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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
5
Lowell residents provide strong proof of Dean's Kidney Pills' value. Mrs. Viola K. Davis of 385 Central Street reports rheumatoid pains and back ache relieved after using several boxes bought at Ellingwood & Co's drug store. She notes high praise from others for the remedy.
For sale by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York are sale agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute.
Special legislative correspondence from Boston notes Representative Hayes earned praise for his progress on Beacon Hill. The piece highlights the Governor’s push to stop municipal meddling, the major grade-crossing funding proposal, and potential refunds if railroad lines are revived. It also covers broader debates on street railway securities, a Butler statue bill, and a reflection on historical political setbacks.
The Boston theatre opens a grand opera season with two Italian operas Aida and Tosca on Monday and Tuesday, Lohengrin on Wednesday matinee, Carmen Wednesday evening, Le Cid and Faust in late week, and The Magic Flute and Manru on the weekend. The season features famed sopranos Emma Eames Calve Sembrich Schumann-Heink Gadski Breval Adams Bridewell Scheff and Van Cauteren, with leading tenors and male artists including Edouard de Reszke Scotti Van Dyck Journet Alvarez Campanari and more. Le Cid and Manru debut in Boston.
In Revere on March 19 Chief Charles H. Rhoades was found guilty on all charges by the selectmen and dismissed from the police force after a town hall hearing. Prosecution by Cutler & James cited neglect of duty accepting gifts, failure to curb gambling, and general incompetence. The decision passed along party lines with Republican members voting for dismissal and citizens’ party members supporting the chief.
Washington on March 9 the House banking committee plans to introduce a comprehensive financial measure. It merges several proposals urged separately, shifting gold reserve duties to banks, creating a three member board of control, and enabling national banks to issue notes up to 60 percent of capital with a 5 percent guarantee fund. The plan aims to stabilize currency, lower regional interest disparities, and foster international banking while preserving gold redemption and a structured clearing system.
Palmer March 9 An attempted house robbery in Wales ends in the death of Frank Gregoire a reputed local youth. Mrs Hiscock screamed as a masked intruder seized her. Gregoire resisted arrest and was later fatally injured after a clash with Deputy Thomas and the officer. He died three hours later in Wales. The incident raises questions about the motive and details of the break in and the fate of the assailant.
In St Louis on March 8 Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske was seriously injured while performing in A Bit of Old Chelsea. She fell eight feet from a stage stairway, landed on her head, was stunned, taken to her hotel, and doctors later said she is not dangerously hurt and may resume engagements soon.
Cape Town reports Cecil Rhodes recovering after a troubled night as his angina pains ease. He slept well and showed improvement by morning, signaling a hopeful turn in his health.
Final arrangements for the St Patrick’s Day observance indicate strong out-of-town participation with a 200-strong Nashua delegation and Wolfe Tone Guards from Lawrence. The parade features multiple divisions led by chief marshal Charles Molloy with staff, societies, and school groups listed as marshals and attendants.
A three story frame building housing the Unity Collar and Cuff Co in North Bennington burned at 3 am destroying the cutting room and most contents. Total loss about 60,000 dollars with 40,000 covered by insurance and 20,000 in goods destroyed. Fire left the engine boiler room and a small storehouse intact.
A Lowell Massachusetts letter advises builders and painters on using Devoe lead and zinc ground in oil. It explains that grinding is unnecessary for painters and argues the mix outlasts traditional lead and oil while costwise it is no more and often less. The letter extols machine driven preparation.
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