Bell Post 134 forms at 7 to march by steamer J Putnam Bradley. services at post hall 46 Joy Street. Boston Post 200 forms at 9 on Dwight Street to participate.
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Fair Oaks
Spain
Grand Army of the Republic
Robert A. Bell
J. Putnam Bradley
Rainsford Island
Post Hall
Joy Street
Boston Post
Pwight Street
Frederick Hecker
Sons of Veterans Camp
Mt. Hope
Turn Hall
C. W. Ernst
Washington Street
Cliff Street
Nelson A. Miles
Sons of Veterans
Eustis Street
Roxbury
Mt. Hope Cemetery
John A. Andrew
Union Station
Mt. Auburn
Joseph Hooker
Benjamin Stone, Jr
Dorchester
Adams and
Codman Streets
Cedar Grove
L. C. Williams
Abraham Lincoln
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Phipps Street
Robert G. Shaw Veteran Association
Crispus Attucks
Troops Ordered to Move From Washington to Tampa
A Washington dispatch says orders have gone to Major-General Shafter at Tampa to embark the greater portion of his corps on transports gathered there. Admiral Sampson will convoy the expedition and the landing point is designated. Civilian involvement is restricted until a landing on foreign soil is achieved, with the President, War and Navy secretaries overseeing, under Miles and Corbin. Pilgrims Rest graves will be decorated and numerous posts and units will participate in cemetery ceremonies across Boston.
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Shafter
New York
The
Tribune
Washington
Tampa
Samp
Son
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
General Shafter
Miles
General Corbin
Sampson
Sanje
Woman’s Relief Corps
Woodlawn Cemetery
Edward W. Kinsley
Berkeley Hall
Tremont Temple
W. W. Blackmar
Never Sweat Foot Powder advertisement notice
An old fashioned retail flyer promotes Never Sweat Foot Powder a ten cent package urged by druggists and shoe dealers as a cure for coins bunions callous aching blistered and sweaty feet Money refunded if not satisfied Boston offices at 35 Sudbury Street.
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Boston Offics
Sudbury St
Boston Area Weather Forecast for Monday
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for continued unsettled conditions with light showers possible. Light variable winds are expected as the day progresses.
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Washington
New Zingland
New York
Boston
Cure a Cold In One Day Ad Booster
An advertisement touts a drug combo as a swift cold cure promising money back if it fails to work. It claims the tablets, marketed as Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets, are genuine and effective with a per tablet price implied.
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Bus L. LB. Q
Schley Finds Cervera Fleet in Santiago Bay
Washington reports Commodore Schley confirms Spanish fleet located in the Bay of Santiago de Cuba and that he has identified the vessels. The Navy notes Sampson's fleet arrival at Key West suggests immediate invasion of Cuban territory with bombardment plans and troop landings likely at Matanzas if Cardenas harbor blocks landing elsewhere.
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Washington
Navy Department
Schley
Santiago de Cuba
Sampson
Key West
West Indies
Cuba
Porto Rico
Havana
Watson
Squaron
Matanzas
Blanco
Cardenas
United States
Cervera
Santiago Harbor
Stuits
Department
War News in Brief Stirs Cuba Invasion Plans
Invasion of Cuba set to begin immediately with Sampson holding heavy warships off Havana and Schley locating the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor. Admiral Sampson arrives at Key West ahead of the landing, while Dewey’s fleet reportedly facing shortages. Agricultural loans, troop dispositions, and regimental movements fill reports from Madrid to Manila as Merritt demands readiness.
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Cuba
Sampson
Havana
Schley
Navy Department
Santiago Harbor
Columbia
Foscolia
Fire Island
Alfonso XIII
Porto Rico
Cardenas
Dewey
Tampa
Burnham
Lynn
Thomas
South
Paris
Madrid
Santiago
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Waitt & Bond
New England
Londre
Perfecto
Blackstone Street
TM E
Maine
Wen Slow
Post
Hlis
Hong Kong
Aguimualdo
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
Merritt
Les
Fapplied & Co
Washburn Credit Co
Washington St
Depts
Jordan, Marsh & Co
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