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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
1
A poetic vignette about daisies and apple blooms as Spring yields to Summer. The speaker anticipates the Winsome Summer Girl, imagining her smile, dimples, and frolics, while noting contrasts as blossoms drift and butterflies scatter. The piece also includes brief fashion and social notes from Harper's Bazaar and other clippings.
Flaws said to be found in town warrant copies may postpone the special town meeting in Dracut this afternoon. Previous errors in March warrant required Legislature action and a public hearing, with discrepancies over a library appropriation cited as $300 vs $3000. Voters discuss adjournment.
The full bench of the supreme court on Friday dismissed the cases of Framingham Water Company versus Old Colony Railroad and vice versa. The court held the railroad may use water from Farm Pond and Sudbury River for necessary railroad use under Chapter 177 of 1872, without infringing the water company’s charter rights. The water company’s claim for 40,000 gallons daily under a proposed contract was not enforced. Attorneys Morse and Phillips for water, Benton for railroad.
Patrick McCarthy of North Billerica, a civil war veteran, has been granted a restoration and increase of pension to twelve dollars.
Transacts general banking. Issues foreign exchange payable worldwide in English French German and Swedish money. Furnishes safety deposit boxes with private coupon rooms. Pays 4 percent per annum on savings, compounded semi annually. Depository for United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Banking hours 8 am to 4 pm weekdays, 8 am to 1 pm Saturdays, 7 to 9 pm. Banking rooms listed at 30 to 46 Middlesex Street and 11 to 24 Post Office Avenue.
London reports three days of incessant bombardment at Tien Tin with heavy casualties. Chinese forces hold walls while emissaries burn foreign buildings. Consulates destroyed. thousands of Chinese inside the city. foreigners seek safety in the town hall. Russians fortified in the depot resist the attackers. relief columns feared.
June 23 Pekin report: Admiral Remey in Manila cables an urgent call for officers including three commanders four lieutenant commanders ten lieutenants twenty cadets and a fleet paymaster. State department confirms by letter from the Chinese minister that the viceroy at Nanking says the Pekin legations are safe.
Kempff reports from Chefoo that American Marines under Major Waller and 400 Russian troops could not pierce Chinese lines near Tien Tsun. A 2000-strong force is readied for another assault. The dispatch marks the Chinese army as the adversary, not the Boxers.
Washington reports Admiral Kempff cables show 30 Austrians 75 French 50 Germans 79 British 40 Italians 23 Japanese 75 Russians and 58 American troops in Pekin. No details on Pekin relief expedition whereabouts emerge while Japanese anticipate several thousand troops arriving.
Berlin June 22 Chinese minister said the German minister at Pekin Baron Von Ketteler reported killed by Boxers is safe and well balancing conflicting reports from the foreign office.
Croker arrived from England and proclaimed good health and readiness for a campaign. He defended his stock ownership bought two years ago and said removal could occur if the mayor used office to gain shares or raise ice prices. He declined to confirm a Tammany Hall reorganization and compared Roosevelt’s nomination to San Juan Hill. Carroll and Delmour greeted him at the harbor.
Colorado’s delegation arrived in Philadelphia and sent a telegram inviting Theodore Roosevelt to join the Republican convention. The message signals hopes for a strong rally if the former president attends.
A report notes plans for a figure to travel to Colorado on a western trip with a promise of the most enthusiastic reception ever held in the Rocky region. The statement signals strong regional welcome and public interest in the visit.
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle to the governor and a leading gold Democrat, says sound money Democrats must vote for the Philadelphia Republican ticket. He expects the 1896 platform to be reaffirmed and Bryan to push silver, forcing a gold wing realignment with Republicans.
Boston date June 22 The Massachusetts Supreme Court rules in Richardson vs Danvers that a bicycle is not a carriage under public statutes and that towns are not bound to keep roads perfectly smooth for bicycle travel. The plaintiff, injured riding on a Danvers highway, had won $850 but loses on the appeal as the court sustains the defendant's exception.
About 25 New Hampshire delegates to the Republican National Convention reached Boston in a special parlor car this evening. Frank Jones of Portsmouth refused interviews, saying he was tired and would sleep first. Senator Gallinger expressed satisfaction with the ticket and its prospects.
New Hampshire delegates formed the rear guard of departing political pilgrims leaving Philadelphia on the Colonial express at 10 50 am. They head to Boston this evening in a special parlor car lent by Hon. Frank Jones and were escorted to the depot by a Philadelphia reception committee representing the state.
Harry W. Crich, 12, drowned while bathing in the Merrimack River at Concord New Hampshire on June 22, authorities reported. The incident occurred this afternoon as bystanders watched.
Indications from Boston on June 23 forecast a cooling spell tonight and Sunday for Massachusetts with fall like temperatures. Northeasterly winds are expected to prevail, bringing cooler air and unsettled skies across the region.
Lieut. Com. Hall recently returned from the Philippines where he commanded ships and served as executive officer. He says U S control covers an area twice the size of the old Spanish domain, Manila is orderly, and only roving bandits cause minor disturbances.
An old advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla eradicates scrofula from the blood, curing children and preventing grave disease. It asserts thousands of grateful parents report their disfigured children fully cured, calling it the best medicine and noting druggists stock Hood's Pills as well.
The second preliminary meeting of citizens in Middlesex hall discussed establishing free public baths. A permanent bath plan combining free and fee-based swimming facilities, a city and citizen board, and a central, accessible site near the library were outlined with a $30,000 land purchase and about $40,000 construction.
A local Fourth of July committee report notes no meeting last night due to a quorum shortage but sub committees discussed tasks. The muster committee met Thursday night in Chief Hosmer's office and prepared a new circular mailed today by the clerk extending entry time to June 30 for veteran fire companies not yet entered. Eight jitbs with 600 to 700 men will be accompanied by two bands and two fife and drum corps. The parade committee meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to select judges and likely discuss militia prize allocations. Chief Marshal Proctor’s HQ will be open nightly from Monday through July 4, 7 to 9 p.m., Sundays excluded. Citizens contributed to the military parade fund, including John A. Faulkner $5 and Harry K. Noyes $10, bringing total to $120. Eleven entries remain for the whippet races.
Herbert H. Pressey, 30, a Boston and Maine freight conductor, died at St. John's Hospital after a reported accident. He had worked in the Appleton Company counting room, was a Highland school graduate, and leaves a wife, sister, father, and mother. Widely known in fraternal circles, he belonged to Passaconaway Tribe Red Men Middlesex Lodge K of P Highland Lodge I O O F and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
The Massachusetts Mutual Accident Association invites competent individuals to place its business in Lowell and vicinity. With rising interest in protecting time and earnings, writing this business is shown as highly remunerative. Address 131 Devonshire Street Boston for arrangements.
Patrick McMahon and Patrick McManaman were found guilty of assault on Mr and Mrs Roberge in the South Common on June 21. McManaman got three months and 20 days. McMahon three months plus a $5 fine for drunkenness. Defense contested identity. witnesses testified to identification and the attack. Other defendants, Edward Shanley, Dennis Grogan, and Maxime Gauthier, faced related charges with varied sentences and bonds.
The appeal explains Country Week needs funds for another season to aid needy city residents and to establish a central sand pile playground for children. It thanks past donors including Lowell and Suburban Street Railway, notes offices open Wednesdays and Saturdays from July 7 to August, and lists officers and contact addresses. It also mentions weekly acknowledgments via Lowell papers and cites a closing subscription item about the Republican delegates in Philadelphia.
Gen C A R Dimon treasurer reports a New York donor Mr F F Ayer sent a 3500 check to cancel mortgages on the Day Nursery property at Kirk and First streets. The association now owns the property free from incumbrance and expresses deep gratitude for the gift's relief and philanthropic impact.
Massachusetts Republican delegates arrive at South Station at 8:15 AM after the Philadelphia convention. The group reports no hard feeling over Long’s defeat, notes Hanna’s influence, and credits Roosevelt’s wide support in the West with the nomination. Councillor George Swallow fell ill, requiring his wife’s return and possible surgery.
Under conductor Henry H. Harris a Frazar party sails from New York July 4 on the Kensington of Red Star line for a European tour. The Lowell Cambridge New York and New Hampshire group includes many named travelers and heads through Belgium Germany Switzerland and France before returning August 29.
An advertisement urges readers to choose Ayer's Pills, claiming the strongest liver medicine. It emphasizes over half a century of reliable sales and notes the product acts directly on the liver without experimenting.
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