Drill With Big Guns at Long Island Head Battery G
Battery G, Second United States Artillery, leaves Fort Adams for Long Island Head to establish a stronghold for Boston harbor. The troops endure a cold dawn, drill fiercely, and adapt swiftly to the new camp while five nonpayroll pets help guard the headquarters.
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Long Island Head
Boston
Jim
Pete
Ike
Tooty-Te-Toot
Battery G
Second
United States Artillery
Fort Adams
Little Point
Mitchell
George
Preparing for cartridges and canvas of war at Chelsea
Workmen at the naval magazine in Chelsea hurried to ready the storehouse for a mammoth shipment of cartridges, with details of the consignment kept secret. Boston officials anticipate arrival today or tomorrow as guards prepare to escort the navy yard cargo amid heightened military discipline and tense city readiness.
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Chelsea
Naval Magazine
Charlestown Yard
Boston
Pope
Charlestown
Navy Yard
Chelsea naval magazine to store ammunition for transfer
Charlestown citizens and firemen prepare for a large ammunition transfer from a government wharf near the navy yard. Commodore Howison will detail a marine escort to the Marine Hospital grounds and a new storehouse may be erected for less combustible materials, guarding wagons from curious crowds and possibly continuing through the night.
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Charlestown
Navy Yard
Howison
Marine Hospital
Chelsea Naval Magazine
United States
War Duty Rally for Cuba Draws Large Tremontine Crowd
Ex congressman John Candler urged action for Cuban independence in a packed Tremontine service titled Sometimes War is a Duty. He cited ten years of struggle, Spain's broken promises, and the Maine incident as Spain bought dynamite while the U.S. sent aid. He pressed citizens to influence their representatives.
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Cuba
Hale
Maine
Massachusetts
J. Monson Aguirre
Boston
Spain
Tremontine
Neipel
John Candler
United States
Candler
New York
Philadelhia
Cuba Crisis Echoes In Political Rally
George W. Simpson arrives from Cuba and argues for U S intervention as he describes Cuba's wretched streets. He praises President McKinley and predicts possible U S involvement. The Countess Susini leads a Cuban national anthem in the crowd.
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Soee
George W. Simpson
Awe
Cuba
oKinisy
Liam J. Bryan
Havana
United States
Susini
Fund Grows for Maine Memorial Monument in Boston
The Maine memorial monument fund gains momentum as subscriptions pour in from Houghton and Duttons and A Shuman & Co. The Kearsarge cannon on display at Houghton & Duttons attracts eager buyers as a historic keepsake. A Boston Theatre benefit is nearly set for next Sunday with a strong lineup and substantial donations from local names and firms.
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Houghton & Dutton
A. Shuman & Co
Maine Memorial Monument Fund
Kearsarge
Houghton & Dutton’s
Boston
France
Boston Theatre
Messrs. A. Shuman & Co
World Charters Tug for Havana Reporting Mission
The Tug Triton has been chartered by the New York World for use by its Havana based staff and naval fleet correspondents at Dry Tortugas. Officials in Newport News announced the tug’s return Saturday night after delivering the Chief to Havana wreckers. It is expected to depart today for Havana with coal and supplies.
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Triton
New York World
Havana
Boston
Newport News
Prince Albert of Manders Tours Boston Quietly on Bicycle
Prince Albert of Manders spent Sunday in Boston in simple fashion attending mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception then bicycle riding to the Brookline Country Club for lunch. He returned to the hotel by late afternoon and departed for New York at 9 the next morning from Boston & Albany depot.
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Prince Albert of
Manders
Boston
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Brookline
Onwealth Avenue
New York
Boston & Albany
Boston Postoffice Clerks split over union affiliation
In a three hour meeting at American House the Boston Postoffice Clerks Association narrowly voted 35 to 37 against withdrawing from the National Postoffice Clerks to join the United Post Office Clerks. President Healey of the latter group spoke. Secretary Clarke fell ill.
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Boston Postoffice Clerks’ Association
American House
National Postoffice Clerks’ Association
United Post Office Clerks
National Association
Donoghue
President Healey
United Post Office Association
New York
Clarke
Disabled at Sea Osborne Towed to Halifax by Duffield
The freight steamer Osborne from North Shields bound for Philadelphia was towed by the oil tanker Duffield to Halifax after the tail shaft broke and one tow hawser failed. Heavy seas, darkness, and gales slowed the rescue, but three tugs aided as Osborne was brought into port and anchored.
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Halifax
Osborne
Rettia
North Shields
Philadelphia
Duffield
Young
London
Camperdown
Halifax Harbor
Rettle
Bettie
Fever Ship Strabo Reaches Port After Yellow Fever
The Lamport and Holt steamer Strabo arrived from Rio de Janeiro with one crewman dead from yellow fever and Captain Jardine ill. Two crew members fell ill at Rio, both treated ashore. the cook Henry Kearton from Liverpool died at sea. Quarantine and disinfection were ordered on arrival at New York.
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New York
Lamport & Holt Line
Strabo
Jardine
Rio Janeiro
Rio
Henry Kearton
Kearton
Liverpool
Captain Jardine
St. Lucia
James W. Wadsworth
Rail strike damages near Cork on high viaduct line
On the Cork, Bandon and South Coast railway a strike torn up rails at the approach to a seventy foot high viaduct near Cork. The line patrol stopped the express train this morning after discovering the damage.
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Cork
Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway
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