Coats Sale Sparks Sensation in Local Shop
A local retailer touts $25 coats priced at $5 causing a stir among shoppers. The sale draws crowds and chatter about bargain fashion, with customers hoping to snag deals before stock runs out.
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
5
A local retailer touts $25 coats priced at $5 causing a stir among shoppers. The sale draws crowds and chatter about bargain fashion, with customers hoping to snag deals before stock runs out.
Bargain fabric notes list remnants of Barnaby Ginghams and Everett Classic Ginghams at 5 to 7 3-4 cents per yard. Fruit of Loom cottons, Outing Flannel, Zebra Stripe Sateen, and Dimities offered in short lengths and yardage prices from 4 to 61-4 cents. Last season’s dimities and organdies now discounted to 12 1/2 cents per yard.
Untrimmed hats priced at 25 to 49 cents and trimmed walking hats and untrimmed shapes marked down to 1.50. A second lot of slightly crushed hats offered at 25 to 79 cents.
A compact note lists a product described as new Blend Coffee associated with Iowa SS and a price or code .6 0C. The readable fragment suggests a catalog item or sale notation without clear context or full details.
Shanghai dispatch reports the Empress Dowager's stance toward reformers may disrupt the open door policy. The American Chinese association warns of rebellion and anti foreign sentiment, urging concerted action by powers. A Washington cable states the issue is under consideration and may prompt a wary response from state authorities.
The piece states the demonstration will have no link to the struggle between the Empress Dowager’s party and the reformers, framing it as an internal matter outside U.S. government concern. It suggests the decision may reflect how the Department of State will respond to the cablegram from the American association.
Marquis Ito, former Japanese prime minister, in Yokohama says rumors of war with Russia are unfounded. Russia and Japan agreed not to encroach on Corea, and relations are friendly. He discusses the South African war and Japan's defensive aims, commerce in the east, and views on China and political reform.
The case of Fred Rico Mora, alleged counterfeiters indictment, did not appear yesterday in the U S Circuit Court in New York. Mora, said to lead an insurrectionary force on the Costa Rica Nicaragua border, had bail of 1000 forfeited as he failed to answer.
New York March le-Chas Thomas Davis editor of the Wall Street Review, along with five others, faced an indictment in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit case. He was released on eleven thousand dollars bail as proceedings moved forward.
A small two tenement house on Broadway with 16 rooms in repair. Monthly rent listed as zero. Property includes land and a rice shed, near the street with access to the car line and connected to a sewer. A small home offered at $1200. Apply to T. If, Bi. Hott. & Central streets.
Magistrate Cornell discharged the landlords and managers of Broadway hotels and restaurants after ruling arrests were unwarranted. District Attorney Hennessey and Chief Devery argued the case as Parkhurst and the grand jury pursued indictments for gambling and disorderly houses. The police board ordered suspensions on music inspections where no other offenses are evident.
Workmen digging in the cellar of 818 Broadway uncover a hidden vault once used by John Morrisey’s famed gambling resort. The iron door conceals a 10 by 3 1/2 foot chamber behind a false brick wall. a ceiling wire lifts the door and a kick opens it. Morrisey reportedly earned about $70,000 over eight years.
In New York on March 15 Samuel Keller testified in the James B Kellogg trial for grand larceny and conspiracy. He admitted stealing between 850,000 and 8100,000 and said Kellogg received at least 810,000 plus a possible 825,000 from wheat transactions and a one third business stake. A clerk from Newburg described a 10 percent commission and plans for a stock market short side scheme. Court adjourned after further questions and testimony.
A humorous quip from the Chicago Record about a neighbor who saves his longest tale for when guests hold the door open, illustrating local lighthearted city life and chatter.
The wife of Ali Ferrouh Bey, Turkish minister in Washington, is confined by glare of public attention. To restore health and freedom, the family will move to a suburban house with grounds. The women are kept indoors, feared by photographers, while the minister preserves a Turkey-like household. A governess is hired to teach English and etiquette.
Richard Croker, now in England, is reported in health and traveling from Brighton to London toward Wantage. He says he is weak yet grateful to be about, hoping for improvement after an ankle accident. He comments on New York vice politics, defending police and urging lawful action.
The Evening Post prints President Schurman’s letter on Puerto Rican tariff policy. He agrees the United States should extend its tariff law to Puerto Rico, though he rejects a broader contention tied to the case.
Mr Schurman argues the constitution does not apply to annexed territory and urges the United States to keep Gen Miles’s pledge to Puerto Rico. He warns the tariff expediency cannot justify breaking national good faith, noting Filipino judgments rest on American promises and Puerto Rico legislation.
New York report details the Franklin syndicate collapse with about 12 000 dupes and $1 100 000 poured into the Brooklyn office. Creditor list shows 10 720 names with $970 616 50 invested, court to appoint a trustee as receivership ends and funds go to a new court for quick settlement. Miller’s examination postponed until after creditors meet his legal representatives.
New York March 1 stockholders of the Nation Bank of Commerce vote unanimously to raise capital to 10 million dollars to acquire the assets and business of the National Union Bank. The consolidated bank will have a 16 million dollar capital, larger than any other in the country.
John A Todd pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Mount Pleasant New York died today of apoplexy at his home. He was aged about years and had served the church for many years. He authored numerous works and translated from German and Spanish.
The report notes the death during a March 16 Jewish celebration in Newark, leaving a widow. Details are fragmented but indicate a solemn loss amid a community feast.
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