This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
1
The poem recalls the April 19 1836 Battle Monument dedication with lines praising the embattled farmers and the shot heard round the world. It envisions a votive stone on a green riverbank to honor those heroes and asks time and nature to spare the shaft that commemorates their courage.
Open cars on suburban lines spark grim thoughts as May brings flowers and politics. The Maine murder case highlights how isolation impedes swift detection, while pundits joke about household roles and local fashion.
Fitchburg reports an eight year liquor blackout ended as 26 licenses went into effect and 10 bars opened. By 10 pm there were 10 arrests for drunkenness while crowds gathered outside saloons. many venues closed early due to liquor running out as visitors from nearby towns boosted demand.
May 2 report to the health Board notes another smallpox case, a brother of the first patient George Courcy who is nearly well. The Somerset Junction pest house will be readied to receive patients and a strict quarantine will be kept at the Courcy residence until contagion danger passes.
Boston engineers in city breweries walkout over demands for an eight hour day and a minimum three dollar wage. Up to 75 strikers on first day, with potential 2500 if nonunion fills occur. Citywide union action spreads across districts as meetings fail to yield settlement.
Concord May 2 The Democratic state convention held today drew its largest attendance in years. The platform denounces the Republican party for bi metallic abandonment and gold standard policy, calls colonial conquest a false pretext, supports free trade and civil guarantees for Porto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines independence, and condemns the administration for aggression. It denounces Republican criminal trusts and backs popular election of senators and pledges delegates to Bryan.
A Thaba N'chu despatch reports Hamilton's division pressed northward at Houtney routing Boers from hill positions held to command the nek. Canadians and Gordons struck left while Shropshires and Marshalls with a battery attacked the right, Boers fled leaving many wounded as a passage was cleared. Three Boer guns lay east of the action beyond British range.
Buffalo May 2 Supt Waite of the motive power department of the New York Central arrived at 10 this morning and held a conference with Commissioner Webster. He came to discuss the situation but the company had no demand for reinstatement of discharged men and the other demand has been answered. Representatives of the strikers headed by Chairman Fish of the executive committee also conferred with Waite.
Salt Lake May 2 The latest advices show 137 bodies recovered at the Winter Quarters coal mine at Schofield. Of these 59 have been identified. Many of the injured will die. The explosion is thought to have been caused by powder carried into the mine by workmen.
London May 2 The Prince of Wales's Diamond Jubilee won the two thousand guineas stakes at Newmarket in a field of ten.
Somerville delegates elect Stillman F. Kelley of Cambridge and Franklin B. Huntress of Somerville to the national convention at Wesleyan Hall Boston Tuesday afternoon. Somerville backed two candidates Senior Huntress and Walter C. Mentzer in a preconvention conference.
An adjourned meeting of the First Congregational society heard a report on the organ keyboard change and voted to leave the decision to the prudential committee until funds are raised. The semi annual session of the church followed with light refreshments and partial officer elections to be completed later.
Local delegates to the congressional delegate convention met at Republican headquarters in Lowell on Tuesday evening with 23 delegates present. A. G. Walsh presided, James P. Ramsay served as secretary, and after discussion A. G. Pollard was declared the Lowell delegation’s choice for the National Republican Convention in Philadelphia next month.
Mrs James A Pevey died at her home on Walker street this morning after a long painful illness, leaving a set of bereaved relatives and neighbors. She was known for her community involvement and shared years of family service before her death. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
An advertisement claims spring blood humors affect 75 percent of people and that 25 percent can be cured yearly with Hood's Sarsaparilla. It touts the medicine as a world leading blood purifier, listing scrofula scald head various humors and ailments like psoriasis rheumatism malaria as conditions it purportedly improves.
A morning conference in Lowell city hall between a special aldermanic committee and Lowell Gas Light directors debated cheaper gas for Lowell. Company spokesman Dr Dunbar argued costs, depreciation, and limited profit, resisting a rate cut while noting potential future city ownership questions. The meeting ended with no immediate price reduction and left the issue to the city council and state commissioners.
Frank Gregoire 22 lies in critical condition at St John’s hospital after a fall from a barn roof in Ford street following a night of drinking with Oliver Sasseville. Sasseville is held at the police station as investigators weigh the circumstances while Marlboro and Leominster ties surface.
Peter Noonan a health board employee lies badly injured after a fight with Daniel Martin another worker. Noonan suffered multiple stab wounds to the abdomen and a hip gash and was taken to St Johns Hospital in critical condition. Martin detained without bail at the police station after being cornered at Central and North streets. Both men had long service in the department and tensions rose over garbage lifting duties leading to the assault. Martin claims he struck in self defense after Noonan provoked him by calling him a "crying baby." The weapon had no blood and surgeons continue to operate as the victim remains unconscious from ether. The wife of the accused and Noonan’s wife visited the hospital, with the latter describing Noonan as a trusted employee. Martin says he had six beers during the day and three pints in the evening, as the court records note a separate drunkenness case against John J. Hanley and others.
Eighteen drunks stood before Hon. Samuel P. Hadley in the police court this morning. James F. Dunlavey was named, arrested for drunkenness on Tremont and Suffolk. he denied it, questioned witnesses, but was found guilty and fined two dollars. Paul Bishnell, described as large with a stentorian voice, pleaded not guilty and was heard as the arrest was made at 1.15 o'clock last night.
Orthopedic shoes for children are presented as the only reliable fit for tender feet with genuine shapes endorsed by surgeons. The ad lists prices from $1.00 to $2.75 across sizes and finishes, noting hand made construction and availability in Vici with options in Kid, French Calf and Russia Calf leathers.
We have imported remnants of fine pure linen yard wide priced 60 cents to $1.00 a yard. Used for shirt fronts cuffs collars embroidery and summer wear for women and children. Basements sale price 39 cents per yard. Also notes: annual reunion of old Co A 33d regiment at Post 120 hall this afternoon. James Flynn injured by a schotcher on Fletcher street. ambulance took him home to 12 Cedar Street.
Announcement praises wash fabrics in Madras and Oxford Cheviots now available locally in Lowell. Agents offer Clark and Struther's Madras and Oxford Cheviots, Koechlin Frerts, Percaleg, and other exclusive specialties. Wash neckwear stocks highlighted as most exclusive.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.