Old Army Veterans Honor Cleveland Parade in New York
A May 80 Decoration Day in New York featured President Cleveland and a large procession up Fifth Avenue with many officials, veterans groups, and a final Brooklyn parade. It included floral tributes, a Buffalo Bill Indian band, and speeches by General Woodford and others. The day closed with memorial services at Grant’s tomb and a Metropolitan House gathering led by Chauncey Depew.
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New York
Cleveland
Whitney
Limbeck
G. A. R. Memorial Committee
Fifth Avenue
Endicott
Grace
Fairchild
Lamont
Citizens’ Committee
Curtis
Old Guard
McLean
Madison Square
Signal Corps
N.G.S. N.Y
Louis Fitzgerald
Grand Army of the Republic
Richmond Greys
Loeser
Rome
G.A.R
Buffalo Bill
Grand Army
Naval Post
American Flag Legion
W. T. Sherman
H. C. King
John C. Black
Quintas
Bryce
Campbell
Cooper
Broadway
Union Square
Washington
Lincoln
Lafayette
Brooklyn
Cumberland Street
Hanson Eee
Flatbush Avenue
Howers
Greenwood Cemetery
J. C. Black
General Grant
W. S. Grant
Hancock Post
Ninth Regiment
U. S. Grant, Jr
F. D. Grant
Julia
Grant
Chapin
Stewart L. Woodford
Congress
Metropolitan House
Chauncey M. Depew
Rose Coghlan
Light Brigade
New York Vocal Union
Robert G. Ingersoll
Sheridan
Arlington Memorial Day observance at the capital
In Washington on May 30 a formal Arlington ceremony featured flag decorations on graves including Hazen Lyford Myers Bradley Paul and Mrs Meigs and unknown dead. A 12 o'clock artillery salute opened the day then a procession formed before the Arlington mansion led by the Marine Band with Union Veteran Corps Grand Army posts and relief corps members in line. The march paused at the unknown tomb where flowers were cast as a dirge played.
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Washington
Arlington
Hazen
Lyford
Myers
Bradley
Paul
Meigs
Arlington Mansion
Marine Band
Union Veteran Corps
Grand Army Posts
Grand Army Posts, Ladies of the
Relief Corps
Senator Palmer
Michigan
Manderson
Nebraska
Lincoln
General Logan
Rock Creek Cemetery
Mason
Illinois
Soldiers’ Home
Cavalry
Fort Meyer
Third United States Artillery
Browne
Congressional Cemetery
McKinney
New Hampshire
General Sheridan
Provinence
R. IL
Exchange Place
Sons of Veterans
Burnside
Pawtucket
Grand Army
Mosshassuck
Central Falls
Ballou Post
Curiaco
Chicago
Solomon C. Steele
Police Department
Cowan
Tire Department
Annapolis
Gettyspurg
Penn
National Cemetery
W. F. Ryan
Rochester
N. Y
Soldiers’ Monument
T. E. ‘Tarsney
DeWitt C. Sprague
Poe
Gettysburg
Richmont
R. Ed. Lee
Phil Kearney
Seven Pines
Bean
Hollywood Cemetery
Hoge
Gordon
Winchester
Eaten Post
Ladies of
Gratchen
Atkinson
S. C. Mills
Winchester Light Infantry
Memorial Day Observances Across Cities Highlight Pensions and Pride
Memorial day ceremonies honor fallen soldiers with prayers and tributes. Senators Palmer and Manderson address crowds demanding pensions for widows and veterans. Parades include Grand Army posts, militia, and civic groups, with cemeteries decorated and poems read in lieu of traditional orations in some towns.
Memorial Day Observances Across Southern Cities
Memorial Day events spanned several towns from Barthmore Maryland to Gettysburg Pennsylvania and Winchester Virginia. Veterans paraded to cemeteries, with large crowds 8000 to 10000 in London Park and Gettysburg. Addresses by T F Lang and others noted, with decoratings by Union and Confederate veterans and local schoolchildren.
Cutter Cigar yacht race shines despite light wind
Messrs Silas Peirce & Co hosted a City Point yacht race under South Boston Yacht Club auspices. Over one hundred entered, about fifty started as wind slowed progress. The event, dubbed Cutter Cigar race, drew spectators and featured the Belle as judges' yacht. One accident occurred on the sloop Violet and Echo went ashore near Spectacle Island but was refloated after minor delay.
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Messrs
Silas Peirce & Co
City Point
South Boston Yacht Club
Messrs. Peirce & Co
Belle
Theo Harald
Bowen
Violet
Echo
Spectacle Island
Thompson’s Island
Spectacle
Long Islands
Rainsford’s
Wilson's Rock
Teddy Rocks
George’s Island
Point Allerton Bar
George’s
Galloupe
Thompson's Island
Rainstora
Wilson’s Rock
Nix
Castle Islands
Fort Independence
N. BE
Upper Middle
K Street
City Point Pier
Ingersoll Replies to Gladstone on Freedom of Thought
The Herald prints advance extracts from Colonel Robert Ingersoll's article in the North American Review replying to Mr. Gladstone's defense of Christianity. Ingersoll opens with a courteous compliment but argues boldly for freedom of thought and a rejection of superstition.
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Ingersoll
New York
the Herald
Robert Ingersoll
North American Review
Mr. Gladstone
Colonel Ingersoll
Robbery of Silver Bullion in Daggett Depot Heist
A bar of silver bullion worth 1000 dollars was stolen from a Wells Fargo truck at Daggett depot where it lay with others for two hours. George W. Rice, a mining engineer, was arrested at Barstow last night and the bullion, weighing over 100 pounds, was found in his valise.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wells, Fargo & Co
Daggett Depot
George W. Rice
Barstow
Assistant Pastor Halliday Resigns in Plymouth Church
The Rev. S. B. Halliday, longtime assistant pastor at Plymouth Church in New York, has sent in his resignation. It will be presented at Friday’s meeting amid reports he is not favored by current church controllers.
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Halliday
New York
S. B. Halliday
Plymouth Church
Beecher
Daghestan rugs arrive at JoKL GoLpruwai & Co sale
JoKL GoLpruwai & Co announce the arrival of several bales of Daghestan rugs offered at unusually low prices, inviting buyers to visit the showroom and take advantage of the new stock.
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Jokl GoLpruwai & Co
Teemer Gaudaur Triumph At Point of Pines Boat Race
The Teemer Gaudaur race for the American championship was rowed at Point of Pines Revere Beach. Teemer won both title and prize as about 3,000 spectators weighed the cost of waiting. Conditions were favorable and the start occurred at 6 06 12 after a late 5 o clock flag. Teemer wore blue while Gaudaur wore red, making distinctions easy along the three mile course.
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Point of Pines
Revere Beach
McKeesport Sculler Edges Teemer In Close Race
The race went three turns with the finish nearly a half mile short. At 1.5 miles Gaudaur led Teemer by about two strokes, but the McKeesport rower surged in the final stretch and won by ten seconds. Time 19m 54s. Referee John W. Frazer, timekeeper William E. Plummer.
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Gaudaur
Teemer
McKeesport
John W. Frazer
William E. Plummer
City Point Open Regatta Ends Amid Light Winds
The South Boston Canoe Club hosted an open regatta off City Point with a postponed sailing race due to light wind. Open race results list multiple boats from Sagamore and South Boston Clubs with names and owners, while a half mile paddling race saw William Martin win and a lineup of places for others.
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South Boston
H. M. Alena
M. B. Landor
Sagamore Club
Lynn
Amaranth
F. Passmore
Ethel
B. J
Moondine
John Kekland
Dolly
8. M. Wales
Mohawk
F. L. Louis
James Craddock
Boston Club
Ray
C. R. Gould
Country Club Races at Clyde Park Brookline Recap
The second Country Club spring meeting at Clyde Park Brookline drew a larger crowd than last Saturday. Golden Maxim led the second race to victory, John C won the close third race, and Mavourneen captured the half bred race. The steeplechase saw Dare fall at a hurdle but rider Ike Weir remounted and Jack won the final sprint by half a length after a bold ride. Nellie refused a jump and was withdrawn. The next meet is set for Saturday, June 2.
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Country Club
Clyde Park
Brookline
Golden Maxim
John C
Mavourneen
Ike Weir
Belfast
Dare
Weir
Jack
Dave
Seabury
Nellie
J. H. Perry
B. G. Peacock
H. B
J. H. Wright
B. m. Moliie Darling
E. L. Willis
Ch. m. Golden Maxim
H. Hentz, Jr
B. m. Winona
J.H. Bradford, Sr
B. G
The
P. P
R. G.tower
A. H. Barney
Gabe Jackson
BE. L. Willis
B. G. Yorktown
Waltham Ramblers Run Races Amid Rain Storms
The Waltham Ramblers held a series of bicycle races attracting hundreds despite a damp track from heavy morning rain. Winners include E T Bigelow in 1h 1m from twelve and a half miles, A W Porter second, and A A Brown third. A six and a half mile event was won by C A Adams in 30m 12s with J T Laughlin second. A half mile dash saw A J Cushing take first in 1m 45s, with Louis Gindrat second. A 25 mile challenge race between A H Hales and Victor Kuhn ended in Kuhn’s clear walkover.
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Waltham Ramblers
Waltham
T’. Bigelow
Star Machine
A. W. Porter
Newton
W. E. Sawyer
A. A. Brown
E.T. Bigelow
G. H. Perry
C. A. Adams
O. W. Lowell
J. T. Laughlin
Perry
Lowell
A. J. Cushing
Medford
Louis Gindrat
W. KE. Sawyer
A.J. Cushing
M. _H. Gilbert
H. Duddleston, Jr
J. Zahn
H. Haak
G. Watson
P. B. Hynes
Macurdy
A. H. Hales
Watertown
Victor Kuhn
Waltham Cycle Club
Kuhn
Hales
Hillside Rifle Club
E. O. Emerson
J. K. Lowe
W. H. Stone
E. Bassett
L. L. Richardson
W. F. Foster
J. V. Corbuskey
Crescent Gun Club
Lexington Gun Club
Crescents
Charles River
S&s. Nauss
W. H. Thompson
Charles Bachman
Antonio Montealegre
Fox Island
Return
Nanss
Thompson
Harvard Cricket Eleven
Holmes’ Field
Longwood
Harvard
Mgwood
Wright and Hubbard
Brown and Sullivan
Hubbard
Dutton
Brown
Ellis
Long
Wood Wins As Mansfield Star Of Afternoon Inning
Mansfield the first batter held his position for 29 not out, the best score of the afternoon, as Longwood was dismissed for 57. The game will resume at the earliest date. Worcester May 30 Joyce wins handicap three mile race over Ten Eyck with 20m 32% s. Kennedy and O Toole take local double boat race prizes. Hadlyme canoe meet highlights Butler, Knappe, and Forrest with multiple wins and placements across several events.
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Wood
Mansfield
Longwood
Worcester
Ten Eyck
Joyce
Springfield
Kennedy
O’ Toole
Hartrorp
Conn
Hadlyme
Paul Butler
B. F. Butler
Lowell
Mass
H. E. Rice
E. C. Knappe
Agawam
Mr. Knappe
G. OC. Forrest
Parental Notices for May 25 Ashland Ceremony
In Ashland on May 25 a marriage ceremony took place officiated by Rev Edward Lyerett Kale D D with Rev Cary F Abrees of Revere and Miss Jennie M Tilton of Ashland the details appear in a notice fragment mentioning Horatio Harris aged 12 months and Abbott Tilton relations.
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Abbott—Tilton
Ashland
Edward Lyerett Kale
Cary F. Abrees
Revere
Jennie M. Tilton
Ashand
Obituary notices from Boston and Worcester area deaths
Multiple brief death notices dated May 27 to May 29 list survivors and funeral details. Susan Brown widow of William H Brown aged 79 11, Bethia Cole 82, Alexander Cowan 38 formerly of this city, Susie Freeman 44, Mary E Stimpson 66 6 20. Funerals at Second Church Boylston Street Trinity Church Wakullah Street Highland District scheduled June 1 2. Flowers not requested.
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Brown
Boston
Susan
William H. Brown
Cole
Longwood
Bethia Cole
Boylston Street
Cowan
Chicago
Alexander Cowan
Wakullah Street
Highland District
Freeman
Susie D. Freeman
Robert D. Smith
Trinity Church
Stimpson
Worcester
Mary E
H. H. Stimpson
Lancaster
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Ne Nickerson
India
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G. W Grilli
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Jacob Bood
White Fawn
W. Cherrington
Lick Clan
Aaron Brown
Sheer
Moondyne
W. H. Shaw
Dixon Fee
Thelga
K. T. Hall
M. Bond
Sea Bird
C. L. Joy Coves
Ie Mavis
KE. Swallow
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Trouble
Mason Bros Tree
J. . Farrell
Hector
Ruth
W K. Gordon
Sete
Magic
M. F. Kelly
Diadem
L. Hayward
Zoe
W. A. McField Ore
Rocket
H. M. Faxon
Sprite
H. M. Wells
Lucey
W. H. Rawson
Minnie
Henry Jackson
Teaser
F. C. Bates
Rasah EL
Bessie
J. R. Tufts
Mist
O. Wadsworth, Jr
G. F. Clark
Hubert Pope
Homas Christian
R. W. Gifford
J. P. Bullard
Theodore Harold
W. H. Godfrey
K. J. Bowen
Teemer-Gaudaur
South Boston Canoe Club
William Martin
J.J. Martin
al Hurd
J. Leonard
J. Conner
George Armstrong
Melvin Atherton
J. Cal
A. P. Gardner
B. m. Mavourneen
A. Hemenway
B. G. Jack
A. H Barney
B. G. Dare
F. Seabury
Waltham Hamblers
Horatio Harris
Dorchester
Washington Street
Melville Avenue
N. E
BRICE
Evans & Son
Equitable Building
Jamaica Plain
Queen Anne House
Greenough Avenue
Greenough
Dt Frank Hast
W. N. Reid & Co
Pemberton Square
OK Sawle
Edward G. Stevens & CO
Clinton
Insurance
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Post Office
Massachusetts
Benj. F. Stevens
Jos. M. Gibbens
F. Trulli
WM. B. Turner
Gene
State Street
Kilby ST
Silas Peirce
Eugene EF. Patridge
Charles KE. Macallar
Corporation Notices
Eagle River Copper Company
Wilby Street
Mason Building
Kilby Street
C. H. Sprague
Raymond’s
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Middle States
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Quebec
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Isles of Shoals
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Ausable Chasm
Cooperstown
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Richfield
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Adirondack Mountains
Mauch Chunk
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Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
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Yellowstone National Park
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I. A. Whitcomb
Rocky Mountains
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Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis Railroad Company
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Company
Charles Merriam
Kansas City
Fort Scott & Memphis
R. R. Co
Sears
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Eoin
John A. Stewart
Edwin H. Abbot
A. D
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Henry F. Spencer
Kainsas
John D. Knox & CO
Topeka
Kansas
Bromfield ST
George Leonard
Advertiser Building
Eastern
Milk Street
Frakocis A. Oszoem
T. Merrihew
Delano Land Company
Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company
Philadelphia
J. L, Erringer
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Western National Bank
W. W. Lowe
W. BR
GRAY
Sl State St
Crocker, Burbank & CO
Fitchburg, Mass
P. Ss. Huckins & CO
Border Street
East
Salem Mining Company
Salem Mining Co
A.D. Lamson
Treasury
Manila
Winter St
Washington St
Boston Theatre
Old Ireland
Esobeki Company
WM. Ludwig
MR. Ludwig
Europe
Ablaidlis
Amanda Fabris
Attalie Claire
R. Wm
Fessenden
William Ludwig
F.C. Dulcken
O’brien
Boyle O
N.B
James B. Thayer
Harvard University
Francis C. Lowell
John Snyder
St. Louis
F. E. Weber
Messr Clarke & Carruth
Congress Street
Francis H. Brown
Sec’y
LF Horticultural Halg
Mr. Morgan
Christ
Jerusalem
Aes Nickel—Sc
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Richard Mansfield
Aisthon Company
Prince Karl
Mr. Mansfield
Dr.jekyll
MR. Hyde
Kellar
Eugene Tompkins
Allie Akerstrom
Hollis Isaac B. Rich
Rider
Haggard
Harrigan and CO
Pete
Jim
A.M. Palmer
Jas
A. Hearne
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Even Wilbur
Opera OO
Merry War
Howard Athenaum
Wm, Harris & CO
Ida
East Lynne
Bunker Hill
Tremont Street
Everett Mills
Evere Mills
New England Mutual Life
Postottl Nare
Henry H. Edes
South Bay Company
A. C. Washburn
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