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Lowell Daily Courier in Lowell, Massachusetts
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
8
Weather notes show brief snow flurry and cold night
A light snow flurry occurred yesterday forenoon lasting a moment. The afternoon had a chilling wind and the night was clear and cold. This forenoon was cloudy with a barometer around 29.72 to 30.02 and temperatures from 22 to 34 degrees.
Weather Outlook From Boston for Friday
Boston reports generally fair to night and Friday with warmer temperatures and southerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Evening religious events and lectures in Lowell
Burn Wilson’s coal is advertised with Horne’s coal urged. Apollo quartet from Boston and Lillian Henniger and a reciter perform at St Pauls church tonight. The Lowell Primary union meets tomorrow at Paige Street church at 4. An address by Mrs Fletcher follows. Gospel Ten holds four days of services at St Pauls beginning next Friday at 7 30 with multiple services over the weekend and a Monday watch meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Horne
Apollo Quartette
Lillian Henniger
Boston
St. Paul's Church
Lowell Primary Union
Paige Street
T. Ford
Frank Fletcher
St. Paul’s
Firemen seek 25 cent daily raise over eight hour teams
City fire department workers petition for a 25 cent per day raise arguing longer hours justify higher pay while noting existing rules bind members to near-city houses and limit meals. They compare rates with police and other eight hour city workers and claim firemen earn less per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Health Department
Middlesex Company elects new directors and officers
The annual meeting at 56 Summer street Boston elected directors for the year: Charles P. Curtin, Robert H. Gardiner, Arthur T. Lyman, George S. Silabee and Paul Butler. O. H. Perry was chosen treasurer and Abbott Rolfe clerk, with Charles P. Curtis presiding as president as the treasurer read the annual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer Street
Boston
Charles P. Curtis
Charles P. Curtin
Robert H. Gardiner
Arthur T. Lyman
George 8. Silabee
Paul Butler
O. H. Perry
Abbott Rolfe
Christmas Trees Bring Joy to Church Vestries
Christmas at Kirk Street church featured a full vestry, a Santa Claus with a limp after rough riding, and a feast prepared by ladies. Wigginville Mission held a Sunday school concert and a tree event, with a gold purse and bills given to superintendent S. J. Smith by Rev. Charles R. McNally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Street
Santa Claus
Wigginville
S. J. Smith
Charles R. McNally
Worthen Street
Children Enjoy Christmas Pie at First Unitarian Church
Children of the First Unitarian Sunday school were entertained in the vestry with a Christmas pie game featuring Santa Claus atop a lit candle lookalike. The event included other games and refreshments, with Mrs. A. G. Swapp, Mrs. Cc. T. Billings, Miss Clare S. Reed and Mrs. A. M. Paxson directing activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Unitarian Sunday School
Santa Claus
Santa
A. G. Swapp
Cc. T. Billings
Clare S. Reed
A. M. Paxson
Christmas entertainment for church Sunday school children
At the vestry of the First Baptist church yesterday afternoon the primary and kindergarten Sunday school children received a Christmas program with speaking and singing. They then moved to a smaller room for a feast arranged under the supervision of Mrs. 8 T Ford and other teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
8. T. Ford
Fifth Street Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting Reports Return Hope
The Fifth Street Baptist Church held its annual meeting with Rev. H. W. Milling ton presiding. Reports showed 25 new members and a net gain of 17, total 399. Treasurers’ report totaled 3861.68 with small balance. Bible school added 45 members. Hildreth Street Mission thriving. library expanded. Officers and committees were elected including Wilder as clerk and Stiles as treasurer. The meeting was harmonious with a hopeful outlook for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street Baptist Church
H. W. O. Millington
H. C. Wilder
L. C. Stiles
Board of Deacons
Bible School
Hildreth Street
Henry C. Wilder
Luther C. Stiles
R. B. Thomas
Jno B. Brown
M. M. Loud
F. H. Carpenter
Charles 8. Thissell
J. B. Gilman
A. Shaw
Military Matters at Armory Elects Captain in 191
Special Order from Headquarters Sixth Regiment Infy First Brigade Mass volunteers to gather at Lowell Armory January 1 191 for electing a captain to replace retired Edward B Carr Maj Warren B Sweetser to preside. Regiment inspection by Lieut Col Priest set for January 14. Company C held a weekly drill with large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
Sixth Regiment
Infy
Boston
Pec
William Fairweather
Sixth — Regiment
Lowell
Mass
Edward B. Carr
Warren B. Sweetser
Darling
Clarence W. Coolidge
Holiday advertising sets record in Lowell newspapers
The Lowell Courier-Citizen reports a 20 percent rise in ad space for the year and calls the two week Christmas display the largest ever in the city. It credits favorable weather, electric service, and strong advertising as drivers of the holiday trade, praising the paper’s progressive features and urging continued advertiser relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Courier-Citizen
Citizen
New England
Concert Week Festivity Promises Pleasant Evening
The notice invites attendance at a mixed music concert featuring pop, classical, and Dartmouth songs like Come Fellows Let Us Raise a Song. It promises a festive week with dancing after the concert at Colonial Hall on Saturday at o'clock, urging friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth
Colonial Hall
Merera
Joseph Wright
Stanley Qua
Lowell
Mrs Nuttall suffers severe burns in Christmas Day accident
Mrs George W Nuttall of 305 Summer Street was badly burned on Christmas Day when a kettle of boiling water spilled while she tripped on a rug. The burn covered her right hand forearm and forehead. Dr Geo F Thomas attended and the Nuttall family received kind notices from relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Nuttall
Summer Street
Nuttall
Drowned while skating in Rochester river incident
Gideon Fortier the eight or nine year old son of Peter Fortier of Rochester drowned while skating on the Cocheco river December 26. His body was recovered later that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. H
Gideon Fortier
Peter Fortier
Cochero River
United States influence grows in European economy
Dee Berlin notes in the Frankfurter Zeitung that over the last year the United States has become a key factor shaping Europe's economic situation. The observation highlights a shift in financial power and the widening role of the American market in European affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dee. Mo
Frankfurter Zeitung
United States
Europe
Emerson Piano Co Repays Overcharged Insurance Claim
The Emerson Piano Co. returns 3850 dollars to seven insurance companies, after discovering the pianos were not destroyed by fire but were in the hands of actors. The move follows the Herald’s support for voluntary repayment. P. H. Powers, treasurer, is praised for integrity. M. Steinert & Sons Co. are New England agents. warerooms at 130 Merrimack St.
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Herald
Emerson Piano Co
P. H. Powers
House
M. Steinert & Sons Co
New England
Merrimack St
New York
New Jersey
Camden
Trenton
Phelan Stock Company Receives Rave Notice at Lowell
The E. V. Phelan Stock company drew large crowds at the Lowell theatre over three days with top quality repertoire and gorgeous scenery. Performances included Led Astray and Held by the Enemy, with The Creole and In Sight of St. Pauls scheduled. Next week Waite's Comedy Company will bring rare originality, led by Geo H Summers, with new plays, special ladies night, and free concert by the Premium band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Phelan
Lowell Theatre
St. Paul's
Lowell Opera House
Waite
Geo. H. Summers
Lincoln J
Bob Manchester Cracker Jacks at Music Hall Tonight
Bob Manchester's Cracker Jacks bring a strong new company to Music Hall tonight with skit Over the Fall River Line aboard the Feston boat Priscilla. The show features two young pretty girls, songs, dances, quick changes, and a satire Drummers' Paradise. Also billed are Prown and Marsh, world champion jumpers and vaulters, offering a $1000 challenge, plus Woeteon's Oriental Burlesquers in a three night engagement with a Wednesday matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Manchester
Music Hall
Bob
Fall River Line
Priscilla
Ajfo
Prown
Marsh
Annual banquet in Y M C A hall tonight at six
The annual members banquet is held in the Y M C A hall tonight beginning at 6 o clock. The Women's auxiliary manages the affair and printed invitations have been sent to all members. If you did not receive one, you are urged to attend.
Ayer's Pills Promised to Master the Liver
An advertisement urges readers to take Ayer's Pills at bedtime to ease dyspepsia indigestion biliousness and headaches. The pills are described as a safe laxative for the whole family offering prompt relief and a permanent cure. A box costs 25 cents and should be kept in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Rat Drug Store Director Names Three Silent Partners
An obscure local item notes the rat druggist cen net ote direc yee seven ieee nae three in a cryptic public notice. It references unnamed partners and a minor financial arrangement without specific dates or locations.
Webster tops Hudson in rough league game at Music Hall
Webster beat Hudson 25 to 21 in a fast rough Webster home game. Orr Spring and Thompson starred for Webster while Porter E Green and Rogers led Hudson in passing and scoring as 700 fans watched a tightly contested second clash of the league series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson and
Webster
Music Hall
C. P. Whitcomb
Orr
Thompson
Spring
Hudson
Porter
E. Green
Rogers
Nevins Godley
Porter Spring
Ce Lynch
Haggerey
Mathieu
Rogers Thompson
White
Godley
Nevins
Lynch
Haggerty
F. H. Sawyer
P. Prout
Makers Christmas Offerings At Maker Store
Elegant French gilt frames etchings engravings artotypes water colors offered for Christmas gifts. Calvary photogravure displays, handsome mirrors. Prices range from 25 cents to 4 dollars. Corner Merrimack and John streets under bank. Telephone Too Strong a Temptation humorous aside from Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Calvary
George BK
Merrimack
John Streete
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