Butler's 1861 Annapolis Command and Proclamation
Fifty years ago on April 27 1861 Brigadier General Benjamin F Butler took command of the Annapolis Department to guard the Baltimore Washington rail link and prevent Confederate aid. His May 14 proclamation forbade any Confederate flags or materials in the district and helped keep Maryland in the Union as Cadwalader succeeded him at Annapolis.
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Benjamin F. Butler
Department of Annapolis
United States Army
Butler
Massachusetts
Fort Sumter
Nand
Annapolis
Baltimore
Washington
Ely
Scott
Confederate States
Nnn
Maryland
Cadwalader
Octet
Fort Monroe
Cameron
Department
To Arms From The Boston Post Editorial 1861
A wartime exhortation from the Boston Post dated April 27 1861 calls readers to immediate enlistment. The piece urges citizens to answer the hour with daring resolve and unity, bidding them press forward toward glory or the grave.
New York Despatch on Maryland Tensions and Home Front Efforts
A Boston Post excerpt from April 27 1861 reports a New York despatch describing the Maryland crisis riots and a call to punish the state. It notes women at the Fifth Avenue Hotel making lint and bandages for the army. Night patrols in New York harbor keep watch for security.
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Boston Post
New York
Maryland
Baltimore
Fifth Avenue
Chelsea Ladies Fund New Flag for City Hall
The patriotic ladies of Chelsea raised a sum for a new flag to display on City Hall. Early yesterday morning the flag was raised amid rejoicing with cheers singing and school children joining in the celebration.
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Boston Post
Chelsea
Four New Regiments Formed in Massachusetts
The Boston Post reports on April 27 1861 that four new Massachusetts regiments are formed as the Civil War mobilizes. The note lists unit raises and local enthusiasm amid early war calls.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Close Front Collars Spark Demand in Fashion Centers
Haberdashers in fashion centres tout demand for close front collars while dismissing other styles. Lions collars popularize slip buttonholes that button in, with ALCO CLIMAX and Sleck-front models featuring or lacking this attribute.
Military uniforms contracted for 1000 men readying to field
A draft of 34 men will soon be in readiness to take the field. Jackets and pants in Garibaldi mixed and Cadet mixed for 1000 men. Overcoats for four regiments nearly finished, with underclothes cloaks in readiness. Equipment contracts are also made.
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Garibaldi
East Boston Volunteer Company Elects Officers in 1861
At an East Boston volunteer company meeting led by Lieutenant Barnes, officers were unanimously elected: Captain Joseph F. Barnes, first lieutenant James H. Osgood Jr, second lieutenant William T. Keene, third lieutenant A H Townsend, and fourth lieutenant Joseph D. Ellis.
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Boston
Barnes
Joseph Fl. Barnes
James H. Osgood, Jr
William Tt. Keene
A. H. Townsend
Joseph D. Eliis
Virginia resident's estate deeds trigger Confederate seizure fears
A Virginian ex-House of Representatives officer now in Harrisburg carries deeds to a $40,000 estate said to be seized by the Confederacy. He reports every man must join the rebel army or emigrate from the state. In New York a bishop's wife says Polk's Louisiana home burned on April 12, with Bishop Elliott's residence also struck. A man is hanged in North Carolina and another jailed for improper sentiments. Rog ers and Wright, naval officers left in Norfolk, are imprisoned.
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Boston
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
New York
Bishop Polk
Louisiana
Bishop Elliott
North Carolina
Messrs
Rogers and
Wright
Norfolk
Fort Smith Taken by Confederate Troops in 1861
Fort Smith Arkansas was captured last night by 300 Confederate troops. Captain Sturgis and two U S cavalry companies evacuated about an hour before the attack taking horses and movable supplies. The secession flag was raised amid great rejoicing with property valued at $300000 seized.
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Boston
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Sturgis
United States Cavalry
Civil War Death Toll Raised by Prisoner Losses and Early Battles
The Post reports Union prisoners fatalities totaling 50 156 and Confederate prisoners deaths at 80 152. It cites the Adjutant General's report. The first pitched battles of the Civil War were at Philippi on June 3 and Big Bethel on June 10, 1861 in Virginia.
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United States Adjutant-Genral
Batfles
Philippi
Big Bethel
Virginia
Funeral of Patrick Murray in Brookline
The funeral for Patrick Murray, Civil War veteran formerly of Celamet street Roxbury, was held Wednesday from his Brookline home at 170 Bellevue Street. Services occurred at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption with Father Quinlan as celebrant and Father Lenehan assisting. A profusion of floral tributes accompanied the interment in the family lot at Calvary Cemetery.
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Patrick Murray
Celamet Street
Roxbury
Bellevue Street
Brookline
St. Mary's Church of the Assumption
the Mey
Quinlan
Father Lenehan
Church of the Presentation
Brighton
Calvary Ceretery
Try Aldemeon's Balsam for that rasping cough
An advertisement promotes Aldemeon's Balsam as a remedy for rasping coughs. The copy emphasizes relief and effectiveness with confident claims. It targets readers seeking a quick, dependable cough remedy.
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Aldemeon
Westinghouse Heir To Build 200000 Villa At Lenox
Mrs George Westinghouse buys 60 acres near Erskine Park Lenox for a villa costing 200000 for her son George Westinghouse Jr The plan fulfills a Yale graduation gift promise made in 1906 and the site overlooks many Berkshire estates The land cost exactly 60000 dollars and the villa will be built this year
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Lenox
George Westinghouse
Erskine Park
Westinghouse
Yale
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
Collar Bank Was Failure
Otto Prior of Somerville recalls placing six dollars in his four ply collar as a savings bank. He forgot the collar at a laundry, then found the money boiled away in the boiler and the bills shredded.
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Otto Prior
Green Street
Somerville
Prior
Savings Bank
George Lee
Summer Street
Blame Declared in Ott Mine Explosion Death Toll
HLK Garden West Virginia April 26 John Pugh one of the miners killed in Ott Mine No was blamed for causing the disaster in a statement by General Manager Lee Ott of Davis Coal and Coke Company He said bodies of Pugh and his son were found under conditions suggesting an overcharge of an explosive The last three bodies of the 23 victims were found today.
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Hlk Garden
W. Va
John Pugh
Ott Mine
Lee Ott
Davis Coal & Coke Company
Pugh
Boy Escapes Abductor After Chloroform In Omaha
In Omaha on April 26 Bernard Smyth an 18 year old says two masked men kidnapped him demanding $2000 from C. J. Smyth former attorney general. They bound gagged and placed him in a carriage to a shack then one man left to fetch Frances Hochstetter while the other was overpowered by chloroform fumes. The girl escaped and Smyth is traumatized. detectives guard the Smyth and Hochstetter families.
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Omaha
Neb
Bernard Smyth
C. J. Smyth
Young Smyth
Frances Hochstetter
Smyth
Tie
Canada May Bar Negroes From Immigration
Washington reports a Canadian proposal to bar American Negroes from entering Canada citing climate adaptation concerns and possible public charges. The move follows notes from Canadian immigration authorities presented to U S officials, with Oklahoma migrants already among recent arrivals to the Peace River district and more expected to depart for the north.
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Washington
Dominion of Canada
Wilson
John E. Jones
United States
Winnipeg
Dominion
Oklahoma
Peace River Territory
Canada
Opening Night of Pops at Symphony Hall
Opening night of the Pops marks the season kickoff at Symphony Hall with conductor Gustav Strube. Large tables filled and numerous parties expected to celebrate the event.
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Symphony Hall
Gustav Strube
A O U M Heads Are Selected In Grand Lodge Ballot
The two day A O U M convention closed with John B. Gallagher of Clinton elected inside watchman after a tight race with Fred W. Waite of Salem. Other officers named include W J Sullivan Salem grand master, John A Clark Boston grand foreman, Thomas R B Jameson Everett grand overseer, A White South Framingham grand guide, Charles E Feening Boston grand recorder, S Herbert Wilkins Salem grand treasurer, Fred T Mansfield Lynn outside watchman, James Riley Boston finance committee, William S Baker committee on laws three years, Clifford H Dickson Pittsfield committee on laws one year.
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Grand Lodge
John B. Gallagher
Clinton
Everett
A. White
South Framingham
Charles E. Feening
Boston
Grand Recorder
S. Herbert Wilkins
Salem
Fred T. Mansfield
Lynn
James Riley
William S. Baker
Clifford H. Dickson
Pittsfield
Henry Holiday painting of Beatrice Porta presents Florence scene
Henry Holiday's famous painting depicting the Italian poet's love for Beatrice Portinari was first shown in 1883. The Liverpool Corporation owns it now, valuing it as a city treasure. The work captures 13th century Florence with notable fidelity to landscape and Arno under the Ponte Vecchio.
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Henry Holiday
Beatrice Portinari
Corporation of Liverpool
Florence
Arno
Ponte Vecchio
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East Boston
Boy
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Beatrice
Dante
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