BACK AT THE CAMP NOBSCOT FIGHT TALES FROM MILITIAMAN
South Framingham June 21 A staff report recounts Lowell troops upbeat after Nobscot hill defeat. A sham battle rehearsal for Governor’s Day featured Brigadier General Mathews and Col. Clark. Mosquito guard pranks and a lonely recruit’s overnight with a kind old lady add local color.
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South Framingham
Nobscot Hill
Lowell
Sixth Regiment
Mathews
Col. Clark
Charles Joyce
Framingham
Bill Decatur
Mr. Joyce
Mr. Decatur
Charles J. Duffy
Duffy
Framingham Centre
Decatur
Nobscot
Aabolank
Soldiers flee sham battle guards and ambush escape in Framingham
In Framingham a unit endures a sham battle with soldiers escaping to the woods and rejoining lines. Privates Sutherland and Burns dodge infantry to a rear and are captured lightly scolded. Ex-Ambulance corps members criticize Capt Standish while Lieut Bell drills recruits. Capt Livingston reports to Framingham duty.
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Sutherland and
Burns
Nobsecot Hill
Sutherland
Framingham Camp
Lowell
Nobscot
Ambulance Corps
Bel
Myles Standish
Standish
Lieut
Ball
Lieut. Bell
Boston
William Sanborn
Waldo F. Miles
Arthur F. Salmon
R. C. Reed
Frank Dostelar
William H. Whitston
E. B. Carr
Capt. Carr
Company G
Lieut. Howard
Rookey
Seret, Berry
Corp
Petersen
Colby T. Kittredge
Capt. Livingston
Framingham
Historic sham battle details border on a chaotic clash
The report chronicles mishaps and feats from a sham battle with Lowell troops, including a captured gun held ten minutes by Sergt Berry and Corp Rivet. It notes brigade commissary improvements, officers assigned on Panay, passes issued to locals, and evolving district commands under Col. Rice and the Twenty-Sixth Infantry, U.S. Volunteers.
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Sergt. Berry
Corp. Rivet
Wm. Mitchell
Ezra Bowden
Lowell Boys
Lieut. Hunton
Lowell
Porto Rico
Rose
E. B. Cerr
Murphy
John McDougall
George Jacques
Fuzzy” Foss
John Dempsey
Nobscot
Nobscot Hill
Sergt. Hayes
Mosette
Devine
Foss
Gove
Corp. Caldwell
Grenier Brothers
Sergt
Berry
Bailey
Fawsette
B. J. Hardy
Men & Morgan
Hyank Dodma
F. A. Farnsworth
Boston Journal
Pototan
Isle de Panay
Col. Rice
Isle of Panay
Capt. Pendleton
Mann
Capt. Mann
Isia
Moynihan
Co. M
Mingo
Guimbal
Leon
Co. I
Internal Revenue
United States
Manila
Jaro
Department of the Visayas
Fourth District
Visayas
Harris Pendleton
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Charles F. Mason
U. Ss. V
William F. Weeks
Q. M. Twenty-sixth Infantry
Redmund Rice
Pendleton
Wihin
Samar
Leyte
Col
Arthur Murray
U. S
Boys Summer Camp At Spectacle Lake
The Young Men's Christian Association will run a camp for boys ages 12 to 18 at Spectacle Lake North Littleton from July 5 to 26. Dr Dietz of the association will oversee the program with a focus on moral benefits and fun. Expenses are kept low and open to any boy with good influence.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Association of
Our City
Spectacle Lake
North
Littleton
Dietz
Stock Market Rally Fails as Markets Stay Weak
The expected rally after McKinley and Roosevelt’s nomination did not appear. Stocks opened strong then slipped as liquidation set in, with most names off one to three points by noon. Brooklyn Rapid Transit led declines, while Sugar and Boston Erie showed mixed gains and losses.
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McKinley
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Boston
Erie
Amalgamated
New York
Markets Report from Bright Sears Co Boston New York
Bright Sears & Co. reports on today’s Boston and New York markets with quick notes on price movements and trading activity across key stocks and commodities. The advisory highlights early gains in industrials and mixed results in finance, reflecting opening session dynamics.
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Boston
New York
Bright, Sears & Co
Dr Thomas's Electric Oil ad on farm injuries
Accidents come with distressing frequency on the farm. Cuts bruises stings sprains are relieved instantly by Dr Thomas's Electric Oil. Never be without it.
Cotton Market Squeezes Bears on Weather Driven Rally
New York reports a bear market squeeze as private telegrams from Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Memphis warn of crop damage. A bullish government crop report plus heavy short interest spurred a noon rally and buying pressure, lifting most cotton options about 40 points before profit taking trimmed gains. The day saw a record million bale turnover and closes 16 to 30 points higher than yesterday.
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New York
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
Memphis
Liverpool
Cotton Market Report From New York June 21
Cotton spot closed quiet with a small decline as middling up lands traded at 9 38 16. Futures closed barely steady with near term prices ranging from 8.61 to 8.64. Consolidated net receipts over six days total 13,176 with exports to Britain 13,640 and stock at 199,950.
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New York
Charleston
Galveston
Memphis
New Orleans
Sykes
Mobile
Savannah
Great Britain
France
Print Cloth Market in Fall River Falls to 3 Percent
Fall River reports a dull print cloth market on June 21 with prices slipping to 3 percent. Local traders note weak demand and cautious buying amid slower textile activity across the region.
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Fall River
Cotton Breaks After Sudden Rise On Exchange
The cotton market reversed yesterday’s surge, with today’s south reports showing the scare unfounded. Traders cited the Chinese situation and summer dullness in dry goods as bear factors, resulting in a ten point drop and active trading with substantial re selling of yesterday’s purchases for both long and short positions.
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New York
Men Who Do Counterfeiting Could Earn Ten Times The Amount
A New Orleans article quotes a federal official on counterfeiting explaining the allure of the crime, the long, tedious engraving process, and the slim profits. It notes many counterfeiters never turn a real profit, with some lured to crime despite risks and reform rarely lasting six months. A quoted Italian counterfeiter and the broader pattern illustrate why genuine earnings from honest work outpace fake money schemes.
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Custom House
Secret Service
Treasury
Government
Washington
New Orleans
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Reading
J. C
Willet and Gray
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Standard Oil
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New York Market
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Am Tobacco
B&o. Tas
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C.c.c. & St. L. Brooklyn
Federal Steel Pfd
Manhattan
Metropolitan
Pacific
Soak
No. Pacific
Tg Penn. Railroad
Cone
People’s Gas
Phila. & Reading
Readia
St. Paulit Nly
Third Ave. Rail
Tenn
Vewbeau
Quincy
Bell
Gas & Coke
U.S
CA Storta
Ilia
Boston Cloak and Suit Store
Berrimack St
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America’s Health Beverage
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