The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-30
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DISTINGUISHED service in the Mexican
war, but he and his 1O1 year old wife
are prouder of their example and SER
vice to the country through 79 years
of married life than through his SER
vice at arms. The Oppenheimers are
believed to be the oldest couple in New
York city. They rode today behind
Lady Kate, a work horse in active ser
vice here for 20 years, which was driven
by their 81 year old son, Alexander
Oppenheimer, an employee or a paper
box factory. Two other children, u
grandchildren and nine greatgrandchiI-
dren are living contributions of their
happy union.
Noted Gathering in New York.
New York, May 3O.-Army. navy
and citizenry did honor in New York
today to those who persisted in Havana
harbor on the battleship Maine. The
occasion was the unwilling at the Co
lumbus circle entrance of Central park
of the national Maine monument
a pylon forty feet high erected by pop
ular subscription from all parts OF the
nation. The ceremonies brought to
this city a dozen dreadnaughts OF the
North Atlantic fleet, the Cuban cruiser
Cuba the secretary of the navy, for
mer President Taft, representatives OF
the Cuban congress and government
Governor Haines of Maine and others.
Although the unwilling exercises prop
err were not staged until late in the
afternoon they were preceded by a
land parade in which 5000 blue jack
cts of the Atlantic fleet took part
augmented by troops from the regular
army, the New York National Guard,
veterans of the SpanishAmerican war
and q company of Cuban artillery,
Cuban band of 81 pieces and 20 sail
ors from the crew of the cruiser Cuba
Rear Admiral Cameron McRae
Winslow, u. S. N, acted as chief mar
shall. A salute of 81 guns from each
of the battleships at anchor in the
Hudson; the placing of wreaths on
the monument in behalf of President
Wilson, the state of Maine, the state
of New York, the city of New York,
the Cuban government and one by
Rear Admiral Sigsbee, who as a cap
tain was in command of the Maine
when she sank, comprised, aside from
the speeches, the chief features of the
unwilling ceremonies. The speakers
program called for addresses by Mr..
Taft Secretary Daniels, Governor
Sulzer, Rear Admiral Sigsbee, and
others.
In addition to the unwilling of the
Maine monument, there were held the
usual exercises at Grants tomb, the
Grand Army of the Republic parade
and the work horse parade.
To Memory of Mckinley.
Canton, Ohio, May 3O.-Among the
floral tributes sent to Monument Hill
today were wreaths from President
Wilson, George B. Cortelyou, former
secretary of the treasurer, Justice VIM.
Day of the United States supreme
court, to be placed in the mausoleum
which contains the body of former
President Mckinley.
Newark, n. j., May 30.-Chief of
Police Michael Corbitt of this city,
while directing the police detail that
was to head the Memorial parade, was
stricken with heart disease and died
in few minutes.
st. Louis, May 30.-Memorial Day ex-
ercises here today centered at Jefferson
barracks. south of the city where L.
900 soldiers are buried in the National
cemetery. Steamboats, and special
trains took thousands of persons to
the barracks to see the parade this af-
ternoon
Celebration at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, May 30.-Ten thousand
people gathered at Gettysburg today
for the annual Memorial day. This af-
ternoon a parade of civil and patriotic
organizations with veterans of the Civil
and Spanish wars md third battalion
Fifth u. S. regulars infantry preceded
the strewing of flowers in the soldiers
national cemetery. The exercises ut
the Rostrum included the reading of
Lincoln's Gettysburg address and the
Grafton by Congressman J. T. Heflin of
Alabama.