City to Honor Civil War Veterans at Memorial Day Parade
Memorial Day events in Waterloo feature 56 Grand Army of the Republic veterans from Robert Anderson post No. 68 and Brownell Cedar Falls post, with a parade to Waterloo theatre for an address by Comrade Grimwood. The roster lists 40 Waterloo area veterans, plus affiliated members across Black Hawk County, highlighting long service and historic rosters.
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Grand Army OF the Republic
Waterloo Theatre
Grimwood
Robert Anderson Post
Waterloo Post
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Robert Anderson
la Porte City
Hudson
Gilbertville
Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Brownell Post
Black Hawk County
John Tripp
Charles Herring
Andrew Bishop
F. M. Thompson
Charles F. Brown
Commercial Street
Joe F. Klingaman
California
Harvey Smith
West Union
Isaac Wight
Vinton
James Brownell
M. F. Arey
Maine
Jacob Boehmeir
Iowa
Enoch Boyd
Ohio
G. A. Fabrick
Illinois
D. A. Finley
Ss. B. Humbert
Co. H. Meyers
Brinkley Fierce
J. A. Speer
Pennsylvania
C. S. Simons
New York
Eldridge Wilson
Towa
E. A. Wright
Ancil Walker
Flint Dave Allison
Police Department
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Sons of Veterans
E. A. Grimwood
Oxford Junction
Allison
Spanish War Veterans
Legion
T. 8
W. V. Drum Corps
George Woodall
Paul Davis
Lincoln
T. F
Shannon
Greaaing
Adj
Shennan
A Artus
E. Z
Disabled Veterans
Oo Koch
Leah Gallop
E. A. Grimwh
Pensions Paid to 489,000 Veterans and Widows in May
Commissioner Winfield Scott reports on May 1, 1927, 489,875 veterans and widows on pension rolls with total April payments of 19,315,723 dollars. Civil War veterans on rolls fell to 94,243. widows received 7,008,049 dollars for April. Spanish War veterans numbered 135,006 with 4,377,798-dollar payments in April. Mexican War and Indian War veterans and widows also appear, plus a Civil War veterans gathering at Memorial Hall in Waterloo with 80 to 90-year-olds and 1,781 years combined age.
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United States Bureau of Pensions
Winfield Scott
Scott
Memorial Hall
Waterloo
Sa Porte City
Levi L. Jolls
Martin Bender
John
Roll of Honor Dead from Robert Anderson and James Brownell G A R Posts
Names of members from Robert Anderson post and James Brownell post who died since last Memorial Day list N O Munger Byron Leighton William Snodgrass Er T Baldwin Co M Carr William Bates Isaac Wright Eli Swank 5 W Remington W H Van Tilburg.
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Robert Anderson
Post
N. O. Munger Byron Leighton
William Snodgrass
ER. T. Baldwin
CO. M. Carr
William Bates
Isaac Wright
Eli Swank
James Brownell Post
W. Remington
W. H. van Tilburg
In Memoriam By Col Winfield Jones Atlanta Ga
An ode to fallen patriots praising their sacrifice and memory. It surveys eternal rest for soldiers, divine vigil, and a pledge to keep freedom's torch bright as mothers mourn their sons and the nation endures.
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Col
Winfield Jones
Atlanta, Ga
Bor
Rules for Displaying the U S Flag in U S History
The document outlines flag display rules including timing from sunrise to sunset, methods of hoisting and lowering, indoor vs outdoor display, orientation with the blue union in the upper left corner, and handling during ceremonies. It covers half staff procedures on Memorial Day, mourning crepe usage, casket coverings, church display placements, and a pledge wording at the end.
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Rurnon
United States of America
Republe
A Day for Flags Memorial Holiday in Waterloo
Memorial day declared a complete holiday in Waterloo with all trades closed and industry suspended, except where necessary for community comfort.
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Waterloo
Boys of 98 Carry Spanish War Pride in G A R Burden
Veterans of the Spanish war and Philippine insurrection join Fred Willier camp No. 6 to aid Memorial Day plans with nearly 1068 enrollees in Waterloo area. Camp commander is Charles R. Dwyer and Helen Gould auxiliary meets twice monthly in Memorial hall.
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Charles R. Dwyer
Fred Willier
United Spanish War Veterans
American Legion
Fred. Willer
Waterloo
Sixth Street
West
Helen Gould
Tows
Memorial Hall
Forty-ninth Town Infantry
Company AB
Union
Waterloo Civil War Company CC Muster Details
Seventeen long residents recount Waterloo Civil War Company CC service. Born March 360, 1843 at Maing, he enlisted at Waterloo. Fought through seven battles and 30 skirmishes. Pleasant Hill casualties on both sides. Mustered out at Davenport and returned to Waterloo. Company formed Aug 22 1862 at Waterloo with 123 men. Hubbert F L Peebles captained, wounded at Pleasant Hill and died Apr 25, 1964. Casualties 9 KIA, 18 died of disease. 34 discharged for disability, 34 transferred. Of 128 original, 38 present at clim ton Ta Aug 24 1864.
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Maing
Jolls
Waterloo
Pleasant Hill
Page
Davenport
Dubuque
Hubbert FL Peebles
Clinton
Three Musketeers Survive Waterloo Civil War Company
Waterloo honors last survivors of Company C Thirty-second Iowa Infantry with Levi L. Jobs Baldwin Alvah Page and others living in Iowa Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Baldwin wounded on Red River expedition and left duty in 1864 later active in farming. Jolls Levi Jolls born 1843 served through war and later returned to Waterloo. Page elderly resident Colonel Page predeceased by comrades. stories recall battles and hospital ordeals.
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Waterloo
Levi L. Jobs
A. YT
Baldwin
Alvah Page
Thirty-second
Iowa Infantry
David Meyers
Wisconsin
al Parmenter
Dakotas
Hudson
Robert Anderson
Tennessee
Missouri
Kentucky
Red River
Davenport
Waterlow
California
Cuba Invites 98 Veterans for 1928 Reunion in Havana
President Gerardo Machado announced Cuba invites Spanish American War veterans to Havana in 1928. He spoke during a Washington visit about open arms and grateful remembrance for their 1898 service. The plan includes the thirtieth annual United Spanish War Veterans encampment in Havana with officials predicting a Coolidge visit next winter.
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Cuba
Gerardo Machado
Washington
Machado
United States
Coolidge
United Spanish War Veterans
Havana
Ambassador Ferrera
Aballi
Machide
United
Five Legion men remembered as year ends
Taps sounded for Becker-Chapman post men Lieut Charles O Keefe Walter Kechler Walter Bartlett James Lennan and Nick Wasner since Memorial Day. The post notes 625 members up from 375 last Memorial Day and two members in government hospitals. Memorial hall lists 70 Waterloo WWI veterans buried locally with names across Fairview Elmwood Calvary and Jewish cemeteries.
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Becker-Chapman Post
American, Legion
Charles O'Keefe
Walter Kechler
Walter Bartlett
James Lennan
Nick Wasner
Post
Memorial Hall
Waterloo
Calvary Cemetery
Clarence Beebe
Walter J. Goswiller
Francis J. McNulty
Sam Palmer
Charles Schmidt
William Stewart
Walter J. Wilhelm
Nicholas Weber
Martin Dwyer
Charles O’keefe
Nick Wagner
F. W. Griggin
Alex Cohen
Memorial Day Observance in Waterloo Veterans Parade
Waterloo plans a Memorial Day with graves decorated, church services, and a veterans parade led by David Allison. Ceremonies include Gettysburg addresses, prayers, and floral tributes at four cemeteries with participation from G A R Spanish War Veterans and American Legion. The day also features entertainment after 8 pm and a baseball game between Illinois Central and Cedar Rapids teams at the Mississippi Valley league park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar River
Memorial Hall
Woman's Relief Corps
David Allison
Robert Anderson Post
Fifth
Bluff
Fourth
Bridge
Franklin
Park Avenue
Lafayette
Waterloo Theatre
Fairview Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery
Helen Gould
Bugle Assembly
Jay Letson
America
St. Mary’s School
Theodosius Plassmeyer
Richard Buehner
St. Mary's Girls
Taps—Bueler
Waterloo Cemetery
Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary
Marion Snodgrass
O. M. Yaery
Eva Wanamaker
American Legion Squad
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Dave Allison
John Armstrong
Ilinois
Eighth Street
Finais
Washington Street
G. W. Bothwell
Randolph Street
Alonzo Bagley
Brandon
G. B. Birdsall
A. F. Baldwin
H. P. Clark
H. EB. Corwin
One Hundredth Illinois
Des Moines
Julius Dennis
Eleventh
Missouri Cavalry
Ricker Street
A. L. Ettinger
Isaac Gushard
Commercial
Samuel Gushard
Seventeenth
Illinois Cavalry
Joseph Grimm
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Bluff Street
John CC. Good
Joseph Huseman
Henry Hollman
L. C. Holcomb
Tlinois
Thompson Avenue
Joseph Klingaman
Jefferson Street
J. G. Richstein
Indiana
Buckingham
Thomas F. Shannon
Ninth Iowa Cavalry
Fourth Street
Twelfth
Joseph Schuler
Fourth Town Cavalry
Lafayette Street
Simon Sha
August C. Tatro
Twelfth Town
Amos Wheat
Timnois
Almond Street
Henry Woore
Mulberry Street
FL Wise
Fifth West
Virginia
Cavalry
Clay Street
W. W. Whitenack
Cyrus Juidity
Eli Crouse
H. H. Markley
Courier
Moyer
A. H. Wheat
Department of Iowa
C. F. Brown
Isaca Coushard
Jos. Schuler
John C. Good
A. C. Tatro
A. l L. Etlinger
T. FP. Shannon
Edwin Moser
Simon Shaulis
A. T. Baldwin
Hirk
Mother Earth
Christ
Matherland
G. A.R. Burden
Arthur A. Zimmerman
Becker-Chapman
ALWAH
Colonel Page
Waterlon
Levt Dolls
Lloyd Lucas
Oakes Home
Denver
Colo
Allan Johnson
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
Ark
Elmwood
Cecil Primer
Ray E. Bass
Arnold Weltneuer
George Johnson
Charles Hudson
Ray Beebe
Roy DeCamp
Ellis J. Hoffman
Harry R. Jones
John Stichen
Earl D. Tuttle
Arthur J. Dunbar
Theodora Ptak
George V W. Tull
Burton Shaffer
Harold B. Miller
E. L. Marsh
Frank G. Hitchins
Glen A. Hohl
Lee R. Leckington
Dwight L. Strayer
Edwin S. Aeist
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