Outlook for the Municipal Campaign in Lowell
Mayor Crowley hedges on a third term while Carmichael and Donahue loom as anti Crowley forces. George Putnam leads Republican hopes after a strong prior contest, with Drury and others as possible contenders. The campaign pivots on public will, tax concerns, and party unity as candidates weigh their positions.
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Geo. E. Putnam
Jeremiah Crowley
Daniel J. Donahue
William F. Courtney
Carmichael
Lowell
George E. Putnam
Crowley
Putnam
Anglo American Association forms in Boston
British American citizens in Boston form the Anglo American Association after weeks of effort, electing permanent officers led by President W. A. Porter and adopting principles to promote loyalty to US and Massachusetts constitutions, naturalization, good government, and Anglo-Saxon unity while avoiding sectarian politics. The group plans local and national expansion, with a August 22 meeting in Arcade hall for a constitution and by laws. A lecture by Rev. Robert S. MacArthur is planned for August 20 at Berkeley Temple on the hour confronting Britain and the United States.
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Boston
Anglo-American Association
United States
United States of America
Arcade Hall
W. A. Porter
Fred 8. Walker
Charles Sharpe
John C. Gordon
A. S. Fisher
Massachusetts
Robert S. MacArthur
D. D
New York
Berkeley Temple
Great Britain
Deaths of Elder Abraham Perkins and Thomas Story
Obituary notices report the passing of Elder Abraham Perkins 92 at East Canterbury Community after a long Shaker life and leadership at Enfield New Hampshire. Also listed is the sudden death of Thomas Story 60, manager at Reid Hughes department store on Essex Street Lawrence, leaving a widow in Colorado.
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Abraham Perkins
New England
East Canterbury
N. BR
Elder Perkins
Enfield
N. H
Thomas Story
Reid & Hughes
Essex Street
Lawrence
Jackson Street
Mr. Story
Colorado
Last Lincoln assassination witness Thomas Lawler dies in Lynn
Thomas C. Lawler aged 58 a barber shop proprietor who spoke with John Wilkes Booth the night Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 died at his Lynn home. Lawler once ran a barber shop in the National Hotel Washington D C and lived there for years reflecting on the fateful event.
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Thomas C. Lawler
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Lynn
Lawler
National Hotel
Washington
D. C
Irish-born barber Lawler linked to Booth case recall
Lawler, an Irish-born barber who settled in Lynn after decades in the United States, participated in Civil War units including Co B, Second Connecticut volunteers, and later Co H, Ninth Regiment. He was aboard the monitor Miantowoc when Booth was shot, aiding in identifying the body. He later ran a Washington barber shop and left four daughters and three sons.
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Fore Booth
Lawler
Miantonomah
Booth
Ireland
Co. B
Connecticut Volunteers
Co. H
New York
Washington
Lynn
Two Men Die In Shed Fire At Heroe House
Fire at Joseph Heroe's South Main Street property in Middlesex County destroyed a shed and house. Shoemaker Edward Winch and John Mahan perished, probably suffocated, as rescue attempts failed and hydrants were distant. Heroe, sick wife, and newborn saved. total loss about 1500 dollars with limited insurance.
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Joseph Heroe
South Main Street
Edward Winch
John Mahan
Winch and Mahan
Heroe
Robinson & Jones
Whitman to Rebuild Fire-Destroyed Rendering Plant
Dracut notes Mr E J Whitman of the Whitman Rendering works has a new barn and will rebuild the rendering plant destroyed by fire last December. The larger operation will be built to replace the fire damaged works. Contractor Fred Pollard holds both contracts.
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E. J. Whitman
Whitman Rendering Works
Whitman
Fred Pollard
Tyngsboro Couple Celebrate 30th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George G Dickey of Tyngsboro marked their 30th wedding anniversary with over 50 guests from Lowell Boston and Saugus. The town gave a dinner set and two parlor chairs as tokens of esteem. Supper was served in the town hall.
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George G. Dickey
Tyngsboro
Lowell
Boston
Saugus
Automobile gun wonders in St Nicholas tale
In a July St Nicholas piece nine year old John F Reddick cites Highland Park inventor Major R P Davidson who built the first motor gun carriage. The three wheel auto uses a six horsepower engine with a Colt gun firing 480 rounds a minute on a mobile platform. A corps of cyclists can move fast with the weapon, signaling the end of the horse era in warfare.
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John F. Reddick
St. Nicholas
Highland Park
Illinois
R. P. Davidson
Northwestern Military Academy
United States
Davidson
Goodby
Horse
Market tone firm with buy orders and mixed signals
The stock market showed encouraging firmness with fractional opening gains. Despite News of C P Huntington's death, Southern Pacific remained steady as professionals split on future directions. Sugar remained strong, with projections of higher figures. insiders and traders anticipated further rises in copper and steel stocks, while brokers adjusted portfolios ahead of McKinley related events.
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Huntington
Southern Pacific
Rolston & Bass
C. P. Huntington
So. Pac
P. M
Wormsers
London
New York
St. L
West
Unclear Ex Dividend MISCELLANEOUS Entry Note
Fragmentary OCR text lists place names Cochiti Isle Royale Osceola and disjoint numbers and codes 29 181g 411g 135 203 40 68 1Bh6 4114 18516 3034 4014 with MISCELLANEOUS and a line Ex-dividend suggesting a financial notice or stock record fragment.
Children’s library spaces expand across cities in history
The article traces the rise of dedicated children’s reading rooms starting in Brookline Massachusetts in 1890 and spreading to Minneapolis Denver and many others by 1896. It notes four principal models including mixed service, separate shelves, a distinct children’s room, and a ground floor children’s area as in Minneapolis.
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Public Library
Brookline
Mass
Minneapolis
Denver
Buffalo
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Kalamazoo
Chicago
New York
Pratt Institute Free Library
Minneapolis Public Library
Public Libraries
Katherine Louise Smith
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Has the pulpit lost its power in modern times
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis writes in the July Success that many feel churchgoing is optional, sermons lack juice, and moral judgment has dulled. He cites Yale's White on youth leaving learned professions for trade, laments the loss of poets and historians, and warns decline of clergy legacy threatens American society.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Yale
White
Longfellow
Lowell
Bryant
Whittier
Bancroft
Motley
Prescott
Channing
T. Starr King
Swing
Beecher
Brooks
New England
Emersons
Great doctor praised for research while ordinary physicians face decline
Dr George F Shrady argues Success July that the profession is overcrowded, underpaid, and losing prestige. He contrasts surgeons and scientists who save lives with generic pill peddlers, urging young graduates to seek greater purpose or avoid medicine. Real estate ads follow.
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George F. Shrady
New York
Advertisers Urged to Note Courier Ad Sightings
Readers are urged to tell advertisers they saw their ad in the Courier. The paper asks for confirmations and reminds businesses of the reach and visibility provided by a Courier display.
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