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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1888

Page

3

Blaine Letter Roils Republican Ranks in Michigan Politics

Gossip from Wasumaron Mass. Feb. 22 centers on Mr. Blaine's letter and its impact on the Republican lineup. Some see it as a limit on Blaine's chances while others fear a convention scramble among Sherman Allison Hawley Harrison and others as Michigan's recent special election signals GOP weakness in strongholds.

Wasumaron Sixcran Blaine Maine Sherman Allison Hawley Harrison Fairchild Hiscock Depew West East Northwest John Sherman North Carolina South Chicago Michigan Fisher Cleveland Alger Dickinson Mgr. Fisher

New Books and scattered reviews in current presses

Slips of Tongue and Pen by J. H. Long reviews common language mistakes and proper usage with examples. Kate Gannett Wells outlines Sunday school aids and Bible teaching methods. Monographs on Education cover English in schools and preparatory curricula. Catherine Owen’s Gentle Breadwinners blends recipes with a novel. Cousin Angie presents simple family life stories. D L Dowd promotes a home based physical culture program for strength and health. Received from Camrell and Upham . EK and T Fairbanks & Co report improved finances and a new assistant treasurer.

Kate Gannett Wells D. ©. Heath & Co Ernest W. Huffeut Cornell University Woodward Wofford College 5. C Hurtcut Hatfeut Potter Professor Dowd The Home School For Physical Culture of New York Dowd Worcester Springfield J. H. Long D. Appleton & Co Boston Unitarian Sunday School Society J. C. Woodward D. C. Heath & Co Ernest W. Huffcut Catherine Owen Houghton, Mifflin & Co Price Cousin Angie Marie Louise Parker Universalist Publishing House D. L. Dowd Howler & Wells Company Camrell & Upham

Publishers' notes on spring announcements from Putnam Harper firms

The piece lists upcoming books and editions from G P Putnam's Sons and other publishers including Helen Ainslie Smith and J B Thorold Rogers works, new translations, and editions of Kinglake Invasion of the Crimea and Shaksperiana. It previews articles on Shakespeare music and other literary curios, with critical notes on Daly's Theatre and related topics.

Mesere G. P. Putnam’s Sons Thirteen States Helen Ainslie Smith Holland J. B. Thorold Rogers City of New York Charles Burr Todd Charles Sumner A. B. Johnson Johnson Sumner T. W. Knox Europe B. A. Spencer Grace Denio Litchfield Greensland India Coral Strand Messrs. Scribner & Welford Shakspere Sarah Edwards Henshaw Miss Bacon J. Parker Norris Charles Knight The Curio Stern Education Copyer John Preston Beecher Poe W.F. Tiffin Rietstap Frank Aulte London Herolds’College Appletons Erie Lancey Pierson J. W. Champney Norwich Washington J. P. Jackson Daly Maison de Molitre Comedie Française Gilbert Fisher Rehan Drew

Mail Schedules for Foreign Stops From New York

Shipping notices list closing times for mails to Progreso Havana Venezuela Curacao Belgium France Ireland Germany Great Britain and Europe via multiple steamships. Entries specify departure days Feb 23 24 and various ship names including El Callao Caracas Noordland Servia Eider La Bourgogne and Sclaedam with routes to Ireland Scotland and Mexico.

Progreso Havana Panama New York el Callao Bo Gs Venezuela Curacoa Caracas DE Aeeet Lee Norway Island Mahathe Belgium Noordland France Italy Spain Fartugal Switzerland Netherlands Brest Havre la Bourgogne Ireland Great Britain European Queenstown Liverpol Servia Newark Continent of Europe Southampton Bremen Eider Amsterdam Sclaedam Scotland Glasgow Anchoria Cuba Tampa Fla Key West Boston Mexico Sur Ras

Trans-Pacific Mails Dispatch Dates and Closings

Mails to Society Islands aboard the Tahiti sail from San Francisco on Feb 20. For Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoan and Hawaiian Islands via Alameda from San Francisco on March 7. Boston closes March 1 at 1 PM. Japan Shanghai Hong Kong and dependent ports via City of Peking from San Francisco on March 3. Mail must reach Boston eight days before the dates above.

Society Islands Tahiti San Francisco Australia Fiji Islands New Zealand Samoan Hawaiian Islands Alameda Boston Japan Shanghai Hong Kong Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies City of Peking trans-Pacific

Vessels Sailing for Boston From Various Ports Listed

A catalog of ships and vessels with origins including Buenos Ayres Rio de Janeiro Melbourne and Calcutta is shown sailing for Boston. Entries include bark schooner brig and ship types with dates such as Dec Feb and Jan and ports like Narragansett St Helena and Bermuda.

Boston Auburndale Wooster Am. Bark Buenos Ayres South Ferry R. 1 Pele Assur Kursen Rio Grands Do Sul Lee Alice Baxter Br. Brig Cienfuegos Au Sable Locke Cardenas Narragansett R. T Adele Punat Melbourne Alpheus Marshell Meradden Gr. Bark Calcutta Amelia P. Schimide Pashley Am. Sch Carbarien Adelphi St. Helena Balthasar Jantze San Juan del Sur Bessie May Buck Benj. F. Hunt, Jr Winn Manila Charles A. Sparks Larris Surinam Atst. Thomas Dockan Sjogren Swed. Sch George Moon Wolfe Am. Park Almeria Gevalia Sjostrom Bari Gyenge Bermuda Moroney Wass Am. Seh Ponce P. R Singapore Champerico Port Elizabeth Rio Grande Do Sul New York Messina Ital Trapani Cean Pear Haven Rosario Severn Gormley Br. Sch Sagua Solario Brown Warrior Kitchin Ship

Boston Ship News and Arrivals February Briefing

The Norfolk and Boston port notices report arrivals and departures with detailed ship movements. Vessels including Roope, State of Maine, Tremont, City of Gloucester, and Laray Boynton are noted with routes, cargoes, and port calls. A gale near Hatteras caused heavy seas and frostbite among crew. a court cleared Captain Higgins in a Kimberley stranding case.

Honduras Norfolk Hope Baltimore New Bedford Hampton Roads Myers Higgins Kimberley

Charters Reported From New York and Portland Ports

Freight and charter details listed for multiple vessels including British brig Reno to United Kingdom with 2400 barrels of refined oil and Norwegian brig to Santos with flour. Portland charters include bark Christine Edela to Buenos Ayres for lumber and brig Nellie Crosby to Buenos Ayres for lumber, with various commodities and private terms noted.

New York Reno United Kingdom Stella Lisbon Havre Baltic Cadiz Lishon Kingston Santos Havana Mangapilla Montevideo Genera Porto Rico Trapani Llatterns Portland Christine Edela Buenos Ayres John B. Chase Cienfuevos Hatteras Nellie Crosby Big Manestine Philadelphia Matanzas R Weeks Guadaloupe Courage

Seaborne News From New England Ports

Gloucester reports the loss of crewman James Elwood washed overboard from Fortune Bay while bound for Prince Edward Island. Boston and Portland bound ships listed. several vessels sail or in tow with tugs Knickerbocker Seguin and barges David Brown St Cloud. Winds light north.

Machiasport Rosie & Adra Berry Boston Karslie New York Yarmouth Gloucester Belle A Neuss Fortune Bay James Elwood Prince Edward Island Vineyard Haven Wey Basset Crowell Norfolk Henry Lippett Howes Newport News Oliver S Barrett Faltimore Portland Vulcan Lewis Mary Pettee Rockland Varumna Schs Jennie Holmes Rondo Avis W. Redman Annie V Bergen Olio Jennie G Villabury Richard F C Hartley Andrew Adams King Philip Oliver Barrett Weybosset Henry Lippitt Knickerbocker and Seguin

Maritime Shipping Movements Report From Across Trades

Various vessels sailing and passing ports in February including Industria Schiafino from New York to Alicante barques Teocle Slarita from Philadelphia to Malaga Emilie Loblich New York Barbara Preve from New York. numerous steamers and ships listed with routes to New York Bremen Philadelphia Genoa and Liverpool among others with dates February 10 12 18 19 20 21 22 and notable coordinates and destinations.

Alicante Industria Ital Schiafino New York Sch Stella Nisbet Malaga le Chapelain Hathfax London Medusa Oxholm Washington

Whaler Terra Nova Sails From Dundee February

The steam whaler Terra Nova under Fairweather sailed from Dundee on February 9 bound for St Johns Newfoundland, passing Dunnet Head on February 10.

Dundee Terra Nova Fairweather St Johns Dunnet Head

Derelicts Report Wreck Sightings at Sea

The Santa Clara reported passing the wreck of the schooner EG Taulane off lat 36 28 watch 72 55 on February 18 near Manila bound ships. The Hattie S Williams reported passing what appeared to be a wasted schooner wreck sunk in 19 fathoms off Five Fathom Bank at lat 38 48 lon 7 06 on February 4 with only the topmast eyes showing.

New York Santa Clara Manila Lon Fall River Mass Hattie S Williams Perry Baltimore Somerset

Marine Notes from Transatlantic Voyages and Reckoning

Reports from Havre to New Orleans describe a fire in the hold of the French steamer Tancearville at Havre. cargo cotton damaged by water. Other items cover bark Vesta’s stormy passage, multiple gale encounters near Hatteras, the Fairmount ashore at Bayhead needing tides to refloat, and ships sold or salvaged in San Francisco and Manila regions.

London Tancearville Havre New Orleans Philadelphia Vesta Ystadt Hatteras Darter Sushing Lucia Vorter Demerara Gulf Stream Blairhouse Iquiqnue Puget Sound Meigs Wharf Black Point Manila Kalakaua Hong Kong Sanrancisco Ave Maria Man of War Cay Coxen

Foreign ports cargoes and sailings prompt busy Atlantic trade

The sea bulletin lists ships docking and sailing at Antwerp Barrow Bermuda Havana Ahia Cardenas and other ports. Vessels include David Crockett Anderson Caravan Daggett Swiftly moving to New York Philadelphia Boston and Havana with cargos of sugar logwood and general freight. multiple steamers bark and brig reports reflect ongoing international traffic and scheduled sailings.

Antwerp David Crockett Anderson Caravan Daggett New York Fred W Carson Reid Swansea Nova Scoti Potter Barrow Ryerson Josselyn Havana Canute Pensacola Bermuda Lillian Shieve Pemerate Philadelphia Ahia Emma Scammell Kierstead I P Berg Nielsen Brimige Geltzler United States Minnie G Whitney Foley Henrick Ibsen Vaght Cardenas Henry D May Morris Qalveston Camellia Buck Gertrude Abbott Champion New Putman Laomene Randal Walter H Wilson Sproul Orchomene Puxley San Francisco Barks Marl Aberdeen Marian, Davies Boston Sauger Walls of Clyde Palgrave Ghent Reynolds Halifax Hibernian Brown Glasgow Portia Dawson St Johns Bessie Gracie City of Chester Lewis Andean Foss Barbados London Ith Abyssinian Cockburn Manila Fred B Taylor Tilley Hailo Henry Sandford Colcord Repg Harvard Norton Mary A Troop Young Penshaw Parker Nagasaki Jani Unc Emilie Marie Tennesen Obed Baxter Colby, Inc Kalakaua, Henderson Hong Kong Honolua Matanzas J If Merry Bradley Isaac K Stetson Trask Mobile John R Bergen Squires Delaware Maroim Prima Hampton Roads Orda Salvesen Newcastle Lady Dufferin Marshall Dundee Newport Portla Np Laura Emily Campbell Pernambuco Benny Mary Lake Hurgee Singapore Port Samuel D Carbee Carl Both Stott Newark Tampico Orinda Kendrick Schs Minnie Taylor, Burns New Orleans Minatitian Henry J’ Jones Rosetta Tuspan Galveston Waterford Mark John Gill McKenzie Liverpool Valparaiso

Vessels and Voyages Across Atlantic and Coastal Ports

Shipping notices list numerous vessels sailing and arriving from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Atlantic ports. Entries name ships like City of Benares, Carmoney, Circassian, and India along with destinations such as Hamburg, Liverpool, Havana, and Barba dos. Coastwise movements include schooners, brigs, steamer traffic, and tug operations along Chatham, Newport News, and Norfolk with various cargoes and quarantine orders.

Astoriao City of Benares Adair Portland Francis Thorpe Cormack Carmoney San Diego Rolla Baltimore Minnesota Blacklea London Philadelphia Mentmore Simpson Liverpool Salisbury Durham Schs Tawes Jacksonville Lizzie Colby Matheson Boston Lizzie H Patrick Meyers Providence Benjamin Gartside SEAPH Circassian Maine Sherman Angie L Green Augustus Hunt Frank M Howes Wm P Hood Eward Smith York Louisa Augusta Hamburg Wolf Trap Key West James’ Point India San Francisco Herman Hollman Bremen Bull River Croyden Brown Santos Bermuda Hundred John J Ward Vaneleat New York Bath Augustus J Fabens Peck Chatham Mass Sehs J G R S Leaming W O Snow Sarah Faton Confidence Knickerbocker Seguin Novelty Herman Winter Allentown Sunset Coosaw Maharajan Ainslee Charleston Castellano Barcelona My Rover Chase Darien Peter Schultz Thompson Savannah Vesta Frick Dakar Tonawanda Buckley Etta Stimpson Thomas Edgartown Nettie Cushing Fuller Richard Hall Russell Telegraph Gratton Weehawken Vulcan Lewis Annie P Chase Poole St Lucia Port George Fla John II May Tisher Fall River Hattie , Williams Perry Somerset Georgetown Hattie Louise Barnard Norfolk Hyannis William O Nettleton Snow Nantucket Mobile San Stefano McLaren Queensboro Galveston Newport Barkentine Kate Crowley Cardenas Reindeer Wyant Agricola Smith New Haven New Orleans Harold Miller Trusillo Eureka Quick And Noe Bristol Robert Dillon Leighton Battery Creek Ida H Mathis Sloan Hoboken City of Truro Fulcher Advance Bayonne L Burt Leander Beebe Portsmouth Newport News Lord Brazil Duke of Buckingham Hurnside City Meady Old Point Ward Helicon Swhs Kate B Ogden Totter Chas Noble Simmons Babbitt Mall River Newbury Port Centipede Hanser New London Rouen Jose Maria Oran Dion Amoy Henriette Rotterdam Lena Natal St Andrew Almeria Howard Havana Iwis Isanc H Borden A E Ketcham New Bedford Jennie A Cheney Rockland Jessie '' Matheson Baracon Booth Bros Nelle Lt Morse Annie J Pardee William C French Lucinda G Porter Lizzie Young Henry Franconia Euhemia Batavia Nimbus Amsterdam Italia Alicante George Homer Yokohama Karnak Hosten Exmouth E. Jocquina Calastina Medina Port Au Prince Gem Jeremie Hell Gate Hammond Halifax Hatch Hyne Hinckley Fred Snow Pate Bridgeport Florida Finley Charles Morford Burge Emma Briggs Pensacola Barks Amedeo Capurro Buenos Ayres Maga Christensen Montevideo Nikolai Dahlsten Malaga Isaac Dodge Gaul Freem Reading Sorensen Yarnall Scott Wally Stott Harder Indiana Boggs Barnwell Mumford St Jago Viola Murray Parthian Parthian, Nickerson Tillieff Starmuck Curtis Hiogo John J Marsh Whittier Trinidad St Kilda Yanker Birkenhead Elcho Oxelgren

Sailed and cleared ships and schooners across Atlantic ports

Listings of vessels sailing from various ports on Feb 21 and 15 including Philadelphia to Cadiz and Havana, Norfolk to New Haven, with returns, and coastal sailings from Portland Maine to Boston and Bar Harbor. cargoes include a 50,000 pound catch at Georges Bank and other trade movements along New England and Pacific routes.

Sonle Philadelphia Cadiz Annie Batchelder Zaza Philadelpia Schs Maggie Cain Cardenas John Converse Maggie Dalling C E Schmidt Norfolk Boston Robi Morgan New Haven Sir Ann L Lockwood Fred A Small Havana Port Blakeley Fannie Dutard San Buenaventura Portland Druid Wilcox St.John Nit Mattie A Dyer Georges Bank Sch Norman Smith Red Beach Baltimore Fidelia Charles F Tuttle Newbury Fleetwood Bar Harbor Perth Amnboy Abbie H Gheen Gheen Georgetown Fred Snow Tate Bridgeport Marcus L Ward Staten Island Habitant London Portsmouth Berks Adams Perth Amboy Mary L Allen Willie Charleston Rockport Ellen M Golder Johnson Balthmore Providence Charles Wolston Dunton Galveston Pocahontas Phillips Alice Montgonery Lavender William A . Marbury Pillsbury Carrie S Hart Southard John Rose Allen Richmond Glenfield Newdick Saver Peer SAN Prancisuoq Eva Armstrong Honolulu Carondelet Stetson Puget Sound Mary Glover Darrah San Diego Ceylon Calhoun James Chesten Binin Barkentine Jane A Kaikenburg Christiansen Shoalwater Bay W G Irwin McCullough Norfolk and Washington Steamship Line Buston Tenn Air Line Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air Line Baltimore & Ohio GEO E. Smalley Central Wharf

Outgoing Steamers from Boston and New York

Shipping schedule lists steamers sailing from Boston and New York on February 23 to March 8. Vessels include Scottish Glasgow Virginian Dominion Palestine and others with destinations such as Liverpool Baltimore and Savannah. Agents include Warren & Co, E B Sampson, and P Wright & Sons amid Caribbean and European ports.

Seca Nin Destinat N. Sail Scandinavian Glasgow H& A Allan Regina London Curness Macon Savannah Rich P & Barn Virginian Liverpool Thayers&Line Parthian Phil’d’lp Sampson Berkshire Baltimore Geo E Smalley Michigan Warren & Co Dominion Yarmouth Phiva'Vpa EBB Sampson Berkshire Geo EE Smakey New York Whursday Stof Nebraska Baldwin & Co Lessing Hamburg Kunhardt & Co Panama Navana J M C’b’lles&Co Henderson Bros Hider Bremen Oelrichs & Co Igland Christia’ia E’h, Kaye & Co la Bourgogne Havre Boston Palestine Kansas Postoffice

Shipping notices list due dates from Feb to Mar across ports

A fragmented OCR shows names of ships and consignors with due dates from February 14 to March 6. Entries include Liverpool London Glasgow and other ports, with firms like C Furness Thayer Lincoln Warren Co and J G Hall Co. multiple shipments scheduled in late Feb and early March.

Hondo Aay Jdamaica Hi Freeman Paventa Liverpool Alex Martin Lake Superior iPeb JB Brigham&Co Palestine Warren & Co Colorado Hull Sanderson & S Stockholm Mareca Antwerp Furness Milanese London

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