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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1900
Page
8
The fragmentary OCR text mentions SARCH on Sunday and Tuesday with a sequence of numbers 8 12 13 20 14 15 22 28 29. No clear event, people, or organizations emerge to form a complete news item.
The excerpt lists daily celestial data for a period including sunrise and sunset times, moonrise at 10.34 p m, sun rises, and length of day 12.08 hours. It notes specific numerical values for Fri through Sun dates, indicating a publication style of almanac style entries.
Yesterday afternoon resembled an April day with night showers. Today is mild and cloudy with readings at 5 p.m. 7 a.m. and noon. Barometer 29.70 29.46 29.50. In Massachusetts forecasts call for fair and colder conditions with west winds.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes special bicycle deals at Thompson Hardware Co featuring a 1900 Columbia Chainless Vicycle and other brands. It also announces J B Koehne of Chicago speaking on The Nazarene at 7 45 PM with free admission and a silver offering.
The First Baptist Society voted to turn its church building over to contractors next month. The last service in the current church will be on Easter Sunday. Remodeling will start immediately after, with worship held elsewhere until completion.
Real estate transfers listed with buyers, sellers, and properties in Lowell and surrounding towns. Tenants acquire land with buildings on Concord Street, Middle sex Street, Crescent Hill, Aiken Avenue, Smith Street, and Exeter Street. Prices include $1 nominal sums and a main sale at 825 dollars for Smith land, with other locations in Chelmsford North Chelmsford Dracut.
The state inspection of Company M at the armory was postponed because Lieut. Col. Brigham of the governor's staff was ill. Capt. Mitten received a telegram around 7:30 noting the unavoidable absence of the inspecting officer. The unit had prepared for a heavy marching order drill, and a large turnout attended before Mitten dismissed the men.
Mary Ann Kitchen aged 43 fell on a hot stove Saturday night at 40 Bridge Street and sustained burns requiring an ambulance transfer to the Corporation Hospital yesterday afternoon. She works at the Merrimack mills.
Courier reporters gathered clergymen to gauge Rev Charles M Sheldon’s management of Topeka Daily Capital during a week as a strictly religious paper. Reactions varied from praise of restraint and benevolence to sharp critique of sensationalism and lack of news content. Esteemed minister George Kenngett praised the experiment while others questioned editorial runnability and the impact on Christianity.
W A Bartlett and Rev Smith T Ford critique Rev Sheldon’s religious daily idea. They urge lay control, high aims, and fearless editing. Critics warn against sensational crime coverage while praising careful, ethical journalism and faithful public duty.
Professor William H. Goodyear spoke at the Middlesex Women's club on Unknown Italy a sparsely visited southern area along the east coast. He traced Byzantine influenced architecture from 13th century German rulers and noted towns hostile to travelers. He linked this forgotten area to modern Italian laborers in the United States.
Private Timothy O’Hare of Captain Greig’s Company, 26th U S W, is listed among recent Manila casualties. A 22 year old Lowell native, he leaves father James and five brothers and one sister in Lowell. He had studied law briefly and was known as a sports leader nicknamed Danger.
Middlesex County reports Officer Gallagher is elected to succeed Judson Crawford as police officer at the Navy Yard. Crawford, a veteran, may challenge the appointment on veteran law grounds. Dracut could face a second Pattee Fagan case as the town debates veteran status and its implications.
Yesterday's Carlisle town meeting chose D. W. Robbins as town clerk and as selectman along with W. H. Blaisdell and C. A. Skelton. Elected were W. H. Bais dell, George E French and H. W. Wilson as assessors. D. L. Chamberlain, George P. Davis and D. W. Robbins named overseers of the poor. H. W. Wilson is treasurer and W. A. Prescott is auditor. G. P. Davis holds several posts including treasurer, tax collector and constable alongside Edward S. Ricker and L. B. Fairfield. Cemetery, library, fence, and highway posts also filled with local residents in Carlisle. The license vote stood 28 no and yes.
The Big Five held their eighth social party at Talbot Memorial hall in North Billerica with a smaller crowd but a pleasant evening. Lowell cadet orchestra provided music as Daniel Twoomey led as general manager and Frederick E. Hannon directed floor activities with aides Thomas J. Johnson Martin J. Shalloo Edward A. Morris. The box party planned at Mrs Williams’ will move to the Baptist vestry Friday due to sickness. Charlies Cowdry is ill and Walter Radcliffe’s condition remains unchanged. The town meeting warrant was posted with 31 articles including a $559 claim against L T McKenney and a purchase vote on the Billerica electric light plant likely to draw debate.
St Marys church in Collinsville drew a crowded audience for a youth concert led by Rev Richard Boland of St Michaels. The program featured a fifty voice chorus, readings, songs, violin, and banjo selections with several performers including Mamie Casey Lena Collins Julia Graham and George Shanks among others. the event was deemed a grand success.
Varnum of Lowell and two sisters mourn a mother with several grandchildren named. Services were held at the late home with Rev. Robert Dunbar officiating. Town hall entertainment featured Dewey parade footage, Eureka Mandolin Club, and local talent. The new North Chelmsford school opened with cornerstone documents from local clerics, and the old school remains in use. Funeral notices for John McNally and the town meeting results, including officers and budget, are recorded. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised by local merchant for easing illness.
Sunday funeral at 2 o'clock for Mrs Susan H Whittemore, longtime North Chelmsford resident for 59 years born Dracut November 27 1819. She leaves two sons F G Whittemore and C H Whittemore two daughters Mrs George B Spaulding and Mrs Wellwood, with two brothers Leavitt Varnum and Daniel H.
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