Colima Disaster Despatch From Manzanillo Details Panic
A Colima steamship wreck off Manzanillo amid a hurricane caused mass panic. Passengers rushed to lifeboats as the vessel struck rocks near Banderas Bay and sank within minutes. Only one boat reportedly escaped with some survivors. many bodies were later recovered or unaccounted for.
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San Francisco
Cal
Colima
Manzanillo
San Blas
Banderas Bay
Breslin
Crosslyn
Hansen
Paing
San Juan
Mannanillo
Lewis R. Brewer
Generals honored at Chicago Confederate veterans banquet
A Chicago banquet for Confederate generals drew ex-Union officers and veterans in a spirit of reconciliation. General Lee praised Chicago hospitality and called for future unity not by force but through commerce. Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee, and Butler lauded shared American loyalty while denouncing Boston’s ex- prisoner of war show. Northern officers called the reunion honorable and patriotic despite criticism from Boston.
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Chicago
Citizens’ Committee
North
South
Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi
Wade Hampton
Gresham
Butler
South Carolina
Fitzhugh Lee
United States
Appomattox
National Association of Union
Boston
America
Union
Henry L. Turner
Militia
Loyal Legion
Boston Assembly
From Boston Store Boy to Army Commander Major General Nelson A Miles
The piece recounts the ascent of Nelson A Miles from humble beginnings in a Boston store to senior military command. He raised a company with his savings, faced political rejection, earned respect in the Peninsula campaigns, and rose from lieutenant to major general. His career spans Civil War leadership, Indian campaigns, and enforcement during Chicago unrest, culminating in his appointment as Army chief.
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United States Service
Sumner
Andrew
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
New York State
Massachusetts
Chancellorsville
Hancock
Sixty-first New York
Couch
Army of the Potomac
Old Bay
Union
Chicago
George H. Thomas
Lundy’s Lane
Admirals
Farragut
Winfield Scott
United States Army
Lee
Virginia
Second Army Corps
Columbia
General Miles Delivers War Reflections at Chicago Event
General Nelson A. Miles, described as a plain, brave veteran, spoke at a Chicago gathering recalling Lincoln and the Civil War era. He praised unity, constitutional faith, and the soldiers who preserved the Union, while commending Lincoln’s inaugural words and the courage of veteran units.
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Niagara
Montezuma
Abraham Lincoln
Virginia
Memorial Day Observed with Large City Observance at Grant's Tomb
Memorial Day in New York drew large crowds as uptown streets filled with veterans and townsfolk. Business paused citywide while 3 30 p m memorial exercises at General Grant's tomb in Riverside Park featured an oration by Governor McKinley of Ohio.
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New York
General Grant
Riverside Park
McKinley
Ohio
Judge Holmes Tribute At Sanders Theatre
Memorial exercises at Harvard and Post 56 G A R in Cambridge honored Judge Holmes with a masterly address on war and national life. The program featured a 50 member Harvard chorus, Eliot introducing Holmes, and reflections on heroism, patriotism, and the lasting duty of citizens to preserve the republic.
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Harvard University
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Harvard
George L. Osgood
Judge Holmes
Supreme Court of
Eliot
Twentieth Massachusetts
Spoke to Veterans of the Post Bearing His Brother's Names
A brief note records a May 1990 conversation with Lieutenant-Governor Waladang regarding honoring a Governor's bearing or associated names within the veterans’ post. The snippet is fragmentary and onetime official outreach.
Butler Addresses Veterans Honor at Dahlgren Post Memorial
The Dahlgren Post 20 of G A R in South Boston, 160 strong, gathered to decorate departed comrades. Commander Charles P. Clerk presided at a 2 PM banquet. Prayers were given by Rev Woods, with speeches by W M Butler, Rev Perrin, Thomas Flood, Fire Commissioner Innes, Chaplain Payson Bradley and Adjutant Kramer.
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J. Payson Bradley
Kramer
Hom Wiliam
Memorial Day Observances Across Cambridge Area
Post 30 held a collation at Trade Association Hall with Commander John W. Walker presiding. A separate gathering saw Rev Father Scully denounce the Chicago Confederate monument as a desecration of Memorial Day. Letters of regret arrived from Major Bancroft and General Champ lin as Posts 56 18 67 held events and parades with local officials and veterans in attendance.
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Post 30
Trade Association Hall
John W. Walker
Father Scully
Barrell
Chicago
Union
Bancroft
Edgar R. Champlin
Wood
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Cambridgeport
Charles H. Titus
Edwin B. Hale
Ochoing and
Whitmore
Georg Close
Jesse Wagner
J. Willard Brown
8. & Higgins
W. M. Townsend
East Cambridge
Davis Witherell
Camabridge Cemetery
H. F. Fister
Odd Fellowa Hall
Woman's Relief Corps No
J Ing
Witherell
John McSorle
John R. Fairbairn
John T. Shea
John H. Ponce
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Iransas
Jefe Politico of
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Miles
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Prairie
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Richmond
Washington
Confederacy
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John Ericsson
Chesapeake
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Atlanta
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Thomas
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Meade
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Europe
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Kinsley Post
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Lincoln
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Young's
Greenhalge
The
Commonwealth
Antietam
Cold Harbor
Field
Sanford
A. A. Berle
Edward P. White
Lafayette Post
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Honourable Artillery Company
London
NEW England Piano CO
Tremont St
S Neiman
Jenness Miller
Walcott Post
North Star
Union Army
Salem
Congress
Cogswell
Senate
Milton
Goveronee Waladang
Geo. A. Plummer & Co
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Eton
William M. Butler
Scully
Rnett Aneny
Petentee
Democratic City Committee
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