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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1890

Page

3

Canadian fishing licenses urged to curb U S imports

The Port Arthur Board of Trade informs the Minister of Marine and Fisheries that under the McKinley tariff a duty of three quarters of a cent per pound applies to Canadian fish entering the United States from Canadian fishermen or dealers, while U S fishermen can bring in catch from Canadian waters duty free. The board warns this will let Americans control Canadian fisheries and urges withholding licenses to United States citizens after this year's leases expire on December 31 while the U S maintains its stance.

Ottawa Ont Port Arthur Board of Trade Minister of Marine and Fisheries United States

No Telephones For Danvers Novel Action

Danvers town officials rejected locations for new telephone poles prompting New England Telephone Company to disconnect service in the town after thirty days. Electric light wires on poles are to be removed, though telephone service will remain through other means.

Danvers SerciAu New England Telephone Company

The Harvard Degree Controversy and A.B. Standards

A reader rebuts President Warren on Harvard’s proposed three year degree plan arguing Harvard aims to raise admission standards and provide compensating increases. The letter defends current rigor, mocks misinterpretations, and cites Harvard catalog terminology and a Boston University example to support the faculty’s intent and the value of the A. B. at Harvard.

Warren Boston University Harvard Eliot Andrew D. White Cornell North American Review Harvard College Yale Brown Amherst Wesleyan Anne New England

The Seventy-First Meeting Of The Theological Library

The committee on new members met at 66 Mt Vernon street last evening with Frank Goodwin presiding. J M Gibbons and Miss Mary Amory Greene were elected annual corporate members. Rev Eldridge Mix Rev A K Curtis Mrs Sophia H Burgess Mrs Chandler Holmes and the First Church of Chelsea were elected annual members. Twenty eight others were elected to various positions conditionally. Mrs Mary D Converse was elected to fill a vacancy on the committee.

Theological Library Mt. Vernon Street Frank Goodwin J. M. Gibbons Mary Amory Greene Eldridge Mix A. K. Curtis Sophia H. Burgess Chandler Holmes First Church of Mary D. Converse

Altercation Leads to Stabbing on South Boston Street

John Dwyer and James Moynahan clashed last evening at 28 West Second Street South Boston. Dwyer stabbed Moynahan in the left side with a pocket knife. Moynahan’s wound is reported serious though not fatal and he was transported to City Hospital by police ambulance.

John Dwyer James Moynahan West Second Street South Boston Dwyer Moynahan

Shipping News Mini Almanac November 17 1899 Boston harbor

The miniature almanac lists arrivals and clearances at Boston Port with steamer notices. Vessels include Kansas Fenton from Liverpool with 119 steerage, Tremont Proctor from Portland, City of Gloucester from Gloucester, and Minia Trott Halifax. Several schooners and brigs are noted with ports, cargos, and origin points. Mariners report weather, currents, and harbor movements, with mariners’ notices and range light status in Alberton Harbor and Finisterre lightship proposals.

Kansas Fenton Liverpool Warren & Go Tremont Craig Portland City of Gloucester Proctor Gloucester Minia Trott Halifax Dudley Pray New York Ailbany O'Brien Philadelphia Monarch Grandee Portsmouth Carfish Pisagua Clifford Robbins Mystic Coun

Freight and Charter Notices From Two Ports

Freights and charters reported from Baltimore and San Francisco on November 18 record earnings and routes. The Erastus Wiman and Cassie IF Bronson bound for Boston at 115 and 81 pounds 15 shillings, and the Charles F Tuttle to Providence at current rates. In San Francisco ships Eve sham Abbey, Drammuir, and Roland chartered for grain to Cork Havre or Antwerp at 42s 6d, with two ships sailing prior to arrival.

Baltimore Erastus Wiman Boston Cassie IF Bronson Charles F Tuttle Providence San Francisco Evesham Abbey Cork Havre Antwerp Drammuir Roland

Whalers collide ships in Atlantic and Arctic waters

In Brunswick Georgia on November 17 and New Bedford on November 18, the bark James Allen collided with the Wim Baylies off the Arctic coast, smashing the Allen’s starboard quarter boat and taking the stanchion plate. No injuries were reported.

Brunswick

Fishermen Report From Gloucester and Provincetown

On November 18, crews including Fredo nia Mascot and North Bay reported 80 boats of mackerel and 16 000 fb3 of codfish aboard Mabel Leighton Wil lim and Ella F sarnett. In Provincetown Water Lily Norwood Ward Mandose Cabral Cameron and Prior led catches of cod and coufish totaling thousands of pounds.

Gloucester Sehs Fredonia North Bay Mascot Grand Bank Mabel Leighton Willim Georges Ella F Sarnett Alice S Hawkes Addie Emma Edward Grover Eleazer Boynton M8 Ayer Provincetown Ics Water Lily Alice Norwood Esther Ward Ethel Mandose Cabral Clara Cameron Sarah H Prior Joseph Manta Susan R Stone Carrie Phillips Philomena Manta Charlies P Barrett L B Haskell Grace Lenson

Marine Notes From Port Mix of Vessels and Incidents

Brigg Et Campbell from Jeremie in tow of a tug lost to a northwest gale near Minots Light. Martie A Holmes damage estimated 2000 to 3000 dollars after collision with Balder. Several vessels reported: Nov 18 observations at Bangor New York Gloucester Philadelphia Delaware Halifax Galveston and London.

Prussian Calvert Glasgow H & A Allan Yarmouth Stanwood J G Hall & Co Virginian Fitt Liverpool Thayer & Lincoln Schs Cawoodel Means St Pierre Mig Bb Newhall & Co Givan Melvin Moncton Hatheway & Co Castiedale Weatherhead New York Furness Essex Taylor Baltimore Norfolk A M Graham Tremont Donovan Portland C F Williams Nantasket Guptill Kennebec Philadelphia J S Emery Bangor Doane & Co Thanomore Castledale Ceres Saturn Rebecca Goddard Africa Mabel Rose Jennie Lockwood Fernandina Revorter St John VTH Bear River Jennie C May Annie J Pardee Frank T Stinson Rudsey Faria John Jomes Confidence Roman and McClellan Alma Cummings JE Dubignon Fromm Weymouth Provincetown T Campbell West Indies Vineyard Haven Boston Eben Hodges ET Campbell Ellsworth Nelson Jeremie Hayti Minot Martie A Holmes Baldermere Yglesias Shaw Bogart Yara Barkentine Thomas J Stewart Marjorie Young Kros Georgia Gilkey Edward H Blake Sigrid Norway la Nomandie Havre Hoffman Island Merrigi Visenya Gloucester Carrie W Babson Rocky Neck Rosemurran Hamburg Shields Newcastle Del George Heaton Carthagena Delaware Bay Lewes Lehman Popes Island Halifax Pickford & Black Coila Port Hawkesbury Montague, Pri Alert Quebec Pictou Scyllais Mahone Bay D W Hennessy Boston Marine Galveston Sir Maud McLain Pascagoula London Pares Brown Dalhousie Belfast Llandaff City Bristol

Port Hadlock Ar Novel Bark Retriever

Port Hadlock reports the arrival of a novel bark retriever with origin in San Diego and lists several other vessels and captains across multiple ports including Shanghai, Pascagoula, and Havana, with ships and schedules noted for November and early December. Provides a dense roll of vessels clearing and sailing with destinations such as Boston, New Bedford, and New York, across Philadelphia Portland Provincetown and more.

Port Hadlock Retriever San Diegro Fort Gamble Gen Butler Pressey Shanghai Pascagoula Miss Mary G Reed Weltersen Lemerarn Gilbert J’arker Havana Neried CliffYord Port Spain Port Royal Fannie FE Wolston Marr Baltimore Norombega Harding New London Mand H Dudley Philadelphia Lancaster Boston Spartan Herks Rattlesnake Newburyport Schs Howard Williams Isard Providence Josie R Burt Hammett Pali River Priscilla Scribner Dosey Oston Eva L Farris St John New Haven Franconia Young Franklin Millville Miannin Pigeons Cove Wivenhoe Henisat Maine Iloilo Singapore Rosemorian Hamburg Glenmavis Las Palmas Arthurc Wade Sherman Portland Scir Thomas R Pollard Charleston Harrisburg Salem John D Paige Haley Wmd Oler Baker Sallie E Ludlam Burns Newport News Leander Beebe Beabe Narragansett Carson Fair Haven Centipede Newburydort Ellangowan Eston Berks Schuykill Delawarereakwater Felppe Newpordh News Sea Tireon Eaton Steuben Helen White Helfast New York Kendall Bangor D P Strout Milbridge E P Newcomb Allen Wideawake Deer Isle May Queen Grant Sullivan Albert Jameson Candage Kickland Kate McClintock Bath Wm H Archer Yrundy Fall River Ellsworth John C Haynes Haynes Hostop Kennebec Kate Lilly Maynard Summer Lilian Marcellus P Chase Clark Fork Point Provincetown A B Ellis York Glover Rockland Portsmouth Druid Sunbeam Durham Chilton Eliot Yrenson Ann Elizabeth Lottie Medford Granville Perth Amboy Oliver Scofield Nickerson Richard Vaux Burne John Ames Chase Rachel Jane Kidd Annie P Chase Oliver Schofield Cromwell Red Beach Wm Deming Frongkins Calais Reimma McAdam Browne Sch Navassa Windsor Nockland Ellen Perkins Ring Dove Stowe Raceforee Henshaw Billow Marston Charley Wolsey Rogers Addie Schaufer Aylward Mabel Hall Gray Rockport Thorndike Weehawken Grierson Prince Coombs Lincolnville New Bedford Crestline Dixon Avis Forsyth Savannah City of Savannah Googins Undine Thos P Ball Mattie E Eaton Satilla Mary J Castner Richmond Isaac Hart Williams Coosaw

Foreign Ports Ship Movements and Arrivals Across Global Lines

A cable report lists numerous sailing details from ports including Algiers Belfast Beachy Head and others. Vessels such as Michele Lavino Arlington Ida Cuba James L Harway and Hattie G Dizon are noted with destinations like New York Hamburg Portland and Port Townsend alongside dates in October and November.

Algiers Michele Ital Lavino New York Belfast Ire Arlington Davis Beachy Shead Ida Winters Hamburg Bremen Cuba Springer Brisbane James L Harway Grant Adelaide Strathmuir Fleming Valparaiso Marseilles Ward Honolulu Levi G Burgess Rock Port Townsend Pelotas Brilliante Ger Schutte Richmond Rio Grande Do Sul Port Vendres Rubens Halifax Pernambuco Abiel Abbott Collins Philadelphia Salerno Rotterdam Traasurer Downey Santander Inca Ellen A Reed Dennis Puget Sound Onaway Portland Pratt

Ocean Shipping Movements Reported By Maritime Notices

A list of vessels with origins and destinations including Steamer Iowa from Boston to Liverpool on Nov 14 off Cape Race and Eastern Monarch from New York to Batavia on Oct 31, plus several other boats with lat long readings and routes such as Cape of Good Hope to San Francisco and ships sailing to Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Marseille, Barcelona and Port Elizabeth.

Iowa Boston Liverpool Cape Race New York Batavia Cape of Good Hope Swansea San Francisco Ark Herbert C Hall Newport News Santos Kate Burrill Pensacola Rio Janeiro Ark Alpheus Marshall Singapore Marseilles W. Stark CS Parnell Philadelphia Barcelona Rg Havilah Port Elizabeth Sch Clara E Colcord, Cooper Bangor Sabine Lass Lou Japan Shanghai Hong Kong East Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies Rio de Janeiro Society Islands Tahiti Hawaiian Islands Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoan Alameda

Domestic Ports and Sailed Vessels Report Listing Nov 17 18

Long roster of ships and sailing statuses from various ports including Baltimore Brunswick Ga Charleston Newport News and more. Entries list schooners brigs steamers barges and lectures with origins destinations and sailing dates November 17 and 18.

Boston Bound Vessels Sail Dates and Arrivals

A compiled list shows vessels sailing for Boston and their origins with dates from Surinam to Singapore. Cars include Carib from Surinam Oct 26, Celina from Montevideo Oct 24, J. J. Campbell from Jeremie Oct 24, Ethel from Port au Prince Nov 5, Fooling Suey from Doilo July 20, Havre from Buenos Ayres Sept 23, Jennie Cushman from Gatburet Oct 21, Nellie Brett from Rosario Sept 16, Pleasantville from Porto Rico, p J Carleton from Singapore Aug 16, Screamer from Yorks Island Oct 31, and Wm J Kotch from Port Gamble Sept 27. Anchored off Nobska Vineyard Sound Nov 18. At Nassau Oct 23 leaking badly.

Boston Carib Surinam Celina Montevideo J. J. Campbell Jeremie J Ethel Port Au Prince Doilo St. Helena Havre Buenos Ayres Jennie Cushman Gatburet Africa Nellie Brett Rosario Pleasantville Br. Sch Porto Rico Nassau N. P P. J. Carleton Singapore Screamer Yorks Island Nobska Vineyard Sound Wm. J. Kotch Port Gamble

Mails to Europe and Americas via multiple steamships

Postal bulletin lists closing times and ship routes from Boston and New York for international letters and special correspondence. It covers destinations in Great Britain Ireland France Belgium Netherlands Austria Germany Denmark Sweden Norway Russia Spain Portugal Switzerland Italy and more with dates November 19 to 22 and multiple steamships including Normannia Colon Umbria and La Normandie. Also notes special handling for Costa Rica Guatemala and various Mexican states and Caribbean ports.

Great Britain Ireland France Belgium Netherlands Switzerland Austria Italy Spain Portugal Norway Germany Denmark Sweden Russia Turkey New York Normannia Southampton Hamburg Central America Costa Rica South Pacific Colon Guatemala Progreso Ciudad Condal Kermuda Orinoco Bahama Islands Santiago, Cuba Santiago St. Pierre and Miquelon Halifax Boston Windward Islands Muriel Porto Rico Smeaton Tower Yucatan Campeche Tabasco Chiapas Mexican Cuba Queenstown Liverpool Werkendam la Normandie Havre Fortune Island Jamaica Jacmel Aux Cayes Kayti Athos Nova Scotia Yarmouth FortsJuefields Gussie New Orleans Norge Giadad Bolivar el Callao Newport News Miquelon Newfoundland Foxhall Great Britain and Ireland Catalonia Boscon Direct

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