English tramp steamer details Maine disaster sighting
Captain Thomson of the Vimeira delivers a Havana harbor tale tying the Maine explosion to a shift in moorings and a nearby French training ship. The crew describe wreck relics aboard Vimeira and claim internal causes over mines or torpedoes, amid vivid rescue scenes and scarce newspaper coverage.
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Thomson
Vimeira
Havania
Post
John Ronald
Havana Harbor
Havana
Maine
Captain gives Havana harbor explosion account after Maine blast
Captain Thomson on the Vimeira describes a warm February night when a sudden roar lifted the Maine from its moorings. He says the blast came from an accident aboard the Maine, not a torpedo, and notes Spanish ships acted quickly to secure the scene as Havana mourned. The Vimeira will sail to Liverpool after remaining at Fiske wharf.
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Maine
Marine Hospital
Mortar Battery Range Finders Set Up At Winthrop
Boston defense updates report Lt. Ketcham directing mortar batteries at Winthrop to establish range finding stations to guide shells. Work has begun with completion expected by week’s end. One station is at Beachmont.
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Boston
Ketcham
Winthrop
Beachmont
St Patrick and the Shamrock In Ireland Today
A compact history of St Patrick and the shamrock with legends of the trinity symbol at Tara and Croagh Patrick. It notes the drive of snakes or spiritual foes, and traces shamrock folklore and Ireland’s modern state from pagan past to independence and culture.
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Ireland
St. Patrick
Tara
Leoghaire
Croagh Patrick
County of
Mayo
Atlantic Ocean
Ulster
St. Columba
Columbkille
St. Patrick’s Ireland
England
Hibernia
St. Patrick’s
Toasts and Speakers at A. O. H. Event in Boston
The toastmaster led an address appropriate to the occasion before speakers. To its replies came toasts on The A. G. Hi in the United States The United States The Day We Celebrate The State The City of Boston Sister Societies The Order The Duty of Irishmen in America The A. O. H. in Safe folk County with several speakers. Musical and literary contributions followed from Teevans Casey Hoar Dwyer Carey O Keefe Hayes McCarthy Muldoon Joyce Kelly Murphy.
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A. G. Hi
United States
J. A. Riley
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. J. Casey
Thomas W. Owens
H. W. t#resnahan
Boston
T. J. Collins
Edward Cassins
Order
J. J. Scanlan
America
John J. Teevans
Safefolk
T. J. Sullivan
C. J. Delaney
James F. Mahoney
T. J. Carey
John Foster
J. Teevans
Joseph J. Casey
Joseph J. Hoar
R. Dwyer
Edward O’keefe
M. J. Hayes
J. J. McArthy
Charles Muldoon
James Joyce
Thomas J. Kelly
J. J. Murphy
Evacuation Day Celebrations With Diverse Activities
A city programme marks St Patrick's Day as Evacuation Day with bells at dawn noon and sunset and flags on buildings. Events include Social Union meeting at St Stephen's Church, Charitable Irish Society anniversary and officers election at Parker House, dinners, a basketball game at Posse gym, a dramatic class performance, and a lecture at Music Hall supporting the Working Boys Home.
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Social Union
St. Stephen’s Church
Florence Street
Charitable Irish Society
Parker House
St. Jenen ' S Church
Winchester Y. M. C. A
Posse
Posse Gymnasium
Father Haskins
St. Joncons Hall
The
Angel Guardian
James Coyle
Taunton
Music Hall
Harbor Mortar Battery to Arm Ocean Pier and Long Island Head
Boston fortifications plan a sixteen mortars battery on Pad dock s Island to threaten hostile ships. Observers at Ocean Pier and Long Island Head will triangulate targets, with telegraph lines not yet funded. The project aims to deter enemy vessels while awaiting full equipment and staffing.
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Ocean Pier
Long Island Head
Tery
Winthrop
Spain
Sewell
Fort Adams
Boston
Long Island
Quartermaster Hyde
Children and Cough Syrup Use Urges Caution
In the era of home remedies Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is suggested for children though modern guidance warns against unverified pediatric dosing. Parents are urged to consult physicians for safe treatment and avoid self medicating with older products.
War scare delays tourists and ship encounters near Cuba
The threat of war with Spain stops several tourists from leaving for the West Indies. The Boston Fruit Company's steamer Brookline was approached by a Spanish war vessel off Cape Maysi, Cuba while en route from Port Antonio to Baltimore. The vessel circled the Brookline, inspected it as a possible filibuster, then departed without contact.
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Ronald
Spain
West Indies
Boston Fruit Company
Brookline
Port Antonio
Baltimore
Cape Maysi
Cuba
Fruiter
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C. C. Thomson
Boston Harbor
United States Court of Inquiry
Blanco
Sigsbee
Gow. Harrison & Co
Glasgow
Munson & Co
New York
Castle Blanco
City of Washington
Alfonso
Custom House
Washington
James Craig
Robert Webster
Lee
Victor
Shapleigh Coffee CO
Alfonso XII
Fiske Wharf
Liverpool
Mare
Ando
Winthrop Ordnance
Pstle
Garin
Clan-na-Gael Hall
Division 7
Clan-na-Gael
South
Sewall
Fortifications Department
Worcestershire
Acsave
Woodbury
Igo Boylston
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