Speeches in Favor of the Eight Hour Movement Rally
A Lowell rally for the eight hour day drew a large working crowd at Associate hall. Leaders Convery Connolly Weener and Cullinane spoke on organization and labor reform while Harry Liloyd was delayed in Detroit. An orchestra opened the meeting with a brief concert.
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Associate Hall
Convery
Trades and Labor Council
Thomas F. Connolly
James Weener
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Representative Cullinane
Lawrence
Harry Liloyd
Detroit
Lowell Musicians’ Association
Congress
Lowell
Wll
Howe
Marlboro
Cullinane
Joseph F. Convery
Henry J. Walsh
John J. Mahoney
Daniel Moynihan
Albert M. Ham
Patrick J. Kane
Dennis Healey
James O’ Loughlin
George McCabe
Weener
Richard Cullinane
To Let Winter Rentals from Five Rooms to Hennery
Classified ad listing low winter rents at 64 Central St property options include five rooms at 7.50 dollars a month large two story houses at 13 dollars a month a boarder house at 15 dollars tenement and farm outbuilding for 200 hens at 12 dollars cottage and shop with 0.4 acre at 8 dollars owner T H Elliott notes. Also a health pitch for Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup warning about colds.
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T. H. Elliott
Central St
No-License Supporters Urge Continuation in Lowell
Real estate agents and city merchants in Lowell sign a petition urging no license for another year. They report improved living conditions and prompt rents under no license, noting tax impact remains minor. Signatories include A. C. Wheelock H. B. Shattuck Thomas H. Elliott Frank Coburn and others.
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City of
Lowell
A. C. Wheelock
H. B. Shattuck
Thomas H. Elliott
Frank Coburn
Shepard & Fuller
George Runels
Sullivan L. Ward
S L. E. Shepard
Charles T. Fish
Ferdinand Redliff
James Murphy & Son
Davis & Sargent
D. H. Varnum
Robert G. Bartlett
Taxes Will End No License Policy Permanently
A municipal policy movement aims to make the no license rule permanent, signaling a shift in local tax and regulatory stance. Officials argue the change will streamline compliance and clarify business requirements while opponents warn of administrative burdens and broader fiscal impact.
Cambridge Valuation Shifts From 1875 to 1895
In ten license years 1875 to 1885 Cambridge valuation fell from 62 636 453 to 59 445 670 a loss of 3 190 783. In ten license years 1885 to 1895 valuation rose to 83 147 700 a gain of 23 702 030. The tax on this gain alone was 357 900 45 more than three times the total license fees.
Judge Backs No-License Law Renewal For Two Years
Judge Pickman urged extending the no-license law for at least two years, arguing it curbs vice by deterring tavern visits after hours. He said keeping police politics separate is crucial and declared he will vote to close the doors against temptation next Tuesday. Holden and Russell supported continued enforcement and praised last year’s enforcement.
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Pickman
Police Commission
Therfore
BE. D. Holden
A. C. Russell
Fanor
Agnew ointment claims quick salt rheum cure
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Agnew ointment as a rapid cure for salt rheum and itching skin diseases. It promises instant relief after one application and claims testing on piles with cures in three to six nights. Sold by C E Carter and F C Goodale Co.
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Agnew
C. E. Carter
F. C. Goodalert Co
Quincy Population Shifts Over 117 Years of Licensing
In 1581 Quincy Massachusetts operated under a license with 10,855 residents and 15415.07 dollars spent on poor relief. By 1898 after seventeen years without a license the population reached 23549 and poor relief spending fell to 8534 dollars. Population rose 117 percent while poor department costs dropped.
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Poor Department
Against liquor traffic vote for prosperity and hap piness
The Rev T Ford of First Baptist urges voters to reject licenses and support a sober industrious city with better homes, wages, and reduced crime. Rev W A Bartlett echoes the plea linking license to misery, urging unity with prayer meetings for no license and opposing the saloon.
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T. Ford
Si T. Ford
The
First Baptist Church
Reforming drunkard and trap analogy from Rev Currier
Rev Currier likens liquor dealers to bear traps using oil and scent to lure, describing a steel trap tactic he heard of in bears and wild cats. He warns of similar baiting of men by saloon doors and declares there is only one outcome for a reforming drunkard.
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RPV
F. Allison Currier
F. A. Currier
Mt. Vernon
No-License Stance Cited by Rev Warfield Encourages Reform
Rev F A Warfield of First Congregational asserts opposition to licensing as costly and corrupting to politics, while arguing no license reduces crime and pauperism and preserves municipal morality. He contends license cannot be enforced and urges voter action this year to empower politicians and police next year.
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F. A. Warfield
First Congregational Church
Rev James W Higgins Quote From Higk land Church
Rev James W Higgins of the Higk land M. & church condemns liquor supporters urging voters to reject every drunkard tippler and barroom loafer while praising men who love home children and neighbor as themselves, urging moral stand.
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James W. Higgins
Higkland M
City pastors warn on liquor vote and moral welfare
Rev. A E Wilson and Rev John A Bowler urge residents to oppose licensing liquor as a threat to home, order, and the citys future. They frame the forthcoming election as a moral test for ninety thousand people and stress the harms of intoxication to rights and duties in modern urban life.
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A. E. Wilson
Paige Street Church
John A. Bowler
Centralville
M. E
No-License Year Urged by Local Clergyman
Rev R A Greene of Grace Universalist argues that a year without license fails to truthfully test policy in Lowell and calls for another year of no license for the sake of justice, homes, and city honor. He urges citizens to oppose licensing as a principle.
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R. A. Greene
The
Grace Universalist
Lowell
Revered Bowley Greene Drives Lowell Saloon Stand
Rev Bowley Greene of Worthen Street Baptist denounces the saloon as enemy to the poor and a curse to the weak. He aligns with Lowell’s best citizens against taverns, urging moral trade and civilization.
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Bowley Greene
The
Worthen Street Baptist
Lowell
Open saloon finance wounds city ethics, preacher laments
Rev D Salmond of Berean P M church denounces votes for open saloons to improve streets. He condemns pavement funded by misery, poverty and ruined lives, asking who granted the privilege to build a city on blood. He warns the city’s moral cost outweighs any street benefits.
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D. Salmond
Berean P. M. Church
Temperance Measure Endorsed by Community Backers
Rev. James F. Allen of Worthen Street M. E. Church advocates temperance as a measure supported by good men and endorsed by the people.
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James F. Allen
Worthen Street
M. E. Church
Lowell No License Debate Divides Public Beacon
Rev W H Meredith and Rev T S Sayer urge Lowell voters to renew no license for another year citing misrepresentation by dealers and social ills. They contrast a yes vote as surrender to vice with a no vote as municipal righteousness and call for action next Tuesday in the liquor licensing referendum.
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Lowell
Debated Liquor Question At Eliot Church Meeting
Judge Pickman and two others spoke on liquor licensing, with Pickman stating a businesslike view and noting many reforms, arguing the issue is debatable and that early use of wine existed before a later moral movement.
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Eliot,church
Judge Pickman
E. D. Holden
A. C. Russell
No-License Law Holds Favor Across States
The speaker urges continuing no-license rules for two to three years, arguing they reduce liquor sales, curb crime, and improve street safety. He cites Lowell and other towns, noting more orderly streets, fewer brawls, and better family finances, with police reporting easier enforcement and fewer temptations.
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Nashua
Maine
Speaker
Lowell
Lawrence and
Woburn
Lowell and Middlesex Street Trains Timetable, 1899
Correction lists train departures from Merrimack Street depot and Middlesex Street Station in Lowell to destinations including Boston, Lawrence, Salem, Haverhill, Newburyport, Exeter, Dover, and more with numerous times and notes on Sundays and special routes. It names agents and lines such as Central Vermont and Boston Air Line.
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Lowell
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newno
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
West
Concord Junction
Fitchburg
R. R
Merrimack Street Depot
Middlesex Street Station
Lawrence
A. m
Salem
Mass
Haverhill
Skowhegan
Bangor
Belfast
Rockland
St. John's
N. B
Halifax
N. S
Montreal
Quebec
Hastport
St. John
Portland
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Bay Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasporg
Irank Jones
Porteland
Duesdays
Bridays
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Dr. Wood
Howell
Jas. G. Marshall
Boott
W. S. Souwtilwortit
FF. A. Bowen
Supt. Appleton
A. G. Cumnock
Treas
Appleton
John W. Pead
Merrimac
KE. W. Thomas
Tremont & Suffolk
Charles J. Glidden
Jacob Rogers
LH. I. Wilder
S. H. Thompson
S. K. Dexter
Asa C. Russell
Humane Society
Atl
J. K. Richardson & Sons
Horiela
McDonald Bros
Orrin B
Runlett
Greerwood Bros
J. & J. M. Pearson
P. Stiles & Co
Coffey Bros
Amy Puffer
Cambridge, Mass
Opera House
Alexander Comstock
Fay Brothers
Hosford
Otto Ramararnit
Japan
Sada Waco
National Theatre
Kawakami Theatre
Tokyo
Daniel
Charles Frohman
White Horse Tavern
New York
Quincy, Mass
W. A. Bartlett
Kirk Street
Brothers and Daughters
Lcense
W. H. Meredith
Rachael
Mamma
Jerry
T. S. Sayer
Immanuel Baptist Church
Music Hall
John W. Vogel
Arthur Demings
Olvio
Adam
W.J. Fielding
London
Savoy Theatre
Frank C Mack
Chas
Dempsey
Carlotta
Tiove and Bancroft
Collins and Mandell
Hart
Bessie
Chappie
Thuree Renos
Morrissey
Proctor
Koppe
Komikae Klub Kongare
St. John’s Chapel
Arizona
Alabawia Remont
Heatre Reginntine
George E. Stanley
Old Colony
Boston and
R. R. Ehippus
Railroads
Fitchburg Railroas
MoOiac
Niagara
Lake Champlain
Burlington, Vt
Ottawa
A. S. Craine
Trafflc
Mgr. Co. M. Bart
Gen. Pass. Agt
Boston & Maine
ST. Paul
Minnneapolis
Tite Pacific Coast
D. J. Flanders
New Flaven & Hartford
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Wilton
Greenfield
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Keene
Yashua
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Nashugso
Franklin
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White River Junction
Warner
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Sunapec
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Claremont
Claremont Junction
St. Johnsbury
Lyndonville
Wells River
Montpelier
Essex
Burlington
Pot Albans
St. Johns
Boston Air Line
RunRec Express
Plymouth
Sherbrooke
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wVia Western Division
Bedford
Wilmington Jun
Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance Co
J.C. Abbott
Jos. Phabody
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