Reverend Merriam's Canal Boat Tour Yields Tough Lessons
The Weston Globe reports Rev. Charles L. Merriam of Highland Congregational Church returned from three months of roaming the Great Lakes and Erie Canal. He found canal boatmen intelligent yet exploited by saloonkeepers, with brutal six hour shifts, poor pay, and unsanitary quarters while crews drift between Troy and Buffalo seeking work.
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Weston Globe
C. L. Merriam
West
Charles L. Merriam
Highland Congregational Church
Canal boat voyage insights from a clergyman’s trek to Buffalo
The narrator recounts years of canal boat travel from Troy to Buffalo, studying crews, steering, and life on the boats. He notes rough crews, limited access to welfare halls, and a lack of self-improvement among canal men while praising better conditions for longshoremen in Cleveland and Detroit and contrasting lake sailors. He then describes meetings with ore port workers, and later travels to Colorado, praising Western hospitality and self-reliance while critiquing immigrant and nonproductive elements. He argues the West breeds purpose and would suit a son seeking success, contrasting East and West social hardiness.
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Organist dies in Sweden after 72 years at one church
A Swedish organist and choirmaster who died had served at a single church for 72 years without missing a service, continuing a family tradition of organ playing at the same church for two centuries.
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Sweden
Burdock Blood Bitters Claim Indigestion Cure
An early advertisement asserts that burdock blood bitters strengthen the stomach and render indigestion impossible, presenting the product as a remedy for digestive discomfort and a boost to overall digestion. It targets readers seeking a quick cure for stomach issues.
Market Mood Lifts GE While People’s Gas Slumps
The market shows general softness with General Electric advancing to 137% and steady buying by noon. People's Gas opens 97, falls to 95, sparking rumors of liquidation and a political attack while copper remains strong. Exports rise. rumors swirl about Sugar and Arbuckles. The report notes cautious broker sentiment and calls for patience amid a bear market rally.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit
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New York
Am. Sugar Ref. Co
Steel Wire
Atchison Errr
G. & Bill
Col. F. & Iron
Federal Steel Pfd
L.& N Beseeeses
Manhattan
M. E
Pacific
No. Pacific
Bly
Penn
Railro
Phila
Reading
St. Paul
Aes
Rail
Wees
Merrimack Mfg. Co announces new stock issue
Merrimack Manufacturing Company announces a new stock offering of 82 shares to be issued on Wednesday August 22, 1900 at 11 39 AM by order of the company. The notice details the share allotment and issuing authority for the Merrimack Manufacturing Company.
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Union Pacific
Wee Ww. &L
Boston & Albany
Seesentbee
Anaconda
Boston
Mont
Isle Royale
Sunday Night Fatalities Across Several Cities
A wave of tragedies hits major cities as a Swede girl drowns after falling from a Queen City steamer near Esopus. Allen Nichols dies after a fall between train cars in East Alton. Florence Almond is killed by a brick amid a ghost prank in Philadelphia. George Studwell shoots himself in Larchmont after business reverses. Lizzie Frazier, a Brooklyn midwife, dies by gas inhalation while facing a minor violation charge. hydrophobia claims Mrs. James Strathie in Atlantic Highlands after her son’s death from the same disease. Alfonso La Ricco, New York socialist, dies in New Haven after a controversial memorial speech. John P. Devine drowns at Jamesville. David Durfee hangs himself in Pawtucket. Pittsburg reports four drownings and a fatal burn over the weekend.
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George H. Studwell
Eugene B. Sanger
Larchmont
Studwell
Lizzie Frazier
Furman Street
Brooklyn
James Strathie
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
New Haven
Alfonso la Ricco
King Humbert
Italy
New Haven Hospital
la Riccd
United Italian Societies
Humbert
la Ricco
Music Hall
Pittsburg
Charles Paffenbach
Allegheny River
Edward C. Brillinger
James Gallagher
Hugh McGrady
Monongahela
McGrady
Gallagher
Mary C. Boyd
Boy Struck and Killed by Beach Car in Revere
Charles McMackin aged 44 lived at 15 percent Franklin Street Everett. He was struck and killed by a Lynn & Boston railroad beach car on Beach Street around 1 yesterday afternoon while crossing with his mother and relatives. Motorman Cr Jenney, longtime employee, appeared cautious and the car was not moving fast.
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Revere Beach
Lynn & Boston Railroad
Beach Street
Cr. J. Jenney
Tea prices under uncertainty and estate changes in England
The report notes no tea price alarm despite Chinese hostilities, as India and Ceylon supply most tea. It mentions the Membrand hall estate in England changing hands to William Cresswell Gray, a major shipbuilder, after Lord Revelstoke. It recounts Dr. Lowenfeld’s Berlin People’s Theatre project, its funding, and the Theatre union plan to ensure revenue for the Schiller theatre amid high operating costs.
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Schiller Theatre
Sudermann
Death of Joseph M. Olney, longtime Southbridge leader
Joseph M. Olney, 66, chairman of the Southbridge board of selectmen since 1891 and former tax collector, died suddenly from apoplexy Sunday evening after a day spent riding. A Civil War veteran and prominent Democrat, he belonged to multiple fraternal orders and Masonic bodies. He leaves a widow and two sons, William R. and Thomas Olney.
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Death of Charles R Haskins Back Bay station master
Charles R Haskins a longtime railway man and Back Bay station master in Boston died in New Bedford on Sunday at age 70. Born in Taunton in 1843 he served in the Civil War with the Fortieth Massachusetts infantry and rose through railroad ranks from section hand to train master before his death. He was a 32d degree Mason active in secret societies.
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Hot Weather Advice From The New York Sun
A 1900s style guide urges women to stay indoors on hot days if not needed outside. Read, sew, and keep calm to avoid irritability. Shop calmly and avoid hot day shopping lunches, aiming for repose of mind and pleasantness to ease the heat’s effects.
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New York Sun
Courier Ad Notice Says Readers Saw Your Ad
Advertising message informs readers that the Courier carried their advertisement. It urges continued placements and notes the publication remains a trusted channel for local promotion.
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