Indiana Dedication Day Draws State and National Figures
The dedication ceremonies attracted visitors from across the state and nation, including Hon. John W. Poster, Gov. Nash of Ohio, Gen. Eli Torrance, Gen. McCook, and Sen. Fairbanks. Flags, veterans from multiple wars, parades, and major addresses framed a day of pomp with many events at Tomlinson Hall and English's Opera House.
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John W. Poster
Washington
Nash
Ohio
Tomlingon Fiall
Carmp
Durbin
Eli Torrance
Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Alexander McDowell McCook
Towler
Sheets
I. B. Cameron
Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Congress
Fairbanks
Wingate
Culpepper
Executive Committee
Wallbanks
Tomlinson Hall
English
Opera House
Beveridge
Imost
C. B H. Landis
Stateshouse
Capitol Avenue
Monument Dedication and Grand Army Parade in Indiana
The program centers on a solemn dedication with Rev. D R Lee delivering the invocation and Governor Durbin presiding over Gen. Lew Wallace. After speeches and a chorus by the Maennerchor and others, a monument is formally presented to the state. The day ends with Riley's poem, song, and benediction. A grand parade of the Grand Army of the Republic follows, led by Gen. James R. Carnahan, with Durbin and staff among the participants and multiple veterans' divisions marching through Indianapolis streets.
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Durbin
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Indiana
John W. Foster
James Whitcomb Riley
America
Oscar Beecher
Grand Army of the Republic
James R. Carnahan
Washington Street
Capitol Avenue
East Street
New York Street
Meridian Street
Carnahan
McKee
Nations Guard
Secrat
Gigniliiat
Tment
Black Hawk Naval
Mahan
Persimmon Father
Memorial events honor German societies and Governor Morton
The German societies will receive laurel wreaths in tribute and Governor Morton will be remembered at the ceremonies. Afterward veterans of the German societies plan a camp fire in Germania. Railroads will run extended trains to accommodate attendees for nighttime patriotic meetings.
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Morton
Germania
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Crowds Set One Day Record At Monument Event
Indianapolis expected to break one day crowd records today as railroads add cars and interurban lines run full. Station Master Lewis notes morning arrivals and evening departures surpass prior marks, with thousands visiting Monument Place to meet Indiana Governor Durbin amid a public reception lasting into the evening.
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Indianapolis
Lewis
Union Traction Company
Ecity
Greenfield
Greenwood
Monument
Mecca
G. A
Monument Dedication Draws Ages of Citizens in Historic Crowd
Rigid uniforms mingled with regulation attire of militiamen as a vast crowd, mostly elderly, gathered for a final patriotic duty. The event marked the culmination of a long, timeworn dedication ceremony in the city.
Governor Durbin Reception Draws Wide Ranging Crowd
A steady stream of residents and visitors filed through the Indiana Statehouse last evening for Governor Durbin’s reception ending at 9:30. The event honored attendees of the dedication with a band from Knightstown Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home playing patriotic tunes as flags and flowers adorned private rooms and corridors.
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Indiana
Durbin
Durbin Ard
Knightstown
Hon John W Foster To Speak At Monument Dedication
Hon John W Foster arrives from Washington to attend dedicatory services in Meridian and Vermont streets guest of Capt J A Lemcke. He suffers grip yet aims to deliver address after rest. Foster served as minister to Mexico Russia and Spain and was secretary of state under Harrison. Born 1836 in Pike County Indiana and once Evansville Journal proprietor.
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John W. Foster
Monument
Washington
J. A. Lemcke
Meridian
Vermont
Foster
Franklin W. Hays
America
Mexico
China
Japan
Russia
Spain
Harrison
Blaine
Mr. Foster
Indiana
Pike County
Evansville
Trusted ally Foster keeps his promises across the years
The speaker recalls decades of dealings with Foster, praising his reliability and noting that others offered excuses while Foster fulfilled each task. Foster is described as a great friend of the late General Harrison and family, who visited Mrs. Harrison yesterday with Captain Lemcke and later called on W H H Miller, former attorney general under President Harrison.
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Foster
Mr. Foster
General Harrison
Captain Lemcke
Regular Army Members Organize Local Garrison
Forty members of the regular army met at Wallace Sherwood's office at 29 South Delaware street to form a local garrison of the Army and Navy Union. The group planned a parade at Ohio street and Senate avenue at 1:30 PM and invited ex-fed to join a separate company with volunteers.
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Regular Army
Wallace Sherwood
Delaware Street
Army and Navy Union
Sherwood
Ohio Street
Senate Avenue
Notable Warrior General McCook to Attend Dedicatory Exercises
General Alexander McDowell McCook, a retired army officer since 1895 and over seventy, is among the distinguished men expected to witness dedicatory exercises. He hails from a long line of soldiers. his father and eight brothers served, with deaths and wounds among them. He spends winters at Fortress Monroe and summers at Bar Harbor, with about two months in the year remaining elsewhere.
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Alexander McDowell McCook
General McCook
Col
John J. McCook
New York
Fortress Monroe
Bar Harbor
General Mc Cook Career Review Highlighted
The article traces General Mc Cook from West Point graduation fifty years ago in June to command roles in the Rio Grande subdistrict for eight years and later as Inspector General for the Department of Missouri for a year.
General McCook Career Highlights and Roles
The text traces General McCook’s service from staff work at Fort Sherman to command of forces at Fort Douglass and the Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth. It notes appointments by President Harrison, command of the Department of Arizona with headquarters in Los Angeles, and a former command of the Department of Colorado. It mentions retirement on April 22 at age sixty four and his representation of the government at the czar’s coronation in Moscow and as a member of the commission to investigate the Spanish war.
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Sherman
Eeeee
Fort Douglass
Utah
Fort Leavenworth
Harrison
Department of Arizona
Los Angeles
Cal
McCook
Department of Colorado
Timne
Moscow
Governor Nash Arrives in Indianapolis for Monument Exercises
Governor Nash of Ohio arrives with staff by private car from Columbus and stays at Hotel English. M Spitzer quartermaster general and wife join the party. others include Col B W Moulton, Attorney General Sheets, State Treasurer Cameron, Brigadier General H C Taylor, Col George B Donovan, Col Henry M Taylor, West Point cadet Donovan. Nash intends rest then a trip to French Lick Springs. Ohio Legislature closes Monday. Governor Durbin to visit. A committee meets the party at Union Station.
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Nash
Ohio
English
M. Spitzer
Columbus
Toledo
Banking House of Spitzer & Co
New York
Indianapolis
Col
B. W. Moulton
Lima
Sheets
Cameron
H. C. Taylor
George B. Donovan
Henry M. Taylor
Charles 5. Donovan
West Point
Spitzer
Indiana
French Lick Springs
Durbin
Union Station
Admiral Brown
Charles E. Wilson
W. H. Hart
J. 5. Gordon
John S. Lazarus
Letters of Regret From Hay and Watterson on Indiana Monument
Governor Durbin received several letters of regret about missing the Indiana soldiers and sailors monument dedication set for May 15. John Hay and Henry Watterson both expressed honor at the invitation, citing commitments and the shared pride in a unifying national memorial.
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Durbin
John Hay
Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors
Washington
Henry Watterson
Indiana
Bowen-Merrill issues Riley hymn souvenir with Sousa music
The Bowen Merrill Company offers souvenir copies of James Whitcomb Riley's hymn The Messiah of the Nations with Sousa music. The neat souvenir features the monument cover design and includes complete words and music. These copies are not for sale and may be obtained only by calling at the Bowen Merrill Company's office.
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Bowen-Merrill Company
James Whitcomb Riley
Sousa
Regret From Col D M Ransdell Over Monument Dedication
Col. D M Ransdell sends regrets via telegram to Governor Durbin. He cannot attend the soldiers' monument dedication due to business pressures, expressing pride in his connection and duties keeping him away.
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M. Ransdell
Durbin
Memorial to Indiana's Silent Victors Beacon to Future Generations
A solemn tribute to Indiana's silent victors described as a patriotic beacon for those who follow, honoring their quiet contributions and enduring legacy that inspires future generations.
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Indiana
Dedication Parade and Regimental Meetings in Indianapolis
A dedication parade gathers at 1 3 o'clock on Ohio Street between Capitol and Senate Avenues. Regimental notes list Fiftieth Volunteer Infantry at Statehouse Room S at 8 a.m., Fifth Indiana Cavalry at the south Statehouse entrance 7:45 a.m., and Fourth Indiana at 9 a.m. at the monument south basement door. Train service today includes multiple soldiers and city trains with revised departures to Elkhart, Greensburg, Lynn, Muncie, Peru, and Louisville, plus through runs to Spencer and Cincinnati lines.
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Ohio Street
Capitol and
Senate Avenues
Fiftieth Volunteer Infantry
Statehouse
Fifth
Indiana Cavalry
Fourth
Indiana
Bush
Monument
Indianapolis
Michigan
Elkhart
Wabash
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
C. m
Greensburg
Way
Peoria
Eastern
Lynn
Muncie
Lake Erie & Western
Peru
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Staons
Vincennes
Martinsville
Spencer
Richmond
Hamilton
Dayton
Sta
Train schedule notes for Indiana stops
A timetable item states a departure from Indianapolis at 11 10 Pm and a regular train leaving this city at a certain early morning time will run with all stops in Indiana. The fragment mentions £ 40 a. m. and mm as part of the timetable.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
May Festival Concert Opens Fifteenth Musical Fest in Cincinnati
Cincinnati May 14 Tonight the fifteenth May Musical Festival opened at Music Hall with Lieut. Gen. Nelson A Miles and Mrs Miles among the large crowd. The Beati tudes by Cesar Frank was performed in full with nearly 600 chorus, 200 orchestra, grand organ and seven soloists led by Theodore Thomas. Soloists Mrs Zimmer man Miss Clara Turpen Mme Gertrude May Stein Ben Davies Ellison Van Hoose Andrew Black Gwyline Miles received warm applause for both composition and performance.
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Cincinnati
Music Hall
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Miles
Wiborg
Cesar Frank
Bellan
Zimmerman
Clara Turpen
Roman Catholic divorce appeal heads to Rome
It was announced today that Detroit lawyer Arthur C Gankler sought an ecclesiastical divorce from the Chicago woman formerly Miss Marian Loomis and the Chicago ruling was refused. The case has been appealed to the Archbishop of Cincinnati and may go to Rome if the Cincinnati decision differs. Gankler is a Roman Catholic, and Miss Loomis had embraced the faith.
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Chicago
May M
Arthur C. Gankler
Detroit
Marian Loomis
Cincinnati
Rome
Gaukler
Loomis
Monument Dedication at Public School No 29
Deliberate dedicatory exercises were held at Public School No 29 on College avenue and Twenty first street yesterday afternoon. The senior chorus performed Kipling and other pieces including Recessional The Messiah of Nations and Gloria. Pupils narrated the monument’s overall design and symbolism with stereopticon and lantern slides.
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College Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Kipling
Notre Dame General Olmsted Visits as Priest in Catholic Order
One of yesterday's visitors was Gen. W. A. Olmsted of Notre Dame. He served bravely in the Second Corps during the war and was among the Loyal Legion's first members. Now he serves as a priest in a Catholic order.
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Gen. W. A. Olmsted
Notre Dame
Second Corps
Loyal Legion
City halts official business for monument dedication
City boards and officers suspend operations as Mayor Bookwalter calls for a general cessation of business during the monument dedication. County offices will also be closed for the day.
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Bookwalter
Chotra to Sing Messiah of Nations Tonight
The Choral Union of Roberts Park Church and the choir of Third Christian Church will perform Messiah of Nations tonight at Tomlinson Hall and English's Opera House under the direction of George Eckert.
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Roberts Park Church
Third Christian Church
Instructions for Chorus Meeting at Germania Hall
Chorus members are called to assemble at Germania Hall this morning at 2 o'clock sharp. Tickets and badges for the platform will be distributed, then the chorus will march in a body to the venue.
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Germania Hall
Marriage dispute over hunchback and annulment case heard
Gabbier alleges his wife left on their wedding day after discovering he is a hunchback. He seeks a civil divorce, then questions an ecclesiastical annulment through the Catholic Church. The case was reviewed by a panel of three priests in the city last fall, with scores of people following the proceedings.
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Gabbier
Gaukier
Emnee
Veterans Assemble for 1:30 P M Meeting
Veterans of the Spanish American and Philippine wars to participate in a gathering scheduled for 1 30 P M. The event brings together members from chapters active in remembrance and commemoration activities.
Believes in Osteopathy Proves Helpful to Many Readers
Believers share testimonies from Prof Ayres Henry C Long Jno M Whitney and a Brewer & Love foreman praising osteopathy and Dr Sparnhurst for relief from asthma tuberculosis chest, indigestion rheumatism and jaundice. They urge action and claim rapid, lasting gains after treatment at 529 30 Stevenson Building.
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St. Sparnhurst
Prof. Ayres
J. F. Spaenhurst
United States
Rao
Henry C. Long
N. Penn
Sparnhurst
Jno. M. Whitney
Street
Brewer & Love
Aid
Crown Hill
Spaunhurst
Pepe
Catholic marriage case stirs wide interest among faithful
Witnesses testified as Gaukler accused Miss Loomis of feigning Catholicism to secure marriage and wealth. He claimed she exploited his religious belief while planning not to live with him. The ecclesiastical court led by Father M. J. Mooney insisted Spereines is a sacrament and unbreakable by earthly power.
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Gaukler
Miss Loomis
Debate Over Disappearing Gun Carriages Delays Fortifications Bill
In Washington the Senate spent much of the session debating an amendment by Mr. Proctor to bar any appropriation from buying disappearing gun carriages. Proctor argued the weapons would fail in war while Perkins defended War Department use. No vote was taken as the fortifications bill was set aside to resume work on a Union railway station project with adjournment at 5 p.m.
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Washington
Senate
Proctor
Veremont
Perkins
War Department
Naval Bill in the Neuse Surges Through House
The naval appropriation occupied the House all day as Dayton of West Virginia urged strengthening the naval line. Kitchin of North Carolina Fitzgerald of New York Metcalf of California and Maynard of Virginia pressed for building ships in government navy. Edd's of Virginia criticized administration Philippine policy and Elliott of South Carolina extolled Appalachian forest reserves. Mahon of Pennsylvania denied allegations of large campaign contributions in a circular to members.
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Washington
Dayton
West Virginia
W. W. Kitchin
North Carolina
Fitzgerald
New York
Metcalf
California
Maynard
Virginia
Edea
Governess Sentenced to Five and a Half Years in Auburn
Emma Fisher the governess who shot little Georgia Simona of Yonkers and attempted suicide after fearing loss of her position was sentenced at White Plains to five and a half years in Auburn prison. The girl heard the sentence with a smile and Fisher told the court she was not spry for what she had done.
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New York
Emma Fisher
Georgia Simona
Yonkers
Witte Plaine
Auburn
Gir
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Fred Francke
Federation of German Societies
O. P. Morton
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Simon P. Gillette
W. E. English
A. Root
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D. M. Ransdell
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W. T. Ayres
de Pauw University
Havana
STAR
Standard Navy
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J.T.” Tobacco
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