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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
1
A poetic meditation on the North country and its wild allure. It recalls snowbound fields, pine forests, and the lost old trail blazed with Pierre and Gaultier, calling a homesick heart to the Canadian North and its unchanging spell.
Miss Elizabeth Lawrence wore a diaphanous gown at a Boston pop concert and activated an incandescent lamp under her ear with a waist button, lighting herself at intervals. The piece critiques giddiness and mentions loons killed on Lake Cochichewick in Andover, urging harsher consequences. The Crimson editors reflect on Memorial Day fame and local weather.
In New York on May 31 stockholders meeting in Newark New Jersey chose Thomas A Edison as president and John B Randolph of this city as secretary and treasurer, directing the Edison Storage Battery company.
New York may 31 Arbuckle Brothers today reduced the price of all grades of refined sugar 15 points The American Sugar Refining Co made no changes
Traders National Bank advertises deposit boxes available for a five dollar per year service term. The notice highlights secure storage options and yearlong access for customers seeking reliable safe-keeping of valuables.
The Traders National Bank offers general banking, foreign exchange in English French German and Swedish, safety deposit boxes with private rooms, and a savings department paying four percent per year compounded semi annually with monthly start. Banking rooms are depository of the United States and Massachusetts health contributions. Hours 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. weekdays Saturday 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. 7 to 9 P.M. Locations Middlesex Street 30 to and Post Office Avenue 11 to 24.
In San Francisco six hundred soldiers from the 46th infantry rioted outside a presidio drinking place after being discharged. One man was found drugged outside the saloon while the others wrecked the establishment, causing a fire from overturned lamps as the fire department fought the blaze.
Cincinnati June 1 Grace Raven famed stage beauty retires to the Good Shepherd convent at Carthage near Cincinnati She formerly Grace Middleton graduated from a New York area convent at sixteen She vowed never to appear on stage again and to support her aging parents James O Neill praises her character noting she always attended church and planned to serve God’ve parent-centered life
Washington June 1 Secretary Cortelyou says Mrs McKinley tested well during the night and her condition is somewhat more favorable this morning. Earlier, White House sources stated there was no improvement. The update notes continued medical monitoring amid the ongoing illness.
Corunna Spain June 1 rioting left two men and a woman dead and many wounded with hospitals filled. Authorities report numerous arrests as mobs used revolvers freely during the unrest.
George Mulligan of Liberal Kansas, president of the Eagle City Mining Exploration company, was robbed of 17000 dollars last night in Seattle. He was lured into a dark alley by two men while on his way to the Yukon.
Boston June 1 Independence did not start for her trial spin today as weather was unfavorable. She will go Monday.
Queen Helena gives birth to a daughter at nine o clock this morning. Both mother and baby are reported healthy and well.
Portland Maine June 1 James Wadsworth who was shot by George H remains in critical condition as doctors report slight improvements. Police say the suspect is in custody and faced with a serious assault charge.
Brainerd left the hospital yesterday after a brief stop in Lewiston and will proceed to Malden. Elmer Lane, shot by Brainerd, remains hospitalized but is rapidly recovering.
A cabinet member notes a Supreme Court ruling may confirm the Philippines as US territory. If so, coastwise trade would require American vessels, boosting American shipowners and San Francisco's role as a Pacific distributing center, with Philippine exports entering the US only on American ships.
Washington June 1 The statistician of the department of agriculture estimates total cotton planted area at 27 582 000 acres an 8 3 percent rise from last year and 10 percent more than the acreage actually picked The state by state figures show increases varying from 2 to 25 percent with Oklahoma 25 and Indian Territory 20 percent The overall growing crop condition stands at 81 5 down from 82 5 last year and 86 4 the ten year mean with most states posting mid range figures’
In Woonsocket Rhode Island on June 1 Professor Frank B Farnsworth of Fitchburg Massachusetts a hypnotist and Clifton R Trask a blacksmith were discharged after manslaughter charges over Bolton s death. Bolton died when a chair broke as he held a 400 pound stone on his chest meant to be broken by a sledge. An inquest found Bolton conscious and the hypnotism was a fake.
Travel ads announce Cunard steamer Saxonia sailing from Boston June 15 to Queenstown and Liverpool, with other liners Dominion line Commonwealth June 5 and S. S. New England June 19. First cabin 76 dollars, second 42.50, third class low rates. Book through D. dal 18 Appleton street. Sovei gens and Canada bills bought and sold. Tickets to Nova Scotia.
The High School regiment staged the 20th annual field day and prize drill before about 2000 at the fair grounds. Capt. Lovejoy captained Co D with Lt McQuade taking command, and Sergt Pearson won the gold medal while Corp Mather earned the silver. Company D won the red flag prize. Company B won the blue flag. dress parade concluded the event with awards by A G Swapp.
The Primary Teachers Sunday School union met at Dracut Centre Congregational church Friday afternoon. Mrs. McKittrick taught the next Sunday’s lesson and Miss Noyes delivered the final platform improvement lesson to a large class. The course aided teachers in their platform work and the women hosted a small feast and social hour afterward.
The text notes Moxie as a summer staple for businessmen, highlighting its refreshing quality and presumed nerve-boosting effect during hot weather.
Health department ordered two steel garbage wagon bodies at sixty dollars each for department wheels, but they will not hold water. Agent Knapp declines approval, noting the carts must not be used as watering carts. City clerk seeks wife and parent names of Dr. Elisha Bartlett for a biography. Public hearing on trackless trolley postponed. hearing on electric wires to be rescheduled. Voters registrar work at city hall to add names for June 4 special election. no names added.
Dracut case of Frank Levesque charged with illegally keeping liquor was postponed until next Saturday after attorney availability. Judge Hadley handled several minor drunkenness cases with fines. Casgrain pleaded guilty to larceny of $33 from Wheeler & Wilson, with a $10 fine after reparations.
The ward 2 special councilman election next Tuesday will force the closure of 17 saloons run by Austin Ralls Patrick Barry P Keyes Frank Morrissey Patrick Meckvoy John Mahoney Patrick Teague Thomas E Lennon William V Meade Thomas Connors Farrell Connor Louis P Turcotte P Dempsey James W Barry Councilman Rourke John Brady and F L Richard. Saloon keepers just outside the ward expect a surge in business on Tuesday.
A Friday night meeting of the carpenters union arranged a Lawrence assignment for 15 men. Treasurer Mr Thomas travels to Lawrence Haverhill and Methuen to place strikers. The nations treasury provided five hundred dollars and the men were paid. About 34 carpenters remain without work.
The Royals defeated the Sandbanks this forenoon in a ten inning game by a score of 9 to 8.
Workmen at Moody street textile school site uncover a cache of relics from precolonial tribes. Complete skeletons bone fragments arrow-heads and stone tomahawks are being raised, with some skulls jaws and a full skeleton missing after theft. A worn copper coin offers potential value pending expert evaluation.
Rev Louis S Walsh supervisor of parochial instruction spoke at Catholic Union hall Boston on the Lowell Catholic schools from 1835 to 1882 detailing the Catholic education era. The audience included teachers and educators as Very Rev William Byrne presided and Bishop Fenwick approved the plan. The talk traced the Lowell experiment its beginnings teacher requirements and civil aid before its 16 year trial ended. The lecturer argued the system was sound but failed to broaden to fully develop the child’s physical and spiritual fibre.
Four machinists from Lowell Massachusetts who had been hired to replace striking workers at the Springfield Manufacturing company in Bridgeport left for home after learning the strike involved nine hour days and that union men were being replaced. They said they quit after being threatened by strikers and were sent home by the strikers. Superintendent Jackman says arrests will be sought for intimidation.
Laborers in Queen Street foundations unearthed a stone of historic interest marking the assassination scene of Hon. Thomas D'Arey McGee, a Fathers of Confederation figure and former editor of the Boston Pilot. The inscription reads April 7th, 1866 Here fell D Arey Mc Gee.
New York June 1 The talks between Vickers Sons and the Maxim company of England for the purchase of Bethlehem Steel Co have been abandoned and will not be resumed. The Vickers Maxim group still plans to enter the American field but remains held back until favorable conditions emerge.
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