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St. Louis Honors Grant

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
October
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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St. I.ouiS, Mo., Oct. 22- The statue of Gen. XI. S. Grant, presentad to the ei y of St. Louis tv the Grant Monumeut tion of Missouri, was u n v e i 1 ed Saturday afternoon witb impositi(r ceremonies. At 3 o'clock tbere was a parade cemposed of TJnited States troops trom Jolïerjion barracks, national guards of Missouri, and independent armed rom panies. Upou árrival of tbe column at the statu?, on 12th street between Olive and Locust, H. C. Haarstick, viue president of the Grant Monument sociatiou, delivered a brief address, at the close of whieta the elegant bronze statue was unveiled by Miss Carolyn Rui.b O'Fallon. Gen. John W. Noble delivered the address, his eulogy of the silent commander evoking frequent outbursts of applause.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News