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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1891

Page

3

Mystic Park Races End With Evans and Katie B Victors

Mystic Park Aug 19 featured seven heats to settle the 2:23 class with Virginia Evans and Chance among the leaders. Katie B. won the 2:29 class, edging May Bird in a dead heat with Wilkes, while Hy Wilkes captured the pacing race before a post noon delay.

Mystic Park Katie B Mr. Thayer May Bird Chesterfield Hy Wilkes Virginia Evans Chance Dusty Miller Evans Miller Carpenter Daisy Miller B. m. J. C. Gray Ro.m J. E. Thayer J. Carpenter G. G Elm City Farm Exsee Escoucines Classmate Frank Wilkes Grant Wilkes Ourth Katie Wilkes May Hira Tom Marsh Bird Katie B. B B.m Thayer Br.g G. B. Wilson A. Jonson

Homestead Cooperative Bank Announces Share Issue Plan

The Homestead Cooperative Bank held a meeting in the Wesleyan Building at 36 Bromfield Street. Directors approved issuing 1600 new shares with 750 to be issued next September and 760 next February. The old board of officers was renominated and $12,000 was sold at good rates.

Homestead Co-Opertive Bank Homestead Cooperative Bank Wesleyan Bromfeld Street

BOSTON SHIP NEWS HIGHLIGHTS HIGH WATER AND ARRIVALS

Shipping report for Boston notes high water and arrivals from Aug 1 to Aug 12 including Steamer Roman from Liverpool with Warren & Co duties, Steamer Sama from Port Antonio, Steamer Boston to J G Hall Co, and multiple other steamers and schooners. Cleared ships include Grasbrook and Leon, with passengers and cargo to Antwerp Boston and Port Antonio. Harbor conditions show southwest wind at sunset and calm seas through the day.

Roman Maddox Liverpool Warren & Co Spm Willdock Sama Nor Hansen Port Antonio Boston Fruit George Dumois Lampe Banes Cuba Seaverns & Co Boston Forres Yarmouth J G Hall & Co D H Miler Billups Norfolk A M Graham Herman Winter Nickerson New York Collins Bath Portland Snowman George Chafee Godfrey Gloucester Sir Rosa Mueller McCleary Cockburn Harbor Turks Island Charles L Davenport William Jones Fuller Satilla River Max Kelley Miragoane Hayti Green, Knaeber Dorchester Swis Susian Davidson Haley Annie J Pardee Crosby John J Hanson Oliver Elisna Gibbs Woods S VY W Simmons Willams William Churchil New Barker Ast Braintree Marjory Brown Osborn Elvira J French Kendrick Eunice L Crocker Crocker Willis S Shepard Swain May McFarland Quincy W Rait Coleman Chillon Call Satellite Adderton Eliot Charles McDonald Smith Bangor Brave Robbins Deer Isle Grasbrook Burmeister Deptford Antwerp Hamburg Wm Johnston & Co Leon Swanee Boston Fruit Company Ichs Friencship Sealy Almna R Splane & Co Athol Knowlton St John John G Hall & Co Olio Tower Hillsboro Delong & Seaman Mabel Purdy Cameron Essex Taylor Baltimore AM Graham Parthian Snow Philadelphia Sampson H F Dimock Berry JM Whitney Katahdin Pierce Calvin Austin Kennebec Geo C Hills Chas Joshua Lovett Scranton Rondout Gertrude Union C W Morse Sch Sullivan Sarvin Julia Brunswick Rio Janeiro Sachs MC Moseley Rockport Port-au- Prince Melissa A Willey Fernandina Herbert E. Kenne Kansas Michigan Warren & Cqo Milk Street

Foreign Ports Reported Sailed And Cleared From Global Steamer and Bark Arrivals

A dense cargo of vessel movements listed by port and date, noting ships sailing from Amsterdam to New York, Glasgow to Boston, and Melbourne to New York, with numerous British and Norse ships making Aug departures and July arrivals, including cargo and passenger routes and vessels such as Didam Fooling Suey and Napier.

Amsterdam Didam New York Bowling Darkentine Thomas J Stewart Blake Fooling Suey Bearse Honolulu Iampton Roads Fleetwood J F Whitney Doody Brunswick Fleusborg Henrik Ibsen Nor Neilsen Philadelphia Genoa Maria Raffo Ital Greenock Edith L Allen Darrah Bangor HULL Cynthiana Montreal Std Buffalo Boston Havre Suevia Hamburg Lisbon Brampton North Durham Delaware Liverpool Louisa New Nickerson Parrsboro Thomas Perry Durkee Sandy Hook London Plymouth Davidson Melbourne Argyll Stevens Montevideo Normad Watts Padang Pilgrim Paine Newcastle Nsw Palermo Napier Trapani Cheshire Stall Gloucester Maas Waterford Aar J H McLaren Grant St John Primrose Sydney Halifax State OF Indiana Carrroll Lewise Carroll Halifax & P. E B. Gardner L. H. Palmer Old State House Shippin Herbert Black Searsport Blanchard Pacific Central America Guatemala Pomares & Cushman Broadway

Shipping convoy notices from Swansea to distant ports

Maritime list records several vessels with routes and dates including Ship Wm H Macey from Swansea to San Francisco on June 2 and Ship Garsdale from Swansea to San Diego on June 25, plus Gov Robie from New York to Hong Kong on July 20 and Bann from New York to Calcutta on July 21, with lat long coordinates and additional ships sailing to Santos, Queensland, New York, Sydney and Trieste as of August through July.

Wm H Macey Amesbury Swansea San Francisco S. Lon Garsdale San Diego N. Jong Gov Robie Nichols New York Hong Kong Loong Cressington Tacoma Queensland Atalanta Havre Coldinghame Sydney Nsw Penobscot McCallider Anser Long Aie Keele Charleston Trieste Edna Barnegat

Bath launches schooner Dais Farlin at Kelley Spears yard

Bath Maine August 12 report correcting earlier name of the new schooner launched yesterday from Kelley Spears yard as Dais Farlin not Daisy Darley. Captain E L Dunton with builders and Bath parties interested. Named for wife of Hon Darley Farlin of Albany NY president of Manhattan ill Company. About completed value near $30,000. 142 feet keel length.

Bath Kelley & Spears Dais Farlin Daisy Darley E L Dunton Darley Farlin Albany Manhattan Il Company

Novel ship described with copper fastenings and cemented seams

The vessel measures 11.3 feet deep with a net tonnage of 443. Copper fastenings characterize her construction and a novel feature fills seams below the waterline with Portland cement to preserve oakum and deter worms. The craft is described as thoroughly built and rated A No. 1 for 15 years.

Passengers aboard steamer Parthian from Boston to Philadelphia

The steamer Parthian carried passengers from Boston to Philadelphia including Wm Reed K Q Porter Mrs A C Smith Master Smith D Lee Aultman and wife Miss N M Whalley Miss K Gallagher T Kauffman J W Roberts and wife H L Caswell and wife W T Adama res ned Fie L Gritenbach The Rev P J Tumey JJ E Phillips W J Tretch CE Buzby CM Gordon and wife H Taylor Miss Sybil Parker Miss Grace Gruber Miss L Gruber Mrs 5 J Stratton.

Parthian Boston Philadelphia Reed Q Porter A C Smith Smith Lee Aultman N M Whalley Gallagher T Kauffman W Roberts H L Caswell W T Adama L Gritenbach J Tumey E Phillips J Tretch Buzby Gordon H Taylor Sybil Parker Grace Gruber L Gruber J Stratton

Notice of Lighthouse Lanterns on Hudson River

The Lighthouse board announces that from Aug 21, 1891, two fixed red tubular lanterns will be exhibited, 15 feet apart vertically, from a post 35 feet high on the west shore near Esopus Island in the Hudson River. The light should be visible two to three miles in clear weather.

Vine Street Motor Railway Company State of Missouri Recorder of Deeds Jackson County A. D Recorder’s Office Motor Street County of Jackson State of Missouri East Eighteenth Street Vine Street Kansas City Lynn Avenue Highland Avenue Somerset Place City of Kansas Bugbee Place Thirtieth Street Altamont Euclid Avenue Garfield Avenue Gareld Avenue Sedgwick Avenue Amanda Johnson Henry Ackerman Ivanhoe Park City Thirty-seventh Street Thirty-eighth Street County Court Thomson-Houston Electric Company A.W A.D Fifth and Delaware Streets Wall Street City of New York State of New York Mariners Washington Lighthouse Board Esopus Island Hudson River

Gloucester shoal brings halibut and cod catch totals

Special to the Posts reports landing at Mayflower and Grand Bank with 22 000 tons halibut aboard M A Boston and 15 000 tons. Nellie N Rowe 12 000 tons. F W Homans Georges 20 000 tons codfish. 600 tons halibut. Albert Woodbury Dixie J W Bradley Roulette Herald of the Ae Phantom Farragut Geneva Bertie Carrick Addie Emma from shore fishing.

Gloucester Ar Ang Grand Bank Boston Nellie N Rowe F W Homans Georges Albert Woodbury Dixie J W Bradley Roulette Herald of the Ae Phantom Farragut Geneva Bertie Carrick Addie Emma Shore Shing

Sagamore Arrives and Grounds Off Boston Dock

The four masted schooner Sagamore arrived from Kallimore and was consigned to the Boston Gas Company for discharge at Commercial Point. Tow came up by tug Win H Clark but she grounded near the wharf. Tugs Dudley Pray, Wm H Clark, and Ida M Dalby refloated and docked her by 4 pm, with no material damage.

Sagamore Kallimore Boston Gas Company Commercial Point Win H Clark Dudley Pray Wm H Clark Ida M Dalby Vineyard Haven Petrel Rockport Robinson Jersey City Bangor Point Judith Lubec Alabama Tucker Te Pike Newport Constellation Naval Academy Annapolis Warren’s Beach Alesbourne Guardian Port Hadlock Sydney W.f Nsw Hore Eva Lynch New York Fremantle

Domestic Ports and Ship Movements Across Maine and Atlantic

Special to the Post details Aug 10 12 maritime movements along Maine ports Boothbay Bath and Bangor plus Charleston New York and Philadelphia. Listings include numerous schooners steamboats and brigs with origins destinations loads and sail dates, noting ships such as R D Bibber William E Lee and Rebecca W Huddell among others and ports Boston Philadelphia Baltimore New York Newport News and Norfolk.

Boothbay Kimball New York Augusta Mary E Oliver Hodgdon Lavina Beil Charles A Coolombe Adderton Westland Fbiadelphis Josiah R Smith Freeman Philadelhia Benjamin Bb Church Kelley Ice Baltimore Jillie S Derby Naler Philadelphia Fannie Kinney Wolf James A Parsons Kendall Alice Archer Gibbs Charleston Julia Banley Merry Boston Bell O'Neil Given R Woodside Wade William E Leggett Lewis Allen Green Nickerson Ben Hur Avery Portland Conn Johns Deering Newbury Herald Curacoa Walter W Rasin Washington Henrietta Simmons Charlotte Fish Samuel Lewis New Haven Jachin Arunswick Frank W Howe Perkins Jacob Reed Newport Cora Higgins Chase Davenport Watt Bermuda Hundred Ar Ang Helen Hasbrouck Sprague Jennie E Simmons Williams Richemonda Zampa Fernandina Beatrice McLean Balmer Hattie Harbour Chipwan Fall River Mass D'K Richard Law James Rothwell Burlinham D. M. Anthony Berry Perth Amboy Annie Pardee F . Garland Jacksonville Robert W Casey McBride Bangor Lynn Anna E Ketchum Lee Frank Leaming Norton Machias Mary Bartlett Holmes George Walker Small West Indies Josie Smith Bern Millbridge Lasca H Grant E K Dresser D P Norfolk Anna E J Morse D Hilton Newport News E A Sanchez Steelman Henry Sutton Albert Braybrook Newburyport Ella M Wiley Forest Bayconne Marguerite Centipede Tullis St Nicholas Brown Vineyard Sound John H Cross Darien Nahum Chabin Port Johnson Laura White Nellie Lamper Cathie C Berry Hoboken Nina ‘Jillson Carrie A Lane Emma Middleton Agnes Manning Fred Jackson Robert H Parker Wyoming Liverpol City of Alexandria Havana Veendam Fromotterdam Athos Kingston Tower Hill London City of Paris Liverpool Torridon Progreso Bremerhaven Rotterdam Coila Montego Bay Camelia Cardiff Kington Asia Hilton Alexander Gibson Hibbard San Francisco Robert Moore Nelson Barbadoes Abbie H Hodgdon Pendleton Amboy J Henry Edmunds Fiddler Twilight Robinson E E Birdsall Chambers Amelia Herne Hearne Edith Seward Travers Wilmington Portsmouth Ar 11Th Icis Ida Hudson Annie & Reuben South Amboy Dover LA Tolles Wellsforde Mary Stewart Elizabethport William Pickering Rondout Williamsport Reliance Providence Sprcian Aries Lockhart John Warren Murray L L Hamlin Vester Athens John Fletcher Payne Albany A M Jagger Emmett Frank O Dame Schaler Lambers Point Glenwood Burt DS Williams Solaver Royal Arch Chatfield Dward W Young Uowara Lewis Jane Cole Kensington Brothers Bickford Sullivan Fred Snow Tate Jersey City Favorite Dyer Berkshire Charles & Sanford Robert Lockhart Brig HH Wright Lunt George W Y Gilee Magee Mattie E Eaton Izetta Winslow New, York

Port and coastal cargo fleet activity report

Cleared and sailed multiple brigs, steamers, and schooners from various ports including Fort de France, St John NB, Salem, Philadelphia, New Haven, Boston, Newburyport, and Portland. Vessels listed include Eleazer W Clark Goodwin and Maggie Hart Keene Kennebec and Kendall from Bona Bona. Multiple ships arrived, cleared, or reported in port at Augusta region ports with various destinations such as Yarmouth Newport and New Bedford.

Rochemont Godfrey Fort de France Mart Aguilla Senebaugh St John Boston Swhs Eleazer Portland Thomas F Pollard Jarman Delaware Merriman Philadelphia Hingo Mary Bb Baird Theissing Bath Aldine Chase Guantanamo Oo Hotchkiss Barbadoes Newark SACO Ang A J Miller SALEM Colin C Baker Baker John D Paige Haley Lena White White Elizabethport Oregon Candage Nseston Rockland Savannah John Wesley van Guilder Norfolk Alice McDonald Dukeshire New York Clara Goodwin Wyman B W Morse Redick Vinalhaven Scis Harvester Roberts Susan Smith Manitou Arey Abbie L Dain Bowder G M Brainerd Mullen Vineyard Haven Schs S& C Tryon Dill Ellen Maria Morgan HB Metcalf Hodgdon Nellie Doe Winslow M W Griffing Cobb Emma Green Smith Marshall Perrin Scott Ida L Ray Kelley Isaac Orbeton Trim Hanger Velma L Holway Bryant Calais Charlie Willie Philbrook E Gllard Rockland James A Brown Thomaston Maggie J Chadwick Cameron Eliza B Emery Taylor Maggie Psmith Douglass Gardiner Atlantic City Helena K. Russell Portsmouth New Haven Thompson Sullivan Providence Kate Walker Fickett Bangor Huntington James M Flannagan Hiawkes Emily Baymore Lanesville Wild Pigeon Green Hazelwoode Dickson River Herbert Carrie C Miles Post Wilmington Maggie P Smith SC Tyron Ihawn Ray E G Willard Carrie Miles Arschs Paine Petrel Robinson Jersey City Telegraph Kellar Mary Wara Dorchester Mary D Wilson Frost Marion Hill Armstrong Franklin Nickerson Marshall Fannie Butler Abbie Walker Dobbin South Gardiner Anna W Barker Blake Mt Desert Theodore Dean Sherman Iumboldt Uodgdon Sandy Point Grant Fall River St Whitmore Pottsville Brookside Schs Etta M Barter Binger Baltimore Jesse W Starr Lynch Thomas J May Wolston Orlando Johnson

Ocean steamers and arrivals for New York list

A Monday and Thursday listing of ships with origins Hamburg Jamaica Havana London Liverpool Progreso and others, including arrivals due dates and shipping agents such as Johnson Co, Bos ton Fruit Co, Am Sugar Ref Co, Wm Johnston Co, Alex Martin, Thayer & Lincoln, War ren & Co, Oelrichs & Co, Finch Edge Co, and more. The schedule shows ships from Europe and the Americas with tentative due dates in August and notices for departures to New York.

Boston Boston City Hamburg Shield Johnson & Co JARL Jamaica Lam Boston Fruit Co Bowpen Islesworth Havana Am Sugar Ref Co Consignees Samara Bluefields George D Emery Consignee Ojanmore London Wm Johnston & Co Anese C Furness Samaria Liverpool Alex Martin Virginian Thayer & Lincoln Michigan Warren & Co Buffalo Hull Eng Aurania W H Brown

Mails Close At Boston And International Steamship Mails

Boston mails close daily at 6 p.m. for Mexico Jamaica and many European routes via steamer Liondo Eider La Touraine Aurania Furnessia and others. Trans Pacific and Island routes include Alameda Oceanic Zealandia Gil Galilee and more with varied Aug dates and 5 p.m. closes in many cases.

Mexico Jamaica Greytown Truxillo Puerto Cortez Belize Guatemala Liondo London Eng Southampton Germany Bremen Europe Eider France Havre St. Croix St. Thomas Windward Islands Caribbee Great Britain Ireland Bellum Netherlands Austria Denmark Sween Norway Russia Aurania Hayti Curacoa Venezuela Trinidad British Dutch Guiana Prins Maurits Grenada Trinidad and Tobago Alps Scotland Furnessia Brazil la Plata St Thomas St Croix Martinique Guadeloupe Nova Scotia Newfoundland Miquelon Halifax

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