Funston of Kansas the fighter of the Philippines
A tribute poem extols Funston of Kansas as the fearless front liner in the Philippines. It praises his endless fighting spirit, readiness at all hours, and steadfast endurance amid danger. The verse urges public honors and places him among the state’s heroes, lauding his courage and national pride.
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Funston
Kansas
Philippine
Philippines
Jim
Temple of Fame
Sunflower State
Entertaining 19th Century Gossip and Front Page Scandals
Mrs. Potter Palmer pursues a royal engagement for her niece to Prince Cantabene while Col. Funston in the Philippines supplies alarming headlines for insurgents. Admiral Dewey faces an uncertain return to the United States and potential fate. Advertisers claim beauty cures torpid livers though hearts may be cold. Somerville clergy condemn girls smoking in public as boys deserve discipline. Miles and Eagan reportedly feud over a beef court inquiry, with calls to reconcile.
New Style Season Ticket Issued By Boston And Maine
The Boston and Maine railroad adopted a new season ticket format this month, issued in a coupon book with a detached trip ticket. Goods from the Washington mill now bear the Woolen Company Washington Mill Department Lawrence Mass label. Miss Gertrude Edmund, principal of the training school, will speak tomorrow at 7:45 PM at the First Baptist church on what children should read, inviting mothers and others interested in child culture.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Washington Mill
Woolen Company
Washington Mill Department
Lawrence, Mass
Gertrude Edmund
First Baptist Church
Maternal Association
Filipinos Forced to Flee Two Towns Shelled by Gunboats
Manila reports gunboats under Capt. Grant moved up the San Fernando river to Guagua to support MacAr thur but failed to link with troops. Boats shelled natives at Sosmoan and Guagua, drove them from water fronts, landing parties captured two prisoners and seized flags, arms, bolos, bows, arrows, and band instruments.
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Manila
May
Grant
San Fernando
Guagua
MacArthur
Sosmoan
Reichstag committee hostile to American meat bill
Berlin May 8 authorities report the Reichstag committee tasked with the meat inspection bill has recommended against the measure and favors a bill so unfriendly to American interests that the government is likely to decline sanctioning it.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Imperial Cabinet
Philadelphia lynching tale dubious stranger vanishes
In Philadelphia on May 8 a colored lad who arrived last week claiming to be Samuel Hose's son vanished amid confusion. He gave conflicting stories, claimed his mother would arrive soon, and authorities suspect he may be an impostor.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Hose
Palmetto
Water Spouting Well Floods Area Near Los Angeles
A well drilled near Los Angeles in hopes of oil suddenly erupted and sent a 400 foot high water column with heavy pressure. The flow continues, flooding the surrounding country and is not controllable at this time.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Renovated Butter Bill Debated Before Governor
Boston produce dealers pressed for a renovated butter bill after it cleared the dairy bureau and agriculture board. The measure would require clear stamping as renovated butter, while opponents urged sterilized labeling or veto. Governor to decide after hearing arguments from Whittaker, Sessions, and business interests.
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Boston
State Dairy Bureau
George M. Whittaker
Sessions
State Board of Agriculture
Senate
President Hatch
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Frank Bowles
Capt. Upton
Wiggin & Upton
Simpson & McIntire
George E. Mitchell
Mitchell, Dexter & Co
George M. Prince
Mr. Bowles
H. B. Griffin
Dairy Bureau
New York
Roosevelt
Emery lands house lot sale draws large crowd
Real estate scene in Lowell shows strong demand as J. and Conant & Co. preside over a Saturday auction of Emery lands lots. Despite lower prices than early 1890s peaks, every offered lot sold, and purchasers secured bargains they will profit from.
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Lowell
Emery
J. &. Conant & Co
Auction Sale Yields Varied Prices on Several Lots
Buyers praised the fair terms and open handling as they secured prizes. The sale ledger shows Lot 15 to Thomas H. Elliott at 9s per sq ft, several lots to Elliott, Dunfey, Hoyle, Chadwick, McDermott, Dalphond, Leavitt, and OHeir at varied percentages and prices, including 4% to OHeir.
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Thomas H. Elliott
Thomas EB. Elliott
John M. Dunfey
John Hoyle
Thomas Chadwick
Michael McDermott
Margaret Hoyle
Alphonse Dalphond
George Leavitt
E. O’heir
Atty
City Hall plans reshape Huntington hall space
Westford street paving progresses with 150 basins and surface drainage while curbing is reset. Sewer crews extend lines on Perry, Anderson and Pine streets as river conditions allow work in the First street sewer. The superintendent of public buildings weighs a ward room in Huntington hall’s former citizens' committee room instead of using Jackson hall.
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Westford Street
Perry
Anderson
Pine Streets
Superintendent of Public Buildings
Huntington Hall
Citizens’ Committee
Jackson Hall
Mayor to Sign Garbage Contract After Opinion
Harry A. Brown advised Dixon Garbage and Cremation that the mayor must sign the garbage contract. The sewers committee conducted brief hearings Saturday on Meadowcroft and Aiken street sewer petitions. Purchasing agent travel expense bills were approved after an itemized statement was presented.
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Harry A. Brown
Dixon Garbage and Cremation Company
Committee On Sewers
Meadowcroft
Aiken
Committee On Accounts
Superintendent John A. Ryan Killed by Trolley in Conn
John A. Ryan superintendent of Crosby mills East Glastonbury Conn was struck and killed by a trolley car while walking on a trestle over the Hockanum river in Manchester Conn. He lived at 124 Moore Street and formerly headed Faulkner mills. Surviving are a widow and three children. He belonged to the United Workmen and the Elks.
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John A. Ryan
Crosby Mills
Liquor squad raids intensify under no-license rule
The liquor squad, active since May first, reports frequent raids to deter speak easies under no-license. Tips target suspected places but no liquor was found. A driver Thomas Hayes of Charles Marren, Patrick Reilly of Lakeview, and a Central street tenement were checked on weekend raids with no results.
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Thomas Hayes
Charles Marren
Patrick Reilly
Lakeview Avenue
Central Street
A Remarkable Man in Clever Tricks
A Chicago News item quotes a wife praising her husband as exceptionally clever. She recounts a dated anecdote from a trip from New York where he allegedly opened a car window, illustrating his claimed abilities and ingenuity.
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New York
Chicago News
MORE TESTIMONY IN CRANE V. RILEY CASES FALTERS NOON RECESS
The fifth day of Crane v. Riley trial features continued cross examination of Riley with detailed recollections of visits to Miss Cottell Miss Cullen and Miss Crane dates and places of social outings and car rides are questioned while witnesses discuss land holdings taxes and finances including debts and a $600-$700 check.
Moulders Strike Across Four Foundries Over Wages
About 75 moulders from Pevcy Bros Nichols Iron Union Iron and Nagle foundries walk out after three months of dispute. They demanded a 2.75 daily minimum, abolition of piece work, and union card recognition. April 22 raise to 2.50 was accepted by Doherty Brothers. Union-backed strike could widen with three shops closing and others running partial operations. Some workers in Nashua Lawrence Providence Worcester Riverside US cities have seen similar demands. Striker meeting set in Bar State hall. George H Keating from Doherty’s to attend national convention in Indianapolis. Police and local officials involved in supervision and union activity.
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Pevcy Bros
Nichols's Iron Foundry
Union Iron Foundry
Robinson Bros
Nagle Foundry
Smith and Smith
Moulders’ Union
Doherty Brothers
James ©. Roach
Albany
Nashua
Lawrence
Providence
Worcester
Lowell
Bar State Hall
George H. Keating
Doherty's
Indianapolis
Short Police Court Session Clears Thirteen Drunk Pleas
Police court met briefly, arraigning thirteen drunks from a Lawrence car Saturday night. Eight pled guilty and each fined five dollars, including John McLean Patrick Ward John Powers John Harris William J Burns John Barnes and Timothy Maxwell. Fred Lambert and Mary A Hayes released, Thomas McCabe six dollars, Thomas E Riley six dollars, John Scannell probation six months. Court Officer Henry Farrington, recently paralyzed, resumed duties.
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John McLean
Patrick Ward
John Powers
John Harris
William J. Burns
John Barnes
Timothy Maxwell
Fred Lambert
Mary A. Hayes
Thomas McCabe
Thomas £. Riley
John Scannell
Henry Farrington
Dog Mos Had Lived Years. Sheepdog Killed After Suffering
James Carnock of 82 Andover Street owned a shepherd dog that was poisoned with strychnine and suffered days of pain. Agent Richardson of the Humane Society euthanized the animal after Dr. Eaton, the veterinarian, determined it could not live. The dog, highly valued by its owner, had been with him for years.
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James Carnock
Andover Street
Agent Richardson
The
Humane Society
Eaton
Their First Game Deflated Courier-Citizen 2
The Courier-Citizen baseball team opened with a rough defeat as Saunders Pets crushed them 32 to 2. Saunders Pets dominated with ten hits in the second inning and maintained lead throughout. The Courier-Citizen, unfazed, vows to rebound and win back the loss.
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Courier-Citizen
Dr G Forrest Martin Returns In Good Health
Dr. G Forrest Martin, who had been traveling south for a month, returns much improved in health. Rev Fr Walsh of Kansas City said 8 oclock mass and preached at Sacred Heart church. Donald C Campbell, a recent Institute of Technology graduate, is transferred by Rand Drill to Spokane to run a new sales branch for air compressors and mining machinery. He departs today from New York. Herbert Walter Hamlin, previously with the Waterbury Opera House orchestra, returns to Lowell. The Waterbury American notes he will wed Miss Laura Wilson of Hallowell, Maine, on May 17.
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Crane Vs. Riley
Riley
Hogan
Miss Cottell
Manchester
Rose
Miss Crane
Steadman Street
Chelmsford
Westford
Tewksbury
Bedford Springs
Silver Lake
Concord
Nantasket Beach
Jerusalem
Long Pond
Oaklands
St. John’s Hospital
Agnes Crane
Glen Forest
Joseph Boreham
Mr. Bean
Miss Maguire
Qua
Hope
Edward Everett
Nashua
P. J. Riley
Mr. Riley
W. T. O’grady
Lowell
Edward H. Fiverett
New Hampshire
Bond
Frank E. McKean
Everett
G. Forrest Martin
Fr. Walsh
Kansas City
Sacred Heart Church
Donald C. Campbell
The
Institute of Technology
Rand Drill Company
New York
Spokane
Washington
Herbert Walter Hamlin
Waterbury Opera House
Waterbury American
Laura Wilson
Hallowell
Local Notices Obituaries Geary Wright Farris Nagle Carey
Death notices from this city list Ellen Geary 22 at 762 Lakeview Ave with a mother and brother. Joseph E Wright age 75 years nine months eleven days in Westford. Leonard T Farris 69 years 10 months with services at 27 Fremont Street. Margaret Nagle 1 year 7 months at 32 Main Street. Mary Ella Carey 22 with a mother, brother and two sisters.
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Geary
Lakeview Avenue
Ellen Geary
Wright
Westford
Joseph E. Wright
Sidney B
Charles H
Frank C. Wright
Farris
Leonard T. Farris
Report of Deaths for the Week Ending May 6
A city notice lists numerous individuals and causes of death including Nancy Howe 87 with senile dementia, Martha Symonds 60 with heart disease, Irene Crossland 57 with heart disease, Sophia Newell 53 with chronic nephritis, Margaret Pendergast 65 with pneumonia, Albert Dubeau 20 with congenital lung disease, and Tempest Hollowell 71 with inanition. Also named are Hannah Molloy 1, Carrie Shaw 1 day, Eliza Crossen 1 month, Charles Emerson 56 with anemia, Elizabeth Tynan 60 with general debility, Jennie Wardwell 51 with multiple neuritis, William Hindle 87 with phthisis, Marie Michaud 1 with pneumonia, Marie Duquette 9 months with pneumonia, Arthur Motard 6 months with pneumonia, Laura Woods 4 months with inanition, Marie Genereaux 4 days with debility, Warren Aldrich 89 with heart failure, Margaret McShea 63 with apoplexy, Walter Lavigne 2 with concussion, Celia Lynch 20 with tuberculosis, Eva Chabouilly 1 with pneumonia, and Wibadystan 9 months with enteritis. City Clerk Girard P. Dadman authenticated the list.
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Nancy Howe
Elizabeth Genereux
Ida KE. Page
Hannah M Molloy
Carrie Shaw
Martha A. Symonds
Irene Crossland
Sophia Newell
Margaret Pendergast
Albert Dubeau
Eliza
Crossen
Charles F. Emerson
Mma Fitzpatrick
Elizabeth Tynan
Jennie A. Wardwell
William Hindle
Marie Michaud
Marie L. Duquette
Arthur Motard
Laura Woods
Marie Genereaux
Warren Aldrich
Margaret McShea
Walter Lavigne
Tempest Hollowell
Susan Considine
Celia Lynch
Eva Chabouilly
Wibadystan
Girard P. Dadman
Mortality report for Lowell week ending May 6 1899
Board of Health records Lowell population 88 641 total deaths 29 under five 10 acute lung diseases 6 death rate 16 89 per 1000 for week ending May 6 1899. Infectious diseases listed scarlet fever 6 diphtheria 1 measles 53.
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Board OF Health
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W. J. le
Nota Bene
Potter Palmer
Prince Cantacuzene
Col. Funston
Admiral Dewey
United States
Beauty
Somerville
Miles
Eagan
Beef Court of Inquiry
Raders Nat
Ban
Provident Life and It Co
Robert F. Marden
Courier- Citizen
Hose
Gov. Wolcott
City Hall
Conn
Liquor Squad
America
Hood
E. J. Medina
Merrimack Stret
Hamlin
Opera House
Bar Harbor
Waterbury
Davis
National Association of Chiefs of Police
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wcc
T. U
Plaza
J. F. Preston
Grand Union
G. FP. Martin
Ashland
G. P. Cadman
Imperial
A. Staples
M. Barker
J. D. Marshall
Italy
Gibraltar
Police Court
Hadley
Merrimack Clothing
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