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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1900
Page
4
The column weighs in on Bryan and Donnelly, mocks Bacon authorship claims, and weighs political loyalties. It notes Klondike gold hopes fading in favor of home wages, and comments on Emperor William, China, and Boer wars with a brisk, opinionated tone.
The piece notes continued Boer War conflict pressures and British gains while urging that wealth from rich men fuels education and charity. It highlights free libraries, university endowments, and the diffusion of knowledge, attributing broader access to schooling to philanthropic gifts and wills.
George Croall of Edinburgh survives the 1827 theatrical fund dinner where Sir Walter Scott claimed authorship of Waverley. David Staples leaves Lincoln manuscripts to California Historical Society. Annie S. Peck of Boston to delegate to Paris Alpine congress and sail in May. Rev. T H James, Oakley Kansas preacher on $50 salary, inherits fortune to endow Oklahoma college and hospital. Joseph R. Herod of Tokyo on leave in Indianapolis returns in September. Dr. George C. Lorimer of Tremont Temple rumored for Columbia presidency. he remains silent.
A compilation of quoted opinions from several newspapers on self government in conquered territories reactions to the Boer War and census etiquette. It touches on restricted self-government in newly acquired islands, perceived political strings and gun power, cross-Atlantic sympathy for Boers, and the need for courteous treatment of census enumerators.
Lieut Hobson comes home and is described as entirely cured. The report warns that a relapse could be fatal, urging mercy from the girls.
A narrator recalls fishing near home with a one and a half pound trout and a smaller catch. He describes May flowers, birds, and a vibrant country scene around Lowell, noting many species and a scenic mountain view. The piece blends nature notes with local gossip, weather recalls, and social tidbits about area people and events.
A popular Central Street piazza will double in size with a sleeker slanting roof, drawing praise for its picturesque shelter. An old horse tied to a Lowell Rendering wagon is led past, its gait and faded eyesight evoking a quiet funeral procession that amused onlookers.
Amusements note a thrilling patriotic drama The Fall of Santiago to be staged by Company M at Huntington Hall Monday evening. Direction by Charles D. Palmer with Lieut Joseph H. Gillow in the lead and Lieut Philip J. McNulty returning to a prominent role. real firing in the battle scene. tickets available at the Huntington Hall box office.
Marshall Darrach will recite Twelfth Night at the Middlesex Women's club on Monday May 21 at 4 p.m. He performs without manuscript and with versatile expression and scholarly interpretation. He has toured the east with success and previously opened a Yale extension course. Mrs Mc Kinley led patronesses in Washington. Sorosis and other clubs welcomed him. seventy five society ladies will be patrons and six ushers.
Judge Pickman of Lowell rejects any political trades with Knox or Ames as he seeks the Republican nomination. He notes limited interactions with Knox and denies forming alliances while Democrats in the district forecast Ames’s likely win with Knox and Pickman contesting for the nomination. The Lawrence News reports the forecast that Ames may secure the Republican nod and Flynn the Democratic nomination.
The census enumerator will finish rounds in Lawrence within two weeks, with the law requiring completion in a fortnight. Population guesses range around 60,000, and some expect 100,000 in 25 years as the city continues rapid growth. The booming real estate market mirrors the population surge, according to the Lawrence News.
The Rev Calvin S Blackwell of First Baptist Church Wilmington delivered a discourse arguing that a newspaper office teaches selfishness in service yet supports community betterment daily with free writing. He contrasted printing and newspapers with legal fees and warned of darkness if papers ceased. Thompson Hardware advertises Hartford special bicycles with Columbia coaster brake at 35 dollars, calling them the best wheel for the money.
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