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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1898
Page
1
Report notes Spanish ships avoid clash near Santiago while American forces press defences from outside. Spanish troops reportedly resort to bushwhacking tactics in Cuba as discussions surface about peace and costs. The piece hints at Fourth of July celebrations in Cuba and questions a $2 beer tax impact on navy operations.
A collage of curiosities across history and nations notes Dickens career totals, Arctic limits, powdered rice for bleeding, postcard variety, ancient libraries, French medical inheritance law, cent naming by Jefferson, Heines poems in Japan, eyesight stats, beard taxes in Chiba village, German nobility prefixes, and a misdirected letter to the "Orariest Man" in the United States.
A collage of quotations and garbled text showcases civilians’ view of war, a columnist joke about illegible handwriting, and a misread book title Or Henry James misattribution, followed by a block of unreadable script from a foreign or archaic source highlighting misprints and alphabet soup style text.
Navy bulletin reports Lieutenant Blue traveled 70 miles to observe the harbor of Santiago and confirms the Spanish fleet present. Guantanamo outpost attacked. four marines killed and mutilated. Surgeon Gibbs died. Sampson. British captain questions San Juan bombardment impact. Tyrian arrives. Terror steamer seen with steam up. Unexploded shell noted at fort gateway.
An unusually smooth con man roams the town, targeting homes of notable residents. He tricked Charles M. Potter on Osgood Street for a suit after claiming Potter was drenched by a burst water pipe. He then fooled Dr. Wyllis G. Eaton and visited lawyer James T. O’Hearn, using false alarms and a pretend water incident to obtain clothes, narrowly thwarted by Mrs. O’Hearn.
Paris June 14 Count Boniface de Castellane husband of Anna Gould of New York fought a duel with M Henri Turot of Petite Republique Francais after a Tarot comment on an act of infanticide in the count's household by a servant. Turot was wounded three times including a severe wound to the right forearm.
Salter D Worden, who attempted to wreck a Southern Pacific train during the 1894 railroad strike, will have his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the governor. President Grover Cleveland once urged the governor to spare his life.
Wm. E. Barron a 50 year old Roxbury resident shot himself aboard a Springfield train this morning and died. Despondency and nervous prostration were given as the causes.
Napoleon B. Gauthier of North Chelmsford and Emma L. Lemay of West Chelmsford wed at St John’s parish residence. Best man Joseph M. Lemay and bridesmaid Rosella A. Gauthier assisted. Couple received many costly presents from friends.
A force of men labored overnight and this morning to adorn the Opera house for The Potentate performance tonight. A generous donation from a prominent citizen funds ample flags and bunting. Warmer weather promises a pleasant indoor temperature for the show.
Troops forming the second Manila expedition boarded transports today and will sail tomorrow under Gen. Greene in command. The force sails in relief of Dewey as San Francisco dispatches report the movement on June 14.
The Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company held its annual meeting in New York on June 14 with President Chas J Glidden in the chair. Directors elected include Chas E Adams Chas J Glidden J W C Pickering Asa C Russell Levi Sprague Jas H Mills Wesley A Gove David S S Greenough and Chas S Tuckerman. Mills of Lowell succeeds Abner S Adams of Lowell, deceased. Officers elected: President Chas J Glidden, secretary Geo B Perham, treasurer Chas A.
Applications for the Ninth will be enlisted in Lowell with armory space prepared by Armorer Charles Carr after a telegram from Adjutant General Dalton. Major Donovan expected to arrive to explain why three more men per company are required. Lieut. George E. Worthen may accept a captaincy with Co. C provisional. Major Foster and Col. Dexter inspected provisional companies with varied results.
The board of health transacted only routine business at its yesterday afternoon meeting, with no major policy changes or new initiatives announced.
The school board will name the new Pawtucketville primary school for George Charette near his home, amid a French community. Mayor Bennett approves, while Charette himself would likely oppose the fuss over his role in the Merrimac incident at Santiago, per his sister.
Yesterday at City Hall Mayor Bennett received callers including Hon. Fisher H. Pearson and his brother in law from Louisville Kentucky who described a curious remark about the mayor.
He declares himself an out-and-out Republican and jokes that if he returns to Lowell soon Fisher should not count on his mayoral vote. The remark underscores political loyalties amid local leadership questions.
The Middlesex North Agricultural Society offers the Lowell fair grounds free for a July Fourth 1898 celebration to aid Lowell soldiers and their families. The letter to Mayor James W. Bennett from officers Henry J. Tolles, Bb. T. Rowell, and Sidney Drewett expresses patriotism and hopes for a successful event supporting those in defence.
The Howe School association, formed last year by graduates of the Howe school in Billerica, now has more than a hundred members and hopes to double. Graduation occurs Thursday with 2:30 to 4:30 exercises at the town hall, followed by a 6 o'clock supper and an informal reception. In the evening graduating class members will receive and music will run from 9:45 to midnight for dancing.
The Aiken street bridge has been replanked to satisfy cyclists and motorists. Horse car tracks were removed, with hopes rails on Aiken Hall and Cabot streets will follow. Iron for the canal bridge has arrived and stone work was finished weeks ago. The contract requires completion by July 1.
Charles N Clark shot himself in the head with an 82 caliber pistol yesterday morning and died at St Johns Hospital at 11 45 last night after failing to regain consciousness. Weeks earlier he faced police court and was held for the grand jury on a case out of the court's jurisdiction. He had been greatly worried over his upcoming trial.
This morning eight drunks appeared in police court along with two breaking and entering cases and one larceny case. John J. Reagan was fined $10 for drunkenness while Mary Rock received four months in the workhouse. Edward F. Sheehan faced charges for breaking into Paul Kerkonan’s barber shop and was held at $500 for the superior court. John J. McNabb faced larceny and breaking and entering charges, both placed on file. the last charge sent to the superior court. Ezra Tyas, John Adams, and Margaret Boyle served terms in the workhouse or were held for the superior court. One drunk was released, two were fined $1, and one $3.
The street department flag raising postponed to 5 o clock Thursday due to speaker absences. A large flag will be raised over the Palmer street engine house Thursday evening with a band present. The Highland M E church will raise a flag Wednesday night with refreshments after the exercises.
The Mountain Rock Zoo reports the death of the prominent topir, a 700 pound notable. The animal’s body will be sent to New York for mounting and return.
The Notre Dame academy held its commencement in the large Adams Street hall with a full audience of relatives and clergy. Archbishop Williams conferred diplomas on five graduates, who delivered essays and music, including Mary G Courtney and Rose M Lanen, as guests enjoyed floral décor and a social hour with cake and lemonade.
Burial took place in the Catholic cemetery with funeral services for Joseph Everett Stanton Hood son of Charles and Addie L Hood held at 4 PM yesterday at 17 Queen Street. Rev Staples of St Pauls Church officiated and interment followed at Edson Cemetery.
A baby girl eight pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Alexander Leggett of Beech street with Duntley the Boston Herald artist visiting friends here yesterday. Arthur BE French visits North Pemroke New Hampshire for a short relatives trip. In New York Manhattan F Cc Church St George L Wilmot Albert F B Wiggin Plaza B M McDougall. Rev W A Bartlett spoke on Church Music to the Cambridge Congregational club at the colonial club house. The North avenue church quartette provided music with ladies present.
In East Billerica on June 18 Mile B King aged 9 years 10 months and 83 days passes away. Funeral arrangements not listed.
Butler school pupils received letters from Captain Greig of Co. C and Corp. Barris of Co. G thanking Lowell soldiers for barrels of supplies. Nines from Lowell police and doctors will play baseball at Chagnon’s Grove tomorrow afternoon, with police considering a challenge to the firemen for the Soldiers Relief Fund.
The funeral services for Mrs. Susan Lamoun tain were held Sunday from 5 Wiggin Street with Rev Fr Burke presiding at the Catholic cemetery. Thomas Ball funeral services followed from 29 Alder Street with Rev Fr Reynolds at the grave. Jeremiah Murray, killed Friday, was buried yesterday from 29 Marion Street with a large turnout. bearers included Lynch Quinn McCann ONeill and others.
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