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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
3
Reports from Pittsburg indicate mounting tensions as non union workers flood mills and threats of violence surface. Leaders meet in New York and Wellsville amid warnings of possible murder if new hires continue. Amalgamated union officials plan steps as officials travel to New York for a conference.
Senator Hanna left Cleveland to visit President McKinley at Canton. Officials see the trip as tied to the Amalgamated strike and expect discussions on a speedy settlement with the president.
President C W Schwab had planned a trip to Loretto Pennsylvania for a brief holiday but remained in New York City after altering his schedule.
A Pekin dispatch says the Dalai Lama visits St Peters burg may seek closer ties with Russia rather than England or China. China funds the Northern Railway, while British authorities will control it. A Canton governor must furnish 2,000,000 taels for Pekin palace goods. Missionaries moved from Taiyuenfu amid ongoing persecutions.
In New York Aug 2 the steam pilot boat New York took on twenty stowaways found aboard the Italian steamer North America. The travelers claimed they were passengers robbed of tickets and money. They were landed at Atlantic Highlands at 6 20 this morning.
In Smithville Tennessee on August 2 Charley Davis who faced trial for assault on Miss Kate Hues was taken from the courthouse by about twenty five friends and relatives and hanged. A clash with officials and the defendant’s father injured the sheriff deputy and constable as they tried to prevent the mob. The mob dispersed after the execution.
A posse in Carrollton Mississippi searches the countryside for several negroes suspected of complicity in the murder of Mr and Mrs Taliaferro, but as of 9 pm no arrests have been made. The McCray negroes were the only ones lynched in connection with the crime.
In Birmingham on August 2 Charley Bentley a Black man confessed to killing Jim Vann also known as Williams a white man and was executed by a mob near Leeds at noon. The body was riddled with bullets.
Seven Lennox sailors and passengers describe a mid ocean emergency after a shaft breaks near the propeller off Manila. The improvised crew launched a boat seeking help, drifting southward toward the California coast with limited provisions as officers and a largely male Chinese crew remained aboard.
The article urges sleep as a remedy for nervous prostration caused by irregular habits and stress. It cites indigestion exhaustion womb displacements fainting dizziness headaches and sleepless nights. It notes Mrs Berets of Chicago was cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and uses her portrait as proof of the product's efficacy.
A small boat carrying corned beef and hardtack led to the Lennox being adrift after a sail boat foundered. The Loomis will likely locate the transport within hours, with the Lennox 180 miles south of the city and 40 miles at sea when the boat departed.
Washington notes public release of correspondence with Rear Admiral Kimberly regarding his declination due to heart weakness. Kimberley, after fifty five years in naval service, seeks detachment from a September court inquiry, writing from West Newton Massachusetts July 29 1904 to Secretary John D Long in Washington.
Navy Department advises Rear Admiral L A Kimberly that he will be detached from duties on the court of inquiry convened September 12 due to a weak heart and medical treatment. The department commends his fifty five years of loyal service and expresses hope for health improvement and future assignments.
Washington reports the Schley court of inquiry may take only two weeks to a month. Officials expect to call few witnesses from the West Indian campaign and avoid repetitive testimony. Judge Advocate General Lemly departs for a month along the St. Lawrence. his office will coordinate with required witnesses. Capt. Parker of Schley's counsel left Washington, expected back next week.
A burglar entered Paymaster Charles Williams’s home near the Charlestown navy yard while marines stood watch, prying open trunks and drawers with a jimmy. Officials suspect a professional thief seeking money and metals, noting prior yard thefts of metal composition and lead, with investigators focusing on yard security and possible insider involvement.
Eva Bingham known as Mildred Young, 19, was detained by a Lagrange street patrolman for allegedly freezing her cold fingers to money belonging to Charlie May, a Chinatown clerk. Judge Wentworth found her guilty on two charges and postponed sentencing for probation review, with relatives named as witnesses. May testified that Mildred took $4 of his and $4 Fung’s money for tea at Hotel Royal before fleeing.
The chief justice of Samoa endorses Peruna as the best catarrh cure, describing it as a mucous membrane tonic that tones capillary circulation and treats catarrh by reaching hidden body areas. A former Porto Rico postmaster, J. E. Macias, praises Peruna after yellow fever and urges its use, calling it a remarkable medicine of national importance. Address Peruna Medicine Co. for a free catarrh book.
A Boston woman accused of larceny claimed she met a friend and went to the Royal Hotel to see acquaintances. She argued she left upon realizing the company was Chinamen Fung and May. She had $2.50, said to come from a friend, and noted time away from Boston with sister in Lowell. Patrolmen testified to prior sightings and warnings. Bail set at $200. unable to pay, she was jailed at Charles Street.
Boston election commissioners returned from an 11 day fact finding tour through Utica Syracuse Buffalo Rochester Niagara Falls and New York to study voting machines. They reported strong local support and improvements over paper ballots with machines already in use in Rochester Syracuse Buffalo and Niagara Falls. In New York City they found machines exhibited at Tammany Hall but note officials there favor limited adoption and New York election department offered no stance. A follow up visit to Northampton is planned next week.
In Westmoreland during a Teachers' Institute, some young women dressed as men and walked about town. The county board of examiners issued a protest in a local paper, warning such behavior could revoke a teacher's certificate. They call for decorum and conduct above reproach from all teachers.
Anna Northend Benjamin discusses Japanese women and emancipation observed during travel in Japan. She contrasts Western notions of geisha with the everyday home makers, notes gaps in equality, and urges slower progress toward true gender comradeship in Japanese society. The piece reflects Oriental perspectives and hopes for broader life for women across East Asia.
Historic tale from the Albatross ship reports the old cat Jerry dying after a cat to cat fight over a mouse with a rival black cat. Sailors held a mock trial and sentenced the black cat to walk the plank for manslaughter on the high seas.
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