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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
5
Beginning of Lent observed with Ash Wednesday services across Lowell. Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal churches held blessings and cross markings on foreheads at morning mass and evening services. Congregations filled the big churches, signaling strong devotion ahead of Lent. Protestant Episcopal churches welcomed visiting preachers for evening sermons.
The night service in the spacious church basement filled to capacity as Rev. Patrick J. McGrath led the rosary and Rev. William D. Joyce preached on seeking the Lord during Lent. He spoke of seasons in life and grace, urged devotion, and called for regular services and family prayers. The benediction followed as ashes were distributed by four priests, including Rev. Eugene A. Dorgan.
Rev E Winchester Donald rector of Trinity Boston preached at St Anne s Ash Wednesday service. He urged public penitence by the church body, emphasized collective responsibility for church sins, and defended the role of clergy amid New England criticism. He urged penitence be as public as possible and called for unity in the visible church.
The article reflects on Lent as a personal journey toward God. It contrasts human sympathy with divine understanding and emphasizes entering God’s presence. It frames Ash Wednesday as a singularly individual day leading to Good Friday in the church year.
Rev J O S Huntington preacher at House of Prayer examines Judas Iscariot as a cautionary tale and asks listeners to assess their own distance from betrayal and sin during Lent. He traces Judas life from curiosity to fall, warns against trivial confession, and urges personal repentance and divine pardon.
The stock market opened strong on news of Ladysmith’s relief, but failed to hold early momentum. Shares across sectors swung, with notable activity in Sugar, Tobacco, J. C. I., Steel Wire, and rail stocks, while London copper futures and several company reports added mixed signals for investors.
The second union revival service of the week at Worth was led by Rev Bowley Green who conducted the praise service and Rev James F Allen offered prayer. Rev Warfield preached from Luke 2 71 and Matthew 4 12, urging Christ over evil. Rev Allen gave a forceful appeal to the unconverted as the audience remained attentive. An orchestra joined the organ in accompaniment. It was announced that Rev Kennecott is expected to preach Thursday evening.
A clipped OCR fragment from the Indianapolis Press quotes a speaker calling the modern old maid a symbol of progress. The text is garbled and lacks clear attribution or context.
The report details a new syndicate gaining control of the Erie Telephone Co. with $30,000,000 capital, purchasing most Erie stock at about 110 to 122% and planning to offer 120 with a five percent 30 year bond. Western Union and Bell Telephone implications loom as the market notes curb trades and potential expansion into telegraph interests.
A dense OCR fragment lists bonds and mill stocks with issuers such as Eastern Cold Storage Co Boston Furniture Co Massachusetts Loan and Trust Co City of Cambridge Newton Connecticut River Railroad Fitchburg Railroad and Boston Athletic Association. It includes percentages and nominal values for various securities and notes dates like 1903 1906 1908.
Intense trading surged on the New York cotton exchange as about one million bales changed hands. Shorts covered frantically with brokers posting buys above asks, amid European demand and heavy buying by a Wall Street firm rumored short on March contracts, finalizing the day with an 14 to 4 point net gain.
New York spot cotton closed steady up 4 to 95 16, middling. Sales 1125. Futures dipped: Mar 9.08, Apr 9.09, May 9.09, Jun 9.08, Jul 9.10, Aug 9.04, Sep 8.36, Oct 7.96, Nov 7.86, Dec 7.87, Jan 7.88. Regional markets subdued with varied tones. Memphis firm. New Orleans steady. Savannah quiet. shipments and receipts detailed.
Fall River on February 28 reports the print cloth market unchanged and firm at 3 and one half percent.
President W J Latta of the Telephone Telegraph and Cable company of America announced that his firm would take possession of the Erie Telegraph and Telephone company tomorrow. The move would deprive the American Bell Telephone company of one sixth of its territory and business.
Detroit authorities discuss the Erie system sale to the Telephone Telegraph and Cable company of America. It suggests Erie joins independent forces opposing the Bell company, with aims to acquire other major independents soon. A remedy ad follows for catarrh relief.
A Baltimore American reader laments the imported drama saying the harsher the moral, the greater the pay, reflecting shock at a different stage tradition.
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