Memorial Day Observance in Washington Honors Civil War Dead
The Memorial day services drew one of the largest attendances in years. Walter S. Ayres delivered an apt address praising the memory of fallen soldiers and the meaning of decorating graves with flowers. The day featured a grand procession, school bands, and formal remarks at the Opera House concluding with Lincoln’s Gettysburg address read by G. S. Tripp.
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Ile
Rulne
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Memorial Day Parades Honor Veterans Across Cities
Memorial Day observances reported from Chicago Canton Ohio Milwaukee and St Paul featured parades and cemetery services. Veterans from Civil War Spanish American and other groups participated with floral tributes and ceremonial decorations. In West, Chicago and San Francisco Memorial activities highlighted civic military displays and notable veterans.
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President McKinley
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Cleveland
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St. Paul
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Colville
Gettysburg
San Francisco
National Cemetery
Presidio
Omaha
Arlington and Civic Tributes Mark Decoration Day
Washington observes Decoration Day with President Roosevelt delivering the Arlington oration. Veterans fill the crowd as a national salute rings at noon. Flowers are laid on Confederate graves at Arlington. Roosevelt lauds patriotism. Hay did not read Lincoln. Filipinos in Washington vow loyalty to the United States.
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EB. B. Hay
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Wisconsin
Jenkins
Statue of McKinley Unveiled in Muskegon Memorial Day
A granite monument and bronze bust of President McKinley were unveiled in Muskegon with a $20,000 cost gift to public schools from Charles H. Hackley a prominent lumberman. Gov Bliss attended with officers and sculptor Charles Niehaus as oration and prayers marked the ceremony.
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McKinley
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Verdict Bred Murder at McFetridge Celebration
In Chicago May 41 the McFetridge murder verdict follows a celebratory gathering for his acquittal. After dining plans, Walter Nolan a prizefighter led a group that encountered John and Robert Warke on the street. Nolan struck Robert Warke and was then clubbed by him, leading to arrests of Nolan and associates.
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McFetridge
Walter Nolan
John
Robert Warke
Mc Vetridge
Warke
Nolan
Interesting Colorado guide offer from Rock Island Route
Free description of Colorado with camping and hotel information offered by Joan Sebastian G P A Great Rock Island Route Chicago. Includes how to obtain Camping In Colorado literature and summer rates. L D Higgins returns from Ft Scott with son Carl for the summer.
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Joan Sebastian
Great Rock Island
Rock Island
L. D. Higgins
Ft. Scott
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Horses Kill a Tiger on Circus Train En Route
Reports say a 2yearold Indian tiger was killed after entering a car with thirty draught horses on a circus train from Goshen to Poughkeepsie. The tiger escaped its wagon den, wrestled with horses, and died beneath hoofs. Six horses were scratched or bitten.
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Goshen
Local Notes Highlight Visits and Travels Across Towns
Brighton residents and visitors are listed in a gathering of travel and visiting notes. Names include Miss Mac McNease heading to Fairfield, Mrs. Chas Deeds and Paul Deeds visiting Ottumwa, and Dr. W B Fordyce returning from Fordyce following a family illness. Several others depart for Tacoma Woodstock Chicago and Indiana for work or visits, with Epworth League events raising funds.
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Fairfield
Townsley
Harry Smith
Josephine
Rosewell
New Mexico
Chas. Deeds
Paul
Ottumwa
Mies Nelle Kyle
Mrea
J. A. Marsh
Washington
W. B. Fordyce
Fordyce
Mise Liexte Murdock
Frank Chihak
Agnes Schilita
Geo. Allhough
E. F. Krockway
James Morrison
Paul Davie
Tacoma
Mason Osmond
Woodstock
HW. Miller
Chicago
Indiana
Jesse Marr
J. W. Potter
Bloomfield
Epworth League
M. L. Miller
Health boards defer quarantine ten days after conference
Louisville reports that after meetings between the Indiana and Kentucky state boards of health the Kentucky board agreed to postpone the quarantine order set to take effect for ten days from yesterday.
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Indiana
Kentucky State Boards of Health
Kentucky Board
Nebraska Chancellor Plans Long Tenure Despite Regents
Lincoln May 31. Chancellor FE Benjamin Andrews says he intends to remain with the Nebraska university for several years unless the regents decide otherwise or his health fails. In Memory of Lafayette Paris May 31. A group of United Statesans visited Piepus cemetery and laid wreaths on Lafayette’s tomb.
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Neb
Benjamin Andrews
Nebraska University
Paris
United
Whooping Cough Remedies Advised by Alabama Mother
A Springville woman recounts preventing complications from whooping cough in three children including a three month old. She credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for keeping them plump and healthy, noting her oldest daughter asked for cough syrup between fits. The remedy is sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook.
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Jessie Pinkey Hall
Springville
Ala
Stewart
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