Ninth Delayed as Michigan Regiments Lead Cuba Reinforcements
Washington reports the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry delays departure from Camp Alger as two Michigan regiments are sent instead to Santiago de Cuba with Duffield’s brigade. The first movement includes 1350 men and 53 officers aboard Harvard and Yale transports, aiming to join General Shafter within four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ninth
Massachusetts Infantry
Shafter
Key
Yale
Harvard
Hampton Roads
Michigan
Massachusetts
Bogan
Santiago
N. A. Miles
Duffield
Virginia
Alger
Detroit
Ninth Michigan Infantry
George H. Thomas
Army of the Cumberland
Lowell Man Enlists with Seventh US Regulars for Philippines
A Lowell resident, Patrick Farrell, writes from Camp Merritt San Francisco dated June 12 1893 before sailing to Manila with the Seventh United States Regulars. He details long travel from Boston via Atlanta Tampa Key West New Orleans and San Francisco, harsh camp life, cold sand beds and a hope to honor his country, while noting fellow Lowell volunteers and the move from volunteers to the regular army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Farrell
Boston
United States
Philippines
Camp Merritt
San Francisco
Cal
Manila
Philipines
Lowell
Atlanta
Tampa
Key West
New Orleans
New Ileans
Virginia
Falls Church
United States Regular Army
Red Cross Society
California
Dewey
Patrick Farrel
U. S. Army
Doan's Kidney Pills Promise Relief for Kidney Ills
A Lowell reader touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and urinary trouble, citing quick relief after taking the pills. The letter mentions local Merrimack Street dealer Ellingwood Co and the U.S. agency Foster Milburn Co, with a testimonial from Patrick Farrel of the U.S. Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Lowell
R. J. Gilmour
Tennis Street
Boston & Maine Freight Railroad
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Andrews Opera Company Delights Lowell with The Bohemian Girl
The Andrews Opera company offered a full performance of The Bohemian Girl last night in Lowell to an enthusiastic though modest audience. Miss Myrta French impressed as Lady Harriett with The Last Rose of Summer delivered with exquisite feeling. Nellie Wellington as Nancy and A. D. Madeira as Plunkett provided strong support, while the chorus displayed fine tone and energy. Friday’s program plans another presentation of The Bohemian Girl with no show today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Flotow
Lowell
Andrews Opera Company
Myrta French
Harriett
Miss French
Nellie Wellington
Nancy
FL W. Walterg
Lionel
A. D. Madeira
Plunkett
Madeira
Castle Square Company
New York
Sir Tristan
the Sheriff
Co. A. Parker
T. J. Johnson
Dance by Miss Stella Cheney moved to soldiers' fete
Miss Stella Cheney will perform the missing dance from The Potentate at the soldiers' fete on the Gen General Butler grounds on June 30. A campfire program is planned with Miss Kate Belle Walton recital a smoke talk and a stereopticon exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Cheney
Butler
Kate Belle Walton
Lyman Announces Run For City Council Nomination
Ralph C. Lyman of Ward 8, a Midov Street tobacconist, declares he will seek Republican nomination for the Common Council this fall promising a lively campaign and Council service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C. Lyman
Midov Street
Common Council
Hood's Sarsaparilla as a Blood Purifier Claim
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for scrofula salt rheum boils pimples and other diseases caused by impure blood. It claims the medicine has earned the title of the best blood purifier.
Eight Diplomas Granted at Tewksbury High School Graduation
Eight graduates received diplomas in a ceremony at Pickering Hall Tewksbury with essays songs and a class ode. Weather delayed the program near two thirty as Rev Whiting Lillian French Blaisdell Lane Pike Twiss and King were honored with bouquets and speeches. Some performances were canceled due to illness while the evening concluded with a graduation ball and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbridge C. Whiting
Lillian Rose French
Emmett
Erminie
Tewksbury
Sarah Poor Pike
Niagara
Worcester
Springfield
Berkshire Hills
Winnifred Maude Twiss
Frances Willard
Ella Charlotte Lane
Ceesor
Alex. Christian Carter
Harry Crosby Littlefield
Everett Howard King
Supt. Knowlton
Arthur Edson Blaisdell
Winifred Maude Twiss
Charles Battles
Esther Marshall
John French
Ida Childs Gleason
Grace Fessenden Seabury
Hila C. Lane
Farragut camp officers elected at Song of Veterans meeting
At Pilgrim hall last night Farragut camp Song of Veterans elected Captain A H Taylor first lieutenant R J Harvey and second lieutenant A R Pickering. They voted to send ten men to the Butler residence fete to aid the soldiers relief fund and appointed committees for a strawberry festival July 1 in the hall. Flora E Stacy lodge I O G T and Highland lodge I O F with wives enjoyed an entertainment program and supper in Highland hall. The Ladies Lyceum orchestra featured Gertrude Pratt Edith Townsend Minnie Brown Mabel Davis. musical numbers included Frank Munsarey Olive Weeks flute and piano duet Edna Sawtelle and Mr Saxon violin Arthur Clark recital Bessie Adams piccolo solo Arthur Woodward and Laura Moore on piano. Postprandials included remarks by past grands. A lodge committee led by H C Moore chairman and F C Nichols secretary oversaw the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut Camp
Song of Veterans
Pilgrim Hall
A. H. Taylor
R. J. Harvey
A. R. Pickering
Butler
Soldiers’ Relief Fund
Highland Lodge
I O. F
Highland Hall
Ladies’ Lyceum Orchestra
Gertrude Pratt
Edith Townsend
Minnie Brown
Mabel Davis
Frank Munsarey
Olive Weeks
Edna Sawtelle
Mr. Saxon
Arthur Clark
Bessie Adams
Picolo Sala
Arthur Woodward
Laura Moore
H. C. Moore
F. C. Nichols
Old First church 100th anniversary notes and local ties
Middlesex county notes on the Old First parish in Billerica marking 100th anniversary reflections on pioneer descendants in the church. Mentions Whiting, Hill, French, Richardson, Parker, Bennett, Rogers and other families with present representatives, plus school, DAR, and community events, and upcoming commemorations at the 1797 building site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billerica
Middlesex
Samuel Whiting
Amna Whiting Staley
Frank Crosby
Ralph Hill, Jr
Richard Hill Judkins
Fannie Judkins
John Rogers
Harriet B. Rogers
George Warley
J. Jaquith
Annie W. Dodge
John Stearns
George FB. Stearns
John Baldwin
Elizabeth C. Baldwin
Frederic A. Morey
Alden C. Dane
Fred
A. Parker
J. Nelson Parker
Fred H
Charles H. Parker
James Bennett
Ebenezer Richardson
William W. Warren
Joshua Bennett Wolden
Jonas Bacon
Susan (Bacon) Jonason
Howe High School
Ethel L. Buckley
Frederic S. Clark
Red Gables
North Billerica
Smith College
Parker
Europe
Old Concord
Dorothy Brewer
Joan M. Gibbs
Waltham
Gibbs
Edward Payson Jackson
Dorchester
Smith
America
Jackson
Music Hall
Boston
Knox
Grace Alden
Dorothy
Cal
Jonathan Brewer
Sweetwater
Bedford Springs
Bennett Public Library
New England
Unitarian Church
M. O. Simons
Christopher C. Hussey
Minot Q. Simons
C. C. Hussey
Towim
Putnam RR. Judkins
Chicago
Richard W. Proctor
A. Warren Proctor
Billerica Centre
Coya Sadler
Cincinnati
Grand Hotel
Sadler
Spor
Mies Knapp
Ss Adams
New
Acton News: Graduates, Travel, and Local Happenings
West Acton reports three graduates at Acton High School with ceremonies at the town hall attended by many. New superintendent Mr Thompson to lead next fall. Visitors include Geo W Wheeler Boston and Miss Gertrude Knowlton Hudson. Mrs Herman Gould to host Ladies Benevolent meeting. Whitcomb marriage at Stow and move to Hayward home. Work continues on the Baptist church and local merchants promote spring pants sale at Steele & Co with samples in window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Lake Nagog
Acton Band
B. H. Hall
Hall
Framingham
Acton High School
Town Hall
Albert Milton Clark
South Acton
Nellie Cotton Murphy
Fletcher's Corner
Frank Ellsworth Watts
East Acton
Thompson
Geo. W. Wheeler
Boston
Herman W. Parker
Stoneham
Gertrude Knowlton
Hudson
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Herman Gould
Oliver W. Mead
James Coburn
Coburn
Geo
A. Hayward
Bert
Ashby
Waldo Irmery Whitcomb
Myra Louise White
Stow
Geo. A. Hayward
Whitcomb
Arthur Houghton
Clinton
Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Camp Alger
Santiago de Cuba
Newport News
Cuba
Miles
Graham
Second Army Corps
Secretary of War
Lowell Man
Catat
Carter & Sherburne
Opera House
Will
Council
RFA
Tewksbury High School
Snow
Pickering Hall
Flora E. Stacy Lodge
G T
Bay State Hall
Middlesex County
Orleans
Billerica Schools
Institute of Technology
Merrill Chemical Company
Billertea
First Parish
M. J. Savage
Dd. D
C. A. Staples
Lexington
EB. A. Hortom
M. H
Concord
John Cull
Theodore Harris
Orchard House
Adirondacks
Thatcher Magoun
Surette
Thoreau Inn
Congregational Church
Edward W. Emerson
T. W. Surette
Women's War Committee
Duckson
Harriet Pickard
Miss Andrews
Morrel
Old North Bridge Society
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Sara Andrews
Bridgewater
Arthur Robbins
School of Technology
Emerson School
West Acton
Steele & Co
Central
Prescott
Central St
Carboys
Fuller & Clark, BE. Merrill
Ack G.ceeg
Pollard & CO
Hamburg
Merrimack Street
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
I l and
Compsuny
Appleton Building
Central Street
B. C
Bartlett
Scott
Prescoty Street
The
Courier
Medina
Koneto
E. J. Medina
Hair Store
Merrimack ST. Lowell
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Lowall Highlands
Wilder Straat
Coubrier-Citizen
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