Capt. Hammer Helped Capture Belle Boyd During Civil War Mission
Commodore Hammer of the National Association of Naval Veterans, born in Norway and living in New Bedford, began seafaring young. He joined the Sumter in 1861, served as quartermaster on the U S S Connecticut, and aided the Greyhound in capturing Belle Boyd and a large sum of money amid the Wilmington blockade.
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Fred M. Hammer
National Association of Naval Veterans
Boston
Providence
Philadelphia
New Hedford
Hammer
Naval Veterans
Hhitee Place
Trondhem
East Indies
South America
Dolphin
Bath
Calcutta
New York
Charleston
Wassau Sound
Savannah
Sumter
Connecticut
Alabama
Wilmington
Belle Boyd
Theruiser
Almy
Young Hammer
Greyhound
Quartermaster Hammer
Confederate Spy Belle Boyd Interferes With Prize Plan
The narrative recalls naval actions near Hampton Roads where a steamer, the Minute, was captured after the crew learned of the Greyhound’s near arrival. Belle Boyd, aboard, plotted to take the prize to Bermuda but was thwarted as the Greyhound was captured and the outfit brought to Hampton Roads. Commodore Hammer later commanded merchant vessels and remained active in naval veterans circles.
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Harding
Heston
Belle Boyd
Bermuda
Hampton Roads
Young Hammer
Aimy
Miss Bord
Fail River
Commodore Hammer
Boston
New York
Baltimore
George O. Shattuck
J. L. Stackpole
Cumberland Association of Naval Veterans of
New Bedford
Pompous Officer Rebuked by Edinburgh Party
A Perthshire Yeomanry colonel at an Edinburgh evening gathering loudly complained that all regiment duties fell on him. He declared himself effectively his own major captain lieutenant cornet and trumpeter in a sharp exchange noted by a wry Scottish observer.
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Perthshire Yeomanry
Edinburgh
Indy
Botta
Jay Cooke and the Civil War Debt Boom
The piece surveys Civil War funding, noting France Russia Japan and the United States accumulated vast debts. It highlights Jay Cooke’s pivotal role in selling five twenty loans and the seven thirty loans, his ability to mobilize funds, and his influence on postwar finance and bond funding policies. It compares wartime costs and stresses Cooke’s unmatched fundraising efficacy for the Union.
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Jay Cooke
France
Prussia
Bismarck
Russia
Japan
Washington
Great Britain
Napoleon
United States
South
Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
Robert Morris
Trenton
Rochamben
Yorktown
Stephen Girerd
Philadelphia
Enoch W. Clarke
Mexico
Chase
Fessemien
McCloch
Treasury
Department
Dortwell
Orst
Pension Roll Shows Sharp Decline and Veteran Mortality
The pension roll dropped by 12,470 names at year end, marking the largest decline in years. About 29,000 pensioners are old soldiers, with deaths rising as veterans age. A southern remark notes postwar daisies and climate references as a wartime memory fades. In Pincknell Dorset England, harvest decorations include mackerel motifs hung for festival decor.
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Mexico
Duriew
Pincknell
Dorset
England
Torpedo Boats by Rail Reported by London Press
The London Mail notes a motor Yarrow torpedo boat trial witnessed by the king aboard the Victoria and Albert. The shallow-draft, internal combustion craft carries two torpedoes, weighs eight tons, runs 60 feet long, 8 feet wide, and delivers 600 miles’ range versus 100 miles for steam.
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London Mail
Admiralty
Victoria and Albert
Tall chimneys of Europe rise above common skies
The highest England chimney is at Bol ton mill owned by Barlow and Dobson in Bol ton. It stands 68 feet high and uses 800000 bricks and 122 tons of stone. Scotland features taller stacks in Glasgow, St Rol fox 445 feet and Townsend 488 feet. Chimneys vibrate, especially in gales, posing safety issues for workers. a Heywood shaft in Lancashire is notably crooked at nearly 200 feet.
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England
Barlow & Dobson's
Bolton
Harper's Weekly
Scotland
St. Rolfox
Glasgow
Townsend
Lancashire
Brook Mill
Heywood
Prehistoric Buffalo Found In Kansas By KU Scientists
University of Kansas paleontology department unveils a complete mounted skeleton of Bison Occidentalis found in western Kansas. The right shoulder blade bore an Indian arrow head, tying the remains to the Lansing Man formation and supporting the theory of prehistoric man in Kansas over 20 000 years ago.
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State of
Kansas
University of Kansas
Lansing
River defense lines and torpedo boats by post idea
The excerpt hints at twofold river defense value and a novel notion of sending torpedo boats by mail. It suggests interest in unconventional defense logistics and mobile naval capabilities, reflecting speculative wartime engineering concepts. The text foregrounds imagination over established methods.
Quaint Child Definitions From A Childs Dictionary
The late Frederick R. Coudert collected quaint child sayings. Readings from his manuscript volume “A Child's Dictionary” include Dus t Mud, Snoring, Blackbiter, Fan, Seb, Apples, and notes on a troublesome patient in spring.
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Frederick R. Condert
Mr. Coudert
Judge
Pan
Settling A Damage Suit At Kansas City Bar
A Kansas City Star report describes a notorious lawyer who sues corporations to provoke settlements. In a dramatic incident he forced his way into the clerk of court’s working room, waving a two quarter coin and joking about a “sacher damage suit” as chief clerk David McClanahan looked on.
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Kansas City
Dave
David McClanahan
Chlef
Kansas City Star
Predicament of Age Describes Shift in Attitude Toward Place
The piece argues that society no longer jokes about place but simply ignores it as the old can no longer afford confrontation. It laments the transfer of dominance to youth and notes age must adapt by borrowing youth’s attire to remain viable.
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Pdlace
Cost of the White House and President's upkeep per citizen
Nation’s Capital compares global rulers costs and lists White House appropriations for the present year. It notes per capita figures for other presidents and totals White House spending near 370000 dollars after repairs and mansion upkeep.
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Washington
United States
England
Germany
Russia
Haut
Paraguay
France
Argentine Republic
Mexico
Chili
Bolivia
Ecuador
White House salaries and spending under congressional control
A historical report notes that salaries for many White House staffers and guards are paid by different departments and the district. It states about 30 police officers cost roughly 35,000 dollars annually, with total authorized White House expenditures topping 200,000 dollars this year.
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White House
Secret Service
Treasury
Congress
Army
Navy
Panama
United States
Monster Battleship Plans Foreshadow New American Vessel
Plans for a new U S battleship propose 20 000 or 20 500 tons with ten or twelve 12 inch guns and centerline turrets. One design features a torpedo defense battery of twelve 12 inch guns and double turrets. The other uses twelve 17 inch guns in center turrets with limited rear fire, raising torpedo and stern attack vulnerabilities.
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Bureau of Construction and Repair
United States
Elephants Seized Over Valuation Dispute Unfolds In Canada
Treasury officials confiscated four circus elephants from Thompson over import duties. Bond allowed their release for road exhibition to cover penalties, with the animals to return after a course of shows. Officials hope earnings offset the duty and penalty.
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Treasury
Thompson
Canton
James B. Reynolds
the Treasury
New York
United States
America
Canada
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Sherman
Oscar S. Straus
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St. Inkwiter
Price
Executive Mansion
Fuere
Jane
Oyster Bay
Pine el
Sam Ae
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