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Cambridge Sentinel

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1935

Page

2

Memorial Day origins and the 1865 Grand Review in Washington

The text traces Memorial Day to John A. Logan's 1868 order naming May 30 for honoring Union dead, noting Southern states had chosen the date earlier. It highlights the 1865 Grand Review of Northern armies in Washington on May 23–24 as a pivotal moment to honor the living and remember the fallen, with eyewitness accounts in Harper’s Weekly and Ben Perley Poore.

Washington Herper's Weekly Ben Perley Poore Lincoln Assas Gaeimary

Our Heroes Remembered in May 1865 Grand Review

The article recalls the final grand review of the Union armies in Washington in late May 1865. Veterans from the Army of the Potomac and other commands march past the Capitol as bands play. General Grant’s postwar orders and the mass demobilization followed, marking a watershed moment in American history.

Monument to Confederate POW Dead at Point Lookout

The United States government erected a monument to 3454 Confederate soldiers and sailors who died as prisoners of war at Point Lookout Maryland. An undetermined number of unidentified dead prisoners are buried there. Some bodies were shipped to home states after the Civil War. The monument sits about four miles from Point Lookout near the Potomac River among evergreen trees.

United States Point Lookout Volat Lookout Potomec River

Nominees for Hall of Fame Honor Great Americans List

A group of 108 electors will select 76 candidates from 70 names for induction to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University. The process runs through October 15 with 65 votes needed for election. 23 are auto-eligible from prior voting.

Semo Scott Watson United States Hall of Fame New York University Wom

Origin of Oxford University Claimed Amid Historic Quarrel

The piece notes two competing origins for Oxford University. One line credits Alfred the Great around 971, another cites a quarrel between Henry II and Thomas Becket circa 1164 leading clerks to study at Paris and return to boost Oxford. It mentions an early document naming Oxford a university in 129.

Oxford University Alfred ‘the Great Henry II Thomas O Becket Paris Oxford School of

Wren Family Birds Mentioned In Regional Text

The passage lists several wren species such as the house wren the winter wren and the Carolina wren. It notes their singing behaviors and seasonal presence with reference to specific regional contexts and a remark about the marsh wren being small.

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