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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
3
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long was celebrated at a Boston banquet by the Commercial Club with speakers praising his public service. District leaders and notable figures attended, and Hoar sent a letter commending Long.
Secretary Long urges continued naval strength, saying danger ends with a united people and a strong American spirit. He laments the loss of leaders while praising Roger Wolcott as a beloved, fearless man and valued governor who bridged old and new school virtues.
Boston reports private information indicates the Herreshoff cup defender crew will largely come from Deer Isle vessels, with Capt Uriah Rhodes expected in Maine mid January to select sailors. Many from the Columbia crew may be retained for their bowmen and masthead stay men as Capts Haff and Watson weigh options. no contracts signed yet and a final decision anticipated soon.
A Boston conference of 25 to 30 leading pulp manufacturers from the United States and Canada ended at the Parker House. They voted to reduce the price of low grade pulp by 3 dollars while high grade pulp remains unchanged. Canadian firms represented include the Riordan Pulp & Paper Co. St John Sulphite Co. Cushing Sulphite Co. Laurentide Paper Co. Canada remains a large pulp producer.
Boston based Mrs Eugene P Stanley of Friendship Maine receives a cablegram reporting her husband Capt Stanley commander and part owner of the two masted schooner Fannie Earl picked up by a steamer and landed at Gravesend England after sailing from Provincetown December 11 for Rockland with warnings of danger but no further details.
In South Framingham on December 28, brothers George Moore, 18, and Fred Moore, 1, sons of William Moore, drowned near dam No 3 at the Metropolitan water works while skating on thin ice. Two nearby boys could not help.
Boston dispatch reports Prospect Worsted Mills in Lawrence petitioned into bankruptcy by Pacific National Bank and Lawrence National Bank. Similar action filed against Globe Worsted Mills by Pacific National Bank Merchants National Bank and Bay State National Bank in Lawrence.
Clarence Small aged 28 and his brother Lawrence aged 8 and 13, sons of Mr and Mrs Small, drowned this afternoon while skating on a pond in West Chatham. Clarence fell through a weak ice and in attempting to rescue his brother, Lawrence also sank. Bodies recovered.
Boston merchants report that a corner in beans at Chicago does not impact the Boston market. Prices here are gaining strength, but traders say the situation is routine and not troubling, as such moves occur frequently.
A basement fire in a Main and Limerock street brick block in Rockland caused extensive damage totaling about 50000 dollars. The Snow block was gutted, housing Donahue and Wiggin druggists on the ground floor and Limerock National Bank above. Stock losses, insurance gaps, and alarm delay outlined the heavy toll and multiple nearby properties at risk.
D A Jennings of Columbus Ohio sues about twenty Washington County residents for 200000 dollars alleging a 1900 whitecap attack and ongoing persecution of him and his family. He says his Salem newspaper investment was wrecked by intermarried locals who run social religious and political life and seek to force his wife to join the conspiracy.
In Lawrence on December 28 mayor Leonard announced police appointments headed by John D. Mahoney Walter Chandler John J. McKelleger James L. Murphy Henry W. Marshall Daniel Horan and Alfred Paradin. A joint convention elected C A Donovan to the water board and Alderman elect James P Flynn with ex-Council man Michael F Sullivan as library trustees on the first ballots.
In Nashua on December 28 a stranger believed to be C. A. Baastien of Litchfield, not fully identified, crawled under a lower gate at the Hyridge street crossing of the Boston and Maine railroad. He was struck and killed by a backing engine to the round houses. the body was terribly cut up and the man was about 45 years old.
In a scheduled 15 round match at a local club Boston reports Felts of Brooklyn scoring a swift victory over Willis Lewis of Waterbury Conn. A couple of stomach shots and a right cross settled the bout.
Kingston Jamaica dispatch reports incendiarism in Barbados with thirteen cane fields and related houses burned during the week ending December 14. Parties express disappointment over the non ratification of the American reciprocity treaty.
Boston witnesses recount the June fatal blow to ex Senator Hayes on Washington Street. Bernard Robinson testified Hayes fell after Nagle struck him and Nagle entered the Savoy. Patrolmen described the arrest while Nagle claimed Hayes had insulted his mother and threatened him. Autopsy confirmed a severe skull fracture as the cause of death.
Charles F. Morrill former cashier of the defunct National Bank of the Commonwealth died in Buenos Ayres and was buried in Pine Grove cemetery Manchester. He had served as cashier at First National Bank and later at the Bank of the Commonwealth. His departure followed the 1893 financial panic and health laws delayed disinterment. Obscure references to Dr J. Moore and the People’s Fire Insurance company are noted with no further detail.
Daniel Addison Heald of New York, president of the Home Insurance Company, died suddenly at his West Orange New Jersey home. Born in Chester, Vermont, he graduated from Yale in 1841 and was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1843. He joined Home Insurance in 1856 and led as president since 1888.
The Holland society of New York received a cable from The Hague announcing Queen Wilhelmina's marriage date set for February 7. This confirms the royal nuptials in a major European event with potential diplomatic and ceremonial significance for the Netherlands and its allies.
In New York on December 28 the trial of Police Captain Herlihy began before the board of police commissioners on charges including neglect of duty conduct unbecoming an officer and failure to keep proper records Inspector Cross faces a separate trial The principal accusation is their discourtesy toward Reverend Robert T Paddock of the Episcopal Pro Cathedral Paddock testified throughout the day and the hearing was recessed until Thursday afternoon
Washington reports that after January 1 the per capita wealth calculation will include the Hawaiian islands Alaska and the Indian Territory. The expected effect is a slight reduction from the current level around 27 dollars per person.
The Roslin Castle arrived at St Vincent with returning Canadians aboard. She will depart tonight for Halifax.
Stockholm reports the ministry of war has decided to supply the army with snow shoes as winter equipment.
London reports the death of Lord William Beresford at midnight. Born July 20, 1847, he is the deceased nobleman referenced amid a curious note on Chicago professors claiming an isolated heart in brine may resume pulsations. The article hints at further debate on preserving a heart still attached.
The article promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal remedy for catarrh that treats blood and mucous membranes. It praises their antiseptic ingredients and declares them superior to powders sprays and inhalers. Druggists sell full sized packages for fifty cents, promising cure and warning catarrh can lead to consumption and deafness.
Lowell resident William A Buckley former Lowell Central Labor Union president testifies that after twelve years of back ache and kidney discomfort he found permanent relief using three boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Ellingwood Co. drug store. Price 40 cents per box, sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
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