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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
3
Beacon Hill May 18 Senate ways and means committee favorably reported a bill to provide for the maintenance of the Lowell textile school. The same session reported a bill to legalize the acts of Dracut town in electing library trustees.
The House ordered a third reading on Carey of Haverhill’s eight hour day for state and county workers with Driscoll’s county referendum amendment. Debates covered indigent children care, gas pricing, legacy taxes, constable appointments, gypsy moth funding, Memorial Hall paintings, Cape Cod canal, women and minors labor hours, lobster size, and stock advertising bans before adjourning after employer liability discussions.
The Senate reported bills to legalize town library trustee elections in Dracut and allow Hopkinton to issue securities for land purchase and a new town hall. Senator Kelcher moved reconsideration of the vote on elected US senators by the people. the motion passed and the matter was tabled to Tuesday. Bills engrossed include Stony Brook improvements Boston boundary atlas distribution insane commitment Springfield public works.
The Essex County grand jury reported no bill against Fred W. Gay Gustavus Trott and Arthur D Moorehouse in the Pats Day manslaughter case that killed John Moynihan. Moynihan died from a rifle bullet during target practice across the Merrimack river.
Dr Edward C Beckett of 1149 Albany street was driving on Massachusetts avenue between Boylston street and Huntington avenue when his horse became frightened and the doctor lost control as a lively checkout occurred shortly before seven this morning in Boston.
A horse turned from a short run and dashed through the liquor saloon door of Michael Tierney at 216 Massachusetts Avenue. The door was demolished. the horse sustained severe neck cuts but was not seriously hurt. Dr. Beckett in the carriage remained uninjured.
Boston May 18 The grand jury of the United States circuit court returned an indictment against Francis Truth for violation of postal laws on an attempt to defraud Simon Flashman faced an indictment for selling cigars from an unstamped box He pleaded not guilty Willis E Shaw assistant postmaster of Florence was indicted for embezzlement of 206 Also named were Myron Johnson charged with stealing a money order Augustus H Grosse charged with passing counterfeit money and Abraham Bearce charged with violation of internal revenue laws regarding cigars
Violence flares as St Louis street car strike tightens. At West End Coliseum a resolution calls on unions and sympathizers to quit work after next Saturday. A motorman is shot, crowds clash along Transit lines, police disperse rioters, and ties to revoke franchises are advanced by the House of Delegates.
Two hundred workers at the Driggs Seabury Gun and Ammunition company quit work in Derby Connecticut after machinist John Elliott was discharged for objecting to a non union foreigner on his planner. The union men demanded reinstatement and when refused walked out.
Nashua May 18 delegates at the New Hampshire Federation of Women’s Clubs met for a morning session with papers on Folk Lore by Mrs. Clara Patch and forestry by Mrs. Ellen Mason. Reports on charities and corrections urged abolishing chained insanity in county farms. Education topics were reviewed and an afternoon talk by Mrs. Susan Bancroft outlined positive progress. Dr. Walter Fernald spoke on Feeble Minded care and education.
Charles H. Smith owner of Lieut. Gibson deposits a certified check for 5000 dollars as forfeit in a race claim that Lieut. Gibson can beat any horse in the world none barred. The wager is $50000 with the horse facing all competitors, location Louisville Kentucky, date May 18.
Louis Farrar, enraged by his wife's refusal to speak to him on the street, shot her in North Adams, with the bullet lodging in her lung and threatening recovery. He also shot his brother Leonard in the neck. Leonard survived. Farrar, who had been drinking after separation from his wife, was arrested after a chase with Officer Major. The wife’s sister carried her home. doctors voiced slight hopes of recovery, while Leonard's injuries were minor. Farrar had prior legal troubles regarding the wife and children, and investigators pursued related divorce tensions. The report also includes multiple endorsements for Peruna from various individuals across several states, praising its effects on catarrh and dyspepsia.
Fifteen female students at the State normal training school in Willimantic Connecticut were suspended by the faculty for flirting and conduct not fitting future teachers. All accused hail from Norwich and travel by train daily. The policy suspends any student who makes the trips for one week, with no names released. Public opinion is harsh and some officials question the action.
The New York Sun notes that about 75 percent of jack knives and heavy varieties are now made in the United States, with over 60 percent of knife value produced domestically. Imports chiefly supply fine pens from England and Germany. American firms offer up to 700 varieties, with hand forged blades among the best. Penknives cost retail from $1 to $4, while single blade jack-knives sell wholesale for 75 cents a dozen, and fine pens reach $30 a dozen.
A nearly new cottage of seven rooms with bath and 300 feet of land is offered at 1250 dollars with 100 dollars cash and six percent interest. The owner, moved from the city, pledges to sell. A double tenement on old ward 5 main street rents for 30 dollars a month. Call T H Elliott at 64 Central Street for full particulars.
Bradstreet notes weakened prices across pork butter cheese wool cotton petroleum and lead with slight gains in wheat and strong structural material. Domestic activity remains constrained though bank clearings and railroad earnings rise. large Pennsylvania mills shut for repairs while Pacific coast trade improves. Failures edge up year over year as Canada reports fair trade.
In Stockton May 18 two Yosemite Valley stages were held up at Big Neck Flat by a single robber. He took about $200 from passengers but did not molest the ladies. A Wel’s-Margo Express treasure-box was not disturbed and the outlaw escaped.
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