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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1900
Page
8
The fragment lists times for August including a 4.41 moonset and a 0.03 a m period. It also notes sun sets at 6.58 and a length of day of 14.1 hours. The text reflects a historic or almanac style noting daily celestial events.
Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday were warm with cool nights. This morning the temperature rose quickly under a hot sun. Barometer around 29.98 to 30.00 inches, temperatures 75 to 88 degrees. Boston notes indicate cloudy tonight and Tuesday with west winds.
Local newspaper entry dated Monday August 6 1900 from the Lowell Daily Courier. The readable fragment indicates a routine daily record from a historic early 20th century publication. No specific events or names are legible in the provided text.
An advertisement notes Try Horne's coat and a Pelham cigar with a reminder that Saturday is quarter day at Washington Savings Bank at 273 Central Street offering 4 percent interest. The brief item highlights local commerce and a specific financial detail.
George F. McDonald aged 59 visited Patrick McKee and wife at 187 Church Street where a lively dispute escalated into wood and utensil throwing. Patrick then drew a jackknife and slashed McDonald near the heart. the wound proved superficial and McDonald was taken to St John’s Hospital. Patrick McKee remains confined at the police station.
Police department shifts announced on Saturday reorganize patrols among ten beats. Patrolman Tilton moves from Opera houses beat to Highlands with Whitney patrolling. Conway shifts from Lakeview avenue to Opera house beat. McCann transfers from Middlesex street downtown end to Lakeview Avenue. Frawley moves from upper Lakeview to city farm first night shift replacing Noye. Noye moves from city farm first night shift to Middlesex village beat on late shift in Lynch's place. Lynch moves from Middlesex village late shift to Lakeview Avenue upper end in Frawley's place.
Libert Guerin of 101 High Street collapsed from heart failure between 8 and 9 pm on East Merrimack Street near Davidson Street. Passersby aided her into the 1st Merrimack Street drug store where medical help arrived too late, and she died shortly after.
William Hooks, about 30, elevator man at the Arlington hotel, fell 11 feet into the elevator well last night. He sustained a fracture of the left shoulder blade, an injured spine, and a severe scalp wound. Dr. Carroll summoned an ambulance and he was taken to St. John's hospital where he rested comfortably at 2 this afternoon.
Peter Vargakis 21 of Suffolk Street arrested Saturday by Officer Lamoreux on breaking glass. Thomas Reagan and Hannah Driscoll taken from a house on Brighton Avenue Saturday night booked for adultery and fornication respectively. William Mitchell jailed at police headquarters on drunkenness and assaulting an officer.
The board of examiners of plumbers met Saturday in the board of health office. Members Dr Edmund Pack er, Joseph Gillow, and Stephen Garity examined Thomas Sphy and Alonzo D Rogers for journeyman licenses. Euphenile Default sues the French Society of Our tact of Good Help for $72, case to be heard in Cambridge at the September superior court term.
Thompson Hardware introduces a special weekly price on a Morrow coaster brake for five dollars and seventy six cents. The offer runs for this week only.
The accounts committee at city hall Saturday night took no action on the $700 fireworks bill, and trimmed the street books printing bill from $107.50 to about $90 after testimony by John H. Harrington. The panel debated authority for city printing, noting purchasing agents buy materials not work, and adjourned around 11.00 without resolving several other items including Merrimack house dinners and a Graves architect bill.
Rev. Mr. McNally, pastor-elect of Worthen Street Baptist, preached from Genesis 1 27 on the divine image in man and the fatherhood of God. He warned that sin mars this image, but through Jesus Christ the marks of sin can be erased and life transformed toward likeness to God.
The first August musical service at All Saints Chelmsford was held Sunday evening. Dr. F R Rix played selections including Wagner’s Vorspiel aus Tristan und Isolde to the great satisfaction of attendees. A brief sermon on the feast of the Transfiguration followed.
David A. Thomas of 219 Thorndike Street suffered a compound arm fracture when a tent coupler failed to engage during a Jenny hitch at the School Street crossing. He was taken to St. John's hospital by ambulance. doctors feared possible amputation if conditions worsened.
Boston court action warns dealers against substituting other ales for Van Nostrand P B Ale. A preliminary injunction is ordered to stop misbranding and colorable imitation, with targets including J H McGee & Co and involved attorneys. Court date noted as July 17 1900.
The annual picnic for three thousand children and mothers, held in the grove behind General Dimon’s Parkview avenue home, drew 2500 ticketed riders via streetcars. Clarendon Goodwin led grounds operations with a large aids corps, while Miss Ellen O Leary and Mrs Priestley supervised the day nurseries. The Belvidere Juniors topped the Merrimacks 8 to 6 in a lively ball game as prizes were awarded to all participants.
Thirty textile unions gathered in Americashall Boston on August 5 to create a nationwide federation. Represented were loom fixers, textile workers, cotton mule spinners, carders, and others with about 80 000 members. A temporary leadership was chosen and by laws were to be drafted for a future convention. The preamble called for united organization to resist capital and secure fair wages.
A spirited runaway occurred on Central street near the Prescott National Bank Saturday night. Deputy Sheriff Chas A Eveleth's horse, hitched to a buggy, bolted when spooked by an electric car, dashing down Central until a group of young men stopped it near Market street. No injuries to horse or buggy were found after Sheriff Eveleth arrived.
Fall River reports the national loomfixers union executive board upheld the strikers’ grievance. President Lafayette of Woonsocket and Secretary Mc Carthy of this city were named to lead talks with mill officers to end the dispute.
The Lowell Liberal association held an outing at Frost farm Tyngsboro replacing their regular meeting. A fine spring day lifted spirits as free thought advocates grew more eloquent under country air and sunshine. A bountiful luncheon was provided by the society's ladies.
Michael W. honey of Pilleriea Centre sustained a fractured clavicle after a collision with another cyclist Saturday night. He was taken to the Lowel Emergency hospital at 283 Gorham Street.
The local union held a special meeting in their hall on Central Street Sunday with over 500 members attending. President Weener of the state AFL branch spoke as the union, boasting 12 nationalities and united action. A move to join the national body was approved, with plans to expand to other cities involving over 100000 leather workers. The local organization is flourishing and voted to turn out labor.
Let and rent notices offer a modern store at $30 per month the lowest rent in the area. Listings include 3 and 4 room tenements near the Northern depot and tenements in Belvidere Centralville and on the Highlands with 8 and 6 rooms. Monthly rents range from $0.50 to $8. Apply to T. H. Elliott at 64 Central Street for details including a house and barn for summer rental.
A brief note informs advertisers that their spot appeared in the Courier. It confirms the ad ran in print and invites continued partnership, with a reminder of upcoming publication deadlines and contact details for future bookings.
Lewis E. MacBrayne recounts in London and at the Tower the reactions to wartime captures, crowds around Mansion House, and a Lord Mayor’s wig debate. He contrasts American impressions with English politeness while noting a broader critique of royalty. The piece closes with reflections on China mission work and the daunting barriers posed by language, culture, and tradition.
An article praising American missionaries in China notes nearly a thousand workers from U S Protestant churches active across provinces. It highlights their high intellectual and moral stature, patriotism, and the light they bring to mission communities, while acknowledging deep Chinese cultural resistance beyond simple statistics.
A narrator recalls Mary’s summer departure on a train from Haverhill. She sobs and begs to stay, but the speaker insists she must return home to her mother. After the tearful farewell the man endures loneliness until memories of her return. Taken from My Love Story by James Raymond Perry in Scribner's Fiction Number.
The color issue is dead among northern men yet North Carolinians will be challenged as they resist honoring the 15th amendment. The statement frames white opposition to Black suffrage as a continuing struggle in the state.
Bad blood breeds catarrh rheumatism and humors all of which Hood's Sarsaparilla the great blood purifier effectually cures. It also overcomes that tired feeling and loss of appetite.
Fay Bros. and Hosford Carriage Builders in Lowell advertise a varied stock of second hand carriages in perfect repair and at low prices. The list includes Surrey and Stanhope wagons, buggies, phaetons, rockaway and speed carts, with options like movable curtains, lamps, fenders, and rubber tires.
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