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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
3
In Paris Texas on December 26 a preacher and farmer Rev J Mc Clinton was shot at his door by a crowd. A dying statement named two men. Howard McGill a farmer was arrested. A horse tied to the other suspect was found with buckshot wounds near Deport. The horse owner remains unfound.
Olympia reporter notes Gov John R Rogers died at 8 pm after a struggle with pneumonia following a cold. The governor had shown mixed progress earlier, then collapsed and died. Lieutenant Governor Henry G McBride, slated to succeed, arrived from California. he had served as a superior judge and was elected lieutenant governor in 1900.
Census bureau today issued figures showing cotton manufacturing in 1900 valued at 336,974,882 dollars, up 6 percent since 1890. There were 1,051 establishments, up 16 percent, with capital employed at 467,240,157 dollars, up 32 percent. Salaried officials numbered 4,996, wages paid rose to 90,384,532 dollars, average wage earners 302,861, and total wages 7,535,129 dollars, while cost of materials used reached 176, ? millions, up 14 percent.
The decomposed body of a well dressed man was found in a two by two foot space inside the Mount Zion colored church steeple three miles from Birmingham. Hunters reports a large knife beside the body and the coroner cannot determine race due to decomposition. Entrance to the steeple is via an 18 inch belfry hole.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania on December 26 a Civil War veteran John Anderson stabbed his son Charles aged 18 three times while intoxicated. The knife wounded the youth’s lungs and he died. Anderson’s wife was cut on the hands and he is in jail awaiting the outcome of his son’s condition.
In Rockland Maine a safe left by burglars at the Maine Central Railroad office exploded when a hammer strike jarred the door. The door shot off the safe. no one was injured. Investigators believe a second nitroglycerine charge was placed by the thieves and detonated.
In Concord and Whitefield New Hampshire doctors report three disease crops with thirteen cases in North Lisbon and Whitefield and three deaths. A postmortem on Morse links his death to hemorrhagic smallpox. Sawyer family members fall ill as vaccination rushes amid public funeral turnout.
Boston reports nine new smallpox cases including five women, two men, and two children. The board of health issues an order requiring all residents not vaccinated since January 1 1897 to be vaccinated or revaccinated immediately to extirpate the disease.
Four smallpox cases are confirmed in Quincy at the Wollaston Steam Laundry on Farrington street. The laundry head has been ill four weeks with no medical attendance. Three family members also ill, raising concerns citywide as infections may trace to Pawtucket, Rhode Island where smallpox is active. The状 endangers the community.
In Bridgewater on Christmas Day four boys Ferry Rhodenhauser Melville Rhodenhauser Curry Hubley age 12 and George Bachman age 10 died while skating on the Lahave river. Their caps were seen afloat and bodies recovered after a search. Coroner ruled accidental drowning in a sad local tragedy.
John Carder Jr. suffered fatal burns at Old Town when a lighted match held by youths ignited his cotton Santa costume while preparing to perform at a church entertainment. He burned across arms and face, dying after the incident.
At a meeting of the First Congregational Unitarian society in New Bedford on December 26 the members voted to extend a call to Reverend William B Geoghegan of Baltimore for their pastorate.
A special meeting at Memorial hall discussed incorporating the Old Residents Historical Association of Lowell, cataloguing its Stone bequest library, and securing a permanent home with a librarian. A five member committee will draft bylaws and report, while a three member subcommittee catalogues the collection for storage and potential clerical help.
Miss Jane Toppan, jailed for murder, received Santa Claus gifts from the jailer's family and kind letters from her Lowell counsel. She enjoyed a Christmas dinner in the jailer's apartment, aided by the children who acted as her Santa. Letters from Mr Murphy cheered her, though she remains cut off from newspapers and outside news as she awaits trial. She shows resilience, noting hope of proving innocence when she can tell her story.
A Paris surgeon Dr Doyen reports discovery of micrococcus neoformans a microbe linked to cancer. After 14 years of study he reproduces cancer in animals and induces a tuberculine like reaction in a patient via toxins. He notes six months of satisfactory trial results and plans further work.
Early morning raid at Mrs McAulay’s boarding house in Amadele P E I ends with Captain John Warren shooting Dennis Brown dead. Warren claims self defense after being set upon by intruders. three companions fled. No arrests yet reported.
Des Moines December 26 Governor Shaw received a presidential note expressing pleasure at his acceptance of the secretary of the treasury portfolio. The message from Theodore Roosevelt says he is delighted Shaw has consented to serve and notes that he has written.
Washington dispatch reports the surrender of insurgent chieftain Samson at Mutuvsaron with all officers and men. The surrender includes 28 cannon and 45 rifles. Location uncertain but likely Boho where Samson had allied followers.
Samuel Stevenson, an animal trainer with a Boston menagerie, was clawed by a lion this afternoon. Surgeons fear blood poisoning and possible loss of an arm. The lion was not angered, but its paw inflicted the injury without warning.
London despatch from Lord Kitchener reports Col. Firman’s Zeefontain camp, three yeomanry companies and two guns, overwhelmed Dec. 24 by De Wet’s strong commando. It fears heavy casualties and notes two light horse regiments pursue the Boers as De Wet threatens nearby block houses along the Orange River Colony.
Fog prevented flag signal sighting on the Cincinnati express of the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway. The engine struck a freight crossing the track at Hartwell, demolishing three cars. Four passengers and two crew members were injured but expected to recover. A wreck crane injured four others, killing Patrick McCoy and fatally injuring William Nipper and Louis Tenbrink.
In Savannah on December 26 Wm Kavanaugh and Jack Devan were fatally shot by bartender W T Dortic after Devan attacked him over the counter. Dortic fired three shots. Devan was struck in the collar bone and lung, Kavanaugh in the brain. Both men were taken to hospitals and are dying.
Rome reports a Pontifical mission will attend the coronation of King Edward. The mission will follow lines used for the Victorian jubilee. The head of the mission has not yet been chosen.
Detroit report from Dr. Long year one of General Alger’s attending surgeons says the critical illness period has passed and recovery is likely, though he cannot yet determine the final outcome.
William Rawson, 35, of Athol, in a state of despondency over financial troubles and unemployment, killed himself this morning by a gunshot to the right temple. death was instantaneous.
The text notes Madam Tsilka, a Christian missionary and non American, has been given certainty of salvation after death. It emphasizes her status rather than broader context.
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