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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1887

Page

3

Manchester & Lawrence Railroad Stockholders Vote in New Board

The Manchester and Lawrence railroad held its annual meeting in Manchester New Hampshire electing a new board aligned with the Boston and Maine interests. Charles A Sinclair was named president and Samuel N Bell clerk with Henry Chandler treasurer. Director Herman F Straw controls half of the Manchester freight business and George B Chandler is noted as a wealthy banker. A lease negotiation with Concord is anticipated and a 10 percent guaranteed dividend, with an extra 6 percent for Concord stockholders, is discussed amid talks of a consolidated Merrimac Valley system. The committee will seek lease terms and no possession changes will occur until lease viability is confirmed.

Manchester & Lawrence Railroad Manchester N. H Boston & Maine Railroad Charles A. Sinclair Portsmouth Samuel N. Bell Henry Chandler George B. Chandler Herman F. Straw John W. Sanborn Wakefield John A. Spalding Nashua Elisha R. Brown Dover William P. Fowler Boston Lnst Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Boston & Maine Journal Concord Corporation Concord Railroad Merrimac Valley Concord Boston & Maine Corporation Manchester & Lawrence

Cleveland and Canton Railroads Mortgage and Stock Rise

The Cleveland and Canton Railroad Co records a $2,000,000 mortgage to International Trust Co. A Coshocton and Southern Railroad meeting is set to consider increasing capital to $600,000, signaling plans to extend toward Zanesville via the Coshocton and Southern line.

Cleveland & Canton Railroad Company International Trust Company Coshocton & Southern Railroad Company Coshocton & Southern Road Cleveland & Canton Company Zanesville

Rail fare wars flare as Amherst boosts Central Massachusetts line

Amherst investors cheer the Central Massachusetts railroad with fare cuts on the Boston route via Palmer starting June 1 1887 lowering Amherst to Boston from 2.50 to 1.45 and to West Brookfield 0.74 Worcester 1.00 and Framingham 1.22 while Palmer west rates stay unchanged. The move aims to recoup the investment as about 2000 Amherst travelers annually save roughly 4 200 a year and the Cheshire Fitchburg lease nears completion amid broader late railroad earnings updates across multiple lines.

Boston & Albany Massachusetts Springfield Republican Republican Amherst Central Massachusetts Railroad Boston Palmer West Brodfield Worcester Framingham David E. Partridge Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe F. A. Draper J.W. Donald Gresham Chicago Wabash Road Fitchburg Railroad Company

Those Mammoth Keels Exposed by Editorial Letter

To the Editor of the Post the writer critiques the Wasp’s massive 750 ton keel. He argues it displaces water and adds 1500 horsepower to steady the ship, asserting the design favors weight and power over buoyancy, opposing the claimed stabilizing purpose.

Wasp

Ship News From Boston Harbor May 27 Update

Shipping brief lists arrivals and departures for vessels at Boston and links global routes. Entries include City of Sydney from San Francisco to Hong Kong, Lake Superior from Montreal, and several British and continental steamers with destinations and cargo notes.

Bristol Worcester New York Yokohama City of Sydney San Francisco Hong Kong Hamburg Annie New Orleans Liverpool Lake Superior Montreal Wyoming London Nestorisa Bremen Trave Gibraltar Pemptos Messina Humboldt

Sailed and port reports from Newburyport to Gloucester and bays

RD Haven Ar 24 with sailings to Newburyport and Boston aboard vessels Ringleader Kate Walker Zampa Ruste Adra Sooloo tug Storm King West End barge launched at Millbridge for Cape Ann Granite Co destined for View next week Cornwallis NS Cecelia Benjam Boston Car sy potatoes Bootheay Ar 27 with Seca Queen Lawry Provincetown General Hancock details, fog and losses, Grace E Stevens and Kirkcudbrightshire, May 10 crew stray, Gloucester crews, unnamed bank codfish work.

RD Haven West End Tay View Cornwallis Cecelia Benjamin Boston Carsy Bootheay Lawry Friendship Provincetown General Hancock de Fur Do Cathie C Berry W HL Scott Thomaston Renneber Rose E. Sawyer Senator Junger Salem Grace E Stevens Stevens Goldsboro Providence L Elkins Vrambes Philadelphia Dangersport Kirkcudbrightshire Baxter New York Gloucester Icha Emma Warren J Crosby Volunteer Henrt M Woods South Richard Lester Grand Bank John Brown Point Miscon Edward Hagan Everett Pierce F A Smith Frankin Schencke Georges Alitemora Lucy Collins Seaboro Philadephia Essex Cunningham & Thompson Hera Aiday Vinly

Maritime Movements From Various Ports May 19 27

Shipping news lists vessels sailing or passed from ASCENSION BELFAST DUNDALK FLUSHING ALMOUTH HAMBURG HULL LIZARD LONDON MAURITIUS MONTEVIDEO NEWPORT PRAWLE POINT PLYMOUTH QUEENSTOWN RIO JANEIRO 8T HELENA VENICE and related routes. Vessels include bark Arklow Dunnerdale Lalia Campsie Glen Glamis Lovebierte Nordenskjold Queen Seaport ships Hugo John E Sayre Samaria Paragon Sammatian Cimara Lowther Castle Scarbro Queenstown fleetwood Portia and others with origins destinations such as Philadelphia New York Baltimore Pensacola Antwerp Rouen Charleston Tybee and more.

Ascension Loch Broom Crane Bombay Philadelphia Belfast Arklow Pye New York Dunhaven Derby Ger Meyer Hamburg Hermann Savannah Mommesen Ier Wilts Dundalk Lalia Rogers St John Flushing Roska Almouth Queenstown Tuivo Snellmin Rouen Samaria Snow Baltimore Hull Loche Linnhe Vaughan San Francisco Queen's Jaana Morrison Lizard Barks Belt Monroe Rotterdam Oxo Nor Tennesen Antwerp Ore Falmouth Cimara Robertson Portland Fleetwood Portia Jones Lowther Castle Scarbro Rio Janeiro Queen Brunswick Helena Carl Burchard Harder Padang Venice-Ar Bark Amor Ital Villa Cag-liari

West Harilepool May 26 Bark Teresa Russo Penoucola

The fragment notes a May 26 event in West Harilepool involving individuals Teresa Russo and Penoucola. Only partial readable names and a place are clear, with no explicit outcome or actions documented.

West Harilepool Bark Teresa Ital Russo Penoucola

Wharf Spires Threaten Navigation Off Falmouth

Mariners report old wharf spires near Vineyard Sound at Falmouth breaking loose and drifting eastward. They pose collision risks to vessels and could cause accidents if not promptly removed.

Vineyard Sound Falmouth

Maritime notices from Newport and Atlantic routes

Listings of sailing vessels and voyages with origins, destinations, and dates. Ships include Roulette of Poston Gloucester Mary Fernald and others sailing from Newport 26th and 20th, reporting repairs, bent mainsails, and positions near Narwhal Weston New York for Quebec, Carib for Turks Island, Daisy Arroyo and Sir Mattie B Russell voyages, with coordinates and dates in late May.

Newport Schs Poston I A Chanman Gloucester Mary Fernald Boynton E GW Smith Portland James & Ella Hattie Evelyn Z Kenyon Lizzie M Narwhal Weston New York Quebec Canso Carib Montgomery Turks Island Rig Daisy V’ye Arroyo Halifax Sir Mattie B Russell Carbarien Boston Amanda Parker Lee Mobile Philadelphia Delaware Breakwater

Marine Notes Report From Boston to Chatham

Boston reports May 25 collision near Cape Cod as schooner Frambes loses bowsprit but hull remains dry. Nassau notes repairs to Garguilo and Syauara, Nellie Shaw retires for ballast, and St Stephens crew presumed dead near Cape Cook. Halifax reports Mizpah wreck. Chatham details Sir Alexandria ashore, cargo sold to wreckers, crew ashore.

Boston William'l Elkins, Frambes Philadelphia Danversport Beverly Fursday Cape Cod Baker's Island Frambes Nassau Francisco Garguilo Sagua New York Marine Railway Syauara Matanzas Moss Glen St.John Nellie Shaw Byte Machias Port Townsend United States Revenue Oliver Walcott Vancouver Island St Stephens Cape Cook Seattle San Francisco Williams The Walcott Cape Flattery Halifax Mizpah Gulf of St Lawrence Simon's Point Mizvah Nathan Lewis Yarmouth North Sydney Glenrath Coosaw Garston Petrie Liverpool Mersey Piominent Orme's Head Knight of St John Ruby Lady Dufferin Crongle Pensacola Helfast Chatham Alexandria Jonesport Woodward South Amboy Lynp Shovelftch Shoal Monomoy

Shipping movements and arrivals across ports in May

The list details sailing and in port statuses on May dates for vessels at ports including Antwerp Philadelphia Arroyo Bristol Fajardo Halifax Hull Havana Havre Kingston Laguna Liverpool Maryport Montevideo Newport Nassau Portland Forman Ponce Pauillac Rio de Janeiro Rio Marina St Johns Scaw St Kitts Vieques Vera Cruz Wellington. Entries name ship or brig, master or owner, origin or destination, and loading or arrival notes.

Antwerp Alifax Edith Campbell Vemerara W Redmond Heather Barbados Harding Reynolds Liverpool English Mayaguez Peeress Morris Burmaila Gyda Sorensen Champion Verge Porto Rico Thinea Jensen Bristol Christina Fanning Demerara Queen’s Island Morrison San Francisco Thomas Nichollas New York Havana Saratoga Havre Comte d'Eu Montreal Kingston Louisa Delfosse Black River Laguna Caroline Gray Pills Mae Mary A Trundy Dodge Talisman Vesey Oregon Williams Kenilworth McNear Maryport Black Prince Harrison Montevideo Jabez Powes Henry Newport Triano Philadelphia Navassa Rose Inness Marwick Baltimore Portland Henrietta H Forman Henriette H Ponce Uranus Peters Hatteras John C Case Falkingham Pauillac Chateau Leoville Frlo Ayrshire Viequez Susie P Oliver, Smith Matteras Vera Cruz City of Washin Wellington Nellie M Slade Gould Puller

Domestic Ports Update From Atlantic and Gulf Chart

Shipping news lists arrivals and clearances across ports from Apalachicola to New Orleans. Vessels including steamer Wick Bay, bark Aing Penfield, and many others sailed or were cleared, with noted routes to Boston, New York, Bristol, Philadelphia, and European ports.

Apalachicola Ella Hawes Purington Galveston Baltimore Nant Gwynant Lewis Bristol Laleham Evans New York Berkshire March Boston Ravenna Beraldo Miramichi Nisseha Henry W Shieer Pedrick Eleuthera Henry & Culver Crowley Toston Josiah R Smith Case Oliver Barrett Wherts Annie J Pardee Crosby Walker Arimington Drinkwater Providence A P Crammer Isurd Ftoston Wick Bay Bemsaf Aing Penfield Rio Janeiro Latharno St Anne’s Bay Jain Chatham Golden Sheaf Lunt Paysandua Swis Walker Armington Henry Cniver Cox & Green John H Kranz Early Bird Charles G Jovee Swhs Sarah Cullen Balt River Gambala Phillips Plymouth E. Bangor F Walker Lockwood Mary Hogarth Harris Ardrossan Hattie W Barbour Fletcher J H Wainwright Winslow Empress Kendall Andrea Lovico Palermo Beverly L Elkins Frambes Philadelphia Danversport Baatil Nina Tillson Greene Annie F Conlon Seward

Vast Atlantic Shipping Ledger of 19th Century Voyages

A dense compilation of vessel movements, sailings, and arrivals across American and European ports. Entries list ships by name, master, port of origin or destination, and dates, with crews and passengers noted in scattered lines.

Baltic and Baltic bound ships plus Atlantic coal and ice trade

The article lists engagements of several Norwegian and American vessels at Cork and various US ports. Entries include Mithassel and Hessel with naval stores and resin prices, Caleb and Subra hauling naval stores to the Baltic, A Richardson and M R Smith coal runs to Quincy and Salem, Elvira coal to Fitchburg, and four schooners carrying ice from Kennebec to Philadelphia and other destinations with tonnages and prices noted.

San Francisco Iron Duke Francis Fisher Star of Denmark Cork Mithassel New York Baltic Hessel Nygaard Wilmington Queenstown Caleb Joseph Subra Otterbech A. Richardson Elizabethport Quincy M. R. Smith Perth Amboy Salem Elvira Fitchburg Kennebec Philadelphia Washington

Maritime trade rates from Kennebec to multiple ports

A detailed list of sailing vessels carrying ice, lumber, coal, paving stones, lath, and general cargo between Kennebec and cities such as Baltimore Philadelphia New York Boston and Washington plus other routes. Terms include per ton rates and private terms. Several schooners and brigs are named with cargoes and destinations including Richmond Charleston and Bangor.

Charleston Savannah Florida Superior Boston Richardson & Barnard A. DE W. Sampson N. E Washington New York Fall River Providence Metropolitan Steamship Co South Carolina Georgia Alabama DEW Sampson Washington Street Kennebec Philadelphia S. C Stockton Baltimore Demarara Sparkling Water Porto Rico Kennebe Kenyon Perth Amboy Rock Weymouth Brunswick Port Royal Bangor Phiadelphia Frankfort National Association Sullivan Richmond Cape Ann Lanesville Horse Island Halifax Nora Ship Island Martinique St. Lucea Annie G. O'Leary Arichat C. B Charlottetown Arizona St. Pierre Mig Moncton N. B

Mail closings listed for ships from New Orleans to Honduras Cuba and Mexico

Mails close at Boston for routes to British Honduras Honduras Bay Islands and Guatemala from New Orleans on Sunday May 29 at 7 30 P M For Cuba mail heads to Tampa then Key West and departs Boston daily at 3 00 P M For Mexico mail closes at 000 P M

British Honduras Republic of Honduras Guatemala New Orleans Bay Islands Cuba Tampa Fla Key West Boston Senate Oesees Mexico

Trans-Pacific Mail Correspondence Instructions

For China Japan and the East Indies except British PRG per steamship Gaelic from San Francisco. Correspondence should be mailed in Boston at least eight days before the dates given above.

China Japan The East Indies PRG San Francisco Boston

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