Notable Notes on Chaffee Dolliver Bryan and Local Rail Loss
Gen Chaffee praised as wheat while Congressman Dolliver, praised for oratory, faces Bryan's imperialism critique. Dun's Review flags weak raw materials with a break in structural iron. Rail accidents show rear cars as danger points. Since Concord trolley line opened, Sleepy Hollow cemetery fills with excursionists, prompting a possible rename to Holloa cemetery.
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Dun
Concord
Sleepy Hollow” Cemetery
Oddities and records from distant realms in a scattered era
A survey of curiosities and statistics from around the world notes that London and St Petersburg have never fallen to occupation, Italy builds vast railway stock, India hosts a color reversed butterfly, jellyfish lack teeth, bicycles exceed ten million globally and grow by two million yearly, cashmere production requires four workers a year, a Swiss landslip shifts an inn and garden 35 feet, Pekin bells weigh 120000 pounds, and a Philadelphia cycle factory produced machines at a rate of one per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BY Cycle
Philadelphia
Esther Smith dies after severe beating at berry patch incident
Esther wife of John W. Smith furniture dealer died at home on 100 Railroad street aged 64 years four months 18 days. Born in England she lived in Lawrence 37 years. Two intoxicated women forced entry into a berry patch near the Smith residence and beat her. No arrests. Also Fred E. Cushing 43 died at home last night after illness. longtime baggage master at Boston and Lowell depot. member of Monadnock lodge Odd Fellows and Kearsarge encampment. Lawrence Sun report.
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Esther
John W. Smith
Railroad Street
England
Lawrence
Smith
Fred E. Cushing
Amesbury Street
Boston
Lowell
Monadnock Lodge
Odd Fellows
Kearsarge
Lawrence Sun
Interest Begins Monthly at Traders National Bank
The savings department offers monthly interest on deposits. All money left before 9 p.m. Saturday in September 1900 will earn the stated rate, with exceptional advantage for depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traders National Bank
Bank announces 4 percent interest with extended hours
The notice states a 4 percent per annum rate, compounded semi annually, with deposits from $1 upward. Saturday hours extend from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. to handle the daytime and evening business with minimal delays for customers.
The Traders National Bank Adverts Abroad Services
The Traders National Bank transacts a general banking business and offers foreign exchange in English French German and Swedish. It provides safety deposit boxes with private coupon rooms. It pays 4 percent per annum compounded semi annually. Banking hours are 8 am to 4 pm weekdays and 8 am to 1 pm Saturdays. Locations are 30 to 46 Middlesex Street and 11 to 24 Post Office Avenue.
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United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
Mob's Work in Akron Destroys City Records
Crowds flocked to Akron Ohio as mobs destroyed city buildings last night while seeking Louis Peck a negro rapist. City hall was wrecked by dynamite and fire destroying city clerk and city engineer records valued at about half a million. Regular troops arrived as officials closed saloons and Peck was jailed in Cleveland.
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Akron
Ohio
Louis Peck
Co. C. Sigthth
Canton
Columbus
Glen Wade
Rhoda Davidson
Fred Worwek
Harrison
Cleveland
Plot to destroy European quarters in Pekin sparks upheaval
Aug 23 dispatch from Hankow reports a Chinese band attempted to set fire to a house near the customs bank beside the British concession to loot and burn European quarters. Viceroy quickly acted, ringleaders were decapitated, 20 imprisoned, arms and documents of a secret society seized. more trouble feared as news of the Emperor's flight spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hankow
Customs Bank
British maneuvers near Pretoria update in second front
Roberts reports from Pretoria Aug 22 that Buller advanced five miles south to Belfast with 20 casualties. Baden-Powell drove Grobler's rear guard east of Pinar's river. De Wet, unable to go east, recrossed the Magaliesberg toward the Orange River colony with far fewer guns and men. Steyn moves toward Kruger with a small guard.
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London
Roberts
Pretoria
Buller
Belfast
Baden-Powell
Grobler
Pinar’s
de Wet
Magaliesberg
Orange River
Steyn
Kruger
Fire damages Congress Building in Boston
A morning blaze at the Congress building in Post Office Square caused about 40,000 in damage. The facility houses Metropolitan National and New York Life Insurance companies and Stone & Webber, electrical engineers, with the fire starting in the basement from a defective electric fan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Congress Building
Post Office Square
Metropolitan National
New York Life Insurance Companies
Stone & Webber, Electrical Engineers
Delegates Gather for National Negro Business League Meeting
Delegates from 25 states met in Boston to discuss improving conditions for colored people with Booker T. Washington as the principal speaker at the National Negro Business League gathering in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Negro Business League
Booker Washington
Omaha Population Drops by Thirty-Seven Thousand
Omaha becomes the first city to report a population decrease in ten years with a drop of 37,897. The current population stands at 102,555, reflecting a notable urban decline over the decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Washington
Boston & Maine Stockholders Approve Central Mass Road Purchase
Lawrence August 23 stockholders of the Boston and Maine Railway ratified the purchase of 80 000 shares of the Central Massachusetts road. The vote confirms the absorption plan as part of the railroad’s expansion strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Central Mass. Road
Lawrence
Boston & Maine Today
Massachusetts
Autopsy Finds Mrs Southwick Cause Not Determined
Boston August 22 Acting Medical Examiner Swan of Cambridge conducted an autopsy on Mrs Annie Southwick at Ward Henderson warerooms Everett. Present were Drs Hanson Brown and Conroy with Conroy the acting surgeon of Whidden Memorial Hospital where she died Monday night. Swan said the death resulted from an operation but would not state if instruments or drugs were involved.
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Boston
Swan
Cambridge
Annie Southwick
Ward & Henderson
Everett
Hanson, Brown and Conroy
Whidden Memorial Hospital
Wan
Woman Dies After Dying State Ment Prompts Suspension
A woman's statement at her deathbed absolves others of blame and led authorities to suspend further action as organs were removed for thorough microscopic examination.
Montreal flyer derails in Fitchburg region collision
The Montreal flyer from Boston to Fitchburg collided with three working cars between state line and Fitzwilliam New Hampshire at 1 20 pm. The engine was derailed and engineer Frank Hughes of Fitchburg fatally injured, dying later at Keene. Fireman Judd was bruised but escaped. The track was blocked five hours while the three cars appeared to run free. a work gang farther up the line may have left cars unnoted.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
State Line
Fitzwilliam
N. H
Frank Hughes
Keene
Judd
Flyer
Mrs Williams Arrested in Lexington Adultery Case
Boston dispatch reports Mrs Minnie Williams of Adams Street Lexington arrested by Chief Franks on a warrant from Mrs Eaton alleging adultery in the troubled home of Station Agent W Eaton of North Lexington. Mrs Williams bail set and case continued to Saturday. $500 bond posted.
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Boston
W. Eaton
North Lexington
Minnie Williams
Adams Street
Lexington
Franks
Eaton
Stock Exchange to Close Saturday Before Labor Day
New York officials say the governing committee has voted to close the stock exchange on the Saturday before Labor Day. The cotton exchange has already adopted the same practice.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange Today
Cotton Exchange
Drowned Farm Hand Albert Dadley Recovered in Still Water River
Albert Dadley of Quinnapolit, a farm hand for A. D. Gleason at West Sterling, disappeared Wednesday afternoon after leaving the farm to visit a friend across Still Water river. His body was later recovered, authorities report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dadley
Quinnapolit
A. D. Gleason
West Sterling
Drowning of Fritz Duering at Brewers Picnic
Fritz Duering, 28, of Merton Place Roxbury, drowned in the Charles River during a brewers picnic at Caledonian Grove after stepping into a boat and falling overboard. His body was recovered. Malachi Henley, 21, yard clerk for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, was fatally injured near South Station Boston when struck by a train. he remains on the dangerous list at City Hospital. Henley lives at 147 Boylston Avenue Jamaica Plain.
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Fritz Duering
Merton Place
Roxbury
Charles River
Caledonian Grove
Malachi Henley
N. Y
N. H. and
South Station
Boston
City Hospital
Henley
Boylston Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Electrician fatally crushed in Athol streetcar shed
Warren F Briggs 41 an electrician for the Athol and Orange street railway fell between advancing trolley cars while crossing from one to another and died within hours. He had long worked for the company first as motorman then electrician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren F. Briggs
Athol and Orange Street Railway
Athol
Boston Man Injured After Cellar Fall at Two Addresses
John McPlaney of 284 Commercial Street, Boston, slipped into a cellar at 74 North Margin Street and lay there two hours as residents thought he was drunk. He suffered a broken cervical vertebra and is listed as on the dangerous list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McPlaney
Commercial Street
Boston
North Margin Street
Charlestown Man Slips Through Glass Door at Central Wharf
Patrick B. Larkin aged 47 from Charlestown fell through a glass door at Central wharf and into a large refrigerator. He lay on ice for ten hours before being found and rushed to hospital with multiple serious wounds but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick B. Larkin
Charlestown
Central Wharf
Dyspepsia Warned by Digestive Weakness and Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Article argues impaired digestion leads to worse health symptoms like headaches and sour stomach. It promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy to strengthen the digestive system and prevent progression of the disease tendency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Prominent Democrat Backs Assessor’s Alleged List
An elderly Democrat defends Charles Riley the ward 6 assistant assessor who says he found a list tied to 19 Union Street. He recalls old Lowell politics from rough caucuses to Australian ballot, arguing most Democratic voters today are straight and warning against past manipulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Riley
Ward 6
Union Street
Patrick Callahan
Michael Keegan
Stephen Carney
Centralville
Lowell
Democratic City Committee
Dolliver Appointed to Succeed Gear in U S Senate
Governor Shaw named Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver of Fort Dodge as Iowa’s United States senator succeeding John Henry Gear. Dolliver, 48, former congressman from the 10th district, debated Champ Clark at Allerton yesterday and is praised as a leading Republican orator with strong district support.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
John H. Gear
Dolliver
Cummins
Senate
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Kingwood
West Virginia
West Virginia University
House of Representatives
Rally at Cape Porpoise GOP Meeting Highlights Lowell Attendance
A large Republican mass meeting was held Tuesday at Cape Porpoise Maine in the Casino built by the electric road. Representative Allen chaired the event with Senator Frye delivering the address praising women’s influence and outlining the party platform: protection, a gold standard, shipping growth, and open export markets. Several Lowell residents attended.
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Cape Orpoise
Allen
Senator Frye
Oting
Lowell
Picturesque Merrimack River Woods and Resorts
The Merrimack river woods between Lowell and Lawrence offer shaded pines and groves, popular with residents and teachers for study and strolls. Parks like Indian Orchard, Elsmere, Kenwood, Dewey Grove, and Belle Grove attract picnics, camps, and boating, with camps forming clubs along the river and Bell Grove remaining a favored retreat.
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Merrimack River
Here
Lawrence
Lowell
Centralville
Read Street
Simpson Street
First Street
Indian Orchard
Elsmere
Kenwood
Andover Street
Brookside
Dewey Grove
Varnum’s Landing
Belle Grove
Grove
Famling
Hunt's Falls
Ayer's Pills Promoted as Family Laxative Remedy
Ad copy praising Ayer's Pills as the best laxative for the whole family. Claims relief from biliousness sick headache loss of appetite and dizziness and urges keeping the product in every home to prevent illness.
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Ayer
Lowell Wheelmen Set For Nashua Meet Race
Lowell cyclists prepare for a Nashua bicycle meet next Saturday featuring a Hamilton versus Keegan match race. Entered in the events are numerous Lowell riders in one mile novice and open contests, plus a two mile handicap including Demakes Goyette Kin nan Boine Keegan Landry Church Prempas LaCourse Dunn Murphy Donahue Casey Dion and Whitaker.
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Nashua
Hamilton
Keegan
Lowell
Nicholas _G. Demakes
Fred Goyette
Arsen Boine
Nathaniel Landry
Henry Dunn
John Frechette
Narcisse Clermont
H. Drew
Joseph Ploude
Frank Murphy
A. B. Willis
J. R. Whitaker
Charles R. Church
William
T. S. Murphy
P. E. Delphond
F. Donahue
Market Street Paving Delayed by Late Asphalt Plant
The asphalt paving of Market Street will begin next week after a delayed plant arrival from South Lowell. Groundwork was soaked by recent rains and needs drying. officials plan nine days of work with asphalt produced twice daily and transported to Market Street for rapid laying.
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Market Street
Lowell
Perkins Machine Shop to Close After Owner's Death
The Francis Perkins machine shop in Fletcher street will close and be sold to settle the estate after the death of owner Mr Perkins in June. The plant, one of the city’s largest, employed about 50 to 60 men when running full time and Perkins was a pioneer machinist of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis 8. Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Fletcher Street
Perkins
City Hall Notes on Pawtucket Bridge Plan
City council to begin steps for a new Pawtucket bridge next week as the city engineer says repairs cannot restore safety due to weakened understructure. Health department agent Knapp states plumbing inspectors are better suited than doctors for general inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ti Fa
Pawtucket
Knapp
Health Department
Court House Renovation Tightens Up Historic Rooms
The old court house corridors are being touched up and the court room the former district attorney office and the probate court room are being thoroughly cleaned and renovated in a restoration effort.
Police Court Hears Rival Tobacco Dealer Assault Case
In Judge Hadley s court a brief variety session heard Stefano Polles accuse Philip Fiorillo of assaulting him on Monday night. Fiorillo testified as a rival tobacco dealer, saying Polles struck him after eggs were smashed and hat damaged. Polles admitted drinking. Fiorillo claimed Polles mocked him. The court found Fiorillo guilty and levied a $12 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stefano E. Polles
Philip Fiorillo
John J. Pickman
John J. Hogan
Jack Crowley
Mr. Hogan
Polles
Fiorillo
East Merrimack Street
Dwyer assault trial over nose injury on bridge
The assault case against Mary Dwyer, accused of throwing a stone that struck a child on the bridge, paused as testimony described a neighborhood dispute. The court continued until a doctor could testify. Samuel Cohen faced selling without a license, defended against hat number, and was fined five dollars after confusion over the amount.
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Mary Dwyer
Elden Roy
Samuel Cohen
Holland
Cohen
Local Court Dockets Report Contested Assault and Fines
Thomas KE Kelleher pleaded not guilty to assault and battery and was continued until Saturday for trial. Nelson Ouimette was jailed 15 days for drunkenness. Jeremiah Murray and Thomas Duffy were each fined $2. George F Dale, listed as a beggar, was sent to the state farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas KE. Kelleher
Nelson Ouimette
Jeremiah Murray
Thomas Duffy
George F. Dale
State Farm
Wanted in Lowell Alfred G Bidwell In Salem
Alfred G Bidwell alias multiple names is under arrest in Salem and sought by Lowell police in connection with a burglary at a New York Dispatch company location. He had visited an office to claim rugs, left with a valise, plus a woman's bag, and disappeared after promising to return with funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred G. Bidwell
Salem
Lowell
Bidwell
Birdwell
New York Dispatch Company
Providence
Rhode Island
Scalded Worker Injured at Hamiltonie Plant
Paul Lamonda, 56, of 120 Lakeview Avenue, suffered scalds to both arms and a foot from hot starch while at work in the Hamiltonie forenoon. He was taken to the Corporation hospital. A separate note says Harry Pitts, 18, of 73 Agawam Street, lacerated his right thumb on the Boott.
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Paul Lamonda
Lakeview Avenue
Hamiltonie
Corporation Hospital
Harry Pitts
Agawam Street
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Nota Bene
Iowa
Mr. Bryan
St. Petersburg
Italy
Southern Railroad Company
India
Sattel
Switzerland
Pekin
the Traders National Bank
Orange River Colony
Negro Business League
W. E. Eaton
Edward W. Staples
Veazie, Me
Station 3
Cambridge Street
South Boston
Mercer Street
Riley
Gear
Cape Porpoise
Merrimack
Will
Perkins Machine Shop
City Hall Notes
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