Southworth Defends Against Lowell Textile Dispute
W S Southworth contests claims printed about a Driscoll report and Lowell strike, charging falsities about a lockout and union rights. He asserts mills and unions have long recognized labor organizing and denounces a Boston reporter’s misrepresentation while backing the textile workers’ wage dispute as the core issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driscoll
Cottag Combine
W. S. Southworth
Thas
Lowell
Boston
Horace Greeley
Exodus of French workers leaves Little Canada towns
The exodus of French operatives continues not only to Canada but to adjacent mill towns in the United States. Unions failed to supply material aid, leaving many workers with little money after weeks idle. About 1200 have left Little Canada, with families migrating to Webster Massachusetts Manchester New Hampshire and Pawtucket Rhode Island among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
John T. Vincent
Tucker Street
E. Blouin
Webster
Mass
Camille Boisvert
Manchester
N. H
George Bernier
Penacook
Geo. Emond
Gilbert Hetu
Pawtucket
Edouard Smith
Newmarket
Meeting of Club des Citoyens Americains in Dutton hall
The Club des Citoyens Americains held a well attended meeting last evening at its hall on Dutton street with speakers including L. P. Tur cotte Emery Cognac Leon Marcotte and Napoleon Grandchamp. The Mary Month services continue drawing large congregations at both churches. Mr and Mrs Jacques Boisvert of Hildreth street welcomed a daughter Marie Alice Albertine born Sunday and christened by Rev Fr Marion with sponsors Adelard Boisvert and Miss Ella Boisvert. Circle St Cecile members enjoyed an evening hosted by Miss Arthemise Hotin on Salem street with refreshments and a lively veillee of music and whist. Mrs Jeremie Choquette of Common street departed last evening for an extended trip to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club Des Citoyens Americains
Dutton Street
Messrs
L. P. Turcotte
Emery Cognac
Leon Marcotte
Napoleon Grandchamp
Jacques Boisvert
Hildreth Street
Marie Alice Albertine
Marion
Master Adelard
Ella Boisvert
Circle St. Cecile
Arthemise Hotin
Salem Street
Veillee
Jeremie Choquette
Common Street
Canada
Miss Mason
Miss Beach
India
Dr. Goddard
McCoy
Chelmsford
Corporation
Dr. Martin
Parkhurst
Miss Barry
Miss Rutherford
Miss Leith
Russell
Comfort Club
Sunshine Club
Nellie Fiendal
Branch Street Baptist
Highland Congregational
Huntington Hall
First Congregational Church
Prince Karl at Lowell Opera House Soon
John Craig partners with Archibald Gunter's Prince Karl in a dual drama, praised for ensemble strength over star power. The play, first produced in 1886, will have three Lowell showings on May 12th and 13th including a matinee. Burdock Blood Bitters is advertised as a health tonic opposing indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Craig
Texas
Holy of Holies
Prince Karl
Archibald Clavering Gunter
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Craig
Lowell Opera House
Obituary notices for Soucy Oke and Gannon residents of Lowell
Oliver Soucy aged 74 died yesterday at 9 De Grasse avenue. He was a widower and a 23 year Lowell resident, leaving eight children. William W. Oke aged 72 died last night at his daughter Jennie Bell’s home on Worthen street. Mary A. Gannon aged 36 died last evening at 331 Lakeview avenue, leaving her husband and six children plus four brothers and five sisters all in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Soucy
de Grasse Avenue
Lowell
Elisee
Joseph
Napoleon
Alcide Soucy
Joseph Savard
Catherine
Emma
Bernadette Soucy
Canada
William W. Oke
Jennie Bell
Worthen Street
Mary A. Gannon
Lakeview Avenue
Funerals Held for Local Residents in Lowell
Multiple services were held for Margaret Bohannon, Annie Jolly, Leo Demers infant, and Charles G Fletcher. Relatives and lodge members attended at homes on Hildreth street Fifth street Branch street Coolidge street and services included committal prayers, quartette singing, and Masonic and Odd Fellows delegations. Burials occurred at St Patrick's Lowell cemetery St Joseph's Edson cemetery and Lowell cemetery with Molloy Young & Co undertakers guiding arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bohannon
Thomas Heaps
Hildreth Street
Nellie Nawn
Katie Collins
Nellie Kennedy
Lizzie Mack
Sarah Ball
Mary McHale
William MccKenzie
Walter
Fred Mallison
Charles Slowey
Joseph Kennedy
William McKenzie
John Doherty
Annie Jolly
Fifth Street
Lowell
Dr. Martin
Young & Co
Charles G. Fletcher
Branch Street
J. M. Allen
Lowell Lodge
Odd Fellows
Pentucket Lodge
Masons
Edson
Obituaries and funeral notices from the city
In this city on May 6 at 694 Central Street Sarah Scarlett aged 68 years funeral Friday at 2 pm Edson cemetery chapel friends and relatives invited also Dorcas A Foster aged 62 on May 5 Merrill E Adams aged 37 years 4 months 8 days listed in city notices
Franklin Debating Club Meets In New Rooms
The Franklin Debating Club held its regular weekly meeting in its new rooms with a large turnout. A committee was formed to arrange a May debate with the Young Men's Lyceum. The trio from the club received a framed portrait from the trio who last debated the Greenhalge Debating Society, presented by Miss A. B. Avery. Thos Devine spoke in the literary program. Plans for a moonlight excursion were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos, Devine
Cemetery Lot Ownership Warns Against Delays
A cemetery lot is as essential as a home and should be purchased early. Waiting until death forces a sudden choice is unwise. The task should not be left to a widow or children but arranged in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
There Are Beautiful Lots at the Lowell Cemetery
There are beautiful cemetery lots offered to the public inviting inspection and purchase. The superintendent’s office at the cemetery, with office at Middlessa Trust o, serves as the contact point for resignable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Cemetery
Cemetery
Middlessa Trust
Cushman's Alaska Views Recall Duluth Talk and Cushman’s Wit
Washington correspondent recalls Cushman’s remarks on Alaska and agriculture as told by Jarvis and Payne. Cushman mocks poetical depictions of Alaska and notes Sitka’s milder winters. A prospector’s joke travels across the nation showing climate contrasts from Alaska to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt
Jarvis
Alaska
Tribune
Cushman
Western Statesman
Muir
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Bering’s
Greenland
Isles
Donalaska
Mr. Cushman
Sitka
United States
Arctic Circle
New York City
St. Paul
Chicago
Buffalo
Payne
New York
New York State
Washington
Mr. Payne
State of Washington
Puget Sound Statesman
Washington Correspondence
The
New York Tribune
A New Church for Every Working Hour Figures
The Church Economist estimates U S church builders spend 35 to 40 million dollars annually on new church buildings including parishes chapels and foreign fields. Daily 12 to 15 churches are erected with denominations varying in share Methodists three Baptists two Lutherans fourteen percent Catholics fourteen Presbyterians one Episcopalians one Congregationalists three quarts and others one percent average cost per church about seven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Erskine White
Presbyterian Board of Church Erection
Reformed
United Presbyterian
Disciples of Christ
United Brethren
Southern Presbyterian
Paint Your Buggy for 750 to 1 With Devoe Paint
Adams Hardware and Paint Co advertises Devoe Gloss Carriage Paint for buggies. It weighs 3 to 8 ounces more per pint than rivals, lasts longer, and yields a gloss like new work. Sold by Adams Hardware and Paint Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Adams Hardware & Paint Co
Street Corner Dreamer Not a Millionaire Says Town Tale
A man who spends half the day on a street corner sunning himself and watching passersby is not a millionaire. He likely has a wife at home who earns money for two, a quirky local vignette about idle charm and practical doubt.
Man Found Dead In Barre Identified as Local Mill Worker
Barre police identify the deceased found in woods near Barre as James Martin a former Boott Mill employee from Lowell Massachusetts. The card in his pocket bore John C Martin of 169 Church Street Lowell and a Lowell Sun from April 14 was found in his hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Worcester
John Co. Martin
Church Street
Lowell
Mass
Lowell Sun
Selectman Haven
Nelson St. John
Martin
James Martin
No. 6
Boott Mill
Merrimack
John C. Martin
James Martins
James
Adams Street
McGuirk’s Avenue
Bridge Street
James B. Martin
Whipple Street
Boott
Cityflowers and pseudonyms in the city outskirts
A column note contemplates a playful street sign idea naming William J. Bryan as a pseudonym, using the suggested moniker Silverblatt. The piece reflects on local signage and public whim in the city outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Silverblatt
Montebar Club Closes Social Season With Final Soiree
The Montebar club capped its social season with the eighth and final social soiree in Prescott hall. Notable out of town guests included Mrs. Sweet and Mr. Willard M. Morrison of Manchester New Hampshire and Miss Georgie Hadley of New Bedford. Hibbard's orchestra provided music while staff included Percy H. Moody as general manager and Walter Jewett as floor director with several assistants and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montebar Club
Prescott Hall
Sweet
Willard M. Morrison
Manchester
N. H
Georgie Hadley
New Bedford
Hibbard
Percy H. Moody
Walter Jewett
Arnold J. Midwood
Frank G
Cover
John J. Deavitt
Cabot Devoll
W. Carleton Robinson
P. L. Coggeshall
Charles N. Midwood
Walter Scott
Beauties of Pike's Peak lecture enchants local audience
Gilbert McClurg of Denver Colorado spoke at the First Trinitarian church auditorium last night on Pike's Peak. The illustrated lecture captivated a large audience for an hour and a half, highlighting the scenery and development of the region through stereopticon images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike's Peak
Gilbert McClurg
Denver
Colorado
First Trinitarian
America
The
Pass
Plains
McClurg
Immaculate Conception Choir Attends Banquet in Lawrence
The Immaculate Conception church choir with about 100 members went to Lawrence for its annual banquet and social. A large chartered car left the church at 6 55. The Colombian orchestra directed by John Sullivan provided music for dancing after the banquet. Reverends Dorgan Tighe Tresche and McGrath, all of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, accompanied the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
Lawrence
Brunswick
Columbian Orchestra
John Sullivan
Dorgan
Tighe
Tresche
Fr. McGrath
Nickel Plated road offers monthly homeseeker fares nationwide
Beautiful. Homes. The Nickel Plated road provides special low round trip rates on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to western points with favorable return limits, and daily one way Colonists tickets to the Pacific coast and intermediate destinations. Finest train service with tourist sleeping cars and personally conducted trips. See local agent or write L. P. Burgess, N. E. P. A., 258 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Pacific Coast
L.P. Burgess
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Community Class Schedule Follows Weekly Routine
Physical culture classes meet this afternoon and evening as usual. The dressmaking class gathers this evening at 7 30. The Sunday school lesson study group will meet Friday at 6 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cla
The Right to Enter a Car End Anger in Crowded Transit
Commuters who insist on boarding from either end of a car should wait for passengers to exit. The habit, common among riders, often leads to grumbling and friction, though the courteous approach would prioritize those getting off first.
Donation Day at Lowell One Price Clothing Co
Donation day event at Lowell One Price Clothing Company prompts shoppers to watch their windows for updates and possible offers. Local notes emphasize community support and store hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
ONE Price Clothing
Orange Centerpiece Salads Highlight Seasonal Cooking
A long feature from a practical kitchen series outlines orange based salads and dressings, with methods for orange and grape, orange and banana, chestnut and orange, and sweetbread orange jelly molds. It blends culinary chemistry with step by step assembly and chilling times for crisp presentation.
Caramel Pie and Candied Orange Peel Recipes
F E W shares a caramel pie recipe with sugar caramelization milk eggs vanilla and baked custard in shells. S S. S writes detailing candied orange peel preparation soaking salting boiling sugar syrup soaking drying and storing for long preservation.
Y W C A Community Report Highlights Membership and Activities
The YWCA branches logged 4849 attendances across religious social gym facilities dressmaking and lunch room. Membership reached 680 with 8 new members and 27 renewals. prayers and services are planned for May. Employment bureau offered 36 domestic positions to 60 applicants. 12 filled. factory applications exceeded 250. Lunch room served 2821 meals. total receipts 159.31 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Bureau
Rintz
Nova Scotia
Dickson
Wedding and Engraving Services Offered Here
WEDDING AND CARE ENGRAVING We make a specialty of fine engraving work of every description Calling cards wedding invitations and announcements at home cards engraved in any style desired and printed on newest and best stock obtainable Our prices are as reasonable as consistent with high grade work Courier- Citizen Co Merrimack street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier- Citizen Co
Merrimack Street
Notice of Estate of Julia Chamberlin in Middlesex County
To the next of kin and all others interested in the estate of Julia Chamberlin deceased of Lowell. Anson B Wedgwood the administrator presents final account and requests distribution among the next of kin. Probate Court Cambridge Middlesex MA May 26 1903 at 9 AM to show cause. Publication in Lowell Daily Courier weekly for three weeks. Witness Charles J McIntire First Judge. Ss H Folsom, Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Chamberlin
Lowell
Anson B. Wedgwood
Cambridge
Middlesex
Lowel Daily Courier
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Ss. H. Folsom
Register
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southworth
D. L. Driscoll
Massachusetts State Branch
A. F. of L
Textile Workers of
Textile Council
Mills
Brother Chryseuil
St. Joseph's College
Chateaubriand
Balmes
England
Butler
Court St. Antoine
Order of Foresters
Odd Fellows Hall
Azariel Thibault
Opera House
Leo
Odilon Demers
Coolidge Street
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Albert
Franklin Debating Club
Origin Business
Curtis Publishing Co
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Proctor Knott
Duluth
Moffatt
C. A. Haven
the Natural Food Co
Niagara Falls, N.Y
Lida Ames Willis
Marquette Building
Banning Co
Frances L. Bennett
Schmittberger
New York Times
S. S
Anchor Line
United States Mail
Glasgow
Londonderry
Henderson Brothers
Broadway
Denis Murphy
Appleton Street
Commonwealty OF
Massachusetts
Probate Court
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