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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1900
Page
1
A devotional prayer by Margaret B. Sangster, invoking Christ to protect and sustain missionaries and believers in China. It pleads for courage, peace, and endurance amid flood and flame, asking heaven to rebuke hostile forces and keep the faithful strong, brave, and faithful to their call.
A collection of sharp political asides mentions Sing Sing, Low ell's House of Ayer, a bill against the city for a Democrat wagon, and calls for Republican city council probes. References to vitality, baldness, Salem Point, coal and comfort, plus Gov Boutwell and a potential third ticket frame a lively, if fragmentary, political snapshot.
In today’s police court Joseph Du charme faced assault and battery and drunkenness charges, fined $10. William T. Kinsella found not guilty of assault on Patrick Lowe. Of 22 drunks, Thomas Duffy, Daniel McCrea, Mary McGuirk, William McCarthy, Mary Rock, Patrick Ryan, Jeremiah Sullivan and Michael Ward fined $2 each. Mary McKeon, Joseph Cogger, Thomas Duffy second offense fined $6 each. Thomas Barrett charged with drunkenness and assaulting women fined 0. Philip Breen and Michael O’Connell drunkenness sentences to the State farm. Fred Higgins and John Barrett, two youths, drunkenness and malicious mischief, held under $200 to appear Friday. Joseph Cummings charged with stealing 36 yards of trimming from James R. Grant and drunkenness fined $15 for theft and $2 for drunkenness.
Officer Crowley found ten year old Ernest Hobden wandering in Belvidere. He said he lived at 93 Washington street Boston and left home to avoid parental reproach for neglecting an errand. Word was sent to Boston police but no reply yet in Lowell.
At the Lynn Point of Pines carnival a balloon burst 40 feet up. Prof. B L Stafford and his wife were aboard. they cut loose. He was bruised and shaken, while Mrs. Stafford landed safely.
A cautious analysis notes men search for gas leaks with a lighted match while women exit electric cars in reverse. The contrast underscores larger issues at stake beyond individual action, highlighting safety culture and collective responsibility.
A Traveler's guide notes security for valuables and funds when away from home, advising arranging safeguards for items left behind and available finance while abroad, with guidance from Traders National Bank.
The piece promotes rented safe deposit boxes and travelers' cheques as secure, cost effective investments. It notes letters of credit and foreign drafts from major centers meet traveler needs, presenting a reassuring, practical view of financial safeguards for journeys.
An old banking notice describes Traders National Bank transacting general banking in multiple currencies English French German Swedish. It touts safety deposit boxes private coupon rooms savings at 4 percent semi annual compounding and a women’s banking room. It is a depository for United States and Massachusetts funds with hours 9 to 4 and directions to Middles 1 street and Post Office avenue.
Saratoga August 14 Collis P Huntington president of the Southern Pacific railroad died suddenly at Camp Pine Knot Raquette Lake Adirondacks. He grew ill in his sleep after retiring at 11 last night and died within ten minutes likely from heart trouble. His daughter Princess Hatfeldt sails from Liverpool to New York tomorrow.
Reports from the Visayas indicate rising insurgent activity in six weeks. American losses on Panay last month were the largest since January. Generals Mojica in Leyte and Lucban in Samar harass garrisons with ample ammunition. Minor engagements occurred in Luzon last week. Rebels used smokeless powder obtained by filibustering.
The Hamburg American liner Deutschland arrived at Plymouth at 8 20 this morning after leaving New York on the 8th for Hamburg. It made a new record for the eastward passage, completing the trip in 5 days 11 hours 45 minutes at an average speed of 23.32 knots.
London report states De Wet blew up three wagons and abandoned ammunition and 30 horses after pressure from Kitchener. Six British prisoners who escaped report Steyn is confined in camp under surveillance. Methuen captured one of De Wet's guns.
A cipher telegram from Conger at Pekin reached the Chinese minister and was handed to the State Department in Washington at noon on August 14 for translation.
London reports that Boers evacuated Machadodorp and took Water valonder as the new Transvaal seat. A large part of General Louis Botha's camp and Dalmanthua stores burned Sunday. Harberton named new Transvaal government seat in another dispatch.
John A. Raycroft, 62, a longtime East Boston resident and former ferry department employee, died instantly after shooting himself. Despondency over business matters and lost hopes of a position in the new East Boston tunnel are cited. He had served as a director of the Enterprise Co operative bank of East Boston.
In New Bedford on Aug 14 Lionel Viau a longtime worker for David Duff and Son kissed his wife goodbye and vanished only to be found later floating in the river near the dam mill. Corel Fredette and Arthur Phaneuf saw the body and alerted police. Despondency is thought to have caused the act.
Washington Aug 14 nearly as figures express it the cost to the United States of the war in the Philippines has been 186678000 dollars and at least 23894 American soldier deaths. The period spans from Feb 1 1899 marking the start of the Philippine phase through Aug 11 1900 with ongoing casualty lists.
New York Aug 14 Hundreds of friends and playgoers follow the fate of 22 year old actress Mabel Bouton who was committed to Bellevue hospital. Officials say she suffers acute melancholia but with rest and treatment recovery is possible. Miss Bouton is Madeline Bouton's sister and once gained fame as the dancing girl in Little Christopher.
A new saying compares uncertainty to a chunk of ice, its solidity shifting with weather and the ice man. The image emphasizes how conditions outside determine confidence, suggesting flexibility in judgment as temperatures rise or fall.
A medical claim describes a tongue’s coat indicating dyspepsia and says the cure lies in Hood's Sarsaparilla. The ad asserts Hood's strengthens the digestive system to restore vigor and functional activity, curing and preventing dyspepsia.
The Middlesex Women's club sociology committee led by Mrs. Mary Cushing Hall closes a term of the summer vacation school tomorrow. Teachers include Miss Mary F. Devine Miss Adelaide E. Noyes and Mrs. Manley Varney with Mr. Waterman. Occupation classes teach cane chair reseating and doily making while indoor recreation and kindergarten activities cover younger children. Attendance averages 48 daily with rich donations from local firms and individuals funding meals and materials.
Tax rate drops to 18.80 per thousand from 19.60 as liquor license income halves the total. Property tax gain from a 200000 rise yields only a few thousand dollars, while eight hour labor rules boost city wages. City officials scattered on leave as committees plot bills. A mother and four children from Lawrence, living between Lowell and here, are taken in as a chronic case and to be sent to the farm.
Governor Charles H. Allen Mrs Allen and Miss Allen left the city today for Porto Rico on a return journey. A cable reported on island affairs as satisfactory, marking a positive dispatch on the governor’s duties.
In San Juan Puerto Rico a delegation of over 100 laborers and their families marched 27 miles from San Lorenzo to the executive mansion to demand a road between Caguas and San Lorenzo for work. Gov Hunt promised relief and orders were issued to begin construction and hire local workers. Washington meanwhile halted further relief to natives in Porto Rico and redirected funds to public improvements and hospitals.
An old advertising blurb urges readers to try Ayer’s Pills, claiming they are the strongest liver pills and have sold for over fifty years. It emphasizes direct action on the liver and discourages untried experiments with other pills.
Marlboro August 14 Hon J H Howe withdraws from the contest for the Republican nomination in the 4th district. He cites purely personal reasons and thanks supporters while leaving open his future as a councillor. Tirrell, Clarke, and Johnson supporters shift among the remaining candidates as partyLines forecast a tight battle.
A new Lawrence and Reading street railway begins service from Reading square to Academy Hill and Andover. Two special cars carry invited guests at 10:20 with a band, 8 miles of scenic terrain, a power station near Reading, and a 20 minute schedule. Regular traffic starts in the afternoon with a 10 cent fare.
In a fashion note the writer states autumn millinery styles are beginning to assert themselves. The remark highlights a growing trend with emphasis on new hat designs and seasonal textures.
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