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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1895
Page
6
Veterans marched in a large afternoon parade through the city cemeteries with speeches and songs later in the evening at the courthouse square. The event honored the soldier dead as a Thirteenth Regiment contingent led the line.
An Elm Park Church quartet at the Academy of Music performed Memorial Day Ode and My Father's House amid an Ezra F Griffin post No 139 event. Editor Barrett read The Flag of Gettysburg, praising Union sacrifice and Crippen’s color guard, with Spencer of Philadelphia delivering Great Battles of the World.
The talk compares ancient and modern wars highlighting casualties and tactics. It cites Blenheim with 11 000 English allies against 40 000, Napoleon at Moscow, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and the potential Confederate victory, and profiles leaders like Henry Havelock Stonewall Jackson Napoleon Grant.
Colonel William N. Monies Post No. 319 of the Grand Army of the Republic held a memorial entertainment at the Young Men's Christian Association hall. The Saengerrunde Zither club and a sunle gise party performed while Past Commander P. De Lacey delivered a patriotic address urging renewed Memorial Day observance and youth involvement.
Attorney Cornelius Comegys delivers the Memorial Day address before an audience in the rink at Laverly. The ceremony includes G A R march to the cemetery and open air exercises with chorus and a band. The speaker extols sacrifice, patriotism, and national unity while recalling fallen heroes and the meaning of the day.
A narrative praises the United States for subduing wilderness, building cities, and achieving victory in war led by a spirit of unity. It condemns slavery as the true foe, urges decisive action, and extols Lincoln’s leadership and the republic’s enduring strength and resources. The piece ends with a call to continue the Union’s ship of state voyage.
A large Memorial Day event in Archbald featured a grand parade with nearly every local society taking part and ceremonies at Catholic and Protestant cemeteries. Lt. James G. Stephens post decorated graves as a morning tribute, followed by an eloquent address by H. F. E. Paine emphasizing gratitude to soldiers and the Union.
Memorial Day observance in Taylor featured a large parade along Main Street with most town groups in uniform. The Century Hose Company of Scranton led a diverse procession with Guth's Band from the South Side, ending at the old Presbyterian church cemetery where Attorneys Herrig and Watkins delivered patriotic addresses.
In a postscript review the author analyzes Hardy popular demand for the closing chapter of Tess of the D Urbervilles. The piece describes Tess’s fate at Stonehenge and the symbolic dawn over Winton, concluding the tragedy lacks a redemptive revelation as the Immortals’ justice is served.
A jumbled list of holidays and observances across U S states and territories mentions Memorial Day Labor Day Independence Day and San Jacinto anniversary along with historic and religious commemorations. Variations include dates like May 10 March 4 and July 4 plus references to Pope Gregory and colonial celebrations.
A patient suffers due to heat causing poor nourishment absorption hindering convalescence. The fragment notes summer weakness and the body's reduced ability to recover amid high temperatures.
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