Hub's July Shoe Week Planned in Boston
The New England Shoe and Leather Association outlines a large July event week in Boston to attract buyers from the United States Canada and abroad. Activities include harbor outing visits to factories and tanneries in Lynn Brockton Haverhill Salem and Peabody excursions to Bev erly for the United Shoe Machinery plant and New England quality window displays by retailers. The week features a formal opening of the fifth national shoe and leather market fair on July 12 with participating organizations.
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Bis
Boston
New England Shoeand Leather Association
United States
Canada
General Harbor
Tynn
Brockton
Haverhill
Salem
Peabody
North Shore
United Shoe Machinery Company
Beverly
New England
Baby Elephant Routs Police in Manayunk Barn
In Manayunk a baby elephant burst into a barn and soaked two officers Hare and Haas with a 40 pound pressure water jet after they entered to investigate a commotion. The sergeant questioned the officers about their reaction as the elephant's trunk emerged.
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Philadelphia
Mareh
Manayunk
Hare
Haas
Green
Niagara Falls
Fort Chadbourne Abandoned to Confederates 1861
Fifty years ago March 23 1861 Fort Chadbourne Texas fell to the Confederates under a prewar agreement involving Lt Col Gouverneur Morris and Col McCulloch. Union troops left with enslaved people, and a floating battery near Fort Sumter foreshadowed later armored ships. The Charleston interview notes calm, preparations, and a view of the Southern Confederacy as permanent.
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Fort Chadbourne
Texas
Gouverneur Morris
U. S. Army
McCulloch
United States Party
Company G
First
U. S. Infantry
Fort Sumter
Kaiser's First War Turbiner Launched in Kiel
Germany unveiled its first turbine battleship in Kiel on Emperor William I's birthday. Empress Augusta Victoria christened the ship as Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg praised the Kaiser as a ship of mystery. Officials withheld construction details, and the vessel is expected to displace 21,000 to 24,000 tons with possible new 14 inch guns.
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Kiel
Germany
William I
Auguste Victoria
Kaiser
William
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Admiralty
Close-front collars rise in fashion amid luxury haberdashery bets
Fashion centers report growing demand for the close-front collar. Critics cite its instant buttoning as a key advantage, noting LION collars popularized the slip-over buttonhole. The ALCO version adds a patented lock-front feature, a distinctive LION hallmark.
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Haberdashers
ALCO
Governor Sam Houston Ousted by Texas Convention
A Boston Post despatch from March 23 1861 reports Texas convention action declaring the governor and the secretary of state vacant for refusing to take an oath. The note recalls Houston’s refusal to swear allegiance to the Confederacy.
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Texas
Boston Post
Sam Houston
Army and Navy Appointments Noted in Montgomery List
The Montgomery Alabama Advertiser prints an extensive roster of army and navy appointments, largely featuring former federal officers. The Boston Post dated March 25, 1861, highlights this enumeration as a notable transfer of personnel.
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Boston Post
Montgomery, Ala
Advertiser
Lincoln and Seward Rivalry Described in 1861 Dispatch
A Washington despatch notes an irrepressible conflict within the Republicans as Seward seeks to dominate policy while Lincoln's administration unfolds. Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State, is depicted as aiming to be the vice regent of the administration, a role Lincoln appears to resist.
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Mr. Seward
Lincoln
Cambridge 10 Honor G. A. R. 50th Anniversary Program
Governor Foss and Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell join G A R leaders and Cambridge officials as speakers for the April 17 memorial in Memorial Hall Cambridge. The event includes a parade from State Armory to Memorial Hall with militia companies Grand Army posts Sons of Veterans and Spanish War Veterans. Surviving members of the first volunteer company are listed with sergeants and privates named.
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Foss
A. Lawrence Lowel
Harvard
John E. Gilman
Frederick A. Hamilton
Tufts College
J. Edward Barry
Cambridge
Memorial Hall
William A. Bancroft
State Armory
Militia of
Cavalry
Grand Army Posts
Sons of Veterans
John Kkinnear
Francis M. Doble
Léonard Arkerson
Solomon M. Busnach
Joseph P. Cartwright
Edwin F. Chandler
William Chandler
Joseph Gay
Abner A. Griffing
Charles M. Howlett
James W. Penniman
Thomas Preston
Joseph Mayer
William Shannon
Samuel F. Slocomb
John A. White
New York Men Seek Contract for Brooklyn Garbage Bid
City Hall reports New York men seek a $3,000 garbage contract bid through a Boston company led by Charles Crawford and Charles R. Van Ellen. They already run Brooklyn’s garbage disposal using incinerators and special trolley cars and claim a higher bid offer may follow.
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City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Borough Improvement Company
Brooklyn
New Boston
Charles Crawford
Charles R. van Ellen
New York
Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter
Boston
Post
Traffic Bills Hearing Today In Boston Transportation Plan
Invitations seek public input at the State House on three bills 1384 1385 and 1386 to improve Boston rail links. Bill 1384 would create a subway to South station entrance via Pleasant street and Broadway with a loop at Washington Street tunnel. Bill 1386 covers circuit tracks between Mattapan and Rugby shortening connections to Boston and Bill 1385 outlines widening Norfolk street Dorchester and Pleasant street South End with further thoroughfare upgrades next year.
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Boston
State House
Quincy
Milton
Hyde Park
Tremont Street
South
Pleasant Street
Broadway
Washington Street
Mattapan
Rugby
Norfolk Street
Dorchester
South End
Oceanic Struck by Lightning Smashes Mast and Skies
The transatlantic liner Oceanic arrived in New York with its foremast rigging and saloon skylights smashed after a bolt of lightning struck during a daylight thunderstorm. The mast splintered to the main truck and debris narrowly missed the bridge. Passengers were awakened but calmed by stewards.
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New York
Civil War Vet Michael Donahue Found in River
After a month long search, the body of Michael Donahue a 70 year old Civil War veteran was recovered from the Pawcatuck River in Westerly Rhode Island by Herbert Hoadley.
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Westerly
R. I
Michael Donahue
Pawcatuck River
Herbert Hoadley
Fire destroys $3,000,000 in Buenos Aires storehouses
A blaze at the Buenos Aires customs house today swept through storehouses destroying merchandise valued at 3 million dollars. The fire, spreading uncontrolled, caused extensive material loss in the port city during March 92.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Relief
A newspaper notice describes Pape's Cold Compound offering fast relief from a bad cold and grippe. It claims two hourly dosing, three consecutive doses, and complete cure without after effects. The ad touts no quinine and notes three years of research and a fifty thousand dollar cost.
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Grippe
Pape
Grippé
Papé
The Pains That Back a Woman's Back
An article promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney related ailments in women. It claims many pains stem from swollen kidneys and cites Mrs. E H Leighton of East Boston endorsing the product after relief from years of discomfort.
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Dean
Boston
E. H. Leighton
Winthrop St
East
Mass
Palmer Clergyman Fights Bar and Bottle Bill
The Rev. William H. Hart of St. Thomas’ Palmer denounces the bar and bottle bill now up for repeal, arguing it increases drunkenness. He cites Palmer’s 8000 population, foreign residents, and past license history to warn of worse conditions in Boston and similar cities.
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Palmer
William H. Hart
St. Thomas
Father Hart
Thorndike
Boston
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