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Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1900

Page

5

Record stock market morning gains lift several blue chips

Strong overall market with gains for New York Central, St Paul, C B and Q, and Pennsylvania. Union Pacific common at 80% before noon, Reading first preferred around 70% to 71.5%, New York Central opening 144% and rising, Sugar 144 to 145%. Copper stocks steady in Boston while mining talk favors Navahoe over Cochiti. London expected several suspensions. insiders active in Pennsylvania, B&O, Union Pacific, and Metropolitan.

New York Boston Rolston & Bass Pennsylvania Union Pacific Keen Woolson Metropolitan Brooklyn Rapid Transit Bright, Sears & C Cnn Cal Sugar Ref. Co Am Steel Atchison Atchison Pfd Iss Aw Tobacco Brooklyn R. 'T Can Cen N. J B. Ills C. Bb C. & G. West’n O.& RI Col. F. & Iron Oe del. & Hud Ies Erie Rall Federal Steel Federal Steel Ptd Manhattan Metropolita M. K T. Ptd Pacific Pacific P i Penn Railroad People's Gas Phila Readieee Rail Pfe Lexus & Pac Biichburg Sees Ory Mining Amalgamated Acadian Ry Coghitt Branklin Old Dominion Eens Quincy Jamarack Brio NEE. Gas & Coke U. B. Olbercesseees KL. Day & CO Hamilton Bank State Bank N. B. Bank Merchant's Bank First Bank Salem Soveeseees Mev Naumk'¢ Bank Great Falls Mfg Co Lyman Mills Putnam Woolen Co Mase Cotton Mills Chicopee Co Merrtin Et & Co Amory Mfg Co New Oo Daly Plutafield & N Adams Bissees Man & St Co. Boston Sault Ste Mario MICH

Pleasing Programme Given in Colonial Hall Saturday Night

Dartmouth Glee and Mandolin clubs presented an engaging Lowell program in Colonial hall with encores for nearly every number. Thayer led a popular Topical Song, Pickaninnies on Parade drew strong applause, and the Coon Medley featured Mr Boyle. The Hanover Winter Song and Dart mouth Song closed the concert before a late dancing crowd, with Dartmouth managers Qua, Oli, and Wright directing the event and a list of Dartmouth and Technology ushers assisting.

Dartmouth Glee and Mandolin Clubs Colonial Hall Lowell Thayer Glee Club Lowell Boys Dartmouth Mandolin Club Messrs Qua Wright Howard Pillsbury Whipple Haworth Technology Ford Amherst

Collinsville Mission Christmas program and debt payoff

The Collinsville Mission held a Christmas night program with singing recitations and gifts to children. Rev Worth received a $50 gold purse as thanks. Officers were elected and the church debt of $200 was burned after trustees paid off the balance. The ladies’ labor contributed new chapel improvements and Earnest thanks noted.

Quartette Ella Baxter Jessie Burden Willie Teale Alvah Baxter Martha Parker Lilla Lawrence Ruth Lawrence Frances Dunning Santa Claus Mr. Worth Worth Jessie A. Burden Christine Cameron David Walker Geo. B. Brown Mary Brown

Reform in China Slower Than Japan but Potentially Transformative

The Atlantic argues that while the Dowager Empress and Kaung Hsu face peril from a six hundred mile journey, reforms in China may still be achieved by peering through literati channels rather than upheaval. Gradual changes to examinations, salaries, and fee systems could seed further reforms, avoiding violent disruption that could trigger a larger national war than the Boxer outbreak.

R. van Berger Atlantic Kaung& Hsu China Middle Kingdom Pekin Japan Orient

Cattle and Sheep Wars Raged Across Western Ranges

A Western despatch recalls the long running feud between cattlemen and sheep raisers. Sheep herding devastates ranges, fences shrink free grassland, and clashes turn deadly as proprietors use poisoning, ambush, and organized violence. Cowboys, once roaming stars, fade into farm work. The struggle shifts to economics as sheep flocks grow and ranges dwindle.

South Africa China Great Western Plains Texas Kansas Nebraska Washington Oregon Wyoming Colorado Montana Utah Great Texas Ohio Michigan Basque Country Kentucky Lot Ramance New York Herald

Waite Comedy at Lowell Opera House with Just Before Dawn

Waite Comedy company and mammoth orchestra present Lincoln J. Carter melodrama Just Before Dawn at Lowell Opera House this week. George H. Summers stars with a strong supporting cast and new vaudeville acts between acts. nightly performances include The Fatal Card and free daily concerts by the band and mammoth orchestra. Music Hall second bill features Watson's Oriental Burlesquers with a Tomfoolery parade and Zeb's Corner extravaganza amid a modern survey of burlesque trends and a note on Shakespeare’s fading presence.

Jessie West Litthke Queen Mab Harry J. Howard Mammoth Orchestra Music Hall Watson's Oriental Burlesquers Capt. Rosenberg Evans Vidocq Shakespeare

Maryland Malt Whiskey Praised For Medicinal Use

Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey is cited as a top malt for medicinal use in wasting diseases and when a mild stimulant is needed. Described as absolutely pure and naturally mature with a mild rich mellowness, it is sold by licensed dealers and by A. W. Dows & Co. druggists in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Graves Maryland A. W. Dows & Co Druggista, Lowell Mare

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