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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
8
A large auditorium for skating and convention use is proposed in Providence Rhode Island. The 30 by 170 foot hall would seat about 5000 people and promoters are pursuing completion plans for the project.
Adolph Woermann head of the Woermann steamship line and a leader in German shipping died today in Hamburg. In 1884 he and associates purchased Kamerun in western equatorial Africa and handed the territory to the empire for a German colony.
The Boston Post offers a snapshot of early Civil War life with brief notes on events and everyday topics from 1861. It highlights local happenings, opinions, and glimpses into daily routines during the war years.
An old Mason letter describes Alexandria’s evacuation by rebel troops on the eve of a Union expedition. Lt Col A S Taylor deserted his post to avoid capture and thwart Confederate plans, provoking anger from Brig Gen Cocke and a sought court-martial that did not occur.
Tomorrow’s column will publish the Secret Service report about jealous squabblings among Confederate army leaders. The piece previews the investigation and its implications for command harmony.
The Boston Post recalls ex presidents loyalty to the flag with Tyler’s Virginia letter to Governor Pickens and contrasts it with Frank Pierce’s call to New Hampshire volunteers and Millard Fillmore’s command of the Buffalo Home Guard.
Mississippi and Louisiana papers urge secret Confederate forces to cut the levee above Cairo and flood the river to rout Illinois troops controlling the Mississippi. The editors are warned that levees stretch for hundreds of miles and retaliation could follow from both sides.
Washington Deepatch reports President Lincoln plans immediate action to repossess U.S. property. An estimated 75 000 volunteers 25 000 regulars and 18 000 sailors are slated to move, with General Scott directing General Butler from Annapolis on the forthcoming operation.
Meetings produced lists of officers for four new Massachusetts regiments. Eleventh Regiment is led by Colonel George Clark Jr with Lt Colonel William Blaisdell and Major George B. Tileson. Twelfth lists Colonel Wietcher Webster. Thirteenth has Colonel Thomas Cass with Lt Colonel Cromwell J. Rowell and Major Robert Peard. Fourteenth, known as Dr T H Smith's Irish Brigade, is headed by Colonel Bushah H W Rice with Lt Colonel Isaac F. Shepard and Major Thomas J. Porter.
A fragment notes that privateers were outfitted with the intent to levy tribute on the water fronts of Boston and other poorly fortified northern seaports.
The Charity Horse Show to be held at the Arena next Wednesday and Thursday funds the Boston Floating Hospital. Tickets at Herrick's and Arena go on sale Monday with 1500 seats priced from 50 cents to 1.50 for boxes. The event aims to attract both horse lovers and newcomers to aid the charity serving poor infants.
Major Wightman of Boston has cared for the Irish Brigade now known as Colonel Rice's Regiment. The Providence railroad president offered their new freight depot at Park square. the Mayor fitted it up. Colonel Rice, U S consul at Japan, is on furlough to command the regiment and stands over six feet tall.
Three East Boston school districts back a resolution to skip the Fourth of July dinner at Faneuil Hall to boost war funds. Catholics in East Boston raise a church flag. Over 600 women apply at the State House to serve as nurses. The Pembroke steamer from East Boston is sold for coast guard service. Gloucester Volunteers with Captain Davis Allen Jr and the Gloucester Band arrive in Boston to join Webster’s Regiment.
A damaged OCR fragment references Confederate currency and a veteran related note. It mentions a price equivalent of 2 cents per pound and a 20 pound value context. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear events or identifiable people.
London May 4 David Lloyd George returned to the House of Commons to unveil a two part State insurance proposal for sickness and unemployment. It requires workers earning below 160 pounds annually to be compulsorily insured to receive five shillings a week during illness.
The chancellor outlined a dual program where workers contribute half the cost of insurance and the rest is paid by employers and the State. Weekly assessments, maternity aid, free medical care for contributors, and disability benefits are specified. The package totals 122.5 million dollars with rising state support over four years, plus 7.5 million for sanitariums and 5 million for maintenance.
An accident in an isolated mine section left two workers unaccounted for until this afternoon when rescuers recovered the bodies and brought them to the surface. Authorities described a lodgement overhead and confirmed no other personnel were present at the time of the incident.
The steamship George Washington carried about 2000 passengers with near full occupancy of officers and stewards rooms. Among travelers was James J. Jeffries who planned Carlsbad baths and to witness a coronation, recalling his 1901 White Hope spotlight before fading support.
A double drowning occurred at Dominion No. 1 colliery in Glace Bay as two miners Frank Groves aged 38 and James Hamilton aged 38 were swept by water while working a cross-cut on the night shift.
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