Parade of Heroes Shows Blue Army Veterans Marching
A crowd along Michigan Avenue greets thirty thousand old soldiers in a grand parade. Blue uniforms, bands, and veterans of the Civil War march past Central Station, their faces lined with age yet fired with patriotism. Public spectacle unfolds as the procession moves amid cheering crowds and mounted police form a long, orderly line.
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Michigan Boulevard
Grand Army
Fred
Randolph
Michigan Avenue
Tiiaeis Central Station
Amd
Grand Army veterans parade through Court of Honor
A long march led by Col James Wood with the white banner of peace and Stars and Stripes. Generals Sickles Miles Bragg and many posts from nearly all states joined a solemn procession, 196 posts represented, thirty thousand veterans marching in a compact column.
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James
Woood
mar @ball
Colnaim
Army Arch
Court of Honor
Daniel E. Sickles
New York
Lafayette
Old Guard
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Duke
Touchess de Arcos
Woman's Relief Corps
G. A. St
Army
G. A. IK
Joseph H. Wood
Citizens’ Committee
Wisconsin
Iron Brigade
Edward S. Bragg
Badger State
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Bidwell-Wilkesen
Buffalo
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maine
California
Nevada
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa
Indiana
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Delaware
Minnesota
Missouri
Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
South Dakota
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Texas
Idaho
Arizona
United States
Adjutant General cites Grand Army of the Republic totals
The Adjutant General's report shows G A R membership at 287,961 with 6,905 posts as of June 30 1900 versus 276,602 members and 6,778 posts on the same date in 1899. The year ended June 30 1900 records 42,705 losses and 31,476 gains with 216,062 members remaining in good standing. The four largest departments are listed and relief expenditures reach 129,279.26 dollars.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Adjt
Thomas J. Stewart
Moa
Daldveweaves
Munster
Lennee
Susie DO
Tiales
Adjutant General
Estimates Place 30 000 Men in Line for Parade
Estimates place the number of men in line at fully 30,000, with figures supported by careful counting of sections. Maj. Gen. Miles and Commander in Chief Shaw, experts at reviewing parades, provide measurements of department lengths and manpower. The following estimate outlines how long the biggest departments took to pose at specified points and their head counts.
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Miles
Shaw
Railroads Working to Utmost Capacity for G A R Encampment
Chicago saw nearly 300 000 travelers arrive from distant points over three days for the G A R encampment. Suburbs not counted. About 1 400 to 1 500 veterans lacked beds Monday night despite 5 000 unoccupied cots. At Second Regiment Armory 405 of 1 000 beds with breakfast remained empty. Hotels were fully booked early with cots lining halls and corridors.
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Chicago
Second Regiment
Washington Boulevard
Curtis Street
Young veteran dies during parade in Michigan
Charles Beckwith, six, of Algansee, Michigan, marching with Sheridan Post No. 4 in the state department parade, collapsed and died of heart disease and exhaustion.
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Charles Beckwith
Algansee
Mich
Sheridan Post
No. 4
Department of Michigan
Rassieur Chosen Chief of Grand Army
Maj Leo Roussieur of St Louis was named post commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the coming year during the thirty fourth annual encampment held in Studebaker Hall. The delegates unanimously supported the nomination presented at Thursday’s session with Maj William Warner of Kansas City and Adj Gen Stewart of Pennsylvania backing the motion.
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Grand Army
St. Louis
Leo Roussieur
Grand Army of the Republic
Studebaker Hall
Maj
William Warner
Kansas City
Missourian
Adj
Stewart
Pennsylvania
E B Minniken Named Senior Vlec Commander In Maine
E B Minniken of Maine was elected senior vlec commander Frank Seamus of Tennessee was chosen junior vice commander John A Wilkins of Ohio was elected surgeon general A Drabms of California is chaplain in chief It is a respected custom not to re elect any to these national offices The offices pass around in rotation The appointive national offices are usually filled by reappointment
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EB. C. Minniken
Maine
Frank Seamus
Tennessee
John A. Wilkins
Ohio
A. Drabms
California
Commander Shaw Seeks Pension Court of Appeals and Day Reform
General Shaw’s address reviews the organization’s work since election, urges a pension court of appeals with data from the pension office, and notes tensions with H. Clay Evans. He advocates making Memorial Day a Sunday, praises affiliated groups, and cites Adjutant General data showing 1900 membership at 776,662 and a net loss of 11,319 for the year.
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Pension Office
Pension Court of Appeals
H. Clay Evans
Commissioner of Pensions
Gen. Shaw
Woman's Relief Corps
Grand Army
Sons of Veterans
Adjutant General
Resources of the Order Summary of Department Strength
Figures on strength and resources of the departments in various states, as reported by Inspector General M. J. Cummings. The essential facts are contained in the following summary.
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M. J. Cummings
Rail and freight notes from the Midwest railroads
Earnings for the Wisconsin Central in mid August reached 106 404 dollars as peers report more traffic. Lake Chautauqua holds stronger Erie road business this summer, while Kansas City lines borrow freight cars. Northwestern line launches Chicago to Mason City through sleeping car service and Chicago and Eastern Illinois releases En route to the South land booklet. Grand Trunk relays eight miles of track in a day, a possible world record. Clinton Iowa roundhouse claimed largest in the world, housing fifty locomotives. Northern Pacific ends traffic pact with Oregon Railway into Portland, and Toledo St Louis and Western aims for top class status with full vestibuled trains. Lane murder prompts Adam Express to restrict express car riders without written approval. Chicago and Eastern Illinois annual report shows twelve months ending June 30 net traffic receipts at 2 063 270 and total net earnings at 2 300 159, up 216 629 from prior year.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Mason City
Iowa
Northwestern Line
Chicago and
Ilinois Road
Southland
Grand Trunk Road
Chicago and Northwestern Road
Clinton
Northern Pacific
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Portland
Norton
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Road
Adam Express Company
Oldest Veteran in Line in Wisconsin Parade
William Taylor of La Crosse Wisconsin, 65, marched the full parade route with no ill effects. A veteran of three wars he served in the Fourteenth Wisconsin infantry and fought in the Blackfeet War, the Mexican War, and the Civil War.
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William Taylor
la Crosse
Wis
Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry
McKinley Declines G A R Reunion Attendance
President McKinley canceled plans to attend the G A R reunion in Chicago due to ongoing public business of immediate importance. He noted his inability to be present Saturday afternoon, citing the heavy schedule and duties demanding his attention.
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McKinley
Chicago
Pension Statistics From General Shaw Address
General Shaw outlined pension figures showing 901,519 pensioners on July 1, 1800, 45,335 new names added in the year to July 1, 1900, totaling 1,036,863. Deaths and other removals reduced the roll by 43,334, leaving 993,529. Net gain for the year stands at 20,010 with 437,104 claims pending.
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Gens. Shaw
Sardines In United States Now Largely Maine Packed
A leading New York dealer notes Americans are top sardine consumers. In 1910 US consumption reached 2,000,000 cases. Maine produced 1,400,089, California 150,000, and France 450,000. Maine plants employ 6,000 workers turning out 1,300,600 cases yearly. Canning and packing details from Maine fisheries described. American sardines now cheaper and exported to West Indies and South America.
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New York
United States
Maine
California
France
St. Croix River
Passamaqueddy Bay
West Indies
South America
Washington Evening Star
Insects in Porto Rico and their biting pests
A New York Mail and Express passage recalls Porto Rico mosquitoes as large as house flies that swarm tents at night and draw blood from soldiers. It notes ants infesting mess kits, red ants biting, wasps frightening horses, and jigger fleas requiring medical care.
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Porto Rico
New York Mail and Express
Remarkable pigeon glides on Thames like a duck
A tame pigeon was seen hovering over the Thames in midstream, then it dropped its legs and touched the water as if on dry land. It spread its wings, submerged its head and neck for several seconds, and then rose, joining its companions in the air in what appears to be a deliberate act.
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Thames
Lomdon Giobe
Engineers are the most successful countries
The excerpt notes that engineers are the most successful in some context and mentions an average salary range from 98 to 100 in United States gold per month, implying a historical monetary measure. The fragment focuses on wages and perceived status of engineers.
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Gineers
Countries
United States
New York Trade Report Notes August Still Generally Quiet
The New York business situation shows little change with August regarded as a between season month. Political uncertainty dampens activity while Western trade improves modestly and New England remains slow. In steel and bar markets buying accelerates, sheet trade strengthens, and overall prices hold, though speculative excitement is muted. Wheat markets in Chicago stay firm but show little weekly change due to uncertain conditions. export demand provides a tangible factor, yet the overall season remains cautious for bulls and bears alike. Favorable corn weather prompts farm selling while Eastern buyers and foreign orders delay shipments awaiting a possible grain movement rally.
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New York
New England
Komami
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Europe
United States
Danubian
Rrussia
Dansbiar Commeries
Pew
Wreck Ends Inmassive Excursion Tragedy At Hatfield
At Hatfield Pennsylvania a rear end collision between an Atlantic City excursion train and a milk train killed thirteen people and injured forty five. The Atlantic City section plowed through the milk train smashing three cars to kindling and wrecking the engine. The crash tore up track for a quarter mile and left wreckage piled high. Authorities say disobeyed instructions contributed to the disaster.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Hatfield
Atlantic City
Frst
Multiple Tiny News Items From 1900s Page
Disjointed reports describe floods near Yokohama with 200 displaced, a San Francisco shipment feeding Japan’s army, Kentucky train robbers sentenced, Edward Herrick Chicago merchant dies, Japan allows US hospital on Japanese soil, Michael Homrak’s wedding tragedy, Oswego man’s death and later lawsuit threat, E J Fee Omaha killed in a beer dispute, New Mexico land withdrawn to protect cliff dwellings, and a Chicago wallpaper maker’s suicide for insurance.
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Ness
Kentucky
Edward P. Herrick
Chicago
United States
Michael Homrak
Wallingford
Michael Drumm
Osweso
E. J. Fee
Omah
New Mexico
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