When Wife's a Go'n Away Poem and War News
A mixed clipping features a sentimental poem about a wife going away and missing loved ones, then shifts to early 20th century war news. It includes President McKinley's call for 125,000 volunteers, naval movements at Valparaiso, and expected Congressional actions on war declaration and army reorganization. The piece notes Oregon and Marietta protecting Nictheroy, and cabinet changes.
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Congress
Cuba
Spain
William McKinley
United States
William.mckinley
Sherman
Day
Senate
Walthall
House
The Old Story and Peaches in Delaware
A brief humorous vignette in which Miss Clara and Mr Hankinson discuss the familiar tale of disrupted peaches in Delaware. The note mentions upgrades in lawn mowers, highlighting Magic and Union models advertised by W. T. Bentley at 6523 Merrimack Street and sold by the uptown hardware store.
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Clara
Delaware
Chicago Tribune
Magic and Union
W. T. Bentley
Merrimack Street
Uptown Hardware Store
Spaniards Report Capture of Shenandoah Vessel
London April 23 report that the Spaniards have captured the American ship Shenandoah, a four master of 3000 tons, which sailed from San Francisco to Liverpool January 5. Owned by Arthur Sewall of Bath, Maine.
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London
San Francisco
Liverpool
Arthur Sewall
Bath
Somers Torpedo Boat Faces Crew Shortage at Sea
Falmouth England April 23 The torpedo boat Somers is ready for sea with steam up but there is great difficulty in obtaining a crew Ensign Hezleton her commander has started for London to recruit personnel.
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Falmouth
Eng
Somers
Hezleton
London
Missionaries Leave Spain, Board Receives Cable
The American Board of Foreign Missions reports its Spain mission staff have departed the country after receiving a cables message this morning.
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Boston
American Board of Foreign Missions
Spain
Buena Ventura Captured At Sea By American Ships
Captain Suz nanga of the Buena Ventura recounts sighting a fleet of American ships off Key West on a calm morning. A shot was fired, he halted, and a young American officer and soldiers boarded, taking possession of the vessel, after which he invited the officer to breakfast.
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Key West
Fla
Suzanaga
Buena Ventura
Paris capture report questioned as Topeka safe
London dispatch says the cruiser Topeka is safe and the steamer Paris is believed westward. No verified evidence of Paris being captured by Spaniards. the prior report is discredited.
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Paris
London
Topeka
Spanish Fleet Leaves Canary Islands Despite Denials
A report reaching the United States embassy says the Spanish fleet departed the Canary Islands several days ago despite official denials.
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London
United States
Canary Islands
Paris Likely Captured Off Irish Coast by Spanish Warship
New York reports Vice President Wright of the American line says he believes the Paris was captured off the Irish coast by a Spanish man-of-war. The claim reflects wartime naval actions and speculation about the vessel's fate.
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New York
Wright
The
American Line
Paris
Work of Protecting Our Capital Going on Rapidly
Boston readers learn of harbor defense as tugs haul aboard several coils of cable and about 300 heavy oak barrels filled with high explosives. Each cask will hold a mine or torpedo like those used in Havana harbor. Guncotton and telegraph wire accompany the cargo while a large team of electricians departs to continue mining Boston harbor.
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Boston
Maine
Havana Harbor
Gatling Gun Drill At Dra Cut Shooting Range
A large crowd watched a Company C Sixth Regiment gatling gun drill at Dra Cut shooting range. A two horse carriage drew attention as 1000 rounds were fired from 100 to 500 yards. Sergeant Saunders led the squad with praise from local military onlookers.
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Dracut
Company C
Sixth Regiment
Saunders
War prices and market shifts hit Lowell and West India
War price pressures push flour costs up from 50 to 5 cents a barrel in Lowell and signal rising West India goods like Porto Rico molasses. Wheat climbs from 12 to 15 cents weekly as foreign demand grows and government buys increase. No retail meat price rise yet, but local wholesale rates hold. Tobacco may rise within a month.
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Lowell
West India
Porto Rico
Boston and Maine Directors Approve Militia Pay Half
At yesterday's meeting the Boston and Maine directors voted that any officer or employee who is now in the national guard volunteer militia or naval brigade and serves active military or naval duty under state or federal authority shall receive half of present pay during service and be restored to his former position on honorable discharge.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
National Guard
Volunteer Militia
Naval Brigade
Mint coins surge as penny production climbs under bargain sales
The mint produced 295000 pennies on Thursday 511000 on Friday and 437000 on Monday and sent them to banks nationwide. The assistant coiner cited bargain prices such as 99 cents and 49 cents as the cause for the rush. A bank paid 2000 dollars for dimes.
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Coutry
Sometimes You’d Rather Have a Villain Around
A Washington Star quote contrasts a true villain with well-meaning fools, suggesting a corrupt villain feels more justifyable to some than a misguided good man. The remark captures streetwise rough wisdom about character and consequence.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Pedro the Spanish steamer captured by warship New York
Key West reports that the Spanish freight steamer Pedro from Antwerp to Pensacola arrived with a prize crew aboard after being captured by the warship New York. The iron screw steamer was owned at Bilboa, Spain.
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Key West
Pédro
Antwerp
Pensacola
New York
Bilboa
Spain
U S Fleet Sighted Off Havana Amid War News
Havana on April 23 reports war fever as the United States fleet is seen offshore. Spaniards express strong confidence in the effectiveness of their batteries amid the tense atmosphere.
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Havana
United States
Merchantmen in danger near South American ports
Fifteen American merchant sailing vessels are due to leave or are loading at Buenos Ayres Montevideo or Rio Grande do Sul. It is reported that the Spanish torpedo gunboat Temerario left Buenos Aires yesterday.
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London
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Grande de Sul
Mangrove sets sail to destroy Cuban submarine cables
Mangrove leaves Key West equipped as a cable ship and heads to south of Cuba to destroy submarine cables. In Baltimore the government buys the steamship Chatham from Merchants and Miners, likely to depart for Norfolk soon as a repair ship.
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Key West
Cuba
Chatham
Baltimore
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Norfolk
Spanish 4S Hit Highest Point at Paris Market
Paris in the afternoon reported Spanish 4s at 33 percent, up from 32 percent yesterday, marking the highest level of the session. The move reflects renewed appetite in the bond market as 4S reach new highs.
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Paris
Question on City Council Contract Powers in Halls Plan
Lands and Buildings proposes rebuilding Huntington and Jackson halls but does not present reports to the city council. The public buildings department argues it can contract, claiming the charter bars council action. The contested clause prohibits council involvement in labor, materials, construction, management, or contracts for public works and expenditures.
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Lands and Buildings Department
Huntington
Jackson Halls
Public Buildings Department
City Council
Memorial Tablet Contract Awarded in Lowell City Hall
The memorial tablets committee awarded the contract to Andrews and Wheeler to install a tablet at Memorial Hall entrance. It lists 600 Lowell men who died or served 1861 to 1866 and orders a 10 day submission of the names. The project aims to keep a complete soldier and sailor roster on file at the city clerk.
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Committee On
City Hall
Andrews and
Wheeler
Memorial Hall
Lowell
City Hall public baths plan meeting held
The committee on public baths met at City Hall with Alderman Goward and Councilmen Beaulieu and Garvey. They unanimously supported building bath houses but lacking plans asked Mr Bayles, who has canal bath house plans, to present proposals next Thursday at 2 p.m. The meeting adjourned.
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City Hall
Goward
Beaulieu
Garvey
Bayles
Death of Hon Jeremiah Clark Ends Long Lowell Life
Hon Jeremiah Clark, aged 7 years 2 months 11 days, longtime Lowell resident, died last night at his Pawtucket street home after a two month illness. His wife of nearly sixty years, Mrs Clark, died two days earlier, and the couple will be buried together.
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Jeremiah Clark
Lowell
Pawtucket Street
Mr. Clark
Clark
Life of Lowell textile pioneer Jeremiah Clark
Jeremiah Clark of Lowell, born February 11 1819 in Washington Vermont, rose from machinist trainee to leading textile machinery dealer. A longtime Republican legislator and active civic leader he chaired the Mechanics Savings Bank board and supported the Old Ladies Home and Young Women’s Home, with extensive church and fraternal affiliations. He left a large Lowell family and a widely recognized industry legacy.
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Jeremiah Clark
Washington
Vermont
Ltd
Chelsea
Lowell
United States
Canada
Clark
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Senate
Mechanics Savings Bank
William North Lodge
Mount Horch
Rr. A
Ahasaverus Council
T and S. M
Pilgrim Commandery
Manchester Unity social event at hall with visits
Members of Manchester Unity I O F held a social assembly in Manchester Unity hall. Dancing until midnight. Lowell lodge No 95 hosted Grand Instructor Yorke and District Deputy Geo H Frye and suite. One candidate was initiated and one application received. all seats were filled.
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Manchester Unity
I. O
Manchester Unity Hall
Lowell Lodge
No. 95
Yorke
Geo. H. Frye
Timothy Manning Sentenced Five Months in Jail
Judge Pickman sentenced Timothy Manning for a disturbance caused by being under the weather Friday night in Centralville. Manning received five months in jail. Patrick J. Tunney was fined five dollars, and five first offenders were let off lightly. Two women were released.
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Timothy Manning
Pickman
Timothy
Centralville
Patrick J. Tunney
United States Cartridge Company Lands Big State Order
The United States Cartridge company received a large order from Adjutant General Dalton for state militia cartridges. The works are operating at full capacity to fulfill the demand, and about a car load of ammunition was shipped yesterday likely destined for the state arsenal.
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United States Cartridge Company
Dalton
Westminster Church Y P S C FB Elects New Officers
The Westminster Presbyterian Church Y P S C FB names F G McKittrick as president and Alexander Johnston as vice president. Alexander Smith becomes secretary, Belle D Bothwell treasurer, and Lennie McLeod corresponding secretary.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
F. G. McKittrick
Alexander Johnston
Alexander Smith
Belle D. Bothwell
Lennie McLeod
Foresters of America visit Middlesex Court in Lawrence
Forty five members traveled to Court Mayflower in Lawrence last night. They were entertained with refreshments music and speeches in a city fraternal gathering reflecting active local lodge ties.
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Court Middlesex
Foresters of America
Lawrence
Boston men to move valuables if bombardment threat rises
Several safety vaults in Lowell banks have been let to Boston men who will remove their valuables to this city if there is any threatened danger of a bombardment of their city.
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Boston
Lowell
Local births and marriages and promotions in two cities
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. BE. Underhill of Chelsea. Mr. Bryan of Boston succeeds Julius C. Johnson as superintendent of the printing department at J. C. Ayer Co. Mixe Anna Gunn, niece of Mr. W. Fr. White, married Mr. W. H. Poole of Hanover, N. J., in Dorchester on Wednesday.
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A. BE. Underhill
Chelsea
Mr. Bryan
Boston
Julius C. Johnson
J. C. Ayer Co
Mixe Anna Gunn
W. Fr. White
W. H. Poole
Hanover
Death of Dr Alexander J Dunne Alms 16 in Pittsfield
News of the death of Dr Alexander J Dunne of Springfield reached relatives after he died at his mother's home in Pittsfield last night. He had been in failing health for months and was noted in Catholic circles and Hampden Medical society leadership. Funeral is set for Monday morning in Pittsfield. he leaves a wife Mary E Smith of this city. Also reported is the death of William A Webster at 63 in Tyngsboro with a widow two daughters and siblings listed.
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Alexander J. Dunne
Springfield
Pittsfield
Hibernians
Foresters
William A. Webester
Varnum Avenue
Tyngsboro
Lizzie Proctor
Jessie Webster
Lowell
Warren
Daniel Webster
Lowell Women and Burials Highlight April Tragedy
Four Lowell residents, Sarah J Webster Harriet Webster Mrs George B Whitney and Mrs Margaret Ayer, were named in the notice. Two brothers were buried this month with April 1 and April 22 dates cited, and death occurred during the funeral of one brother.
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Sarah J. Webster
Harriet Webster
George B. Whitney
Margaret Ayer
Lowell
Funeral notices from various local services
Funeral services were held yesterday for James H Blaisdell at his father's home with Rev E T Curnick officiating and burial at Indian cemetery. George Webster, Ellen Donohue, Alonzo L Melvin, Mary Rourke, Eben McMahon, Margaret McDonough, Julia McVey, Peter Conway and others were interred or honored in ceremonies led by local clergymen. Bearers and ushers included numerous local names, with families and friends attending across multiple churches and cemeteries.
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James H Blaisdell
E. T. Curnick
Worthen Street
Paige
Mr. Stiurtevant
Fanny Cleworth
Cyrus Johnson
Seoul
Underteker Currier
Charlies Blaisdell
Wilher Marshall
Colebrook
N. H
Franciz Bh. Reed
John Boyd
Royal Arcanum
Lowell Typographical Union
Rociates
Bilaisdell
Courier-Citizen
George Webster
East Chelmsford
Mr. Bartlett
Chelmsford
Nelson Cemetery
J. W. Brooks
Ellen Donohue
Central Street
St. Peter’s Church
Mullen
T. F. Molloy
James E. Donnelly
Messrs
Peter Monahan
Patrick Tierney
Edward Kelly
Patrick Shelvey
Thomas Flynn
Michael Maguire
Edward Donohue
Andrew A. Grey
Daniel FF. Carroll
Fr. Mullen
Alonzo L. Melvin
R.A. Greene
Talbot Chapel
Lowell Smetery
Harclay, Bean, Brown and Goss
C. W. Young & Co
Mary Rourke
Immaculate Conception
Joyte
Luke Noonan
John Morris
Michael Doyle
J. Cawley
Edward Murphy
Michael Conroy
Reynolds
J. F. O'Donnell
Eben McMahon
St. Peters Church
Fr. McKenna
Patrick McSwiggan
Wm. McWilliams
James Smith
Patrick McCullough
J. H. McDermott
Margaret
Patrick
Ellen McDonough
Adams Street
CC. H. Molloy
Julia McVey
P. H. Savage
Peter Conway
St. Patrick's Church
Burke
Patrick Walsh
Thos. Walsh
Michael Egan
John Egan
John
Death notices from City April 22 list multiple obituaries
In this city on April 22 George H Woodworth aged 4 months 5 days at 4 Oakland street. Biga K Sawtell widow of Henry G Sawtell aged 71 at 58 Franklin street. Joseph Ro Godpout aged 26 years 10 months at 19 Reed court. Mary Dandelin wife of Joseph Dandelin aged 34 at 24 John avenue. Jeremiah Clark aged 79 years 2 months 18 days funeral Monday 2 pm at 196 Pawtucket street with wife Lucy Clark. Eliza K Sawtelle widow of Henry L Sawtelle aged 71 at No 58 Franklin street service at 4 pm. James Flynn son of Edward and Annie Flynn aged 21 in North Billerica April 23. John Craven aged 60 at 318 Adams Street funeral Sunday 2 pm.
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Woodworth
Henry P
Amy F
Oakland Street
George H. Woodworth
Sawtell
Franklin Street
Biga K. Sawtell
Henry G. Sawtell
Godpout
Reed Court
Joseph Ro Godpout
Clark
Friends
Sawtelle
Eliza K. Sawtelle
Henry L Sawtelle
Flynn
North Billerica
James Flynn
Edward
Anenie Flynn
Craven
tIn Thia City
Adama Street
John Craven
McKee and Marshall Wed in City Ceremony
In this city on April 22, Rev. N W Matthews united George McKee and Sar an Marshall in marriage, both residents of the city.
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McKee—Marshall
N. W. Matthews
George McKee
Saran Marshall
McQuade couple welcome daughter in city
Birth notice reports Mr and Mrs Andrew McQuade welcomed a daughter in the city. A separate social item notes Miss Ida Marie Rogers as guest of Mrs Ida Trueworthy Hayford during the Dazzler company engagement in Worcester, highlighting a Lowell connection.
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McQuade
Andrew McQuade
Dazzler Company
Worcester
Ida Marie Rogers
Ida Trueworthy Hayford
Lowell
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Chas
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Somers IS Ready
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