Quiet In Tewksbury Town Meeting Ends Peacefully
Large turnout at the Tewksbury town meeting with 382 articles on the warrant. Henry M. Billings elected moderator after voting 104 to 46, with John H. Chandler re-elected town clerk and Albert C. Blaisdell elected selectman for one year amid debates on article 31 and related legal cautions from Town Attorney Larkin T. Trull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewksbury
John H. Chandler
Henry M. Billings
Joshua Clark
George Trull
Walter Pillsbury
Albert Trull
Frank A. Fitzgerald
Friends
Albert C. Blaisdell
Wm. Dixon
George Pillsbury
Larkin T. Trull
Supreme Court
Joshua Daniels
Furtter
Mr. Blaisdell
John F. French
Enoch Foster
James Manley
George Eaton
Ladies’ Aid Society
Board of Assessors
F. H. Farmer
Albert ©. Blaisdell
William T. Lewis
Public Library
George E. Marshal
George E. Crosby
John Davis
J. C. Knowlton
Knowlton
Frank H. Farmer
Albert J. Trull
Simon G. Yiarrington
Irving M. Locke
John Anderson
Geo. E. Marshall
Nathaniel F. Frost
Joel W. Baldwin
Benjamin L. Folsom
James W. Miller
N. C. McKinnon
E. P. Clark
Edwin Harndon
Town Hall
Henry Morris
Grange Hall
George H. Thrown
Board of Selectmen
Andover Street Extension Debate Moves Toward Committee
Town meeting heatedly debated funding for Andover street widening from Lowell line to Fleming shop and the land purchase for street extension. A $15,000 borrowing plan caused sharp questions on tax impact, valuation, and legality, ending with a three-member committee to seek a workable solution while several articles were postponed or approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis D. Gumb
Andover Street
Lowell
John L. Fleming
Andover
John Trull
Farmer
Gould
Tewksbury
Benjamin Spaulding
Trull
Wigginville
Mr. Farmer
Buzzell King
Albert C. Blaisdell
William H. Lee
Selectmen
Caytor
Commonwealth
Gray and Livingstone Street
Riverside Park
National Land Company
Jeremiah Murphy
Billerica Street
Carter Street
Wm. Gray
Joshua Clark
Town debates dog tax and library funding at town meeting
At a New England town meeting residents argued over allocating dog tax funds to the library, with some urging a definite annual sum. Officials discussed prior year balances and timing, voting to set highway and school budgets, and to proceed with the fourth payment for a road project from Lawrence Street to South Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Farmer
Aseoxsora
Board of Selectmen
Dertha Lee
Board of Health
Joshua Clark
Jesee Trull
Clark
J. C. Knowlton
Mr. Clark
Albert Trull
Board of
Mr. Farmer
Farmer
Wm. Dixon
Dixon
Tewksbury
Lowell
Daniels
John Trull
Charles H. Battles
Knowlton
Battles
Schoo Committee
Carroll
Lawrence Street
South Lowe
Gold production trends through the centuries noted
The article cites Scientific American figures on world gold output, noting that over half of all gold mined since America’s discovery has come since 1860 and over a quarter since 1835. It details yearly totals from 1495 to 1899, with rising outputs in later centuries and a peak in the late 19th century as South African mining paused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Scientific American
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
South Africa
Copper stock rally amid sugar market drift in dull session
In a subdued day for stocks copper issues led activity with notable gains for Butte and Boston and Utah but Sugar stock faced a decline amid dividend uncertainty. Utilities and rail shares showed mixed moves while copper exports to Europe stayed strong. The Erie system added 30,94 subscribers in February reaching 115,972 with 5,580 awaiting connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Boston
Montana
Osceola
Quincy
Parrott
Anaconda
Utah
Atch. Prefd
Met. St. Ry
Bell
Erie
Market Report From Boston and New York Markets
Urigat Sears and Co report brisk activity in Boston and New York markets with prices showing modest gains across several key commodities. Traders note steady demand from industrial users and limited supply in certain items lifting quoted levels.
Johnson Dyspepsia Cure Offered by Johnson Laboratories
An individual reports two years of indigestion and nervous dyspepsia with sleep and appetite loss. After trying multiple physicians and remedies, Johnson Dyspepsia Cure provided relief with improved appetite and sleep. The note claims others in the family are using it as well and mentions ordering by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Arcold
Cine
Johnson Laboratorins
The Cotton Boom Opens With Large Advance
Speculators collide as cotton prices surge on the New York Cotton Exchange at the opening with gains of 11 to 28 points led by August contracts. European shorts panic cables report a dramatic early advance of 564d before a later market pullback. By 11 a.m. excitement continues with futures up several points from morning lows and higher than Saturday’s close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shorts
Sugar Trust Dividends Cut Amid Refinery Rivalry
The American Sugar company reduced its quarterly dividend to 6 percent per year from 12 percent, citing war with Ar buckle brothers and John Doscher and Sons as a key factor. The move follows refinery competition and price cuts that wiped out refining profits, with layoffs announced at Jersey City and Brooklyn plants as work slows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Sugar Company
The
Sugar Trust
Arbuckle Brothers
John Doscher and Sons
Jersey City
Brooklyn
American Sugar Refining Company
Real estate transfers across towns show small sums and parcels
A sequence of property deeds lists transfers in towns including Wilmington Tewksbury Tyngsborough Billerica Chelmsford and others. Purchasers such as David H Sullivan Thomas C Lee and Gregoire Gosselin acquire lots and land with buildings for nominal sums while entries note parcels on Pear Street Westchester Park Fairfield Street Lakeview Avenue Moody Street Middlesex Street Midland Street Riverside Park annex and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Sullivan
Fred M. Barney
Pear Street
Thomas C. Lee
Spencer D. Brown
Westchester Park
Alfred Labelle
Fairfield Street
Gregoire Gosselin
William L. Furlong
Lakeview Avenue
Elemkin Poisson
Alvina Genesi
Moody Street
National Zoological Park Dreamed By Langley in 1887
An illustrated National Zoo article by Ernest Seton-Thompson outlines Prof. Langley’s arduous push to Congress for a National Zoological Park. In 1887, Langley, then Smithsonian secretary, urged creating a vast primitive refuge for vanishing native animals, arguing it would become a lasting city of refuge against extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National ‘Zoo
Washington
Ernest Seton-Thompson
Langley
Congress
Smithsonian Institution
P. Langley
Langtey
Uch
Nebraska
National Zoological Park
District of Columbia
Smithsonian Bill Creates National Zoological Park in DC
After years of debate and ridicule, Langley secures congressional approval for a National Zoological Park in the District of Columbia. The project funds a refuge for native species endangered in the wild and aims to advance science and educate and amuse the public.
Grand Opera Costs the Management 45000 Per Week
Gustave Kobbe notes in Ainslee's March issue that an opera company like Grau's spends 40000 to 45000 weekly, about 1,000,000 per season, with singers taking roughly half the budget. He cites last season's balances showing prima donnas at 216800 and principal men at 316505.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grau
Melba
Nordica
Jean
Edouard
Lasalle
Maurel
Metropolitan Opera House
Maurice Grau Opera Company
Annual Meeting of Lowell Cemetery Proprietors
The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Lowell cemetery will be held on Wednesday evening, March 7, 1900, at 7 30 at the Middlesex Women's club rooms on Palmer street. Election of four trustees for three years from March first, 1990, and discussion of amending rule 2 on perpetual care deposits are on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Cemetery
Middlesex Women’s Club
Palmer Street
Charles L. Knapp
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MR. Cook
Cook
Mrs. W.ash
Portland St
Cambridge
Mass
Brso
Jonson 4 Company
Stock Market
Rolston & Bass
New York Times
P. O
Keene
Europe
Federal Steel
Lake
Vermillion Range
Hast Barasa
Marquette Range
Menominee Range
Bay State Gas
Little Tiger
Senate
St. Paul
Southern Railway
Sub-Treasury
Sugar Co
Heike
Times
Urigat, Sears & Co
Seaie
Ema
Amer, Sugar Ref. Co
Amer
Steel
Seeaeesees Oe
Mives Wang
Cc Vc
Hb & Sens
Feral Steel Pe
Eredinns
Wedibes
Sas
Johnson
Druceista
Rail
Tenn. OC
Union Pacific
Union Pac
U.S. Rubber
U.S
West Union
Wheeling & L. Etheese i
Chicago
Fitchburg
Ial Mining
Amalgamated
Arcadian
Wenee
Balt. . Oe Ceee
E Cvees
Butte & Boston
Calumet
Cochitt
Franklin
Isle Royale
Quince Eeee
Santa Ysabete Eee
Lowell Manufacturing Co
Bigelow Carpet Co
Jeannette Greenberg
Joseph Marin
Middlesex Street
Coburn T. Fox
Mary J. Allen
Midland Street
E. B. Allen
Abraham Lacroix
Wilmington
George P. McLane
Charles H., Doak
John L. Wilson
Et al
Harriet G. Ames
Walter Mott
Damas H. Laport
Riverside Park Annex
Damas H. Laporte
George Dance
Tyngsborough
Noah P. Shipley
Mary C. Worden
Billerica
Mary A. Sexton
Maurice W. Hosmer
Chelmsford
Floyer J. Whittemore
Fred G. Mc. Gregor
Prof
Million Dollar Music
Grand Opera
D. S. Mearkle
Mattie
Bedford County
Palmer
Suir
Atchison Pref
New York Traction
Exchange Building
Lowel
Pollard & CO
Ri Isle
Merrimack Street
Cambries
Palace Street
A. G. Pollard & CO
Merrimack, Palmer and Middle Sts
Brussels
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