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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
1
The speaker prefers heroic deeds over quiet restraint yet wonders how to use power, wealth, and status. He imagines Arctic exploration and public glory, but concludes gratitude for health and supportive friends matter more. Washington Star notes his evolving self view.
A garbled passage discusses racial hostility in politics and a harsh view toward African Americans. It mentions Buffalo with heavy snow, misquoted toward courtship, and a fleeting remark on Aguinaldo. The text is fragmentary and lacks a cohesive event or clear source context.
A playful snippet shows a girl reenacting a railroad conductor game with her father, exchanging a paper card for cash as a humorous misread ticket. The piece sits among quips on jurisprudence and ancient stars, ending with a lion and a dog Pincher’s wheeled cleverness.
A car loaded with powder exploded near a Utah station, tearing ninety feet of track, shaking the freight train, and breaking engine cab and caboose glass. The powder car and two adjacent cars burned. Also noted: a model American post office will be set up at the Paris exposition with Americans’ mail sent directly to it via French postal authorities.
A brief note urging readers to stay informed on national issues by following the license vote and taking time to read the President's message, suggesting a day off to catch up on official communications.
London reports Gen Fores tier-Walker says General Methuen resumed command and is in nightly contact with Kimberley while troops remain healthy. Despatches note continuing Boer activity near Ladysmith and Dover fortifications with 32 guns in use, and the Orange Free State proclaims Dordrecht annexation. At Ladysmith casualties rise with 207 sick and 225 wounded. a hospital shelling incident kills one patient.
In Lewiston Maine on December 7 a regional wage increase spreads as 10 percent raises are posted across mills. The Androscoggin Continental Bates and Hill mills in Lewiston and the York corporation of Saco announce the raise, affecting about 7000 operatives.
In the six days bicycle race at dawn Chevalier placed second in individual scoring and, with his partner, fourth overall, only five laps behind leaders. Fischer and Chevalier are rising threats while Marius has retired from competition.
The literary union plans free lectures at the town hall starting the 20th with Mon A S Roe of Worcester as speaker. Rev Wilson Waters preached at Melrose Sunday, spoke to boys in South Boston Monday. Church notes include Unitarian sermons, guild addresses cancelled, and All Saints Holy Communion at 10 a.m. with 10.45 service and Sunday school at noon.
A Thanksgiving Eve blaze at Mr. C. W. Hildreth’s center town residence caused interior chimney damage. Neighbors fought the fire with holes cut through walls, extin guishers and water, limiting loss. No wind aided spread. chimney must be rebuilt. Thanksgiving celebrations continued. local kindergarten opened, a Lowell dancer runs a weekly class, and a Congregational Christmas sale is planned for Dec 15.
McIntire court dec 5 presents for probate Emma Stevens Wakefield Sarah Snow Melrose Margaret Eagan Wayland A S Adams Newton Catherine Rier don Somerville Ella Dudley Lowell Albert Ehlert Lincoln Priscilla Shute Somerville Michael Manning Ashland Charity Clapp Somerville Rhoda Leland Holliston John Womball Everett Curtis Greenwood Woburn W A Ferrier Somerville Gilman Brackett Newton Administrations granted Walter Warner Townsend Charlotte Alcock Somerville J A Russell Lexington Simon Corner Somerville BE T Butler Cambridge L L Condry Groton H S Davis Waltham S A Coleman Somerville Clara Raymond Somerville Florence O'Donoghue Lowell Ellen Hanna Tewksbury Ellen Flynn Westford J BE Brannan Cambridge J M Brooks Lexington J M McKay Malden Maurice Murphy Cambridge Jessie Carver Cambridge Catherine Buckley Ayer J N Morse Lowell Etta Cook Cambridge Susan Bradford Cambridge D C Stillson Somerville Charlotte Todd Somerville Mary Routh Somerville
The annual election of officers for Royal Arcanum council No. 1323 was held at Mathews hall last evening. One new member was initiated and the society voted to attend John Shea's home in Lowell tonight. Officers elected include Regent Joseph Brown and treasurer Edmund Costello, with several other named posts and terms.
The Salem News notes a surge in business with the local freight yard stacked with cars. A recent batch carried 80 carloads of cotton for Naumkeag mills and hundreds of cars were sent toward Lowell and Lawrence, with extra trains run nightly and on Sundays to meet demand.
Notices of a 10 percent wage raise effective December 18 have been posted in six of seven large mills in the city. The Lawrence Hosiery mill is expected to post notices next week but not to the full 10 percent.
Fire brigade was alerted shortly after 1.30 pm to a small chimney fire in the courtyard behind 141 High Street. No damage occurred.
A vintage testimonial style ad asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a general tonic. It claims benefits for catarrh rheumatism scrofula and stomach troubles while boosting appetite strength and health for the ill and overworked. An endorsement from H Stone of Sherborn Mass cites stomach relief and improved appetite.
A Republican campaign rally in Ward Three featured Hon. George E. Putnam delivering four speeches and his lieutenants hosting 50 or more visitors at headquarters. Supporters touted his business success and criticized the incumbent mayor Crowley, with multiple speakers backing Putnam and denouncing the current administration.
The Ward Three Republican club held a rally at Highland hall last night for candidate Putnam with ex Mayor James W. Bennett among speakers. Bennett harshly criticized the Crowley administration while praising Putnam’s business skill and promising a stronger city, including street and water improvements and debates over municipal ownership of gas operations.
Candidate Putnam spoke to about 250 supporters at a nighttime gathering hosted by Cornelius Desmond on Stackpole Street. The event drew an enthusiastic crowd and featured remarks by President Murphy of the local club.
Independent voters back George E. Putnam as a fighter who backs the Republican ticket. He seeks a majority of aldermen behind him, rejects Democratic deal making, and emphasizes his own convention slate. Labor leaders find his Legislature record satisfactory, while Democrats search for another issue or canard.
Howard Lachance says Wallace G Parkis is a candidate for clerk of the common council. John H Scully denies the Oliver Independent club has been reorganized as claimed by the president. A Republican rally at Odd Fellows hall in Middlesex Street is planned with Lieutenant Governor elect Bates and other speakers.
An uncan no license meeting gathered last night at the Methodist Episcopal church on Moore street. Attendees heard entertainment and services as speakers urged the no license cause. Rev. A P Nelson spoke on banning saloons and liquor evils, followed by Rev. J Dahlstrem and Rev. S S Svensen, with Hon. George E Putnam in attendance offering remarks.
An adjourned meeting of Lowell and Dracut milk farmers and dealers led to a proposal for a ten member Lowell area committee to consult with the milk dealers association and set a uniform price for milk not yet contracted. They also discussed state legislation for high license optionality, with a meeting set for December 14 at 2 PM at 64 Railroad Street.
Workers at the Collinsville mill returned to their jobs after a week plus strike. A Tuesday meeting produced a tie vote on whether to return or stay out. Wednesday morning saw both factions concede and resume work without achieving their demands.
A brief Hadley police court session continued many cases. John Kenyon and Robert McArdie, both first offenders, were fined $5. Lawrence E. Lynch of Tewksbury faced an assault and battery charge regarding an incident on Nov. 2 in Wiganville at about 8:30 PM. John W. McEvoy appeared for the complainant. The town’s counsel was unavailable, leading to a continuance until Dec. 20. Four liquor cases were postponed at defendants’ request. Jeremiah Frazer, John McKinley, and William McClory of Chelmsford faced charges of keeping liquor. continuances were granted to Dec. 18, Dec. 16, and Dec. 14 respectively. Charles J. Hayes of Billerica also had a liquor case deferred to Dec. 14.
Lowell residents can view and purchase hand decorated china painted by Mrs Weston of Boston next Wednesday and Thursday. The exhibit in Swan building room 9 opens at 10 am and features a large variety of subjects at prices from one dollar to seventy five dollars.
The Sabrey chuir of the Etat church gathered at Mrs. Grege’s home on 37.C Street last night to hear Mr. Edwin S. Bigelow deliver a delightful and entertaining talk on Rome. Bigelow, recently returned from abroad, spoke about his stay in Rome and shared insights from his travels.
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