02 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1898
Page
1
A miscellany piece contrasts rural harvest imagery with urban life and Militia era talk. It notes farmers should save Apple crop proceeds in real estate mortgages until state care returns, and comments on Reed of banco fame. It predicts many men of mark will be present next Tuesday.
A list of Whom high school regiment members who passed the recent corporal exams shows Jantzen Stokham Gray Sawyer Mann Staples Bryant Spaulding achieving 100 percent. Others scored 97 to 77 percent, including Knowlton Howard Ward Nesmith Coburn Racicot and more.
In Wei Hai Wei November 2 all British warships including Centurion Narcissus Hermione Whiting Fame Hardy and Peacock are ready for sea at an hour's notice. Other battleships at Che Foo are sealing to full capacity as secrecy surrounds possible imminent operations. A large Russian fleet gathers at Port Arthur
Despatch from Wei-Hai-Wei reports grave war prep in England and Anglo French tensions. It suggests Russia may seize New Chiang to force its aims in the Far East, a move Britain cannot permit, per London observers.
The Soleil denounces U S peace commissioners as hypocritical, accusing them of seeking to seize Spain's colonies while leaving Spain liable for the debts, framing it as a holy war to secure Cuban independence and criticizing liberals, democrats, and republicans.
Chicago today reports Siemens & Halske Electric Co of America weighing a proposal from the Japanese government to form a Chicago syndicate capitalized at ten million dollars. The venture would install and operate electric street car lines and light and power plants within the Mikado’s domain, marking another step in Japan’s modernization drive.
Ambulance meets patient at station then to hospital. Soldiers request flannels and medical aid during the session. Dr Harrington commends Mr Arthur F Salmon for his arduous relief work for soldiers. Lowell branch praised by Boston association for following up returnees and aiding sick men.
In police court James Taylor and Michael J. Noonan, both tavern clerks, pleaded guilty to illegal liquor sales on the Lord’s day. Each fined $50 and ordered held on $300 bonds for superior court appeals. The session included eight drunks with varied fines and sentences, plus multiple continuances and youth cases, all reflecting a busy municipal docket.
The Lowell and Suburban Street Railway replaces transfer pictures with three words male female and special. Special transfers cover delays or unusual boarding when issued on date and accepted on any line. Groups classify routes and new transfer stations are set at specified crossings for each group.
San Francisco reports the transport Peru arriving from Manila via Nagasaki with 20 soldiers ill or exhausted. It carried 1500 sick men on Oct 5, doctors alarmed by smallpox progress, noting 10 deaths in one day. Filth in canals blamed on Chinese residents as disease source.
The Lowell Volunteer Aid association reported on soldiers under care, noting many seek work. The general committee planned to coordinate with Mayor Bennett to secure jobs, while Dr. Harrington gave the Bay State men’s recovery update. Ten men are still away, with two at Fort Monroe and others in New York Porto Rico and Boston.
The millinery teacher at the Y W C A is ill and cannot hold tonight's session. The next lesson is scheduled for Wednesday November 9.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for disease caused by impure blood. It claims the tonic strengthens the system, expels disease germs from the blood, and prevents illness, listing scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia rheumatism and catarrh among its cures and urging readers to buy at drugstores.
The piece surveys the Fifth Massachusetts race with Knox as the perceived winner. Flynn faces criticism from Lowell Democrats, while Republican clubs gain energy. It notes Knox’s Lowell speech and a lack of action in municipal campaigns, contrasting Democratic and Republican dynamics in Lawrence, Lowell, and surrounding towns.
The committee on claims will meet Friday night to discuss the Westford street paving contract. The city clerk has inquiries from several cities about the Currier counting system for Australian ballots. Frederick O. Blunt is elected supervisor of music and to commence duties this week.
The city police board held a session to review charges against Merrimac house Farragut house and the old Washington tavern finding liquor sales occurred contrary to law under the licensees employe s supervision They will not revoke licenses now but will prosecute the employes Michael J Noonan Frank Carey and James Taylor The board warns licensees to control their staff or risk license revocation and directs the superintendent to press charges against the clerks on duty this morning
The jury found Daniel Hastings guilty of attempting to poison Alexander Robichau of Framingham. David Hennessy of Cambridge was convicted of breaking and entering and jailed two years. Snowden alias C H Allen and Millard of Cambridge were found guilty of breaking and entering and received 15 and 18 months. Shirkovsky and Mally of Newton faced rape charges concerning a 16 year old Russian girl, Anna Rakowski. Case adjourned to next week for Hastings sentence and further proceedings.
Miss Anna Wood of this city wed Mr. Andrew Waugh of Boston at St. John's Episcopal Church in Lawrence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Henry Wood officiated. They will reside at 87 Clifton Street Roxbury and host after January 1. OBITUARY notices include Mary C Cooper and Thomas Duffy with brief family details. Funeral of Marguerite M White noted.
A public notice warns citizens not to pay for advertising in a sheet claimed to benefit Centralville M. I. church. The church publicly states it is not issuing such material and has no one authorized to solicit funds.
The notice extols Hardi fold Double Texture Garments for underwear claiming they resist shrinkage with intelligent laundry, surround the body with warmth, and offer superior hygienic value compared to cheaper underwear, though at a higher price.
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