Dancing at Crystal Lake and local notices in Lowell
Friday June 5 1903 items note a Crystal Lake dance Saturday evening and various Lowell promotions. Local ads include Awnings at 209 Wutton Street Cluer 340 Bridge Street and E A Wilson Co cement bricks. Lowell firms advertise harnesses cigars trading stamps and a Canobie Lake Park concert.
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Wutton Street
Crystal Lake
Cluer
Bridge Street
E. A. Wilson & Co
Cluer’s
Lori
Boston Express Co
Middle Street
Lowell
Canobie Lake Park
Boston Post
Shattuck Street
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Co
Chris Holmes
Holmes
Sperry & Hutchinson Co
Green
New York City
Merchants Co-Operative Coupon Co
Personal notes from Norwood to Concord to Ottawa
Mr and Mrs Wesley Boice and Miss Gracie Carll moved to Norwood Massachusetts. Mr Roger Las visited Juniper Point. Mrs J W Pepin at 6 Harvard street confined with laryngitis yet improving. Ethel Wotton sang at St Pauls church. Captain Price and wife guests of J H Farley. Miss L E Harmon joined Turner Manufacturing as bookkeeper. Willetts attend Ottawa ordination June 6. R S Hall bought a residence in Concord NH. Agnes Hoyle celebrated 18th birthday with readings and music. Mrs George W Patten hosted Day Nursery fair with floral decor and readings. Miss M Ida Howe sailed on the Commonwealth to spend summer abroad. Mary Howard returned to Quebec. Hildegarde St Onge hosted birthday party for nine.
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Wesley Boice
Gracie Carll
Norwood
Mass
Roger Las
Juniper Point
J. W. Pepin
Harvard Street
St. Paul's Church
Ethel Wotton
Captain Price
Red Jackets
Cambridge
J. H. Farley
Crawford Street
J. T. Farley
New York
L. E. Harmon
Lowell Commercial College
Turner Manufacturing Co
T. B. Willett
Mammoth Road
Albert L. Willett
Hampshire
Ottawa
Emmit Willett
R. S. Hall
Boott Mills
Concord
N. H
Hall
Agnes Hoyle
Lombard Street
Frank Higgins
Nellie Mahon
Charles Kimball
George W. Patten
Westford Street
Bartlett School
Molly Varnum
Commonwealth of the Dominion Line
Boston
Highland M. E
Shakespeare Club
Hildegarde St. Onge
Wilton Avenue
C. A. St. Onge
H. A. Lafleur
Smith J. Adams
Five More Firms Concede Shorter Hours
Philadelphia June 4 five additional textile establishments conceded the 55 hour week to workers today making more than 60 firms that have adopted the shorter schedule. A large number of tape weavers joined the workers quitting today as strikers in this phase of the movement.
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Philadelphia
The Orator Who Talks Around The Issue
A concise remark notes that speakers who ramble outside the core issue tend to elongate their discourse. The quip highlights rhetorical habit where avoidance of the main point delays clarity and understanding.
Lowell Textile School Graduates First Class Amid Growth
The Lowell Textile School held a ceremony at Moody street for its first day class in a new building. Edwin F. Greene of Boston praised textile education and announced medal winners while stressing the need to modernize the industry. Professors, donors, and graduates heard remarks on career paths, site advantages, and the school’s debt-free status thanks to gifts from Mr. Ayer and others.
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Lowell Textile School
Moody Street
Boston
Lowell
Hibbard
A. G. Cumnock
Edwin F. Greene
N. E. Cotton Manufacturers
Frederick Ellery Chamberlain
George Fuller
Adams
Greene
Lawrence
Andover
Crosby
England
Germany
France
Russia
Moscow
Cumnock
Ayer
Machine Company
Kitson
Orison
Campbell
Isabel H. Reynolds
Walter L. Stewart
Stewart
New York
Wilfred N. Bloom
James T. Smith
Massachusetts
W. W. Crosby
Crossby
Medal awarded at New England Cotton Manufacturers’ event
Frederick Ellery Chamberlain of Jamaica Plain won the medal for cotton spinning proficiency from the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association after a close contest with George Fuller of Adams. The committee, while noting a very small margin, chose Chamberlain and gave Fuller honorable mention.
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Arthur Feiling Ferguson
Roxbury
Mass
George Fuller
Adams
Frederick Ellery Chamberlin
Frederick Ellery Chamberlain
Jamaica Plain
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Chamberlain
Fuller
Eye Witness Found in Hefferman Murder Near Ardsley Club
New York reports a club caddy observed a man crouching near the murder scene shortly before the fatal shot that killed Coachman Hefferman. The witness confirms a hold up motive and provides an accurate description of the suspect after a week of leads.
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New York
Tarrytown
John Hefferman
Ardsley Club
Golf Links
Hefferman
Nichols-Wilson Marriage in Framingham Ceremony
Frank O. Nichols of Lisbon Maine and Louise Wilson of Burlington Vermont married June 4 by Rev J F Allen in Framingham. The groom is Frederick A. Whiting’s brother. Olive Elizabeth Cook of Boston is bride. Reception at West View hosted by the Whiting family with mother Mary E. Cook in attendance. An orchestra provided music for the reception and dancing after supper by L Page of Lowell.
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Nichols-Wilson
J. F. Allen
Frank O. Nichols
Lisbon
Louise Wilson
Burlington, Vt
Frederick Allen Whiting
Olive Elizabeth Cook
Boston
Framingham
George C. Wright
Arthur St. John Whiting
Max Whiting
Darius Drake
Westview
Frederick A. Whiting
Mary E. Cook
F. A. Whiting
L. Page Company of
Lowell
Long Distance Railway Planned From Solomon City to Council City
T W Ditkinson heads the Council City and Solomon River railroad, sailing to Solomon City Alaska. One hundred twenty thousand dollars worth of equipment will be shipped on the Eureka and Aztec for a 50 mile link from Solomon City to Council City. Target is completion and operation by August 1. The summer work is a small portion of a larger plan extending to Cape York with branches.
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Seattle
Wash
T. W. Ditkinson
Council City
Solomon River
Solomon City
Alaska
Eureka
Aztec
Cape York
Raymond Whitcomb Summer Tours Offer Wide Excursions
Raymond and Whitcomb announce many five to nineteen day excursions covering New England Canada and the Middle States. Highlights include Niagara Falls Saguenay River Prince Edward Island and Adirondack regions with visits to the Hudson Valley Saratoga Lakes George Champlain Ausable Chasm Montreal and Quebec. Fifty six Boston departures are planned plus longer tours to Yellowstone Park the Pacific Northwest Alaska California Europe and around the world. Descriptive books available at 305 Washington Street Boston.
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Raymond & Whitcomb Company
New England
Canada
Middle States
Niagara Falls
Saguenay River
Prince Edward Island
Adirondack
Hudson River
Saratoga
Lakes George
Champlain
Ausable Chasm
A Tall Hotel Opposite Grand Central Station
New York June 5. Plans submitted to the bureau of buildings by the New York Central company for improvements at Grand Central station include a twenty story hotel opposite the station. If carried out the hotel would be one of the finest in the world and the existing Grand Central building would be raised to the same height.
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New York
Bureau of Buildings
New York Central Company
Grand Central Station
Grand Central
No Second Lieutenant Elected at Ninth Regiment Meeting
At Thursday night’s gathering of Company M Ninth regiment Major Sullivan did not appear. Sergt William C Dickey and Sergt Bernard McArdle were the candidates and the vote is set for the next meeting.
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Ninth Regiment
Sullivan
William C. Dickey
Bernard McArdle
Treasury rejects Castaneda bid on Maine raise
Havana June 4 The secretary of the treasury rejected the bid of Tibucio Castaneda for the raising of the Maine and said the secretary will again consider the proposal after review.
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Havana
Deceive Themselves About Consumption Cure
An old newspaper ad argues consumption denial is common and promotes Father John’s Medicine as a cure by building the body and tissues. It claims refunds if it fails and stresses the remedy is not a patent medicine and contains no nerve-deadening drugs or weakening stimulants.
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Father John
Chelsea couple wed at 97A Essex Street
The marriage of Fred S. Brown of Chelsea and Annie M. Lennox of Chelsea, formerly Lowell, was solemnized at the bride's parents home on June 3. Rev. Vassar performed the ceremony. Bridesmaid Jessie Lennox and best man Hartley Brown attended. The couple will reside at 97A Essex street and be at home after June 18.
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Fred S. Brown
Chelsea
Annie M. Lennox
Lowell
Essex Street
Mr. Vassar
Cary Street Baptist Church
Jessie Lennox
Hartley Brown
Parts
Harry Cann
Clarence Cann
William Harrison
John Chalmers
Nashua Couple Wed at Bride’s Home in Nashua
Miss Ethel A. Twichell oldest daughter of Charles L. Twichell a Nashua musician and Dr Fred A. Davis a Dunstable veterinary surgeon were married Thursday afternoon at the bride’s home 37 King street Nashua by Rev Charles H. Walters of Arlington Street M E church.
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Ethel A. Twichell
Charles L. Twichell
Nashua
Fred A. Davis
Dunstable
King Street
Charles H. Walters
Arlington Street M. E
Denver Election Tie Up Delays Charter Delegates
In Denver Colorado the recent city charter election to choose delegates to a new charter convention is stalled by court rulings. Contested canvassing duties pit nonpartisan ticket supporters against Republicans over whether the city county clerk and two justices of the peace or the city council should canvass votes. Judge Mullins issued an injunction stopping council action while Judge Palmer barred City and County Clerk Aichele from proceeding.
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Denver
Col
Mullins
District Court
Palmer
Aichele
Eight Hundred Out Strike at Armour Chicago Plant
In Chicago on June 5, eight hundred Armour & Co. stock yards workers walked out over the wage scale after a last week agreement. Officers of the packing trades council plan to urge a return to work and honor the deal.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Packing Trades Council
Briber Sentenced In Oxford Postmaster Case
Washington reports that Fenner B. Baker of Oxford Mississippi was fined fifty dollars and costs and sentenced to six months in jail for offering three hundred dollars to Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to secure a postmaster appointment.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Oxford
Miss
Fenner B. Baker
Bristow
Rev J Chapman Dead in Exeter at 92
The Rev Jacob Chapman oldest living alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy and Dartmouth College died in Exeter on June 5 at age 92 he had just celebrated his 93rd birthday. Born in 1810 at Tamworth he taught and preached in Pennsylvania Illinois and Indiana before returning to New Hampshire in 1865. He served numerous Congregational churches and was a Pisca taqua Association member for 30 years. He is survived by his widow.
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Exeter
N. H
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Dartmouth College
Jacob Chapman
Chapman
Tamworth
Academy
Andover Theological School
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
New Hampshire
Piscataqua Association of Ministers
Rise of Cotton Prices Sparks Talk of New Supplies
The Boston Herald notes a Liverpool meeting where Manchester manufacturers urged seeking cotton sources beyond the United States. Officials warn U S growth will outpace demand, risking higher prices and speculative gains while Africa faces potential production, challenging the idea that American cotton remains supreme.
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England
United States
Liverpool Town Hall
Manchester
America
British Cotton Growing Association
Africa
Boston Herald
Shapes and caps headline a quirky fashion rundown
The season introduces Shapes and Sennet and Split Straws priced at $1 to $2. Dunlap's Sennet Straws range from $3. Mackinaws and PAMAMAB items list $1.50 to $7 with duck hats for outings at 50 cents. Yacht and golf caps priced 45 cents to $1.
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Mackinaws i
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Wescott
W. L. Stewart
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Central St
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Naval
Yerxa’s
Raymond & Whitcomb
Brown
Lennox
Davis—Twichell
Gang of Armour & Co
J. Chapman
Phillips Exeter and
Dartmouth
Boston Cloak and Suit Store
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Sidel & Sons
Harry
Richardson
Butk
Lowell Steam
Carpet Clearing Works
Telepone
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Carter
Carter & Sharburna
Sridga
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