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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1889

Page

3

Rehearsal at the Savoy for The Gondoliers premiere

A detailed account of the Savoy Theatre rehearsal for Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers. Sir Arthur Sullivan conducts the overture while Gilbert oversees stage movements. Cast includes Courtice Pounds and Bobby Barrington as gondoliers and Geraldine Almar as Gianetta. The scene depicts Venice with the Grand Canal and a Piazza setting as the performers prepare for the premiere.

Lonvox Sprerau Savoy Strand D’oyly Carte Barataria Beckwith London Bill Sir Arthur Sullivan Gilbert Savone Venice Grand Canal San Giorgio Maggiore Craven Sir Arthur Sullivan Frank Collier Mr. Gilbert Mr. Carte Mr. Seymour Courtice Pounds Bobby” Barrington Gianetta Geraldine Almar Tessa Jessie Bond Spain Duke of Plazadero

Western Farm Mortgage Trust invites stockholders to meeting

Mr G W E Grivrrru general manager of the Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company will be at the company office 131 Devon shire street for a few days to meet stockholders investors or those seeking inquiries regarding the company with a view to investment G W Simons Co notice to small men today worth reading and acting upon promptly This is the occasion of the year at 32 W 44 North Street.

G. W. E. Grivrrru Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company Devonshire Street G. W. Simons & Co North Street

Shipping News Mini Almanac for December 18

Shipping notices from Boston report arrivals and clearances of steamboats and ships bound for Portland New York and St John with cargoes including lumber and passengers. Vessels include Cumberland H F Dimock Jewiston Tremont Geo Chaffee and Barkentine Freedam Willey with various consignments and towings.

Cumberland Thompson St John Faatori Gilchrist Apalachicolo Amelia Ireland Megatlin New York Standard Veto Sumner Orth Amboy Provincetown Alfred W Fisk White Philadelphia Helen Thompson Averill Rondout John Bracewell Munroe Tiverton Weymouth Martha Inness Hunt Hoboken Arrival Stuart Bluehill Wilson Barter Bath Lulu Millbridge Chase Kelley Smith Calais James P Foster Burt

Freight and Charter Activity Across Major Routes

New York reports show steady steamship demand for holiday goods with overall market softness. Charter details include Europe bound Warsaw for 8900 plus refined petroleum to London, South America shipments John I Snow to Demerara, and coastwise Nor man lumber to New York. San Francisco charters note Bark Cashmere to Cork Havre or Antwerp at 56s 9d, Bark Villagio at 36s 6d, and Bark Acropes to Liverpool at 30s.

New York EuRope Warsaw Plis London South America John I Snow Bucksville Demerara Sch Norman Charleston San Francisco Cashmere Cork United Kingdom Havre Antwerp Villaio Acropes Liverpool

Shipping orders and routes listed for several vessels

The notice lists ships with routes and sailing dates. British Ambassador and Banks depart San Francisco for Queenstown on December 2 with coordinates lat 24 N lon 122 W. Alberga sails New York to Montevideo on November 27 at lat 98 W 27. Rusty Miller Hughes from Carnarvon to Galveston on December 10 at lat 48 lon 9. Helen W Rowley from New York to Santos sails November 9 at lat 3437 N with low $255.

Banks San Francisco Queenstown Alberga Flack New York Montevideo Rusty Miller Hughes Carnarvon Galveston Helen W Rowley Santos

Whaling Vessels Clear for Atlantic Cruising

San Francisco reports the Dee 16 cleared on the steamer Wm Lewes of New Bedford bound for the Atlantic. Provincetown notes the Dee 17 sailing of the Baltic commanded by Dyer, also heading to the Atlantic for cruising.

San Francisco Dee Wm Lewes New Bedford Provincetown Baltic Dyer

British ship Mary seized for fish cargo without permit

In Gloucester on December 17 a British schooner Mary from Cape Breton began discharging fish without a permit and was seized by Collector Presson. fine set at 1000. NSW and Nova Scotia vessels Lucy W Dyer and Chas E Haskell reported with large fish cargos. case forwarded to Washington.

Gloucester Swhs Thomas W Knight Georges Grand Bank Octavia Dow Abby A Snow Wiliams Hector Farragut Breeze Addie Emma Sarah C Wharf Northern Light Mary Cape Broylen Custom House Presson Washington Portland Lucy W Dyer Hillard Green Banks Chase Haskell Cape Shore

Distress at Sea Tells of Cargoes and Wrecks Near Valparaiso

Boston dispatch reports the Lark Carrie Winslow sailing Nov 13 from Valparaiso to Philadelphia with ni traleex bark Kintore in distress since Sept 5 at Valparaiso. The Winslow won £2000. The Samuel Skeffield, from New York Nov 29 to Batavia, was sighted Dec 8 off 35 N 57 W after losing fore and main masts and topsail yard. The ship sailed with three courses and SW wind, seeking no aid.

CBARA Clement Lancaster Liverpool Cienfuegos Stacy Clark O’brien Mobile Cardenasa Henry Li’regg Carter Appalachicola Havant Calela Buena—Ae Brown Cameron Callao Itavana Irthington St Jago Gloucester Iquique Edmund Phinney Young Caleta Buena Matanzas Godolphin Martha Reia. Jones Warner Moore Crockett Rebecca F Lamatin Briggins Panama Starbuck Nickerson Champerico Dee Clyde Clark Acapulco Pisagua KR Thomas Nichols Hampton Roads Iindostan Welsh Valparaiso C P Dixon Carver New York Mohican Berry Adam W Spies Field Rio Janeiro Merioneth Thomas Cardiff Gladstone Heyborn Elise Both Ahrens Savannah Aritta Emmnson Wilmington Duntrane Smith Sandy Hook C S Bushnell Jones Barbados Emma Port Royal Reliance Robinson Guam Chile City of Liverpool McCarthy Ann — Valentine Ambrose Salem Nellie King van Buskirk Boston Alunda London Oriole Secord Theresa Glass Teniriefe Clare Haney Vera Cruz Crown Prince Scrivener Coatzacoalcos Valvaraiso Magellan Marshall Caletabuena United States Lord Lyndhurst O’ Neill Carrizal Quique Charleston Weymouth Grace Rice Carrie Winslow Philadelphia Nitraleex Kintore Visagua Skoffeld

Vessels in Distress and Havens Reported From Ports

Reports from various ports describe brig Belle of the Bay waterlogged and abandoned, passed by steamer Lumen north of New York. Prussia arrives from Glasgow under Chief Officer Calvert after heavy seas and captain Am bury fell ill. Tangier crew report a bark ashore at Barnegat believed to be Erna, with sails torn. Also: Ship Durham caught fire at Port Costsasha and may be a total loss. Wyle from New York may face fines for manifest discrepancies. Kells wrecked near Port Moncton. Reporter from Newburyport a total loss in Sunda Straits with captain and crew saved. Polyne sian reports machinery trouble but to proceed. Yosemite and several schs sailing from various harbors.

Derstood Lumen New York Antwerp Philadelphia Prussia Glasgow Halifax Calvert Ambury Point Pleasant Tangier Barnegat Erna San Francisco Durham McKear’s CJ Caldwell Spaulding Newburyport Halifap Liverpool Portland St Johns

Boston Bound Vessels Sail for Boston List

A compiled list shows multiple vessels sailing toward Boston with origins and dates. Entries include Abbie Clifford from Turk's Island on Nov 30 and Abyssinia from Manila before Dec 13, among others like Elia M. Watts from Demerara and Moonbeam from York's Island.

Boston Abbie Clifford Turk's Island Abyssinia Br. Bark Manila Annie Lewis Am. Bark Buenos Ayres Blue Bird Br. Vark Barbados Charles G. Rice Bark South America Celina Singapore Creedmore Br. Ship Chittagong Carricks Montevideo Elia M. Watts Am. Sch Demerara Evie J. Ray Low Passea Aujer Jaoice Fantee Accra H. H. Wright Rosario Harrison G. Johnson Cebu James G. Pendleton Lancaster Lloilo Anter St. Helena Lansdowne Calcutta Lizzie B. Willey Mabel Jordan York’s Island Moonbeam Yurk’s Island Lon Mary A. Troop Hailo Martha Davis Otago River Plate Screamer Palachicola Sarah St. Michaels Fayal White Cloud

Overcrowded Atlantic Shipping List Logs December Voyages

A dense compilation of December 16 to 17 ship and steamer movements across ports from Alexandria to Providence. Vessels include Henry, Doane, Horatio Perry, Richard Kelsal, Abbie C Stubbs, Westfield, Addie E Snow, Katie J Barrett, and many others with destinations such as Boston, New York, Liverpool, Cadiz, and Bremen.

Alexandria Henry Winship Doane Charleston Wilmington Baltimore Horatio Perry Rondout Bombey Glasgow Seranis St Jago Selis Celina Kennebec Edward F Mansfield Boston Richard Kelsal Bayonne Portuense Para Pernambuco Coara Decatur II Miller Fikeman Kimball New York Boston Marine LeBlanc Lort Mulgrave Hoothbay Westfield St Johns Beaufort Frank S Hall Harrison J Marine Moore N. Brunswick Abbie C Stubbs Pendleton Bermuda Raymond T Mann Philadelphia Kate E Gifford Wright Tillie Vanderherchen Bateman Carrie L Godfrey Jarman B W Morse Bevereaux Bath Jennie F Willey Chadwick Bangor Carleton Bell Hodgdon Baracoa Williamine Babbett Bar Addie & Bacon Bacon Coosa Grady St John Abbie E Willard Jones Providence J M Morales Littlejohn South Amboy Warren Arizona Chandler Northport Portland Fortress Monroe Albermarle Forbes Maceo Fernandina Kaluna Ilinois Clifford Crabtree Pall River Albert , Stearns Kelly Gloucester Geo A Leland Rockland Hyannis Oliver Ames Handy Becalmed Bass River M E Eldridge Kelley Jacksonville Lanfair Woodland Penobscot Carter LUBEC Sea Foam Richardson Mobile Cora Dunn Harrington Bark Emblem Liverpool Machiaswort Thompson New Windsor Decorra Berry St Domingo Orr Olinda Bremen Roehampton Josie R Burt Robert Morgan New Haven A R Weeks Jennie Rogers Rogers Emma Smith Amboy Lawrence Haynes Tibbits Wiscassett Seth Wsmith Martin Calais Sir John D Paige Haley Newport News Liscard Ghent Russia Hamburg Havre State of Texas Taormina Benefactor Virginia el Monte New Orleans Develgoune Llamburg Delta Kalifax S P Hitchcock Nichols Ryder Maii Kent Port Liberty Salem Ingraham Stacy Wareham Abbie Bursley Joy Elizabethport W B. McLain Port Johnson Gregory Bishop Rodney Walker Higgins Calvin Harris Herman Winter Iwis H_ Hurlbut Rockport Mass Florence E Tower Blue Hill Wild Pigeon Charles S Kaylis John Crockford Ball Diver Angler Woods Hall Gladys Marcellus Winthrop Bragg Capua Kuchenthal Rio Janeiro Hare Simson Rotterdam Lulu Ammerman Perth Amboy Sarah W Lawrence Altimore Port Royal Sue Whiliams Richmond William FE Clowes Penny Newark Pensacola Mark Chase Lefurgey Reed Buenos Ayres Rocheko Rochemont Dauphney Turks Island Mattie J Alles Willara Jessie York Ophir Dodge Olive Branch Farrell Wm Pickering Hammond Ellsworth Clara Dinsmore Chase Perine Treat Gardiner Omaha Dorr Orland Willard Foster PiskKataqua Esdale Montevideo Mary I Baker Scoville Walker Armington Drinkwater Herkshire Samuel Dexter Alice B Phillips Allen Norfolk Spartan Crowell Pottsville Ritson Howard W Smith Howes Georgie Clark Bartlett Lanesville Taylor & Mathis Brower Tecumseh Farrow Cancase Rouen Albert Schultz Fries Barbados Williamsport Miller Jonathan Bourne Haraing Wm D Marvel O'Keefe Wilson’s Point John M Moore Norton Newcastle Del Mary Cory Sydney Delaware Germanic Cebu John Currier Hiogo Indiana Dee Herbert BE Higgins Colin C Baker Baker Billow Emery Mary Louisa Colfer C H Eaton Sinclair William GR Mowry Mota Clara Rankin Conecuh South Ard Jamie Carleton French George B Markle Sullivan Herbert E H Eaton Good News Bonner Bahia Almina Thores Elotas Charlie Willie Philbrook Bird Merrill Carrie L Hix Speed New Ye Hee Ann Eliza Bish John P San Rhodes Achorn Grace Stevens Cayenne Stimpson Yeastport Wm Daren New Bedford Calvin Burcutt Bailey Crusoe Leighton Provincetown Milbridge J Elliott Hokey Boothbay Joha Spray Lindsey Ort Johnston Ewyer Bagley Champion McKee Tracey Altaretta Snare Earl P Mason White William Library Sweetland Ydun Bluefields Nic R Drury Tan Francisc Two Brothers McCarthney Tacoma Northwest Swanton Port Madison Sanduan Panama Acapulco Tropic Bird Burns Lahat Belgic Hong Kong Yokohama Cyrus Wakefield Young Hull Eng Waterloo Johnston

Overseas mail schedule listing by steamship routes

A detailed list of foreign and domestic mail sailings from New York and Boston destinations. Includes Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Bermuda, Central America, Mexico, St Pierre, Europe and other regions with ship names and departure times from December 18 to December 21.

Cuba Tampa Fla Mascotte Bahama Islands Santiago New York Fortune Island Haiti Colombia Aspinwall Panama Adirondack Nethera Obdam Bermuda Orinoco Ruatan S. Oteri New Orleans Cape Hayti Sif Central America South Pacific Celon Progreso Tampico Tuxpan Seneca Jamaica Aux Caves Costa Rica Port Limon Alvena Great Britain and Ireland Amoria Scotland Anchoria la Bourgogne Olivette Scythia Boston Antwerp Cremon

Mail schedule notices for ocean routes from San Francisco to Asia and Pacific

For Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports and for East Indies except certain regions, mails close at Boston on December 21 per ship Tropic Bird. For the Society Islands, mails close December 26. For Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and Hawaii, mails close January 6 at 5 p.m. per steamship Alameda.

Japan Shanghai Hong Kong East Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies China San Francisco Boston Sor Society Alameda

Reasons for Murdock Free Surgical Hospital's rise and fall

The Murdock Free Surgical Hospital with 120 beds operated six years treating 3000 patients of whom five sixths were surgical. Proponents cite nutrition from Murdock's Laas Food cleansing the system and supporting recovery after operations. The institution closed after doctors failed to value the work and a lack of professional support despite high success and public interest.

Murdock Free Surgical Hospital Murdock Boston Massachusetts General City Hospital Murdock Hospital

Suffering patient seeks cancer treatment at Newport hospital

A Newport reader asks Murdock Liquid Food Co. if hospital treatment could extend her life from cancer of the womb. She reports improving digestion and strength from the company product and pledges any expense for hopeful care, requesting a speedy reply.

Newport Murdock Liquid Food Co

Request for Abdominal Tumor Surgery at Benevolent Hospital

A physician writes that a patient bears a large abdominal tumor and faces imminent danger without surgery. He cites the hospital's good results and asks for admission due to the inability to pay private surgical fees.

Widow seeks abdominal tumor operation at hospital

A poor Northampton widow with three children asks if the General Hospital performs abdominal fibroid tumor operations, the average outcome, and the surgeon’s experience and success record, hoping for guidance to protect her children.

Northampton Murdock Liquid Food Co General Hospital

Question on Hospital Admission for Laceration After Childbirth

A patient from this city reports seventeen years of illness from unidentified causes after lacerations during childbirth. She seeks admission to the hospital asserting severe disability, poverty, and inability to work, asking if she can enter the hospital for care.

Murdock Liquid Food Co

Hospital Heartily Supported by Murdock Liquid Food Co

The Murdock Liquid Food Co offered 120 beds and full equipment free of charge to the Medical Societies or hospital boards with a split occupancy for paying patients if desired. They require annual reports from the hospital and refuse trustee roles. They pledge daily donations of liquid food or suppositories as needed, and note a history of using ten thousand dollars worth yearly to achieve low mortality. Four hospitals offered to adopt their system if they withdraw their own name, but the donor insists on maintaining the Murdock Hospital name.

Murdock Liquid Food Co Murdock Surgical Hospital

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