Noted educator Dr. Booker T. Washington attacked in New York
Dr. Booker T. Washington says he was assaulted and beaten Sunday night by Albert Ulrich a contractor and dog fancier who was arraigned for a preliminary examination. Ulrich claimed Washington instigated the trouble. Ulrich and Washington were taken into custody after a scuffle near Central Park West. Prominent figures Andrew Carnegie George Foster Peabody and Seth Low voiced support and aid.
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New York
Booker T. Washington
Albert Ulrich
Manhattan
Ulrich
West Side Court
Cornell
Washington
Central Park West
United States
Dr. Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
George Foster Peabody
William J. Schieffelin
Seth Low
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Low
Mr. Low
Broker's Clerk Is a Witness in Sederquist Trial
Elmer E. George, once employed by the defunct firm Sederquist Barry & Co, testified again as the trial of former employers Arthur Sederquist, John Barry, Harry Curtis, and D L Eustace Bigelow continued. The testimony covered accounts of customers allegedly harmed by fake stock transactions, with witnesses including Stephen Callahan of Haverhill James Gerrish of Boston John Gaddy of Boston W A Bacon of Worcester Mellie Cutter of Fitchburg and Wiley P Swift.
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Elmer E. George
Sederquist, Barry & Co
Arthur B. Sederquist
John E. Barry
Harry F. Curtis
DL Eustace Bigelow
Webber
Stephen J. Callahan
Haverhill
James H W. Gerrish
Boston
John Gaddy
W. A. Bacon
Worcester
Mellie G. Cutter
Fitchburg
Wiley P. Swift
Two Months Honeymoon Pause For Gardner Match
George W. Proctor and Marguerite L. Burtt wed at Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Fenway palace after her care of him as secretary and pupil. They will reside at Chestnut Hill for two months with no immediate honeymoon amid Gardner’s private ceremony.
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Fenway Palace
John L. Gardner
Marguerite L. Burtt
George W. Proctor
Proctor
Mr. Proctor
Miss Burtt
Trousseau
Back Bay
Roxbury
William H. van Allen
Church of the Advent
Joan L. Gardner
van Allen
William Wilson
Gardner Fenway Palace
Marceau
John L. Gardners
Fore River yard crushes workman dies in collision
George M. Winter, 34, of East Weymouth, died at Quincy City Hospital after being crushed between two electric streetcars in the Fore River Shipbuilding Company yard. He was said to be adjusting a trolley when another car rolled down a grade and struck him.
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George M. Winter
Union Avenue
East Weymouth
Quincy City Hospital
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Winter
City of Waltham to Audit City Books
The Board of Aldermen appropriated 100 to hire expert accountants to examine the books of the city treasurer and city auditor. The books have not been audited for nearly six years, and the Finance Commission urged the board to order the work this year.
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Waltham
Board of Aldermen
Finance Commission
Adamzon's Balsam Promoted as Cold Cure
An advertisement touts Adamzon's Balsam as a cure for colds and related ailments. The copy markets the product as effective for flu symptoms and coughs, urging readers to use it for rapid relief.
War Time Post Extracts on Civil War Crisis Near
Sidelights from the Heston Post recalling events of 1861 as the Civil War loomed. The notes reflect local concerns, gatherings, and public sentiment during days of national crisis.
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Heston
Seizure of U S Sloop Isabella by Bragg Forces
Fifty years ago on March 21 1861 Mobile reported an act of war as the Confederate General Bragg seized the U S sloop Isabella carrying stores for Pensacola officers. An Arkansas army order urged guarding Fort Smith and, if the state seceded, to move troops beyond its limits.
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United States
Mobile
Bragg
Isabella
United States Navy
Pensacola
U. S. Army
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Transfer of War Supplies from Louisiana to the Confederacy
Louisiana Governor signs a pill transferring troops arms and possessions to the Confederate States government. The transfer includes immense war material and key properties seized in Baton Rouge New Orleans and forts Jackson St Philip Pike and Macomb.
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Boston
Louisiana
Confederacy
Baton Rouge
U. S
New Orleans
Forts Jackson, St. Philip, Pike and Macomb
Senator Bayard Warns of War if Confederate States Not Recognized
In debate Senator Bayard argues seven states have withdrawn and offers a plan for the President to sign a treaty with the Confederate States recognizing independence. If rejected, civil war is inevitable. He calls secession a breach of contract yet a revolution started by the people, to be answered by war or negotiated settlement.
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Bayard
Confederate States
No Fear of Collision Reported from Fort Pickens
A Boston Post despatch from March 21, 1861 reports the Confederate government in Montgomery has no fear of a clash at Fort Pickens. It says published accounts exaggerate the situation and notes good relations between federal authorities and Confederate commanders.
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Washington
Boston Post
Montgomery
Ala
Fort Pickens
Northern forces guard Pensacola Bay Fort Pickens entrance
Northern troops in Florida cluster around Fort Pickens, controlling the bay entrance from several abandoned sites. The Confederate War Department dispatched an armed force to Pensacola to seize Fort Pickett if needed, aiming to control Pensacola Bay and harbor for troop movements by water.
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Florida
Fort Pickens
Pensacola Bay
Confederate War Department
Pensacola
Fort Picketts
Forty cannons salute for anti secession vote group
A Van Buren Arkansas dispatch reports 39 shots fired from a battlefield cannon to honor the 39 members of the state convention who voted against secession today.
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van Buren
Ark
Trenton
Adams Confirmed as Minister to England in 1861 Senate
A Washington despatch reports the Senate confirmed Charles Francis Adams as minister to England. It notes resignations of Captain Irazer of Mississippi and Lieutenant Albarron of South Carolina from the army. The Captain Fraser and Albarron later received Confederate commissions.
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Senate
Charles Francis) Adams
England
Irazer
Mississippi
Albarson
South Carolina
Fraser
Albarron
Carl Schurz Appointed to Portus al Mission
Carl Schurz accepts Portus al mission after active political support for Lincoln. With war starting he abandoned a diplomatic path and joined the U S army, per the Boston Post on March 26, 1861.
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Boston Post
Carl Schurz
Lincoln
Schurz
U. S. Army
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Cure
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds and grippe. It claims three two hour doses will break the illness, relieve neuralgia and congestion, with no quinine and three years of research behind the product. A 25 cent package is sold by druggists worldwide.
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Pape
Grippe
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