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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1888

Page

3

National Bank Funds Battle Over Reading Railroad Inquiry

Senator Evarts backs an education scheme as Congress debates a Reading railroad strike inquiry. Dr Davis pushes a substitute to have the Interstate Commerce Commission investigate, a plan voted down then revived. Raynor may present a minority report urging Congressional inquiry while Wilkins delays the bank circulation bill, signaling a bleak legislative outlook with anti bank forces strong in both parties.

Washmnerox Dr. Davis Committee On Commerce Reading Anderson Congress Dunham Illinois Interstate Commission Davis Clardy Missouri House Raynor Maryland Wat Wilkins House Committee On Banks and Banking Weaver Iowa Greenback

Blair's Bill Defended In Senate Debate

In Washington on January 31 the Senate discussed petitions and memorials on Indian Territory settlement and a liquor ban, with Mr. Evarts defending Blair's educational bill. The debate touched illiteracy, state versus federal duties, and a potential constitutional amendment. Blair quoted Tennessee correspondence. Mr. Colyar of Nashville was described as a capable but fedly opinionated critic.

Blair Mr. Evarts Washinctton Indian Territory Oklahoma United States Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends Baltimore Stewart Coiere Dawes Secretary of the Interior Omaha Reservation Riddieberger Great Britain Senate Plumb Post Office Committee Congress Evarts Peabody Alexander H. Stuart Virginia Roper Morgan Marble Worester Mass Tennessee Colonel Colyar Nashville Ate Colyar

Tennessee canvass shows Republican Legislature divided

The canvass notes that scarcely any Republican elected to the Tennessee Legislature supported the measure and that its condition was worse than before. The Senate moved to executive business at 4:15 and adjourned at 4:45.

Tennessee Senate

Dingleys Bill Favored by House Banking Panel

Washington January 31 The House banking committee reports favorably Mr Dingleys investment bill authorizing the Treasury to buy United States bonds with bank deposits to redeem circulations. The funds on Jan 1 total 102,962,570 with adjustments from insolvent and renewed banks. A 85 percent investment limit is set and bonds may be sold to redeem notes. The Reading strike resolution is also moved to special order for tomorrow. The session adjourns at 3 20 PM.

Washington House Committee On Banking and Currency Today House Dingley Secretary of the Treasury United States Treasury Dockery Missouri Committee On Post Offices Biount Georgia Clardy Committee On Commerce Interstate Commerce Commission Morrill Kansas Logan Blair Anderson Ecommerce Davis Massachusetts Esquimaux Arctic Ocean Napoleon

Freight Rate War Looms At Northwestern Bureau Meeting

A large meeting of the Northwestern Freight Bureau discussed Chicago Burlington and Quincy plans to withdraw after Feb 1 and St Pauls ten day extension. The chairman warned the move would smash the association. A major rate war with St Paul and Chicago is expected as Burlington Northern pursues high class freight under schedule rates.

Chicaco Sprciau Northwestern Freight Bureau Burlington & Quincy Burlington & Northern St. Paul

Dyer Couple Mark Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary in Hingham

In Hingham Harbor on North street Mr and Mrs Solomon L Dyer celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary tonight. Born in Weymouth and Hingham respectively they married January 31 1828 in the New North Church. Only one witness remains from their wedding day, Albert Whitmarsh of Avington. The couple's long life included seafaring and business, with eleven children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren in attendance.

Hixenam Solomon L. Dyer North Street Hingham Harbor Mr. Dyer Weymouth Sally Ichabod Stodder Hingham Charles Brooks New North Church Albert Whitmarsh Avington Dyer Hame Boston Stodder Washington Quincy Charleston S. C Fort Sumter Boston &Llingham Steamboat Company Dyr

Dangers of the Sea recounts Alfred Watts disaster tales

Conflicting stories on the loss of the ship Alfred Watts circulate. Survivors of the Lizzie Perry recount the sinking in which Captain Johnson perished near the forward hatch, while others describe a prolonged ordeal with lifeboats and a boy who jumped overboard. The London Telegraph adds another version with rescued sailors arriving at Plymouth and shifting names, as both crews faced sharks, delirium, and scarce water before rescue.

Rockianp Alfred Watts Johnson Lizzie Perry Magnus Jinn New York Mary Bartlett Cienfuegos London Telegraph Plymouth Telegraph Nielson Anderson Liverpool

Senate approves suffrage amendment submission to people

Provence Jan 31 The State Senate concurred with House amendments to submit the suffrage amendment to the people on April election day. The measure grants foreign born citizens the same footing as native born, imposes a poll tax, ends the registry tax, and restricts city council and money matters voting to property holders in Newport Pawtucket and Providence. The bill to submit was passed unanimously.

Provence State Senate Flouse Newport Pawtucket Providence

Wisconsin Women Lose Vote Rights on School Matters

Olympia Brown Willis of Racine challenged male suffrage extension in 1885 law. Wisconsin Supreme Court rules the Legislature did not contemplate full female voting rights, restricting women to school matters only. The Racine case involved Mrs Willis being refused votes for mayor and city clerk at the last spring election by ward inspectors.

Manison Wis Wisconsin Supreme Court Olympia Brown Willis Racine A. L. Phillips Wills

Supreme Court Reverses Damages Suit Over Sworn Oath

Mrs Willis sued city inspectors for 5000 dollars alleging improper swearing in. Circuit Court of Racine county ruled for her, inspectors appealed to the Supreme Court, which reversed the lower court decision and upheld the inspectors.

Willis Racine County Supreme Court

Notice to Captains From Boston Signal Station

Observations note Jan 31 at 7 am Greenwich noon from United States Signal Station Boston. Weather cloudy with cloud height sea level pressure 29.986 inches. wind light. Captains advised to observe barometer at the same hour daily to correct errors. Add one hundredth of an inch for every ten feet above sea level. Miniature Almanac for Wednesday Feb 1 lists high water and sun moon details.

United States Boston Seis Os Khar Portland Furness Allan Archer Baltimore Bath Cape Cod Falmouth Maas Haligax Christina Nova Scotia New York Naples Stein Alexandria Roy St Sichaels St Michaels Jka Ch. Ak Wales

Port of Boston Arrivals and Vessels Clearing

Port of Boston reports arrivals including Steamer Italia and Kengar with cargoes and weather details. Several steamers and schooners cleared for various ports. gale and heavy seas described with ice, lifeboat damage, and vessel movements noted.

Gloucester Fishing News Reports Fresh Catches and Storm Toll

Henry N Wood from Newfoundland sailed with 400000 frozen herring and 40000 pounds halibut after losing two anchors and heavyCable. Rainh F Hodgdon and Annie B Cammon from Grand Banks delivered 40000 pounds halibut at 10 to 14 cents per pound. Seh Monitor arrived from Grand Tank with 25000 pounds halibut after four weeks absent, reported as sold. Cantoin McVenalt cites continuous gales and cold, vessel iced up and near hurricane off Sable Island on Jan 24, sending her under bare poles and striking seven fathoms.

Gulf Stream Quero Ralph F Hodgdon Willan H. Foye Grand Manan Sarah Pyle Clyde Alabama Dixie Parkhurst Abbie Snow Addie Emma Vineyard Haven WE &W Tuck Harding IL HL Olds Smead Newport News Boston Katie J Barrett McLeod C B Church Connor Baltimore Portsmouth Barrett Harry Messer Smith Joshua Baker Kelley William Cobb Chase John H Kranz Day Mary Sanford Brown Norfolk Portland Lucindae Voster Potter Belle Halliday St Thomas Tug Argus Nathan Esterbook Vesper Poston Georgie L Dickerson Nantucket Shoals Underwriter US Eater Gallatin Nathan Eastabrook, Jr Crossey Shoal Argus Clty Augusta Daimariswoila Keat Cross Sip Todas Gloucester Henry N Wood Newfoundland Hodgdon Annie B Cammon Grand Banks Monitor Grand Tank Cantoin McVenalt Sable Island Cregeing West Bar

Sailed and sailed vessels and wreck reports in January

Shipping news details many vessels sailing from ports such as London, Hamburg, and Valparaíso with arrivals or departures, plus hazards from ice and gales. It notes wrecks including the bark Sabino near Tortugas and the Centennial loss near Isle Haute, with coast guard and recovery updates and a steel steamer contract for William P Clyde & Co.

Ught Boston Connolly Calcutta Cape of Good Hope South Atlantic North Atlantic Sabuio Borzensen Pensacola Buens Ayres Tortugas Frederick Esquimalt London ES Pettingill Brooklyn Bridge Hampshire China Pernambuco Jan Oe Galgate Cummins New York ST Joan E H Foster Cripp Centennal Isle Haute Basa Larvor St John Etta Stewart Maynes Liverpool Ibliss Harbor Philadelphia William P Clyde & Co William Cramp & Sons New York, Charleston Jacksonville Montana Swalisen Stove S.arboard Juniata Savannah Parker Bristol Armonia Catiero Genoa Stemer i Fiamburg Suevia Queenstown Gulnare Marcussen Mobile Garston Vineyard Haven Henry Hi Olds Horseshoe Shoal Tuvs Arwus Herahd Storm King Newport J Kennedy Dexter Key West Sabino Buenos Ayres Turks Island Fonny Monti Christi Hamburg Caicos

Bell buoy at Hereford Bar reports out of order

Philadelphia reported that the bell buoy on Hereford Bar was apparently out of order Friday afternoon per Pilot beat and C Knight. The notice notes possible navigation disruption and requests mariners exercise caution near the bar until repairs are confirmed.

Philadelphia Knight Hereford Bar

Maritime Cargo Listings of Global Voyages in Questionable Coordinates

A garbled shipping ledger lists multiple ships and routes, including Shin Cairnburg Wattham bound for San Francisco with coordinates lat 38 108 lon 170 39 and Shin Mary lb Morris from Norfolk toward Coosaw with lat 30 and off Charleston. Ships Willam H Connor from Shanghai to New York and St Francis from Philadelphia toward Yokohama appear with dubious lat lon figures such as lat 29 458 and lon 31 W. The entries mix ports, dates like Dec 18 Jan 6 Jan 12 and vessels from San Francisco to Liverpool and New York, creating a scrambled catalog of historic maritime movements.

ANJER Mohawk Churchill Amoy New York Wessels Biogo Portland Auckland Alameda Morse San Francisco Batavia Nuova Eleonora Madre Ital Quarto Jupiter Swed Bjarke Seurabaya Buenos Ayres Arcadia Andersen Cardiff Addie Morrill Andrews Celestina Rocca Olivari Pensacola Gaa Paa Nor Hansen Brunswick Christiansand Geiser Moller Corunna Noel Knowlton Dungeness Austria Dexter London Falmouth Barunga Hunter Bertle Bigelow Walley Philadelphia Luigi Accame Alberti Hartlevool Annesley Ewert Queenstown Hull Eastern Queen Jones Galveston Actaecon Steen Darien la Plata Andreasen Wilmington Dee Defenser Olsen Angio-America Smith Sydney Colchester McKenzie Lynwood Sinclair Liverpool Tikoma Pugh Savannah Lisbon Sch Weaver Belle Ryan Twillingate Lizard Arracar Rollarsen Aarhaus Middlesborough Montauk Jenkins Marseilles Calliope Montevideo Lake Erie Keay Pasoerocan Stanley Deek Bidston Hill Lambert Cal Cumbrian Remington Westport St Vincent Charles Bal Mann Cardiiff Tarifa Giuseppe A Shin Cairnburg Wattham Isark Gartmore Maryport Mary Lb Morris Norfolk Coosaw Lan Charleston Loch Langdale Kelley Lee Bark Carrie Winslow Loring Valparaiso Ane Nanny

Weathered voyage notices flood the harbor news

Reports from Hobson to Halifax chronicle wrecks, repairs, and distress at sea. Vessels including Guardian, Kate V Aitken, and Archer suffer damage from NW gales and ice. Nine ships distressed in Norfolk, while Sandringham and Claribel repair side, and a Nova Scotia brig endures a long ice voyage.

Hoston Jennie Gillsbury Jacksonville Rockport Conn Anna Lockwood Bridgeport Norfolk Canning Minas Basin Dis Ress Sh A Anthony Boston Kingsport Kate Aitken Brower Wilmington Philadelphia Hog Island Ae Bark Luray Craney Island Scawell’s Point Newport News Sandringham New Orleans Liverpool Claribel Hampton Roads Madura Galveston

Maritime Ship Movements and Arrivals Across Ports

A sweeping update lists ships and steamers at multiple Atlantic and Caribbean ports including Buenos Ayres, Bermuda, Maracaibo, Cape Haytien, Guantanamo, Havana, Halifax, Hull, Honolulu, Limerick, Liverpool, Montevideo, Matanzas, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, and Vera Cruz. It notes arrivals, sailings, repairs, cargo loads, and pending shipments with numerous vessels and captains named alongside route endpoints and ports of call.

Buenos Ayres Haroldine Tibbetts Vortland Bermuda William C Green Hlawes New York Josie McLeod Georgetown Pei Baltimore Susie Oliver Snare Bucksville Winchester Wooley New Orleans Sebastopol Fitzelaurence Puttie Jamaica Maracaibo Reith Sch & H Harriman Wood Maraicabo Kestrel Priest Curacoa New Ledford Norton Newark Cape Haytien Flamborough Turks Island Port de Paix Belle Brown Kerry Cardenans Navarro Aldecocea Liverpool Barks Au Sable Locke Havana Anita Berwind Clara Leavitt Lombard New Bedford Kocheko Morehead JS Haskins Rich Gaveston Schs Belletrooper Gilkey Matanzas Grace Davis Dyer Emmard Meyer Magee Galveston Truro Sterling New New York Rotterdam Guantanamo Thomas Brooks Johnson St Jago Charles F Ward Behrman Galle Cuxhaved William Woodbury Hamburg Hull Ararat Axelson Wilmington Honolulu W G Irwin San Francisco Carbarien Hazard South Seas Park Friedrich Forest Queen Bowne Katulut James A Hing Port Townsend Lurline Livervool Earl Dunrayea Sanrancisco City of Richmond New Oak Louisburg Port Syanara Hinden Halifax Sydney Lee Maracatibo Helene Gfertsoe Pensacola Grey Eagle Prince Louis Page Port Eads Glen Grant Critchley Mobile Swansea Minnesota Philadelphia Bagua Gipsey Queen Chandler Portland Helen G Droseley Holt Louise Adelaide Orr ST Domingo Annie Lord Kendall Point-a-Pitre Tamana Cleveland Lures Island Alert Hayti Victoria Isquimault Frederick

Domestic Ports Shipping Movements Report

Baltimore and Brunswick ports report arrivals and clearances for steamer Chase Mayer Berkshire and others. Vessels sail to New York Boston Philadelphia Jamaica and Nassau with various conns. cargoes include bark Baltimore and brig Acacia. Georgetown PEI and Montevideo mentions.

Atlantic Steamship Movements and Arrivals Worldwide

A dense naval traffic list reports numerous steamers and ships at various ports including New York at 81st Street, Hampshire and China lines, George W Clyde from Haytien ports, Jerey City from Bristol, Knickerbocker from New Orleans, Gallia from Liverpool, and many others. Vessels are observed sailing to Liverpool, Montego Bay, Boston, Havana, Cardenas, and Philadelphia with several ships cleared, some to Port Elizabeth and Antwerp, and multiple bark and brig movements across Europe and the Caribbean.

New York Hampshire China Niagara Cuba Colorado Galveston Havana Simmons Matanzas George W Clyde Haytien Turk’s Island Ar Bist Jerey City Bristol Swansea Trinseria Mediterranean Knickerbocker New Orleans Dwin Gallia Liverpool John McDonald Stover Athlon Dexter Rotterdam Josef Bueno McColl Guantanamo Tertha Nielsen Pernambuco Manson Schultz Campendis Whitney Boston Winthrod Portland Pomona Montego Bay Ldwin Gugenni Trinacria Rieste Athion June McDonald F T Campbell Pedersen Ponce William H Jones fHoruten Porta Plata Sadie Wilcutt Hart Cardenas Newberne Carrie Hall Lister Smith Philadelphia August Flower Jones Do. Nokrpole Ar Soth Vennie N Huddell Hoboken Centennial Tleared Norfolk Charles F Tuttle Ives Messenger American Aries Pascagoula Clearea Norena Chase St Johns Barka Bruning Souhie Sunde Antwerp Eda Andreason Havre Pensacola Countess Waters Hebe Tolm Cienfuegos Usulan Gada Sardam Port Royal Kosak Valencia Lory Townsend Joseph S Spianey Curing Callao Imiiana San Francisco Belle O’brien Orienal Atlanta Tordo Eneeh Palbot Emerald James A Borlann Popgallant Pars Sarah Ridgeway San Diego Bernice Port Madison Nellie May Port Hadlock Barkentine J M Griffith Port Ludlow Sagamore Port Gamble Barkentine Skagit Santa Barbara Port Blakeley Invincible Panther Anderson Newburyport Rattlesnake Reed Casey Tracy Biggs Haley St John Clara Goodwin Wynn Kitchen Georgetown Kkinfauns Caithness William H Smith Merritt Sydney Siren Shaplind Burrard Inlet Wanderer Winslow Ar Oth San Blas Chapman Panama T H Alien Merriman Port Jackson Crombie Newcastle Nsw Martinscott McDonald Ceylon Calhoun Honolulu Frank Barker

Mail Routes From New York To Europe And Bermuda

Notices list steamship services from New York to Ireland Great Britain and other European destinations via Queensown Liverpool and Germanic with special addresses for Jamaica Inaqua Savanula and Bermuda via steamship Trinidad leaving Wednesday February 1 at 7 30 PM and 7 80 PM.

Jamaica Inaqua Savanula New York Ireland Great Britain Queens Own Liverpool WaeAtGoday Bermuda Trinidad State Street Boston Alekxaarer Martin

Fragmentary Shipping Schedule Across Cities

Partial OCR lists multiple names, ports, and times including Liverpool, Milanese, London, Savannah, Salerno, Antwerp, Glasgow, and Gate City with various agents and dates like February and January. The garbled text shows numerous transit or broker references without clear narrative.

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