Harbor sights boast of two 74s and frigates in Boston
Ship arrivals and naval pride dominate a Bridgeport led report detailing the Washington and Inde 74s, the Constitution and Congress frigates, and other vessels in Boston Harbor. The piece notes the era’s maritime bragging rights and includes a poignant fire tragedy in Sterting Worcester County and a local health officer controversy. It also covers a Yale dinner, civic fire engine history, and various local notices.
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NAVY
Boston
Washington
Constitution
Congress
Macedonian
Portsmouth
Europe
Fifty Years Ago Senate Moves on Lincoln Death and Maximilian
A 1365 session note details senators and Indiana figures appointed to advise the House on President Lincoln's death and Napoleon III's Mexican adventure. It records committee control, a motion on war department expenditures, and a report on the matter's gravity. A local column praises buckwheat syrup cake flour and notes new storefronts and renovations in town.
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Senate
Messrs
Foot
Pessenden
Wilser
Doolit
Fe Kaneas
Harris
Nesmith
Indiana
Wiley
Buckalow
Atd Henderson
House
Lincoln
Wade
Evor
Nepoleon
Mexico
Maximilian
Resignation of City Health Officer Shocks Fort
Colonel Fitzgibbon, Fort city health officer, submitted his resignation at a special health board meeting yesterday. Mayor Frank Clark will consult with Colonel Fitzgibbon to seek a reconsideration, citing sincere regret from officials. Fitzgibbon said he felt snubbed by certain groups and chose resignation for peace of mind. Separately, the Seaside club held its regular Ladies reception with President Atwater and Vice President Van Keuren receiving guests.
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Fitzgibbi
Health Board
Forts
Col. Fitzgibbon
Frank Clark
Creevey
Sheedy
Fitzgibbon
Fitzzibbon
Seaside
Seaside Club c
Atwater
van Keuren
First Virginia Coinage Linked to Somers Island Legacy
The earliest American coinage, dating to 1612, was made in Virginia. Sir George Somers, promoter of a London colonization company, was shipwrecked near Bermuda, claiming Somers Island for Britain. The coins feature a sailing ship and the inscription Somers Island with a hog motif.
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America
Virginia
London Company
George Somers
Bermuda Islands
Somers
Great Britain
Bermudas
Somers Islands
Somers Island
Silence, a Deadly Law Over Amyklae
An ancient tale recalls Amyklae cowering under a ban on speaking of danger to avoid alarm. When a Spartan army appeared, citizens kept silent about the threat, obeying the law and leaving the city undefended to its fate.
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Rome
Amyklae
Curious Beds and Red Shirts Across Time
The Bed of Ware, a famed oak canopied piece from Ware England, later moved to Rye House in 1869, dates to 1460 with scholars doubting its age. Dickens supposedly bid on it in 1864, while other accounts name the Red Shirt of Italy as bidder. The red shirt later became Garibaldi’s symbol for Italian liberation.
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Sterting
Worcester
Shepsom Ae
Ware
England
Rye House
Elizabeth
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Italy
Europe
Garibaldi
Leason
Ingram
Legion
Atlanta Constitution
Wilson appoints million dollar bond issue board
Mayor Wilson names John T. King as chairman of a committee to arrange a bond issue exceeding 1 million dollars. Other members include Charles G. Sanford Hamilton S. Shelton George M. Eames and Frank Miller with bank presidents and Aldermen Blakeslee and MacFayden among appointees. King travels to Washington for early talks. Hebrew Boys club in city elects new officers and speakers include Charles Brody and Aref Yale.
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Wilson
John T. King
Charles G. Sanford
First Bridgeport National Bank
DeVer H. Warner
Warner Bros
Hamilton S. Shelton
Connecticut National Bank
George M. Eames
Singer Manufacturing Co
Charles Stuart Canfield
Clinton Barnum Seeley
Frank Miller
City National Bank
Malcolm MacFayden
Robert N. Blakeslee
King
Washington, D. C
Hebrew Boys’ Club
Charles Brody
Aref Yale College
Moshier Faces Manslaughter Charge in Auto Crash
George Moshier prepares to plead to manslaughter in the death of William Costello from an Ox Hill road crash. He will be arraigned tomorrow before Judge Curtis with attorney Henry E. Shannon. Subpoenas for witnesses were served as the case proceeds in the criminal superior court.
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George Moshier
William Costello
Ox Hill
Curtis
Criminal Superior Court
Henry E. Shannon
Moshier
G. W. Osborn
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Weidenhammers Orchestra
E. H. Lyon
Rosalie Waldo
J. H. Burroughs
George Curtis
Baker
Frank Staples
Ella Hawley
J. R. Spott
Josie Lyon
Lyon
Charles Mills
J. R. Busling
Margaret Busling
Lillian Wheeler
E. H Taft
W. M. Richardson
HH. Pyle
E. H. Raymond
P. J. Omans
Ferome Orcutt
I. N. Booth
Edward Button
Daniel Capen- Port
Margaret Hawley
Harriet Hawley
Fannie Hawley
A. Hawley
Clara
George Tulton
Janesteret
St. Joseph's Hall
Horan
Chélsea
Heath Board
D. M Read Co
Howland-Star Co
A. M. Tallmadge
William H. Lewis
Harry W. Hawley
John G. Howland
Bernard Dougherty
H. S. Shelton
Alexant ._Hawley
Melville B. Hall
Fred C.burroughs
William B. Hincks
William N.middlebrook
F. N. Benham
W. F. Bishop
F. W. Marsh
Orange Merwin
Henry Setzer, Jr. James
Spargo
D- Paichila
Wheeler
C. H. Pett, Jr
Patrick Phelgn
Gordon B. Lee
Sidney N. Lockwood
Bernard Keating
Simon H. McCullough
Stephen C.osborne
Fred
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Hatford
J. B. Nihill
New Britain
Traut
Timothy Dwight
Yale Alumni Association
Baitfield County
Atlantic ‘Hotel
Deth Low
W. B. Hornblower
William D. Bishops
Pesident Jammaeharn Anichols
Association
G. S. Plumley
Lewis
Seaview Avenue
Samuel H. Danks
George Zink
Chemical Engine
Newfield Hook and Ladder Company
Bernetta Tuteles
Stamford
John Tuteles
Tuteles
Bernetta Slauson
Teiey
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War Department
French & Stevens
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Main Street
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Buffalo Express
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Lord Macaulay
M. J. Buecghler
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
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Heckers
Old Homestead
Hayes Fish CO
Water Street
Boston Blues
Long Island
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Meat Department
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Pictorial Review
Review Pattesn
Smith-Murray CO
Bridgeport, Conn
Geo. A. Robertson
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