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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1887

Page

3

Irish National League in New Era Hall Meeting

Massachusetts branches of the Irish National League met at New Era Hall with ex mayor J J Donovan chairing. Delegates from 50 societies were listed, credentials reported 90 delegates, and temporary officers were made permanent.

Massachusetts Irish National League New Era Hall J. J. Donovan Lowell George M. Harrigan Reland Gladstone Messrs Fagin Boston Lyne Marlboro O’'Hearn Taunton Messrs. Barry Fitzgerald Gallagher J. Tobin Gloucester

Boot and Shoe Travellers League Holds Annual Meeting and Banquet

The Boot and Shoe Travellers League met at 289 Devonshire Street for its annual gathering. Officers elected include President J. C. Paige and first vice president J Rush Green, with several names from Boston New York and Rockland noted among officers and speakers. A Parker House banquet followed with toasts by E J Pierce and others and performances by Walter Rapp and remarks on the press and future salesmen.

Boot and Shoe Travellers’ League Devonshire Street J. C. Paige E. P. Dodge & Co J. Rush Green Boston Fred P. Baker Hanan & Son New York W. H. Huntington H. & J. Tip Co Solomon Levi George Strong Strong & Carroll Walter C. Lewis Albert Plummer H. H. Ripley C. Bullard Carter Dunn Green & Co A. OT Wheeler Curtis & Wheeler Mr. Ness Shoe and Leather Reporter Terman Zohlant Zohlant Leather Company Milwaukee J. B. Lincoln Batchelor & Viewth M. A. Packard R. B. Grover Brockton Bernard Christman St. Louis Maurice H. Whiting M. J. Mulryan BBC, Burt & Co Herbert F. Kneeland Williams, Kneeland & Co South Braintree Messrs Franklin Adams George W. Hall D. F. Williams T. H. Chamberlain J. H. Colburn

Crime Report from Lawrence Records Multiple Ne рос

Lawrence crime briefs report John Ryan a blacksmith at 147 Lowell Street attacked Michael Harrington with an axe leaving broken ribs. Harrington expected to recover. Child thief 10 or 12 arreste for larceny from a freight car at Heidman Museum. Tramp printer James Murray thefts a coat from Major Merrill and is freed after restitution. Joseph Jandron alias Henry Wilson sought for burglaries. captured with Lowell officers. Zie Wier of Pemberton Mills attempted suicide by jumping canal bridge. rescued and detained.

Lawrence Sordau John Ryan Lowell Street Michael Harrington Harrington Ryan Delaok Elm Street Peter Clark Heidman Museum Company James Murray George S. Merrill Murray Inspector Hayes Lowell Joseph Jandron Henry Wilson

United Workmen Elects Officers and Organizes Finance Committee

At the Grand Lodge session the executive committee was authorized to direct the New England Workman. Officers elected include Fred C. Ingalls Boston as Grand Master Workman and W F E Veale Connecticut as Grand Foreman. The finance committee is Burt, Mitchell, Sprague of Boston with Burt as chairman. The afternoon session installed new officers for the year. The Rt Rev W W Niles is critically ill at his New Hampshire residence.

Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen New England Order Fred C. Ingalls Boston W. FE. Veale Connecticut Parker Spofford Maine H. Doherty Thomas F. Temple Lewis Merrill New Hampshire Charles A Staten Salem Mass George H. Thayer Rhode Island Edward Mitchell G. Edward Burt Caleb G. Sprague Supreme Lodge James Mepocion J. Edward Burt W. W. Niles D.D Diocese of Cancard N. H

Industrial Training at North Bennet Street School

About three hundred friends of industrial education gathered at the North Bennet Street School to view its departments. General Walker read the managers' report praising the program, detailing 1250 weekly participants across carpentry printing shoe making clay modelling cooking and other classes, plus a day nursery and library, arguing manual training strengthens mind and character and may reshape public school curriculums.

Friends of Industrial Education North Bennet Street School Francis A. Walker Blake Board of Supervisors of the Public Schools Earnenty Edward Atkinson Walker North Bennet Street Boston Horace Mann Eaf School For the Deaf Quincy A. Shaw Pauline Shaw Laliah B. Pingree Maria T. Hersey Francis Fiske F. W. Chandler Tucker Daland Ellen Mason Lucia M. Peabody

Burglars Take Silver from James C. Jordan Home

Two professional burglars entered via a rear window at night, taking solid silverware valued at about 1000 dollars plus brass inkstand two silver handled umbrellas and ebony card receivers with watches. A man named Edward Chester, caught trying doors on Beacon Street early yesterday, has three larceny terms and may be linked to the Jordan theft. Police suspect burglars misjudged South Boston police presence.

James C. Jordan Jordan, Marsh & Co Beacon Street Edward Chester House of Correction

Four years in prison sentence by Brockton case

John E. Groce of Brockton was convicted in the Superior Court for assault with intent to kill his wife Emma in Brockton Wan 6. The jury reached verdict in about thirty minutes after a brief charge by the judge. Groce received a four year State prison sentence despite pleading innocence.

Plymouth John E. Groce Brockton Emma Brockton Wan Groce Grace

Ships From Boston and New York Tied to Atlantic Route Dates

Shipping news lists vessels with origins and destinations across Atlantic routes. Entries include Norwegian from Boston to Glasgow and Roman from Boston to Liverpool with additional sailings from Philadelphia, Genoa, Malta, New York, and London.

Notice to Captains from United States Sign Observations

February 28 7 AM observations at Boston Harbor Greenwich Time. Captains must correct barometer readings by adding one hundredth inch per ten feet above sea level. Almanac feature notes moon phase and high water around 12 30 PM.

United States Wal Station Boston

Port of Boston Arrivals and Departures Reported

The February 23 edition lists steamers and sloops arriving and clearing at Boston. Vessels include Hilyard from St John via State of Maine, Pottsville from Philadelphia, Tremont from Portland, and Rattlesnake from Philadelphia, with various passengers and cargo. Several coasting steamers and brigantines are noted as cleared or sailed, along with a list of ships in the Roads and on voyage to St John NB and Baltimore. Local wind conditions at the harbor are described as strong SW to NW winds during passage.

Hilyard St John State of Maine Fastport Portland Adams & Co Brach Ocean Star Byrne St Jacques Alfred Brabrook Briggs Lawrence McKenzie Nautilus Perkins Baltimore Harry E Whiton Rich Perth Amboy Elizabeth Foster Turner Bucksport Vineyard Haven Harry L Whiton Samaria Watt Liverpool Alexander Martin St Pierre Angrove Mig Delong & Seaman Norden Jensen Lisbon Gill & Sootz Cecelia Benjamin St Andrews Jas L Sullivan Decature Miller Howes Norfolk George E Smalley Spartan Nickerson Philadelphia E B Sampson H F Dimock Hallett New York Whitney Tremont Donovan Charles William Minnie Rowan Fitzbros & Co Cox & Green Thompson Barkentine Louise Adelaide Orr J F Alexander & Co G H Gordon Frank Harrington Tillie Vanderherchen Helen H Benedict City of Aupart J S Lamourey Lottie K Friend Minnie Owan Schs Hull Chatham Street Boston North I India Wharf Bos- Eis Williams

Ships and routes in the Atlantic and Atlantic ports

Listings show several vessel movements with captains and ports. The Columbia sails from Antwerp to Baltimore on Feb 10, Sir Mary J Cook sails from Pascagoula to New York on Feb 19, Sir Florence Rogers departs for New York on Feb 19, Sih Edwin l Morrison bound for Boston on Feb 19, and the Ship St David travels from San Francisco to Havre on Feb 11.

Obed Baxter Colby Banjoewangle Boston Columbia Hogan Antwerp Baltimore Mary J Cook Hoffies Pascagoula New York Lon Florence Rogers McLeod Zaza Sih Edwin l Morrison Lavender Cardenas St David Frost San Francisco Havre

Tonnage and codfish catch reported in 1886 figures

The tonnage engaged in the mackerel fishery to June 40 1886 was 0 704.81 against 82 564.89 June 30 1885. Sir Elizabeth Foster from Bucksport brought 1800 quintals codfish.

Sir Elizabeth Foster Bucksport

Shipping News Roundup From Various Ports

Reports from London Beaufort and Vineyard Haven detail steamer and tug incidents. Burgundia sustains damage near Naples while Violet remains intact after grounding at Ocracoke Inlet. Struan, Rydal Water, and Vallego endure collisions and gales with multiple repairs and diversions noted.

London Burgundia Naples Stamford Beaufort Violet McGinnis Ocracoke Inlet Cove Sound Fulda New York Bremen Philadelphia Pedro Cedar Keys Fla Struan New Orleans Havre Pensacola Vineyard Haven Luella Wood Rockland Cape Pogue Rydal Water Newport Eng Vallego Vortland Hamburg Dover Wetherell

Maritime Shipping Notices From East Machias And Boothbay

From our correspondents maritime movements show ships visiting and sailing between ports. Vessels such as steamer Rattlesnake and Underwriter sail toward Boston from Vineyard Haven and Portland while others like D M Anthony and Nathan Lawrence head to Baltimore and Philadelphia. In port entries list many vessels including Lucy W Icis B L Burt James Ives Nathan Lawrence Elwood Burton Bertha F Walker and more with cargoes and destinations.

Machias Jerusha Baker Chase Portland Vinell Wright Vineyard Haven Rattlesnake Anderson Philadelphia Boston Williamsport Miller Salem M Anthony Baltimore Elwood Burton Warrington Nathan Lawrence Coombs Griffing Stocking New York Port Steamiug Oakland Mercedita Sehs Whalen Belfast George Albert Sweet Express Lewis

Maritime Movement Logs From Various European Ports

A compiled list of ships and brigs sailing or passing through ports including Beachy Head, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dunkirk, and Hamburg. Entries show vessel names, nationalities, captains, and destinations such as Rotterdam Philadelphia Antwerp Bremen and New York with dates in February.

Notice to Mariner Lights and Warnings Europe

The Russian government reports a fixed white light from Steinart Cape lighthouse, 64 feet high, visible thirteen miles, at 56 50 15 N 21 3 30 E. A fog siren is installed on Wielingen lightvessel with three short blasts in fog. if out of order bell rings three times every two minutes. Wreck Pactolus off Ile D Yeu withdrawn as non dangerous. Almeria Bay red light obscured by western mole extension. caution as works progress and further notices to follow.

Steinart Kourland River Schelde Belgium Wielingen Lightvessel West Schelde Lie D’yeu France Pactolus Les Perrins Ile D’ Yeu Almeria Bay Spain Sabinal Point Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Middlesex Supreme Judicial Court Cambridge Boston Post Boston Suffolk Sumner B. Heald Providence Rhode Island Sumner B. Heard Theo. C. Hurd

Foreign Ports Shipping Movements From Various Ports

Maritime notices list ships sailing and in port on Feb 22 to Feb 28 across Antwerp, Hamburg, Barrow, Batavia, Clenfuegos, Caracao, Havre, Havana, Halifax, Liverpool, London, Matanzas, Saintesbrough, Maceio, Montevideo, Nassau, Palermo, Port Spain, Rio de Janeiro, Rotterdam, Santos, and Sourabaya with vessels such as Lewis Smith Perth Amboy, Habitant New York Antwerp bound, Johann Friedrich New York, Vigilant New York, Charles Pennis Philadelphia Barbados, Caracas Falmouth to Havre, Cathcart Havre, Olive Mount Boston, City of Chicago New York, Kestrel New York, Etta Whittemore New York, Wellfield Philadelphia, Golden Leaf Charleston, Dominion Port Eads, Newminster Philadelphia, Great Surgeon Cheribon, and others noted.

Antwerp Lewis Smith Wright Perth Amboy Beachy Head Habitant Potter New York Bremen Johann Friedrich Lameke Scammell Bros Innis Barrow Batavia Vigilant Gould Samaranga Olive Mount Copp Geesch Susion Wilcox Boston Verper, Hawes Liverpool City of Kestrel Olsen Endeavor Whittier Portland Montego Bay Etta Whittemore St Pdlesborough Wellfield Bailey Philadelphia Maceio Ifax Montevideo Golden Leaf Lunt Charleston Pansandnu Oth Carrie FE Long Park Barbados Wim Beazley Kavanagh Fernandina Fred E Cox Cook Parks Galera Watson Galeota McMillan United States Formosa Pierce Sells Davida Roberts Hattie Weston Morton Rio Janeiro Miranda Rotterdam Kings County Santos Baltimore Fitzroy Gibb Margarone Chatham Hallett Allegheny Taylor Providence Wim P Hood Davis Chase Mayer Anthony Hoboken Colina Johns Hopkins Park New Light John Jackson Carthegena Kenilworth Inagua Alcides Glasgow Albert T Stearns Kelley Bermuda Hundred Jacksonville Merrimack Crowell Nikolai Oakland Haimburg Horseguards Hudson Havre James Waples Ponder Robert W Dorsey Brunswick Edgartown Knickerbocker Chenny Tania Lena Bunkee Do J Willard Wallace Dutch Island Barbor Eagle Waters Fall River Catherine Whiting Briggs William O Snow Crosby Rachel Seaman Smith Norfolk Genevieve Bark City Hoyer Edward Taulane Barrett Colorado Ole Nielsen Glint Olson Ilyannis Susan N Pickering Haskell Satilla Mount Abbie H Gheen Gheen Attic Robot Lady Bannerman Curry Green Turtle Bay Key West New Orleans Lizzie Henderson Nassau Arecibo Zaracondegas Porto Rico Marin P Lombardo Truxillo Wallachia Croskery St Thomas Shields Sehs Angie Clarkson Ireland William Wiler Miller Antigua Baron Clyde Hutchinson Baker Havana Green New Haven David Emily H Naylor Wilson Decorra Berry Narragansett West Passage Chas E Schmidt Benj T Biggs St John Herbert W Middleton John Douglas New Bedford Hattie Paige Ballard Allen Green Elliot L Dow John $ Beacham Rockland Fred Smith Bucksports Alice Belle Wareham Ydian Parry Dublin Pryada Foot London Hekla Thomson Stettin Brittannic Perry Alliance Beers State of Alabama Gandy Acapulco Lima Aspinwall Eleanora Bragg Ludgate Hill Brown Henrietta Wolcken Avonport Michener Dunkirk Marie Zachariasen Warren W. Young Cates Enigma Dodd Gibraltar Cadiz Festina Lente Halifax Lippencott Erastus Wiman Benjamin Gartside Clark Bridgeport G H Holdan

Atlantic Shipping News Moments From Baltimore and New York

A crowded log of arrivals and sailings lists steamer and schooner movements across ports including Hoboken Boston Charleston and Key West with references to vessels such as Indian Prince Carthegena Kenilworth and James Waples Ponder. Additional entries note Bermuda Hundred Charleston and New Orleans traffic with cargoes and routes to Liverpool Havre and Port of Spain.

Maritime Shipping Notices From Various Ports

A bulletin lists sailings and arrivals across many ports including New York New Bedford Philadelphia and Providence. Vessels named include the Achilles Samos Alice B Bassett and W B Morse with cargoes and destinations such as Savannah Norfolk Havana and Boston.

Boston to Liverpool Cunard Steamship Sa Maria

Passenger list from Boston to Liverpool aboard the Cunard steamship Sa Maria includes H Calvert Frank A Swallow W H Swallow and P J Timmins with MD. Cabins noted saloon 4 intermediate 10 steerage total passengers 75 and total 89 aboard.

Boston Liverpool Cunard Steamship Samaria H Calvert Frank A Swallow W H Swallow P J Timmins

Mails Closings From Boston For Europe and Americas

Postal bulletin lists European mail departures on February 24 25 and 26 via Samaria Etruria and Fulda with special addresses for France Germany Britain and other Europe routes. It also notes Jamaica Windward Islands Brazil Cuba Mexico and West Indies sailings from Newport News New York and Boston with specific cutoffs and ship names Edith Godden Barraconta Alliance La Bourgogne and Samaria.

Europe Queenstown Liverpool Samaria Boston France Germany Etruria New York Austria Sweden Norway Denmark Great Britain Fulda Scotland Glasadv Ethiopia Jamaica Edith Godden Windward Islands St. Thomas St. Croix Barraconta Cuba Rau Tampa Fla Key West Mexico

Trans-Pacific steamship notices indexed by voyage and vessel

For Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoan and Sandwich Islands the Zealandea departs San Francisco March 12. For Society Islands the Tahiti departs San Francisco February 28. For China Japan and East Indies except British India the City of Rio Janeiro departs San Francisco March 5.

Australia Fiji Islands New Zealand Samoan Islands Sandwich Islands Zealandea San Francisco Society Islands Tahiti China Japan the East Indies British India City of Rio Janeiro

Boston bound vessels list amid scattered around dates

A compilation notes ships and brigs due to sail or having sailed for Boston around late December to February. Entries include Adam W Spies from Iloilo, Adeline from Manila, Akbar from Sagua, and many others with origins such as Calcutta Manila Cardenas and Melbourne, with several notes of lat lon positions and distress.

Boston Adam W Spies Field Ambark Iloilo Adeline Biet Gerbark Manila Akbar Holmes Ambrig Sagua Rollo Italbark Palermo Anglesea Bain Br Bark Calcutta Blizzard Budd Cienfuegos Colorado Wyman Hyeres Chas. G. Rice Bailey Edward May Johnson Chilo Edwin I. Morrison Lavender Cardenas Jamin Meyer Am Sehr Frigga Ytosteresen Melbourne Fred A. Small Cole Am Bark Matanzas George Pecktel Hall Am Ship George S Homer Harbeson Hickman Hitchens Savannah Iceberg Carver Jonn ‘Ilves Mann Trinidad Kirkcudbrightshire Baxter Chittagong Landseer Smith Trapami Latona Seaboyer Br Schr Leone Esposito Ital Bark Messina Livingstone Ellis Cadiz Lucy W. Snow Burgess Goree Vineyard Haven Neo A. Davis Ross Am Schr Maggie F McEachren Brschr Mithassel Nor Bark Cette Obed Baxter Colby Banjoewangie Panay Bray Ee Kenney Sydney Nsw Samuel D. Carlton Freeman Singapore Sarah Wallace Sparkling Water Hitchborn Sooloo Powers Lloilo St Kilda Hines Genoa Cagliari McCormick Pernambuco

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