Memorial Day Observances Across Two Cities Honors Veterans
Pittsburg officials plan a broad Memorial Day program with floral tributes and music, closing businesses at noon. The article details Grand Army of the Republic origins, post growth, and past reforms, then outlines ceremonies at Allegheny and Sewickley cemeteries with specific posts, parades, and choral performances.
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Pittsburg
Grand Army of the Republic
Third Army Corps Union
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Society of the Army of the Cam
Society of the Army of the Ohio
Society of the Army of Georgia
United States Veteran Signal Corps Association
Society of the Army of the James
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Society of the Army and Navy of the Gulf
Society of the Army of West Virginia
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Decatur
United States
Grand Army
Bors
G. A. KR
Honor Students and Veterans Plan Memorial Observance
A lengthy veterans day program outlines ceremonies at Allegheny Cemetery with Posts 3 41 157 206 230 259 guiding the events aided by Twelfth Seventeenth ward schoolchildren. The day includes choir bugle calls reading of orders prayers oration by Comrade Lambert and a guarding firing squad with graveside flower and balloon ceremonies and a later Oakland Cemetery observance led by Post 157 and Battery B with Sons of Veterans Camp 162.
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A.C. Frank
Rosser
Knights Corffet
Frank I
Southside
St. Joseph's
John C. Slas
St. Michael's
St. Peter’s
Fred —Bacher
St. Paul's
Fourth Avenue
Wood
Fifth Avenue
Grant
Sixth Avenue
Liberty
Seninor
F. C. Negley
J. B. Eaton
Allegheny
Sons of Veterans
Hampton Monument
Dingo
Ssicosvetsesvenseaes Eorenu
M.A
Nichol
John
George Sethe
Nichol Serai
G.C. Va
Postebwesseneae
Bs Donaldson
Robert Harper
Post
Diego
Sesssf Ost
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A. R
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Mr. J
W. I. Lam
Samuel Mote
John A
Fleurs
Alex
F.C. Negrey
Abe Patterson
Hee Manier
John L. Nevin
Emil Rebelo
Osun Bowery
Apera House
Grand Army Lot
Allegheny Cemetery
America
Post & G ‘Eo A. R
Jane
Joe Aese
J. H. Harr
Will M
Ee Jutent
W. H. ‘Lambert
Tenting Ito
Lambie
Post & G
ALE
Pears
AN. Whitman
Comrade MB
Idle
Fowets
W. T
Pi & Geraniums
A. E. Oate
E. E
Echool C
Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Co
Washi
E. A. Moe
Ie Sonne
Siad Goan
Annie Orr
John Bmun
E. Locke
Iit
Asa Cass
C. E. Locke
Old Cemetery
The Message of Bright Spring Days to the Old Warriors
Commander in Chief Veazey issues a Memorial Day service exhortation urging post members to honor fallen comrades. He recalls Logan's May 90 designation, stresses never neglecting graves, and advocates the day teach patriotism amid a nation marching toward destiny under one flag.
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W. G. Veazey
Logan
Orders of the Day for Cemetery Visit and Routines
Commander Lamble issues orders to comrades for a May 30 cemetery visit at Union station 8:50 AM. Posts depart from Wood and Liberty streets, ambulatory to Allerheny Cemetery. Debris cleanup follows flower planting and lunches are forbidden on rounds. The commander emphasizes enforcement and visitor assistance.
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Lamble
Heapquartens Momeri
Furpay
Panchaeihe
Lambert, HL A. A
Officials Take Holiday as City Hall Operations Pause
City Hall functions suspend today with exceptions only in the Bureau of Health and Inspector McAleese's offices. Officials including Chief Brown and the Mayor will be in their offices for part of the day while most departments remain closed for the holiday.
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City Hall
Bureau of Health
No Organ Recital Today at Carnegie Hall Holiday
The text states no organ recital at Carnegie Hall this afternoon due to a legal holiday. It notes the library building is closed on holidays and the hall is not open, affecting the building’s operations. Hill Nye writes for the Sunday issue of The Dispatch, describing him as the funniest man in the world.
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Carnegie Hall
Hill Nye
the Dispatch
Miners’ Association
Brown & Co
Sag & Co
Neil
Seta
Sheenberger & Co
Penn Avenue
Ry Beesis Mally
Sert Rt
Twenty-ninth Street
Thirtythird Street
Berntraeger
Death Valley
Dante
United States
Famous Generals Share Funniest and Saddest War Incidents
A Digpatch feature collects anecdotes from Union and Confederate leaders on the funniest and saddest events they witnessed during the Civil War. Generals including Sherman contribute, offering a rare, mirrored view of wartime moments and the memories they preserved for posterity.
Loyal Companions Endure To The Very End
In a field hospital, two comrades share a final bond as they face death together, each insisting the other not die alone. The tale shifts to Old Jack Dubbin and Uncle Si, where a whiskey craving and a comic haunting conclude with Uncle Si defending the corpse from two cats, a curiously dark moment from Civil War lore.
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Damon
Pythias
Uncle Sam
Iin
Tom
Old Jack Dubbin
Uncle Si
Old Jack
Old Oes Si
Old Taney le Divsant Koe Caine
Grant
General Lee’s Offering and the Loyal Confederate Colonel
A recounting of postwar moments and memories from a Washington hotel in 1863. A man introduces General R E Lee to his mother, who weeps with emotion as reconciliation begins. The narrative then recalls Colonel M a devoted Southern loyalist whose bravado collapses under defeat and mockery.
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Washington
R. E. Lee
Caleb Balderstone
Caleb
Grant
Astentor
Niagara Falls
Atlantic Ocean
Fousimian
Rusostal
Thief & Pte Oer
Poetic line about North and South in timeless half verse
A fragmentary quotation imagines packing stars, trapping time, and cooling the sky in a whimsical critique of the North versus the South, ending with a solemn declaration of the enduring strength of the Confederacy.
General Sherman S37 His Saddest Incident
A Civil War reminiscence by William T. Sherman recounts a heroic soldier who lost a leg to a spent ball while preserving courage and humor. The tale shifts to humorous scenes among Black troops during the March to the Sea and a dramatic revival meeting episode illustrating blunt religious zeal.
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Atlanta
William T, Sherman
Joe Johnston's Yarns HIS MOST TOUCHING
A Civil War railway journey reveals a Confederate captain reconnecting with his Pennsylvania wife and their four year old daughter after four years apart. The reunion sparks deep emotion as the woman recalls their hopes and fears, while the crowd shares in the tender moment.
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Pennsylvania
Fort Sumter
Two Good Ones From Sheridan A Tear Deaveer
Two soldiers from opposing sides collide in a brutal hand to hand charge amid dense smoke. Each man wounds the other as a shout breaks the air and both fall into the arms of their comrades. A surprising scene follows a singing cabin encounter with a barefooted black woman singing softly by a coffee stove.
What Saddened and Pleased Porter, HIS SADDEST
A Civil War reminiscence recalls Colonel H confessing to a killing in hand to hand combat with a Confederate captain, forgiveness from the governess who is the captain's daughter, and a final moment as the Colonel dies in the presence of his wife. A veteran recalls a harsh memory from Bull Run.
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Bull Run
David D
Valley Furnaces to Restart Monday After Great Strike
A thorough review of the iron industry notes the Connellsville coke strike ending and predicts full coke-region resumption on June 1. It highlights worker distress, court actions, and a muted iron market, with 25 of 33 furnaces idled in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys and plans for staged restart amid lower production costs and fuel shifts.
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Connellsville
Mahoning
Shenango
Scottdale
Bessemer
Youngstown
A.M. Bree
Frick and McClure
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers’ Association
Turner Hell
Ju. A
Spang Steel and Iron Company
Pittsburg
Rolled Steel Wheel Company
Cerichi
United States Iron and Tin Company
Riter & Axel
South Caroline
Asven Ballenge
West Superior
Wis
Vesuvius Trial Report Shows Crude Gear Notion Yet
The Navy board report on the Vesuvius trial finds the gun system crude with misfiring pneumatic guns and no proper sights yet deems the test satisfactory enough for another run. It urges 30 additional projectiles and 15 more for final firing, plus fitted sights and improved steering gear before a conclusive evaluation.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Vesuvius
Whitney
Tracy
Navy Department
New York Harbor
Phios
Caiis
Opalache
A. K. Coupes
White Caps Beat Farmer in Sand Mountains
An aged farmer, W. H. Jones, was visited by White Caps near Holmes Gap, Sand Mountains, and was severely beaten while others subdued his companions to force confessions about illicit distilleries. The attackers reportedly believed Jones betrayed them. The dispatch notes extreme desert dangers and references an expedition report from 1874.
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Birmingham
Ula
Holmes Gap
Sand Mountains
W. Jones
White Caps
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