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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1891

Page

3

Follies of Fashion Show Neat Practical Millinery

The season’s millinery leans toward neat practical style with Paris models showing sailor hat influence. Hats feature bent brims, large yellow chiffon bows, silk raches, and ostrich accents. broader shapes return with box pleated ribbons and ornate backs. Luxurious wraps in camel hair, silk plush, velvet, and brocades dominate, with sable, marten and Persian lamb trims. Messrs. Hollander & Co. offer the season’s top lines and new Hall's Bazar Collar Foundations for Medici collars.

Paris Ulster Messrs. L. P. Hollander & Co Messra. RK. & J. Gilchrist

Boston Theatre crowd for Old Homestead repeat show

The Boston Theatre was crowded again last night for the repeated Old Homestead. Box office lines formed with a cabalistic warning of 5. R. A., and seating for Margaret Fleming at Chickering Hall next Monday week goes on sale starting Wednesday at Chickering's Tremont Street house.

Boston Old Homestead Margaret Fleming Chickering Hall Bickering Wateroome Tremont Street Sieun Suffolk Thomas Kelley Moston County of Boston Post Sunffolk Jenat

Coal miners of Pittsburg district push wage demand

About 9000 miners in the Pittsburg railroad district will seek higher pay at a convention in the city next Tuesday, a decision reached at a large meeting in Mansfield, Pennsylvania held yesterday.

Pitit Penn Pittsburg Mansfield Yester

Republican convention at Lincoln praises Blaine and proclaims policy

In Lincoln Nebraska on September 25 the Republican State convention chaired by Watson and temporary chairman Thummel urged support for Blaine as the next president. The platform backed Harrison, silver coinage restrictions, reciprocity with the Americas, protective tariffs, railroad regulation, anti trust measures, and Nebraska’s World’s Columbian Exposition efforts while denouncing the Democratic party and urging Nebraskans to unite for Republican reforms.

Lincomn Neb Watson State Central Committee Omaha United States Blaine George W. Thummer Grand Island Thummell Harrison America James G. Blaine William McKinley Ohio Spanish Indies Nebraska Democratic Party Newberry Supreme Court South Republican Party of

Insolvent Australian Mercantile Loan Co Probed

Melbourne Sept 25 An inquiry into the Australian Mercantile Loan Company reveals hopeless insolvency due to fraudulent management. Large sums were loaned without security. Assets are about 200000 with liabilities estimated at 600000.

Melbourne Australian Mercantile Loan Company

Sculptor commissioned to create Channing statue for Newport

Newport Sept 25 special to the Post reports sculptor W Clark Noble has been commissioned to prepare a statue of William Ellery Channing for the city. The project cost is $18,000. The anonymous donor, believed to be a Boston resident who summers in Newport, wishes to remain unnamed.

Newport W. Clark Noble William Ellery Channing Boston

Train collision near Bergos kills teens and hurts many

An express train between Bergos and San Sebastian collided with a combined goods and passenger train. Fourteen people were killed and twenty four injured in the crash. The accident was blamed on a switchman’s blunder, who has been arrested.

Mapuio Bergos San Sebastian

Stover-Werlie Wedding At East Boston Home

Misa Lucie F Stover daughter of Mr and Mrs Wanton H Stover married Otto A Wehrie Thursday evening at the bride parents 266 Lexington Street East Boston The ceremony was by Rev J W Hamilton D D pastor of the Saratoga Street M E Church A reception followed

Misa Lucie F. Stover Wanton H. Stover Otto A. Wehrie Lexington Street Boston J. W. Hamilton D.D Saratoga Street M. KE

Typhoid Fever Rages In Morgantown West Virginia

Typhoid fever sweeps Morgantown with reports that Dr. E M Turner president of the State University is near death. Professor Emory of manual training and Dr E M Courtney, a prominent elderly man, are seriously ill.

Parkersburg W. Va Morgantown E. M. Turner The State University Emory Agsachusetta E. M. Courtney

O'Connor Wins International Sculling in New Westminster

In New Westminster British Columbia on September 26 O'Connor won the international sculling race in 20m 6 5. Hanian finished two lengths behind the Dutch, the Australian trailed Hanian by ten lengths, and Stevenson was fourth. The three mile course included a turn on Frazer ver.

New Westminster B. C O'Connor Hanian Dutch Stevenson Frazer

Shipping News and Arrivals at Boston Harbor

Shipping news reports arrivals and cleared vessels at Boston Port on Friday September 26, listing steams including Simon Dumotlsa Kanitz Banes from Cuba and Chatham from Baltimore, tug operations, coastwise and foreign steamers, and high water observations as ships proceed to and from Portland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia with cargoes of fruit oil passengers and ballast.

Simon Dumotlsa Nor Kanitz Banes Cuba Seaverns & Co Chatham Baltimore Norfolk Todse A M Graham Maverick Cabell Philadelphia Maverick Oil Works H M Whitney Hallett New York Moise Penobscot Ingraham Bangor Tremont Craig Ortland City of Gloucester Proctor Gloucester Joshua Lovett Magee Rondout Alice Albany Sandford Nulty Pequest Hopatcong Hoboken Aoe G Hark Sith Brunswick Gaptean Myronus Chatto Irene Messervey Win H Allison Kenniston Elizgabethport NH Skinner Phinney Tiverton Weymouth Gertrude Abbott Cobb Annie B Mitchell Burdick Frankin Kelley ME Eldridge Keiley Sen Charile Stedman Mitchell Lanesville Lucy May Wilson Cherryfield Samaria Fenwick Liverpool Alex Martin Sama Hansen Port Antonio Boston Fruit Co Yarmouth Stanwood J G Hall & Co Schs Wendell Burpee Cameron Prescott Isr Krb St Joho Rai 20 Loastwise Rialto Alcester Turness Calvin Austin Portland F Williams Oliver Mount Foley St Sunon’s Island Gary Hatheway & Co Luther Roby Clark Linnell Wm T Donnell Davia Rockport Charleston John 5 Emery & Co State of Maine Eastland St Jacob M Haskell Kennebec Newport News John Anes Haracre Brown Minstrel James Boyce, Jr South Shore Watch Lee Ellen Metryan Wenonah Olive Avery Highland Light Charles Novle Simmons Llizabeth Lee John M Moore Charles A Campbell Portamouth Annie Reuben Perth Amboy Salem Natsteader Newport Wiscassett A W Ellis Seb Lottie International S. S. Co Boston Maine Railroad Lastport

Salt tonnage light but meets needs in petroleum trade

New York reports a light salt tonnage supply yet adequate for present wants with demand from the petroleum trade for deep water tonnage. Market remains steady and steamers look promising. Notable charters include ships to Rio de Janeiro and Dunkirk, plus coal and lumber movements, with private terms noted for several vessels. San Francisco notes a bark charter to Cork Havre or Antwerp at 40 shillings. Baltimore and Philadelphia report charters for phosphate and coal to mobile, New York, Boston, and Savannah with private terms.

New York Orig Iio Janeiro Capetown Carolina Ensacola Rio Janeiro Philadelphia Dunkirk San Francisco Robert S Beshard Cork Havre Antwerp Baxttmone Sachs Mobile Ian Lawrence Harriet C. Kirwan Savannah Charles L. Mitchell Boston Laura C Anderson Salem

Transatlantic shipping notices and arrivals

Maritime timetable itemizing ships sailing to New York and other ports from Bordeaux Bordeaux London and beyond with vessels from Tancarville Cyprus Rebecca Crowell Lakefield Havilah M E Cox Drumblair Ragna E A O Brien Capenhurst Arlington Seaforth Restituta Madre Grundloven Nellie Lrett and more including cargoes to Lobester Halifax and Kingston and passenger movements aboard Cunard Canara and North German lines with local fisheries at LOUCESTER and mentions of fish catches and cargo totals.

Ity Cade Bordeaux Tancarville New York Barknow Cyprus Barry Rebecca Crowell Southard Greenock Bowling Scotland Lakefield Portland Cape Town Havilah Richardson Colombo M & E Cox Thurber Calcutta Dunkirk Drumblair Beall San Francisco Dantzic Ragna Nor Fleetwood E A O’brien New Pratt Porlaboro Liverpool Capenhurst Jones Newcastle Manila St Katherine Frazier Nsw Moville City of Rome Ist Marseilles Arlington Boston Leach Trapani United States Queenstown Seaforth Sunfiths Ore Limrick Stockholm Cashier Russ

Notice to Mariners Baltimore Maine lightship missing

Captain Bacquet of the Atlantic Transport Line reports at 10 pm Tuesday while on the run from Philadelphia that the winter quarter lightship was missed from its position. He confirmed the lightship's location by soundings three quarters of a mile east of its position Assvoague Light plainly visible at the time.

Baltimore Bacquet Atlantic Transport Line Maine Philadelphia

Two New Vapor Vessels Near Launch For Steamship Company

In Wilmington Delaware preparations for a Providence and Stonington Steamship Company pair are advancing. One hull will be launched by November and the other nearing the block in a few weeks. The combined cost is about half a million dollars.

Wilmington Del Providence & Stonington Steamship Company Nov l Othe Block

Collision off Cape Cod and salvage dispute over towing

Reports describe a collision between steamer Alfred Dumois and schooner Charles A Campbell near Cape Cod yesterday. The Boston Towboat Company settled its salvage claim against the bark Olive Mount for 2600 dollars after the crew refused 30 dollars each, asserting a salvage right. The tug Win MH Sprague was deemed overbuilt for wrecking and fire duties and the crew were discharged. Captain Taylor remains in command. Other notes cover vessels Galvan, Kinma & Witherell, and various port sightings and salvage actions across Halifax, Green's Landing, and Philadelphia ports.

Alfred Dumois Charles A Campbell Cape Cod Boston Towbroat Company Olive Mount Boston Sprague Taylor Townsend American Union Lost Ashebille Halifax John Munroe William McNair Kinma Pani Miste Black Point Green's Landing Caroline C Tremont Calais Weer Island Chia Port Jane McCrea Fawn Morgan Miramichi la Havre New York Kalena Pictou Tatamagouche Philadelphia Mithassel Maverick Larrabee Charleston Valparaiso Keweenaw Rio Janeiro San Iero Cal Coronel Rockland Daniel Simmons George A Gilchrist Arthur Wardwell Hiram Dunton Port Hawkesbury Carleton Bell Wood Boothbay

Domestic Ports Ship Indiana to Portland and more

Shipping notices list vessels sailing and clearing from Atlantic ports to New York Boston Philadelphia and abroad. Entries include Indiana Colley bound for Portland Maine Scotia Susan Jarrett Norfolk etc with numerous schooners and steamers sailing Sept 24 25 26 from Bath Baltimore New Bedford Newport News New York and Portland Maine among others.

Astoria Indiana Colley New York Portland Apalachicola Fla Bark Scotia Liebke West Africa Susan Bb Ritchie Brown Posten Bath Harold L Berry Hartford Ethel F Hawley Kelly W Morse Rodick Norfolk A B Sherman Hizeins Baltimore Bessie OC Beach MacKeague Philadelphia Bangor Hatiuie May Boston Charlotte Juck Yal Jane Stamford Annie R Lewis Newark Swis Robbons J Paine James O' Donahue James Neilson Boothbay Boothbay Harbor Swhs Velina Calais New Bedford Lincoln Mulbridge Lynn Annie M_ Previa New Wesford Mary Willie Wortsmouth M AL Rogers Winterport Julia Martha Caleis Tordo John W Garrett Foster Aches Luella Wood Spaulaing Charleston Coneeuh Southard Rangor Charles F Mayer Lorchester Liverpool William Lawrence Savanpen Josephine Sarah l Feil Gothit Hamburg Deptford Mendelasohn Rotterdam Midlothian Antwerp Havana Sarah DP J Rawson French Newburyport Walker Armington Drinkwater Providence Martin Smith Marshall Steamera Acuba Havre Cartilagenian Minnesota London Queensmore Livermoor Care Colonna New Orleans John J Marsh Whitier Matanzas Brunswick James Judge Davidson I A Hussey Hodgdon Weymouth Sullivan Franconia Young Franklin Crabtree Uickford John G Connor Washington Green Hill Sucha John Martin Chestertown Fawara Martin RK Spedden Centennial Carrie IL Glyde McNally Newport News Colchester Mahon Harbadoes Ogden New Haven Newport Skinner Tiverton Narragansett Newbury Port Charles A Dyer William EH Cross Gloucester Hawkes G K Green St Mitchell Sand River Alauddin Boaton New Beedford Solis Hastings Cory Pate York Thomas # Pollard Jarman Shiladelphi Agnes E Manson Manson Ida C Sehovlcraft Moore Energy Cook Moncton Vic Bark St Croix Santos Sehs Mrudenell Richardson Halifax Myrtlen Morris Lunenburg Gilchrist St John Maud Malloch Meader Everett Eaton Port Johnson Abbie H Tlodgdon Dodge Littie A Watford Handy New Medford Henry Lemuel Jarvis Hattie Harbour Shipman Hoboken Dangor Mary Kerrigan Weehawken Portamouth Nil HT Townsend Smith Sarah Lo Davis Ryder Amboy Belfast Jonathan Cone Sherman Iaverhill Catherine Duffy Elizabethport Blue Hil Donnal Briggs Dunhay Aritan River David Faust Alley Rundout Moston Adhie Wessels Dyer Battle Kelney Rulon LA Thummer Kowe Nickerson Wilmington OWL Lizzie Gupull Rockland Shyna Maggie Vealey Bertha Glover Sarah Davis Polly Iaton Vinalhaven Port Clyde Hrunette Swan's Inland Heathbay Alice M Leland Frankin Heaton Annie Gale StJohn K Vorson Do Tordo Viola May Hillsvero Whlis Lexter Clark Northport UF Williams Owanco Charter 50Mes Geo W Jewels McKown Lillian Grindle Salied Cromwell York Paysandu John Stroup Hillard Hillsboro Maggie Ellen Littlejohn Kennebec Feet of Harbor Plymouth Mass the Post Henry T Wood George Hurst Caffrey Andout Decatur Miller Saxon Joseph Stickney Jersey City Favorite Fall River Pavilion Clark Garland Liboy Machias OW 45Th Glenwood Hurt Frank O Dame Schaler E Cummins Cousina 9Ork Howtor Chas Leeffrey Lascott Maso Crowell Kennevec Uradford Imommaon Lioward Duddicwn Dmb

Diverse 19th Century Steamship Movements and Arrivals

A crowded shipping update lists numerous steamers and schooners sailing to and from New York Boston Philadelphia and ports like Cork Newburyport Portland and Portsmouth. Vessels include Mab Moonbeam Eliza Matthiens and Oceanic with varied cargoes and repairs as of Sept 24 25 and 26. Several Boston Wakefield and Hoboken arrivals are noted alongside lines like Delaware breakwater and Ports mouth bound ships.

Gurly Baracoa Frank Pratt Lee Vanneman Savannah Kupon City Cork Panther Newburyport Centipede Maverick Boston Kirdw Kidder Griffin New York Schs San Francisco Moel Tryvan Liverpool Ocean Sydney Nsw San Joaquin Hakodate Lord Downabire Havre Stieve Donald John W Marr Queenstown Thomasina Mecvlellan Varks Nelile Lroop Briedablik Gwalthia Calais Seattle Levi Gu Newport Wiscasset Adams Ailen Dudley Hoboken Eastport Trojan Bentley Windsor A Heaton Snow Rockland Rondo Lisley Weehawken St John

Mails Close at Boston For Various Global Routes

The overland mail for Mexico closes daily at 6 p.m. Postponements push several routes to October dates. Trans-Pacific mails to Hawaiian Islands and East Asia close in early October. Listings include Jamaica, Britain, Canada, and Australia routes with specific ship names and times.

Overland Mail Mexico St. Croix St. Thomas Windward Islands Grenada Trinidad and Tobago Caribbee New York St Pierre and Miquelon Halifax Boston Costa Rica Port Simon Foxhall Nova Scotia Miquelon Newfoundland Great Britain Ireland Samaria Jamaica Port Antonio Ethelwold Trans-Pacific Hawaiian Islands Australia San Francisco Japan Shanghai Long Kong East Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies Belgie New Zealand Fiji Pec Mononai

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