Heat and drills strain Ninth Massachusetts at CAMP ALGER
Special to the Post describes 100 degree heat at CAMP ALGER VA as Ninth Massachusetts soldiers endure extra drills. Recruits depart amid cheers. officers reassigned as acting majors. A 60 foot flagpole is erected by Companies A and B. Lt Sands claims first blood. Hospital friction, overhaul of post duties, and a dire death near the field are noted.
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Camp
Alger
Boston
Clarke
Murray
Joubert
Morris
Rogers
Wagoner Doherty
Hannigan
James P. Rourke
Cambridge
Hayes
Sands
Devine
Sears
Sullivan
E. F. O'Sullivan
O’donnell
McCormack
Auld Lang Syne Club
W. J. Curtis
Frost
Fighth
Massachusetts Infantry
Bates
H. J. McGuire
Eddie Donis
General Bancroft
Sixth Massachusetts Troops Receive State Pay At Camp
Paymaster James A Bailey arrived to deliver eight days full state pay to the Sixth Massachusetts in camp. Most men will receive $16 each, with restrictions on food sales and new meal orders to meet health needs. Brigadier-General Butler has relieved Guenther as division commander and hospital supplies have increased to aid about 140 sick in nine regiments.
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Sachusetts
Fitzhue¢h Lee
Illinois
Washington Post
George W. Batley
Philadelphia
National Relief Association
Johnstown
Frank Jefferies
Company K
Sixth
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
James A. Bailey
Bailey
Graham
Division Hospital
Fort Myer
Butler
North Carolina
Guenther
Boston
Braxton
Milford
Framingham
Charges of War Dept incompetence over Tampa camp
Poultney Bigelow asserts in the Herald that the War Department mishandled the Tampa army camp. He claims political robbery or gross incompetence, arguing a better Florida location with rail access and water would have aided supplies and logistics, and questions why officials avoid critique.
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New York
Florida
Tampa
War Department
Secretary of War
Massachusetts Ninth Regiments Letter From Camp Alger
Corpl Sliney of Company A Ninth Massachusetts writes from Dunn Loring Virginia on June 5 describing arrival at Camp Alger after a long trip, 25000 soldiers encamped, friendly North-South chatter, rough fare, a relic saddle from Theodore Stultz, and pride in the Fighting Ninth while homesickness remains. He notes eager to move toward the front and test courage.
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Sliney
State House
Willebrown
Camp Alger
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Seventh
Illinois Infantry
Seventh Illinois
Union
Tennessee
Bull Run
Theodore Stultz
Stultz
Dunn Loring
Getting an Education Sunday Post Series Teaser
The Sunday Post previews the hardships faced by young men pursuing higher education. It highlights obstacles, perseverance, and how pluck can launch college youths toward wealth and influence through their chosen professions.
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The
Sunday Post
Chauncy Hall School Graduation Awards and Medals Ceremony
A large audience attended Chauncy Hall School graduation exercises in Association Hall. Diplomas were awarded across English, Scientific, and College courses, with Founder's and other medals presented by faculty and Harvard judges. An all-around gymnastic competition followed the program.
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Association Hall
Chauncy Hall
Sue Stuart Wadsworth
Woman's Relef Corps
William B. McRand
William de L. Barnes
Ernest E. Morrison
William Lee Pratt
Paul A. Draper
Harry Lennihan
Gardner Freeman
Florence H. Luscomb
Harriet M. Taylor
Florence B.M. Dunklee
Agnes N. Auld
Bessie
M. McCrillis
Laurence Murdock _ Baxter
David Lincoln Davis
Ella Morrison
Lillian Morrison
Isaac Rayne Adams
John Ross Bates
William Percy Chisholm
Harold Coburn Fish
Harold H. Fletcher
Ralph S. Franklin
Lyman R. Stanley
Henry T. Winchester
Florence M. Bright
Borden Covel
Alice L. Gibby
Ralph M. Henderson
Allan P. Mackinnon
Louise P. McCandlish
Gertrude L. Spear
George Marsh
John Land Neilson, Jr
Gretchen Harwood
Shrece
Walter S. Brown
Thayer
Professor Beals
Harvard Law School
Marshall Victor
W. H. Jadd
Clara N. Blakely
Chauncy-Hall Alumni Association
Harvard Men Consider Joining Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
A telegram from Cambridge says four more Harvard men will leave final exams to join the Rough Riders in Tampa. Among them are Harry Curtis, N B Adsit, E Sutton Pickhardt, and George McMurtree. Hal Sayre earns a lieutenant’s promotion, praised for training and leadership, likened to Teddy Roosevelt.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Tampa
Harry Curtis
Boston
N. B. Adsit
Buffalo
N. Y
E. Sutton Pickhardt
New York
George McMurtree
Pittsburg
Penn
Cuba
Hal Sayre
Peekskill Military Academy
Colorado
Spain
Alger
Teddy
Reports Link to New York Plan to Corner Brown Drill Market
Local cotton mill sources discuss a proposed New York led scheme to corner the market on brown drills dyed for army use. Dwight Manufacturing says such a combine is unlikely, while a commission house notes speculators aim to buy up stock and secure government contracts. Buyers anticipate improved movement and higher prices, with signs of a market turn in print cloths and wide sheetings.
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New York
Dwight Manufacturing Company
New England
Duck
War Department
Pleasant fifth anniversary of South Boston Knights of Columbus
About one hundred members and guests gathered at the United States Hotel for the fifth anniversary celebration of the South Boston Council Knights of Columbus. John T. McNary presided with toastmaster Hon. William McNary, as Ed L Hearn Senator James Gallivan and others spoke on topics from The Knights of Columbus to Our Country. The event featured many speakers and was enjoyed by all present.
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South Boston Council
K. of C
United States
John T. McNary
William §. McNary
Knights of Columbus
Ed. L. Hearn
South Boston
James A. Gallivan
Church
John J. Ryan
Massachusetts
Henry F. Naphen
Our Country
Hugh J. Maley
Army and Navy
John E. Gilman
Our Post
Peter B. Corcoran
New Electric Road Move Reported in New Hampshire
Word from Concord reports the New Hampshire Supreme Court committee favored the Amesbury and Hampton Street Railway Company petition to lay tracks within the state limits.
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Amesbury
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Amesbury & Hampton Street Railway Company
New Hampshire
Lost His Love Arthur Audette Sues Williams for Alienation
Arthur Audette of 16 Cottage Street sues William H. Green for alienation of his wife Mary, with Green's property attached for 15000. Audette alleges four months of affair while Green denies the charges. Mrs Audette describes the shock and confirms the couple still lives together. Green notes his background and marriage details.
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Lynn
Arthur Audette
Cottage Street
Mary
William H. Green
Fighter Wants Freedom From English Divorce Suit
William Trevers Denlanney, a young Englishman in New York, arrived to sue for absolute divorce from Julianna H. Denlanney. He says she deserted him in France years ago. Mr. Denlanney filed the action on grounds of desertion and seeks an end to the marriage.
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Kelley & Green
Thomas Green
Audette
Lynn
Canada
Mr. Green
Peter Wellington
Somersetshire
Eng
Jan Cers
India
Zululand
Denlanney
Herman L. Roth
Ergeland
Weston-Supermere
France
New York
William Trevers Denlanney
Julianna H. Denlanney
Mr. Denlanney
Miss Cisneros Weds In Baltimore After Havana Escape
Miss Evana gelima Cisneros married Carlos F. Carbonell at the Hotel Rennett in Baltimore. The ceremony occurred at noon and the couple departed for Washington an hour later. Cisneros had previously escaped from a Spanish prison in Havana.
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Baltimore
Evanagelima Cisneros
Havana
Carlos F. Carbonell
Rennett
Washington
Respected Sigourney Butler Honored by Democratic Club
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts adopted resolutions praising Sigourney Butler and mourning his loss. A funeral committee was named including Josiah Quincy Charles Adams Jr Charles Bird and many others. The national Democratic State committee later appointed attendees Godfrey Morse Lane Lincoln Casey Prince Desmond and others.
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Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
Sigourney Butler
Josiahi Quincy
Charles F. Adams
Charless. Bird
A. George Bullock
Robert M. Burge
John T. Burnett
Samuel M. Child
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
John W. Corecoran
James FE. Cotter
John C. Crosby
John F. Fitzgerald
Thomas J. Gargan
Charles S. Hamlin
Ira C. Hersey
Henry, W. Lamb
Henry B. Little
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Richard C. McKay
George T. McLaughlin
William G. A. Pattee
James Russell Reed
Charles H. Shriver
Charles
Daniel T. Prendergast
Charles C. Saunders
Edwin Sheafe
Sam D. Stevens
Charles Warren
Edmund A. Whitman
Bernard M. Wolf
National Democratic State Committee of
Godfrey Morse
John ©. Lane
Waldo Lincoln
Charles V. Casey
Morton Prince
John J. Desmond
Battleship Oregon Sets Speedy Ocean Journey Model for Future Warships
The Sunday Post teases a feature on the battleship Oregon. The ship reportedly traveled from the Golden Gate to Florida at high speed with no strain, and will be showcased with a large picture and analysis of its construction. The story promises insights into how battleships should be built and hints at lasting influence.
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Golden Gate
Florida
Sunday Post
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