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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1899
Page
6
Oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex county established in 18 percent and as a daily in 184 percent. Published every day except Sundays and holidays at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack street Lowell. Delivered by carrier at 12 cents a week 50 cents a month COURIER CITIZEN COMPANY.
Railroad service updates note trains running between Lowell and Boston for daily commuting. There is emphasis on schedules and possible disruptions affecting travelers in the region. Commuters should check official timetable notices for exact departure and arrival times.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes the postal costs for 1898 exceed revenues by 6.6 million with railroads suspected of influence. It cites Dreyfus Esterhazy talk, calls for abolishing alcohol taxes on arts, and follows Methuen’s forces toward Kimberley. It praises American industry gains in iron, steel, electrical supplies, and critiques John Blair’s fortune. It urges Republican voters to support their ticket and discusses the Y M C A’s debt relief and efforts toward progress.
In a city discussion on an eight hour workday for municipal employees the public is urged to vote on election night. A favorable result could broaden the policy while a negative vote may keep the eight hour standard limited. Augus tus Lowell funds a 50000 Institute of Technology relief fund for staff illness death or retirement.
The piece argues corn oil proves cheaply produced from corn and aids in lubrication paint fibre and corn rubber, with spirits crucial for smokeless powder. It condemns the internal tax on alcohol as prohibitory, urging end to the bounty on German potato raising and favoring corn farmers and domestic production.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch correspondent reports the Dominion government adopts a colossal electric siren at Vancouver Harbor B C. The device uses a clock controlled diaphragm and two megaphones delivering a deafening roar for up to a week without attention, with a flashing light to warn ships in fog or dark.
A column recounts varied items from civic quarrels to social entertainments. It notes criticisms of Mayor Crowley and the police board, a private league gathering, and a literary figure backing Senator Putnam. It mentions Representative Myers life visits, Miss May Burns jewelry loss, Mexican schoolyard smoking, a Lowellite arrest, Middlesex Women’s club drama, and multiple Music Hall performances headlined by The Runaway Wife and La Belle Russe with Stahl and Bonelli.
Payton Stock Company began a week at the Opera House with Woman Against Woman. The cast includes Will D. Corbett as John Tressider and Richard P. Collins as Paul Tressider, with Ethel Fuller as Bessie Barton and George Berrell as Sir Henry Chesterton. Strong audience reception and added favorites promise larger houses all week.
Attendees hailed a Savoy Theatre vaudeville show last night with stronger attractions than the prior week. Acts included Hal Wilson, deh, Sisson and Wallace, Kenna the storyteller, Mrs Theodor flying rings, Conway and Sals, and So aret the queen of light. Matinees all week and evening shows at 8 15.
The 50th performance of Sag Harbor at Park Theatre Batson last evening coincided with the seventh week’s inauguration. Ladies received chain purses as dainty practical souvenirs. A large audience praised performances by Herne as Captain Dan Marble, Forrest Robinson, Sydney Booth, Hodge, and leading ladies Marion Abbott Julie Chrystal Herne Mrs. Sol Smith and Frank Munroe. Sag Harbor drew patrons from Boston and beyond New England, marking its history at regular theatre prices.
The Highland club minstrel show offers striking costumes and a fresh, up-to-date performance as final rehearsals near completion. Clubhouse visitors may inspect the set after the show and electric cars will await patrons for convenient transport.
The marriage of Henry Lashua, a Lowell and Suburban conductor, and Amelia Brown took place Monday night at St Jean de Baptiste with Father Perron officiating. About 200 guests attended a reception at 42 Worthen Street, gifts included a chair from Lashua’s employer and a coach from conductor John J. Joyce. The couple, honeymooning in New York, will reside at 42 Worthen Street upon their return.
The funerals of Hannah Stapleton and John Roark were held yesterday from the families’ homes with burials at the Catholic cemetery under J. F. O’Donnell and C. H. Molloy respectively. Mary Golden’s service occurred at J F. O’Donnell’s rooms with rites at St Peters Church officiated by Rev Fr Saunders. Margaret Tierney’s funeral from her Union street home, with services by Rev Fr Saunders, ended in Catholic cemetery under Undertaker MacDermott. bearers included John Shea and others.
Rev John Galbraith of Bromfield M B church Boston was born in Ireland and once lived in Lowell. He preached Sunday and had the Republican lieutenant governor candidate in his congregation. Mrs John P Quinn and Rita Quinn of Phillips Street traveled to New York City for weeks. Miss Lillian W Hard returned from Fall River for Thanksgiving. Mrs C H Runnells Nashua, long ill with typhoid, is out of danger under Dr Wallace and nurse Miss Nash of St Johns Hospital Lowell Massachusetts.
Stylish coatcoats in dark and light gray Frieze with olive kerseys, plaid linings, and satin yokes. Latest cut and finely made, rivaling coats shown for 13 to 14 dollars, offered at a lower price.
Only twenty of the Resers Pest overcoats remain with the set of extra fine coats in our own line. The rough faced fashionable coats that sold for $25.00 and $30.00 were reduced last week to close at the end.
Sizes 4 years to 16 years offered in heavy weight covert cloth coats, marked down from regular and today only. Two coats described, one olive, the other, with heavy discount pricing at $3.50 each.
A fragmented listing advertises kersey jackets in tan blue brown and black with satin lining and tailoring. Prices range from five to nineteen dollars with references to frieze boucie and custom made quality.
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