Richards Remembered For Duty At South Lowell Catastrophe
The Richards family mourns Louis E. Richards, admired for upright character and intellect, who died while serving at a powder magazine disaster in South Lowell. Friends, relatives, and colleagues at the Cartridge company, Rochambeau Council, and Royal Arcanum honor him, with search efforts continuing and a memorial service planned at St. Jean Baptiste church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Richards
Cartridge Company
Young Richards
Richards
Louis
Fr. Fournier
St. Joseph’s
Richards Brothers
Messrs
Thomas J. Goyette
Henri Barre
Rochambeau
Royal Arcanum
South Lowell
Goyette
J. L. Lamoureux
Joseph A. Legarp
David A. Parthenais
Supreme Secretary
St. Jean Baptiste’s Church
Brother
Order
Lowell
Rochambeau Council
F. X. Hurtubise
Albert W. David
Robitschek aids South Lowell relief with $5 gift
Joseph Dextra and Miss Alice Jean along with Miss Cordelia Guertin joined in the charity drive for South Lowell’s relief fund. Mr Solomon Robitschek again contributes five dollars, listed among others including Rochette et Delisle and Nashua’s P. N. Cossette, as anxious residents react to the Wigginville Larochelle explosion with minor property damage and Mrs Larochelle’s shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dextra
Alice Jean
Cordelia Guertin
Solomon Robitschek
South Lowell
Robitschek
Bellefontaine
P. N. Cossette
Nashua
Prank
Ricard
Dias
Samkecsis
Eriendi
Acisuecnveset
Ae Ae O'S
COO Salois
Leith
Wm. Larochelle
Wigginville
Lowell
William J. Lester Obituary At 1 Year 3 Months
William J. Lester aged 1 year 3 months died at his home at 73 Union Street Thursday evening. He is survived by his parents James and Marcella Lester a sister and a brother.
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William J. Lester
James
Marcella Lester
Union Street
Funeral Notices for Doucette Shepard and Lee in Taunton
Funeral services were held yesterday for Isidore Doucette at St. Joseph's Church Ash Street Taunton with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Interments for John W. Shepard were at North Chelmsford Cemetery led by Rev. Dunbar. Herbert Lee's service at Albion Street home proceeded to Edson Cemetery with burial by Chas. H. Molloy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isidore Doucette
Taunton
Ash Street
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Fournier
Edmond Morin
Jos. Joncas
J. Thibault
R. Dunn
J. P. Dear
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Fr. Lamothe
Archambeault
John W. Shepard
James
Emma
Middlesex Park
Mr. Dunbar
North Chelmsford
J. A. Weinbeck
Herbert Lee
Albion Street
Chas. H. Molloy
Edson Cemetery
Bear Pit At Lexington Park Draws Noted Zoo Inspectors
Lexing ton park adds a major feature the bear pit praised by zoologists as superior to earlier designs General Manager Stevens of the Cincinnati Zoo and Hagenbacks agent C L Williams inspected the pit last week and secured permission to sketch it for forthcoming builds Also on the scene a Boston American band under C H Tompson will play a program of operatic and patriotic tunes next Sunday with soloists H J Harding and J E Campbell In the Rustic theatre the International Vaudeville company performs daily next week headlined by Hill and Whitaker the Van Brothers Sam D Crane and McIntyre and Rice in A Lesson in Acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Park
Stevens
Cincinnati Zoo
C. L. Williams
Hagenbacks’ Zoological Garden
Germany
Boston American Band
C. H. Tompson
H. J. Harding
Picolo
J. E. Campbell
Xylophone
Rustic Theatre
International Vaudeville Company
Hill and Whitaker
van Brothers
Sam D. Crane
McIntyre and Rice
National band concert program marching through Sunday afternoon
The program lists March Imperial by Gaiebttas Bagley Medley The Times Selection Eric a Brac Missada Hiawatha Lamb A Happy Hayseed Rolfe Any Old Rags Today Hildreth Waltz Venus Regan Go Medley Way Down in Old Indiana Chattaway Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey In the Good Old Summer Time Orientals overture Black Prince March The Crisis Medley 1863 Caldin Selection The Prince of Pilsen Waltz La Cazarine Any Old Rags Today Hiawatha A Happy Hayseed Grand Medley Superba Climbers Concert schottische Boston March conducted by R R A Griffith
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Imperial
the Times
E. Beyer
Lamb
Indiana
Chattaway
Bill Bailey
R. B. Hall Medley
B.C. Caldin
Boston
R. R. A. Griffith
Cmaiuating
Obituary notices from city homes late July deaths
A batch of short death notices lists individuals from Alice M Hall to William J Lester, with ages from infancy to 78, their street addresses, dates in July, and some funeral details. Several entries name parents and residences, including 126 Fort Hill Avenue and 413 Chelmsford Street.
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Aiken Street
Herve
Joseph
Amanda Leblanc
Paquette
Salem Street
Joseph E
Adelard
Eva Paquette
Rochette
Common Street
Leo
Phileas
Mary Rochette
Lavaluase
Merrimack Street
Cecile Yvonne
Omer Lavallee
Lester
James
Marcella
Union Street
William J. Lester
Local Colonial Comic Opera at Lakeview Theatre Next Week
Joseph J. Flynn's Colonial Comic Opera company presents H. M. S. Pinafore at Lakeview Theatre with Sir Joseph Porter played by Ben Lodge and Dick Deadeye by James Gilbert. Joseph Smith George Yerne and the Misses Tyler and Baxter sing solos and duets. Scenic ties from the Bijou Theatre Boston enhance the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Flynn
Colonial Comic Opera Company
Lakeview Theatre
Ben Lodge
Joseph Porter
Dick Deadeye
James Gilbert
Joseph Smith
George Yerne
Tyler
Baxter
Boston
Fire Quenched at Wamesit Bank Building
A telephone alarm alerted Central fire station last evening to a small blaze in a second floor room of the Wamesit Bank building. The chemical responded and quenched the flames before any serious damage occurred.
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Central Fire Station
Wamesit Bank
Burial Lot Prospects at Lowell Cemetery Ad
Chelmsford Westford Dracut and nearby towns urged to consider purchasing burial plots at the Lowell Cemetery. The Proprieties of the Low ell Cemetery Incorporated promise future care and protection, inviting suburban residents to view plots at the Lawrence Street entrance and to request terms and printed matter from the Middlesex Trust Co office.
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Lowell Cemetery
Lawrence Street
Middlesex Trust Co
Card of Thanks From McDermott Couple
Mr and Mrs Michael McDermott of 6 Epping Street express gratitude to friends who sent flowers and aided them during their recent bereavement.
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Michael McDermott
Epping Street
Concert by American band Lo at Canebte Lake Park
An American band Lo performs at Canebte Lake Park this Sunday with two shows starting at noon and again in the evening. Local organizers say attendance is expected to be high and gates open early.
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Canebte Lake Park
Funds Sought for Children's Home Move
A Lawrence street meeting of the Friends of the Children's Home discussed incorporation and moving to new quarters at Wentworth House. To proceed, $500 is needed. Miss O'Leary says Mayor Howe supports the effort and other citizens will help. Contributions to the Children’s Home fund can be sent to Miss Willen O’Leary, Kirk Street, with inquiries by phone at 688-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Children’s Home
Wentworth House
Lawrence Street
Miss O’leary
Courier-Citizen
Howe
Wentworth
Willen O'Leary
Kirkstreet
French Ambassador Praises American Literature And Poe
In a recent interview the French ambassador Jusserand offers high praise for American letters. He cites Poe as influential in France, contrasts Gothic sensibility with Bret Harte’s broad American epic style, and notes Franklin Emerson and other U.S. writers shaping both French and global literature. he highlights Roosevelt as widely read in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Jusserand
France
Poe
Authors’ Club
Edgar Allen Poe
Sainte-Beuve
Udolpho
Bret Harte
Fenimore Cooper
California
Teheran
Paris
Merimee
Daudet
Monte Cristo
Dantel
Emerson
Prescott
Motley
Irving
Ticknor
Lowell
Roosevelt
Lowell to Quebec Route Through Sherbrooke and Quebec Central
The line from Lowell to Quebec and all points on the Intercolonial railway runs via Sherbrooke and the Quebec Central railway. Through Pullman cars and coaches operate from Lowell to Quebec without change via Boston & Maine, Sherbrooke, and Quebec Central. Passengers should ensure tickets read via Quebec Central railway as the best route.
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Lowell
Quebec
Intercolonial
Sherbrooke
Quebec Central Railway
Boston & Maine Railroad
Global Coal Consumption Figures Highlight Major US and Britain Use
It is calculated that 630 million tons of coal are consumed yearly. The United States burns 148 million tons and Great Britain 140 million, indicating heavy reliance by the two nations alongside other regions.
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United States
Great Britain
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Louis E. Rickards
New England
Land of
Evangeline
Miller Bellefontaine
Waltham
Benoit
Fitchburg
Della Baril
Henri Achin, Jr
Frederic Theriault
Pawtucketville
Adelard Deschenes
Canada
Cercle d’ Youville
Companions of the Forest
Revere Beach
Merrimack Square
Rose Dextra
Ansa de Lamothe
Ellingwood & Co., Falls & Burkinshaw
Allen Cook Syrup Co
Boston, Mass
Itelf
Esagy
H-O. Co
Buffalo
Lakeview
Chelmsford
Westford
Dracut
Tewksbury
Tyngsboro
Billerica
A. W. Dows & Co
Ellingwood & Co
Lowell Gas Light Co
Per Chaldron
Otto Coke
Woon
Lowell Coal CO
Central Street
Thorndike Street
Telephone
Falls & Burkinshaw
C.a.dailey
Lowell Pharmacy
E. T. McEvoy
Carter & Sherburne
J. Sparks Howard & CO
C. E. Carter
Smith Streets
R. J. Lang & CO
Frye & Crawford
Belvidere Family Drug Store
F.& E. Bailey & CO
Middlesex Street
Suffolk Street
Lakeview Avenue
Westford and Pine
High Street
Cor. John
Charlies Wheeler
Mass
Insurance
R. Whidden
Traters Bank
Pope Leo
F. Marion Crawford
Bea
Cody
Ridgeway-Thayer Co
Union Sq. North
N. Y
G. G. Read
Central St
C. M. Saunders
O. A. Wilkins
Trescrott
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