25 May 1905
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1905
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mourns fallen heroes with a ritual drumbeat and quiet reverence. It evokes national sorrow, memorial lines, and the sacredness of the day as flowers are placed upon the graves of blessed dead.
War poem recounts a nation’s sacrifice with marching drums and flashing blades. It honors sleeping soldiers, vigilant guardianship, and the heroism of heroes across land and sea.
A retrospective on Memorial Day literature honors fallen Civil War soldiers. It cites Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address of 1863, Bayard Taylor’s ode inspired by it, and Beecher’s reflections on unknown soldiers in the noble vocation.
The piece interweaves reflections on fallen North and South soldiers, Ingersoll’s eloquence, and a public memorial mood. It sketches scenes of veterans' remembrance, the Blue and Gray, and the solemn duties of honoring the dead with flowers and shared national memory.
A boiler explosion near the Hocking Valley Railroad yard on West Mound street in Columbus killed several men during a test run after rebuilding. Buildings damaged debris scattered for blocks. four engines wrecked. Physicians and ambulances responded as police investigated a likely river burial of some victims.
The Thirty-fourth Ohio Infantry earned a rugged record fighting beyond main armies. It saw extensive action in West Virginia against guerrillas and served as mounted infantry in 1863. On July 18 at Wytheville in Virginia Colonel John T. Toland fell.
Fragmentary verse recalls Sickles Hancock Meade and Union leaders on Cemetery Hill amid dead and Graves. Imagery reflects battle line echoes and divine year of war with noted generals and haunting memory of Devil's Den and permissive carnage.
Topeka, Kansas special report notes wheat raisers urge employment bureaus to send Eastern college students to harvest. A big wheat producer praises New York and New England youths for their work ethic, muscular development, and progressive spirit, saying they outwork Western laborers. The appeal seeks energetic, enduring harvest hands from the East.
Brooklyn plans a 20 story apartment house occupying a full block the largest in New York City. The building will welcome children and no unit will be rented to a family without a child. Oliver H. P. Belmont originated the project discussed at a luncheon hosted by Mrs Bel l e ant at her home.
Special report from San Francisco states a burglary attempt on the post office stamp safe was thwarted by guard William O Connell who caught seven burglars drilling the safe. They fled after alarms sounded leaving only a few stamps behind. Police investigation continues.
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