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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
1
A fragment from William Hurd Hillyer in the December New Lippincott speaks of sending a love message by the Wind of the South. It envisions distant landscapes and poetic images of roses and seas as a carrier for the speaker's confession.
Charles J. Gudden sermons praise good works while surgeons patch ears for Alta Rockefeller. Harvard Pi Eta backs Shirk for president, a rare shirk as a pie eater. The Boston Journal denies cloth trust. a new cigar brand Squash prompts speculation on what comes next as beer and cabbage ideas resurface.
The article notes yearly government regulation of medicine prices in Prussia with a new price list each year. It also mentions assorted factual curiosities about the Sutley river in India, New York’s popular square block, Turkish birth customs, Bavarian land, oil under the Pacific, Papal guard structure, Norwegian fjord salinity, cloud heights, Dutch rent laws, and a December postal-revenue report showing receipts and expenditures, plus a Massachusetts weather brief turning warmer with snow or rain forecast.
William Seaton, 22, attempted to exterminate his family in Seattle. He smashed four people including his sister and two children, shot a man who intervened, and wounded two bullets himself. He also aimed at a deputy sheriff. Seaton blamed disgust with his sister and claimed insanity.
Manila reports intensified operations in northern and southern Luzon. General Funston with Troop A and scouts clashed with about 100 insurgents opposite a river bank. four rebels fell as they retreated. Lieutenant Morrow, with 50 men, captured Bula can after driving rebels from entrenched positions. 50 rebels were killed near San Roque. American casualties remain light. The Bahul island area also sees renewed insurgent activity.
A midnight eastbound freight near Salisbury Newburyport wrecks injureable after collision. Brakeman William Searcy died. caboose demolished, two cars burned, ten wrecked. A second Boston freight hit the debris, damaging locomotive and cars. Fire burned Seavey. Fireman Alvin Forbes seriously hurt.
Over an exequatur in Lisbon on December 7 the Netherlands envoy to Portugal and the Portuguese envoy to the Hague departed their posts. The move follows a rift over the exequatur for the Dutch consul at Lorenzo Marques, withdrawn by the Portuguese government.
The Imparcial condemns the rupture between Holland and Portugal as very serious and blames British intrigue. It asserts Portugal is under the tutelage of Lord Salisbury.
Washington December 7 bids opened for five battleships and six armored cruisers totaling 114000 tons, the largest single naval material contract ever.
Portamouth N H December 7 The body of Charles Green a crew member of the Gloucester fishing schooner Mary A Brown wrecked Wednesday was found in the surf off Break Rock ledge this morning by life savers. Another body is in the surf.
Johannesburg authorities pursue reconcentrado policy by crowding 4000 people from nearby farms into a laager and placing Burghers under tight surveillance at the race course preparations.
In a second hearing at the probate court Judge Lawton considered the Kelly will dispute involving 5000 dollars. Asahel A Kelly and sister Julia M Kelly are the parties, with witnesses detailing Miss Kelly's long history of peculiar behavior and disputed mental state from 1887 to 1898. The contestants argue unsoundness at the time of the 1888 will, while the defense maintains no change in mental condition between will and its destruction. The case resumes this afternoon with further testimony.
An old herbal claim declares Hood's Sarsaparilla defeats scrofula by cleansing the blood. It asserts thousands of grateful parents report children freed from scrofula after using the medicine. Also advertises Hood's Pills for sick headache and indigestion.
A Huntington Hall Republican rally drew hundreds of men and several women, with a band and choir. Speakers stressed reform under the Republican platform, praising current officials, criticizing league candidates, and urging support for the party’s aldermanic slate and the mayoral candidate Putnam.
Westford selectmen on December hearing approved the Stony Brook Valley Street Railroad location in the village center. Director Horace B. Parker outlined plans for a North Chelmsford to Ayer line with 15 cent fare to Lowell and 10 cents to Ayer. The town will receive tax revenue per mile, a $10,000 bond is required, and the line will use girders in center streets with rail safeguards.
James E Moran received one month in jail after appearing before Judge Hadley in the police court. He was found in a helpless condition by Officer Lennon in William Chadwicks house where Chadwick and his wife were intoxicated. The Chadwick infant lay dead three days. Margaret Rourke an old offender was sent to the workhouse for five months. Timothy F Ring paid a six dollar fine. John Anderson and Thomas Talty, first offenders, were fined. Several others were placed on file or continued as juveniles.
The Courier Citizen Company prints expand as a new 100 foot sign on the Middle Street building announces growing business. The crest and name appear on the sign signaling rapid development at the printer's office.
A Thursday rally in L Association Catholique hall backed General Dimon under the French Democratic club. Adelard Landry chaired, with Joseph Dextra as presiding officer and remarks by Evariste Bertrand John Mahoney Col J H Carmichael Philip Desmarais R J McCluskey Henry Daigle J H Guillet Alfred Morrisette. Details allege Democratic origin of a Citizens league city ticket rumor and discuss voting loyalties, supervisor pay, spoils, and reform plans. The Citizens' Municipal league met with 60-70 members, no major business, speeches by Seon W Stevens and Wm H Ward. A Republican rally hinted at charter amendments to empower the mayor. Campaign finance returns were not filed.
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