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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1901
Page
8
A fragment listing March sun setting times and length of day figures. Includes references to Lat and multiple repetitions of time values 5.38 and 11.24. No clear event or entities beyond general solar timings.
A March storm moves through Massachusetts with rain sleet and heavy snow yesterday evening and overnight. Forecasters predict snow tonight, followed by fair but cold conditions and high northwest winds on Wednesday. Boston reports temperatures around 25 to 45 degrees and a sharp barometric drop.
Tuesday, March 5, 1901, notes Burn Wilson's coal and Try Horne's coal amid bargains. The store near Monument square offers framed pictures, mouldings, novelties, and fancy articles in a Cambridge bankruptcy gate sale.
The fifth auction sale in the series at A N Harmon's will be held Wednesday afternoon March 6 at 2 30. Buyers can bid on twenty dollar pictures for five dollars and two dollar pictures for thirty cents. French plate mirrors go for a fraction of their cost. Goods will be sold to the highest bidder. Old City Hall building 226 Merrimack street.
A Salvation Army rally at Kirk Street Church in Lowell drew officers from Portland Boston and other New England cities. Lieut Colonel W Evans Major Smith and Staff Captain Day led the meeting with music by the Lawrence string band Rev W A Bartlett spoke and welcomed Army hospitality. A collection supported local work and several attendees pledged to join the Army.
Judge Bishop heard the Butterfield Printing petition against the City of Lowell seeking to void the union label ordinance and any related contracts. Arguments focused on jurisdiction, charter powers, and whether the board of health acted within law in awarding a municipal printing contract to Courier-Citizen, with questions about motives and potential constitutional issues.
The judge hears arguments over whether the city council can be barred from participating in contracts for paving material. Attorneys debate designating materials and whether Courier-Citizen should be a party. The judge notes potential damages and delays as the court takes the matter under advisement.
The 700 tickets for the windup nearly sold out last night leaving few for late buyers. A larger hall would have helped though Huntington hall was used. The programme is in good shape and the evening should be pleasant. Net results may surprise some readers.
Lowell Daily News reports police maintain tight Sunday oversight of hotels. The law allows limited hotel service with meals and drinks to guests, but officers monitor to prevent overstepping. Chief Dow and Supt. Davis aim to set clear examples, noting overall Sunday observance remains strict and few venues sell to non-guests.
A pleasant Young Men's Christian Association affair is set for this evening. The reception, hosted by the young people from High Street First Eliot and Dracut Centre churches, runs from 8 to 10 PM with piano solos humorous selections readings and a harpist during refreshments. Members and friends are expected in large numbers and both ladies and gentlemen will attend.
Military unit Co G Sixth Regiment held a novelty inauguration ball at Huntington Hall with a prize drill for non-commissioned officers and privates, a concert, and dancing. Prizes were awarded to Grover Fels and Melvin Masters amid a long list of officers and honorifics. The event featured Hibbard's orchestra and a full floor until morning with a large reception committee and numerous aides.
A St Nicholas writer cites a Ravenna letter dated August 10 1821 from Shelley noting Byron kept ten horses eight large dogs three monkeys five cats a eagle a crow and a falcon with all but the horses roaming the house amid frequent quarrels, alongside his Newfoundland Boatswain.
Patrick Sullivan, believed to be from Collinsville, bumped his head and suffered a severe scalp wound with possible skull fracture after stepping from an electric car on Bridge Street near Carter and Sherburne’s. He was taken to St John’s hospital by ambulance after initial assessment at the police station, remaining conscious at times but not expected to die.
Charles Barrett, a Jitson’s Machine shop employee, badly lacerated his right hand while at work yesterday afternoon. He was transported by ambulance to the Emergency hospital for treatment. Barrett resides at 10 Mammoth Road.
A Lowell city council conference with Lowell Electric Light representatives discusses a proposal to place wires underground. The plan promises 65 percent of business in buried conduits, with the company building a conduit from Perry Street to Cabot Street by 1904 at an estimated cost of 150000, while opposing a statewide mandatory undergrounding law. The proposal aims to ease long term costs and protect stockholders, including many women, amid a shift to new management.
The aldermen met with five members present and drew jurors for the superior court. The mayor announced re appointments for fire department assistant engineers and assistant assessors, plus registrar of voters. Two new names joined the assistant assessors. Wires from Pawtucket bridge caused concern, and discussion urged quick action on the bridge issue. The meeting adjourned to Tuesday night after minor business and ongoing 1901 appropriations work.
Joseph E Saving, 17, arrested by Officer Gregg at 5 pm yesterday on a 4% Warrant for absconding from the State hospital Tewksbury. He was turned over to Tewksbury officials. Joseph Ducharme, 27, arrested last night around 8 pm by Inspectors Allen and Laflamme and Officer Breault on a Warrant for breaking and entering.
For sale a 12 acre farm suitable for market gardening located four miles out with nearly new buildings including an eight room house bath and room barn carriage house and cennery abundant fruit near electrics priced at 2100 also a forty eight acre farm nine miles out with timber and lumber and buildings in fair condition priced at 1500 and a seven acre farm with a good house barn hennery three acres of wood ideal for poultry priced at 850 advertised by T. H. Elliott at 64 Central Street.
The Lowell water board voted to meter every unmetered home as a method to curb waste and extend the water supply. President Weaver and Mr. Fels urged swift action, with potential debt to fund meters. The board approved the plan unanimously and set immediate installation targets while considering an electric plant at Centralville.
A local retailer advertises a rapid clearance of medallions and framed pictures. Stock valued at 50 cents to 1 dollar is reduced to 25 cents for the week to entice buyers. Corner of John and Merrimack streets is the sale location.
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