12 Mar 1903
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
1
Washington March 12 Justice Day of the United States Supreme Court is reported critically ill after five days with grip. His temperature stands at 104 degrees and his condition remains grave.
The New England Baseball league met in Boston and adopted the season schedule. Lowell will host numerous home Saturdays, promising plenty of games for baseball fans. The full list appears on page 9 for readers to study.
An eastbound passenger train collided head on with a freight near Gilmore station 12 miles west of Omaha at 1 AM. Freight fireman Hayes was killed. engineer James Taylor and fireman Otto Wilson injured. passenger name unknown also hurt. Cause under investigation. station agent R H Secord allegedly opened a switch by mistake. Both engines badly wrecked and several cars derailed. Secord disappeared after the wreck.
The Lowell Gas Light Co showroom at 67 Merrimack Street displays devices to heat water without the kitchen range and portable gas heaters for bathrooms or any cold corner. Demonstrations show simple, rapid, economical operation with a note to keep furnace heat low for comfort. The writer found the exhibit interesting and instructive.
Three hundred seventy five men went to Shooters Island to fill jobs left by strikers at the Townsend and Downey shipyard. Police were at the ferry landing, but no disturbance occurred as shipyard workers replaced painters caulkers shipwrights joiners and carpenters who went on strike yesterday.
New York dispatch reports Conservative MPP R. R. Gamey of Manitoulin Island in New Ontario accused of taking 4000 to back the Liberal government. The charge marks the first such allegation in two decades of Ontario Legislature. Premier Ross pledges a full investigation.
A Lisbon Falls report to the Journal notes three more Whittiker family members were removed to Shiloh after Dr Clement of Lewiston diagnosed smallpox. The man, his wife, and their 10 month old child were moved, while one healthy member remains quarantined at home. Townspeople show limited unease as precautions limit spread.
A gas stove exploded in the basement at Manheim's hat factory in Brooklyn causing a frightful panic. The blast shattered windows and sent 200 employees rushing into the streets with no injuries reported.
Lisbon March 12 It is officially announced that King Edward will sail from England for Lisbon on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert March 31 He will remain four days as the guest of King Charles in Lisbon during the visit
Panama and Colombia dispatch report that Gen. Reyes, Colombia’s vice president, arrived from Mexico via Havana. He was greeted with an ovation and renewed speculation about his presidential ambitions.
Investigations by customs officers into the trafficking of young Japanese girls brought to the United States for immoral purposes reveal a severe problem. Japanese consuls in Seattle and Vancouver will aid in breaking up the traffic, with plans to punish those connected upon their arrival in Japan. The Japanese government may enforce laws with strict penalties.
Health officials declare glanders more prevalent than thought and order decisive action. In a city stable 13 horses died in three months and seven were killed. six diseased horses remain to be destroyed. Blacksmith shops are implicated and workers ordered to use antiseptics and submit to stricter inspections.
The March 12 decree in St. Petersburg grants freedom of religion to non Orthodox subjects, aims at village life improvements, local self government, and easing peasant and noble burdens. It calls for rural law reform, local representative input, and streamlined administration as part of a new era following Alexander III’s birthday.
In St. Orange Texas on March 12 Mrs. Ella Russell was killed by Daniel Richardson after allegedly forbidding passage of the Richardson family across her land. Richardson reportedly returned fire, hitting and killing Mrs. Russell with a shotgun during the confrontation.
The Penobscot River ice has gone out at Bangor on March 12 allowing vessel traffic. Several ships chartered for coal deliveries, with arrivals likely in a few days. Boston steamers delayed until ice clears above the city. This earliest opening on record surpasses the 1871 date. Three of seven winter-frozen craft were moved to Hampden. one suffered minor damage. Freshet danger now past.
A blaze at the Berkshire hotel at 1887 Michigan avenue in Chicago early today sent 75 guests scrambling from the building in night attire. Smoke filled the rooms, but police and fire crews located all guests unharmed. The fire began in a fourth floor clothes closet, with the rear portion of the upper floors nearly destroyed. Loss estimated at $10,000.
Five Methodist governors including John H. Mickey Winfield Durbin Aaron Bliss John Bates and Richard Yates will be guests of honor at a Chicago Auditorium banquet by the Chicago Methodist Social union. Governor Yates will respond to the toast Illinois Methodism and Mickey will discuss Methodism and Twentieth Century Demands. Durbin will speak on The Future Influence of Laymen in the Methodist Church and Bliss will address on Methodism and the St. Louis Fair with Bishop Fitz Gerald and Bishop McCabe also attending.
London reports Whitaker Wright, director of Lomen and Globe Finance, has secured American citizenship while active in Philadelphia and other markets. A warrant for his arrest was issued yesterday and he is said to be in Egypt. Prosecution sources say this is the first confirmation of Wright’s U.S. citizenship, which could affect extradition if proven.
New York March 12 W K Vanderbilt Jr has purchased from the estate of the late Colonel Harry McCalmont the steam yacht Tarantula the first fitted with turbine machinery The yacht now lies at Southampton or Cowes and Vanderbilt will sail from New York in a few weeks to join her After cruising abroad for about a month she will return to this port The Tarantula is a steel schooner 152 5 feet long 15 3 feet beam and 8 4 feet deep It carries three turbines and two water tube boilers
Havre reports arrivals on March 12 with La Savoie coming from New York and Philadelphia and Belgenland arriving from Liverpool.
Dr Herbert J Fisk principal of Northwestern academy was struck by apoplexy last Saturday and another stroke has left him in critical condition. Dr P D Harding said a third attack within days would greatly lessen recovery chances. Fisk has served with Northwestern University for almost five decades and led the academy most of that time.
Life and property suffer as heavy snow and slides hit Everett and the Cascades on Tuesday night. A snow slide at Wellington wrecked a coal chute and killed two employees. Mud slides cripple Great Northern service with a bridge washout blocking the mountain line.
The Michigan district of the United Mine Workers of America named a scale committee. They will demand a general wage increase of 12 percent and propose inside wage scales: track layers 2.56, helpers 2.36, trappers 1.13, bottom cagers drivers and trip riders 2.56, water and machine handlers and timber men the same, pipemen 2.50, all other inside labor 2.36.
Pottsville March 12 Joseph Seaham a non union miner during the coal strike has become violently insane. Ostracism by peers so complete it wrecked his mind and he has been removed to the insane asylum in Schuylkill Haven.
New York March 12 The condition of Beriah Wilkins owner of the Washington Post who has been critically ill with paralysis since Tuesday at the Waldorf Astoria was reported this morning to be further improved He was said to be fast recovering consciousness
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph has awarded George Hitchcock the cross of officer of the Francis Joseph Order. The American artist is recognized for his contributions and receives the imperial honor today in Vienna on March 12.
A March 12 fire on Hyde Park avenue destroyed a three story brick block used for business and tenements. Two stores on the street level and twelve tenements above were evacuated safely. Principal losses totaled about 26000 with dry goods dealer Robert W. Karnan suffering 12000 in damaged stock and block owner Fred J. Kennedy 5000 in losses. Karnan carried about 80 percent insurance while Kennedy’s loss was insured.
Schenectady New York March 12 The Lathers union was told by the builders exchange that the three day ultimatum had expired. Non union workers would be hired if the men refused to work. They demand 65 cents per hour up from 40. The Carpenters union supports the fathers, signaling a likely general tie up of builder trades in the city.
In Chicago on March 12 James E. Cap ton and Charles O. Atchinson both in the U S army serving two years for serious offences are missing from quarters at Fort Sheridan. Private Melville guarding them also disappeared. Melville's blood stained rifle was found in the woods near the fort, and officers believe the sentry was murdered.
New York March 12 Dr l Homme dieu deputy health officer inspected the detained steerage passengers and crew of the Anchor line steamer Karamania on Hoff man Island. All were reported well and the vessel was allowed to dock last evening. Unloading faced minor delays as some men began removing cargo despite officials saying no danger existed after fumigation.
At the Ladies Benevolent Society monthly social in the vestry, Wednesday night after supper, performers included piano solo by Miss Lucy Lee violin solo by Lou E Burroughs song by Edith Kelley reading by Lill Brown and songs by Bert Harding and James Hounselli.
Augusta and surrounding towns move to form a water district to supply domestic and municipal water. The act would allow the district to seize Augusta Water Company property by eminent domain. A Bangor water supply bill also seeks incorporation of four men to run a public system for Bangor.
In San Francisco on March 12 the absorption of the California Hawaiian Sugar Refining company Crockett plant by the sugar combine caused a market flurry. The company stopped accepting orders and told its agents to cease selling. Importers redirected ship cargoes of raw sugar to Spreckels interests.
Traffic on the Adirondack railway is suspended from Stony Creek to North Creek, a 28 mile stretch, due to the Upper Hudson river overflow. Ice gorged at the Glen moved about 10 miles downstream and now rests between Thurman and Stony Creek.
Washington details issued on March 12 list the appointed fourth class postmasters Everett E. Sinnett at Bailey Island Maine Irvin C. Powell at South Liberty Maine Luna D. Burnham at Erving Massachusetts.
In Hamilton on March 12, W. M. Smyth died when a fire gutted his Oxford Street grocery store. His wife was rescued with difficulty during the blaze.
The Book-a-Month club of St. Paul's church gathered at Rev. Mr. Bean's Bellevue Street residence on Wednesday. J. Clark Glidden presented a paper titled The Dutch Settlements of New York, described as interesting.
Report spread by a newspaper claimed 150 creeler boys aged 15 to 18 would strike at noon for a 31 cent weekly raise. Agent Lyon denied the report, saying no request had been made and increases could not be granted. He noted workers are paid about 60 cents daily and later become full weavers with good pay. He asserted wages compare well with similar mills and that operatives seemed satisfied.
Water in the Merrimack rose to 6 feet 2 inches above the dam at the falls this morning before canal inflow lowered it to 5 feet 9 inches. Officials expected the rise to level off within 24 hours. Locals gathered to view the river at the falls and Moody Street bridge while ice from Nashua and Manchester had not yet arrived.
In Vancouver on March 12 the Canadian Pacific railway says it has won the labor dispute by deploying a full staff of non union clerks and freight handlers. However the teamsters union will not handle freight touched by non union labor, leaving merchants in downtown Vancouver more inconvenienced by the strike than the railway company.
Rudolph and Collins, the Union bank robbers captured in Hartford, are taken to Union Missouri for arraignment on the charge of murdering Detective Schumacher. They will have 48 hours to enter a plea before returning to St. Louis for trial.
Olean New York March 12 Walter Jackson who was injured in the tank car explosion Monday night is dead at the hospital here. This is the 15th fatality. Richard McDonnell, suffering from terrible burns, will also die. The others who were hurt will recover.
In Chicago on May 8 and 9, a conference of university and college presidents will debate shortening the college course to three or two years. Northwestern University hosts the event with 400 invitations sent to attendees.
Nyack March 12. Weavers in the Home silk mill at Haverstraw who won the strike Feb 6 returned to work today as their places were filled. The strike arose over alleged poor material and inability to earn good wages.
Judge Hadley’s critique of Georgia courts sparked a back and forth between Glynn county prosecutor John M Bennett and Superintendent Moffatt. Georgia authorities failed to pursue Hobbed S Maidig, a Syrian accused of stealing $155 from Hallie Schibe, leading to his discharge after multiple continuances and a misleading telegram that influenced Brunswick police.
The morning session saw Frank Sousa Lena held on a $500 bail for bastardy with the case continued to the superior court. David Consterdine and Catherine Burns were sent to the workhouse and jail for 20 days respectively for drunkenness. Joseph Coyle, found guilty of breaking glass at Won Tung's laundry on Paige Street, had his three-month jail sentence affirmed after withdrawing an appeal.
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