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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1891

Page

3

Beacon Hill monument restoration urged by Boston citizens

Lawyer George S. Hale told the Post reporters that he and other good citizens favored the re erection of the Beacon Hill monument. He belongs to the Bunker Bill Monument Association which will undertake the work. Roger Wolcott also supports it. W Wheildon notes the monument commemorates revolutionary events and the inscriptions, and voices support for its re erection by patriotic Boston citizens.

George S. Hale the Post Beacon Hill Monument Hale Bunker Bill Monument Roger Wolcott Association W. W. Wheildon Boston

Eliot Critiques Grammar School Curriculum At Lowell Institute

President Eliot argued for the elective principle across grammar, high school, college, and professional schools, urging study selection up to age fourteen and criticizing grammar school programs for lacking right timing and languages. He warned private schools ahead on diverse studies and warned against a "dead level" of trades unions in a democratic society. He urged agreement among grades on instruction methods and scope to achieve steady progress.

Eliot Lowell Institute United States

Tennis at the B A A Features Latham Rivalry

The B A A hosts P Latham world champion racquetist challenging R B Metcalf with Latham winning 6-5 6-4 4-6. In doubles Pettitt and Metcalf beat Latham and Sears 6-5 6-3 3-6 in an exhibition noted for Pettitt’s brilliance and Latham’s improving court play. السبت Pettitt meets Latham again between 1 and 3 PM.

P. Latham Latham R. Bb. Metcalf T. Pettitt R. B. Metcalf R. D. Sears Pettitt Atham Metcalf Sears

Governor's aide testifies in Connecticut arrest case

The governor's private secretary Samuel B Roads Frederick A Rhoades and Lowell officers James A McQuade and James P McQuirk testified before Suffolk county grand jury in the Preston B Sibley case. They allege Sibley arrested William Phillips of Lowell in October and, with two Lowell officers, carried him into Connecticut without Massachusetts requisition papers. Testimony against Sibley was strong and private secretary Roads said no requisition papers were sent for Phillips. Phillips faces next grand jury appearance at the Superior Criminal Court.

Samuel B. Roads Frederick A. Rhoades James A. McQuade Lowell James P. McQuirk Suffolk County Preston B. Sibley Brooklyn Conn William Phillips Connecticut Massachusetts Sibley Rouds Phillips Superior Criminal Court

Shipping News Mini Almanac Update at High Water

A fragmented shipping note reports maritime data with references to miniature almanac timing and high water indicators. The readable portions mention a 7 00 am length and moon phase hints, but concrete details are sparse.

PORT OF BOSTON December 10 Arrivals and Clearances

Arrivals include Steamer Carroll from Charlottown and Halifax, Steamer Boston from Yarmouth, Steamer Indian from Philadelphia, Steamer Herman Winter from New York, Steamer Lewiston from Bangor, Steamer Temnont from Portland, Steamer City of Gloucester, Steamer Saturn from Norfolk, and several overseas ships including Monrovia from Singapore and Olive Thurlow from Vita. Cleared foreign steamers include Borderer London bound, and numerous coastal vessels. Sailed ships include Peruvian for Glasgow and others, with close of foreign mails listing multiple routes to Mexico, France, Great Britain, Germany, Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Trans-Pacific destinations.

Carroll, Brown Charlottown Pei Halifax Mdise E A Waldron Boston Forbes Yarmouth JG Hall & Co Indian Nickerson Philadelphia Moise I. B Sampson Herman Winter New York H M W Lewiston Ingraham Bangor Annie G. Mallett Tusket May Gibbon Manthorn Liverpool Port Medway Bridgewater BC Morse Grace Cushing Richardson St John R Splane & Co Coastwis Cyrus Hall Coombs Fernandina J H Conant. & Co Mercedita Norfolk Schuylkill Brookside Newburyport RA Viet Bayonne LA Belknap Sarmiento Portland Dudley Ray Bessie Rondout Alice Lynn H Walker Lygonia Morris W Child Lamartine Cricket C A White Job H Jackson Jr Addie Jordan R W Huddell Eliza 5S Potter Emma McAdam Bessie Gross Northern Light C & J A Pinard Stella Maud Reading Salem Ellangowan Yucatan Campeche Tabasco Chiapas Cuba City of Washington Scotland Anchoria France Giaafi la Bretagne Great Britain Ireland Umbria Germany Elbe Costa Rica Port Simon Holguin New Orleans Jamaica Ethelre Nova Scotia

Coastal Vessel Movements Across Narragansett and Atlantic Ports

Maritime notices list multiple ships and steamers docking, sailing, and clearing from Brunswick Bath Baltimore Charleston Ellsworth Mt Desert Ferry Nobska New York Philadelphia Portsmouth Portland Perth Amboy Portland Rockland Salem San Francisco Savannah Satilla Saco Vineyard Haven and related routes. Vessels include state of Indiana Lydia Rogers James Drummond Tropic Bird Bertha Warner Bertha, along with crews from Boston New York Philadelphia Hoboken and other ports.

Brunswick John H Cross Grover New York Bath Clara A Phinney Philadelphia Baltimore May Williams Boston Fairfax Wallace Ward Geo A McFadden Salem Charleston Dicky Bird Ellsworth Woodcock Rockland Susan Francis Bluehill Emily MT Desert Ferry Victory Sullivan Provi- Nobska Centipede Tullis Newburyport Icis Witherell State of Indiana Grasbrook Hamburg Halifax Southwold Liverpool Denmark Didan Amsterdam Handernager Marseilles Napies el Monte New Orleans Tiber Little Glace Bay Stace Nebraska Glasgow Lydia’ Rogers Pudel James M Bayles Newport Portland Bertha Warner Fajardo Schs Chase S J Lindsay Irving Leslie Peal Tilton San Francisco James Drummond Tropic Bird Tahiti Francis Doane Armida Queenstown Savannah Gate City Satilla Edward S Searns Heal Willis S Shepard Swan Saco Arsch G M. Porter Vineyard Haven Ruth Robinson Kelley Emma ©. Cotton, Ayer Annie B Bergen Odell Hoboken E H Howe Edwards H ‘I’ Townsend Smith Worthamboy Ada Ames Emery Florida Strought Rondout Rochester

Multiple ships sail and arrive at Atlantic ports in December

Vessels sail for New York Boston Philadelphia and Il오lo from Auckland Bermuda Demerara Hull and other ports. Ships in port include Ariadne Colby Dora Matthews Heagan and Bianca with destinations spanning Terceira Hatteras and Nova Scotia.

Auckland New York Bermuda Orinoco Demerara Grecian Mulien Philadelphia ST Domingo Bianca Turks Island Clio Porto Rico Lunenburg Jamaica Halifax Stonington Medinin Sree Sats Square Waeningtes Street Ai Station Park Square Boston

Ship notices and wreck reports from Atlantic coast

Sch George Moulton Jr of Mobile for Vera Cruz is ashore at the latter port. Sch Modena, once ashore on Wreck Shoal Hyannis, floated Dec 8 and reached here Wednesday. Telegram from Buenos Ayres Dec 10 says brig Evviva from New York for Rosario is ashore at Martin Garcia and full of water. Tug Plantagenet from Cleveland for Portland has returned to Quebec leaky. Sir Emma K Smalley ashore on Chatham.

George Moulton, Jr Mobile Vera Cruz Modena Wreck Shoal Hyannis Buenos Ayres Evviva New York Rosario Martin Garcia Plantagenet Cleveland Portland Quebec Emma K Smalley Chatham

Heavenly phenomena for 1892 eclipses and planet views

The article outlines 1892 astronomical events with two lunar and two solar eclipses. It notes eclipse paths over the Pacific, South America, North America, and Alaska, and mentions observatories in Arequipa and at Lick. It lists planetary positions for Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and highlights Venus’s greatest brilliancy dates.

South Pacific Ocean South America Chile Peru Bolivia United States Colombia Harvard Observatory Arequipa North America California Lick Observatory Mt. Hamilton Baffin’s Bay North Atlantic Ocean America Pittsburg Bason New York Washington Camridge Penumbra British Columbia Alaska Asia Europe Africa Arabia Atlantic Ocean Imoon Mexico West Indies Boston Pacific Ocean Australia England Spain Shadow Navy Mercury Venus Jupiter

Resignations at Lloyds Shake Marine Insurance Scene

Alarm spreads in shipping and commercial circles as three more marine underwriters resign from Lloyds, totaling seventeen withdrawals in weeks. The society insures property valued annually at over £40,000,000, signaling a volatile market and potential consequences for marine risk coverage.

London Lloyds Society of Lloyds

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