29 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1899
Page
1
A fragmentary set of observations notes sailors singing aboard a stormbound vessel and a dog burying a prize in a garden. It mentions the defunct Franklin Syndicate, Worcester Agricultural Society electing Hogg as president and Wheeler as secretary, and hints of local politics with Mayor Crowley’s trip to Canada and talk of a lively speak easy scene amid city life.
The Superior Court under Judge Stevens reviewed uncontested divorce decrees including Boyle, Wyse, Hannan, Barnes, Gauthier, Brooks, Irwin, Lewis, Newell, Kelley, Garfield, Hope, Risteen, Keith, Chaffee, Elliott, and Obery. A contested Skilley case was set. Decisions favored the defendant in O Connell vs Cox. Drury et al. vs Jefferson argued. a decree granted in Carrie Thompson vs Thompson. and Cowley vs Twombley moved to file a bill of particulars within 30 days.
J B Goodwin known as the man with weather strips promotes his patented solution to keep chilly drafts out. His performance, though limited in roles, earns praise as the public embraces these strips marketed to replace storm doors. Contact details point to 11 Thorndike Street for coal-saving information.
The paper announces no Courier edition tomorrow due to Thanksgiving observance. Friday’s Morning Citizen will carry a full report of the day’s observance plus local and world news.
Augustus A. Hieber and Blanche H. Young, both of Grotan, were married in this city on November 27 by Rev. A. E. Wilson.
A major Philadelphia blaze started at 6 30 am in Partridge and Richardson on North Eighth Street spreading to Lit Brothers and Lippincotts publishing house. The fire, insured, caused about 3 million dollars in losses with hundreds displaced. A second fire nearby added thirty thousand dollars in damages to a Market Street shoe store.
General Methuen reports a ten hour battle at Modder River where 8000 Boers with two large guns and four Krupps occupied entrenched positions. The British naval brigade aided by railway troops forced the enemy to yield under a blazing sun without food or water. The engagement marked a hard fought British victory.
The Fall River Iron Works cotton mills announce a ten percent rise in wages effective December 11. It is the city’s largest mill, employing about 3000 workers, and comes as a surprise since other mills have given only five percent raises.
Miss Martha R Spaulding of the Denison house Boston spoke at the University vestry yesterday describing the origin of college settlements in England and their uplifting impact on residents. The meeting concluded with afternoon tea.
Three drunks appeared and were each fined five dollars. Bridget McGovern charged with maintaining a liquor nuisance had her case continued for a week as her children were sick and need her care. it was put over again for another week while her children remain ill.
Charles W H Glidden known as Reuben Glidden was arrested by Officer Lennon on a larceny charge. He allegedly posed as a clerk and took about 12 from a woman at the complainant Frank Co Beharrells office. Glidden had not been seen in Lowell for some time.
About 15 spoolers at the Collinsville mill quit work Tuesday morning at about eight o'clock. They say they are not paid a fair day's wages earning 90 cents for ten hours of labor and demand 1.25 dollars daily. They will remain out until paid the higher rate.
Mayor Crowley arrived back this morning from a Canadian trip. His friends expected him later. he chose to spend Thanksgiving Day at home and went directly to his residence after a night of travel rather than to city hall.
A local sewing machine agent reported the loss of a horse and carriage left in front of a Pawtucketville house. An officer recovered the property this morning on the boundary of Hm ery land.
Boston Globe correspondent J N Taylor reports the Twenty-sixth Infantry’s voyage from Plattsburg to San Francisco and on to Manila aboard the Grant. Health remained strong with about two percent sickness. two men were removed for fever, others stayed behind or in hospital. Capt Baker praised Col Rice. Lawrence notes Sunday services and pre deployment training, including first aid instruction and full field equipment inspections. Signal fires warned of insurgent attention as the Grant nears Luzon, with added troops ready to press Aguinaldo’s forces.
Numerous inquiries prompt a potential Saturday afternoon embroidery class beginning December 2 at 2 80 if a sufficient number enrolls. Interested persons may apply at 22 Swan's block club room on evenings or Saturday afternoon. Each class limited to 10 pupils. Teacher will be Mrs Frank Falls of Lawrence famed as a skilled needlewoman.
A vintage Thanksgiving note extols the holiday as a yearly home-coming rich in pleasant associations. It highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trusted remedy for dyspepsia and related ailments, claiming improved appetite and health as a testimonial from N. B. Seeley of Denver in 1874.
The Herald notes continued strength in cotton goods with brown goods in demand and forward buying rising. Export orders are booked far ahead as prices rise, and mills report heavy current business with little appetite for early bookings unless prices advance. Widespread firming across printing cloths, linens, silks, ginghams, and woolens underscores a bullish market with higher schedules expected after the new year.
The Eliot Church parlor group held a business meeting followed by an entertainment. Department chairmen reported, then a box party directed by Arthur W. Chase with assistants Hessie W. Green Maude H. Smith Mabel J. Varnum and Mosere. Roland W. Black and others helped as auctioneers.
At Kirk Street Church a monthly sociable Tuesday evening featured supper under Albert L. Thompson with Laura Cummings assisting. Misses Lawson ran a candy table while Jelle Batchelder led the entertainment. Mina Brooks read, Rachael Sprague played piano, and the Woods and Cashman orchestra provided music.
Fashionable gray overcoats priced from 12 to 22 dollars are showcased in many cuts and styles including light Cambridge and dark Oxford. Finished with hand felled collars and padded lapels, these garments emphasize quality over typical ready made. Merrimack store invites customers to inspect.
Merrimage Clothing announces its location at 60 Main Street as a men’s furnishing store opposite City Hall, inviting customers to browse a range of apparel and accessories.
Francis Charles Plunkett long prominent Lowell physician died suddenly at his residence 281 Worthen Street after a day of improved spirits. He had been ailing for days and collapsed while dressing in the morning after a day at the office. Physicians arrived but he could not be revived, passing at 9:55. He had not been robust since a serious illness five years ago.
Boston on November 28 Patrolman Herbert Nickerson faced charges from Charles L Marren of Lowell for assault with a club dated Oct 13 The Police Commissioner allowed a trial by board majority but Nickerson waived the night Marren testified he and friend Hugh Maguire left the subway near North Station aiming for the 6 17 train and were about to depart when the incident occurred
Francis Charles Plunkett, a longtime Lowell physician born in Ireland, died after a yearslong decline from apoplexy related to failing health. He served in the army, helped build St John’s Hospital, and held civic roles including alderman and city hall commission member, leaving a widow, two daughters, and a son.
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