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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
1
A poetic dialogue about love and duty as a woman speaks of demanding a devoted future. Sue declares her readiness to give life to a marriage if the partner offers true strength and grand commitment. The verse pivots on whether love can bear the weight of such promises and endure through changing seasons.
A brisk rain is mentioned along with a varied mix of remarks about a silver skin fox hide selling for over 1700 dollars and hints of unusual happenings at Hood farm. It notes Sampson’s Boston visit tomorrow and references Gaza, Luna of the Philippines, and Chelmsford speakers preparing for rostrums. The Fourth of July committee is linked to a parachute jumper.
The note highlights Welsh origins of the word dad and claims the oldest dictionary is a Chinese lexicon by Pacut-she. It also reports the Nawab of Rampore celebrating with a rightsized pay cut for officials. a massive 185000-pound freight engine on the Big Four, hauling 77 loaded cars from Newport News to Chicago in 1000 miles. and the 17 year locusts swarming Onondaga valley causing damage.
H A Coburn and Son promote their No 1 strawberries described as handsome and selected. A sample basket shows berries with 2½ to 5 inches in circumference, sweet and juicy. Five varieties are grown with a large yield expected as harvest continues. ads indicate sale location and a card on each basket.
Pike's Shoe Stock Sold Out To A. G. Pollard & Co. announces that the elegant shoes purchased since last winter were bought at nearly half cost and will be put on sale next week in the shoe department at tremendous bargains for men women and children. Watch for further particulars.
A catastrophic blast at a Cape Breton colliery left at least 12 dead and about 30 escaped. A second explosion during investigation trapped 14 more, with half the pit’s workers killed. A half mile of the mine was on fire, hindering rescue efforts.
The Chicago Tribune cites a London rumor that Emilio Aguinaldo may have been killed, similar to Luna. Details are scarce and unverified, with reports arriving from Manila via a native and met with partial belief in London. Verification efforts have not succeeded.
London June 16 The Filipino junta denies any truth to the report that Emilio Aguinaldo has been assassinated.
Cars started on all lines in Cleveland with no im ting and few obstructions. Settlement of the strike appears possible as two striker committees met company officials yesterday. The union is said to have modified its demand for recognition to allow fulfillment without sacrificing company rights.
Jose Herrara, a Mexican sheep herder near Columbus in the Sweet Grass hills, found in a rock cake the well preserved skeletons of five people, two men 7 to 7.5 feet tall, along with copper blades, granite awls, hammerheads, and settings.
London discusses an incident after Ascot races where Sloan struck a waiter with a champagne bottle, causing a severe head wound. The Star reports the act as unprovoked and suggests the affair will be hushed up.
Cleveland Ohio June 16 stove manufacturers who control about 80 percent of gas coal oil and gasoline stoves in the country have completed plans for a combination interest. The Standard Gas Stove Manufacturing Co will be formed with capital of five million and a half.
Thousands of helgramites breeding in the Amoskeag canal clog water pipes feeding the Manchester mills this week. Every pipe into the print works served as a distribution duct for the creatures, causing great trouble to mill workers.
Washing and dyeing vats remain filled with pests despite repeated attempts to remove them. Screens over pipe inlets clogged the pipes and halted water flow, thwarting control measures.
An explosion at the Caledonia mines of the Dominion Coal Co in North Sydney Cape Breton on June 16 killed at least 12 with 40 workers in the pit. The blast likely resulted from gas buildup in the mine and caused widespread excitement as rescuers searched for additional victims.
George Barrows received 14 years and 10 months in state prison while Carrie Jones the nurse girl was sentenced to four years. The sentencing occurred in New York with details released this morning.
Paris June 15 M Poincare informs President Loubet he will form a cabinet and take the war portfolio in addition to the presidency of the council. He seeks Bourgeois Krantz and Delcasse in the ministry though Bourgeois declines The Hague mission and Delcasse wants foreign affairs only Krantz cites Dreyfus talks with Casimir Perier. Meline urges a cabinet focused on ending the Dreyfus affair.
The Cambridge session before Judge Bond reserved decision on the charge against Editor McCleery of the Lowell Morning Mail for printing liquor advertisements deemed solicitation under the 1897 act. Lawyer Brown moved to quash. F W Qua argued the law lacks newspaper reach. DA Wier presented papers as Judge Hadley had.
The morning session saw five drunks arraigned with guilty pleas. William Lalley released, William Black fined five dollars, Thomas H. Doyle and Arthur Riopelle each taxed six dollars. Clara E. Burke, third offence, given probation for one month. Kate Coleman illicit liquor case postponed to July 14. Louis Landry stubborn child case also continued to be tried in July.
Drouth in farming areas near Lowell has caused a hay shortage and a sharp price rise. Before the drought hay sold for eight to nine dollars a unit. now the same hay brings fifteen to eighteen dollars, underscoring growing scarcity and concern among farmers.
The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the only remedy to remove blood humors and impurities, claiming it restores perfect health by cleansing the blood and curing ailments tied to "little leaks" and impurities.
The Fourth of July committee pushed preparations despite a storm delaying start. Lieut. Col. Butler will lead parade planning, with bids reviewed for children's entertainment, parachute acts, and bands. Budgets tightened, prizes set, muster moved to North common, and overall readiness aimed for a strong, multi-division procession.
The mayor designates Patrick O'Hearn as one of three men to adjust the O'Flahavan claim for a larger damages assessment over land taken for the Aiken street extension. Health officials report considerable diphtheria in the city as the health department investigates its cause.
Cordelia Girouard, a Nashua girl missing since Friday, was found in Andover and taken to Tewksbury by the overseers of the poor. She suffers acute mania, and her parents and brothers arranged for care in Nashua before a plan to send her to the Concord asylum. A later note calls all Spanish American War veterans to a Memorial Hall meeting on Friday June 16 at 8 p.m.
A reader named T-R-R-AITOR urges full public disclosure of government plans on Asian policy. He contrasts open debate with secret sessions and questions press duty, Congress, and presidential restraint. He warns against Asian entanglements and militarization, advocating keeping a small military and minding own business.
Salaries of presidential post offices in this section of the state rise effective July 1. The changes in Middlesex County reflect broader pay adjustments to postal staff, signaling improved compensation for incumbents and new figures awaiting formal adoption.
Edward Franklyn Leith and Miss Jennie Maria Stokham both of the city were married Wednesday by Rev. W H Yarrow at the parsonage of the Ruggles Street church Providence R I. The couple will take a short wedding trip then reside on Charles Street.
Mrs Eliza Clare died yesterday at her home aged 33 years 10 months at 185 Grand Street She leaves husband John W Clare three daughters Nellie Sarah A and Ethel her mother Mrs Mary D B Foster and two brothers James H and Robert Foster Ellen aged 1 year 2 months 12 days died yesterday at the home of
Ellen Lynch to be laid to rest beside her mother Cella Lynch who was buried a month ago. John Lynch and family prepare to follow the mother at 41 Pond Street with services this afternoon.
Funeral services were held for Pearl J Woodman at her parents home and at Edson cemetery with Molloy in charge. Nana Murphy’s service was at her Adams Street home with burial in Catholic cemetery, Undertaker O’Donnell and Fr Burke. Mildred E B McLaughlin’s funeral at her parents home with multiple floral tributes and interment in Catholic cemetery by Molloy. David Moore buried in North cemetery of Billerica with J B Currier officiating. Elizabeth Robbel’s service at J F O Donnell warerooms and burial in Edson cemetery.
Miss Edith F Pollard sails from New York aboard the St Louis with ten young ladies from Miss Danas school Morris town N J. Albert Malone of Belvidere to be ordained June 27 at Mt St Marys Emmitsburg Md and will celebrate first mass July 2 at Immaculate Conception. W P Hovey to lead music at Abbott academy commencement. John W H Corbett of this city to graduate from Georgetown college this June after Fordham study. Evangeline Turcotte daughter of ex Councilman Turcotte to graduate next Wednesday from Convent d Youville Plattsburg N Y. Mae F Stevens of Tyler Park visiting Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Melvina Lapierre ill with high fever after restless night. James Menzies visiting Lowell area after service as assistant superintendent at local telephone, now in City of Mexico. Mrs Harriet Vorus sister of late William Kittredge, and Miss Vincent of Frankfort Mich and Miss Steele of Scranton Pa guests of Prescott Cy Gates East Merrimack Street.
Lynch infant Ellen aged 2 months 12 days dies in city at 41 Pond Street. Arthur son of Thomas H and Margaret Herbert aged 1 year dies at 53L Stevens Street. Auction of summer homes with trout waters in Massachusetts to be held June 17 from noon to 5 p.m. Six miles from Lowell on Nashua electric railroad first house above Mountain Rock. Co F Keyes Auctioneer.
A local retailer touts Crash bicycle apparel with a market pitch comparing its tricycle era to the new model. Woolen crash suits are discounted to RS.75 per suit from 8.00. Linen Crash suits with long pants are marked to 23.00 per suit from 5 and 6. Crash vests range to 1.50 and 1.00, with 50 Crash pants available.
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