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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1906

Page

11

Fishes scarce as strong prices hit Boston wharf trade

Fresh fish supplies were tight with light receipts at the wharf. Cod and hake fetched high prices with haddock and pollock selling briskly as total arrivals reached 348 300 pounds including haddock 275 000 cod 58 200 hake 500 pollock 1 000 cusk 11 500 and halibut 1 600 pounds.

Harmony Slade Gorton Sadie A. Nunan Flirt Frances Whalen

Shipping News Miniature Almanac Update

Maritime brief notes sunrise and sunset times, voyage arrivals and departures, and recent sailings. Lists steamers and schooners with routes from Liverpool to Calcutta and Charleston to Philadelphia, plus tugs and barges moving along the Atlantic Coast. Weather terms mention northwest winds near Cape Cod and a 11 hour 47 minute day length.

Sagamore Fenton Liverpool Warren & Co Thulen Calcutta A. C. Lombard's Sons Admiral Dewey Porter Port Morant Jam United Fruit Company Boston Mackenzie Yarmouth N. C Old Dominion Burton New York Dominion Dawson Louisburg C. B Chattahoochee Burroughs Savannah Carib Maguire Jacksonville Charleston S. C Kennebec Siefert Norfolk Grace A. Martin Harding Newport News Baker Palmer Smeed Philadelphia Tacony Brown South Amboy Devon Radnor Solus Mary FE Luckenbach Miles Undaunted International Wingo Alaska Glendower Monitor Lynn Lykens Hughes Franklin Marion Mohaney Charles T. Gallagher Guilmet Clarke Cove Grace Scylla Doane York Tamaqua Miller Langhorne Molina Shenandoah Cuba Bartlett Cienfuegos Gibson Grafton Portland Gettysburg Camp Newburyport Henry Clay Richardson Dudley Pray Stonington Covington Idaho George R. Skeffield Cape Cod

Mary Collier Sues Street Railway for 10000 Injuries

Mary Collier files a lawsuit seeking 10000 against the Old Colony Street Railway Co over injuries claimed on December 10 1903 when her car allegedly struck a telegraph pole in Hyde Park.

Mary Collier Old Colony Street Railway Company Hyde Park

Parker and Atwood Sailors Clash off Georges Bank

Gloucester fishing schooner James W. Parker arrived in port with heavy damage after a collision with the Fanny Belle Atwood near Georges Bank. Captain Gibbs reports the Atwood struck Parker while both ships maneuvered, causing top rail damage and a broken jumbo.

Gloucester James W. Parker Gibbs Fanny Belle Atwood Georges Bank Parker

City of Gloucester Declined Dewey Aid

Captain L H Porter of the fruiter Admiral Dewey from Jamaica reports on March 1 in latitude 38.17 north longitude 70.06 west that he met the disabled British steamer City of Gloucester flying distress signals He offered to take off her crew but the commander declined stating the men would stand by the vessel He requested coal but could not due to tremendous seas

L. H. Porter Fruiter

Zapora Steam Trawler May Be Lost off Graham Island

News from Skidegate reports a life buoy and two oars marked S. S. Zapor along with two unmarked dories found on Graham Island. The Zapora, a steam fishing vessel of about 80 men, operates from Tacoma to the halibut banks of Queen Charlotte.

Victoria B. C

Schooner Della F. Tarr Ashore Near Spry Bay

The schooner Della F. Tarr is ashore off Spry Bay Nova Scotia and there is fear she will be a total loss. Local crews and authorities monitor salvage prospects as weather conditions remain adverse.

Spry Bay N. S Della F. Tarr

Runaway Balloon Sailed North in Aerial Race Plans

A balloon from the Stevens Levee contest drifted off near New England possibly to the Grand Banks. Levee found his rival’s balloon wrecked and retrieved it to demonstrate intent to return it to France to the New York port collector.

Pittsfield New England Grand Banks Leo Stevens Stevens Charles Levee Levee New York France

Forged Checks Spread in Hub

Thirteen forged checks totaling several thousand dollars are scattered around Boston. The checks bear the name Samuel J. Prescott & Co. and an out-of-town contractor firm is suspected. 18 checks numbered 406 407 501 6160 5185 6187 5188 52380 6281 5232 5261 6252 5258 remain uncashed as police pursue the forger.

Boston Samuel J. Prescott & Co

Tech Wins In Will Contest

The will contest by Henry Edward Cilley against the estate of Frank H. Cilley ends with Judge Grant ruling the testator sane. The estate, valued at 70 000 to 80 000 dollars, largely bequeathed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for physical culture research.

Frank H. Cilley Henry Edward Cilley Grant Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Three Steamers Entangled in Ice Off Louisburg

Three steamers Mystic Catalone and Cacouna are reported entangled in drift ice off shore unable to reach Louisburg. Mystic departed Boston February 26 Catalone left Boston February 28 and Cacouna left St John s Newfoundland February 20.

Sydney C. B Mystic Catalone Cacouna Louisburg Boston St. John's N. F

Hub Merchants Oppose New Ship Tonnage Tax

At a Boston Merchants Association meeting F Houghton of the White Star line urged opposition to Senate bill 629 proposing a higher tonnage tax for up to five voyages, totaling 30 cents annually. A resolution objecting to that feature was passed. New members elected include Stoddard, Haserick Richards & Co, Stephen L Bartlett Co, Taft & Parker, and B M Jones & Co.

Boston Merchants’ Association Young’s Hotel F. ©. Houghton White Star Line Senate Stoddard, Haserick, Richards & Co Stephen L. Bartlett Company Taft & Parker and B. M. Jones & Co

Governor grants reprieve till March 18 in Patrick case

Albany reports Governor Higgins issues a reprieve extending the death sentence review in the Albert T. Patrick case to March 18. New trial proceedings continue in New York City.

Albany Higgins Albert T. Patrick William M. Rice New York City

Young Lowe Seeks 16000 Damages in Court

In the second session of the Superior Court yesterday Charles A. Lowe by his father Archibald Lowe sued contractor George T. Jacques for 16000 dollars. The incident stems from a September 16, 1903 accident when he was run over by a team.

Charles A. Lowe Archibald Lowe Superior Court George T. Jacques

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