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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1899
Page
1
A poetic meditation on power, law, and liberty set within the creed of the lion. It contrasts the kingly will and jungle law with those who seek freedom without earned merit, urging courage and rightful justice as the trail to true liberty.
The piece quips at generals and kidnappers, mocks college-student crime as puerile, and jokes about officials and candidates in a charged municipal scene. It notes Aguinaldo moving toward Cavite and hints at prospect of confinement, with sharp, satirical tone throughout.
A collection of quoted lines contrasts humble beginnings with sharp wit. The Cleveland Plain Dealer portrays Hobart starting with $2.50, while another exchange has Blump and Chump discussing hardship and a joking misfortune about becoming an ash man from the Ohio State Journal.
Otto Kawakami and Mme Yacco bring a Japanese troupe to the Lyric Theatre on Monday and Tuesday afternoons following a prior Sunday show. Two plays The Geisha and the Knight and An Earnest Statue Maker featured Japanese scenery, music, and costumes, praised by observers familiar with Japanese drama.
Washington December 8 The rules committee reported a rule for the finance bill with general debate set to begin Monday and run through Friday The final vote is scheduled for Monday the 18th after journal reading Revisions in House rules create an Insular Affairs committee of 17 members to handle all matters save revenues and island related appropriations from the Spanish treaty Cuba gains and enlargements in several standing committees including foreign affairs marine and fisheries public lands military affairs naval affairs and District of Columbia affairs
Reports from London on December 8 say Gen. Gatacre is preparing for a major offensive from Magalapie and Rhodesia. Reinforcements and artillery are arriving at Sterkstroom to bolster his forces, aiming to divert Orange Free State troops and accelerate Methuen’s advance.
Clyde Mattox once condemned for murder and later pardoned by McKinley was convicted of manslaughter for killing Lincoln Sweeney in a bar room fight in Newkirk Oklahoma Territory and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
In Manila on December 8, reports claim an uprising on Negros was led by La Corta district police with a small American garrison. Police reportedly spread false tales of insurgent victories in Luzon and Panay. Lieutenant Ledyard, son of the Michigan Central railroad president, was killed and highly regarded.
Winnipeg December elections yield 21 Conservatives and 16 Liberals. The Liberal party led by Hon. Thomas Greenway has long governed Manitoba, but the results marked a surprising turnover in the provincial legislature.
Frankfort Kentucky December 8 The state board of elections voted to grant the gubernatorial commission to Taylor a Republican.
Pretoria reports fighting commenced near the Modder River at 6 this morning. In Buffalo New York Mambrino King a famed sire and show horse dies at age forty two foaled 1882.
A Lowell letter dated December 6 1899 reports a Sunday gathering of prominent business men endorsing the no license cause. A five member central committee including Elliott Whitcomb Woodworth Thompson and Shattuck was formed to gather and publish names of supporters and coordinate the drive over the coming week.
A Lowell appeals committee asks clergymen to urge their congregations toward a no-license stance next Sunday. Rev George H Johnson may lead canvassing, with many businessmen circulating signatures. Clergymen are asked to send about 100 words to newspapers by Saturday noon to form a united, influential front. Respondents should mail a brief postal notice to Henry A Smith, secretary.
In police court Dr. David N. Patterson faced an arson charge over the Welles building fire. Authorities said no motive was found and Patterson was discharged after his post incident explanation satisfied investigators. Officers Freeman and McCloughry were praised for vigilance.
The ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the supreme remedy for dyspepsia rheumatism catarrh and blood impurities. Testimonials include an eighty year old mother reporting relief from rheumatism Agnes D Derby Jamestown New York and Mrs Ed Peterson Kibbey Montana noting cure of catarrh in the head by the medicine.
A lively Republican campaign effort in Pawtucketville features party leaders and crowds at headquarters. Democrats tout progress while Republican speakers highlight labor ties, labor votes, and a push for a strong turnout next Tuesday for a decisive victory.
Ww. HH. L. Hayes chaired a Pawtucketville Social Club rally across the Moody street bridge, praised Putnam and the ticket, and urged unified support. Ex Mayor James W Bennett opened, with candidates Beaulieu Barnard Whitter Brown Paige and George E Putnam speaking on party gains and purchasing practices.
Pine Hill Yacht club members met at headquarters for a smoke talk and signed speeches. Higginbottom backed Putnam and the Republican ticket, but overall sentiment opposed it. A French American rally boosted Putnam support while Democratic leaders showed little effort to win French votes. Multiple Putnam rallies occurred in Elliott block and Centralville with Massasoit club sections present.
The Boston Journal correspondent describes the Twenty-Sixth regiment landing in Iloilo with Lowell men aboard the ship Etcano and the camp setup at Jaro. The brigade holds defensive positions, insurgents fire nightly, and supplies lack rail transport as troops await orders to advance toward Santa Barbara. The unit reports strong health, a near 12,000 mile voyage, and a near-miss limb amputation for Sergeant Major Laird after an accidental gunshot.
Two Poles from Nashua told Deputy Moffatt at the station a wife vanished from Nechna with 500 dollars. They said a man who gave her attention left the city and may be the suspect. They alerted Lowell police on Merrimack Street and spoke with Daniel Lane before the suspect fled.
The Poles asked for a warrant against the alleged offender, but Deputy Moffatt had done nothing for them.
Thomas Carey aged 69 dies at home in Lowell after long illness. Longtime J C Ayer employee paper cutter who served 42 years. Also notes Olive A. Martin passing in Chicago and Sarah Thorne funeral in North Chelmsford. Henry M. Bacon dies suddenly at 70. Morgans obituary follows. deaths listed for Keegan Hamel Nison and others with service details.
An original widow's pension of $12 is granted to Mrs. Winnifred Monroe of this city. Mrs. J. H. Paradis, who has been visiting in Lowell for several weeks, returned to her home in Cornwall Ontario last night. John F. Mervill departs today to spend the winter with his son in Florida. Invitations have been received in Lowell to the wedding reception of Miss Gertrude Payson Turner in Philadelphia on December 25. The bridegroom is Mr. Oscar Mark Pietcher, a former resident of Nashua.
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