Miss Thompson Briefs Middlesex Women on English History
Miss Anna Boynton Thompson of Thayer academy lectured the Middlesex Women's club on What to Look for in English History. She argued history guides daily life, traced democracy through England and America, and urged study of commerce, guilds, and the Constitution alongside Magna Carta. A follow up lecture is planned for March 5. Also note a local sales pitch for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Boynton Thompson
Thayer Academy
Braintree
Middlesex Women’s Club
Miss Thompson
England
America
Athens
Rome
Teutons
Rudyard Kipling
Stock Market Stalls as Bears Hold Ground on Sugar
The morning market shows little feature with a narrow 1 point swing from 15 to 16 percent for Sugar. Met. St. Ry. dips then recovers. B. R. T. opens at 67 percent, peaks 69, settles 68 at noon while Federal Steel and Steel Wire stay near prior prices. N. E. Gas trades 21 to 20 and Erie Telephone sits at 104 at noon. Assignee Geo C Lee of H C Wainwright & Co. reports the firm’s principals have assigned most property to creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Met. St. Ry
Federal Steel and Steel
N. E. Gas
Erie Telephone
Geo. C. Lee
H. C. Wainwright & Co
Henry C. Wainwright
Henry Wainwright
Arthur Wainwright
Atchison
Atchison, Pf
Boston
Wre Co, B. & Queene
Fitchburg
Pfd
St. Ry
Union Pacific
Union Pac Pref
Arcadian
Monta
Franklin
Quincy
Santa Fe
Santa Ysabe
Bell Tel
Steel Wire
ABS
Eric Tel
Dom Coal
Federal Steel
BOS Oe
Federal Steel Pf
U.S
Amer
Olid Dominion
Mill Rumors Stir Fall River Mills Consolidation
Rumors swirl in Fall River of potential changes at several mills. Discussions among large stockholders hint at stock dividends for Union and Border City mills with surplus accounts, while Tecumseh and Barnard mills may alter capital to reflect plant values. A Barrow Wade Guthrie & Co. member may visit to arrange consolidation with major interests, and M C D Borden is reportedly eyeing a move to consolidate local print cloth mills and related works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
King Philip Mill
Union
Border City Mills
Union Mill
Strikers Stand Firm As Greenville Weavers Refuse Work
Pawtucket R I Jan 15 The 22 Greenville S C weavers sent to replace strikers at mill No 4 did not report for duty. They attended a strikers meeting and the union decided not to work under current conditions. Six found work in Narragansett Bay area. others seek jobs elsewhere. Strikers’ committee arranged to press Lonsdale Co to honor a home-transport agreement. Company official vows to resist, even if mill idle for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
Greenville
8. C
Lonsdale Company
Mill No. 4
Natick
Lonsdale
Belleville Woolen Mills Grant 10 Percent Wage Rise
North Kingston Illinois January 15 The Belleville woolen mills manager announced a 10 percent wage rise for operatives in response to a wage dispute that sparked a week long strike. The mill will restart this afternoon ending the labor trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Kingston
R. IL
Belleville
License versus prohibition debated at North Chelmsford
Middlesex County notes an open meeting of the North Chelmsford Debating Society in which the topic was whether a license law for intoxicating liquor serves moral welfare better than a prohibitory law. The affirmative won with speakers Hodge Trombly Swain. negative speakers Sheldon Trubey Mallalieu Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Chelmsford
Second Congregational Church
George Y. Hodge
Harry C. Trombly
Edwin Swain
Arthur H. Sheldon
Arthur W. Trubey
J. A. Mallalieu
Stewart MacKay
Charles J. Davis
United States
Robert W. Dunbar
Notwithstanding the storm a large evening audience hears Kelley discourse
A Sunday evening crowd at Central Congregational church heard Rev. F. I. Kelley give an instructive talk to young women despite a storm. The Centre church choir will be hosted at the Kelleys home Wednesday. Dracut Centre church hosts an annual fair and entertainment by the Ladies Aid on January 18 and 19, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
F. I. Kelley
Centre Church
Dracut Centre Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Billerica Residents Petition For Five Cent Fare Change
A group of 400 residents petitions the Lowell and Suburban Street Railway board to cut the fare from ten cents to five cents between Billerica Centre and Merrimack Square Lowell, arguing the present rate is an unnecessary hardship and that price relief serves both the railway and public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billerica
The
Lowell and Suburban Street Railway
Billericaentre
Merrimack Square
Lowell
Universalist pastor resigns after service
Sunday morning at Universalist church Rev. A A Blair announced his resignation via letter read by agent John Kenyon. Blair, three years with the church, has reportedly accepted a call to Hudson New York and is currently out of town. He is a Tufts divinity school graduate from Manchester New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist
A. A. Blair
John Kenyon
The
Universalists
New York
Blair
Hudson
N. Y
Wages Raised 10 Percent At Norwalk Worsted Mills
In South Norwalk Connecticut a 10 percent wage increase took effect at the Norwalk and Fairfield Worsted mills today. The raise is general across departments with all operators receiving the same amount. About 200 workers are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Fairfield
Deaths and marriages in town in 1899 report
The 1899 town tally shows 72 deaths, 7 more than 1898, with 38 men and 34 women. Ages span from under 19 to over 90. only 18 natives. Principal causes: phthisis, pneumonia, paralysis, old age, cancer, heart disease, bronchitis, and typhoid. There were 42 marriages, 10 more than last year, many of them to non residents. Clergyman Rev John J Shaw presided most, and a church prayer meeting drew 20 converts. Arthur M Warren collects taxes and infant census data. name newborns now or risk forgetting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Shaw
Lowell
Central Baptist Church
Christ
Arthur M. Warren
New York Market Report by Brigit Sears & Co
Boston and New York markets are summarized by Brigit Sears & Co. with brief notes on price movements and trading activity in today’s sessions. The report highlights key stock and commodity actions across major exchanges and market leaders.
Telegrams With Extra Flair Please Charley
A young woman visits a telegraph office and asks to emphasize the words perfectly lovely on a received bracelet acknowledgment. The clerk, amused, offers to add violet scent or extra service at no charge. She plans to use the office for all her telegrams, praising the clerk's kindness as Charley would be pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Collier's Weekly
Real estate transfers listed for Lowell area
Transfers include E S Howe to Samuel and Philip Cingmars for parcels on boulevard extension at $1 each, Lucy Littlefield to Emma S March on South Walker street, Thos C Lee trustee to Joseph F Loras on Westchester, Graham R Whidden to Telesphere Deforges on Cumberland road, Harris Cohen to Rosa N Carter on Howard street, Swan to city of Lowell on Swan street for $5691, Fred McGregor to Donald T McKinnon on Carl street, Hutchins to the town of Billerica on Causeway road for $2150, Lund to Lizzie Gleason on Churnstaff lane, Wm Marshall guardian to EB G Howard, Hutchins to Albert H Jones, Shepard Russell and Fuller to Plackstock on Boylston street, to Blackstock on en street, Daigle to Surpren ant on land with buildings, Stevens to Willey on lot, and Stevens to Willey on Frank Willey line, plus Chelmsford entry Horace G Stevens to Frank Willey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Howe
Samuel Cingmars
Boulevard
Philip Cingmars
Lucy Littlefield
Emma S. March
South Walker Street
Thos. C. Lee
Joseph F. Loras
Westchester Street
Graham R. Whidden
Cumberland Road
Harris Cohen
Rosa N. Carter
Howard Street
Charles W. Swan
City of
Lowell
Swan Street
Fred McGregor
Donald T. McKinnon
Carl Street
William H. Hutchins
Billerica
Causeway Road
Chas. W. Lund
Lizzie L. Gleason
Churnstaff Lane
Plasterers' cotton for wind windows offered by PollardCo
Contractors building this season can obtain cotton to seal windows and doors temporarily from A. G. Pollard & Co. Mill remnants of heavy course cotton, 45 inches wide, four cents a yard, cheaper than ordinary sheetings at seven to eight cents. Basement department.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
4000'S Pills Cure Liver ills and Indigestion
An old advertisement promotes 4000s pills claimed to cure liver ills biliousness indigestion and headache. The ad touts easy intake and operation with a price of 26 cents.
Store to let and rent options in central location
Classified notice advertises a tenement for $4.50 per month with other units at $6 to $7.50, urging saving by renting. It invites applications to T. Ha. Elliott at 64 Central Street. Also a testimonial for Chamberlains Pain Balm claims relief for rheumatism and sciatica with one application noted, sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. HA. Elliott
Central Street
Chamberlain
J. A. Dodgen
Alpharetta
England
Death of Mrs Anna Lowe Persons noted in Hudson News
Mrs Anna Lowe Persons wife of Editor Persons of the Hudson News died at home Monday after eight months of illness from complications. Born July 3, 1837 in Boxford she was the eldest child of Major William Lowe and a descendant of Gen Warren. She taught music across several cities, served as organist in multiple churches and spent the last 25 years as Hudson church organist. She married Oscar Persons in 1866 and left three children and a brother Solomon Lowe of Haverhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lowe Persons
Persons
The
Hudson News
Boxford
William Lowe
Gen
Warren
Bunker Hill
Essex County
Lowe
State Normal School
Salem
Boston
Topfield
Danvers
Chelsea
Cleveland
Painesville
Hudson
Topsfied
Oscar Persons
Woburn Woman's Club Holds Seventeenth Gentlemen's Night
The 17th annual event at Music Hall drew hundreds with guests from nearby clubs. President Mrs Christina M. Murdock welcomed attendees before a banquet and post dinner program led by the club choir. Mayor William F. Davis recalled early city affairs and praised administrative progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn Woman's’ Club
Music Hall
Christina M. Murdock
William F. Davis
Our City
Woburn Officials Highlight Clean City Government
The mayor praised Woburn's 1900 administration as free from political taint with heads of departments re-elected despite past bitter contests. He called City Hall a business office focused on municipal welfare, while the evening featured musical and literary entertainments from Jenny Trecartin, David Hood, Julia Dyer, Frank Richardson, and local clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
City Hall
Jenny Trecartin
David N. Hood
Julia K. Dyer
Frank B. Richardson
Mason B. McKay
Cora E. Dike
Stoneham Woman's Club
Edward Cummings
Harvard
Trecartin
McKay
Isabelle Livingstone Blake
Okub
Henderson's Mouse
Col David Bremner Henderson newly elected speaker recalls a childhood composition about a mouse. His brother criticized the piece harshly, urging praise for any subject. The anecdote ends with Henderson noting the lesson shaped his outlook and influences his view of critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bremner Henderson
House of Representatives
Baker's Island Lights First Lit 1798 Beacons Near Salem
A Salem News piece notes the Baker's Island twin lights first shone on January 3, 1798, guiding mariners entering Salem and Beverly harbors. The article highlights their navigational role relative to nearby Pastern Point Thatcher's and Marblehead lights, and mentions summer visitors and occasional lamp lighting by Keener Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Baker's Island
Salem
Beverly
Pastern Point
Thatcher's
Inner Harbor
Marblehead
Keener Rogers
Salem News
History of Holy Year Jubilees Through the Centuries
The article recounts the jubilee tradition from the 13th century starting with Ben VIII and visits by pilgrims to St. Peter and St. Paul. It notes jubilees proclaimed by Alexander VI Clement VIII Innocent XII and Pius VII, with gaps during Avignon schism and Napoleonic captivity, and that since 1825 jubilees have occurred every 25 years.
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Ben VIII
St. Peter
St. Paul
Rome
Boniface IX
Avignon
Alexander VI
Clement VIII
St. Peter’s
Innocent XII
Cardinal de la Tour
Italy
Pius VI
Valencia
Napoleon
Pius VII
Buffalo Express
Bishop asks lunatic asylum porter about chaplain
An English bishop touring his diocese asks the asylum porter how the chaplain he appointed is faring. The porter replies that the preaching is very successful, the lunatics enjoying it as a tickler.
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M. W. Fisher
Liberty
W. Va
Stock Market
Jolston
Bass
Navaho
A. Coram
Navaho Gold Mining Company
Albuquerque
N. M
Lone Star
Chochiti
Dry Monopole
Uncle Joe
Denver Girl
Red Cloud
Free Trade
Hugh McFarlane
Chicago
Cochiti
Middlesex County
Dracut Centre
Billerica Centre
Marlboro
Fairfield Worsted
Chelmsford
Brigit, Sears & Co
New York Market
Wm. S. Marshall
Guardian
EB. G. Howard
Wm. H. Hutchins
Albert H. Jones
Tewksbury
Henderson’s
Baker's Island Lights
Maslin
Mrrimack Street
Cloak Dept
Mcjrimack Streets
Francois
Paris
Are
Bsc
Wedgewood
Kipling
Doyle
Corelli
Caine
Dumas
Russell
Stevenson
Allen
Hardy
Barrie
Wrvere
Handy Classics
Children’s Books
Palm&r Street
Sugar
N. Y. Central
Corey, Milliken & Co
Exchange
Columbus, Marshall & Northeastern R. R
Joshua Brown &Co
BANK
State St
Banner Market Grocery and Butter House
Prescott St
Snyder Bros
Merrimack Street
Ada Hunslay Pillsbury
Emma Manning Hartley
Palmer St
Effie L. Palmer
Swan Building
Jean and
Edouard DeReszke
Pol Plancon
Ilsimo
A. J. Lester
Burbank Hall
Hall
Western Association and
Normal School Masters of Dancing
Fred G. Bond
Mme
J. H. Long
Room
Edgar A. Barrell
Haraony
Swan Bldg
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Westford Street
Highlands
W. T. Griffin
Appleton Street
Meadowcroft Street
Otis A. Merrill
Albert F. Perley
Merrill & Gilbert, Architects
Central Block
Lowell Mass
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