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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
8
Civil war veterans groups Washington Post G A R and Union Veterans Union clash over use of the old South Boston courthouse for Memorial Day events. Mayor Fitzgerald acts as arbitrator as Superintendent Fish withholds permits pending both sides’ presentations.
Burt Poyner 2, of Winthrop was placed on probation by Judge Stevens in the Superior Criminal Court on a manslaughter charge connected to Daniel Spiller's death on December 31 in Chelsea square. The district attorney indicated a plea of guilty to simple assault and battery would be acceptable. Spiller and Poyner were together near a saloon when a quarrel led to Spiller's fall and subsequent death.
Excerpts recount the Civil War crisis nearing days of 1861 with sidelights from the Boston Post. Notes on public sentiment, regional events, and wartime preparations reflect a newspaper’s perspective from those stirring days.
The Irish Charitable Association met at Parker House for its annual banquet on Monday after St Patrick’s Day fell on Sunday. Speakers praised the Union and the flag, with C P Harkins hoping the United States would endure. Patrick Donahoe lauded Army and Navy loyalty and prowess.
Richmond March 17 1861 report from the Virginia convention on secession proposes withdrawing from the Union and calling a border state conference at Lexington Kentucky in May to draft a government with the Confederate States. It seeks a constitutional amendment from non slaveholding states to secure Southern rights and urges pacific policy until ratified.
A March 17 1861 despatch notes Fort Pickens heavily armed with 13 batteries blocking supplies to Brooklyn and Sabine forces. An officer with sealed despatches was aboard a recent New York bound vessel and another sent to Colonel Waite in Texas. Rumor suggests Beauregard may not allow Major Anderson to proceed.
The piece notes rumors of Fort Sumter prisoners and details Fort Pickens in Pensacola harbor as the Union stronghold in Florida. It explains the Confederates seized Pensacola navy yard Barrancas barracks Forts Barrancas and McRee and demanded surrender, while the fort’s weak state was unknown to them.
The Boston Post notes Confederate papers react with relief at Fort Sumter without bloodshed while Charleston papers urge continued vigilance. Reports claim Morris and Sullivan Islands troops totaling 3900 are ready, batteries manned, and Pickens moves 330 kegs powder plus heavy mortars, shells, and shot toward Charleston.
The Confederate Congress in Montgomery Alabama passes an ordinance altering the free banking act. It substitutes Confederate States stocks for United States stocks and prohibits foreign citizens and corporations from holding stocks.
The Boston Post warns that Lincoln’s health suffers from overwork as he grants endless access to office seekers. It argues his lack of a system or routine drains his energy, risking his life and the nation’s safety, and urges a change to protect his capacity for higher duties.
Austin Burke a 23 year old employee at Glen Lyon Dye Works in Philipsdale was crushed to death today in the bleach house. While on a ladder the ladder slipped and his head was drawn between a moving belt and a pulley. Burke died instantly.
Principal George KE Murphy urged a new intermediate school between grammar and high school at the Education Conference Boston 1915. He pressed daily drills and broad minded teaching to ensure accuracy in arithmetic geography spelling and penmanship with a stronger commercial and manual training emphasis. Professor Albert Walker cautioned the proposal might resemble a grammar school.
Advertisement offers a remedy promising cure of piles in 6 to 14 days with refunds for ineffective results. It asserts relief from bleeding or protruding piles and mentions a money-back guarantee.
Scores of residents fled into the street as a manhole cover shot up with a roar near North and Richmond streets. Firefighters and police acted to calm the crowd after gas ignited by a short circuit in the Edison Electric Aluminum Company infrastructure. Windows shook and dishes rattled as fear of a Black Hand attack spread through the Italian colony.
The Boston and Maine railroad will construct car shops at North Billerica costing 8 million dollars. The facility will employ at least 8000 workers, with site selection having involved visits to many cities. General Manager Frank Barr confirmed the North Billerica location today.
An old advert promises Diapepsia relieves indigestion and stomach misery in five minutes. It boasts digesting heavy meals, curing heartburn and belching, odorless breath, and avoiding laxatives with a 50 cent case for the family.
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