War Heroes Gather for Grand Encampment in Chicago
Civil War veterans from 1865 era gathered in Chicago for the thirty-fourth Grand Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. More than 30 000 veterans arrived amid rain as churches, schools, and hotels hosted events, with crowd estimates surpassing 200 000 by Monday night. Organized by J J Tobias and J A McCartney, lodging and free quarters were arranged for thousands, culminating in large religious patriotic gatherings at the Coliseum.
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Reveille
Chicago
J. J. Tobias
Bureau of Information
J. A. McCartney
Lodging House Committee
R. H. Peters
Free Quarters Committee
New Coliseum
Court of Honor for the Grand Army parade in Chicago
Crowds from Maine to California joined hundreds of veterans marching along State Street. Flags hung from every building as a sea of red, white and blue filled Michigan Avenue and the Avenue of Fame. Spectators crowded the court and gazed at portraits of Civil War commanders guiding the 1861 veterans.
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Maine
California
State Street
Iowa
John Brown
Illinois
Shiloh
Chienzo
Michigan Avenue
White Court
Army
Navy
Avenue of Fame
Old Salts In Line in Chicago Parade Of Naval Veterans
Thousands cheered as Civil War naval veterans marched under flags in Chicago Monday in their last great pageant of the waning century. Escorts included seamen who fought at Manila Bay and Santiago, honoring a storied record across decades and decades of service.
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Navy
Chicago
Manila Bay
Santiago
Veterans Parade Marks Opening of En campment in Chicago
The encampment opened with thirteen cannon shots and a civic welcome as Grand Army veterans from across the nation gathered in Chicago. A band played and Ohio veterans led a march, with posts from Maine to California and many Western states arriving. Naval Reserves joined as Civil War heroes of river and sea were honored, aging but proud, while Gen Daniel E Rickles led the Third Army Corps Union, organized March 16, 1862.
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Lake Front
Chicago
Georgia
Ohio
Pap
Sherman
Maine
California
Nebraska
North Dakota
Alabama
Louisiana
Iowa
South Dakota
Nevada
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Iinois
Third Army Corps Union
Daniel E. Rickles
Grand Army Facts and Figures
A historical overview of the Grand Army of the Republic with figures on enlistments and deaths, the formation of allied groups, key dates such as Memorial Day origins, and early organizational milestones including state and national encampments and posts across multiple states. It cites totals of Union and Confederate forces, and notes early presidents and founders.
First G A R Post Organized at Decatur Illinois 1866
The first Grand Army of the Republic post began in Decatur Illinois on April 6 1866 led by Maj B F Stephenson with Capt John S Phelps. Twelve charter members formed Post 1. Between April 6 1866 and May 7 1868 forty three meetings occurred and eighty comrades enrolled or mustered into Post 1 by May 9 1867. Post 2 organized at Springfield Illinois April 11 1866 as others followed in Illinois and beyond. Survivors in Decatur include Capt M F Konan ex Mayor and Isaac W Coltrin a long time Decatur Morning Herald typesetter. other survivors are Capt Chris Reidsame of Bloomington Illinois and John T Bishop of Oil City Pennsylvania.
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Grand Army
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
United States
Woman's Relief Corps
Denver
Colo
E. Florence Barker
Malden
Mass
Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
Wayne County
Fourteenth Illinois Infantry
Rock Creek
Ill
Grand Army of
John A. Logan
Loyal Legion
Lincoln
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio
Missouri
Kentucky
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Deecatur
Lil
Grand Army of the Republic
Decatur
B. F. Stephenson
John S. Phelps
Springfield
Illinois
Stephen
Son
Webber
Snyder
Woods
Bloomington, Il
John T. Bishop
Oil City, Pa
Forty-Five Departments Represented at the Encampment
The encampment featured forty five departments. Ohio leads with 695 posts, followed by New York with 638, Pennsylvania 594, Illinois 475, Indiana 475, and Iowa 433. Utah has the fewest posts at five, totaling 217 members, while New Mexico with ten posts has 147 members. New York has 34,383 members, the largest state total, while Ohio trails with 28,501.
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Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Utah
New Mexico
Olio
Mob Rule in Akron Ends in Riot and Bloodshed
A mob of several thousand in Akron Ohio attacked the city prison county jail and the old court house seeking Louis Peck accused of assaulting a girl. Shots were fired several officers wounded two dead and Columbia Hall burned as the mob blocked firemen and rioted through the city.
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Akron
Oho
Theodore Maas
Louis Peck
Old Court House
Colimabda Trail
Peck
Cleveland
City
County Court House
Treasury Department
W. I. Young
Law
Columbia Hall
Conger Inverts China in Pekin Legation Siege
A long dispatch from Minister Conger reports the June to July bombardment of the foreign legations in Pekin. Chinese forces failed to take the legations despite artillery and repeated attacks, while Marine guards held the lines. The message notes an imperial push toward war and demands surrender conditions for peace talks.
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Saye
Conger
State Department
Washington
Pekin
Taku
Tsung-li-Yamen
Tle
Persin
Legation
Odds and Enas Mabel Bouton in New York Insanity Case
A fragmentary report notes Mabel Bouton a young New York actress described as insane. scattered items mention Lawrence in Cleveland killing Anthony Sirau m, a train incident in Camden New Jersey, patrolmen allowed to wear shirt waists on duty, and Dr James E Kieler of the Observatory in San Francisco listed as a director of Lick observatory who died suddenly.
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Mabel Bouton
New York
Lawrence
Cleveland
Ohio
Anthony Siraum
Camden
N. J
James FE. Kieler
Observatory
Sen
Licksco
Sud
Kansas bets stir talk on Bryan and McKinley race
A fragmented Kansas story describes bets on the 1900 presidential election linking Miss Mary Johnson and J S Tok fon with a wager that William Jennings Bryan will win. It also notes ex Gov Roger Wolcott appointed in Italy and military men’s roles, plus a marriage plan for McKinley in Somerset and a profile of Ernesta Cravello, the so called queen anarchist.
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Kansas
W. J. Bryan
McKinley
United States
Mary Johnson
Tok Fon
Mekin
Unite States
James Howard
Joya
Wy Bryan
Mercus Troy Ole
Ernesta Cravello
Paterson
N. J
Cation
Sieca Italy
Ennesta Chavele
Fragmentary Telegraphic News Brief From South Wales
Telegraphic note reports a terrible incident in South Wales with a man named Frank Layman burned to death. Mentions a company of soldiers in Honolulu, service in China, and Australian guidance on a protectorate. Navy Department armor plate issue and new bids to be received referenced.
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South Wales
Frank Layman
Honolulu
China
King of Tonga
Navy Department
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Court of Honor
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Shaw
THE
Lincoln Park
Areeze
Mobile Bay
Mississippi
G. A. R. Arch
Grand Army Facts and Figures
Duke of Albany
Prince Alfred
Germany
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Lenpol
Roger Walcott
Setts
Italy
Drape
Gary
Greentalge
C. A. Coolidge
Ninth United States Infantry
Liscum
Tien Tsin
Seventh Infantry
Spain
Cuba
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Fort Brady
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Col
Mea McKinley
Somerset
Melvin Flerma Bilal
Mek Migs M'Kinley
Madeline
Philadelphia Medical College
Dure OF
Albany
Prince
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