Fort Warren Spirit Keeps Watch As War News Arrives
Colonel Pfaff drills Battery G at Fort Warren Boston Harbor as volunteers gather resolve for likely calls to go to shore. News from Resolute and navy movements fill days with preparations and orderly routine amid tense anticipation of Spanish American War. Leaders pledge swift enrollment at Faneuil Hall under Captain Quinton and Governor's orders as ships, crews, and stores move toward potential action.
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Star Colony No 167 Ball Held In Orienta Hall
The first ball of Star Colony No 167 O P F was held in Orienta Hall Bybury last evening with about a hundred attendees. Decorations in national colors, lively music and bunting created a patriotic mood. The grand march began shortly after 9 and dancing continued until 2 this morning.
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Boston Marines Go to Defend Capital
Fifty marines from Charlestown Navy Yard departed for Washington to bolster capital defenses. An initial thirty-men order expanded to twenty more as monitors Bancroft and Wyandotte movements and other port logistics dominated the day’s dispatches and ship maneuvers.
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Williams’s Call to Enlist at Faneuil Hall
After consultation with Captain William Quinton the United States recruits prepare to enroll volunteers at Faneuil Hall. Captain Quinton leads efforts as recruitment expands across the city.
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Blockaders inactive as Washington questions Spanish fleet
Washington notes the blockading squadron before Havana remains passive with no bombarding or shore bombardment planned. Officials doubt a Spanish fleet stand at the Philippines, citing inferiority to Admiral Dewey’s forces. Germany and Britain oppose search rights. Spain’s proclamation asserts broad search powers, causing hesitancy on neutrality enforcement.
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Patriotic Boston University students seek army nursing posts
Seven Liberal Arts students led by Mary Orchester attempt to volunteer as nurses. They visit the Surgeon General and Red Cross offices but are told no provision exists for women in the army. They plan a patriotic meeting and draft resolutions. New England coast readiness and neutrality developments are reviewed amid war anxieties.
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Saidee Hanley
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Raised Old Glory over Bamboo Palace in Avery street
One of the largest American flags in the city flies over the Bamboo Palace on Avery street where yachtsman Joseph F. McNulty insists the flag be raised. A bulletin board nearby displays latest news in chalk from the city’s wire services.
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Mayor to Probe Building Department Affair in City Hall
Moorfield Storey presses for an official investigation of the building department overseen by Captain John S. Camrell under Mayor Quincy. Attorneys Gargan and Storey deny disclosure, while secrecy surrounds hear scheduling. Charles Camrell asserts ignorance of charges as real estate figures back scrutiny of departmental operations.
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Barrett Withdraws From Publican Nomination Fight
Congressman Barrett writes A. W. Brown chairman of the seventh congressional district committee that he will not seek the Republican nomination this fall due to private duties.
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A. W. Brown
Seventh Congressional District Committee
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