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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
8
March weather notes show a strong northwest gale easing to calm and cool overnight. Temperatures range from 32 to 42 degrees with a barometer around 29.60. Boston forecast predicts rain or snow tonight with northeasterly winds.
The Lowell Daily Courier promotes outdoor gear by Shattuck & Son with bicycles Orient Stearns and Tribune models and a free souvenir book at 30 Prescott. A death register for the week ending March 24, 1900 lists dozens of individuals with causes from tuberculosis to pneumonia, heart disease, cancer, and old age.
For the week ending March 24 1900 population 90 114 total deaths 53 deaths under five 11 infectious diseases 1 acute lung diseases 1 membranous croup death rate 30.58 percent, compared with 24.81 and 19.4 percent for prior weeks. Reported infectious diseases Typhoid fever 3 diphtheria 1 membranous croup 2 Largest death rate since July 1999 recorded by Board of Health.
Two boys found a balloon sent up last Saturday for Miss Gertude Morse's eleventh birthday near Tewksbury Centre. The balloon was in good condition but caught fire when they tried to launch it again. The portal card attached to the balloon was returned to Miss Morse by the finders.
Fire alarm from box 5 last night described a small blaze in a rear tenement near Kidder and Gorham streets behind Gilbride’s block. Fire crews responded quickly with no major damage reported.
Rev Brown F Smith named pastor of Immanuel Baptist in this city and will begin work Sunday April 1 with his first sermon. He previously led a New Bedford church of the same name, the second pastorate there, and organized Immanuel. Described as a forceful speaker, he hails from Providence born December 28 1865 and is connected to Brown University founders. He and his wife support missionary education work and have two children.
A lively fancy fair at Mt. Vernon Free Baptist Church last night featured charming young women and contributed to the event’s financial success. The fair continues tonight under a standing committee led by Charles N. Leach with various tables including Pound, Apron, Domestic Booth, Flower, Supper, Ice Cream, Mystery, Candy, Lemonade, Fancy, and Art.
At the First Universalist church vestry last evening the Murray club staged the popular comedy Our Boys for Lowell Humane Society funds. The cast included Sir Geoffrey Champneys Mille Talbot Champneys Perkyn Middlewick D. Gilbert Gouewevesces Alice Peters Helen Bradford Claris Champneys Belinda Violet Melrose Mary Melrose and others in a lively performance.
The Young Men's Christian Association assembly hall in Lowell hosts a major cycle show with nearly every local dealer represented. Decorations are appealing and the wheel lineup is complete, drawing many first time visitors curious about gymnasium work and the exhibits. The display runs through today with a ladies afternoon preview.
An informal session of the women's auxiliary discussed mission work and its aims. Speaker emphasized the need for concerted effort and personal dedication to support religious outreach and charitable activities.
The Textile council met in Spinners hall led by president D J Morrow with secretary Thomas F Conneally. They decided the council should appoint a member to the Textile school board and oppose bills removing appointive power from mill operatives. Memorial day observance was set to be observed and mills may shut for the day. The Faulkner mill strike was not discussed.
A young woman living at 3 Appleton Street was assaulted near the Appleton storehouse in Jackson Street last night as a purse theft attempt failed. Police and Capt. Ken sent officers to pursue the attacker, but no arrest had been made by 2 AM due to darkness and lack of a clear description.
A strike is not expected as Middlesex weavers raise no major concerns despite a recent paper hinting at trouble. Superintendent Bagley stated several workers complain of low pay for heavy duty, but an understanding was reached preventing any strike.
The third Suburban Royal Arcanum meeting filled the Congregational church vestry in Tewksbury with a full house. Music by the Ladies Home Orchestra of Bradford and soloists Miss Nichols and Miss Faye pleased the audience while Rev F A Warfield and Alonzo G Walsh spoke on fraternity and the organization’s work.
Post 185 G A R names a Memorial day committee headed by E O Robinson and J Q A Ferguson with officers including A S Gilman and Frank B Peabody. Ida Howard and Emma J Ober are chosen for national convention roles. Birene Lodge to host social next Wednesday with nails, peanuts, and multiple musical and reading performances led by Edward Turnbull.
President Horace Bumstead of Atlanta University and Robert L. Smith of Oakland Texas will speak at First Trinitarian Congregational Church on Friday March 90 at 745 pm. Smith, a Avanta University graduate and ex Texas legislator, will discuss the Farmers Improvement Society and its work among Texas Black communities. An offering will aid Atlanta University.
Themee H Lawler counts house stationer offers blank ledgers journals and cash books in many descriptions with guaranteed quality and low prices. Prices and estimates cheerfully given on application by telephone at 228-2. Located at 79 Merrimack and 15 and 21 John streets.
A look at Metropolitan Opera House box office reveals high turnover with New York season receipts near 1.2 million dollars. It details ticket handling, racking for weeks, staff counts, late Sunday audiences, and quirky box office rules. It also notes a cache of lost items from keys to a $10,000 diamond bracelet and other strange finds, all illustrating the opera house’s hidden daily bustle.
Our bedspread sale offers slightly imperfect bedspreads at deep discounts. Most pieces are nearly perfect with many 75 cent quilts and $1.00 varieties, plus high grade Seillee and Latin quilts marked down to under a dollar. A. G. Pollard handles the sale for the mill.
For sale a two tenement house with fourteen rooms located just off the roadway. Includes baths and heat? water. Rents currently bring in income. Abbreviated OCR text notes unclear details but property likely offered for investment.
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