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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
1
The piece mixes bid bylines with a string of pointed quips about public figures and events. It notes Rostand’s honor, Ruhlin’s battered state, Bryan’s political role in New York, and a tangential reference to Etta M. King’s death. It closes by urging calmer campaign behavior and reform.
The article notes a carrier pigeon reaching 1200 yards per minute in calm weather and up to 1900 yards with favorable wind. It also mentions Marconi's wireless telegra phy on Dover Ostend mail packets, and an advertisement for an experienced nurse. It cites Berlin egg consumption and university student totals in the summer semester.
Severe floods around Yokohama cause disruption to railway traffic. Initial reports say about 200 persons drowned with ongoing uncertainty and further details awaited from local authorities. The disaster threatens regional transport and daily life.
New York report: John Hooks, 19, lightweight jockey with Hardy Durban’s Brighton Beach stables, drowned in the ocean while riding Mareto during a morning dip at Coney Island. Hooks, a Baltimore native, was found later by guards. The incident occurred shortly after 6 PM when a chimney fire was reported on Decatur Street.
The article notes Traders National Bank provides Safe Deposit Boxes and Travellers' Cheques for travelers both in peak vacation periods and year round. It emphasizes securing valuables left behind and ensuring access to funds while abroad or away from home.
A promotional note touts deposit boxes rented for a nominal five dollars per year, framing them as a capital investment for security. It also praises letters of credit and foreign drafts on major centers as ideal for travelers, meeting needs in distant lands with assurance and convenience.
The Traders National Bank offers service across the world in multiple currencies English French German Swedish. It provides safety deposit boxes private purses and a Savings Department yielding 4 percent annual interest compounded semi annually. Banking rooms operate from 8 am to 4 pm daily with extended hours on Saturdays.
Washington reports from the bureau of navigation that Allied forces reached Natow twelve miles beyond Ho Si Wu amid extreme heat. Despatches note scarce opposition, heavy travel conditions, and many prostrations while advances near Pekin continue with fatigued but intact troops and rain delaying progress.
In Pierson Michigan two trains crashed in dense fog on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. Nine lives were lost, eight fatally injured, and six bodies recovered. Both engineers and firemen perished, the wreck described as the road's worst. One express train was among those involved.
Chicago dispatch from Aug 15 notes Capt. B H McCalla of the Newark reports that foreigners in Seymours relief column did not expect the Chinese to fight so effectively. They avoided open battle but inflicted heavy losses from behind mud walls. He predicts the United States may need a strong navy to back a future international policy protecting large trade interests in China.
Governor Crane appointed Judge Warren A Reed of Brockton to the board of arbitration to fill the term of Charles P Walcott of Concord who has left. Justice Caleb Blodgett of the superior court resigned today due to ill health.
Mrs Corinne Bills wife of Rev John Bills Universalist church Foxboro Mass filed divorce proceedings alleging cruelty non support desertion and destitution while he conducted secret correspondence with another woman He countered claiming she deserted him and downplayed income to 10 to 12 dollars weekly The couple have ties to Foxboro Mansfield and Tufts College with prior roles in Tufts laundry agency books and a public phone pay station to support his claim of professional necessity for the case
The text notes a judge allowing Mrs. Eills to receive $100 to cover prosecuting expenses for her divorce suit, with a deadline of Sept 1. It mentions the husband’s prior remarks about marrying another woman with whom he corresponded, and who he reportedly wished he had married.
The Portland Express details Harry P. Goss former Lowell Opera House treasurer now in Duxbury after arrest for passing bad checks. From May 1 to recent weeks he issued 11 protested checks at Portland Trust and other banks, cashing large drafts in Salem Lynn Beverly and Boston. He once led a flashy life at Myles Standish house and as Jefferson theatre manager before the spree ended in downfall.
More than 150 guests including Superintendent A. K. Whitcomb and school board members attended the Franklin school vacation program this forenoon. Regular lessons ran until 10:30 AM before a special program of piano solos, Irish jig, and child songs, highlighting Ida Marie Rogers. Principal Devine thanked the public library for summer book loans.
Agent H H Knapp of the health department prosecuted Pierre Lacroix and his son Joseph Lacroix for refusing vaccination when ordered by the board. Joseph did not appear and will be taken in tomorrow on a capias. Pierre was discharged after proof of vaccination. Judge Hadley said vaccination must be allowed where ordered by the board to protect community health.
An old advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla for disfiguring skin, wasting muscles, and decaying bones. It claims the remedy expels humors and cures eruptions while building the body, and adds Hood’s Pills as a liver cathartic to take with the syrup.
Lowell debates smooth paving with a joint convention hearing remonstrants against more loans and spending. Alderman Badger rejects further funds as petitions and testimonies from civic leaders and residents unfold, with votes on a $23,000 appropriation and a $40,000 loan for vitrified brick stalled amid sharp exchanges.
Many patrons who planned trips to Europe did not travel, leaving a surplus of full size heavy trunks with slats iron corners sturdy locks cloth lining and tray and bonnet box offered at the price of medium grade ones.
A widespread report near the Market Street bridge claimed four Greek youths threw an 18 year old French boy into the Suffolk canal and drowned him. Police found no evidence. A witness later said it was a prank and the hat was the only item lost, with the tale spreading rapidly. The boy involved had a notable family background and legal troubles linked to prior coat thefts.
The Honorable Charlies H. Allen governor of Porto Rico departed from Charlestown Navy Yard on the U S 8S Mayflower for San Juan. He arrived in Boston from Lowell with a party of friends and bade farewell to Admiral Sampson before leaving. Allen joked about baseball and discussed the Cuban teachers’ Cambridge visits and their hoped impact on Cubans, noting some Porto Ricans would join the Cuban party.
In the superior criminal court in Boston Judge Braley presiding Walter Smith a shoplifter came up from the lower court on an appeal from a six months sentence for larceny Smith whose right name is French came from New Hampshire which state
The annual meeting in Pelham Centre re elected the Hudson Pelham and Salem Electric Railway board. C H Burke remains president with Kimball Webster vp and George S Butler clerk. Discussed construction by the Sons of Italy from Havrehill to Lawrence and stock subscriptions in MA and NH.
At a meeting of the executive council Governor Crane nominated Judge Warren Reed of Brockton to succeed Charles H. Walcott of Concord on the State board of arbitration and conciliation. The remaining members Palmer of Boston and Barry of Lynn have 30 days to recommend a successor. they did not reappoint Walcott, and Reed was strongly endorsed.
State Officer Dunham sent McDonald Sullivan and Shepard to the State farm for escaping from Tewksbury. Katherine McLean, recovering at the farm, is sent to the workhouse for two months. John Shaw, a second offender, fined six dollars. Lally held on $300 bond for larceny from Arthur Wilson until August twenty. McCawley sent to State farm for drunkenness. Ludger Michael and Avery Stevens fined two dollars each. Several released and three placed on probation.
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