Fragmented 1910s era notes mix Yale color and funerals
A reader fragment references Yale colors, President Dwight's resignation, and various names. Mentions Hardy an nual Brother Stem, Uncle Sam proposals, a Thanksgiving turkey gift, and a $15,000 price for Star Pointer at Lick Observatory. Notes on fraternal lodges OOF and UAM, burial in Phillips Me, and Hugh F McCarthy funeral on Riverside Street with Rev Fr Burke and undertaker Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick Observatory
Hugh F. McCarthy
Riverside Street
Owen Mehan
Patrick, Lynch
Terrence Farley
Cornelius O'Neil
Burke
Savage
The Cotter's Saturday Night Chair at Bekington Library
The piece where Burns wrote The Cotter's Saturday Night sits in Cheshire's Bekington free library, bought by founder Joseph Mayer for the poet's son. A Persian varnish once protected rocks from weathering, lasting to today as the rocks erode beneath.
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Burns
Cotter
Bekington Free
Cheshire
Joseph Mayer
B. C
Defenders Dominate City Tournament Match at Les Miserables
The Defenders outscored the Tigers by 325 pins in the Les Miserables alleys city tournament clash last night, delivering a decisively one-sided victory. Tigers struggled as Defenders pulled ahead early and maintained the lead throughout, with the final score showing a wide margin.
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Les Miserables Alleys
Tigers
Thanksgiving Night Concert Likely At Odd Fellows Hall
Most plan to go somewhere on Thanksgiving night and the Lowell concert at Odd Fellows hall promises top artists this season. The program offers quality and variety, with high demand for seats. Tickets are on sale now at Ellingwood's.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Lowell
Ellingwood’s
London speaker to give five illustrated lectures
Mr Robarts Harper of London will deliver five illustrated lectures at Kirk Street church under the Men's League on December 29 January 9 19 29 and February 7 Season tickets cost 1 and single admission is 25 cents On site at Brazer Co s by H B Sewall There is a load off my mind said the Italian woman as she deposited seven bushels of coal she had picked up along the railroad tracks.
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Robarts Harper
London
Kirk Street
Men’s League
Brazer & Co
H. B. Sewall
Chicago Daily News
Manila's Elite Arrive to Seek McKinley Aid and Restitution
Don Maximo Cortez and brother Don Angel Cortez, Manila's wealthy clan, travel to Washington to press for annexation and to recover seized property from the Spanish era. The group includes Claudio Reina Pedro Yrungue Juana Mantella Estephan Yrungue and Amalia Mellisco. A consul letter notes the Cortez family's loyalty to the United States and their wartime contributions.
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San Francisco
Cal
Don Maximo Cortez
Don Angel Cortez
Manila
Washington
McKinley
United States
Claudio Reina
Pedro Yrungue
Juana Mantella
Estephan Yrungue
Amalia Mellisco
Don Maximo
Hong Kong
Cortez
Philippine Islands
Islands
Dewey
Gen. Merritt
Merritt
Gen
Otis
Rounsevelle Wildman
Six Nations to Rule World Says Sulloway
Rochester Nov 22 Congress man Cyrus A Sulloway reelected to a third term predicts a postwar world dominated by six nations Great Britain United States Russia Germany Japan and France He argues Americans should keep new territories including the Philippines to open markets and cites the survival of the fittest with Anglo Saxon expansion as a force.
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Rochester
Cyrus A. Sulloway
Philippines
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Germany
Japan
France
Mr. Sulloway
102 New Voters Added by City Registrars in Monday Sessions
Registrars of voters added 102 names to the voter list after two busy Monday sessions. The new voters include John H. Mellen, Edward F. Lamson, Michael O’Brien, James H. Birchall, Cassius W. White, Addison Ilsley, and Joseph Larro among others, listed by ward with street addresses across Ward 1 through Ward 4. The expansions cover multiple streets and courtyards, reflecting broad participation across districts.
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John H. Mellen
Garnet
Thos. J. Sherry
Middlesex
Edward Fr. Lamson
John Lavin
Appleton
George M. Campbell
Paige
Patrick T. Ledwick
Michael O’brien
James H. Birchall
Massachusetts Corporation
William H. Butler
Boott Corporation
Michael J. Byrne
John Grogan
Reed’s Court
Raymond J. Pearson
Third
Thos. McDermott
George
Thos. Pollitt, Jr
French
Patrick F. Burns
Michael Mulligan
Tremont
William O'Malley
Colburn
Geo. D. Jaques, Jr
Fletcher
Joan P. Sullivan
Axel T
Orris R. Wilson
School
Samuel H. Geddes
Grove
James E. Fitzgerald
Bellevue
Sumner G. Daggett
Broadway
Everett R. Howard
Liberty
Joseph Larro
Brooks
Ward
James EB. Butler
Hudson
Patrick J. McDermott
Michael W. Coughlin
Chambers
John T. Regan
Molloy
Contractors Barred From City Roofing Contract
Local roofers J. W. Bennett & Co. and Frank L. Weaver are ineligible for the Manual Training school addition project due to a city statute prohibiting officials from selling to the city. Mayor Bennett and Water Board member Weaver are named. Superintendent True must hire out-of-city roofers to perform the work.
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J. W. Bennett & Co
Frank L. Weaver
Bennett
Weaver
Water Board
True
City Council Holds Tonight Meetings on Budgets
City council will meet in two branches this evening along with committees on the assessors department and sewer department expenses. The sewer committee received a detailed department statement. Col Pindar and Purchasing Agent Barnard are buying 500 pounds of turkey for Thanksgiving at the city farm.
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C Committee
Sewer Department
Col
Pindar
Barnard
Ho for the Beach Man In Carriage Crash Near Hildreth
John Doherty known as Ho for the Beach man was thrown from a carriage when his horse startled by an electric car at Bridge and Merrimack streets. The carriage toppled near the Hildreth building, Doherty was shaken but unharmed apart from shock. two men halted the charge.
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John Doherty
Hildreth
Bridge and
Merrimack Streets
Hildreth Building
Mr. Doherty
ChurchesPledge Food for Thanksgiving Dinner to Young Men
Churches that pledged articles of food for the Thanksgiving dinner to young men are asked by the committee to leave supplies at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms by Wednesday afternoon or no later than 3 o'clock on Thanksgiving Day. Food must be ready in time to set tables and serve.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Soldiers seek work at Ministry-at-Large rooms
The Ministry-at-Large rooms were open from 10 to 12 this morning with Mr. Salmon meeting soldiers seeking work. Many new applications were registered and members of the Volunteer Aid association attended as requisitions for underclothing and related items were processed. The rooms will be open to soldiers and Mr. Salmon will be present on Friday mornings only.
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Ministry-at-Large
Mr. Salmon
Volunteer Aid Association
Inspector Allen Plans Trip To Newark For Prisoner Reilly
Inspector Allen will depart this afternoon or evening for Newark New Jersey and expects to return with prisoner James I Reilly on Thursday morning as previously reported he had not left Lowell yesterday.
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Inspector Allen
Lowell
Newark
N. J
James i. Reilly
Huntress Set For Purchasing Agent Nomination Rally
The Republican caucuses on Saturday focus on Huntress as a purchasing agent candidate with ward canvassing planned. Endorsements favor Bennett for mayor loom large, while Barnard and Lawton supporters mobilize. ward structures form, speeches planned, and a citywide push to win caucus loyalty proceeds.
Two Company M Men Taken to St John’s Hospital
Corporal James Ryan and Frank O’Malley of Company M were taken by ambulance to St. John’s Hospital this morning suffering from malaria. Both cases are described as serious.
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S J. St. John’s Hospital
James Ryan
Frank O'Malley
St. John’s Hospital
Old Time Pilot Dies at Port of Call in Newburyport
Obituary note for Capt. Moses Pettingell of Newburyport recounts his years as a government inspector and friend to the poor. Also reported: Louis Audette 64 dies at 191 Salem street. funeral at St. Joseph's. Alvin J. Goodwin, 50, dies at city hospital, long connected with Davis and Mann furniture.
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Moses Pettingell
Newburyport
Death
Heaven
Louis Audette
Salem Street
St. Joseph's
Third Order of St. Francis
The
Society of the Holy Family
L’union St
St. Joseph’s Church
Alvin J. Goodwin
City Hospital
Davis and Mann
Middlesex Street
Drunkards Dominate Hadley Court With Fines and Sentences
In Police Court at Hadley J was told only drunks appeared. Two released, two fined one dollar, three fined five dollars. Almond Shucke pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined. De John Moran claimed illness and argued he was not drunk, but was found guilty and sent to the workhouse for five months. Annie Doran received one year at Sherborn reform school. Superior Court cases followed, with Herbert P. Jefferson v Rev Geo Wright continued and Albra G. Stiles v Sarah S. Snow of Dracut closely contested over described real estate in Pleasant Street.
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Hadley, J
Almond Shucke
John Moran
Lennon
Burnett
Annie Doran
Reformatory For Women
Sherborn
Aiken, J
Herbert P. Jefferson
Geo. C. Wright
Albra G. Stiles
Sarah S. Snow
Dracut
Mr. Stiles
Stockwood D. Snow
Pleasant Street
John J. Harvey
Edward D. McVey
Local Lowell Figures and Community Appointments
Lieut. EK W Thompson long time Lowell council member and early member of Royal Arcanum joined Aug 7 1877 and paid all assessments totaling 370.20. Lowell council No 8 has 746 members since Aug 2 1877 with Thompson as member 15. Other locals include candidates for revenue service Millett Leighton Archibald, Capt Shaw remains unchanged, Rev Richards accepts Hillside Church post beginning Dec 1, Geo Burns visiting, and locals Trull Fitzgerald return from Dartmouth for Thanksgiving.
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EK. W. Thompson
Lowell Council
Royal Arcanum
W. W. B. Fund
Lieut. Thompson
Revenue Service
Roscoe E. Millett
Walter F. Leighton
Albert R.archibald
Lowell
FE. H. Shaw
Chelmsford
John P. Richards
Hillside
Dracut
Geo. E. Burns
Herbert Trull
Harold Fitzgerald
Tewksbury
Dartmouth College
Deaths Reddan in this city at age 15 years 8 months
Vina Reddan daughter of Michael and Catherine Reddan died at home 19 Sout Whipple Street. An obituary notes her death on November 22 and gives age as 15 years 8 months. An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh with pricing and mailing details from El Brothers of New York.
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Reddan
Sout Whipple Street
Vina
Michael
Catherine Reddan
Ely
el Brothers
Warren Street
New York
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Nota Bene
Yale
Dwight
Mr. Crowley
Brother Stem
Spain
Sam
Centralville Lodge
Lexington Council
Philips, Me
Buckley
McCrann
Jorden
Ee Neon
Grimes
Murphy O
J. Lyons
the Traders National Bank
Post Office
F. Bilt Casiler
Dows
W. Dows & Co., Props
Lowell, Mass
Newhall
Charles T. McCann
Lyon
Frederick J. Duniay
Gorham
Thos
Conners
Central
Arthur J. Dion
Orrin KR. Griffin
James FE. Moore
Summer
Theron Stirk
John O'Hare
Tyler
Daniel Leahy
John F. Troarke
William Dwyer
Wall
Webster Avenue
Bernard Logan
Lakeview Avenue
George J. Riordan Tucket
Homer L. P. Turcotte
Riverside
Edwin F. Little
Mt. Hope
William J. Collins
Boulevard
Joseph Gravelle
East Meadow Road
Arthur Chouinard
Cabot
Alex. Camiel
James
Artemas B. Woodworth
Oakland
Henry P. Goodwin
Cornelius J. Harrington
Pleasant
George W. Davis
Chestnut
Eddie F. Labounty
Fort Hill Avenue
Charles McCaffrey
Bertlett
Paw
SIX Nations
Sulloway
City Hall
Hood
Flood’s
America
Huntress
Charles H. Kimball
Fisher H. Pearson
Col. Bennett
Sunday Press
Ione C Wilson
William Mounsell
Wilson
Hounsell
Ayor
Mr. Houneell
Burton H. Wiggin
O. D. Wilder
Ward 3
Thomas J. McLaughlin
Ward 4
Dem
Colonel Bennett
Frederick Lawton
Lawton
Burbank Hall
Henry L. Huntress
At & O
E. B. Conant
Ward E
George E. Stanley
Burton H. Wiggim
Burton H. Plaisted
Samuel Black
Walter E. Atwood
Arthur Staples
Archie Goodwin
Herbert A. Wright
Herbert Paine
William Martin
Wm. H. Wiggin
Wiggin
Walter E. Markland
William D. Whitter
George Emsley
Henry Hatch
Frank A. Carlson
B. H. Wiggin
Josiah Harriman
Boston
Ward 6
Bennett Club
Bridge Street
Andrew E. Barrett
Barrett
George W. Brown
Westford Street
George W. Ballou
Republican Club
Branch Street
Cr. H. Clough
Common Council
Stromquist Avenue
Edward J. Rigney
Vermont
Rhode Island
New England
Banner Market
Prescott Street
Cor, Howard and
Middlesex Sts
Aureate
O’sullivan Bros
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