Fire Rips Through Gorham Street Store Ruins Stock
A Sunday dawn blaze at H J Cooper cloak shop, 113 Gorham Street, destroyed nearly all of Cooper’s stock and heavily damaged adjacent Arthur McCann’s shoe stock. Firefighters fought hot flames as four families fled in night attire. a mother and child were rescued from upper floors. Officer Flanigan first spotted the blaze and aided evacuation before extinguishing the fire. The cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himan J. Cooper
Gorham Street
Mr. Cooper
Arthur McCann
Flanigan
Capt. Flagg
Protective
Fire Insurance Ties in Ambiguous Ownership Case
The report notes that Mr. Cooper's coverage is insured by Henry Miller while Michael Corbett's block carries policies from Fred A Church and Thomas Lee. Arthur McCann's shoe stock is fully insured with Church. An investigation into the origin of the fire is to be held this morning.
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Cooper
Henry Miller
Michael Corbett
Fred
Church
Thomas Lee
Arthur McCann
Trades and Labor Council investigates eight hour law violations
The Trades and Labor council held an enthusiastic meeting with several matters discussed. It is understood that city departments may be violating the eight hour law and the secretary was instructed to contact department heads. Team drivers are expanding, with rush to deliver coal and wood noted, and membership continues to rise. President Convery’s absence due to family illness led Vice President Clancy to preside, while Secretary John B. Curtin was present and applauded for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades and Labor Council
Convery
Clancy
John B. Curtin
Merrimack Mills Ledger Reveals Firm’s Financial Position
Treasurer C L Lovering reports Merrimack Manufacturing, Lowell and Huntsville Alabama, assets total 5 634 284 40 including land and water power 282 527 93 buildings 1 050 000 machinery 900 048 21 cash and accounts receivable 1 495 272 46 raw material and manufactured goods 1 906 435 80 liabilities capital 2 750 000 debts 2 574 132 54 profit and loss 310 151 86
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Lovering
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Lowell
Huntsville
Ala
Mary How Returns To Lowell Orchestral Recital
The Lowell Orchestra Society announces the reappearance of Mary How, hailed as the American Nightingale, after an extended Europe tour featuring grand opera. Tickets go on sale next Friday at Austin's music store, with honorary tickets reissued to meet demand as a Christmas gift option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary How
Europe
Lowell
Austin
Dress Patterns Dominate Dress Goods Trade At Festival
Our dress goods business is very active as hundreds prepare dress materials for the Christmas festival. Prices range from 60c to 1.25 per yard at O'DONNELL & GILBRIDE CO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donnell & Gilbride CO
The American Queen January issue features guides and fiction
The January number presents articles on charm, matrimonial happiness, life’s prime, praise, and blessings. It includes care for cut flowers domestic science beauty and the toilet, plus fiction and Little Folks stories like The Kitten That Wanted to Be a Christmas Present. The Guidon highlights Manchester charities Christmas abroad the Father Barry Memorial and Six Sunny Months continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Marjorie
Manchester
Father Barry
Christmas number of Boston Cooking School Magazine features items by Chandler and Wells
The Christmas number presents Christmas fancies by Julia Davis Chandler and After Breakfast Chat by Kate Gannett Wells along with Christmas Picnics Preparations for Festivals in Colonial Days Menus for December and special Christmas items plus recipes news and notes It praises holly leaves and berries as exceptionally perfect and glossy
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Julia Davis Chandler
Kate Gannett Wells
Mirrors and elegant selections in gentlemen's wares
An ad touts military brushes in various woods and prices from $1 to $3, ebony and sterling silver mounted items, clocks at 1.49 to 2 pieces, hand decorated china from Tajimi Japan, 5 O Clock Tea Sets in Satsuma ware, with notes on assisting gentlemen and feminine tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarevatec
China
Tajimi
Japan
Satsuma
C.s
Obituaries From Lowell Local Society and City News
A stream of notices lists Ellen Mountain aged 60 at city hospital Mary Sullivan 97 of 81 Clark street Ellen Sands 56 of 85 Third street Johanna Grove 40 of 208 Salem street William McAloon 65 of 157 Howard street John McCloskey sent to North Wiltshire Marion Baker buried Edson cemetery Rose ONeal service at St Peters church Anna Kennedy infant Ellen Sands and others noted with funeral arrangements and family details from Lowell city obituaries
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Ellen J. Mountain
City Hospital
Mary Sullivan
Lowell
Clark Street
St. Patrick’s Church
William
John O'Brien
Ellen Sands
Benjamin F
Third Street
Adelbert L
Silver Mills
Frank FE
Walter E
Otis Atherton
Johanna Grove
Salem Street
Ellen McDonald
William McAloon
John McCloskey
St. John’s Hospital
North Wiltshire
Prince Edward's Island
Davey
Marion W. Baker
School Street
Edson Cemetery
Messrs. Marshall, Sturtevant, Sullivan and
Baisley
G. M. Smiley
Young & Co
Rose O'Neil
Church Street
St. Peter’s Church
Mullin
Patrick Devlin
Thomygs Skiffington
John Creel
Patrick Thyne
James Whalen
Henry McLaughlin
St. Patrick's Cemetery
McDermott
Kennedy
Keene Street
Anna EB. Kennedy
Sands
Mia
Boynton
Abiul J. Boynton
Mons
Funeral for 20 year old John T. McCloskey
Funeral arrangements from the home of his son and at St John's Hospital on December 21. John T. McCloskey aged 20 is listed as the deceased with services to be held at the hospital.
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McCloskey
St. John's Hospital
John T. McCloskey
Deaths in Week Ending December 20 1902
List of 60 plus deaths with ages ranging from a few months to 92, including causes such as pneumonia tuberculosis old age diphtheria and accidents. Notable names include Nancy Murphy William Campbell and Martha Bruce with occupations or statuses implied by context. City Clerk Girard P Dadman listed.
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Thomas Deering
Nancy Murphy
William F. Campbell
Valerie Traversy
Mary Mooney
Wilfrid Dufresne
Constance H. Noble
Harry Porter
Patrick Dempsey
Ellen C. Locke
Nellie Haworth
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Joseph K. A. Aspiro
John McAleer
Martha Bruce
Mary A. Mularkey
Esther Bernhart
Mary A. Gerry
Louis G. Landry
Michael Guthrie
Stephen C. Baker
Philip Tummelty
Nathalie Batelle
Henry McGrath
William Mountain
Lizzie Tully
Annie L. Kennedy
Elvira Vieira
Florence W. Westwood
Annie Hall
Leocadie Richard
Malvina Demers
Belema Emery
Antoniaro Yorrouch
George H. Marston
Margaret Convrey
Girard P. Dadman
Public Health Report December 20, 1902
Population 9,574 total deaths 45 deaths under five 12 acute lung diseases 2. Death rate for the week ending December 20, 1902 18.27 versus 20.25 and 27.15 in prior weeks. Infectious diseases reported week ending December 20 1902 hold fever 3 scarlet fever 4 ulpusue a he.
Mail Car Belonging to West Coast Burned In Syracuse Fire
Syracuse crew from New York reported a fire at 3 46 pm aboard a carload of Christmas mail en route to the West. Only about 20 pouches out of several hundred were saved. The burned mail was destined for Chicago and western points including the Philippines and Fiji islands.
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Syracuse
N.Y. Dee
New York
New York Central
Chicago
Philippines
Fiji Islands
Deutschland Disabled After Cylinder Burst Near Solly Islands
The Hamburg American Line steamer Deutschland arrived at Plymouth at 2:15 PM. A cylinder burst near the Solly Islands damaged the starboard engine. Repairs will take four months and an engineer was badly scalded. The ship departed for Cherbourg and Hamburg at 3 PM.
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Plymouth
England
Solly Islands
Cherbourg
Hamburg
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Ring
Huntington
Paderewski
King's
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the Angelus
Angelus
Phate
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ASIC
Cotumer, Wood, McKinley and Standard Libraries
H. J. Cooper
A. McCann
Gake
Gandy
Harry Richardson
Merrimack Mills
Lowell Orchestral Society
Merrimack Street
Ghe Magazines
Plymouth Rock
Arcady
Guidon
Sensible
Rhodes’ Hair Store
Emerson
Emerson Piano
New England
Horace Ela
Telephone
Ulpusue
Board OF Tealth
Courier
Trevellin
Hapgood Bureau
Broadway
N.Y
Lowell Steam
Napoleon D. Lafleur
East Merrimack St
A. W. Brown
the Courier-Citizen
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