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Observed figures and relics in Dorchester notes
Observations span local figures including Samuel Daniels linked to the Boys Club bond work, Charles Schirmer after a Montana trip, and a Dorchester Day plan for Daniel R. Drew. The column mentions a bear pen with defensive spikes at Franklin Park, the crumbling Soldier’s Monument in Eaton Square, and rare Franklin force letters tied to Jefferson Davis in the Boston Public Library collection.
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Richard C. Humphreys
Dorchester
Eaton Square
Franklin Force
Jefferson
Davis
J. H. Benton
Boston Public Library
Jeff Davis
Jackson
Miss
Colonel Benton