Fin Com Calls For the Proofs in City Bidding Row
The Finance Commission seeks a public hearing on charges by R Momand of the Pressure Lighting Co of NY that city officials ignored his bid for a 10 year lighting contract. He cites alleged incompetence by Commissioner Rourke and asks why a bid of 17.07 per lamp was rejected in favor of Rising Sun 22.30.
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R. Momand
Pressure Lighting Company of
New York
Finance Commission
Public Works
Rourke
Rising Sun
John A. Sullivan
Momand
Commission
Pressure Lighting Company
Rising Sun Company
Arm Torn From Socket In Mill Prowler Accident
Williston H. Stone formerly of Newport was caught in a picker at the Dunégan mill of the American Woolen company in Oldtown Me and his left arm was torn from the socket. Several ribs were broken. He has a wife and children in Boston.
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Oldtown
Williston H. Stone
Newport
Dunégan
American Woolen Company
Boston
War Time Post Excerpts From Boston Post 1861 Days
The War Time Post extracts reveal how the Civil War crisis loomed as the nation faced imminent conflict. Notable items reflect sectional tensions, military mobilization, and public sentiment in Boston during the 1861 crisis.
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Boston Post
Lincoln Calls for 75000 Militia In 1861 Union Test
Fifty years ago on April 15 1861 President Lincoln asked states to raise 75000 troops to preserve the Union. Massachusetts War Governor John A Andrew was the first governor to respond, a point highlighted as a proud moment in state history.
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Lincoln
Sunday Post
Massachusetts
John A. Andrew
Lincoln Calls 75000 Militia For Three Months War Measure
Reprinted from the Boston Post wartime files the 1861 call by President Lincoln for 75 000 militia to suppress insurrection and execute laws in South Carolina Georgia Alabama Florida Mississippi Louisiana Texas. He orders disbanding rebels within twenty days and summons Congress for July fourth to consider measures.
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Lincoln
Boston Post
United States
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Abraham Lincoln
Union
War Department
Massachusetts First to Respond to Lincoln Requisition
The Boston Post War Time Files report Massachusetts acted before an official requisition. Governor Andrew telegraphed to Lincoln that the Massachusetts quota was ready and asked how to deploy them. Secretary of War Seward replied to send them by rail, earning praise from the President and Cabinet.
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Boston Post
Washington
New York Herald
Massachusetts
Andrew
Secretary of War
Eighth Heard From Adjutant General on Duty
The adjutant-general received several responses from companies attached to regiments ordered on duty. A company of the Eighth Regiment reported no trouble raising men but uniforms were scarce. He replied, Bring along your men and you will find plenty of uniforms here.
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Boston
Four Regiments Called Out By Governor
The governor has decided to call out the Third, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Regiments of Infantry for active service. The move expands mobilization amid growing security concerns and places specific units on high alert.
Flag Droops at Half Mast After Blizzard Disaster
The fishing schooner Matthew S. Greer returned to a wharf with its flag at half mast after losing Thomas Hartley, 32, of Placentia Newfoundland, believed killed in last Sunday's blizzard. Crew say survival was unlikely for Hartley while Florence Bishop was rescued by the Mary T. Wallon and later transferred to his own vessel. The Fallon searched for Hartley but found no trace, and the coast remained perilous until weather improved.
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Matthew S. Greer
Matt Greer
Thomas Hartley
Florence Bishop
Mary T. Wallon
Greer
Fallon
Bishop
Hartley
Placentia
Newfoundland
Cambridge Observes 16th Anniversary of First Volunteer Company
Cambridge marks the 50th anniversary of Lincoln s call for volunteers with a Monday parade from the State Armory to City Hall and Memorial Hall. Gold badges will be presented to surviving members of the first company of volunteers as part of the day s events attended by G A R posts, Sons of Veterans, and city officials.
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Cambridge
Lincoln
Infantry
Artillery
Sons of Veterans
State Armory
Massachusetts Avenue
Memorial Hall
First Volunteer Citizens’ Association
City Hall
J. Edward Barry
John E. Gilbert
Harvard Square
Peabody
Broadway
Columbia Streets
N. G
M.V. M
Eighth Regiment
Calderwood
W. A. Bancroft
Patrick J. McNamara
John D. Billings
E. Leroy Sweetser
Charles H. Cutler
Charles W. Stacy
Walter C. Wardwell
Harry H. Stearns
William G. Renwick
J. Leo MacDonald
Alexander H. Bill
John J. Ahearn
William Balmer
Edmund Reardon
William H. Sheridan
Oldest Hen Dove Keeps Laying as 12 Year Record Grows
In Winona Minnesota Dan Branch owns Dove the Leghorn Brahma hen aged 12. She has raised 400 to 500 chicks in nine years and hatched two broods yearly until last year. The family sold all chickens except one but Dave stayed to help mother another flock.
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Winona
Minn
Dan
Dave
Senator McCumber Seeks Quiet Amid Grandmother’s Funeral
Washington dispatch reports Senator Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota finding a note from his clerks saying his grandmother had died and he had gone to the funeral. After a baseball game the clerks added a biting joke about the recurring deaths, suggesting cremation.
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Washington
Porter J. McCumber
North Dakota
Capitol
Farrar and Jones
Axel Hirschsprung Leaves New York Over High Living Costs
Axel Hirschsprung, after amassing about $250,000 over 46 years in New York, announced he is leaving the United States due to the high cost of living and other pressures. Further details unclear from the fragment.
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Axel
Water Street
United States
Copenhagen
Far East
Hirschsprung
Harald
Copenhagen University
New York
Axel Hirschsprung
Church Bars Woman Over Double Standard Morality
Chicago April 14 Baptist church members voted to refuse Mrs Mary A Lavender admission to membership after a past affair with Rev John D Leek triggered a sensational trial and later court action. Friends say she is judged by a double standard since Leek is now a Baptist minister in Batavia Illinois and Lavender challenges the church.
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Chicago
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Mary A. Lavender
John D. Leek
E. A. Crawford
Woodlawn Park Methodist Church
Ex Policeman Endorses O Meara for Boston Police Chief
A former Boston patrolman writes to the Boston Post praising Editorials on Stephen O Meara. He argues O Meara has served the many, not the few, and urges Governor Foss and citizens to reappoint the veteran commissioner. The letter, dated April 13, 14 MS Welch, Winchester, stresses familiarity with police work over reform theory.
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Boston Post
Stephen O'Meara
Boston Police Department
Boston
O’meara
Foss
Citizens’ of
O'Meara
Lee
Welch
Main Street
Winchester
Royal Naval Reserve Officer Honored by King George V
Commander Ernest Harvey Pentecost receives the Royal Naval Reserve Officers decoration from King George V. A veteran of the British Mercantile Marine he commanded the R M and Saxonia and was slated to helm the Franconia before his promotion. He resided in Boston and plans to return to England for naval training.
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Royal Naval Reserve
Ernest Harvey Pentecost
Pentecost
British Mercantile Marine
R. M. & Saxonia
Franconia
Mercantile Marine
British Royal Naval Reserve
Boston
Cunard Line
England
James Thompson, Civil War Veteran, Dies at 71
James Thompson died at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport aged 71. A Civil War veteran he was taken prisoner and held at Andersonville and Savannah prisons. He was paroled in March 1865 and discharged in June 1865.
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James Thompson
Newburyport
Anna Jaques Hospital
Mr. Thompson
Andersonville
Savannah
Consoling Easter Suit Sale Message
An advertisement offers reassurance about Easter suits with phrases about buyers wearing the suit long after Easter. It promises a store policy of money back if desired and references Wolf’s as a clothier. The text emphasizes consolation for shoppers facing a large supply of similarly situated men.
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Wolf's
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