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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1900
Page
4
Train service between Lowell and Boston operated by the Boston and Malii Railroad resumed or continued with schedule details implied by the brief item. The notice highlights the route, endpoints, and ongoing operation affecting riders and local transit users.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes that possessing Spain’s floating dock in Havana enhances American ability to repair injured ships. It cites Dr. Borgmayer of the Transvaal in Boston linking Jameson raid to prewar plans and British losses, while commenting on Colombia’s ongoing rebellion and instability in Central America.
The Standard Oil Company announces a dividend boost, followed by raises for about seven thousand workers and a reduction of one hour in daily labor. Public and stockholders benefit, yet critics say high profits come at the public’s expense as prices rise. Also noted is Congressman Lovering’s push to ban burial at sea for shipboard deaths, with allowances for infectious disease, urging a humane approach. Cape Nome attracts prospectors amid Alaska gold rumors as Seattle-chartered steamers number twenty five set to sail this month.
May 20 boat bookings total 1567 with 5838 already this year for Nome voyages this month, averaging $300 per person, predicting over $1.5 million in revenue for steamship firms. The article also discusses Aguinaldo’s status, Panay island clashes, and criticizes Boston’s newspapers for bias while noting Boer and British movements toward Pretoria and Roberts’s strategy.
Payson Tucker former Maine Central general manager left entire estate to his widow in a will filed Friday in Portland probate court. Executors named are Judge Joseph W. Symonds of Portland and Charles T. Gardiner of Melrose Massachusetts.
A compilation of editorial excerpts from multiple papers criticizing provisional governance in Porto Rico, and noting cold receptions and war dispatches. Includes New York Tribune on permanent constitutional limits, Manchester Union on Lord Roberts dinner, Boston Advertiser on General Buller, and New Bedford Standard on messenger boys.
The Chicago Record notes that personal appearance is a helpful factor in business success and that business success reinforces personal appearance, forming a mutual influence.
A witty remark from the San Francisco Exeminer cites a bookkeeper prone to fits of Hl humor and oddly shows him as having isolated bursts of amiability. The exchange highlights a quirky office character.
In Lowell there is a fire proof building for safekeeping of silver household goods and valuables. The Middlesex Safe Deposit Trust Co Merrimack Street corner of Palmer Street will remain to care for properties during the summer and beyond. Vaults will be taxed to the limit but always room for one more. Best in Lowell no better anywhere.
A man works high on Hood's Laboratory chimney repainting six foot letters as winds threaten the chair. Locomotive fire alarms whistle signals amid spring travel. Bishop Potter praises Philippine soldiers at a Loyal Legion dinner in New York. Correspondence about fir balsam and its origins includes Professor Sargent's notes. A day nursery crowd overflows. two boys caught climbing a wall ladder. A repeat burglar may strike again. police seek clues. Local bands in the square practice noisy performances. a Huntington hall speech recalls Sumner.
A memory toward a great statesman mixes with a janitor’s tale of a furnace that went out last week. The owner vows not to rebuild this spring yet now contemplates comfort at home as April cold and rain threaten the blues and perhaps pneumonia.
Francis Wilson reprises Cadeaux in Erminie at the Amusements Opera House on Wednesday May 9 with his celebrated company. Miss Pauline Hall and Miss Jennie Weathersby appear in original creations, joined by William Broderick and Lulu Glaser. The show features Wilsons special scenery and the famed ballroom scene.
English critic Clement Scott lauds New York spectacle Broadway to Tokio presented first in Boston at Tremont Theatre next Monday. He praises lighting, color, design, orchestra, stage management, and treats Faye Templeton as a standout in Cleopatra acts amid lavish production values.
Ringling Brothers announces an all star bareback riding company with top male riders Michael and John Rooney and notable equestrians from Europe. Elena Ryland and Julia Lowande headline the diverse list of ladies. The May 19 show features a grand street parade, a patriotic preface, three ring action, two stages, mid air stunts, and a massive hippodrome setup.
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