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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
2
City officials announce arrangements for Mayor Dimon s funeral in Park View Avenue and at City Hall. Body lies in state 3 pm today with guard of honor from militia and Grand Army. Public funeral at St Anne s church Friday with limited delegations, burial in Fairfield Connecticut.
The mayor will lie in state at city hall from 3 P M Thursday May 22 until 3 P M Friday May 23 1902 with a G A R guard. A memorial service will be held Friday at 3 P M and a public funeral at St Anne s church at 4 P M. The procession will form an avenue of militia and G A R from city hall to the church. Burial follows in Fairfield Conn. Council committees and city leaders pay tribute to Mayor Dimon noting his charity and service to Lowell.
Both branches of the city government convened in a special session to act on Mayor Dimon's death. They passed joint orders and formed committees to draft resolutions and accompany the body to the burial place.
At 830 o'clock Alderman Badger led the meeting as the roll was called. A resolution by Mr. Derby to declare the mayor's office vacant was debated with mixed votes and then passed. The board adjourned after arranging for a mayor's funeral and state rites.
Alderman Badger called the joint convention to order at 8 45 oclock. The city clerk called the roll and nine al subjects were recorded as present, marking the formal start of proceedings.
The main figure of the Rochambeau monument in Lafayette Square Washington opposite the White House will be unveiled May 24 by the United States government with a notable French mission in attendance.
The New York Sun reports that modern counterfeiting now uses photography rather than engraving, creating lulls as few grasp the method. Authorities note skilled forgers may emerge. government efforts, including the Bank Note Detector, track and report new fakes while most circulating notes remain detectable to tellers.
Temple A Winsloe 18 months William W Lowd one year Alfred Newmarch nine months were sentenced by Judge Stevens in Suffolk county for the ward 21 Republican caucus fraud conspiracy. John Rogers absent defaulted with 3000 bail. Averill and Joslin not charged further as witnesses. The three began their prison terms at South Boston house of correction with duties assigned tomorrow.
O C Gregg of the Minnesota farmers institute surveyed New York state farms and urged Westerners to buy in central New York, arguing eastern land is undervalued. He cited soil decline, overcropping, deforestation, high feed costs, and old farming methods, but endorsed silos, better cattle, improved breeding, reforestation, and intensive fruit cultivation.
A Philadelphia minister admitted he secretly swapped his wife’s pocketbook for his own at a downtown bank to teach her a lesson. The wallet contained new ten dollar bills but no owner could be found. He later returned the wallet and gave its contents to charity.
A Hawaii discovered vegetable remedy named MIDNA is promoted as a replacement for digestive ferments and nerve tonics. It claims to heal diseased organs directly, restore natural gastric flow, nourish nerves and brain, and reverse debility, with Ellingwood & Co. listed as sellers in Lowell Massachusetts.
Capt Crawford, Batangas chief of constabulary, says conditions have improved with renewed energy and life. People are building better homes and living with American standards of comfort sanitation. He credits concentration camp experience with shaping a positive view of Americans as protectors, aiding race relations and reducing hostility.
Worcester May 21 Leon M Hapgood indicted for the murder of Sampson Seaverns at Rutland Jan 19 pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced by Judge Fox to life imprisonment at Charlestown. Hapgood examined by experts for government and defense who agreed in pronouncing him sane. This disposition was made by agreement of Hapgood's counsel and District Attorney Rockwood Hoar.
The 35th annual Means prizes for original compositions at Phillips academy Friday night named winners Lee J. Perrin of New Haven first, Alex W. Bannwart of Boston second, Robert L. Clark of Ansonia third, with speakers including Bannwart, Clark, Perrin, and others on topics like Shylock and Lincoln. Baseball note mentions a 9 to 7 loss to Phillips, and staff changes include Prof J H Ropes declining the principalship.
President Stuyvesant Fish of the Illinois Central railroad has purchased 10,000 acres near Jackson Mississippi. He plans a model farm with 80 acre plots to be worked by white farmers loyal to the company, who will clear and cultivate the land.
Kingstown Saint Vincent reports a major Soufriere eruption last night with tremors across Sunday, fiery cloud rising above the mountain, persistent crater rumblings, ash showers, and mass refuge movements to Kingstown Chateau Belair and Georgetown as residents flee. Nearby ports Castries and Pointe a Pitre note refugees and outbound ships carrying evacuees from Fort de France amid continued volcanic debris.
Z. A. W. argues from experience that cattlemen face relentless westward pressure from settlers, legal displacements, and fence removals, while marauders and sheepmen fuel violence. He details brutal blizzards and deep snow that kill cattle, with future declines in herd numbers and higher beef prices forecast across the civilized world.
A playful tale from Margaret Johnson in the June Woman's Home Companion about cats learning to speak in French German Irish and English. The kittens humorously reveal themselves through human language before finally meowing in English. A closing line notes a man’s heart travels 4,292,000 miles in a lifetime.
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