War Heroes Gather at Grand Encampment Opening
Chicago hosts Civil War veterans as 30 000 march through rain to welcome survivors of the Federal army and honor Lincoln Grant and Logan. The city, drenched yet celebratory, sees churches sing, streets filled with blue uniforms, fife and drum, and crowds cheering the opening day.
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Federal Army
Grand Army of the Republic
Eame
Court of Honor
Lincoln
Grant
Logan
Soldiers Reunite in Chicago for Civil War Veterans Event
Tens of thousands gather in Chicago for a Civil War veterans reunion with 90 000 anticipated arrivals, including 18 000 veterans. Free quarters provided in schools and private homes, events centered at the Coliseum, and a grand Court of Honor on Michigan Avenue amid flags, bands, and patriotic pageantry.
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J. J. Tobias
Bureau of Information
Oa. McCcartney
Lodging House Committee
R. H. Peters
Free Quarters Committee
Tts
Old Salts in Lane Parades Naval Veterans in Chicago
Naval veterans of the Civil War march in Chicago with escorts of honor, bearing Stars and Stripes and fluttering ensigns. The procession features Deep-water warders from Manila Bay and Santiago, honoring a storied past as they move through the century finale.
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Navy
Chicago Fondux
Manila Bay
Santiago
Veterans Parade Opens Week With Civil War Echoes
The encampment opened Monday with a cannon salute and veterans in Grand Army regalia parading through sunlit streets. Delegations from Michigan Wisconsin Indiana and more arrived from many states as naval reserves marched and citizens cheered. The Thin Lei Army Corps Union formed in 1882 under Gen Daniel E Sickles.
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Lake Front
Chicago
Georgia
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Iowa
Army Corps
Ftee
Daniel EL Sickkes
Ita
Grand Army Facts and Figures Recited in Rousing Summary
A dated overview recounts Grand Army of the Republic figures including total enlistments, deaths, and memorial milestones. It notes 294000 current members, 2320272 war enlistees in the Union, and 309524 total Union deaths, with Memorial Day first ordered by Gen Logan on May 30, 1868. It covers organizational origins, early presidents, and regional department growth through 1866.
First Post of Grand Army of the Republic Organized
The 61st post of the Grand Army of the Republic organized at Decatur Wisconsin in April 1906 with Maj Stephen son aiding Capt John Phelps. Forty five posts and departments formed. New York leads in members, Illinois and Indiana large in posts. Utah smallest with five posts and 217 members.
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Tnl
Arnud Ariy of
The
Republic
Decatur
Bo. Stephenson
John & Phelps
Osc 1
Deratur
Springfield
Qufnvis
Stephen
Son
Webber
Snyder
Woods
Kis. Weltsome
Bloomington
John T. Bishop
On City, Pa
Ohio
New York
GJS Wats
Pennsylvania
Mlineis
Indiana
Iowa
Utah
New Mexico
Oliv
Parade of Heroes in Chicago Grand Army march scene
A vast parade along Michigan Avenue features roughly half a million spectators and thousands of Grand Army veterans. Soldiers, many scarred or aged, march in a dignified line led by Col James H. Wood with the Starman Stripes banner and a display of banners from all states. The pageant honors fallen comrades as veterans from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and other states follow, with bands and mounted police providing solemn pomp.
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Maine
Hunfrads
John Brown
Illinois
Shiloh
Chicago
State Street
Michigan Avenue
White Court of Honor
Army
Navy
Avenue of Fame
Michigan
Grand Army
Centars
Cummanidera
Banka
Chick Jack
Atlanta
Oliness
Randolph Street
Lois Central
Gal
Tames H. Wood
Marshall
Ams
Daniel 1
Sickles
New York
Lafayette
Post
Washington
Tihs
Ion
Netsom
Jowph
Wisconsin
Seuide
Leon Brigade
Edward S. Bragg
Badger State
Pennsylvania
Mach Atdentine
Olio Pile
Hidwell
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
New Hampshire
Vermont
North Carolina
Marylinde
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Delaware
Minnesota
Missouri
Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
South Dakota
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Texas
Idaho
Arizona
United States
McKinley Misses G A R Reunion in Chicago
President MeKKinley cites pressure of public business as the reason for missing the G A R reunion in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. A jumble of OCR fragments mentions Richard Carvel, Firman H. Wall’s death, a cable from Taku, Charles M. Shelden in Topeka, a tunnel from London, Prarentt Mining Co. losing 125000 by fire, and Lady Frances Hope's U S engagement.
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Mekkinley
Chicago
Teld
John Deen
Richard Carvel
Firman H. Wall
Spokane
Wash
Chefup
Shanghai
Taku
Charles M. Shelden
Topeka
Kan
Hag Rtunnel
London
Prarentt Mining Company
Butte
Mont
Lady Frances Hope
May Yoke
America
Shaft Mended At Sea on Border Knight
The British steamer Border Knight, bound from Natal to New York, suffered a shattered tail shaft and loss of headway after a mid ocean incident. Chief Engineer William Gerrie and Chief Officer Mathie improvised a repair at sea, using a battering ram from anchor stocks and a wooden plug, then realigned shafts and fitted a spare propeller while sharks circled. The crew endured days of work with ballast adjustments and manual fittings, with Mathie nearly drowning but saved.
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Border Knight
Hipling
McAmbews
William Gerrie
New York
Geas Tramp
Natal
Findley
Gerrie
Oicer Madiie
Tiikkes
Mathie
Bruton Parish Church A Glimpse of Historic Williamsburg
The article surveys Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg Virginia highlighting its preservation. It notes its mahogany pews antique bell and triple story tower. It mentions connections to the Parke Custis family and historic Virginians. It praises its quiet churchyard and ties to the Church of England.
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Fuld
Out States
Brown Parish
Williamsburg
Tey
Rowland Jones
Martha Washington
Ltis
Honoral Root
Bruton Old Church
Bruton
Savange
Nelwoo Ant Fouma
Burton Parish
Aatique Cocho Union Neriiess
Anne
Fant Ecolonlal
Church of England
Ecclesiasti
Jamestown Silver Service and Colonial Legacy at Bruton Parish
The article describes a 1656 silver gilt Jamestown service with paten and cup, plus other pieces and engravings in Bruton Parish Church. It notes the church’s age, the bell donated by an English noble, baptisms of Pocahontas, and graves of colonial figures like Daniel Parke Custis and Edward Barnavale, all within Scottish-ground grounds.
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Gréorge Til
Jamestown
Brutop Oh
Daniel Parke Custis
Martha Washington
Daniel Parke
Bruton Farish
Virginia
Old Dominion
Gov
Note
Parquahar
Edward Barnavale
Lazier People of the Caucasus Tribe in Inde Scribble
A New York Ledger report describes a Caucasus tribe living in a remote range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It depicts squalor, communal housing, and disease from long winter confinement, noting their four-day work weeks and reliance on farming, beekeeping, and cattle breeding with no manufactured goods.
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Caucasus
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
New York
Remarkable Jewish Colony in Toledo Spain
A historic note describes a Jewish colony in Toledo granted tolerance after others were expelled by Ferdinand and Isabella. Their exemption allegedly rested on support from a high priest and Vatican archives, fostering one of the wealthiest, most influential communities on the Spanish peninsula amid past mergers under the Spanish crown.
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Toledo
Spain
Ferdinand
Tsabella
Uoliuphae
Rome
Vatican
Modern carbon uptake explains plant growth centuries old experiment
An illustration of a 30 pound earth pot with a 3 pound willow branch shows five years later the willow gains 164 pounds while the soil loses only two ounces. Van Helmont’s experiment pointed to water as the plant’s gain. later science attributes most gain to atmospheric carbon.
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van Heimont
van Heluivnet
New York “Herald
Florida Heat Dangers Cited as Sunstroke Prevention
In Florida, sunstroke remains largely unknown as temperatures often hit 110 degrees. Experts attribute this to extreme atmospheric twisture, a local condition linked to oppressive heat and humidity.
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Florida
Fragmentary Notes on Chin Tone Words and Pearls
The fragment discusses Chinese tones and windowed wade from white Wollero pearl in oyster shells, noting transparent material like opal glass. It mentions a girl devoted to sisters borrowing items, and a speculative idea that payment could end poverty. A metaphor about babies and thorns appearing at maturity appears.
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