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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1902
Page
5
The article details skirt trends with plain and pleated backs, box-pleats for muslin fabrics, and freestanding back fullness. It describes a half bolero cape, wide pagoda sleeves, and decorative lace trims, plus several Newport gowns in black and white muslin, mauve tones, and elaborate hats with feathers and lace accessories.
Mary Endicott Chamberlain, wife of colonial secretary Joseph Chamberlain, hailed from Salem with 260 years of local residence. She linked to Winthrops and Gardners, earned the Puritan Priscilla nickname in Washington, and impressed London by her old fashioned New England manners and blunt wit.
Miss Lila Vanderbilt Sloane marries Mr W B Osgood Field today at Trinity Bureau Lenox Mass El m Court hosts the wedding breakfast. A vestibuled special carried guests from New York. Bridesmaids wear yellow silk gowns pale blue sashes and blue chiffon hats. The bride’s sisterhood includes Miss Webb maid of honor and several ushers and a best man Morris Kellogg. After a Biltmore house party they will honeymoon at Biltmore then Elm Court and sail for Europe
Rome reports a cardinal committee will reply to Judge Taft's July 3 propositions regarding religious affairs in the Philippines by Thursday night. The Vatican aims to finalize a contract like note with clauses to be signed by both sides amid resistance to withdrawing friars, with Spanish friars and language teaching to remain.
The Baldwin Zeigler steamer Frithjof with W. S. Champ and Dr G Sharkley aboard left Tromsos July 1, touched Vardee off Finmark in the Arctic Ocean, and sailed last night for Franz Josef Land on an auxiliary expedition.
New York on July 7 reports a man killed himself by leaping from the Brooklyn bridge this afternoon. A rope was thrown to him from a passing tug but failed to save him, and the tragedy is being investigated.
A regional guide details savory poultry preparations and jelly filled presentations. It describes PBIC chicken pie filling methods with butter and yolks, Jellied Chicken basins with gelatin and herbs, and Picnic Salads with Spinach Roll Cabbage and a Potato salad with cucumber and chives, all in a vintage menu style.
An unnamed figure faced peril as he resisted restraint and quickly sank, with bystanders observing a troubling scene of danger and decline during the incident. The report emphasizes the intent and outcome, noting the failure of attempts to save him and the immediate distress in the crowd.
In New York on July 7 reports tie the disappearance of actor Edward J. Ratcliffe to his expected Providence opening of A Gilded Fool. Meanwhile Anna Lake gains absolute divorce from James R. Lake and sails for Europe, with Ratcliffe also said to have left for Europe. Friends suspect a shared honeymoon trip. Ratcliffe’s arrest for assault at Great Neck is unrelated to the divorce. Ratcliffe’s current whereabouts are unknown as his manager confirms he may be en route to Europe.
July seventh, South Framingham. A colored man leaped from the Chicago express at about 10 am two miles west of the union station, at speed forty miles an hour. Unconscious on pickup, he was taken to Framingham hospital in custody. George Merritt Hall of Webster is believed to be the man, with a Worcester Webster ticket. He regained consciousness after brief recovery, rambling like an insane man. Police restrained him as doctors expect recovery from scalp wound and leg abrasion.
South Kingstown Rhode Island July 7 A special town meeting authorized a $500 reward for the incendiary who has operated in the town for over a year. Nearly a dozen dwellings have burned in that period with three fires in three days. Peacedale school burned Saturday causing $4,000 loss. A cottage on Gardiner’s Island burned, and a Mount Pleasant tenement house fire was found to be set deliberately. Residents face general alarm across the township.
Accidents on the farm bring cuts stings and sprains and the claim of immediate relief from Dr Thomas Electric Oil. The reminder urges keeping the product on hand for safety.
London July 7 Duke of Devonshire presiding at the British Empire league annual meeting says imperial defence is the paramount issue. He adds imperial commercial relations will settle itself soon, but defence cannot wait or the empire may no longer exist.
The first session of the National Division Son of Temperance met in Providence Rhode Island with about 100 delegates. Rev Albert G Tuawson D D of New Jersey presided. reports showed receipts 3409.91 expenditures 3340.66 and member count 4067. A public reception in Music Hall drew a large crowd.
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