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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
8
Yesterday afternoon brought increasing cloudiness and a shower. night was fine. Today was ideal May day with bright, warm conditions. Barometer readings ranged around 29.42 to 29.63, with temperatures from 7 to 51 and 14 noted. Boston forecast: fair tonight and Wednesday with westerly winds.
The Lowell Daily Courier reports a bright May Day scene in Lowell with local crowds, school bands, and community groups participating in parades and games. Vendors line the streets as residents celebrate spring with traditional activities and outlooks for the month ahead.
Mr A J Lesters second annual reception slated for Prescott hall Tuesday evening May 1 1900. Public missionary meeting to follow at Branch street tabernacle chapel under Mrs Asa Reed Dilts. Dracut selectmen inspect liquor license applicants. licenses likely granted soon. Two circus advertising cars in town plus a beer wagon for John Lennon & Co. at Market street. Fire alarm from box 171 reported blaze in old ice-house rubble on Pawtucket Street. no damage.
On opening day many dealers offer open sale of beverages. The department pressed daily in the past year as they tout pure syrups and own cream. A local mixer named Mr Mixer crafts flavors like Frozen Mint Orangeade Coca Cola Champagne Mist Lime Juice Moxie and more. Cracked ice sodas and five cent price mark past the city’s finest fountain apparatus valued at over four thousand dollars.
John Lennon & Co at 802 to 310 Market street resumes legal malt and spirit sales in Lowell today. The house will headquarters for Anheuser-Busch lager and Bock beer on draft and in cases, plus Jones' ale and high grade wines and liquors for domestic use with citywide delivery.
A book catalog offers titles such as The Damnation of Theron Ware and McTeague priced at 50 cents each from Lawler's book store in 79 Merrimack street. A playful dialogue follows with Willie Wishington's hat display and Miss Cayenne praising personal freedom as long as actions are harmless, per the Washington Star.
Rev Henry Van Dyke lectured to the Middlesex Women's club on Tennyson. He praised the poet's spiritual message, artistry, and clarity, arguing Tennyson remains representative of 19th century English poetry, with themes of nature, patriotism, and immortality of love.
The Granite Cutters union of Lowell and local granite manufacturers reach an agreement. Minimum wage set at 35 cents an hour with an eight hour day. Piecework pay rises 17 percent over the 1891 scale.
The Carpenters' union has pushed a citywide plan for a nine hour schedule and a minimum wage of two dollars fifty cents. A meeting at 22 Middle Street tonight will discuss the proposal, which aligns with the supreme body’s directions and signals a strong local union.
French, longtime overseer at Boott dress goods, severed ties with the company after 16 years of service. Saturday he received a purse of money from his employer in a heartfelt presentation led by Lewis Hayes, drawing warm wishes for success in his new field. The note recalls Lent jibe about customers renting garments.
Real estate sales record shows numerous transfers with buyers and sellers including Kilpatrick Titus Wyman Allen Jensen Granberg Cambridge Medina Smith Kilgore Vincent O Flahavan Harrington Ralls Coffin Carrier Whitney CavanAugh Hall Wright Lombard Ells Smith McQuade Cohen Palm Baker Hanson Austin Hazen Radliff Sherman Flower Swallow Doren Carter Downey Wiggin Kerwin Trowbridge Walker. Prices range from $1 to $2000 with many lots and buildings noted in Dunstable Billerica Chelmsford Carlisle Westford and Carlisle areas.
The Paris exposition drops a central midway but crowds still find spectacle at many corners. The Champ de Mars hosts two major attractions, the Tour du Monde and the Swiss Village, the former by Louis Dumoulin famed for Orient scenes. Inside, a vast panorama features living native dancers.
When Washington Cooling Company gets down to business residents can stay home for summer cooling. The firm pledges to provide efficient climate control, allowing easy adjustment of cold air flow without traveling away from town.
The Lowell District Sunday school union representing 65 churches held its second annual banquet at John Street Congregational church. After a social hour, supper, then Rev. A. E. Wilson introduced speakers addressing home and primary departments, soul saving, and gospel principles for children. Mr. Archibald of Montreal led a discussion on Sunday school challenges with plans for daily meetings this week.
The Epworth League annual meeting at the parsonage elected officers for the coming year led by Rev. W. W. Guth as president and Miss Ida Knowles as treasurer. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. H. Fischbeck of San Francisco. A Masonic surprise for W. H. Reed at the parsonage and lilies from Wilder Lodge, Leominster marked the week. Sunday sermons drew large congregations as service attendance grows. The Ladies club plans a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. Maran H. Winship's home.
A Chicago Evening Post quote captures a sharp exchange on marriage as a failure. He asks for a topic, she admits ignorance, then reveals a fondness for experiments and unconventional ideas.
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