Litigation Cuts Sam Wood Fund For Musical College
Litigation has reduced a fund of 51,000,000 left by Sam Wood for a musical college to 870,000, leaving only 130,000 to pay the piper. adjoining towns back the shoe string district, preferring another tie. In the orchard, fighting erupts as trees clash, limbs intact. Memorial Day is the correct term, not Decoration Day, reflecting local sentiment. Muscular rheumatism is described as especially persistent.
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Sam Wood
Lowell
California orange and lemon shipping totals and silk factory growth
From November 1 to April 7 this year California shipped 13 000 carloads of oranges and 900 carloads of lemons. In 1859 nineteen factories began producing silk by steam in the United States, and thirteen more were started to make ribbons and other silk goods.
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California
United States
Short Police Court Session Smiles and Sentences
A brief police court session sentenced Joseph Bashaw to ten days in jail and Charlotte D Fisher to six months in the workhouse for alcohol related offenses. Michael M Burke held $400 for superior court on adultery charges and Mary F K Hodge fined $15 for fornication. The superior court heard Thomas H Boyle vs D F Cavanaugh, an action of contract for $150, with Dennis J Murphy for the plaintiff and J J Hennessey for the respondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bashaw
Charlotte D. Fisher
Michael M. Burke
Mary F. K. Hodge
Thomas H. Boyle
D. F. Cavanaugh
Superior Court
Dennis J. Murphy
J. J. Hennessey
Mr. Cavanaugh
Licenses Granted by Board of Police at Last Night's Meeting
The Board of Police approved licenses for multiple merchants and service providers including Edw W Kelly at 267 Middlesex and Kate Bailey at 44 James for common victualler, Thomas F. Dufty at 667 Lakeview for job and express, George Iles at 77 Bartlett as junk collector, William McDonald at 380 Gorham for fish wagon, Celinda Clement at 258 Merrimack as intelligence, and hawkers Fred Chandler of Chelmsford and John F Gillespie at 1388 Cushing. Special officers without pay were named for Nichols Foundry and Farrell's block among others.
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Common Victualler
Edw. W. Kelly
Middlesex
Kate Bailey
James
Minnie L. Donnelly
Hurd
Hermidas Arvisas
Cabot
Catherine Callahan
Concord
George Couzoulos
Market
Dekron Bedegian
James A. Rowan
Tyler
Mabel Spalding
Central
Mary Hanley
Jewett Street
John K. Lyons
Summer Street
Job and Express
Thomas Ff. Dufty
Lakeview Avenue
Theodore Bergeron
W. Third
James Farrell
Adams
Olaf A. Berntson
Gorham
Peter Bedard
Lakeview
George Iles
Bartlett
William McDonald
Celinda Clement
Merrimack
Hawker and Pedlar
Fred Chandler
Chelmsford
Mass
John F. Gillespie
Cushing Street
James K. Jenkins
Nichols’ Foundry
Farrell
Shaw Stocking Co elects directors and votes dividend
At the Shaw Stocking company annual meeting directors were elected: Frank J. Dutcher Freeman B. Shedd Earl A. Thissell Oliver H. Moulton George A. Draper George S. Motley Amasa Pratt John Scott Edward W. Thomas A 3 percent semi annual dividend was approved payable June 1 1901. The company reported improved business and a new mill in full operation.
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Shaw Stocking Company
Frank J. Dutcher
Hopedale
Freeman B. Shedd
Earl A. Thissell
Oliver H. Moulton
George A. Draper
George S. Motley
Amasa Pratt
John Scott
Edward W. Thomas
Banking Chapter Describes Services and Rates
Transacts a general banking business. Issues foreign exchange in multiple currencies. Furnishes safety deposit boxes with private rooms. Pays 4 percent per year in its Savings Department, compounds semi annually, interest begins monthly. Includes banking rooms reserved for a deputory of the United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Shamrock II wrecked in squall during race prep
In London on May 22 a sudden squall damaged Shamrock II and Shamrock I as they prepared for a race with the yawl Sybaritta. Shamrock II lost its topmast and mainmast and sails, leaving the vessel a wreck. King Edward aboard Shamrock II was uninjured with a miraculous escape. no injuries reported.
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London
Yawl Sybaritta
Edward
Suspected Cambridgeport Bank Bomb Suspect Shoots Self
Fred C. Foster a 43 year old carpenter with a wife and three children shot himself at his Cambridge home in the presence of Police Inspector Murray, just after being questioned about yesterdays Cambridgeport National Bank explosion. Foster had sent a $1100 check with no deposit, leading to suspicion he staged the bank blowout to cover the check. He lived twenty minutes from work and had an excellent reputation before.
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Cambridge
Fred C. Foster
Murray
Cambridgeport National Bank
West Point Cadets Dismissed Over Disturbances
Washington May 22. The cadets dismissed from West Point for disturbances are Henry L. Colby John A. Cleveland Traugott F. Teller Raymond A. Linton and Rirchie O. Mahaffer all second class men.
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Washington
West Point
Henry L. Colby
John A. Cleveland
Traugott F. Teller
Raymond A. Linton
Rirchie O. Mahaffer
Saunders's Place and City Politics Turmoil
Attorney-General Knowlton questions civil service legality of Robert V. Saunders's appointment as city farm superintendent and awaits board hearing. Mayor Dimon defends Memorial Day funding, while Alderman Conlon faces intra committee rifts over lands and buildings. Republican caucus seeks to dismiss city hall janitor John H. Fagan amid department shifts.
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Martin J. Courtney
Overseers of the Poor
Hosea M. Knowlton
Civil Service
Robert V. Saunders
City Farm
Body of ex congressman Boutelle taken to Bangor
The body of ex congressman Boutelle was moved to Bangor early today for funeral arrangements. The service is scheduled for tomorrow with local officials preparing a formal tribute.
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Boutelle
Boston
Bangor
Hammond Colliery Idle Over Curley Dispute
In Girardsville Hammond Colliery operated by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company idled as union men refuse to work with contractor Dennis Curley who led a hole driving project for a pump way without the sixteen percent advance paid since last October. Curley was expelled from the union and five hundred men and boys are idle.
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Pottsville
Hammond
Girardsville
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Dennis Curley
Curley
Admiral Sir John Commerell Dies at 92 in London
London reports the death of Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell, chief of the fleet from 1892 to 1899. Born in 1829, he died in London on May 21. He served with distinction in the Royal Navy across a long and storied career.
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London
John Edmund Commerell
City Hall Clock Stops During Holiday Foregone
The city tower clock failed at 6.07 on Monday night and remained halted all day. A regulator was away, and the city messenger inspected the tower seeking an injunction clue but found no red tape in the wheels. The breakdown remains of unknown cause.
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Common Council
John H. Fagan
City Hall
Eee Agan
Public Buildings Department
Carpenter union meeting keeps firm wage demands
The Carpenters' union held their regular meeting Tuesday evening and remained firm in their demands. The union has received requests for 12 carpenters to be sent to Lawrence and 20 to Nantasket Beach, with several large contributions coming from different city crafts.
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Carpenters’ Union
Lawrence
Nantasket Beach
Twenty five Petitions Pushed for Pawtucket Bridge
The Common Council faced a flood of 25 petitions seeking immediate passage of a $55,000 appropriation to build a new Pawtucket bridge, with supporters denouncing repairs as wasteful. The body took no action on the bridge but handled other items, including bridge repairs and funding, while cautioned by the mayor on the city treasury and budget scrutiny.
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Common Council
Pawtucketville
Pawtucket Bridge
Hill
John M. Dunfey
M. Donnelly
Thomas Varnum
D. W. McKenzie
A. J. Sturtevant
Orel K. Dexter
J. J. Colton
H. W. Hyde
F. P. Wolcott
Wm. Collins
George C. Osgood
John B. Cover
Chas. BE. Walsh
L. Soaper
Michael McDermitt
R. W. Hollingworth
Joseph B. W. Coburn
F. H. Butler
H. L. Newhall
C. E. Warden
Thomas May
Joseph Packard
F. H. Crocker
J. W. Kinnan
A. M. Burnham
Central
Dutton
Lawrence Street
Committee
Appropriations
Markham
Ensley
Lebrun
Public Buildings Department
Casey
Alderman Conlon
Mr. Emsley
Emsley
Clark
Roche
Daniel Murphy
Worthen Street
Trinidad
Middlesex North Medical Society
Historic Lowell Street Railway Bill Sparks City Debate
An 1901 dispute centers on House bill No. 1017 to extend corporate powers of the Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill Street Railway. The Lynn and Boston Railroad argues the bill is moot since it absorbed the prior company, while Lowell's officials weigh locating rights and past acts. Correspondence from P F Sullivan and Boston mayor Dimon outlines legal positions and implications for Lowell.
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Lowell
Trolley Trust
Fred C. Gilpatric
State House
Boston
Mass
Sir
Committee On Street Railways
Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill Street Railway Company
Lynn and Boston Railroad Company
Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill
P. F. Sullivan
Lynn & Boston Railroad Co
C. A. R. Dimon
Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen of
City of
Lowell, Lawrence
Christian Hill
Lowell and Suburban Street Railway Company
Lowell Citizen
Globe
Brockton Street Railway
Brockton
Lynn
Brockton Street Railway Company
Shoes Promise Superior Style and Fit for All Occasions
Ladies receive grace and exclusiveness in style with superior materials and workmanship. Shoes hold shape well and transition wearers from experimental to enthusiastic stages. Complete satisfaction guaranteed. True examples of shoe superiority. Price not stated.
City spends on returned soldiers reception raises questions
A Monday night reception for Lowell’s 26th regiment members led to uneconomical bills. Salmon billed 59 dollars for banquet failures and travel to Boston to meet Capt Greig while Alderman Sullivan and Councilman Tilton funded a separate side trip. Badges for the military committee cost 12 dollars, paid for by the city. officials dispute the propriety and amount.
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Lowell
Arthur F. Salmon
Boston
Alexander Greig
Salmon
Poston
John J. Sullivan
Tilton
City Hall
Alderman Sullivan
Sullivan
City Court Hears Injunction Over Memorial Day Funds
Judge Fessenden presided as Manning seeks an injunction to halt further disbursement of city funds, arguing the city council may not have lawfully appropriated Memorial Day money. The matter centers on whether funds already paid out must be returned and if the injunction can restrain the treasurer pending a bill amendment. The hearing set for Tuesday at Boston.
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Dimon
Manning
Fessenden
Qua
Boston
First Baptist Society Elects Officers at Adjourned Meeting
The adjourned annual meeting of the First Baptist society elected officers including Moderator George H. Taylor Clerk Henry L. Tibbetts and Treasurer Rector FP W. Trull with assessors Henry Fuller F. J. Flemings Craven Midgley Auditors W. L. Floyd A. G Walsh A £3000 was voted for the pastor's salary and a month’s vacation. One thousand two hundred dollars was allotted for music and funds set for lighting heating and church care.
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The
First Baptist Society
George H. Taylor
Henry L. Tibbetts
W. Trull
Henry Fuller
F. J. Flemings
Craven Midgley
W. L. Floyd
A. G Walsh
Monks of Malabar at the Opera House with Wilson
Francis Wilson leads the strong company in the season finale Monks of Malabar at the Opera House. Loui Lawton a Lowell debutante appears in a leading role as Loui Mc Laughlin. If the show delights, all chairs may be filled.
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Opera House
Lowell
Francis Wilson
Malabar
Opera
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Board OF Police
Shaw Stocking CO
Foreign Exchange
Letters of Credit
the Traders National Bank
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
King Edward
Challeng
Cambridgeport Bank
West Point Cadets
MR. Saunders’s
Knowlton
Patrick Conlon
Commerell
Children’s Department
Ares
Brrimack Clothing CO
General Treasury Fund
Committee On Finances and Appropriations
Committee On Appropriations
Fort Hill
Livingston
Committee On Commons
Grant
Gorham Street
Committee On Lands and
Oxfords
Laird, Schober & Co
Philadelphia
O'Sullivan Bros
Committee On
Mr. Manning
Court
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