Resent-09 and Strikes New Slockading Streets
Ragged notes describe RESENT-09 and associated actions blocking streets and travel. Mentions women and unspecified authorities responding to the disruption.
01 May 1889
Page 1
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1889
Page
1
Ragged notes describe RESENT-09 and associated actions blocking streets and travel. Mentions women and unspecified authorities responding to the disruption.
Massive crowds fill Broadway to Fifth Avenue for the centennial parade honoring Washington. Police report up to a million spectators, with 2.35 million in city, including 250000 daily visitors. Incidents of crowding and a violent mounted-police push marred the day. Mrs. Paran Stevens aids injured women and children.
Crowded streets and rapid marching marked the New York Centennial parade as about 54 thousand soldiers from New York Pennsylvania New Jersey and other states passed the reviewing stand in layers across Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Officers governors and cadets led formations while civilians watched from windows and streets.
The passage notes that as one moves away from the fashionable Upper Fifth Avenue area the display of grandeur and ornamentation around the OO LEES becomes more sparse and less lavish.
A grand procession marked the Centennial as the President and other dignitaries traveled from the Fifth Avenue Hotel to Old St Pauls Church on Vesey Street. Notable figures included Grover Cleveland, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Governors and judges. Bells rang across churches including the Dutch Reformed and Episcopalian. The crowd gathered on Broad and Nassau Streets with a ceremonial platform and Washington's oath Bible on display.
An immense crowd lines Madison Square as the President and ex-presidents join the reviewing stand for a vast parade. Clergy in formal attire, Archbishop Corrigan in purple, and other dignitaries fill the platform. The procession to the sub-Treasury proceeds behind a sea of soldiers and armored troops amid a grand but imperfect reviewing stand.
The President’s wife watches the parade from 85 Fifth Avenue balcony with Mrs. Morton and guests including Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Mrs. Governor Beaver Mrs. Governor Green John Jay and Senator Platt. Lunch follows before dining together then a 6:30 pm ride to the Metropolitan Opera House.
William Roenig, a member of a Pittsburg company, fainted from fatigue in New York. Carried to a store at 15 West Twenty-seventh Street, he was taken to New York Hospital by ambulance. An hour later he recovered and returned to his company headquarters with his comrades.
Major Frederick Patterson of Freeport Pennsylvania, part of the Second Brigade National Guard, was thrown from his horse during a march on Broadway and sustained a broken right leg.
Special Telegram from the Dispatch details a dramatic incident involving Henry Sinnige of Birmingham Alabama and Miss Ray Marz of a wealthy Hebrew family. Their engagement ends amid a display of unconventional authority over love, described as a clear case of power of love.
Washington Democrats foresee Senator Gorman succeeding Bargum as Democratic National Committee chair. Analysts note his shrewd management style resembles that of Quay and judge him best suited to lead after Bargum's death. Some hope he could meet 1392 political challenges.
Startled by a tragedy a Parmer personal crisis report describes Jacob D. Shanks a 60 year old wealthy farmer found dead hanging behind his home in Jefferson Township. His wife who was nearby was shot and killed. David and George Banks and their stepson are jailed as suspects.
The City of Washington marked the holiday with widespread observance. All public buildings remained closed and services were held in the city, reflecting a solemn religious observance.
A garbled historical report notes a message from the Pope involving five items or actions directed toward Congo. The fragment hints at a delegation or appeal and references the Vatican and Congo in a religious context.
A storm damaged voyage note reports the Gaelic arriving from Japan today bearing messages for Ay Nant. The fragment mentions a rough sea and voyage delays but provides no further names or dates.
An unusual note from Mowragat reports a hard lock for a senior Canadian Jastles, descending to a well known figure. The item cites G lips and an ex-manager for John L. Maloney.
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