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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
1
Notable reader note asserts Teddy remains among the Rough Riders as Mr. Bryan discovers. The Rhode Island elites are said to have caused a stir this week. An Indiana marriage by long distance telephone allegedly lacked the minister’s handholding request.
A New York Sun poem by Kate Masterson salutes the modern girl graduate as strong and capable. It praises common sense over archaic notions of femininity, calls for poised independence, and envisions women shaping the world while men lead in public spheres.
Noon hour fires kept the department busy with three incidents. A burned cigarette into dry material on the Aiken Street bridge was quickly stopped. A Lakeview Avenue house belonging to Mrs. Mary Harrington reported hot ashes on excelsior with smoke but no damage. A brush fire in Emerys woods near Seventh Avenue triggered a still alarm before noon.
The police court session with Judge Hadley lasted twenty minutes. Annie Willis and Jerry Curtin were fined $2 each for drunkenness, John F. Boyle $6, James Moore 20 days in jail, Joseph W. Potter four months in the workhouse, Patrick McLaughlin held in $200 until June 22. Augustus Arsenault’s milk law violation was continued for a week. John McManimon and Patrick McMahon, drunkenness and assault on the South Common, held in $200 each until Saturday.
The bank transacts general banking, issues foreign exchange in English French German and Swedish, furnishes safety deposit boxes and private coupon rooms in savings, offers 4 percent interest compounded semi annually and monthly deposit interest, features a women’s banking section, and serves as a depository for the United States and Massachusetts.
At Philadelphia on June 21 1900 McKinley was nominated for president with Roosevelt as running mate amid unprecedented enthusiasm. Delegates shouted praise as Foraker and Hanna led the nominating speeches and the crowd waved state standards while Democrats faced a unified push for a Republican victory.
Indications from Boston report showers and cooler conditions tomorrow for Massachusetts with southwest winds.
A woman and two men were attacked on the South common after midnight. Mrs Roberge cried out bringing Officer Malony, who arrested John McManimon and Patrick McMahon after a pursuit toward Hale and Thorndike streets. The suspects, identified by the Roberges, faced charges of drunkenness and later assault and battery. The incident followed a wedding return from Wamesit Street to Chelmsford Street.
The insurance department report outlines life casualty and surety trends, noting eight withdrawals and three new admissions since the last issue. It highlights shifts from assessment to legal reserve basis by major companies and explains the new state standard of 3 percent interest and premium reserves.
The statement by the Hon Jos H Walker of Worcester praising a cream as exceptionally sweet and palatable claims it is free from cow odors or taste associated with Jersey cows. Readers should consider the endorsement in context of local agricultural discussion.
Local market notice promotes Hood Farm Cream as premier dairy product available in half pint and pint bottles. Pricing listed as 1d and 30c as part of the seller’s rural trade.
Salem News reports on Willow's休 outing with Masonic groups from Melrose and Jerusalem commanderies, Fitchburg band, and Woburn band, hosting open air concerts and free dinner at the Pavilion. Plans include a harbor excursion delayed to July and safety signs to curb bicycle wheels left in streets plus street repairs at Juniper and Fort Avenue to improve pedestrian safety.
A blaze in the Mansur block at Market and Central streets, discovered by Officer J N Leighton, gutted the Yorick club on the third floor and Mathew Temperance Institute on the fourth floor. Water and smoke damage spread through Brazer Co, Waverley hotel, and surrounding offices. Fire crews contained the flames quickly though extensive damage to interiors and stock occurred. origin under investigation with possible cigarette butt in a rear storage area. The Nesmith heirs own the building.
On a Wednesday forenoon a Baster line car traveling on Gorham street hit the city farm delivery wagon opposite St John’s church and overturned it. One wagon lost a front wheel and axle. No person was hurt. The cars run on a single track at the collision point and the wagon driver misunderstood a signal to clear the way.
Superintendent of Streets Cleveland J. Cheney led a Lowell delegation to Worcester on Tuesday to study street sprinkling. Perry of American Car Sprinkler and Worcester street superintendent Edward C. Perry showed visitors the street railway lines and explained how car sprinkling is carried out.
An advertisement asserts that sluggish liver and constipated bowels cause overall illness and claims Ayer’s Pills can cleanse the body. It touts the product as the best liver pills you can buy and urges readers to try it for relief.
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