Fifty Seamen Sent to the Brooklyn Navy Yard
A large convoy of sailors departs Charlestown aboard the Wabash for Fall River then to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Detachments join later as Massachusetts Naval Reserve units head to League Island and Philadelphia to mobilize ships and fortifications. Government contracts and war preparation plans surface with Governor Wolcott calling for state militia support.
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Naval Brigade
Philadelphia
Wolcott
Rabo
Lancaster
Massachusetts Naval Reserve
George 5S
Selfridge
Charlestown VY Yard
Lebanon
Charlestown
Government Engineering Corps
Arbor
Govnor Wolcott
Speakr Bates
Smith
HEY
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Ark Square
Fall River
Cmmandant Howison
Waitig
Elcome
Peranal
Lyn Navy Yard
George S. Selfridge
League Island
Penn
Boston Harbor
Navy
Catskill
Lehigh
Cape of War
Workmen Accelerate Charlestown Navy Yard Upgrades
An extra force of men is employed at Charlestown Navy Yard as the Bancroft nears launch after dry dock work. Guns from the Lancaster head to Newport News for armament. Lebanon steamer rapid fire guns planned. War council at the State House weighs emergency militia funding as Governor Wolcott meets leaders. Renovations for the Lebanon include lighted spaces and front-deck ventilation.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Bancroft
Lebanon
Newport ‘News
Lancaster
Newport News
War Council
State House
General Lee Testimony on Maine Disaster Revealed
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hears General Lee testimony detailing suspected Spanish mine torpedo activity at Havana harbor after the Maine explosion. He cites Weyler letters and a prewar debate on harbor mines, while Admiral Sigsbee and Captain Bradford discuss wreck findings and torpedo risks.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Cuba
Lee
Havana
Morro Castle
Maine
Senator Frye
General Weyler
Santos Guzman
Weyler
Eva Canel
Senor Guzman
Morgan
General Lee
Frye
Sigsbee
Indiana
Vizcaya
New York
John Irwin
West India
Shy
State Department
Blanco
Manterella
Court of Inquiry
Congress
Backache relief and Kidney Pills offer in Boston ad
An advertisement in Boston promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for lame back and urinary troubles. C M Snow of 44 Beach St recounts five months of pain and endorses the pills from Bradbury's Pharmacy. The copy uses health jokes and asserts the product can improve overall well being with a few boxes, priced 50 cents, via Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
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Boston
Dean
C. M. Snow
Beach St
Bradbury’s
Washington St
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Indigestion Signs Prompt Stimulation of the Stomach
A reflective note urges recognizing indigestion signs and stimulating the lazy stomach. It argues the breakfast itself is not to blame and that the cook provides only food while the eater must transform it into flesh and blood.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Ad Promotes Health Claims
An old advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic that strengthens the body during cold weather. It claims to prevent rheumatism asthma and digestive issues from poor circulation and markets itself as the only medicinal whiskey available through druggists and grocers.
Hawes School Reunion Elects Officers At Fifteenth Gathering
Hawes Schoolboys Association held its fifteenth annual reunion at Young's Hotel. C. J. Connolly presided as officers were elected F. B E. Parke president first vice president C. B. Stellins second vice president H. C. Shorts secretary J. T. Hubbard treasurer J. C. Clapp. The 140 members dined after the meeting with a head table of notable attendees and several speakers. Letters of regret were read from Thompson Baxter and H. G. Harding the latter a former school master.
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Tlawes Schoolboys’ Association
Young's Hotel
C. J. Connolly
F. B E. Parke
C. B. Stellins
H. C. Shorts
J. T. Hubbard
J. C. Clapp
C. N. P. James
Frank —. Park
William T. Gallagher
Osborne Howes
Richard J. Monks
William Dailey
Thompson Baxter
H. (. Harding
Reunion of SS Peter and Paul Parish Members in South Boston
Tonight at St Augustine's Hall on E Street the reunion gathers past and present parish members. Speeches by Mayor Quincy, Patrick A. Collins, William B. McNary, and possibly Rev Denis O Callaghan with former priests expected. J A Gallivan to preside. A concert directed by William J. Sullivan follows.
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SS. Peter and Paul's’ Pariah
South Boston
St. Augustine’s Hall
E Street
Quincy
Patrick A. Collins
William 8. McNary
Denis O'Callaghan
J. A. Gallivan
William J. Sullivan
Debate on landing tactics for Havana flotilla
Mr Mills asks about landing troops with the flotilla at Havana. Mr Seag cautions that modern warfare cannot repeat old tactics. He says forts must be taken by shore assault with naval bombardment and army to seize territory remains with the army.
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Mills
Havana
Seag
Maine
Death Ends All Joseph Faber's Desperate Act
Joseph Faber a 39 year old married man from Lenox street swallowed carbolic acid and whiskey at his home after expressing despair over illness. He wrote a note to his wife and died before Dr. Ummey could reach him.
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Joseph Faber
Lenox Street
Faber
Big L Purchase by Boston Elevated Company
The Boston Elevated Company buys the old Bussey estate at Dorchester Lower Mills from Rev. William H. Fitzpatrick rector of St. Gregory's Church. The 46 000 square foot site fronts Dorchester avenue 160 feet and will host a large car house for Milton line cars now at Field's Corner. Purchase price reportedly exceeds assessed value.
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Boston Elevated Company
William H. Fitzpatrick
St. Gregory's Church
Dorchester Lower Mills
Bussey
Dorschester Avenue
Adams Street
Littlefield Block
Dorcheter Avenue
Elevated
Milton Lime
Field’s Corner
Dodgers, House Absentees Swung Post Telephone Bill Vote
Nine Dodgers and absent members shifted the engrossing vote on the Post Telephone Bill. The bill failed 77 to 84 as absent supporters could have saved it. one man flipped from yes to no on reconsideration, while two again supported it before final defeat. The list of names and votes follows.
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Sigsbee
Fitzgerald Sees Bryan in Bid to Woo Democrats
Congressman Fitzgerald of Boston held a long conference with the Hon Bryan seeking to secure Democratic representation. The meeting outlined efforts to strengthen party support and expand influence in Washington.
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Washington
Fitzgerald
Boston
Concert for Trinity College Fund Charms Boston Audience
A large audience attended a benefit concert at Pierce Hall in Washington D C for Trinity College of Washington D C. Performers included Eleanor L Sullivan reader Carlotta Morse soprano Marie Guinness panier Ernst Ruppert violoncel lo with Paul Thouet piano and Mary Carney. Catholic leaders from Boston supported the cause for women's higher education.
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Building Fund
Trinity College of Washington
D. C
Pierce Hall
Eleanor LI. Sullivan
Carlotta Morse
MarieGuinness
Ernst Ruppert
Paul Thouet
Mary Carney
Eleanor L. Sullivan
Boston
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