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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1898

Page

8

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.

Fort Warren Boston Harbor Resolute Pfaff Long Island Head Peant Battery G Te Ncsyy Ordnance Lonel Pfaff the Post Woodruff Boston Europe Spain Albany Elewich United States

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.

Star Colony No Orienta Hall Bybury

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.

Chatham Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company Navy Yard Shears Wharf Chalmer New York Wabash Illawarra Lebanon Auxiliary Board Navy Charlestown Ccah Boston Marines Charlestown Navy Yard Washington, D. C Richard Pope Bancroft Bute

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.

William Quinton United States

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.

Washington Havana North Atlantic Philippine Islands Dewey Germany Great Britain Spain United States Admiral Dewey Manila Department Philippines Asiatic Francé Europe France Italy Russia Austria Ehietaerorm Dreibund Portugal Cape Verde Islands State Department Viscount de Santo Thurso Cape Verde Azores Madeiras Lisbon Colombia

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.

United States College of Liberal Arts Boston University Army Blood Bushnell Medical Department of the Army the Red Cross Boylston Street Mary Orchester The Ion University Amee @ears Helen N. Meredith Alpha Phi Irma Brown Saidee Hanley MacCiormack I. A Huntington Ilse Bene Egberative Teames

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.

Bamboo Palace Avery Street Joseph F. McNulty City

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.

Howard Bond Maryland Norfolk Navy Department Juniata March Baltimore United States Wilmington Del City Hall Moorfield Storey Quincy Public Buildings Department John S. Camrell John B. Moran Camrell Moran City Damrell Adide Thomas J. Gargan Gargan Storey Charles Camrell Post Mullen City Mall

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.

Barrett A. W. Brown Seventh Congressional District Committee

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