Hingham Magazine Works Overtime At Ordnance Yard
The Hingham naval magazine, three years old, filled orders in two days for Virginia Nebraska and Georgia shells and bones, sending ammunition to the New Jersey in Mexican ports. Lieutenant Commander A W Marshall led 100 workers who worked late to finish rounds ahead of schedule.
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United the States Naval Magazine
Hingham
Charlestown Navy Yard
New Jersey
Ardnance
Virginia
Nebraska
Georgia
A. W. Marshall
J. G. Niklas
Franklin Heins
Charlestown
Marshall
Quincy
Fore River
Portsmouth
Uncle Sam
Plans to Recruit Massachusetts Militia Amid Tension
Preparations to recruit the Massachusetts militia to full strength increased as Vera Cruz fighting drives action. Gov Walsh and Adjutant-General Pearson held talks with Brigadier-General Sweetser and Major Shelburne, while Washington officials discussed conditions for Bay State volunteers. The split between governor and adjutant-general over authority grows sharper as plans move forward.
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Massachusetts
Vera Cruz
Pearson
Joshua D. Upton
Walsh
Massachusetts Militia
State House
Sweetser
Shelburne
Brookline
Washington
War Department
Charles H. Cole
Bay State
Massachusetts militia needs ready call as national use grows
Adjutant General Pearson outlines law changes allowing militia volunteers to form and be accepted, with a push to call out troops first to protect civilian officers and men. He notes peacetime equipment and possible muster sites Framingham Westfield Bridgewater and predicts preparations for a call if U S troops move toward General Villa or Mexican trouble.
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Pearson
Walsh
War Department
Crowder
Wickersham
Congress
Washington
Framingham
Westfield
Bridgewater
United States
Rio Grande
Villa
Massachusetts Militia
The Last Clipper in Meloney’s Pericles Series
William Brown Meloney continues the Pericles collection with The Last Clipper in Sunday Post Magazine. The feature promises nautical lore and vivid sea chronicles in an era of sailing vessels and maritime intrigue.
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William Brown Meloney
Pericles
Post Magazine
Spring coats and capes at Filene’s Fifth Floor
Full line of cloth coats silk coats capes and balmacaans described with prices from 10.75 to 25. Styles include Shepherd check epange coats silk taffeta black with Medici collars wool poplin trim coats crepe moire and chenille moire finishes. Canter capes and cape-coats offered with ranges up to 25.
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Filene
Leatherette Gloves Sale Noted As Underpriced Lot
A short notice highlights leatherette gloves also called duplex or fabric doe. The article directs attention to the make but omits the name due to policy on underprice lots. It emphasizes the lot is not large.
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Filene
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Hingham Magazine
Boston
Luther Burbank Seeds
Serge
Gabardine
Poplin
Crepe and
Creponge
Filene’s
Serges
Paquin
Mme. Paquin
Bernard
Mexico
la Cadena
John Reed
Mexico City
Reed
May
Federal Street
Maire
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