Monument Unites North and South at Oakwoods Cemetery Dedication
At Oakwoods Cemetery Chicago a 40 foot monument honors 6000 Confederate dead from Camp Douglas 1862 65. North and South veterans share duties and floral tributes as Union graves are decorated by Ex Confederates and Grand Army veterans.
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Grand Army of the Republic
South
Pickett
Gibbons
Cemetery Ridge
Hood
Franklin
Longstreet
Schofield
Grand Army
Constitution Hill
Atlanta
Washington
Camp Douglass
Monument Dedicated With Ceremonies at Viroqua Wisconsin
The Jeremiah Rusk memorial in Viroqua was unveiled by Grand Army of Wisconsin with Colonel John C. Spooner delivering the dedicatory address. Governor Upham state officers and many U S senators and congressmen attended along with Grand Army delegates from each Wisconsin post.
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Viroqua
Wis
Jeremiah Rusk
Harrison
Grand Army
John C. Spooner
Upham
United States
Wisconsin
Rock of Chickamaqua Monument Honoring General Thomas Post
General George H. Thomas Post No. 5 dedicates a granite monument in Rosehill cemetery to the memory of the famed soldier after purchasing a burial lot for its members. The centerpiece marks the Rock of Chickamaqua, the name earned by Thomas at the famous engagement.
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Chickamaqua
CuicaGo
George H. Thomas
Rosehill Cemetery
Post
Thomas
Memorial Day Observances in Washington D C
The graves of soldiers in Washington cemeteries were strewn with flowers by surviving comrades as the president and cabinet traveled to Chicago to bury the late secretary of state. Departments closed, Grand Army of the Republic led Memorial Day ceremonies and services.
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Washington
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
Lincoln's Tomb Observances Highlight Illinois Decoration Day
At Springfield Illinois on Decoration Day Ransom Post G A R of St Louis visited Lincoln's tomb The state dedicated the G A R monument at Oak Ridge Cemetery and received custody of the Lincoln monument from the monument association in a ceremonial transfer
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Lincoln
Springfield
Ills
Capitol
Ransom Post
St. Louis
Oakridge Cemetery
Monument Association
Milwaukee Civil War Graves Decorated by Veterans and Students
In Milwaukee 800 soldiers’ graves across 10 cemeteries were decorated by large G. A. R. groups and school children who provided flowers. A street parade drew about 2,000 participants, mainly veterans.
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Milwaukee
McKinley Delivers Memorial Day Oration at Grant's Tomb
About twenty thousand gathered at General Grant's tomb in New York on Memorial Day to hear Governor William McKinley speak at the exercises organized by U S Grant Post No 327, Grand Army of the Republic.
Thousands honor 5375 veterans at National Cemetery
At the National Cemetery in Dayton Ohio on June 1 twenty thousand people witnessed the strewing of flowers on the graves of 5375 veterans buried at the Soldiers home.
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the National Cemetery
Dayton
National Cemetery
Soldiers’ Home
Green Bay Regatta Results Quietly Amid Rain Threats
The Green Bay regatta on Green Bay Wisconsin faced windless noon and rain as eight entries competed on a 12 mile course. The Diana owned by Captain Julius Connenburg of Green Bay won the sloop race without time allowance.
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Green Bay
Wis
Julius Connenburg
Noted Missionary Dead in Persia Mission
Washington reports the death of Rev J H Shedd D D senior and most conspicuous member of the American mission service in Persia. He died at Droomis on Good Friday last, prompting regret from the department.
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Washington
Alexander McDonald
Persia
Department
American Mission Service
J. H. Shedd
D. D
Droomis
Death of General G. M. Mitchell and his wife shocks Charleston
In Charleston Illinois General G M Mitchell collapsed while gardening and died around 9 30 in the morning. His wife died at 1 p m from grief. The double fatality occurred within hours of each other leaving the community stunned.
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Charleston
Ills
Jane
G. M. Mitchell
Lynched by a Mob in Columbia City Fla
A mob took James Freeman from four guards at 10 p.m. tied him to a tree and shot him dead in Columbia City Florida. Freeman, a colored man, had attempted a criminal assault on Mrs Consel and pleaded guilty before a justice of the peace.
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Columbia Ciry
Fla
James Freeman
Consel
Electrician Shoots Wife in Suspected Murder Case
Marshalltown Iowa June 1 Lewis Hall an electrician shot his wife through the head she died five hours later Hall says he mistook her for a burglar but authorities suspect willful murder due to recent bitter quarrels between the couple.
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Marshalltown
Lewis Hall
Hall
Feud Ends in Contractor’s Death in Ohio
Henry Kier, a contractor, was shot and instantly killed by his brother-in-law Ned Neuhaus in ToLepo Ohio. The act followed a long standing feud over property left by Kier’s mother-in-law.
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ToLepo
Henry Kier
Ned Neuhaus
Gresham Rest as Fort Sheridan Escorts the Dead
The remains of Walter Q. Gresham were laid in Oakwoods cemetery after a simple, dignified ceremony in Chicago. About 200,000 lined the funeral route from Fordham to the cemetery, with Fort Sheridan troops serving as escort of honor and crowds crowding streets and the cemetery in tribute. The service at the cemetery chapel was brief, and the coffin was placed in the vault with taps after a modest display. The presidential party then returned to Washington.
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Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Walter Q. Gresham
Oakwoods Cemetery
Gresham
Abraham Lincoln
Fordham
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Illinois Central
Sixty-third Street
Loyal Legion
Sixtythird Street
Oglesby Avenue
Sixty-sixth Street
Evergreen Avenue
J. McPherson
Second Presbyterian Church
Washington
Japanese Begin Hostilities Against Formosa
June 1 report states hostilities began with Japanese bombardment of Kee Tung in the north Formosa. Private advices place the action with a Japanese fleet believed at sea near Tamsui.
U S Bond Contract Moves Forward with London Visit
London June 1 Mr W E Curtis assistant secretary of the United States legation has arrived to finalize bond arrangements He has met with bond subscribers and awaits treasury guidance The bonds are at sea under Logan Carlisle chief clerk of the treasury department
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London
W. E. Curtis
United States Legation
Treasury Department
Curtis
Ocean
Logan Carlisle
Good Thing for Lawyers in Washburn Trial Verdict
In Washburn Wisconsin the jury awarded Johanna Duthie $1,000 against the town over a street washout injury from October 1889. The case has run through three circuit court trials and two supreme court reviews. A new trial motion has been filed by the city attorney.
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Washburn
Wis
Johanna Duthie
Supreme Court
Authoress Mabel Benson Bellew’s Suicide Attempt
Mrs. J Hackett Townsend known as Actress and Authoress Mabel Benson Bellew attempted suicide in Carrcaco. She slashed her throat with a razor and was found unconscious across the bed. She was taken to a hospital and is not expected to survive.
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Carrcaco
J. Hackett Townsend
Mabel Benson Bellew
Wright Missing With $200,000 in Bonds and Deeds
A. W. Wright of St. Louis has vanished since Thursday while carrying about $200,000 in negotiable bonds and warranty deeds to value lands. Partner Clarence D. Warner suspects Wright fled with the money and vows to sue for loss if not recovered, noting their Wright & Warner firm dealt in cigars and buggies traded for real estate nationwide.
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A. W. Wright
St. Louis
Clarence D. Warner
Wright
Kansas City
Warner
C. D. Warner
Wright & Warner
Defense forces Taylor bond issue in Treas urer case
The state questioned those who handled the state treasurer’s accounts and Treasurer Philip about funds from Taylor. After the case, the defense moved to strike testimony on Taylor’s bond but was denied, and then sought a verdict for lack of evidence that Taylor held money at the end of his second term, which was also denied.
Fatal misidentification in Monroe railway chase
Passengers report a deadly error by Deputy Sheriffs Ed Edwards and Willis Baxter near Monroe Louisiana. The officers tracked a train shooter Hugh Abrams and fired on each other in the dark. Edwards was killed and Baxter fatally wounded.
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Little Rock
Ark
Monroe
Ed Edwards
Willis Baxter
Little Rock and
Hugh Abrams
Edwards
Baxter
Brice Discusses Silver Coinage in Ohio
Senator Calvin S. Brice writes to a Columbus Democrat about Ohio sentiment on free and unlimited silver coinage. He notes earlier interest, explains the greenback history, and predicts the free silver craze will end and be discredited as the greenback movement was.
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Columbus
Calvins. Brice
Ohio
Cheaper Lands Incentive Cuts Interest on Tacoma Lands
The Northern Pacific land department will cut interest rates on land contracts from 7 to 6 percent starting June 1. All railway lands are under reappraisal, likely reducing prices by about one third. Land Agent Cooper says the aim is to spur rapid settlement, and the change is by order of the receivers.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific Land Department
Cooper
Land Agent Eaton Resigns From Northern Pacific
Tacoma, June 1. G. P. Eaton resigns as assistant general land agent of the Northern Pacific Railway effective July 1. He quit soon after Land Agent Schultz’s death but stayed at officials’ request until the Schultz affairs investigation concluded. Land Agent Cooper pays him a high compliment.
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Eaton
Tacoma
Wash
G. P. Eaton
Northern Pacific Railway
Schultz
Cooper
Charities and Corrections Convention Concludes Session
The Charities and Corrections convention in New Haven Connecticut closed with reports from South Dakota to Wyoming presented in order. The remaining time covered readings and discussions of many international papers on the organization’s work.
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Charities and Corrections
New Haven
Conn
Convention of Charities and Corrections
South Dakota
Wyoming
Darling Willing to Marry Miss Falt ing
Rev. E S Darling's attorneys Ensall and Hawthorne from St Paul remain in his interest. Ensall says Darling will marry Miss Falt ing under certain conditions, but she has not yet accepted though she may consent later.
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Darling
Mier
Ensall & Hawthorne
St. Paul
Ensall
Miss Falting
Lavigne Defeats Everhart in 134-Pound Bout at Sea Side Club
Conky Island June 1 report: principal 20 round fight at 134 pounds between Kid Lavigne Sag inaw Mich and Jack Everhart New Orleans ends with a decision for Lavigne.
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Lavigne
Everhart
Conky Island
Kid Lavigne
Saginaw, Mich
Jack Everhart
New Orleans
Likely to Be Secretary Bayard
Washington June 1 The understanding is that Cleveland has not fixed on a successor to the late Judge Gresham yet but his present choice is Ambassador Bayard It remains to be seen if Bayard would accept from London and return to take the post if offered
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Bayard
Washington
Cleveland
Judge Gresham
Chicago
Ambassador Bayard
London
Colima Sinks After Reef Collision Off Manzanillo
The Colima struck a reef near Manzanillo on June 27 and sank with a large hole in her bow. Captain J F Taylor was killed by a falling mast, with early deaths of the first pilot and engineer. Sixteen survivors were rescued by the San Juan, five swam ashore, and five more were saved later. One hundred and eight passengers are known to have drowned. 25 were saved. The Mexican War Department ordered the frigate Oaxaca to the scene for salvage and aid.
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San Francisco
the Chronicle
Manzanillo
Colima
J. F. Taylor
San Juan
Pacific Mail Company
Mexican Department of War
Oaxaca
Mazatlan
Disastrous Cloudburst Strikes Johnson and Devil Rivers
A cloudburst along the Johnson and Devil rivers floods draws, leaving five bodies recovered and fears for settlers in the river valleys. Searchers cannot reach several large ranches as Devil River waters surge in six foot waves. One ranch lost 1,300 of 1,700 sheep.
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Dallas
Tex
San Angelo
Johnson
Devil Rivers
Devil River
Lumbermen Drowned on Spanish River Tragedy Reported
Ottawa Ont June 1 A local paper reports 33 lumbermen drowned on Spanish River when their crib of square lumber broke from its moorings and was swept into swift water. A courier arriving with scant details said the men were camped for the night near the river head when disaster struck.
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Ottawa
Spanish River
Cyclone Hits Chapman Nebraska Killing Three
A one mile wide cyclone near Chapman Nebraska killed Mrs Bailor and two children and destroyed their home. The storm wrecked multiple buildings while tearing clothes from two children and injuring others as reported in a special Bee dispatch.
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Chapman
Neb
OmanHa
Bee
A. Bailor
Battle on Straight Creek Leaves three wounded and one dead
In Pineville Kentucky on June 1 a clash on Straight creek left Long John Helton dead and Jim Balcher and Charles John badly wounded. Opponents named George Taylor Jim Taylor George Arnett and a woman Sarah Griffith. The feud arose from lawsuits over property possession.
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Pineville
Straight Creek
Here
Long John Helton
Jim Balcher
Charles John
George Taylor
Jim Taylor
George Arnett
Sarah Griffith
Detroits Businessman Killed In Trolley Pole Crash
William J. Duncan, a prominent Detroit businessman, died after his buggy horse ran away on Superior street. He was thrown and struck an iron trolley pole, his head and side crushed. he died within minutes.
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William J. Duncan
Superior Street
Death of Sauk Rapids pioneer Charles Gilman aged 92
Sauk Rapids Minnesota June 1 Charles Gilman one of the oldest and most respected citizens died at his son in law Dr C A Gilman of St Cloud at age ninety two He was the father of State Librarian C A Gilman Miss Lucy Gilman and Mrs Dr Gilman of St Cloud
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Sauk Rapids
Minn
Charles Gilman
C. A. Gilman
St. Cloud
Lucy Gilman
This Place
Dr. Gilman
The Fair Wheat Sale Ends Corner Attempt Loss Said
In San Francisco on June 1 the Costa Itsa warehouse stored 179,400 tons from James G. Fair estate were sold to a dealer syndicate led by George M. McNear Balfour Guthrie & Co Eppinger Co and Girvia Baldwin & Syre for 85 cents per cental. Proceeds total 5 049 800 to administrators, with an estimated loss of at least 2 000 000 from Fair’s market corner attempt.
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San Francisco
James G. Fair
Costa IT@sa
George M. McNear
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Eppinger & Co
Girvia, Baldwin & Syre
Fair Estate
Northern Pacific Salary Revision Targets Lower Pay Bands
Dutvis June 3 report confirms a planned salary revision by Northern Pacific receivers. The changes, soon in effect, primarily cut wages for yearlong warehouse workers by 25 cents daily, a total 25 percent drop over 18 months. Ordinary freighthouse clerks lose seven dollars monthly, bringing that group to a 20 percent reduction in 18 months. Higher earners above one hundred dollars will receive raises, though amounts are not yet known.
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Dutvis
Northern Pacific
Duluth
Shipping Many Boards Drives Record Lake Superior Lumber
A week of immense Duluth traffic sees 22 boats in eight tows depart for Lake Erie and Chicago carrying 16.7 million feet of lumber. Ashland and Washburn shipped 9.0 and 6.0 million feet respectively, totaling about 32.0 million feet for Duluth and Chequamegon Bay.
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Duluth
Lake Erie
Chicago
Ashland
Washburn
Chequamegon Bay
Lee Yuen Sent Back to China Over Laborer Claim
In New York the United States circuit court, Judge Lacombe ordered Lee Yuen returned to China after ruling he entered as a laborer. Lee Yuen, previously in the U S, was detained while working as a cigarmaker. The ruling follows a precedent that unskilled Chinese laborers are within the act’s scope regardless of ownership interests.
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New York
Lacombe
Lee Yuen
China
Burlington
Coxe
Anniversary of Johnstown Flood Observed in Pittsburg
Friday marked the sixth anniversary of the Johnstown flood with a large press delegation leaving for Harrisburg to attend a banquet in honor of the Johnstown flood correspondents association hosted by Governor Hastings who was then adjutant general in charge of relief efforts. Johnstown graves were decorated without other demonstrations.
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Johnstown
Pittspurg
Harrisburg
Hastings
Black Hills Snow White Leap June 3
A heavy rainfall at midnight turned to snow in the Black Hills, covering hill tops as frost threatens. Vegetation is advanced and lush, with potential immense damage from late cold.
Blooded Horses Killed in Iowa Train Accident
Three fine riding horses owned by John R. Waller were fatally struck by a passenger train on the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway near RocxForp Iowa. The animals valued at about $3,000 were killed when the train passed.
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RocxForp
John R. Waller
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Eight Mills Running in Grand Forks Milling Plan
Grand Forks North Dakota June 3 Receiver Lyon has started up eight of the eighteen mills owned by the milling association. Mill A shut down for months has resumed daytime operation. Lyon has been purchasing a large amount of wheat entering the city paying 69 and 70 cents per bushel.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Receiver Lyon
Milling Association
McCormack
Lyon
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Stewart
Sheridan
Fitz Hugh Lee
Hampton
Wesley Merritt
Oakwoods
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Kentucky
Orphan”’ Brigade
Bolton
Wade Hampton
South Carolina
Samuel Fallows
Rusk
Mosa
Taylor Bondsmen
Brice
Texas
Owen Electric
Dr. A. Owen
Owen Electric Belt and Appliance Co
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State Street
Ill
Electric Belt
Lake Superior
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