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Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1902

Page

8

Donahue urges permanent wages and united labor and capital

An address by Daniel J. Donahue at Young's hotel Boston urged mill agents to foster unionism and shared interests between employers and workers. He argued wages should have some degree of permanency, protecting purchasing power, and proposed employee ownership to increase commitment. The talk emphasized fraternal relations, shared prosperity, and the producer consumer link within the Commonwealth.

Daniel J. Donahue Young's Hotel Boston Mr. Donahue Nathaniel B. Kerr Boott Mills Commonwealth

Obituaries Chronicle Local Residents’ Deaths in Lowell Area

Bernard Gilroy died at 61 Butterfield Street leaving a wife a son and three daughters plus a sister. Catherine Eagan aged 48 died at Lowell hospital leaving a sister and brother. Ann Flanagan former Lowell resident died at 178 Fayette Street aged 54 leaving four sons a daughter a brother and two sisters. Marion B. Ripley widow of Stearns L. Ripley died at North Chelmsford aged 72 leaving four daughters and one son.

Bernard Gilroy Butterfield Street Matthew H Hugh F. Mellen Maria Nellie Brennan Taunton Mass Ann Flanagan Lowell Fayette Street Immaculate Conception Church Michael Frank John James Annie James Eagan Bridget Eagan Mary Howard Marion B. Ripley North Chelmsford Stearns L. Ripley H. A. Rugg Barre R. G. Marshall Waltham Josephine Bertha L. Ripley Benjamin L. Ripley

Funeral for Annie J Tobin Held at High Street Home

The funeral for Annie J. Tobin was held Saturday morning at 9 30 from her High Street residence, with a large gathering in attendance. At 10 o'clock services followed at the Immaculate church.

Annie J. Tobin High Street the Immaculate

29 Vital Statistics list of deaths with causes and ages

A municipal record lists names of individuals with ages and causes of death or illness. Entries include Henry McLaughlin eight days congenital imperfection Peter Corcoran seventy two hepatic cirrhosis Bridget Duddy sixty disease of heart and others with conditions such as pneumonia meningitis diphtheria and prematurity noting city clerk Girard P Dadman.

Henry McLaughlin Peter Corcoran Bridget Duddy Henry Grenier Dana G. Whitcomb Julia Moran Josephine Michel Julia Kiernan Sarah J. McMahon von Brianowski James Shanley Mary Shannon Hannah Mahan Ella A Gaffney Laura Ouellette Elizabeth M. Taylor Marie R. Motard William H. Sheehan Martha Garo Mary Hart Nora Cahill Richard O'Connell Bernard Slavin Grace Nagle Henry Higginbottom Daniel Fagan Arthur Whitney Frank Richter Adelard Menard Joseph A. Pelerin Charles McConnell James Kennedy Annie J. Tobin Laura Biesvert William Crowe Lamoureux Ernest A. Tope Girard P. Dadman

Obituaries and death notices from city listings

In the city May 3 Mrs Ann Flanagan aged 64 home 178 Fayette street. In Lowell hospital May 4 Catherine Lagan aged 48. Body removed to sister Mrs Tomlinson 107 Railroad street. In this city May 4 Rachel Clark aged 42 home 34 London street. In this city May 3 Mrs Dorothy R Currier aged 91. Funeral at Edwin M Currier 95 Ludlam street Tuesday 2 PM. Ripley in North Chelmsford May 4 Mrs Marion B widow of Stearns L Ripley aged 72.

Flanagan City Fayette Street Ann Flanagan fLagan Lowell Hospital Catherine Lagan Tomlinson Railroad Street Clark London Street Rachel Clark Currier Dorothy R. Currier Edwin M. Currier Ludlam Street Ripley North Chelmsford Marion B Stearns L. Ripley

Mortuary Report and Health Board Figures May 1902

Mortuary report shows population 99 574 with 42 total deaths in the week ending May 8 1902 including 21 deaths under five and several infectious diseases. Death rate per week stands at 20.93, versus 20.88 and 25.07 in the prior two weeks. Infectious diseases for May 3 include typhoid fever scarlet fever diphtheria measles and other ailments. Board of Health.

Smoke Talk at Painters Union Hall Hosts and Guests

Court Scandia No 182 F of A held a smoke talk Saturday night in the Painters union hall at Palmer and Middle streets. About 75 attended with a welcome speech by C R Carlson, songs by A K Brander and Eric A Johnson, a quartet, recitation by Martin Hanson, a Gustaf Rubin song, and phonograph selections by Herman Frejd. Refreshments and pipes were served. Six applications were received.

The Battleground and Hohenzollern in One Review

A forthright appraisal praises Ellen Glasgow’s The Battleground for its Virginia prewar romance and vivid war transformation with Major Lightfoot and Betty. It notes the split halves, strong character insights, and a second reading appeal, while recommending Cyrus Townsend Brady’s Hohenzollern as a romantic medieval epic with vivid scenes and noble figures. both volumes highlighted for period atmosphere and strong storytelling.

Ellen Glasgow Virginia Atlantic Major Lightfoot Madame Lightfoot Betty Dani Dan Lightfoot W. Granville Smith W. J. Baer Doubleday, Page & Co New York G. C. Prince & Son T. H. Lawler

Hohenzollern Novel Opens Page to Chivalry and Entertainment

The reviewer notes Cyrus Townsend Brady s Hohenzollern follows the house of Frederick Barbarossa not as strict history but as entertainment. Readers seek vivid siege and knightly scenes rather than factual detail, appreciating the vivid mood and escapist appeal of the new work.

Hohenzollern Cyrus Townsend Brady Frederick Barbarossa Brady Barbarossa

The Son of a Fiddler by Jeanette Lee

A New England farm tale centers on a violin's pull over fate and family. The prodigal son returns as tragedy echoes across generations, with farm life contrasting Bohemian Boston and enduring parental love. Published by Houghton Mifflin.

Jeanette Lee New England Boston Dover Houghton, Mifflin & Co G. C. Prince & Son T. H. Lawler

World’s Work May issue features Cairo streets notes

The May World’s Work presents an experimental article built from explanatory notes to sixteen full page pictures of Cairo streets “beyond the American invasion.” The issue also covers Leland Stanford University history and equipment, Carlin’s wildlife photos, a sequel to Branston’s Real Southern Question, a dry salt sea tale, church decline data by Charles Graves, banking methods by Boies, Whitney’s success study, and an NY money-center editorial. The Criterion’s Grant Wilson continues his Ulysses Grant series, Roberts tells The King Moose of Mamazekel, and Hughes explores Palestrina and Bach in Love Affairs of Great Musicians.

Cairo Leland Stanford University Mr. Carlin Mr. Branson Charles Graves William Justus Boies William C. Whitney New York the Criterion Ulysses S. Grant James Grant Wilson Mamazekel Charles G. D. Roberts Palestrina Bach Rupert Hughes

The New Soc May Issue of the Era Illustrated Magazine

The May issue presents the first part of Marie Antoinette with new features and illustrations, continuing Joel Chandler Harris's Greats: Southern Story Gabriel Tolliver, and stories by Kate Jordan Jessie Van Zile Belden A J Dawson and Duncan Campbell Scott. It includes illustrated articles on The Boers in Bermuda Revival of Celtic Literature Points on Ping-Pong A New California Industry and more. Published by Henry T. Coates & Co. Philadelphia price $1 per year 10 cents per copy.

Mustrated Marie Antoinette Joel Chandler Harris Gabriel Tolliver Kate Jordan Jessie van Zile Belden A. J. Dawson Duncan Campbell Scott Bermuda California Henry T. Coates & CO Philadelphia

Dickens Dinner at Delmonico's and famed literary sketches

The piece by Col. Murat Halstead recounts the Dickens Dinner at Delmonico's with celebrity attendees. It introduces a series on clever literary men, profiling James Huneker the noted American music critic and previews essays from Forrest to Fechter, One Century of Acting.

Delmonico’s Murat Halstead Ye ‘Uthor Thomas Dunn English Benoff James Huneker America Forrest Fechter Helen M. Winslow Abbie Carter Goodloe Upper Canada Criterion Publication Co Fifth Avenue New York City

Country Life in America May issue overview

May Country Life in America highlights include striking live trout and brook fishing photographs, a second Country Home-Making installment with land layout tips, and a golf course design in small spaces. features cover Our Mountain forests, The Round of the Song Sparrow Life, Screech Owls, The Mountain Goat, and nature pieces with vivid photography. The May Mind presents Charles Fillmore biography and mental health essays, with contributions from Oswald, Seymour, Colville, Ravenscroft, Hood, Diaz, Stranathan, and Isbel on various subjects.

Country Life In America Chase P. Ambler Appalachians C. Hart Merriam Charles Fillmore Unity Felix L. Oswald M. D George S. Seymour W. J. Colville Mayne Ravenscroft Emily Wright Hood Abby Morton Diaz May Stran~athan Miriam Isbel

Famous American Mountains and Notable Peaks

The May issue features Dr Henry Gannett on Famous American Mountains with Rockies Sierras and Alaskan Range photos, T P O Connor on Cecil Rhodes, H W Wiley on Man as a Machine, plus fiction with Touch-Down and The Baptism of the Buzzards.

Everybody's Magazine Henry Gannett Rockies Sierras Alaskan Range T. P. O'Connor Cecil Rhodes South Africa Ir. H. W. Wiley Eleanor Hoyt Nancy Fred Walworth

Review of Reviews May edition profiles Rhodes and Stead

The May issue of the American Monthly Review of Reviews offers a thorough survey of Congressional measures and foreign affairs. It features Cecil Rhodes, his fortune, imperial secrets shared with W T Stead, and the 1890 Rhodes notes on U S politics. Images of Groote Schuur and Rhodes are included with portraits.

Review of Reviews May Congress Far East Cecil Rhodes W. T. Stead Stead Rhodes Daily Press American Monthly Review of Reviews Oxford Groote Schuur Cape Town

Books Received List of New Titles and Prices

A catalog of new books with authors publishers and prices including The Heroine of the Strait Maid of Montauk Le Morceau de Pain Lost on the Orinoco King for a Summer The Mississippi Bubble The God of Things A Lay Thesis on Bible Wines T Bacch ae n Scarlet and Hyssop The Strength of the Weak Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall The Claybornes and other works from major publishers like Little Brown & Co D Appleton Houghton Mifflin and Macmillan with page counts and illustrated editions.

Strait Detroit Pontiac Mary Catherine Crowley Ch. Grunwald Little, Brown & Co Boston William R. Jenkins New York Venezuela Edward Stratemeyer Lee & Shepard Edgar Pickering Emerson Hough Henry Hutt Bowen-Merrill Company Indianapolis Egypt Florence Brooks Whitehouse Edward R. Emerson The Merrill & Baker Co T. W. Wilson Appleton’s Town and Country Library Series D. Appleton & Co E. F. Benson Chauncey C. Hotchkiss Dorothy Vernon Haddon Hall Charles Major Howard Chandler Christy Macmillan Company the Claybornes William Sage Houghton, Mifflin, & Co

Funeral held for Edwin Sawyer in Wakefield

Edwin Sawyer, born December 8, 1812, was honored Friday at a Wakefield residence with services led by Rev. Hugh A. Heath and three other clergy. The body left for burial in Baldwinsville as details of his long New England family and chairmaking career are noted.

Edwin Sawyer Lafayette Street Wakefield Hugh A. Heath the Baptist Church N. R. Everts The Baptist Church J. H. Tilton Reading C. H. Hickok Baldwinsville Mr. Sawyer New England Templeton Sawyer & Thompson Worcester County Sawyer, Thompson and Perley Thompson, Perley & Waite Gilman Waite & Son Allen-Thompson-Whitney Company Boston Sawyer, Thompson & Perley

Funeral of Charles Perry Held in Lowell Street Home

The funeral for Charles Perry was held Saturday at 2 pm from his Lowell street residence with Rev. C. H. Ellis officiating. Burial followed at Pine Ridge Cemetery under the supervision of Undertaker Walter Perham. Bearers were Perry’s three sons and Mr. Watts.

St. Michael’s Church Carney John McNulty Timothy O'Neil Dennis Sullivan George Booth St. Patrick’s Cemetery Savage Elizabeth McMahon Lawrence Street N. W. Matthews Edson Wigginville Elizabeth Green Lena Meloy George Green S. Staveley John J. Davis Richard Sykes Richard Bertwistle A. Adams Samuel Gordon C. H. Molloy Charles McConnell Gates Coburn Weinbeck Sarah A. Russell Eighth Avenue W. G. Poor P. P. Burbanks J.S. Brooks E. W. Chadburn T. H. Connell J. A. Weinbeck Arthur G. Batewelder Queen Street Francestown N. H Charles Perry Lowell Street C. H. Ellis Baptist Church Pine Ridge Cemetery Walter Perham Watts J. P. Emerson Westford Street Charlotte A. Shord Ladies’ Alliance Unitarian Vestry Edwin Howard H. G. Fulton Geo. A. Parkhurst John Wilson Belle Adams Joseph E. Warren M. E. Warren Bertha A. Parkhurst Harry L. Parkhurst H. F. Wilder Marlboro Sarah T. Park Chelmsford Spring Company S. H. White Sussex N. B C. George Armstrong Littleton Street Byfield N. Y N. H. and Robin’s Hill Poland Jamaica

North Chelmsford News Pulled For Chicago Departures And Local Baseball

North Chelmsford residents plan a future move to Chicago including Mr James McCluskey and family. The town reports a D two year role in Court Wannalandt and Catholic Foresters activity. A Saturday baseball game saw married men defeat single men 15 to 8, led by pitcher William Brett with umpires Frank Munyon and Charles Pope. A North Chelmsford vs West Chelmsford game ended 14 to in favor of North Chelmsford, with lineups featuring Arthur Sheldone Stewart Mackay Henry Kennedy and Joseph McTague among others. Katie McTague of New York visits Highland avenue.

James J. McCluskey James Tole Sadie Tole Lizzie Tolé Jennie Tole Edward Tole Walter Brown Chicago McCluskey Court Wannalandt Massachusetts Order of Foresters George C. Moore William Brett Frank Munyon Charles Pope Michael O’hearn II Charles Jones Mr. Mills John J. McQuaid David F. Small George Lambert Robert Alderton John McTague Charles Martin Mr. Laforg Daniel Kinch Thomas McTague Walter Gaudette J. Fred Malleurf P. James McTague II Edward Toless Katie MceTague New York Highland Avenue Wannalandt Park North Chelmsfords West Chelmsfords North Chelmsford Arthur Sheldone Stewart Mackay Henry Kennedy Joseph McTague Elias de Lahaye Earl Lewis Isaac Hall Edward Sheldon James McEnaney West Chelmsford Frank Mooney

Stars Baseball Team Suffer Loss and Victory at Fiske Field

Star baseball team hosted two games at Fiske's field on Saturday. Middlesex Village defeated the Stars 14 to 4 in the first game, while Grovers of Lowell beat the Stars 15 to 9 in the second. James Ranger refereed both contests. A new telephone system was installed at the Troop F shooting range.

Dan Stuart Montjoy Jack Montjoy Paul Lunberg Edward Carson Alfred Anderson Fern Gould Almer Truller John Flynn II William Newhall Joseph McAdams James Ranger Fiske’s Field Middlesex Village Grovers of Lowell Stars Grovers Troop F Cavalry

Howard spring season opens with burlesque company

The Howard season begins this week as the house burlesque company, formed over three weeks, starts its engagement. Highlights include Pearl Irving Teddy Pasquelena Jessie Stuart Julia Crosby Etta Drew Josie Ballard Leona Vickers Emma Linott May Davis Florence Zellar Florence Carlton Addie Thorne and May Dee in the rank and file. Lead comedians include Charley Burnham T F Thomas G W Watson Frank Walsh and John Phillips. The Burke brothers, Hines and Remington, Grace La Rue with Virginia Lee and others perform in a darky life sketch Robinson and Grant Reata Winfield Thomas and Watson Harry LaMarr and more.

Pearl Irving Teddy Pasquelena Jessie Stuart Julia Crosby Etta Drew Josie Ballard Leona Vickers Emma Linott May Davis Florence Zellar Florence Carlton Addie Thorne May Dee Charley Burnham T. F. Thomas G. W. Watson Frank Walsh John Phillips Burke Brothers Hines Remington Grace la Rue Virginia Lee Robinson Grant Reata Winfield Thomas and Watson Harry LaMarr

Boston and New York fares despite alternate routes

The toy line will keep the popular Boston to New York rates at $2 one way or $3.50 round trip all summer, via Providence service with the last Boston South Station train at 3.42 p.m. A direct steamer option leaves Boston and New York every Wednesday and Saturday at 5 p.m. for a daylight Long Island Sound trip. For details, contact Geo. F. Tilton, city passenger agent, 214 Washington Street, Boston. Telephone 2022 Main. Also for sale two rural properties: a 2-acre, 7-room house with barn near electrics, $1600. and a 6-acre farm near Lowell line with fruit, poultry potential, $2700, T. H. Elliott, 64 Central Street. Telephone 908-2.

New York Sound Toy Line Boston Providence South Station Long Island Sound Geo. F. Tilton Washington Street Lowell T. H. Elliott Central Street

Umbrella sale at discount in basement department

Pollard and Co offer 26 inch fast black serge umbrellas with steel rods and natural wood handles trimmed with sterling silver at a sale price of six dollars each. The goods, normally selling nine cents, are marketed as a special value in the basement department.

A. G. Pollard & CO

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