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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1903
Page
7
A retrospective look at Union Army dress from 1861 to 1865 contrasts old forage caps long coats and baggy trousers with today’s tighter uniforms. Civil War images evoke nostalgia as veterans recall crimson sashes, shirt fronts, and the pride of their blue uniforms.
Chairman Emmons of the Police Commission spoke at the Lyman schoolhouse in East Boston. He shared his Civil War service, injuries, and a wartime anecdote, then explained military insignias and branches before the audience joined in on Battle Hymn of the Republic and America.
A compact review traces May 30 events from 1861 to 1865. It notes McClellan’s advance and Norfolk yard fall in 1861, Corinth’s 1862 victory, Grant’s Vicksburg siege in 1863, Gettysburg prep and Sherman’s march by 1864, Appomattox closure in 1865, plus Johnson’s amnesty proclamation and Davis’s capture.
Holyoke's Grand Army post proclaims itself banner state post with Dwight D. Judd as state department commander. Members include P. A. Streeter the first Libby Prison entrant and Joseph H. Howard who says he shed the Civil War’s first blood by a splinter during the Star of the West relief attempt.
Ex congressman John F Fitzgerald to deliver the oration at the Major O Connor Camp memorial exercises. The ceremony will be held at Major O Connor’s grave in Mt Calvary Cemetery at 11 o clock today with Ninth Regiment members and friends invited.
The piece praises Senator Hoar as a cultured lawyer with a deep love of literature and hymnody. It critiques national anthems like God Save the King for their political heft over poetic merit and contrasts them with other patriotic tunes, arguing that tone and spirit matter more than verse.
Two chorus members from When Johnny Comes Marching Home surprised Chicago crowds by walking in 1860s hoopskirts in silk gowns and white hosiery. They rode a benzine buggy through Madison Street to Marshall Field's, drawing shoppers and clerks away from duties. The wager paid with a Rector's dinner last night.
Rufus Leather Sewall, Boston financier and son of Mrs. W. B. Sewall, was cleared of murder suspicion in the Ardsley New York case. His bride elect Miss Juanita Hewitt aided public clarity, while Sewall’s business partners Peters and Sewall operate as stock brokers in the Sears building. Police in Tarrytown pursue a possible lead from Edward Hammond about two men discussing a killing on the day of the murder.
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