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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
4
The Hamburg American line liner Deutschland, stuck in mud for nearly 24 hours, was pulled free at high water by seven ships and its own screws. After breaking free at 4:35 p.m., Capt. Behrens set course to sea, with passengers barely reacting to the delay.
Company M and Ninth Regiment are inspected by Captain Shipton with Lt. Col. Gilton present. Captain McNulty praised by locals. an election for lieutenant may be set for June 1th. Officers and sergeants campaign for honors while George Worthen Jr joins Co M as a top marksman and potential coach. Armory praised as ship-shape after repairs. Captain Kittredge posts camp schedules through June 27 with major inspections and a Sickles review. Phalanx and Company M prepare for a shooting match at Dracut range on June 6.
New York June 5 Two hundred white men and 150 negroes were arrested in a police raid on The Allen pool room at 90 Sixth avenue Entrance was forced by detectives with axes. A third floor room was found in operation with only black visitors. A wagonload of betting gear and sheets was seized.
Wilkesbarre Pa June 5 miners threaten work stoppage unless operators concede that their first conciliation committee was elected. They cite Judge Gray siding with the miners as vindication and insist on recognizing their board as first selected to represent workers.
The Hamburg American Line steamer Furst Bismarck arrived from Hamburg Southampton and Cherbourg today. Captain Leit hauser denied emphatically that a submarine explosion at Cherbourg endangered the ship or caused passenger panic.
An advertisement extols BLOODINE as the only cure for eczema and other blood diseases, featuring a testimony from Mrs. Blair of Boston about her daughter’s 20 year battle. It promises six bottles for $2.50 and liver pills at 250 per ounce, sold with a guarantee by Ellingwood & Company.
The Mississippi flood rises to 34.2 feet in St. Louis with forecasts of 35 by noon tomorrow and 87 feet by Monday. Levees break north of the Missouri. Madison, Illinois sees a levee breach. West Granite’s 2000 residents seek safety as Venice Illinois and riverfront streets flood, boats used for travel.
The Topeka flood toll reaches 78 with seven bodies found near Harrison street and four more in wreckage as water tops six feet and recedes slowly. Kansas City reports two more victims under a railroad coach in the West Bottoms, bringing the verified death toll to ten as relief aid pours in and districts are reclaimed.
The jury acquits Lulu Miller Youngs of murdering Florence McFarlane in Rochester New York after four hours deliberation. The panel notes the defendant’s alleged insanity at the time of the crime as part of the record.
Detroit, June 5. The Inter States conference of the King’s Daughters and Sons today elected officials: Chairman Mrs G H Jefferson Louisville Ky Recording secretary Mrs Mary Thompson Howe Jackson Miss Members of the Advisory board Miss Jennie M Greenwood Missouri Mrs BE Trask Hill Massachusetts and Miss Reid West Virginia The next meeting will be held at Memphis Tenn 18 months hence.
In Clifton Springs N Y on June 5 the International Missionary meeting opened with papers and three minute talks on Languages of the Several Fields and Nations and Missions. In the afternoon women led the session with speakers including Miss Ellen M Stone.
Providence R I June 3 Kramer continues to take firsts in the intermediate finishes at the Colosseum Cycle track six day team race. Hag took both firsts this afternoon and evening. In the afternoon Bedell was second Fenn third and McFarland fourth. In the evening Fenn second J Bedell third and McFarland fourth.
Horace G Young secretary vice president and general manager of the Delaware and Hudson company submitted his resignation to President Wilcox today. The resignation takes effect July first and Mr Young had long desired retirement.
In Berlin on June 5 an old sergeant Warneck of the Ninety sixth infantry was convicted of 166 counts of abusing soldiers. He received four months imprisonment and dismissal from the army.
Two Polish men Peter Johnson and John Chaples were killed when a Bangor Express train struck a dump cart they rode across at Damon's crossing Lancaster. They were plowing nearby with Arthur Co. Hawkins as their employer. Both horses were killed and the men died en route to Clinton hospital.
Chicago Tribune reports on the Mary Lowell Stone home economics exhibit at the Chicago Woman's Club under the Boston Association of Collegiate Alumnae. The chart promotes applying scientific principles to interiors, clothing, and meals, while exposing varying budgets and the allure of luxury versus frugality among households and alumnae.
Frances Charles follows In the Country God Forgot with The Siege of Youth set in San Francisco. The tale centers on three women and several men, focusing on impulsive Julian and guardian Jameson, whose unusual devotion drives a romance that ends in a more romantic separation. The story explores force, power, and questions of guardianship versus artistic freedom. Illustrated edition priced at $1.50 by Little, Brown & Co.
A detached pirate offers light entertainment through a woman's letters about a London divorce and Canadian military life. Gay Vandeleur is the heroine, with breezy notes and illustrations by I. H. aliga. Published by Little, Brown & Co. $1.50. Sale through G. C. Prince & Son and T. H. Lawler.
The opening article is Kitchen Gardens by Henry Lewis Johnson followed by Market Day in Jamaica by Martha L. Roberts and The Minister and the Shirt Waist by Helen Campbell. Other pieces cover The Grasshopper and Fish Foods of the Philippines, Street and Roadside Improvements, Huckleberries and Blueberries, The Happy Sunday, and Seasonable Recipes. Plus Pearson's Magazine notices two long serials and several short stories with special articles on balloon photography, beet sugar, and driving.
Mrs. Sarah W. Curtis of Lee Massachusetts says she has suffered indigestion and sour stomach for some time but Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets have helped her. She can now eat many foods she previously could not. For sale by all druggists.
The Pilgrim features serials by Gustav Kobbe and Oliver Herford, plus eight short stories including a notable college boat race tale and a real estate man’s humorous gem. It also covers life ashore for sailors, farmer presidents, fashion designs, and a vivid Records of the Past section with Hittite ruins and Babylon excavations illustrated.
Outing grows its editorial reach with Arthur Goodrich joining Caspar Whitney to replace the managing editor of Worlds Work. The current issue highlights articles by Dunn Willey Barbour Sandys, Hubbard, Hough, Davis and Whitney among others, with_Intense coverage of travel sport fishing and exploration.
Literary Notes report Will Carlton, noted for patriotic verses, invited to deliver a poem at Freehold battlefield New Jersey on June 27 marking the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth. The June Century highlights Herman Klein's Modern Musical Celebrities featuring Jean De Reszke and Sir Augustus Harris with insights on Covent Garden's operatic regime.
Little, Brown & Co publish two novels Mary Catherine Crowley’s Love Thrives In War a tale of the War of 1812 and BH Phillips Oppenheim’s A Prince of Sinners a social life novel by the popular English author set among English society.
Thomas Dixon Jr completes The One Woman to be published by Doubleday, Page & Co this summer. The note comments on publishing patterns, noting many publishers avoid best novels before Christmas and reference to Doubleday being sued over The Pit on January 15.
The fragment cites Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts offering $5000 to its 7e and notes an inability to produce the original letter and signature, signaling a disputed testimonial claim and an attempt to verify authenticity.
The article notes August 1 as the publication date for Helen Milecete's A Detached Pirate, with I H Caliga providing four color frontispiece illustrations of Gay Vandeleur. It highlights Harrison Weir as lead illustrator for Doubleday Page Poultry Book, a multi-part guide to American fowls. The World's Work celebrates a World at Play June issue focusing on camping, climbing, sailing, fishing, hunting, and log-cabin living.
The Lothrop Publishing Company in Boston releases two juvenile titles by noted authors. Defending the Bank by Edward B. Van Zile follows a group of amateur boy detectives who help prevent a bank burglary in Troy, New York. The Mutineers by Eustace L. Williams of the Philadelphia Inquirer depicts boarding school life with baseball central to the plot. Mrs. G. R. Alden, author of the Pansy books, has a new adult work titled Mara.
Mr. H L Wilson announces his new novel The Lions of the Lord will be published by Lothrop Publishing Company immediately. It follows his debut The Spenders, which released a year ago and sold a 54thousand copy edition.
George Gibbs, whose new romance The Love of Monsieur is released by Harper Brothers, recounts the common fate of new writers facing manuscript rejections and his habit of tracking his early failures.
After early failures, a planned discontinuation gives way to new success. Henry James plans an American visit after long absence as The Ambassador serial runs in The North American Review. Scribners releases Thomas Nelson Page's Gordon Keith and F Hopkinson Smith's The Undertow, both of broad interest.
Professor Henry A Ward reports a five pound meteorite found the morning after its November 15 fall near Bath Furnace Bath county Kentucky. It is linked to the Leonides shower and valued at about 300 dollars. This specimen will be studied and added to the Ward Coonley collection in New York City.
Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as making the kidneys right. The ad lists Odale's drug store at 217 Central street Ellingwood & Co. at corner Merrimack and Central streets Carter & Sherburne at corner Merrimack and Bridge streets and Falls & Burkinshaw at 418 Middlesex street as outlets.
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