15 Jan 1898
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1898
Page
1
A poem recounts a blue autograph book where Tommy writes to Maysie with love and truth. A college student, a seasoned worker, and a man from labor each read the pages and inscribe lines about love, folly, and lasting devotion.
The excerpt notes diverse topics from preaching in Lowell to Standard Oil as a lubricator. It mentions a Boston lawyer receiving a 250000 check for a season, moonshine districts, Kentucky catalogues, and a dishonest postal clerk. It also cites Ignatius Donnelly and a bucket shop raid, highlighting cautious reactions and flight.
Ithaca residents weigh Yale refusal to grant Cornell's acceptance and the ongoing row over a possible Harvard influence. Yale moved its rowing ultimatum to Cornell after a late Harvard tip, fueling talk of a Harvard Cornell race next June at New London and the potential two year Yale agreement.
Senate committee hearings reveal a list of over 60 ex policemen on Chicago police pension rolls who can still work as officers. Ex Captain J P Mahoney testifies as Wheeler Bertram, Chicago ex chief at Evanston, draws eighty four dollars monthly. Also mentions tailors and church choir note.
In Butee Montana January 15 C M Oliver a penitentiary convict granted a new trial for robbery received a letter from a Bridgeport Connecticut lawyer claiming he is heir to $150000 left by a deceased uncle. Lawyers have sought him since. He may be discharged on a new trial as state witnesses have disappeared.
The city Republican treasurer filed receipts, expenditures, and liabilities with the city clerk. Totals show receipts of 1524.70 and expenditures of 986.18 with various named contributors and multiple small donations. The state campaign records show 828.81 in receipts and 442.84 in expenditures with liabilities of 329.45. City hall issues include questions on cross-department salaries, red ants in offices, and continued Lowell system debates. Chester S. Goodwin now runs City Hall elevator.
In Hadley Police Court Judge Hindley fined Cornelius Sugrue and Michael Larkin $3 each, John E. Wigley $5, and jailed John McGlinchey at the state farm for six months. Arthur Levesque and Treffle St Amand, arrested for larceny, are described as a bad lot with Levesque a known offender and St Amand accused of burglaries at 16 Merrimack corporation and 110 Prince street, with an ulster still missing. both were sent to the Massachusetts reformatory.
The Rev James McGrath OMI lay in a casket in the Immaculate Conception church as thousands filed through yesterday. The funeral will be held today with a solemn Mass and a sermon by Rev James T O Reilly. The oblation praised his work with the Oblate order and his devotion to the church and school. The service featured a large choir and notable clergy from Lowell and beyond.
In Burkes hall Lowell a bitter union meeting ended with 177 voting against a strike and 64 in favor after hours of debate. The assembly led by David Cordingly and Martin Burns adjourned with a conciliatory city resolution urging manufacturers to postpone wage cuts for one week while seeking an adjustment. Copies will go to cloth mill treasurers.
In Adelphi rink a mass meeting of New Bedford weavers endorsed a strike to last until three demands are met: restore wages, end the fining system, and adopt a uniform price list across mills. Speakers included Mathew Hart Cunneen and others as union and non-union groups held rallies urging action.
Lewiston Maine card grinders and speeder tenders decided not to strike when the 10 percent wage reduction takes effect Monday. A delegation from the male spinners attended and said they will not strike until the New Bedford dispute is settled. Weavers at Androscoggin mills may resist the cut, but lack an organization.
Richard P. Barry of the state board of arbitration arrived in New Bedford to heal a rift after operatives were excluded from a conference with manufacturers. He met Hart of the weavers and Waldron of the Carders' Union, with differences adjusted and both sides shaking hands across the bloody chasm. Barry then returned to Boston.
Biddeford Missouri January 14 workers in the textile industry express strong resistance to wage or hour reductions, with operatives generally favoring a strike to oppose cuts amid a tense labor situation tonight.
In Waterville Maine on January 14 notices posted by Lockwood company operatives announced an 11 percent wage reduction for the entire mill force. The cut, to take effect Monday through loom fixers, is expected to be accepted.
A retailer touts unlaundered shirts at 50 cents highlighting New York mills or Wamsutta bodies four ply neck bands pure linen bosoms reinforced seams and durable facings. Shirts claim value over earlier offerings and compare to 75 cent goods. Also lists men's shirts at 29 cents and boys' at 25 cents.
Randolph Webster died at Lowell General Hospital after a two week illness aged 48. He was the youngest son of the late William Prentiss Webster and Susan Hildreth Webster, born in Centralville and educated in Lowell and Germany. He leaves a wife Anna Webster and a long Lowell life. Terence Riley, 82, died of heart trouble at the residence of Patrick J. Riley on Mount Washington Street. He leaves four brothers and a sister, and was foreman for P J Riley & Co. for five years.
The funeral of John Kerwin was held yesterday afternoon from 26 Wall Street with Post 42 G A R delegates as pallbearers. Burial occurred at the Catholic cemetery. Undertaker O Donnell was in charge. Miss Arianah Walton's funeral was from 79 Midland Street yesterday, with Rev Caswell presiding and choir singing from the Presbyterian church.
D F Cavanataller has been elected a member of the Oxford club in Boston. Miss Farrell Measencax of New York visits Miss Plunkett on Worren street. Mrs James Flemings of North Tewksbury goes to Glens Falls for eye treatment with daughter Mrs G W Trulli, away about two months. Ink H Rand of the Third National Bank Boston plans to move to Winchester with his wife, leaving Lowell for February. Many Lowell residents anticipate their departure.
In this city Jan 15 James M Macrae aged 85 of Royal Streets funeral to follow from his home. Cecil R Shepard of North Chelmsford Jan 14 aged 4 years 11 months child of George E and Gertrude Kennedy. Martin Kennedy Jan 4 at Linden Street aged 80 years leaves widow and four daughters. Joseph Boudreau Jan 15 Ellingaburg Street aged 48 will be sent to St Aimee QC. Willan infant Jan 18 two months old child of parents at Garvier Streets Memorials note local undertaker.
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