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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1900
Page
4
The timetable shows weekend and weekday passenger trains from Middlesex Street to Boston with notes on stops, times, and service codes. Lines mark departures and arrivals across multiple routes and divisions including Via Bedford and Western Division, with special provisions on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Subscribers and others planning to be away from town may arrange regular copies of the Courier by leaving their name and address at the Courier Citizen building business office.
A collage of opinions on the Philippines trade, the Paris exposition, and national politics. The piece critiques military supplies exports, praises English as a future official language in colonies, questions North Carolina's stance, notes London borrowing, comments on Shah of Persia, and remarks on Somerville’s ex mayor and Chinese commerce with a cautious tone.
The average man ponders what the legation buildings are made of as pictures fail to convey formidability. Report says legations stand and residents live after eating ponies with only twenty five cartridges each. The bombardment claim continues to be questioned, with doubts about its reality or the bombardment's aim.
The query asks how long the Chinese legation in Washington could endure a continuous bombardment and compares it to the inaccuracy of bombardiers against Spanish gunnery. It explores strategic resilience and historical artillery terminology.
The piece argues that Democratic governance caused hard times while Republican control brought prosperity. It cites a four year comparison of treasury gold, bond values, and market stability, then questions Bryan’s policies and warns workers against voting for him. The piece frames Godkin’s stance as political medicine for Bryan.
A collection of social notes reports Mrs. Mary F Benedict, homeless and mentally ill, in Troy, and Lew Benedict’s wife sentence. Rev. H. E. Foss accepts Philadelphia First Church post, to begin next March. Empress Dowager of China governs with detail, European legation spies, and bribe-prone servants. Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, 91, travels to Hong Kong to open docks named for him, attends Ascot. Pope and painter Benjamin Constant exchange portraits with the Pope gifting his own soutane for Holy Week.
W H Walker presented five thousand dollars to jockey Johnnie Reiff for winning the Prince of Wales stakes. The bulk of the winnings may be invested for the jockey, and if his current success on the English turf continues, it could make a fortune.
Local notes recount charity efforts for children and a readable mix of town events. Grover Fels completes a Lakeview to Willow Dale swim with his brothers, while Bill Powers expects to return to work by September. Cheney new macadam work progresses on Wentworth avenue, Gorham street car service may need changes, and the Tabasco Mandolin club from Lowell plans a Aug 15 concert in Mont Vernon marking McCollum Institute’s semi centennial.
Marion Austin of Dracut died Sunday at St John’s hospital leaving a wife a daughter two sons and a sister Mrs Charles Barrett Terrence Dolan longtime resident died yesterday at his home 22 Chambers street leaving a wife four daughters and two sons one son William of the Lawrence street fire engine company William Courtney father of the late ex Mayor William F Courtney died early this morning at his home 141 Lakeview Avenue born in Ireland he had lived in Rowell his wife died less than a year ago and they leave one daughter Miss Susie M Courtney in this city
Funeral services were held Saturday for infant Mary E. Harel at her parents home with burial in Catholic cemetery. Louise Payton’s service occurred at 215 West Manchester Street with Rev. Sayers and Rev. Smith officiating and burial at Edeon cemetery. John Gallagher’s funeral was at his East Merrimack home and Immaculate Conception church with burial in Calvary cemetery New York City. Undertaker Edward J. O Donnell accompanied the body to New York. The text also references Percy R Hi two years old, child of Mr and Mrs Richard, with no complete details.
Local notices report several funerals and burials in the city. Percy R Hill aged 2 years 2 months 17 days died at the Corporation hospital. Raymond Tatro aged 10 months died at home off Fayette street. Marion Austin aged 35 from Dracut died at St Johns hospital. Other deaths include Sarah McHugh 34 from Morrison's yard, Jane K Weeks 64, Terrence Dolan old resident at 22 Chambers street, Libert Guerin residence rear 101 High street, Miss Annie Huntington 36 of Union street. Burial services held at Catholic cemetery or St Peters church as noted.
Personal notices list travel and visits across New Hampshire Massachusetts and Maine. Names include F A Wyman Miss Mary T Mack Mrs E C Thompson and Claude Edward Mrs C L Clarke and Daisy and more. Residents plan seaside lake trips beach vacations and gatherings while others attend weddings or celebrate anniversaries and relax at coastal retreats.
In Lowell on August 4 1900 Michael Roth and Barbette Berger were joined in marriage by Rev Brown F E Smith pastor of Immanuel Baptist church.
Delia Clark of Derry NH married a barber named Shea she met at a racing park. She traveled in wedding clothes to Nashua to meet Kelley, who had escaped. a date in Lowell was reported. The couple reportedly met in Merrimack Square Lowell. Police and family searched Nashua and Lowell. Kelley is said to live in Holyoke as "Professor."
A resident from Bowling Green describes a running sore on the leg that caused agony. After using Dean’s Ointment the burning subsided and a permanent cure was achieved, per Lenhart.
A listed register details infant deaths and causes in August including cholera infantum diarrhea pneumonia and tuberculosis with many infants aged under one year. Names ages and causes are recorded alongside city clerk notation Girard P Dadman.
Population 90,114 total deaths 25 deaths under 5 25 acute lung diseases 1 Death rate for the week ending Aug 4 1900 20.19 compared to 38.08 and 24.80 for the previous two weeks Infectious disease for week ending Aug 4 1900 Diphtheria 4 measures 2 smallpox 5 Board of Health
Edith Lowe, a girl from North Billerica, remains unfound after a week with her father William Lowe touring multiple Massachusetts cities. Police and family continue the hunt aided by a $13 estimate of her travel funds, with a Nashua search this morning led by Constable Martin Conway and Mr Lowe.
An old advertisement states Peptolax tablet relieves dyspepsia indigestion and constipation after meals. It asserts prompt effect and includes a claim that a single bar cures, directed at Araggists.
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