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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
7
The forenoon session showed a firmer tone with fluctuating trends. Copper shares led, with Amalgamated reaching 64% at peak while Erie Telephone traded at 19 and American Woolen at 15% as leaders bid up in New York.
The stock market opened firm with Amalgamated Copper at 6314 and broad gains across rails and utilities. St Paul rose to 162 half cents, Baltimore and Ohio common and preferred up, and numerous issues including Sugar, Manhattan, Brooklyn Transit, Western Union and Great Northern preferred show strength by noon after initial fluctuations.
Cotton futures opened steady with Dec at 8.25 and July at 8.20. A Butte banker notes copper shares weak mood, but Amalgamated’s $9,000,000 smelter project will soon start, promising a modern plant and cutting ore-handling labor by over 50 percent. American Sugar Refining lowers refined sugar by 10 points today.
Frederick Langbridge's Leisure Hour verse contemplates a better world and broader human understanding. It links moral law to divine guidance, tracing humanity from troubled ages toward a unified order under a higher purpose guiding all creation.
Benjamin H. Brown, a colored waiter, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree in Boston’s superior court and faces sentencing Friday. He admitted jealousy toward Mrs. Alice Crowell, wife of a fireman, whom he killed at the Hotel Rexford on Bulfinch Place July 21 after lying in wait in the corridor. Doctors testified Brown was of sound mind despite some doubts about his sanity.
Mrs Charles F Rice wife of Wesley Methodist pastor died at her home on Harvard Street Springfield after six days of pneumonia. Born February 26 1868 in Chicopee she studied at public schools and Vassar College. She leaves her husband five children two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Thursday afternoon at the home per Springfield Republican.
The community observes multiple funerals with services across Catholic and other cemeteries. Lizzie Johnson, Catherine Buckley, Catherine Hoar, Olivia Stearns are laid to rest. under taker O'Donnell directs arrangements. burials occur at Edson, Catholic, or Pox Hill cemeteries, with clergy from Immaculate Conception and local parishes officiating.
In this city on December 17 various small notices record the deaths and births of residents. Chaput infant aged 2 years 5 months at 102 Ford Street and Cora Boucher age 25 at City Hospital 228 Ludlam Street. Alfred Bouchard four years old of 56 West Fourth Street. Jean Louis Terriault seven months at 60 Cabot Street. Henry L. Normandin 11 months 14 days at 175 Hall Street. Anastasia VY McLarney 18 years old in Chelmsford on December 15.
Patrolman. Frank Fox stays at home. John Powell receives an original pension. Mr. Jackson H. Libby of 3 Osgood street is seriously ill with acute Brights disease at home. Benjamin Shaw, a high school pupil, was injured by a forge spark and treated at Lowell hospital for eye injury. Ome H. Smith, missing since election day, was a hopper at Tremont and Suffolk mills.
A humorous note warns against giving a necktie as a Christmas present that fits the giver but not the recipient, joking about the song Blest be the tie that binds and the mismatch of taste.
The British steamer Isle of Kent brought the entire crew of the Spanish steamer Amesti to Boston after a collision 328 miles east of Cape Cod. No deaths were reported. The Isle of Kent, damaged on the bow and stem, explained the moments leading to the crash and rescue details.
The Medford resident's probate filing in Middlesex County details bequests including up to 700 dollars to the Congregational Church Building Society to fund a church and parsonage named James Church in the west in memory of Galen James and Rev. Horace James. The residual estate is to be divided among several Congregational societies with a proviso about the Building Society’s share.
In Boston on December 17 a solemn requiem was held for Luigi Storti electrocuted earlier for the murder of Michaele Callucci. The nine o'clock service at St. Leonard's Church drew a full house, with Rev. Father Ubaldus C.S.F. officiating. Storti was buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Six days remain to complete purchases. Cook Taylor Co. advertises on page three as a potential time and money saver for shoppers.
City hall election focus centers on selecting a superintendent of streets with talk of extending tenure to three years. Brady seeks re election while rivals Evans Beaulieu and Boucher enter the race. Brady defends his record promising no city cost if re elected and notes cost savings from reduced bosses and efficient work.
Police search for suspects after Emma V. Lamone’s Moody street home at 449 was robbed of about 150 dollars in portable valuables. Four gold rings, a gold neck chain, a hunting case watch with long chains and cross charm, plus 23 dollars were taken. Entry was gained via a false key. no fingerprints or clues found. Prior complaints at the police station suggest a wave of similar robberies.
London December 17 The World reports the planned royal visit to Ireland has been abandoned due to the country’s unsettled state. The visit had been expected in spring or after the coronation, but will not occur.
The assignees of the New Hampshire Savings Bank here began distributing a dividend of 62 1 2 percent to depositors after the bank's failure. The total dividends announced since the failure amount to 62 percent.
Wakefield December 17 report states Dana Dudley, inventor of the pneumatic dynamite gun bearing his name, is the fifth smallpox patient in town. He contracted the disease while nursing his wife, who has also been ill, and is said to have a very light attack.
Washington Dec 17 Republican senators adopted Senator Platts committee report listing membership for Senate panels across Appropriations Finance Foreign relations Commerce Judiciary Interstate commerce Interoceanic canals Naval affairs Military affairs Post offices and post roads Privileges and elections Relations with Cuba Pacific islands and Porto Rico Public lands Indian affairs Agriculture and forestry District of Columbia Public buildings and grounds Territories Rules Census Claims Printing Irrigation and reclamation Library Manufactures Mines and Mining Organization and Expenditures of the Executive Departments Pacific Railroads Patents Private Land Claims Public Health and National quarantine Relations with Canada Revision of the Laws Revolutionary Claims Transportation routes to Seaboard Select Committees Potomac River Front Woman Suffrage Library of Congress additions Five Civilized Tribes Industrial Expositions National Banks Trespasses On Indian Lands and Standard Weights and Measures with lists of member names for each.
Dr Mary R Melendy of Chicago endorses Chambrain s Cough Remedy for obstinate coughs colds and bronchial issues in children of all ages. It is non narcotic and safe for general use and available through druggists.
A manicure set sold at Carleton and Hovey's 22 Merrimack Street makes a useful present for any lady. These sets are of very best steel built for use as well as appearance. In neat satin or leather cases priced from 1.59 to 7.50 dollars.
A vintage advertisement lists Pure Irish Linen handkerchiefs with initials and hem options priced at 1.50 per box, silk embroidered handkerchiefs at 25 and 50 cents, lace trimmed varieties from 50 cents to 5 dollars, and exquisitely made handkerchiefs with fine edges at 50 cents each. The copy promotes a range of patterns including Medhland Valenciene lace trims and Renaissance Duchess lace styles.
A rate listing for Sik Handkerchiefs or Mufflers in plain or brocaded styles with a large initial letter priced from 50 cents to 3 dollars each. Includes Pure Linen Handkerchiefs with small letters and narrow hems.
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