Lowell Man's Body Found in West Derry
A dead body found Saturday in woods near West Derry N H proved to be James D Phelps of Lowell. He disappeared from Bolton Place off Franklin Street last Tuesday after seeking work in a Stevens Street greenhouse. Death appears from exposure and heart failure amid locomotor ataxia. The body will be buried in Lowell with relatives notified.
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West Derry
N. H
James D. Phelps
Lowell
Bolton Place
Franklin Street
Phelps
Citizen
Stevens Street
Boston
Allen
Worthen Street Methodist Church
Bessie Phelps
Central Street
West Romney
Courier-Citizen
Burkes Carnival Opens With Grand Minstrel, Dances End
The Burkes two day carnival closed Saturday night with a top class minstrel and large balanced chorus led by Edward Murphy. Highlights included Robert Lindsay singing Mary Queen of the Dairy, and Bucky Thornton’s new negro dialect bit. The Bachelor club's many members, a full cast, and Atwood's orchestra provided the lively finale. Judges selected prizes for babies of several age classes with Mrs. Dacey and Dr. Newcomb noting care and cleanliness in sleeping rooms.
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Burkes
Edward Murphy
Quinlan
Arthur Mills
Mary Queen
Robert Lindsay
Bachelor
Harry
Robert
Fred Lindsay
Thomas Flynn
Thomas Flanagan
John Drury
John Devlin
Martin Maguire
Thomas O’laughlin
Hugh Flynn
J. H. Carey
John Curry
Bachelor Club
John Gleason
Peter J. Crowe
John L. Fahey
John O'Connor
Frank E. Devlin
John Rafferty
Thomas P. Flynn
S. P. Hadley
James F. Savage
James Dacey
The
Hadley
Mary Quinn
Mary
Eilen Duton
Edward L. Corcoran
Lillian Burns
Blanche
Beatrice Caron
Prize Baby Show at Huntington Hall
The baby show in Huntington hall Saturday afternoon, linked to the Burkes festival, drew a modest crowd but succeeded in showcasing babies with notable charm and fascination, highlighting the event as a pleasant exhibit of infant display.
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Huntington Hall
First Spiritualist society bean supper in Merrimack Street
A bean supper and entertainment were held at the Odd Fellows hall on Merrimack Street by the First Spiritualist Society on Saturday. Supper ran from five to eight with a program including solos by Miss Phelps and Miss Adams, readings by Mrs May Adams and Julia Burke, a tambourine dance by Ina George Ola Hines Maude Yorke and Mildred York with accompanist Miss Perrin, and more acts.
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Odd Fellows
Merrimack Street
First Spiritualist Society
Miss Phelps
May Adams
Elma
Olga Lofgren
Julia Burke
Ina George
Ola Hines
Maude Yorke
Mildred York
Miss Perrin
Miss Adams
Miss
Community Reading Event Receives Mrs Coggeshall Helpers
Miss Bride leads a reading party with Maude Yorks Ina George Mildred Yorks and Reta Jordan. Miss Coggeshall supervised supper and A E Jordan oversaw entertainment. Emma Lofgren wins the guess cake with Olga Lofgren winning a toilet set from Mrs Anna Coggeshall.
Mines Idle as Railroads Cut Coal Crews
Scranton reports no coal will be mined in the anthracite region tomorrow as companies agree to suspend operations amid a strike. Four-fifths of coal train crews have been laid off and Erie shops at Dunmore will shut down indefinitely, impacting about 800 workers. Local meetings will organize delegates for Hazleton talks while miners debate strategy and officials’ voting influence.
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Scranton
Hazleton
Erie
Dunmore
Hoban
Mitchell
United States
Claims Committee Reports on Damages and Settlements
The joint claims committee inspected sites, held an evening executive session, and considered multiple claims. Graves sought 1482.50 for school annex plans but offered no concessions. other cases were reduced, settled, or referred, including 100 to Ingham, 50 to Correa, and 50 for Dr. McGannon’s horse incident.
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Huntington Hall
Graves
Wiliam H. Bent
P. Lanade
Salem Street
Catherine O'Connell
Eleventh Street
George W. Flint
Willard
Hampshire Street
W. A. Ingham
Church Street
Marie Correa
Emery Street
Mary Doherty
Branch Street
Michael McDonough
Benjamin C. Shaw
Manual
T. G. McGannon
Cabot Street Bridge
PIANOFORTE RECITAL AT GIBSONS HOUSE IN ELEVENTH ST
A refined pianoforte recital was held Saturday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J EB Gibson in Eleventh street. Mrs. Carrie Davis Gilman’s pupils performed over twenty numbers by Behr Bohm Dorn Van Gael Merkel and Engelmay. The ensemble showed marked technical finesse and strong teacher guidance. Performers included Blanche Kilkenny Hazel Brainerd Edith Swan Dorothy Edson Florence Clark Pauline Bennett Louise Gibson Mary Robertson Sophie Bicknell Alice and Edith Erskine Helen Mitchell Helen Spalding Hazel Hanchett Etta Hogan Louise Parker Ethel Gordon Elsie Ampleby Katharine O Donnell Mary Sawyer Athea Spellman and Mabel Harvey.
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J. EB. Gibson
Eleventh Street
Carrie Davis Gilman
Behr
Bohm
Dorn
van Gael
Merkel
Engelmay
Blanche Kilkenny
Hazel Brainerd
Edith Swan
Dorothy Edson
Florence Clark
Pauline Bennett
Louise Gibson
Mary Robertson
Sophie Bicknell
Alice
Edith Erskine
Helen Mitchell
Helen Spalding
Hazel Hanchett
Etta Hogan
Louise Parker
Ethel Gordon
Elsie Ampleby
Katharine O'Donnell
Mary Sawyer
Athea Spellman
Mabel Harvey
Bicycle Fall Confines Rev. Huntinton At Home
Rev C W Huntington was injured in a Saturday bicycle accident on Westford street while returning from a Battles home meeting. He lost consciousness, suffered a broken bone in the right arm and severe facial and body bruises, and will be housebound for several days.
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C. W. Huntington
Westford Street
Huntington
Battles Home
Miners Locked Out Near Hazelton By Two Companies
In Hazleton Pennsylvania two independent mining firms Beaver Meadow and Lattimer locked out their workers last night anticipat ing a protracted dispute. Engineers firemen and pump runners remain at work to keep water from flooding the mines. Lattimer suspends work on rebuilding a fan house damaged by fire to prevent gas buildup in a slope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Beaver Meadow
Lattimer
Reception for Rev Garrigan D D Grand event in city
Final arrangements for a May 28 reception at the Knights of Columbus hall honor Rt Rev Philip Garrigan D D the elevation to bishop. An orchestra will play and leaders will wear white yellow and purple badges. Cathedral ceremonies at St Michael's Springfield on May 25 will bring church dignitaries and local priests.
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Philip Garrigan
Knights of Columbus
Garrigan
St. Michael's Cathedral
Springfield
Belvidere Woolen Co Certificate filed 1902 meeting notes
Belvidere Woolen Manufacturing Co of Lowell Mass filed its certificate April 25 1902 and held annual meeting March 4 1902 with Benjamin Phipps as president and C A Stott as treasurer The company reports capital stock 200000 assets total 343680.46 liabilities equal 343680.46 including real estate machinery cash and debts Receivables and stock in process among shareholders are F H Rindge C A Stott Alice Dudley Helen Means E B Wilder and others
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Belvidere Woolen Manufacturing Company
Lowell Mass
Benjamin Phipps
Charles A. Stott
C. A. Stott
F. H. Rindge
Alice M. Dudley
Helen G. Means
E. B. Wilder
Alice Farnsworth
Commercial Bulletin
Slave-Holding Ants and Their Raids
The article describes slave-holding ants of Polyergus and related races, noting their trained instincts altered to form marching phalanxes. These ants lack work and feeding abilities, relying on slaves for nourishment, offspring care, and orchestrated raids led by forehead signals. The process forms compact columns of up to fifteen hundred ants advancing in straight lines, with occasional halts as heads reorient.
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August Forel
International Monthly
Pierre Huber
Queen's Sandringham Cottages Spotlight Her Majestys Kindness
Peirson's Magazine May issue highlights the Queen Consort's care for Sandringham villagers. It recalls transforming cottages from decay to modern homes with ivy clad exteriors, gardens, ample rooms, and practical facilities. Alexandra row cottages symbolize the estate's improved living standards.
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King Edward
Sandringham
Norfolk
Alexandra
Peirson
Textile Council Meeting Yields Routine Actions
The Textile council held a meeting yesterday afternoon and processed routine matters with no major decisions or actions reported.
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Textile Council
Circus Riot at Beziers Forces Troop Deployments
Barnum and Bailey's circus faced a violent riot in Beziers as about 7000 spectators fought to enter a packed tent. Several workers were injured, one with a likely fatal skull fracture. Troops restored order. the show ended and preparations began to move on to Carcassonne. Similar trouble occurred at Cette and Narbonne.
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Beziers
France
Barnum and Bailey's Circus
Carcassonne
Cette
Narbonne
New England Telephone petitions Lowell for pole location
Lowell Massachusetts May 6 1902 the New England Telephone and Telegraph company petitions the board of aldermen for location of poles and wires in Royal Street west side between Sheldon street and opposite No 36 a plan shows pole locations the company reserves space for one cross arm at the top for municipal wires to be erected under city supervision Signed James McCelholm Inspector of Wires.
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Lowell
Mass
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts
Mayoria
Massachusetts
Royal Street
Sheldon Street
James. McCelholm
Quarantine Extended Over Cholera On Warren
Manila reports another cholera case aboard the army transport Warren. The ship and passengers will be held in quarantine for five more days after already being quarantined over ten days. Cholera totals include 913 cases and 786 deaths in Manila with 2710 cases and 1970 deaths in the provinces.
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Manila
United States Army
Warren
Unalaska Volcano Disturbances Reported in Ash Clouds
The Alaska Commercial reports from Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands that earthquakes have shaken the area and ash coverings from a western volcano are observed with every westerly wind. Notices reach Unimak of ash falls signaling volcanic activity nearby.
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San Francisco
Alaska Commercial Company
Unalaska
Aleutian Islands
Unimak
Maj. Gen. Rosecrans Burial at Arlington Planned
Ceremonies of impressive character will mark the burial of Maj. Gen. W. S. Rosecrans at Arlington Saturday. The body is en route from California where it lay in a vault after his death. Arrangements are by the Society of the Army of the Cumberland.
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Washington
W. S. Rosecrans
Arlington
California
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Abductress Clara Taylor Arrested in Rome Case
Washington dispatch reports Consul Pearson informing Ambassador Meyer of Clara Taylor arrest and jailing at Seno Remo for abducting her niece Margaret Taylor as of May 11.
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Washington
United States
Meyer
Rome
State Department
Pearson
Clara Taylor
Margaret Taylor
Seno Remo
Vital Statistics Report of Deaths Week Ending May 10 1902
List of deaths with ages and causes including Sarah A Russell 72 heart disease Catherine Murphy 58 pneumonia Arthur G Batchelder 41 pneumonia Dorothy R Currier 91 old age Bernard Gilroy 58 apoplexy Ann Flanagan 54 cirrhosis Catherine Eagan 48 intestinal obstruction Rachel Clark 40 phthisis John J Washington 28 liver disease Oscar Duchene 2 pneumonia Rosanna Little 88 enteritis Sarah Mullaney 61 paralysis Delima Bois 59 heart disease Gladys M Clark 16 nephritis James Kennedy 4 accidental drowning Walter Marchand 7 months pneumonia Mamie Sweeney 7 months brain disease Granville D Darling 62 cerebral hemorrhage Alfred Lemire 2 meningitis Walter Cutter 6 months malnutrition John E Cutter 4 months intestinal obstruction Louis R Descelle 76 heart disease Lycurgus K Watson 65 disease of Margaret H Fife 50 gastritis Wilfred L Snow 31 pneumonia Alma Perrault 9 months bronchitis Joseph Pendergast 1 month convulsions George Blood 73 paralysis Delina Gagnon 55 meningitis Thomas Davis 45 nephritis City Clerk Girard P Dadman.
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Sarah A. Russell
Catherine Murphy
Arthur G. Batchelder
Dorothy R. Currier
Bernard Gilroy
Ann Flanagan
Catherine Eagan
Rachel Clark
John J. Washington
Oscar Duchene
Rosanna Little
Sarah Mullaney
Delima Bois
Gladys M. Clark
James Kennedy
Walter Marchand
Mamie Sweeney
Granville D. Darling
Alfred Lemire
Walter Cutter
John E. Cutter
Louis R. Descelle
Lycurgus K. Watson
Margaret H. Fife
Wilfred L. Snow
Alma Perrault
Joseph Pendergast
George Blood
Delina Gagnon
Thomas Davis
Girard P. Dadman
Mortuary Report for Week Ending May 10 1902
The board of health reports a population of 99 574 with 30 deaths under five and 9 acute lung diseases. The weekly death rate is 15.66, down from 25.07 and 20.93 in the prior two weeks. Infectious diseases listed include scarlet fever 1 diphtheria 11 measles 5 smallpox 2.
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Courier-Citizen Company
W. Derry
Claims Committee
Rev. C. W. Huntington
Hazelton
FR. Garrigan
D. D
Belvidere Woolen CO
Queen OF England
Sandringham Cottages
Barnum & Bailey’s
Wire Department
City Hall
Gen. Rosecrans
Vital Statistics
Mortuary Report
Board OF Health
New England
Detroit
Chicago
Louis
St. Louis
Pullman
J. D. McoBrain
N. B. Pass
R. H. Pannill
N. E. Tourist Agt
Washington St
H. B. McClellan
Broadway
New York
C. S. Crane
G. P
T. A. St. Louis
Sapolio
Avex
Speirs
Main St
Westbroo*s
Maine
Drugpistr
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