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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
4
Trains run between Lowell and Boston via Bedford on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. Via Western Division. Ticket office not open for this train.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Clyde shipbuilding reaching a peak with 320 vessels of 494000 tons in the last year. It then discusses foreign policy on China, the Filipinos, and American stance, plus a Rockefeller gift to Chicago University. Also comments on Boer leaders and a West Point cadet inquiry into Boos’s death.
Secretary Smith of the state board criticized assessors and legal costs in corporate tax cases. The writer defends valuation practices, noting cases reflect broader tax law models used by other states, and argues the city bears defense costs rather than faulting assessors.
The piece argues that tax commission valuations of corporation shares reflect more than market price and that evasion can lead to overvaluation. It notes appeals process, rebates for overvaluation of real estate, and the higher Lowell tax rate reducing potential gains. It warns the city must defend suits to avoid huge future costs and states the state as defendant if needed.
Gov Crane nominated Henry W Swift of Boston as reporter of elections for the supreme court replacing George F Tucker who resigned. John D Long secretary of the navy bought a Colorado Springs site for a residence for immediate construction. Long’s daughters will remain there permanently for health. Charles C Beaman a New York lawyer who died last Saturday was Harvard Overseer for twelve years. A chair at Albany Diocese Catholic University will be named Bishop Conroy Professorship in honor of Right Rev John Conroy. Diplomats visited Berlin to express regret at laws of the Gneisenau. Ambassador White attended. Berlin Academy praised Karl Becker on his eighty birthday. The widow of John Nicholas Brown of Providence plans a new Emmanuel Church building in Newport. Gabriel Max the Munich painter has been ennobled.
The article notes a political purge fear in Boston with about a hundred street department workers potentially affected by the Republican superintendent election. It describes overnight staff at city hall, officials on varying sleep schedules, and the mayor delaying rest. It also covers textile museum proposals, Lowell and Lawrence mills, a Worthen Street church debate on opportunities, and New England textile workers' meeting dynamics in Washington.
A Springfield silver jubilee celebration for priest T. D. Beaven highlighted city respect across faiths. Speeches at Tuesday’s public reception included James B. Carroll whose lay preaching drew praise and parallels to former sermons. Harvard graduates formed a Lowell club, with Reynolds presiding and a committee planning the first annual dinner. The Lowell high school honored its Christmas tree event for about 200 students, led by a strong committee and gifts for all.
Obituaries record several deaths with marginal details. Roxana Gates Whitney widow of Levi Whitney dies at home in the Highlands age 62. Agnes Dowd age 17 dies at St Johns Hospital, survived by father in Ireland, brothers John and Michael and sister Mrs Jos Ryan. Mary Doherty wife of James Doherty dies at 242 Concord street age 37, survived by husband daughter Sarah and sister Mary Carmody. John Dowell Melcher real estate dealer dies in New York. born Portsmouth May 22 1821. family history notes printing first newspaper in NH. Funeral of Catherine McFadden held from 15 Bassett street with requiem at St Peters. many floral offerings. bearers named. Other entries record infant deaths, marriages not detailed, and local civic church associations notes.
Centralville Odd Fellows report one new member, degrees conferred, and plans for a thirtieth anniversary program. Wirene lodge Good Templars held an initiation with a conundrum contest, piano solo, readings, and a Ladies Night notice. Daughters of Liberty officers elected and January anniversary plans noted. Also a Fly's Cream Balm nasal remedy ad touts its claimed cure and 50 cent mail offer.
A. W. Dows & Co. offers a fine line of Choice Perfumes as welcome gifts, highlighting their variety and quality for customers seeking small, fragrant presents.
Elegant French gilt frames etchings engravings artotypes water colors and more. Returned from Calvary photogravure offered as a Christmas present with handsome mirrors. Frames priced from twenty five cents to four dollars. A fine assortment of holiday gifts at affordable prices. George EB Maker corner Merrimack and John streets under bank telephone.
To Let a six room house on Broadway and Philips Street at six fifty. Nearby tenement in Centralville with one room tenement at seven dollars. Apply to T M Elliott, 6 Central Street.
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