Calamity of the Alameda voyage and Samoa wrecks
Alameda arrives in San Francisco after a long voyage from Sydney via Tutuila and Apia. A South Pacific storm wrecked several vessels near Apia, with heavy loss of life among American and German crews. Details follow on the Adler Nip sic Vandalia Trenton Eber and Olga, with rescue efforts, sailors saved, and a list of victims including Captain Schoonmaker and Lt Ripley.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Oceanic Line
H. J. Morse
Sydney
Honolulu
Tutuila
Equator
Apia
Morse
Avia
Charles S. Ripley
U.S.N
South Pacific Ocean
Eber
Nipsic
Gaedele
Fritz
Pope
Nipsie
Kimberly
Auckland
Calliope
Olga
Vandalia
Ripley
Crenton
Trenton
Joseph Hewlett
Ocean Steamship Company
Europe
America
U.S. S. Vandalia
M. Schoonmaker
Frank H. Armes
Frank E. Sutton
John Roche
George Morrage
George Gorman
M. Craigan
William Brown
T. G. Downey
B. F. Davis
M. H. Joseph
N. B. Green
Bayman
H. P. Stallman
C. H. Hawkins
P. G. Stanford
W. Brisbane
Thomas Kelly
Joseph Griffin
W. Howatt
E. M. Hammer
M. Trickson
C. P. Kratzer
Thomas Reilly
John Kelly
Henry Baker
John Hanchett
Frank Sessman
M. Caspen
N. Kinsella
H. Gehering
F. Jones
G. Jordan
F. Wilford
H. Wixted
E. Montgomery
John Sims
G. Wells
C. Kraus
E. Geldmer
U. S. S. Nipsic
H. Ponsel
John Gill
G. W. Cullan
John Heap
Thomas Johnson
William Watson
N. P. Kelleher
U.S
Joseph Hewlitt
Wailis
Eckardt
von Ernest Haussen
J. Hansen
Marbenbaur
Kusiso
Adler
Raschke
Youngmann
Fischer
Remus
Avisus
Meisinger
Hosen
Wahrenberg
Peters
Rusch
Wenck
Wilhelm
Schnegotsky
Yanosk
Markus
Lonke
Keiler
Blanel
Lawrssen
Apra
Samoa
Associated Press
Washington
Schoonmaker
Consul Blackrock
Huntington
Mataata
Arrival of the Alameda and Samoa wreck reports
The ship Alameda reaches San Francisco with full details on the Apia wreck. Admiral Kimberly calls the storm the worst he has faced and criticizes the Trenton’s construction. Mataafa offers to vacate Samoa houses to shelter Americans. Also: Alaska politics, B&O payroll threats, seizure of the American bark C Bryant, and various local notices including deaths and protests.
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San Francisco
Kimberly
Trenton
Mataafa
Alameda
Apia
Samoa
General Banks
Alaska
Baltimore & Ohio Sone
C. Bryant
Cambridge
J. R. Giles
New York
Salem
Danmark
New Haven
Michigan City
Ind
Wisconsin Sighting Near Queenstown Declares Return Voyage
Cunard steamer Etruria reports sighting the Guion steamer Wisconsin returning toward Liverpool after Wisconsin left Liverpool Saturday for New York. Wisconsin has not yet arrived at Queenstown nor reported turning back.
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Wisconsin
Queenstown
Cunard
Liverpool
New York
New England Meteorologists Meet in Worcester
The New England Meteorological Society holds a regular meeting on Tuesday April 16 at 3 p.m. in Worcester. Papers by A G McAdie on Lightning and Atmosphere electricity J W D Hodges on Climate of the Massachusetts Coast and W M Davis on Sea Breeze investigations will be presented. Desmond Fitzgerald will display diagrams on evaporation.
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New England
New England Meteorological Society
Worcester
A. G. McAdie
J. W. D. Hodges
Massachusetts
W. M. Davis
Desmond Fitzgerald
Transatlantic Steamship Movements Reported
April 13 to 14 notices show multiple arrivals and departures. Vessels including Etruria Aurania La Bourgogne J arisian Servia Istrian Llandaf City Propitious Trinacria Oman Harrox Illinois Philadelphia operate between New York Boston Liverpool Havre Moville Brow Head and Isle of Wight with arrivals in New York Boston Liverpool and Havre.
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Lonmon
Etruria
Queenstown
New York
Aurania
la Bourgogne
Havre
J’arisian
Portland
Moville
Servia
Liverpool
London
Michigan
Boston
Istrian
Llandaf City
Brow Head
Propitious
Newport News
Trinacria
Malin Head
Oman
Harrox
Newark
Illinois
Philadelphia
Isle of Wight
la Champagne
Polaria
Hamburg
Suevis
Delampshire
Cardenas
Flamborough
Port Antonio
Roman
Llandal City
Philaelphia
Fire on a Steamer and City Blazes Hit Multiple Losses
Fire reports from across the country detail the steamer Rio Grande damaged at Roach’s yards with $25,000 losses delaying sailing. Simultaneous fires in Lynn Finney Hinchcliffe shoe factory and others caused totals up to $40,000, with various uninsured or insured amounts. Milwaukee Chippewa Falls Taunton and Cincinnati Augusta Milton Albany figures show extensive property destruction and insurance statuses.
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New York
Rio Grande
Mallory Line
Roach
Lynn
Sprcrau
A. H. Hadley & Son
Light Street
Finney
Hinchcliffe & Buckley’s
State Street
Manpan, Dak
Minnavukes
Chippewa Falls
Taunton
TI. B. Johnson & Son
Raynham
Cincinnati
Augusta
Milton
Bracken County
Albany
N. Y
Castleton
The Lester Wallack Statue Fund Created by New York Ladies
In New York on April 14 a group of social figures announced the Lester Wallack Statue Fund to honor the late actor. They plan a bronze statue in a favored character, with a projected cost of $15,000, to be funded by subscriptions not exceeding $5 each, while accepting larger gifts from Wallack’s social and theatrical circle.
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New York
Lester Wallack
John Lester Wallack
Wallack
Steamers Arrived and Departed Isles Port Notes
Ships report arrivals and departures from New York to Glasgow Havre Antwerp Liverpool and beyond with multiple vessels including Anchoria Aurania La Bourgogne Montauk Norge Italia Carlisle Siberian City of Chester Gracia Romano K F Matthews and City of New York among others listing origins and destinations from April 6 to April 18 in global ports and passages. The catalog notes ship movements near Gibraltar Leith Isle of Wight Prawle Point and St Thomas with several routes from Boston Philadelphia Jamaica and Baracua.
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New York
Anchoria
Glasgow
Queenstown
Aurania
Havre
la Bourgogne
Moville
Partalaa
Portland
Antwerp
Norge
Constantinople
Montauk
Onessa
Gibraltar
Carlisle
Marseilles
Italia
Mediterranean
Siberian
Boston
Liverpool
City of Chester
New
Gracia
New Orleans
Roman
Oston
Leith
K. F. Matthews
Baltimore
Hong Kong
City of New York
San Francisco
Hiogo
Chateau
Elphinstone
Coosau
Copenhagen
Architect
Istrian
Prawle Point
Ocean King
Bremen
Tarifa
Resolute
Philadelphia
Waesland
Island
North Erin
Catania
Cyril
Brazil
Colon
Aspinwall
Andes
Port Spain
Kong Alf
Manzanilla
Welhaven
Baracua
Lathama
Jamaica
Flamborough
Port Antonio
Lord O’ Neill
Swansea
Alameda
Sydney
Parcel and yard showcase from Partelow & Co Boston
The Partelow firm lists a varied line of boats including canoes oars and steam launches with yacht tenders and hardware. A catalogue is advertised with two cent stamps. The factory and salesroom are located at 424 426 428 Atlantic Avenue Boston Massachusetts.
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Manucaravan
Aelbernialé
Mass
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
HH. V. Partelow
Spring Waterproof Coats From Chas. MacIntosh Offered at Bargain Prices
SHOWERY . CHAS. MACINTOSH & CO.'S LONDON WATERPROOF Coats are not the only ones we sell. We keep the celebrated English TRISTLE Brand and several lines of domestics. The Macintosh trade mark is a ROOSTER. The Thistle brand is a THISTLE. Chas. Mac intosh & Co. have exclusive use of the word MACINTOSH, and we are their sole agents. Their goods are superior. The Thistle brand is also a remarkably fine coat, and is warranted to stand any climate. These are sold by us at prices varying from $4 to $20. All weights, shades and sizes-a complete assortment. Everyone NEEDS a waterproof, and those who are unprovided should make early selec tion from our new spring stock! We are selling more Waterproofs in a day than we have previously sold in a month, as a result of the PRICES at which we are offer ing the BEST GOODS IN THE MARKET.
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Old South
Well
Hildesheim
Giotto
Oxford
OLD South Department
Washington St
Macintosh
Chas. Macintosh & Co
Kimberly
Auckland
San Francisco
Mohican
Ing Mataafa
Lubeck
Sydney
Trenton
Apia
London
Armes
Schoonmaker
Sutton
Roche
Farquhar
Consul Blacklock
Mataafa
Damasese
Berlin
Knappe
Dr. Knappe
G. W. Simmons & Co Boston Address Change Notice
G W Simmons and Co lists its address from 82 North Street to 44 North Street in Boston as part of a company notice. The brief item records a relocation within the same street area.
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North Street
Boston
Confiscation Ordered for Opium Smuggling Bark C Bryant
The American bark C. Bryant seized by Hawaii for smuggling sixty tins of opium into Honolulu was condemned and ordered confiscated after trial. The case awaits appeal. The bark may sail under bonds of $19,000 with lead allowed. The action is seen as potentially not conforming to international treaties.
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San Francisco
Alameda
C. Bryant
Honolulu
Weather Indications for New England and New York
For twenty four hours forecast shows fair skies in New England and eastern New York then light rain in southern New York. Temperature remains stationary with variable winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Storming Apia renders vivid view of Trenton disaster
AP dispatch from Apia on March 30 describes Admiral Kimberly and crews of the Trenton and Vandalia post storm. Survivors, German and American, scramble ashore while salvage operations, memorial services, and sanitary concerns unfold. Trade, governance, and Mataafa’s camp operations mix with warnings from German consul Knappe as Samoa’s fate lingers on.
Mataafa Interview Seeks Samoa Peace Before Germany Conforms
In San Francisco on April 14 Associated Press interview with Mataafa and chiefs before a proposed Germany conference. Mataafa distrusted German promises yet sought American and British help to end the conflict and restore Samoan stability amid German interference. He anticipated Admiral Kimberly's arrival and hoped for a protest against German action to end the war. Mataafa described himself as cautious and eager to return to peaceful life for 6000 besieged Samoans.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Mataafa
Germany
Samoa
Knappe
Trenton
Kimberly
Apia
Tamasese
Malietoa
A Determined Woman Will Prosecute Saloons for Liquor
Mrs. W. O. Leeds wife of a wealthy Indiana man has evidence that nineteen Michigan City saloon-keepers sold liquor to her husband after she served formal notices not to. She plans to fine each violator $10 to $100 per drink and shutter fourteen unlicensed establishments. Mrs Leeds asserts she is a temperance woman, not a prohibitionist, while her husband may back the saloon trade with funds up to $5,000,000.
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Michigan City
Ind
W. O. Leeds
Indiana
Leeds
General Banks Comments on Alaska Policy and Governance
Washmeton April 14 General Banks arrives from Philadelphia where he met General Wanamaker. He urges a new Alaska administration to increase benefits, notes the 1846 purchase bill he helped author, criticizes privatized seal fisheries profits, and hopes reforms will correct mismanagement under Governor Swineford’s successor.
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Washmeton
Specianj
General Banks
General Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Alaska
United States
House of Representatives
Russia
Swineford
Mellow Mourners in New Haven Funeral Festivities
In New Haven on April 14 funeral escorts including city guards and fraternal societies gathered at the armory after the service. Frederick B. Ploeger wished the procession be treated to unlimited cigars and beer paid by his estate. Attendees became mellow and jolly, singing popular airs, drawing comment for the cheerful display during a time of mourning.
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New Haven
Frederick B. Ploeger
Aurora
Sassacus
Twenty Thousand May Strike At Baltimore & Ohio
Curiaco April 14 The Daily News will say twenty thousand men threaten to quit the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and halt trains. Employees must sign a compulsory insurance contract or face discharge. A bitter opposition grows as machinists at Garrett are laid off for refusing to sign. A marcher voice calls it another case of the Q.
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Curiaco
The
Daily News
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Garrett
Farewell Service for Rev Charles C Grafton at Church of the Advent
A large congregation gathered at the Church of the Advent on Brimmer Street to honor Rev. Charles C. Grafton bishop elect of Fond du Lac. Bishop Paddock gave a brief farewell address after the holy communion service and prayers praising his long rectorate and future bishopric duties.
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Church of the Advent
Brimmer Street
Charles C. Grafton
Fond du Lac
Paddock
Lasell Seminary Students Plan Fourth Annual Washington Excursion
Notes from Lasell Auburndale describe a weeklong trip to Washington with two carriage rides a steamer to Mount Vernon and daily department excursions under escort. The party departs next Wednesday for seven days as 101 new teachers and pupils vote on a constitutional amendment with 108 in favor.
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Lasell Seminary
Auburndale
Washington
Mount Vernon
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Boston Real Estate and Trust
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