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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
18
New Yorkers joined Civil War veterans in Memorial Day events with parades and memorial addresses. G A R turnout reached about 1 800 marchingers while crowds filled seaside resorts like Coney Island, transforming the city from morning pageantry to afternoon leisure.
A Manhattan May Day parade drew thousands along Riverside Drive to S2d Street. Veterans in blue and young soldiers in bright uniforms led a long procession past the Soldiers and Sailors' Monument with Major Mechellan and General Nevius in review. Governor Hughes spoke at Grant's Tomb as wreaths and flags were placed on Emmet and MacNevin graves.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and Governor Fort led a vast Jersey City Memorial Day parade with over fifteen thousand uniformed postal workers from New Jersey and New York. More than two thousand carrier marchers from Manhattan and Brooklyn joined the event, and state officials praised the display from the grandstand.
General George B. Loud criticized the War Department for not banning the West Point game held after a Grand Army of the Republic memorial in Carnegie Hall. He argued the day’s sacred purpose justified restrictions, noting California’s militia ban on Memorial Day sports. Speakers included General Henry M. Nevius and William A. Stanniss with the 69th Regiment Band performing.
Robert Todd Lincoln, 56, son of Abraham Lincoln and head of the Pullman Sleeping Car Co, fainted from heat after the unveiling ceremony in Hodgenville Kentucky. He was assisted to a carriage, later rested and recovered somewhat, delaying a planned visit to the Lincoln birthplace.
Governor Hughes attended the Bronxville pageant depicting Colonial and Revolutionary scenes. He toured Mount Vernon after Grant's Tomb, watched 2000 Westchester residents, praised Eugene Sanger and Violet Oakley, and helped raise funds for the new Lawrence Hospital with the event expected to net about 3000 dollars.
At the National Cemetery in Greenville Tennessee thousands gathered for the first memorial honoring Andrew Johnson the seventeenth President. Martin W Littleton chief speaker born in East Tennessee urged a future national homage as descendants decorated the grave then moved to the Greenville Auditorium for the program due to rain delaying cemetery ceremonies.
Memorial Day was widely observed with government offices closed. Arlington held principal ceremonies by the Grand Army of the Republic, with graves marked by flags and flowers. Rep Hollingsworth of Ohio spoke against placing Jefferson Davis’s head on Mississippi’s silverware, urging Lincoln’s revered memory.
In Boston memorial events honor Civil War battle flags at Memorial Hall and Tremont Temple. Mrs La Salle Corbell Pickett, widow of General George Pickett, spoke on The battle of Gettysburg from the Confederate Side delivered before Edward W. Kinsley Post.
Governor Hughes delivered the Memorial Day oration at Grant's Tomb under the Grant Post auspices in Brooklyn. He praised Ulysses S. Grant, recalled his leadership and sacrifice, and urged national unity amid industrial expansion and civic effort. The ceremony included a salute from the cruiser New York, ritual readings, and a benediction.
Memorial Day in Chicago saw a sedate observance with few sports events. Only the regular American League baseball games occurred while thousands visited cemeteries for decoration ceremonies.
Memorial Day was observed by the American colony in Havana. Representatives placed a wreath and half-masted colors over the wreck of the Maine.
The Tribune prepares its Summer Resort number for next Sunday June 6, offering an authoritative travel guide with listings, tips, and feature articles for vacation planning.
A band of unemployed city residents decorated the graves of 152000 unloved unknown dead at Hart's Island Potter’s Field. They sailed on the Massasoi to honor the man referenced as He calleth his own by name and placed daisies and pansies around the memorial as speakers linked the tragedy to wealth inequality and lack of work.
About six hundred people gathered at the Manhattan Lyceum on East 4th Street for a meeting of the national committee for the relief of the unemployed. Dr Ben Reitman, called the King of the Hoboes, condemned police as enemies of the unemployed while committee head J Eads How led the event.
If you are undecided about where to spend your summer vacation, consult the upcoming Summer Resort number in The Tribune next Sunday for destination ideas and features.
Witfield H. Crooks aged 75, longtime Soldier's Home resident in Kearny New Jersey, collapsed and died during Memorial Day celebrations. He had planned to attend the funeral of a former comrade and then join Company I 2%th New Jersey Volunteers in the parade. officials suspect excitement over the holiday strained his heart.
Mounted Patrolman John Mc Manus pursued a runaway landau along a twelve block route on Madison Avenue. The coachman John Ward, 45 East List Street, was thrown at 69th Street and hospitalised with a broken arm after the landau collided with Roswell C. Corey’s idle car at 72d Street. Ward later returned home.
About fifty soldiers on 138th street and Willis avenue witnessed an express wagon crash as it struck a cobblestone. Lawrence Terrill of 3182 Broadway was thrown. he suffered severe contusions and possible internal injuries and was taken by ambulance to Lincoln Hospital after the wagon overturned. The horses stopped at the overturned vehicle.
Coney Island drew what may be the largest pleasure-seeking crowd in its history draining access roads and piers. Estimates range up to half a million as 24 hours of Memorial Day weekend traffic overwhelmed transport, with minimal arrests and one non fatal accident at Steeplechase Park.
Corporal James Tanner spoke at Ocean Park Casino Long Branch on Memorial Day. The event drew five Grand Army of the Republic posts and three Sons of Veterans camps. He argued Memorial Day honors the dead and noted the Civil War era population shifts from thirty million to eighty million, with sixty five million born since then.
The Tribune announces its upcoming Summer Resort issue next Sunday a richly illustrated guide to vacation spots with detailed information on mountain and seashore getaways.
The notice asserts that stomach and bowel discomfort including indigestion can be relieved quicker and better with Hunyadi Janos Water than by any other method. It presents a medical benefit claim for the beverage.
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