Hewitt’s trust publicity plan draws cautious support
The article argues Abram S Hewitt’s proposal to require public disclosure of corporate operations aligns with Roosevelt ideas by exposing business conditions to reduce labor strife. It cautions that publicity alone is not a cure, noting risks of misinterpretation, questions about reducing monopoly profits, and the need for further steps beyond balance sheets before substantial labor peace or legal remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram S. Hewitt
Roosevelt
Hewitt
Standard Oil Company
Publicity and injunctions amid unrest and corporate disputes
The piece weighs publicity as a tool to curb trusts and defend state action in Pennsylvania while urging restraint against violence. It questions reliance on injunctions during mob attacks and covers Rock Island stock provisions, minority rights in corporations, Gen. Jacob H. Smith’s retirement, Whitney on Democratic issues, Morgan’s 1904 plans, Mitchell’s stance on law and order, and the Lady Francis Hope case in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Courts of Equity
Springfield Republican
Cain and Abel
Rock Island
Jacob H. Smith
San Francisco
Smith
Explorer Baldwin Returns From Arctic Trip Safe
Explorer Baldwin ends Arctic voyage without pole discovery but reports being baffled yet hopeful for a future attempt. He conveys safety and resolve to press on despite an unsuccessful search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
North Pole
Notable People and Peculiar Anecdotes Across Nations
Perry Rodgers of Bardstown preserves a bugle once sounding Continental army battles. Jean Conon of Montlucon flaunts a 10 foot 4 inch beard with moustache ending below his waist. William Le Queux becomes British consul to San Marino to aid his San Marino history project. Miss Alice Hay and James Wadsworth Jr plan a September wedding in Newbury New Hampshire. Charles F. Lummis funds education for Indian children by a yearly rotating program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Rodgers
Bardstown
Jean Conon
Montlucon
France
William le Queux
Republic of
San Marino
Alice Hay
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Vene
Newbery
N. H
Notable Oddities and Local Notions in a Dated Column
A collage of satirical observations and short vignettes touches on Sirius and St Swithin, Van Derlip & Coe in trouble, Arlington firemen shouting Eureka, California earthquake talk, Welcome Home on a saloon, naval chaplains aboard converted cruisers, Bowker fertilizer’s news impact, a Bas les Juifs remark, big packing houses in hog trade, Maybo’s love, burden of proof, lynching rescue timing, coal market strains, Inspector Cross relocated, and police transfers to Goatville.
Telescopic rifles and the race for liberty in the Philippines
A clergyman inventor imagines a concealed telescopic rifle sight and notes a rival weapon that fires on a curve. The Albany Journal praises soldiers’ fight for Filipino liberty, while Boston and Springfield papers criticize Devery’s tactics to win Tammany support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester Gazette
Philippines
United States
Albany Journal
Emerson Lowell on a Curious Book for Children
In Boston at Copley square Emerson Lowell and his nurse discuss a fanciful book for children. He criticizes glaring errors about a cow leaping over the moon and a woman dwelling in a shoe, accusing the author of perversion and falsehoods about seas in a bowl and a man in the moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Lowell
Copley Square
Luna
Fewer Gallons, Wears Longer Paint Claim
An advertisement asserts Devt Lead and Zinc paint covers more with fewer gallons and lasts longer than mixed paints, claiming it wears twice as long as tea and oil mixed by hand.
Muslin Gowns Sold Now at Five Cents a Yard
Buyers snap up muslin gowns priced at five cents a yard promising durable wear and invisibly limited talk for next summer as vendors advertise practical fashion in a frugal season.
Boston Terrier warnings and hotel talk in a 19th century column
A column discusses frequent lost Boston terriers and dog theft fears, then shifts to light social notes about mourning fashions, matches, hotel finances from cold weather, shirt waist origins, and rail travel curiosities. It mentions a Mont Vernon health boost, haying delays, a streetcar observation car named Lawrence, and two Centralville boys surviving a sea voyage with their canoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralville
Merrimack
Lowell
Boots and Shoes Census Shifts Industry Leaders
The latest census shows Lynn dropping from first to lower ranks as Brockton surpasses it with 19.84 million dollars in output. Haverhill and New Hampshire towns rise or fall. shifts reflect a year below normal activity and factory relocations. New York remains strong, while Ohio and other states move in the rankings amid labor and production changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Iyynn
Brockton
Lynn
Haverhill
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Rochester
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Sendhner
N. H
Deere
Marlborog
Ohio
Maine
Boots and Shoe Industry Output by Region in 1900
The eighth stands that capital invested alters standings by value of product. The boot and shoe industry shows New England supplying 69.5 percent of US output in 1900, Massachusetts 44.9 percent of rest of country, while 1890 figures had Massachusetts at 52.7 percent. Worcester Spy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
United States
Massachusetts
Maseacetts
Worcester
Obituary for Mrs Isabelle D Kimball and Mrs George Richards
Mrs Isabelle D Kimball widow of the late Dr Kimball of this city died Monday afternoon in Mt Vernon New York Mrs George Richards died early this morning at her home 33 Cady street She leaves besides her husband one son James her mother two brothers Thomas F and John McKay the latter a member of the police department and four sisters Mrs John Eagan and Misses Elizabeth Katharine and Jennie McKay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle D. Kimball
Dr. Kimball
City
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
George Richards
Cady Street
James
Thomas F
John McKay
Police Department
John Eagan
Elizabeth
Katharine
Jennie McKay
Multiple Funerals Mark Local Obituary Notices
The day’s obituaries and funeral services include Mrs John Rogers at St Josephs church with burial in East Chelmsford French Catholic cemetery, Beatrice Fawcette from 3 Blanchard place, and Sophronia Henderson from 126 West Meadow road, burial at Edson cemetery. William J McCutcheon, Harrison Wilkins, and Mary Cryan also published with burials at St Patrick’s and Immaculate Conception churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rogers
St. Joseph’s Church
Fournier
East Chelmsford
Lamothe
Beatrice Fawcette
Blanchard Place
Fawcette
Alfred and
Grace Burns
Joseph W. Jordan
Hartford
Katie O’neil
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Molloy
Sophronia Henderson
West Meadow Road
Mr. Clark
Floyd
Harry Stocks
Edson Cemetery
Young & Co
Alonzo
Hiram
James Vining
Arthur Campbell
Alice Henderson
Mrs. Frye,Jr
Ledeman
Wesley Anderson
Glidden
Grandmamma
Alonzo Vining
Leavitt
Burns
McFarland
Travers
Mr. Hill
Clarence Coburn
M. Morrison
William J. McCutcheon
Samuel
Nora
Adams Street
Harrison Wilkins
Chicago
Mary Cryan
Pleasant Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Fr. McGrath
Davey
Obituaries from North Chelmsford and surrounding area
Notices report several deaths with ages and residence details. Neill Callahan a month 56 days old in North Chelmsford. William J. McCutcheon age 1 month 1 day at 102 Adams street. Rena I. McAuley age 6 months at 3 Summer Street court. Herbert H. Judkins age 46 years 2 months 15 days with funeral Sunday at 2 from 42 Hastings street. Mrs Mary Ann Richards age 42 at 33 Cady street. Esie E. Harvey age 7 months at 620 Mammoth road, daughter of Charles J. and Eliza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callahan
North Chelmsford
Neill Callahan
McCutcheon
Adams Street
William J. McCutcheon
McAuley
Summer Street Court
Rena I. McAuley
Judkins
Wilmington
Herbert H. Judkins
Hastings Street
Richards
Cady Street
Mary Ann Richards
Harvey
Charles J. and
Eliza
Mammoth Road
Esie E. Harvey
Death of Col Andrew C Ferris Inventor of petroleum illuminant
Colonel Andrew Curtis Ferris of Hackensack New Jersey dies at 84 credited with introducing petroleum as an illuminant. His work helped early lighting technologies and he was a noted figure in industrial circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Curtis Ferris
Hackensack, N. J
Dickson's Tea Store Special Offer Ad
All readers are urged to save blue dime receipts and take advantage of a Saturday and Monday sale at Dickson's Tea Store located at 68 Merrimack Street. The notice promotes a temporary discount event and encourages shopper participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson's Tea Store
Merrimack Street
Palmer Street
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Iomfu Daily
Courier
Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Courier-Citizen Company
Sam Wm
Vermont
New Hampshire
Merrimack Square
Lowell Daily Courier
William C. Whitney
Mr. Morgan
Shipping Trust
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Shaffer
Francis Hope
London
Charles F. Lummis
California
Nota Bene
Sirius
St. Swithin
van Derlip & Coe
Arlington Fire
Eureka
Maybo
Capt. Strong
Inspector Cross
Bronx
Goatville
Devery
Tammany
Devéry
Ecord
New York City
Bryan
Springfield Union
Mother Goose
Puck
Little Willie
Boston and Northern Street Railway Company
City Hall
Lawrence
Laus Alexander Isporfer
Paul O. Kable
Chas.t. Saul
Benj, A. Gilbert
Colonial Building
Boylston St
Mass
Horace Ela
Hurd Street
Telephone 580
Oxford
Marseilles
So and
ilSo
Putnam & Son
Central Street
Sawyer
A. G. Pollard & CO
Hines
Merrimack, Palmer and Middle Sts
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