Clever Greeks Campaign Well Planned and Executed
Larissa April 15 Greek irregulars drive to cut Turkish lines of communications and raise Macedonians. They report capture of Kipuri, advance to Pigavitza, Litovon taken, Zlovoff seized, and Greek roads from Thessalian frontier holding Kritudes Plisia and Kourduzi. English reformer Mrs Ormiston Chant arrives in Athens with hospital corps. frontier shows warlike scene. Funeral notices for several residents follow.
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Larissa
Kipuri
Pigavitza
Zlovoff
Litovon
Kritudes
Plisia
Kourduzi
Thessalian
Grevana
Ormiston Chant
Crete
Athens
Greece
Old Meeting House Made Modern in Westford Dedication
Westford Union Congregational church re dedicates its rebuilt meeting house with April 20 service at 2 p m and a May 19 organ dedication. Rev. Bartlett and Rev. Batt lead, with Hodgman and Rowley former pastors present. Organ by Ryder Co gifted by Charles L. Hildreth and daughter Ella F. Hildreth. design blends stained glass, amber hues, ash pews, oak case, bronze pipes. architect Warren L. Floyd. extensive grounds work and new granite steps completed. Pastors A A. Bickford and local committees praised. old church transformed into a modern space with enhanced Sunday school and amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational Church
Westford
A. A. Bickford
Ladies’ Society
Charles L. Hildreth
Remarkable reflections on markets and public figures
A whimsically assorted note cites a strawberry price of 40 cents a basket, mocks bucket shop speculators, and jokes about Madame Yale boosting appearance. It also notes Senator Morrill of Vermont turning 87 and distinguishes climate from weather in a witty line from Judge.
The Old Man and the Office Title Question
A gray haired office boss argues with a younger coworker about being called the old man. The youth implies respect implies fear, suggesting Mister signals dislike. The old man concedes perhaps withdrawing objections to the term.
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Chicago Post
City Births Marriages and Deaths Report Highlights
City Clerk Cadman reports 2805 births 1411 male 1368 female 1808 foreign born 24 twins 33 birth increase. Marriages 945 intentions down 81. 854 performed Lowell. oldest couple groom 8% bride 62, youngest 19 and 15. 52 grooms under 21. 26 brides under 18. nearly 400 native American, 220 Canadian grooms 222 Canadian brides. Deaths 1922 total up 22. males 929 females 993. 61 deaths aged 80-90. 16 over 90. Call for condensed birth marriage death indexes. Highway over Pawtucket grade crossing unfinished, riskier. Boulevard wells contractors to provide itemized cost report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadman
Lowell
Commonwealth
Foreign Drafts and Letters of Credit Offered World Wide
Traders Kétionn Bank offers drafts and letters of credit on their correspondents at market rates in Tipperary Ireland Rheims France Aden Arabia Damascus Turkey Eshowe Zululand Raumo Finland St Petersburg Russia. Exchange bought and sold. Bank hours daily 8 am to 4 pm Saturdays 8 am to 1 pm. Velack Corner Middlesex street and Post Office Avenue.
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Letters of Credit, &C
Kétionn Bank
Tipperary
Ireland
Rheims
France
Aden
Arabia
Damascus
Turkey
Eshowe
Zululand
Raumo
Finland
St. Petersburg
Russia
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
Honolulu Attorney Aids Hawaii Treaty Fight in Washington
San Francisco April 15 William A Kinney a prominent Honolulu attorney arrived to aid Judges Hartwell and Thurston in preserving the reciprocity treaty with Hawaii. If unsuccessful efforts will focus on securing annexation of the island.
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San Francisco
Wm. A. Kinney
Honolulu
Washington
Hartwell and Thurston
United States
Hawaii
W S Stevens Dead Ex Mayor and Banker in Dover
Dover New Hampshire April 15 ex mayor William S Stevens president of Strafford National Bank and ex representative died this morning at age eighty He was a director of Boston Maine a Strafford bank trustee for forty years and a glue manufacturer for fifty years One son is an ex mayor of Malden Massachusetts
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Dover
N. H
William S. Stevens
Strafford National Bank
Boston & Maine
Strafford Bank
Malden
Mass
Fires Strike Milford For Sixth Time In Week
Milford Conn April 15 three incendiary fires caused brief alarm last night with no major damage. Police arrested William Cummings a young man on suspicion as investigators sift through this week long outbreak of arson attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford, Conn
Milford
William Cummings
Dodge Not Guilty In Manslaughter Charge
Manchester New Hampshire April 15 Dr Dodge was found not guilty today on the charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of a young woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Dodge
President weighs reorganization of Dawes Indian Commission
Washington April 15 The President has under consideration the reorgan ization of the Dawes Indian commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dawes Indian Commission
Board of Health fixed pay for several positions
The Board of Health met this fore noon and set new daily wages for multiple workers. Changes include John F Murphy at 3.50 for seven days, Knapp 4.50, Bates 3.25, Garity 3.50, O Hare and Connor 3, Miss Rafter 2, teamsters 2, helpers mostly 1.80 to 1.90, cremator engineer 2, stablemen 2, and blacksmith 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
John F. Murphy
Yard
Knapp
Bates
Garity
O'Hare and Connor
Three Fingers Lost In Saw Injury At Paige Street
Edward Cogger of Cogger Bros wood dealers Paige Street lost three fingers when a circular saw injured him at noon. Dr G F F Martin treated the severed hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cogger
Cogger Bros
Paige Street
G FF. Martin
Obituary for East Chelmsford milk man John H. Lane
John H. Lane a well known milk man of East Chelmsford died April 14 aged 42 years He leaves a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Lane
East Chelmsford
Obituaries Notice for Edward McGuire and Agnes Wigley
In this city, Edward McGuire aged 39 years died April 13 at 99 Jefferson street. Agnes Wigley aged 29 years 9 months 4 days died April 14 at 366 Moody street.
Watson Day and Bangert Watson Married in Westford
In Westford on April 14, at the bride’s father home, Sebastian Bangert Watson married Miss Bessie Maria Day. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. H. Bennett. Both spouses are from Westford.
Bible class at Y M C A led by Rev LeClaire tonight
Local schedule notes a Bible class at the Y M C A at 7 45 led by Rev I B LeClaire. Also announced are Adelaide S V Noyes spring exhibition for May 20 and Rev C E Fisher delivering the address at First Universalist tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. LeClaire
Adelaide SV. Noyes
Concert by Solon Stevens Ryder and Hathaway in city hall
Mr Solon W Stevens of this city and Mr Geo H Ryder of Boston with Miss Emma L Hathaway will sing and perform selections by Handel Beethoven Liszt and Whitney while Ryder plays Mendelssohn Esser Taubert and his own Twilight Whispers plus Tempest at Sea The programme aims to test the instrument and please the audience. The singers seats lay between vestibules and pulpit with chimneys nearby. New plans show a vestibule audience room Sunday school and vestry parlor kitchen banquet room and wide rear entrance with stairways A steep roof and modern cornice replaced the old roof a cottage church feel The audience room was reduced to 35 by 44 feet seating 180 and a tower with spire was added near a corner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Fisher
First Universalist
Lester
Huntington Hall
Inspector Garity
Lowell Board of Health
Lawrence
Canadian Colored Jubilee Singers
Imperial Orchestra
Highland M. E
Grace Church
D. H. Fitzgerald
Stoughton
Pacer
Tim R
Cornelius Desmond
Brazer & Co
Brazer's
Dracut
Brighton
F. A. Fox
O. Merrill
C. E. Jones
R. H. Mohr
First Congregational
Solon W. Stevens
Geo. H. Ryder
Boston
Emma L. Hathaway
Mr. Stevens
Handel
Beaumont
Beethoven
Liszt
Lux
Whitney
Mr. Ryder
Mendelssohn
Esser
Taubert
Miss Hathaway
Re-dedication Programme Opens with Organ, Invocations
The re dedication ceremony opens at 2 oclock with an organ selection by Mr Stevens an invocation by Rev B H Weston of Dunstable and an invocation hymn written for the occasion by Miss Josephine Rand sung by the congregation. Rev Amelia Frost and Rev Bernard Copping conduct scripture readings and addresses. The plan includes a bed with two entrances a side wing for entrance to the Sunday school room and parlor and a 350 seating capacity by merging rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
B. H. Weston
Dunstable
Josephine Rand
Westford
Lenox
L. W. Wheeler
R. EB. Luce
Amelia Frost
Littleton
Bernard ,Copping
Acton
Larceny Vagrancy and Drunkenness Before Judge Hadley
In the police court before Judge Hadley on April 15 Joseph Lasalle was fined for larceny. M. P. Plantin paid $12 and Philip Bradley for assault and battery was fined $5. J E Bosquet faced embezzlement, Mansfield the common drunkard was sent to Bridgewater for six months. Mary J Platt and Frederick K Oliver received jail terms while Frank Higgins, a vagrant, was sent to the workhouse for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Joseph Lasalle
Om M. P. Plantin
Philip Bradley
Edward Bradley
J. E. Bosquet
John Mansfield
Bridgewater
Mary J. Platt
Frederick K. Oliver
Will and Codicils of Benjamin Dean Filed in Suffolk Court
The will and codicils of the late Benjamin Dean have been filed in Suffolk Probate Court. They contain no public bequests. Executors are his sons Walter L. Dean and Alderman Josiah S. Dean and his son-in-law Walter Tufts. Property is given to his relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Dean
Suffolk Probate Court
Walter L.dean
Josiah S. Dean
Walter Tufts
Local News Briefs From Lowell Area: Health, Weddings, Church Appointments
Dr John L Bailey of Billerica near home recovery after eye removal at Lowell General Hospital. At Boston Ad vent Christian church conference Rev W G Nelson spoke on Davids Equipment. George E Burns of First Universalist quartet sidelined by throat trouble for a month. In New York a Nashua NH wedding linked Ellsworth L Munson and Miss Carrie M Dinsmore from this city. Webster M E church welcomes Rev Alexander Dight of Medford as pastor after a long career across Carlisle Groveland Swampscott Cambridge Holliston Munson Lynn Lowell Winchester West Fitchburg Medford.
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John L. Bailey
Billerica
Lowell General Hospital
Advent Christian Church of Massachusetts
Boston
W. G. Nelson
George E. Burns
First Universalist Church
New York
St. Cloud
A. Co. Curlett
Continental
W. R. Brown
Murray Hill
W. H. Anderson
F. G. Mitchell
E. Nevers
St. Denis
J. C. Burke
Broadway Central
C. H. Richardson
Astor
H. W. Church
Holland
C. J. Glidden
Grand Union
A. Thompson
Ells
Medford
Dight
Carlisle
Groveland
Swampscott
Cambridge
Holliston
Muneson
Lynn
Lowell
Winchester
West Fitcheburg
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Courier
Mother
M. L. van Vorst
St. Nicholas
Associated Press
Andrew J. Simpson
East Merrimack Street
Charles W. Huntington
High Street Church
Apollo Quartette
George A. Marden
S. 4. Chase
W. H. White
N. Wood
C. H. Young
Lowell Cemetery
J. B. Currier
John C. Bennett
Walker Street
E. T. Curnick
Worthen Street
M. E
Florence Barnes
E. J. Richardson
Charles Haworth
W. H. Hoyt
Charles L. Hildreth and
Hatory
E. R. Hodgman
Hamburg
W. A. Bartlett
W. J. Batt
Concord Junction
C. H. Rowley
Townsend
R. C. Flagg
D. D
Ripon College
N. R. Nichols
Norwich
Thomas Wilson
Waterville
N. Y
Union Congregational Church of
Ryder & Co
House of Prayer
Warren L. Floyd
W. H. Fuller
C. Stone
H. W. Hildreth
Wm. G. Howe
Sutherland & Taylor
G. Buckland
Spencely
Moakley & Bell
Harry C. Aiken
Lowell Co
H. Barker & Co
George H. Ryder & Co
Reading
Ella F. Hildreth
Bourdon
Nota Bene
Yale
England
Senator Morrill
Vermont
City Hall
Pawtucket
Exchange
W. S. Stevens
The
Hood
Prin § Hood
Ways OF Justice
Ayer
Putnam & Son
Central Sreret
Grover
O'Sullivan Brog
Feet Bitters
City Hat
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