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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
1
A poem by Margaret E. Sangster in the Womens Home Companion honors a fallen soldier. It contrasts his grave in a churchyard at home with a tropic grave near Manila Bay. The piece recalls his disciplined service, the grieving family, and the sacrifice paid for the flag.
The piece notes the dandelion as the principal statuary on the lawn, mentions Unitarians traveling to the Isles of Shoals this summer, and era hints of conflicts among apple trees and labor backtenders returning after a dispute within a union.
In the afternoon decrees were granted in numerous divorce actions including Delude, Connell, Durrell, Emery, Phelan, Willard, Hart, Newgent, Blakeslee, and Stopp. A long list of uncontested divorces was not finished. several cases were continued. The first case Bates versus Bates was heard before recess. respondent absent, decree granted.
Co. G Dole resumes activity at the old homestead with the monument area opening for a better view after an elm tree east of the monument was removed. No summer electric railway work planned this season. The freeze caused no fruit damage locally and prospects for fruit varieties look excellent. The Primary Teachers union will meet Friday at 4 15 PM in the Paige Street Free Baptist church vestry. All interested in Sunday school work are invited.
A repeated editorial argues that allowing wives to manage household finances would boost savings, suggesting more and larger savings banks would emerge if men granted women control over funds. The piece frames financial empowerment as a path to collective economic growth.
The Traders National Bank welcomes women’s accounts with savings at 4 percent per year compounded monthly. It offers foreign exchange payable worldwide in English German and Swedish. Safety deposit boxes private coupon rooms a ladies section banking hours 8 am to 5 pm weekdays 8 am to 1 pm Saturdays 7 to 9 pm. Depository of the United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts located at 30 to 46 Middlesex Street and 11 Post Office Avenue.
London May 17 General Buller reports the Second division has reached Dannhauser midway between Dundee and Newcastle Natal. The Fifth division repairs the railway from Blandslaagte to Glencoe. the Fourth at Sundays Drift. Seven thousand of the enemy moved north May 14 15. Mafeking relief rumor unsettled by war office. Eloff and Baden Powell clash at Mafeking with 17 killed 90 captured. Mequarlings Nek Modder Poort taken. Hunter near Christiania. Kroonstad unchanged. Forts around Mafeking stormed with seven killed 17 wounded. British losses about 50. An expected relief expedition repulsed yesterday. another fair planned for fall. A long list of prizes awarded in a local event follows.
Arguments were heard by Attorney General Davies on William R. Hearst's bid to restrain the American Ice Co. from operating in New York. No decision was announced.
Off Ocean City New Jersey on May 17 a unknown steamer distressed at sea has been emitting whistle blasts in fog. Three life saving crews have deployed to locate and assist the vessel despite poor visibility.
Burglars entered the Lymansville mills and post office in Lymansville early today. One safe was demolished by nitro-glycerine, but the thieves secured only a small amount of money.
New York on May 17 examination of Charles W Neeley charges of embezzling Cuban postal funds was postponed for one week before the United States commissioner.
A Koping Sweden telegram reports twelve men found shot aboard the steamer Prins Carl. Six were dead and a man was seen escaping in a boat. The incident on the vessel near Copenhagen occurred by May 17.
Acting Commissioner McSweeney announced a single port admitted a record 5583 immigrants in one day aboard six ships. The vessels Grosser Kurfurst 967 Victoria 1122 Westerland 997 Kaiserin Maria Theresa 416 Massilia 1180 Teutonic 900 carried the newcomers.
A large crowd gathered at Prescott hall for the closing night of the bazaar held to aid the new Portuguese church. The entertainment featured dancing for most of the evening and contestants for prizes were announced as successful.
The Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum opened its 23d annual session at the Hotel Windsor in Montreal. Reports praise growth to 200,000 members and an emergency fund over 1,000,000, plus strong council activity and large recent initiations across several cities.
The board of police began a 9 o'clock tour of hotels and saloons to ensure laws are observed. Accompanying the commissioners was Frank B. Dow, a new member to join June 1, who attended by invitation.
On Wednesday at Allston, the Vesper seven were heavily defeated with no Vesper wins. George Sprague led his side with the best score and beat Bean by 9 holes. The Lockwood-Thorne pairing produced solid golf as Wright and Chadwick halved the match.
The mayor appoints James F. Miskella Joseph Miller and Oliver A Libby to the Fourth of July committee with city council members to serve on behalf of Lowell citizens.
Five hundred Foresters from every Massachusetts court gathered at Foresters hall for a Lowell hosted convention banquet. W A Hogan presided as toastmaster as John H. Farrington responded to Our Country, extolling Liberty and the American creed, noting America's role as refuge and beacon for diverse peoples. The event followed a day of business and featured a formal program and eloquent addresses.
The Foresters held an all day session electing officers for the state organization. H F McManus of Fitchburg won sub chief ranger, L S Beatty of Lawrence elected treasurer, and William H Beatty defeated Harrigan for chief ranger. Gallagher won grand secretary, Anderson won recording secretary. Ongoing contests drew wide interest with Worcester factions driving ballots. French delegates asserted one third representation, planning a slate for the grand board. The convention continued into the evening with no extra session planned tomorrow.
Morning Coffee grows into a different article when the Hood Farm aroma and taste are introduced. The piece hints at new sensory notes and potential revivals in flavor profiling, inviting readers to compare brands and reflect on production contexts.
An advertisement extols Cream It will be so rich and delicious that you will say milk is not in it. Hood Farm Cream is implied as the product name and brand in the ad copy.
Pure Jersey cow milk cream advertised as equal to any in the world. Hood Farm Cream available in pints for 30 cents and half pints for 15 cents at markets and grocers.
In a reply to Mr Clement about leasing the Fitchburg to the Boston and Maine President Tuttle cites that the Norfolk and Western ships coal 300 to 400 miles to seaboard and Boston charges 85 cents a ton to Lowell. He argues B and M also supplies 36 miles of tracks in Lowell handles large consignments and domestic coal delivery. factoring costs, the local rate reflects about 25 cents a ton plus 30 cents more for rail handling, totaling under 50 cents per ton for the 26 mile haul.
McAuley Giv es LN and the strike of Hamilton Print Works backtenders ends after the corporation refuses to discharge a non union man named McAuley. Strikers planned to return to work as mill officials arrange provisions, but early morning visit caused confusion halting operations.
At Hibernian hall nearly 300 print workers met last night to settle a strike issue. The backtender who had caused trouble joined the union and workers voted to return to work this morning. William Kershaw of Fall River offered to meet labor leaders in Lowell to discuss the overtime bill and other labor measures debated in the Massachusetts Legislature over the past decade.
Michael Connor faced the police court for drunkenness and assault on Ida Couture after a confrontation on the South common. Judge Hadley fined Connor $5 for drunkenness and $15 for assault, warning against future similar cases. Harry A. Pillard pled guilty to assaulting W. G. Plant after a dispute over remarks about his wife, receiving a $10 fine. John J. Dyer fined $6 and Thos Walsh, Nicholas Direen, and Joseph A. Langlais fined $2 each for drunkenness.
Albert Caldwell aged 18 and Charles Locke hired a canoe on the Charles River near the Causeway. The boat capsized, Caldwell could not swim and drowned while Locke swam to shore and summoned police. A search recovered Caldwell's body. he was the son of N W Caldwell of Roslindale.
The four month old child of Sarah Parsons of 25 Sawtelle Place was buried today with no funeral service after neighbors alleged starvation. Medical Examiner Irish found no conclusive evidence of murder or neglect, declaring the death cause unknown. Parsons, a widow with three other children, says she could not afford milk for the infant despite neighbors offering help. The mother was initially found destitute at childbirth and sent to a hospital. police investigated the starvation claim overnight.
James Dowling aged 35 living at rear 107 Adams street drank carbolic acid this morning just after 9. A doctor and ambulance rushed him to St Johns hospital. The acid was likely 20 to 30 percent purity and he soon regained comfort. Dowling's mental state had been poor two or three weeks and the act is thought to be a suicide attempt. He will be moved to the farm for care.
The office of the superintendent of streets has been filled with men for two days, all seeking jobs on new work. A lively scramble among paving agents targets securing the Market street contract.
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a spring tonic that purports to renew blood and vigor, claiming readers feel active, strong, and refreshed. It notes the product costs $1.00 a bottle and warns constipation reduces effectiveness, recommending Ayer's Pills for laxative relief at 25 cents a box.
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