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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
1
A boy sits on a limb while a sparrow turns violent, killing the boy and then the mother. The sparrow boasted of safety in its pocket and the tale ends as a dream the boy had after harming a bird. The narrator notes he heard the tale as it occurred in a dream.
Noted items include Steve Brodie's Worcester court default and a derisive take on bail jumps. A staff tobacco and liquor ban under Sheldon’s leadership is mocked as the whole force may turn to drink. Independence Day is marked for the Democratic convention to nominate Bryan and attack trusts. Kruger and Steyn are urged to return amid New York's tenderloin roasts.
Limited places remain for the Courier-Citizen European bicycle party sailing from New York on July 7. The group will consolidate with the Elwell party of Portland Maine and include an itinerary featuring the Oberammergau passion play, a Geneva visit, and Mont Blanc. Non riders may join by train and carriage. applications should go to EB D. Shadduck at 251 Middlesex Street.
Three Lowell captains agreed on a place at the armory for a memorial to honor Lowell soldiers who died in the Spanish American war. The exact location will be announced later by organizers F F Ayer and Alfred E Rose.
Despatches from Pretoria and Lobatzi indicate the seat of government could move to Kroonstadt amid the war. Col Plumer’s force nears Mafeking, with the railway near Mafeking intact except for one destroyed bridge. Jameson, recovering from typhoid, tended fever patients during the siege. British forces claim heavy losses with stiff Boer resistance at Abraham’s Crnal. The article also notes printing industry shifts and price behavior in cloth and prints.
At a Dublin corporation meeting March 14 the Lord Mayor moved to present an address welcoming the Queen to the capital city of Ireland. His speech was interrupted by gallery occupants. Alderman Meade supported the motion amid hostile demonstrations from the public galleries. Timothy Harrington M P opposed the resolution.
In Newark New Jersey on March 14 two more bodies were found in the Italian tenement fire ruins bringing the death toll to 16. Italians say six more are missing and the search for victims continues.
The British China fleet is strengthened with the cruiser Argo naut ordered into commission and sent to Chinese waters while the Terrible is directed from Durban to the same area. These are described as the navy’s finest cruisers. Cincinnati carpenters win eight hour day at 2.40 dollars per day starting June, ending a 15 year dispute.
The large steam saw mill of the Babcock Lumber Co. in North Thetford Vermont was destroyed by fire this morning with a loss of 5000 dollars. The blaze started in the engine room and marks the third time the plant has burned down. Rev. George L. Walker, D. D.
Alphonse Roy of Lowell was killed in South Africa while serving with the Canadian contingent during General Cronje’s attack. He was the only son, his father had died two weeks prior, and his mother faces hardship. A letter from Quebec notes the family’s plight and the fund committee may be alerted to the case.
The fourth recital of the society takes place next Sunday afternoon with an appealing program. Carl Behr, formerly a Boston Symphony artist, will perform a zither solo, offering a revelation to most listeners. Will A. D. Bagley will deliver a clarinet solo, delighting his friends and patrons. The orchestral selections are unusually pleasing. Reserved seats at Austin's Friday, 25 cents.
The semi annual meeting elected Miss Lilla R Gregg as president Orville Coon as vice president Miss Annie Stackwell as secretary and Miss Mary Snow as treasurer A social hour followed an Observation Party organized by the social committee Mrs Otis Butler chair and Miss Elizabeth Blandin Light refreshments were served.
C A Stevens appointed assistant superintendent of the Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill street railway succeeding Frank B Hunnewell who resigned. Stevens previously worked on the Lowell end of the line and was transferred to Lawrence last November.
A Middlesex North Agricultural Society farmers institute in Pawtucketville heard Hon. J. H. Hale of Connecticut urge brains over brawn in farming. He argued soils are rich but must be stirred, farmers should study markets, and co operative farming can open foreign markets. Hale cited successful examples in California and Georgia and urged rail freight access, educated farmers, and better packaging of produce for profit.
Edward R. Donovan and John J. Gray sought a burial permit for 20 acres behind the present Catholic cemetery to form St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. The board of health, after consulting the city solicitor, ruled the permit could not be granted without city council approval. The developers said they bought land from William Manning for $1000 an acre, plan an avenue through the center, and would open the cemetery if clergy refuse consecration, citing Calvary in Boston as precedent.
The body of Patrick McDermott, who died from an opium overdose at the city farm Monday, remains at J. F. O'Donnell's undertaking rooms. No relatives or friends have called to arrange burial. McDermott likely came from Boston. he sought work at Norris's stable on Warren Street but did not reveal any contacts. Undertaker O'Donnell will keep the body for several days while efforts continue to identify relatives. Description provided: 180 pounds, 5 feet 8 1/2 inches, light complexion, blueish gray eyes, round smooth face, high forehead, no distinguishing marks. No home or contacts found in his pockets.
The last quarterly conference at Worthen Street M E Church voted to request the return of Rev James F Allen for another year. Presiding elder Dr Mansfield attended. Walter H Hoyt was elected a conference member to select lay delegates for the general conference in a western city next May. Other committees were chosen.
The Nashua Telegraph urges building a four mile cycle path from Lawndale to the state line with city aid and rider subscriptions. Cyclists would donate about $1 each, with clubs forming a delegation to the finance committee. The piece notes Lowell already funded a five mile path and calls Nashua to match and cooperate.
The Lowell District Sunday School association convened at Branch Street Baptist tabernacle with Evangelical schools from Lowell and surrounding towns. Rev F A Warfield presided. Asa Reed Dilts gave welcome. Bowley Green led devotion. Reports praised superintendent work and urged Bible study and church-linked Sunday schools under strong Christian guidance.
Merrimack Clothing Co. opposite City Hall urges selections now for top coats and spring overcoats. Covert and gray grays in worsteds and cheviots offered in rough fabrics silk lined options. Coats range from six to twenty dollars with various lengths and velvet or self collars.
Rev J W Higgins opened a church meeting urging members to be preachers and teachers. After a lunch adjournment in the vestry hosted by Branch Street church ladies, the afternoon session began at 1 30 with routine business and officer elections conducted.
The Merrimack Valley Universalist association of churches met at the First Universalist church in the morning. The conference opened at 10 30 with a service led by Rev W E Gibbs of Lawrence on The Victory of Christ. Rev F W Gibbs of Amesbury delivered the morning address. Dinner was served at noon in the vestry by the Ladies' society and the afternoon session began at 1 30.
Narcisse W. Larue and Arthur Levasseur each jailed four months for drunkenness, James Riley four months in the workhouse, with $3 fines for George W. Hodge Osman Rucan and Patrick J. McWilliams. Harrison Cole placed on six months probation. William Salmon Bernard F. Riley and Victoria Regis cases filed. two simple drunks released. Patrick J. Lennon fined $6.
Members of Company M will hold a campfire in their room at the armory Thursday night. A special company meeting will be held before the campfire and all members are required to be present.
The Middlesex Women's Club announces a Thursday lecture by Ernest Seton Thompson on March 15 at 4 p.m. The talk will be illustrated with stereopticon views.
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