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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1911
Page
6
A Victorian style reflection compares confidence to a lute string and a violinist fearing broken strings. It notes fear undermines performance and hints at a new breakthrough in string manufacture to restore perfection and trust in the instrument.
A note on Bombyx mori silk strings that produce exceptional confidence in craft. The maker claims mastery yields only sweet precise sounds.
Silk violin strings made from fibre drawn from Bombyx mori moth cocoons. Stronger than gut and more musical than ordinary silk strings, this up to date product is offered for the first time in any country. Years of research ensure a string good in any climate and capable of displacing existing silk strings.
A compact ad notes item number 108 priced at 15 cents each. It promises not to fuzz or unravel and to wear down smoothly.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce reports the Swiss government will convene an international diplomatic conference within months to reform the calendar and set a fixed date for Easter. The move signals a coordinated global attempt to standardize the celebratory date.
The Permanent Bureau of the International Congress of Chambers of Commerce in Brussels informs the Boston Chamber that a fixed international calendar and a fixed Easter date are under consideration. Delegations from 25 nations note calendar differences between Julian Gregorian and Greek Russian systems disrupt trade and paper exchanges. A 1912 American congress will meet in Boston and discuss the reform that could stabilize spring trade and Easter timing.
Sidney Southwell, 17, of 33 Summer street Somerville, arrested about 7 20 after smashing a church window at the First M FE Church on Bow street where he was reportedly locked in following a 6 o clock service. The youth broke the window when escape proved impossible.
The War Time Post reports urgent Civil War updates as tensions rise in the days surrounding the crisis. It highlights contemporary public mood, political maneuvering, and local reactions to looming national peril.
A Civil War era report recalls the April 10 1861 relief expedition from New York to Fort Sumter and General Beauregards plan to demand surrender the next day It notes Washington rushing men into service and volunteer units marching to the War Department amid fears of Confederate attack and Maryland Virginia secession implications.
A Boston Post despatch reports four Confederate regiments of 1000 men each were telegraphed for from the region. Ambulances and wounded preparations are ready. At midnight seven guns from the Cita del signaled reserves assembling, Seventeenth Regiment 1900 strong left for fortifications, harbor vessels to be used for transport by noon, with a fleet reported off the bar and Major An- present.
A report notes that figures displayed signal lights during the night from the walls of Fort Sumter signaling some activity or alert.
A Boston Post dispatch on April 10, 1861 reports Confederate volunteers from Border States continuing to be sent to Montgomery Alabama secession capital. Tenders total 7000 men and 2000 Indian warriors received from the West.
A letter from on board the steamer Brooklyn describes Fort Taylor commander at Wey West forcing residents to haul down the Confederate flag, asserting that two nationalities could not rule in the same place.
A Washington despatch reports the government will supply Major Anderson at Fort Sumter with provisions at once. Part of the fleet will reach Charleston today. No extra troops will be sent unless resistance occurs. The ships will approach peacefully but ready to reply if fired upon. Captain Talbot told Anderson to open fire if vessels are attacked.
The Washington Despatch reports recruiting rapidly, with at least 50,000 volunteers expected to be offered in the free States within days as civil tensions rise in early 1861.
Loading work on the Baltic and the Illinois continued in New York with four large howitzers and heavy guns, gun carriages, foraging carts, and large ammunition stocks. The Illinois added 200 bunks to reach over 890 berths, plus double-bank boats for landings and a fireproof safe said to hold 50,000 in gold. The Baltic carried similar arms and munitions, more provisions, and a large stock of gunny sacks likely for fortifications, with both ships heavily loaded with spirits.
Rev. Cortland Myers rails at a U S Senate bought by a disgraceful man from Illinois. He condemns the sale of public office for 500000 as Americans face unemployment and warns against materialism over ideal governance. He says he is not preaching socialism.
Senator Peter MacSweeney of the Dominion Parliament says talk of Canadian annexation is a joke and predicts Canada will back the reciprocity agreement with the United States. He argues tariffs cuts benefit consumers in both countries and that trade balance theories are outdated.
Case of Mr. B. Grimes of Clear Lake Wisconsin shows a severe Bright's disease with albumen at twenty five percent and weight loss. After treatment with Renal Camp starting Feb 12 1909 improvement began in the seventh week and by Sept 15 1909 albumen had disappeared and the patient felt well. Fulton’s Renal Compound promoted recovery when heart still functional, while other treatments declined. The letter notes availability in Boston via Jaynes Drug Company and invites patient and physician correspondence with free literature.
President Davis requested 3900 troops from the Alabama governor as the Mississippi brigade, 1800 men, reached Pensacola Florida on the seventh, signaling heightened military mobilization during the conflict.
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