Oldest Lowell daily notes October weather outlook
The Lowell Daly Courier describes October as a beautiful day yesterday with pleasant morning and overcast noon. Boston reports a New England forecast of rain tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures and increasing east winds, plus a storm warning from Cape Cod to New Haven and an advisory from Boston to Eastport noting a northeast moving storm center in Georgia.
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Middlesex County
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Boston
New England
Maine
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New Haven
Eastport
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Courier Citizen Company Telephone Numbers
Editorial rooms and departments listed with internal extensions 31 3 31 4 31 5. Patrons urged to use care in calling and to direct ads, non delivery of papers, address changes, and business inquiries to the business office at extension 31 5.
Lawrence War Reflects Democratic Disorder at Convention
The Lawrence convention saga reveals deep Democratic disarray and clashes over nomination legality. Bruce delegates claim a legal call and sole nominee, while Sparks supporters decry manipulation and boy off. Col Ames appears untroubled as Sparks rivals gasps for breath amid a sensational, boyish display.
Fall River editorial questions coal bin voting rhetoric
A Fall River paper decries partisan smears urging voters away from the Republican ticket as nonsense and urges readers to judge by past experience rather than inflated claims tied to coal and meat prices. It argues the coal business has no political leash and mocks the idea of a coal strike forcing votes.
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Fall River
Republican Party
Coal Trust
Political campaigns and labor conflicts in Lawrence dated notes
A political column critiques Democratic managers in a district for a weak nominating effort while praising Col. Ames and Republican momentum. It contrasts legal arguments on the Sherman act, labor union activity, and cross town tensions as Lawrence and Lowell delegates clash, noting insults toward Lowell delegates and rough treatment of visiting Lawrence delegates.
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Col. Ames
Congress
Notable miscellany of quotes and hints from Lawrence items
A scattered column notes Ames wins, Bruce Democrats weakness, and a Lawrence parade. It mentions Gov Odell and Baers, Lawrence Cummings name change, and a saloonless parade day. References to Sparks, Laur am ie clubs, coal strikes, Morgan wires, and a giant wholesale grocers claim.
Bruce men claim laugh in race for party banner
In the Democratic convention hall Lowell supporters boasted of their numeric edge and planned their moves to nominate alternates, but the Lawrence faction arrived late, leaving the Bruce camp confident as the final nominee title remains unsettled and the river city men claim the advantage.
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Lowell
Lawrence
James E. Donoghue
Democratic Congressional Committee
Sparks
Mr. Donoghue
Courier
Democratic Sun
Sun
Bruce
Personal Matters Highlight Fortunate Farmers and Dignitaries
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes Foster Udell of Brockport New York and Judge Wellhouse of Kansas as two of the country’s luckiest farmers. Wellhouse owns a 1500 acre Leavenworth area apple orchard that has yielded about 50 000 bushels this year with profits near 35000 and a net of 250000 from the orchard. Udell runs a 50 acre orchard at Brockport that sold this year’s crop for 15000. Also mentioned is Gen John B Castleman proposing to carry the mails between Pleasant Hill and Burgin Kentucky with a coach and four and old time style outriders if awarded the contract. King Dom Carlos I of Portugal is 39, ascended in 1889, gave up a fifth of his income in 1892 to aid the nation, survived an assassination attempt the next year, and came to the United States in 1885.
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Brockport
N. Y
Judge Wellhouse
Kansas
New York Commercial Advertiser
Leavenworth
John B. Castleman
Kentucky
Washington
Pleasant Hill
Burgin
Carlos I
Portugal
Lisbon
Varied titles for Carroll D Wright noted in print
The piece comments on Carroll D Wright receiving multiple titles such as Hon Col Dr and President of a college, weighing which is preferred. It also notes New York brokers fearing Uncle Russell Sage’s death could disturb finances and questions if he will die. Daily coal strike conferences appear exhausted and unproductive.
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Carroll D. Wright
New York
Russell Sage
Quotations on oil prices and a royal gift
The Cleveland Leader notes an oil price rise of about 6 percent for Standard Oil refined products, blaming higher stove use from coal prices as a public profit. The St Louis jury convicts Robert McClure Snyder in 30 minutes, sentencing him to five years, with the Tribune predicting a hard fight ahead. Eugene Zimmerman in Cincinnati reports to his daughter the Duchess of Manchester about a quarter million dollars set aside for her infant son, aimed at aiding the child and duke in times ahead.
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Standard Oil Company
Cleveland
St. Louis
Robert McClure Snyder
Minneapolis Tribune
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
the Duchear
Manchester
Ireland
Tnocome
Lowell woman asks for two week floor paint
A Lowell woman asks where to buy durable floor paint. The ad notes Devoe’s paint with lace like finish that supposedly lasts two years when applied. Adama Hardware & Paint Co. carries it.
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Devoe
Adama Hardware A Paint Co
Public and Coal strikes urge federal commission response
Dartmouth president Dr William Jewett Tucker argues the government is unprepared for coal strike emergencies and urges a federally empowered commission to investigate open disputes between capital and labor. He suggests publicity of facts and possible legislation before considering state ownership of semi public properties.
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William Jewett Tucker
Dartmouth College
Washington
Lowell Convention News Shows Ames Gains and Party Tensions
In Lowell and Lawrence, Democrat fears clash with Republican support as Colonel Ames receives nomination for Congress. The Lowell Sun lags with delayed bulletins while Courier coverage highlights internal party disputes, delegates’ criticism of James Donoghue, and a rally featuring Senator Sparks.
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Lowell Sun
Bruce
Courier
Sparks
Merrimack Square
Toothbrushes With Our Name on Them in 19th Century Sales
A. W. Dows & Co offered toothbrushes branded with their name priced at 19th century values five for 25c and 30c, with a bulk offer of 350 units across two stores. The notice highlights branded dental goods and multiple store locations.
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A. W. Dows & Co
Muskrat culprit in tobacco crop loss near Farmington river
Hartford Times reports Clark Brothers of Poquonock lost about 300 tobacco plants to a muskrat. A large river pathway, leaf fragments, and a near ten pound muskrat trap revealed the pest. Muskrats may be dragging plants to the river to build a winter nest on an island.
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Clark Brothers
Poquonock
Farmington River
Michael Leamy
Hartford Times
A Semi-Historical Poem About a Knight
A poet retells a tale of a lady trapped in a castle and a bold knight who rescues her. The wicked suitor is contrasted with a virtuous White Knight, while modern nods appear. The captive bride wed through a priestly rite, amid themes of life, wealth, and marriage.
Hood's Lotion Promises Quick Absorption and Velvet Skin
The lotion is described as fast absorbing and non staining. It can be applied and gloves put on immediately after use. It leaves skin feeling velvety and carries a light fragrance that lasts for hours.
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Hood
Earliest Virginia-born woman Ellen Stewart dies at 132
Ellen Stewart born in 1770 and living through the Boston Tea Party era and first Continental Congress, dies at the home for aged and infirm colored people in Chicago. Officials consider her age claim credible. she was said to be the oldest Illinois resident and possibly the nation. A former slave, three times married with four children, she recalled figures from Virginia and Kentucky.
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Chicago
Boston
Continental Congress
Illinois
United States
Ellen Stewart
Virginia
Kentucky
Butte Labor Groups Rally for Pennsylvanian Miners
Butte labor bodies have raised over $3000 for striking Pennsylvania anthracite miners under Miners and Smelters unions. A charity ball is planned to attract every union member in Butte and nearby areas, with a goal of about $10,000 for the Pennsylvanians.
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Butte
Mont
Life insurance growth lure for new agents in Boston
Thirty years ago life insurance firms were fledgling. Our business is in its infancy yet sales surged from about half a million in the first year to over three and a half million last year. We seek energetic men of good reputation as local agents. address Fred W. Wood in Boston for particulars.
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Higen
Peccer Ae
Fred W. Wood
Wood, Harmon & CO
Massachusetts
School Street
Boston
Mass
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