The Gallant Three Hundred Banquet Toasts Ambulance Corps
A Lowell Massachusetts Veterans of Foreign Wars event honors the Ambulance Corps and Red Cross, praising the work of women volunteers. Speakers salute soldiers, recount hospital ship service, and call for a permanent ambulance corps. Mr. Rose urges silent and public contributors alike, ending with a patriotic rendition of My Country Tis of Thee.
Closing Exercises Praises Local Soldiers Helpers
Rev Geo J Kenngett gave an address praising Lowell soldiers helpers for their endless time money and energy. He highlighted two men whose efforts earned high regard as they arranged care for soldiers at home and abroad including visits to New York and Boston. Alfred Rose was noted for indirect gifts totaling 1000 plus 300 in souvenirs. Soldiers from the Sixth and Ninth regiments rose to thank them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Bell
Ambulance Corps
Lowell
Massachusetts
Red Cross
Knights of the Red Cross of
Dr. Bell
Rhine
Europe
Wewiston
Boston
New England
Atlantic
Geo. C. Wenden
Italy
Solferino
Henri Desmond
Geneva
Evou
Santiago
Crimea
Troy
Egypt
Ladies of
Volunteer Aid Association
Soldier Boys
Geo. J. Kenngett
Iis Honor
New York
Alfred Rose
George Bagley
Reception Committee Names Wide Honor Roll
A long list of names includes Col. A. M. Chadwick as chairman and numerous officers, clergy, lawmakers, and prominent locals. The roster features Col. John Rogers Major Harold Varnum Capt. Richard Walsh Gen. C. A. R. Dimon and Rev. Wm. D. Joyce among others, signaling a large formal reception body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. A. M. Chadwick
Charles KE. Adams
George E. Putnam
BE. T. Rowell
Fisher H. Pearson
E. B. Carr
C. H. Kimball
C. L. Merriam
Charlies H. Coburn
Leon Lamothe
William J. Coughlin
A. G. Walsh
F. P. Rivet
B. Peirce
L. A. Derby
O. A. Libby
W. W. Murphy
George S. Motley
Chas
H. Richardson
George C. Dempsey
James Mclaughlin
Michael M. Doyle
John J. Pickman
Thomas J. Goyette
Calixte Dozois
James Smith
John H. Beaulieu
James McDowell
Frank L. Weaver
Kenneth J. Mackenzie
T. F. Harrington
Alfred J. Howe
John Rogers
Harold Varnum
Robert Faulkner
Richard Walsh
W. H. S. Hayes
C. A. R. Dimon
Edgar L. Fay
Charles S. Proctor
T. Ford
L. P. Turcotte
W. A. Bartlett
George A. Mullen
H. C. Fuller
F. A. Tuttle
Charles H. Cosgrove
Guy Holbrook
E. T. Goward
Col
Percy Parker
E. B. Conant
Co. I. Hood
John Vincent
John J. Hogan
Dennis J. Murphy
James P. McAdams
Daniel J. Donahue
A. G. Thompson
Philip Desmarais
Wm. J. McCluskey
James T. Smith
John J. Roark
H. C. Taft
Arthur F. Salmon
D. W. Bugbee
George Bowers
Wm. D. Whittet
Dana B. Whipple
Charles Kelley
William Bagley
J. ‘Douglas’ Rivet
Royal C. Hope
James F. O'Sullivan
Joseph E. Pattee
George W. Poore
John C. Burke
Peter H. Donohoe
James McKinley
Chas. F. Libby
Z. W. Sturtevant
Richard Dobbins
Peter Conaton
Geo. H. Wood
Joseph Farrell
Andrew G. Stiles
Girard P. Cadman
Charles F. Coburn
John P. Mahoney
Frank B. Hawes
C. Arthur Abbott
Robert L. Read
Avila Bourbonnierre
Geo. A. Locke
Henry Hoole
W. Farnham
Frederick A. Chase
Harry £. Shaw
F. EE. Dunbar
Henry K. Gates
H. M. Potter
Frederick Ayer
Arthur H. Cluer
Wim. J. Quigley
Charles Fi. Talbot
T. D. Hartford
F*. P. Putnam
Eilas McQuade
Arthur Cummiskey
D. T. Finnegan
Thomas J. Mulligan
James H. Walker
W. c. Holloway
W. G. Barnard
Thomas O. Allen
John W. Crawford
H. G. Cushing
George F. Stiles
C. Oliver Barnes
Dinner Notes Highlight Long List of Attendees at Speakers Table
A large assembly featured numerous dignitaries at the speakers table including James S. Hastings C L McCleery Col A M Chadwick George H Taylor John H Harrington Maj T Rowell Maj C A Stott Solon W Stevens Lieut Col Butler Ames Col John D Billings Col F Robins Hosea Knowlton J W Bennett Alfred Sk Rose and Chaplains P B Murphy W F Dusseault Dr Bell and others. Lieut Costello was warmly greeted upon arrival and Lieut and Mrs Gillow joined Company M. Col Chadwick and Capt Mitten Greig and Fairweather attracted attention during proceedings as a police delegation attended and ambulance staff received applause for service. Letter carriers Higgins and Charles A ushered guests. Courses were served promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamess. Hastings
C. L. McCleery
A. M. Chadwick
George H. Taylor
John H. Harrington
T. Rowell
C. A. Stott
Solon W. Stevens
Butler Ames
John D. Billings
Cambridge
F. . Robins
Boston
Hosea
M. Knowlton
J. W. Bennett
Alfred Sk. Rose
P. B. Murphy
R. ©. Bell
T. FE. Harrington
A. C. Russell
Frederick Ayer
G. F. Kenngett
S. T. Ford
J. J. Chalifoux
Frank W. Hall
Jeremiah Crowley
Costello
D. L. Page Company
Paul R. Burtt
Alfred T. Rose
Lowell
Alfred E. Roce
J. L Chalifoux
George F. Kennett
Asa C. Russell
James S. Hastings
Col. A. M. Chadwick
C. I. Hood
Charles H. Kimball
John Royal
Long John
Company C
Charlies Carr
Ambulance Corps
Sergt. Kittredge
Woman’s Auxiliary
Lowell Soldier Banquet Recalls Campaign Heroes
A Lowell soldiers banquet featured remarks from Col. Logan's Ninth and praises for Captain Mitten and Lieutenants Gillon and McNulty. Guests included many officers, with Alfred E. Roce chairing the executive committee and a gift book presented to each attendee. The event highlighted the city’s pride in soldiers, with the D. L. Page company entering and a strong showing by Company C and G.
The Curious Case of the Upside Down Stamp
A post office inspector recalls a criminal caught by a peculiar stamping habit. A man trailed by letters stamped crosswise leaving a triangle corner. traced to Chattanooga and found writing to his wife, prompting a change in his mail-stamping practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Georgia
Chattanooga
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Two Pointed Questions and Answered
A marketing discourse notes no price difference between rivals, but public choice favors the better article. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for reliability, with demand driven by long trust and consistency for coughs colds and croup. Ellingwood & Co. sells it at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Middlesex
Central Streets
To Let Tenements and Houses on Broadway and Local Streets
Property rental notice lists multiple houses and tenements with room counts and monthly rents near the Northern Depot Belvidere Centralville Queen Street Hildreth Street and Central Street. Applications invited to T. H. Elliott at 4 Central Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Marshall Street
Belvidere
Centralville
Queen Street
Hildreth Street
18Th Street
Central Street
T. H. Elliott
Varnum Avenue
Varnum
Pawtucket
Senvol
Echvol
L Street
Stevenset
Bridge Street
Stork Street
King Street
Shanklin Street
Gord
VY. Ee. Doympge,. Com
Ad Army Hall
No. Central Eet
Greenwood
Leighton Bros
Dammer and
Worthen Streets
B. M
Cryan’s
Dutton Street
Norcross Firm Dissolves and New Co Takes Over
Notice from Lowell Massachusetts dated November 26 1898 states the firm N W Norcross & Co including Nicholas W Norcross and Nicholas G Norcross dissolves by mutual consent. The remaining member will continue the business under Nicholas G Norcross at the previous office and all claims and accounts will be adjusted by the undersigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex 8. S. Lowell
Mass
N.W. Norcross & Co
Nicholas W. Norcross
Nicholas G. Norcross
Lowell
N. W. Norcross & Co
Sara Fir
Etia
For Sale: 30 New House at 110 Warwick Street Highlands
For sale a well built nine room house at 110 Warwick Street Highlands with bath and toilet rooms pantry set tubs open plumbing cemented cellar large piazzas over 6000 square feet of land and a large shade tree. Contact Charles Griffin 121 South Walker Street Tel 4494.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
N. H
Oepana Fish & Plummer
Central Street
Owell
Leeco
Lowell
Fish & Plummer
Mass
Lawrence
Central Trees
Walker
Grove Streets
Roe Fish & Plummer
Warwick Street
Highlands
Charles Griffin
Walker Street
Train Schedules for Boston and Maine to Various Cities
An 1898 timetable lists train departures from Merrimack Street Depot Lowell and Portland stations for Boston and many regional destinations. It includes numerous daily and Sunday times, notes connections via Grand Trunk and steamship routes, and names D. J. Flanders and H. C. Taft as general agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack Street Depot
Lowell
Boston
Street
Lawrence
P. m Slade
Salem
Mass
Haverhill
Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Exeter
Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
Saco
Orchard
Portland
Augusta
Beth
Waterville
Lewiston
Bangor
Belfast
Skowhegan
Rockland
St. John
N. B
Halifax
Grand Trunk R. T
Eastport
J. John
Cartine
Deer Isle
Sedewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank _ Jones
Woburn
Amherst
Milford
Wilton
Greenfield
Peterboro
Bennington
Hillsboro
Keene
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Newport
N. H
Claremont
Claremont Junction
St. Johnsbury
Lyndonville
Wells River
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Montreal
Central Vermont Line
Quebec
Boston Air Line
Quebec Express
Plymouth
Sherbrooke
Net
wVila Western Diviston
Bedford
Wilmington
D. J. Flanders
H. Cc. Taft
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lowell Council
Lowell Companies
Hundle Cottage
Lordly
Thomas
Harrington
Hector
Joan d’Arc
Sisters of Charity
Amps
Red Cross Society
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Wwe
Secarcely
San Juan
Chickamauga
Fort Thomas
Mr. Rose
Falr
John A. Faulkner
Peter J. Brady
Harry R. Rice
Joseph Smith
James 8. Hastings
Charlies E. Adams
Paul FP. Burtt
H. SB. Greene
C. L. Marshall
E. Sheppard
C. F. Youne
A. G. Pollard
Harry Dunlap
W. D. Whitter
R. A. Grimiths
John Oliver
G. W. Patten
Constance O’donnell
P. Gilthride
Col. Logan
Lund
Mitten
Gillon
McNulty
Cuba
Inggaleyy
Chestnut Street
Lyt
Merrimack Square
Methuen
Bigelow & Miller
Benis Ot
Lowell Art Co
Bon Marche
Merrimack Street
Courier Office
Lone Oak Farm
Dr. A
Wallace
U. N. Marine
Billings, King & Co
Pearl Street
Ender
Ripans Chemical Co
N. Y
John P
Squire
Atak
Tluiow Mudd
Sc Bottie
Geacan
Prescott Street
Public Market
Middlesex Street
Cor. Howard
The
Courier
Rival Estate
Mt. Vernon Street
A. L Ryan
Pawtaucket
Lakeview
Good Brook
Wilsowdale
Merrimack River
Emile
Courine
Citizen
Billerica
Billerica Centre
Moody Street
Race Street
Chelmsford
Grand Streets
Wg. LH. Dodge
Central St
New Hampshire
Thomas F. Burgess
So. Hastings
Shaw
Burgess, Grace, Spaulding
E Streets
M. L. Hamblet
Frank W. Dobson
Snert
Central Block
Lievator
Taylor
Humphrey Street
Lowell Rendering Co
Railroads
Boston & Maine & A
Casicago
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
New Haven & Hartford
RB. i
Taunton
New Bedford
Providence
Marlboro
South Framinghaim
Way
South Framingham
Albany R. R
Worcester
Stonington
New York City
Boston & Maine & RK
Tivolt
A. L. Pendergast
Jones
Eldredge
van Nostrane’s
P. B
Niagara
Lones
Winss