Flood Devastation Hits Paterson and Shoreline
Paterson New Jersey reports from Oct 11 show Passaic River flood receding but risk remains as Spruce street hill may fail. Thousands homeless, 1500 sheltered at the armory, $2 million city loss, $500,000 county bridge replacement cost, three deaths, dramatic rescues including seven men freed from a dye house and heroism by Surfman Capps. Coastal wreckage includes Ocean Belle hull, Old Dominion Hamilton voyage peril, and Virginia Beach wreckage.
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Paterson
N. J
Passaic
Spruce Street Hill
Horace Riley
Spruce Street
Houses of Friends
Kearns’ Brothers
Charles
Leopold Mutter
Mutter
William Clark
John Breen
Fire Department
Passaic County
Capps
Ocean Belle
Capes
Hamilton
New York
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Ocean View
Coast Guard Reports Storm Wreaks Havoc along Virginia Coast
Norfolk reports the northeast gale weakens but wreckage blankets the Virginia coast from Virginia Beach to Dam Neck. Debris clusters along shore mark the end of the Nellie F Howlett, while the Georgia and Ocean Belle suffered wrecks. Captain Geo Evans of the Georgie is believed dead, with three Georgia survivors rescued.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Georgia
Virginia Beach
Dam Neck
Nellie F. Howlett
Geo. Evans
Georgie
Doan's Kidney Pills Earn Local Endorsement
A Lowell citizen testimonial praises Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and fatigue after five years of discomfort. Mrs. Lizzie Nevins of 36 Alder Street reports prompt relief after using the pills from Ellingwood & Co. at Merrimack and Central streets. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY is the U.S. agent.
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Dean
Lowell
Lizzie Nevins
Alder Street
Doan
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Trains Again Running After Washouts Narrowly Missed
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western line between New York and Buffalo is open for passenger and freight service after water at Delaware Water Gap receded without major track damage. Boonton branch washouts between Hoboken and Washington, N J, will be bypassed via the Morris and Essex division with trains unaffected.
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New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Line
Buffalo
Delaware Water Gap
Boonton Branch
Hoboken
Washington, N. J
Morris and Essex
Storm Ravages Sufferne and Nearby Towns
A two day storm wreaked havoc across Sufferne and Hillburn area. The Pierpont branch trestle is destroyed, bridges washed away isolating Hillburn. Ramapo lies nearly ruined, many homeless, Hillburn iron works flooded. Five hundred workers affected, 1000 idle, supply trains limited from New York.
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Sufferne
N. Y
Pierpont
Hillburn
Ramapo
New York
Flood Damage Strikes Trenton Bridges and Homes
The Trenton area faces extensive flood damage with six to nine river bridges carrying across the Delaware to Easton and breaks in the canal banks. The Delaware and Raritan canal feeder also shows bank breaks while traffic may resume by Tuesday as the river recedes and about one hundred South Trenton houses remain partially flooded.
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Trenton
N. J
Delaware River
Easton
Delaware and Raritan
Dunn
Canal Company
Brazilian Middy Killed Aboard Ben Constant
New York dispatch reports midshipman Jose Paul Ferreira was shot and killed by fellow midshipman Mario Hecksher aboard the Brazilian ship Benjamin Constant in the North River. The accidental discharge occurred while inspecting a pistol in their quarters, striking Ferreira in the left temple and killing him instantly. The two youths were close companions, and Hecksher was overwhelmed with grief.
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New York
Jose Paul Ferreira
Mario Hecksher
Benjamin Constant
North River
Hecksher
Ferreira
Grover Cleveland Train Held Up After Bridge Destruction
At Erie railroad offices in New York it was reported that Grover Cleveland’s Buffalo bound train was held at Lordville due to a bridge destruction earlier today. Traffic between Lackawaxen and Port Jervis was completely interrupted.
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New York
Erie Railroad
Buffalo
Grover Cleveland
Lordville
N. Y
Lackawaxen
Port Jervis
Obituary for Mrs Prudent Boulanger of Manchester N H
Mrs Prudent Boulanger of Manchester New Hampshire died October 9 at her residence aged 67. Survived by husband Edouard H Boulanger of the Bon Marche and son Virginie Boulanger and three sons Charles B Irene P and Adelard Boulanger all of Manchester.
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Prudent Boulanger
Manchester
N. H
Edouard H. Boulanger
Virginie Boulanger
Charles B
Irene P
Adelard Boulanger
Funeral Notices From Moody Street and Beyond
The town records several funeral services. Marie Alda Blais funeral moved from 366 Moody street to St. Joseph's church with Rev Fr Viaud officiating. bearers included Albert Duchesne and Joseph Lafortune. Burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. undertaker Albert in charge. Other services: Hannah L. Dearborn sent to Saco, Mo by C Molloy. Irene Hennessey and Mary Harrison with mass at St. Peter's, and Elizabeth Wilbur's funeral from 934 Gorham street to Sacred Heart church with Fr Flynn officiating. numerous floral tributes and bearers list. A Boston-Providence delegation attended. Companions of the Forest participated. Molloy funeral director listed.
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Marie Alda Blais
Joseph Blais
Moody Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Fr. Viaud
O. M. IL
Albert Duchesne
Paul Robert
Edouard Duquette
Joseph Lafortune
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Fr. Dubreuil
Albert
Hannah L. Dearborn
Saco
C. Molloy
Irene Hennessey
John
Margaret
Fulton Place
Willie Street
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Molloy
Mary Harrison
Central Street
St. Peter’s Church
D. J. Heffernan
James E. Donnelly
Mollie Ivers
Michael Connelly
Spaulding
Mooney and Holden
Fr. Heffernan
Elizabeth Wilbur
Gorham Street
Sacred Heart Church
Fr. Flynn
David Barry
James Barry
Devoe paint tale of short measure and four quarts
A letter from F W Devoe and Co critiques a rival paint seller for short measure. It recounts a salesman from another brand swapping can contents, leading to Devoe supplying full measure instead. The letter promotes Devoe lead-and-zinc as the reliable choice and notes local retailer Adams Hardware and Paint Co. sells their paint.
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Lowell
Mass
J. H. Kohlmeyer
Grove City
Devoe
Kohlmeyer
F. W. Devoe & CO
Adams Hardware and Paint Co
Funeral Notices From O'Donnell Sons Burial in St Patrick's
Funeral services were held for Maria Tetreault at St Jean Baptiste church with Rev Fr Dubreuil officiating. Bearers included Xavier Delisle and Napoleon Heroux while honorary pallbearers were Sodality members. Burial in St Joseph's cemetery followed by committal at the grave. Also noted: funeral of Mrs Ann Fleming at J F O'Donnell chapel, burial in Edson Cemetery. funeral of John Burke from 48 Coburn Street with burial in St Patrick's cemetery. funeral of Elizabeth Hannafin from 219 Adams Street with burial in St Patrick's Cemetery. Undertakers J F O'Donnell & Sons oversaw arrangements.
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Maria ‘Tetreault
Narcisse Tetreault
Austin Street
St. Jean Baptiste’s Church
Dubreuil
Xavier Delisle
Wilfrid Vigeant
Napoleon Heroux
Alfred Salvas
Sodality of the Children of Mary
Eva Dupuis
Josephine Ricard
Alma Marcotte
Clara Duhamel
Sodality
St. Joseph’s Convent
Tetreault
Jos. Bombarde
A. Bisson
Nellie Henault
Eva Larose
Napoleon Tetreault
L. Rally
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Fr. Dubreuil
Archambault
Ann Fleming
J. F. O'Donnell & Sons
Mr. Judkins
St. Anne’s Church
Edson
John Burke
New Bedford
Annie Burke
Coburn Street
John H. Burke
Thomas Burke
Joseph Farley
Peter Mann
Fr. Carney
St. Michael’s Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Elizabeth Hannafin
Adams Street
Molloy
Obituaries Notice List City October Deaths
Elizabeth T widow of David Anderson dies at 404 Bridge street. Albert Boissy aged 23 dies at Cor onation hospital. Wilfrid Guilmette two years seven months dies at parents’ home. Louis Monty nee Champagne dies at 519 Middlesex street aged 18. Joseph Medard infant dies at 117 Cushin street. Mary Ann Pringle dies in Tewksbury aged 62 years 6 months 10 days with funeral from her residence at 2 o'clock. Friends invited.
Report of Deaths List October 1
Report of Deaths covers numerous individuals aged from 1 month to 78 with causes including cancer, pneumonia, endocarditis, tuberculosis, and heart disease. Entries list ages, names, and causes, with city clerk Girard P Dadman noted.
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Emelina Ramsay
David Smith
Edouard Brosseau
Ann Flemming
Anna Johnson
Bridget Hart
Bridget McSorley
Laura Miron
William Brady
Samuel Levy
Adeline Cayer
Mary J. Kenny
Susan M. Fifield
John
Abel
Delia Gill
Madeline Whally
Catherine Carey
Helen Misko
Homer Charette
Inian
Joseph Charbonneau
Willie Vignault
Sarah W. Piper
Mary J. McCaffrey
Napoleon Lazera
Jacob Joseph
Bernard Owens
William Ross
Marie A. Tureault
Charles S. Bean
Aneeris Assagticon
Maria A. Blais
John P. Barrett
Hannah L. Dearborn
Manard
Mortality of Lowell for the Week Ending Oct 10 1903
Population 14959. Total deaths 33 including 11 under five. Death rate 16.83 per thousand, higher than prior weeks. Infectious cases Typhoid fever 3 scarlet fever 1 diphtheria 7. Health official H H Knapp reports.
Weavers Strike at Montrose Mill in Woonsocket
In Woonsocket Rhode Island on October 10 fourteen of twenty four woolen weavers at the Montrose mill struck for five cents a yard. They currently earn 4 1/2 cents and were promised 5 cents for perfect cloth. Dispute whether the product qualifies as such.
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Woonsocket, R. L
Montrose Mill
Doheny Held at Bay Then Committed to Danvers Asylum
Edward Doheny Pittsburg National League pitcher, 35, allegedly struck nurse Oberlin Howarth with a stove poker after a weeks of instability. He battled neighbors and police for over an hour before being overpowered and committed to the Danvers asylum following doctors assessment and Judge Stone’s order. His wife and child were at home during the incident.
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Andover
Edward Doheny
Pittsburg
Danvers
Oberlin Howarth
Doheny
Ohio City
Conroy
Howarth
Frye
George W. Mills
Judge Stone
Drowning Verdict For Edward Grady At Norton Pond
Edward Grady 43 from Manton Rhode Island was found drowned in Talbot's Pond Norton on Wednesday after going to Norton for work and disappearing before noon. Medical Examiner Holden reported no violence and ruled drowning as cause, with no sign of self harm.
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Edward Grady
Manton, R. I
Talbot's Pond
Attleboro
Manton
R. I
Talbot’s Pond
Norton
Holden
Famed for Both Pen and Sword Dies in New York
Richard Henry Savage author and soldier died in Roosevelt hospital from injuries suffered October 3 after a wagon collision in New York. Born in Utica in 1846 he wrote My Official Wife After Many Years and The Masked Venus among others. A US Military Academy graduate 1868 he served in the Egyptian army and the Spanish American War and as Senior Major of the Second US Volunteer Engineers he personally hoisted the first American flag in Havana.
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New York
Richard Henry Savage
Roosevelt Hospital
Utica
Judas
Pyramids
United States Military Academy
Spain
United States Volunteer Engineers
Havana
Bold Attempt To Wreck A Train Near Danville
Danville Virginia October 11 a bold attempt to wreck a passenger train on the Norfolk division of the Southern Railway occurred about three miles east of the city. The track was piled with cross ties and fish plates and the train traveled slowly enough to avoid a disaster. Locals suspect a gang of wreckers active in the area and recall a prior obstruction blamed for a wreck at a nearby bridge.
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Danville
Norfolk Division
Southern Railway
New Catholic Church Dedication in Richford Vermont
Richford Vermont October 11 A new brick church was dedicated today. The structure cost 30000 dollars and was erected for Catholic worship in the town. The dedication was conducted by Right Rev J S Michaud bishop of Burlington.
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Richford
J. S. Michaud
Burlington
Clara Barton Drives Nationwide Red Cross First Aid Effort
Miss Clara Barton aims to organize the first aid to the injured classes across the country. Where Clara Barton is, there is the Red Cross society. Ethel Burt Watts, formerly U S Consul at Prague, has been appointed to succeed Consul General Holloway and transferred from St John to Halifax.
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St. Petersburg
Ethel Burt Watts
U. S
Prague
Holloway
St. Rn
Halifax
Tony
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
O'Donnell and Gilbride Co Dress Goods Sale
The O'Donnell and Gilbride company advertises a large stock of new colored dress goods with numerous styles and weaves. They claim to undersell competitors and guarantee readers that every statement is verified by visiting or writing to the store.
Zibelines Offerings Highlight Quality and Price
The ad proclaims Zibelines as the top yard product from leading manufacturers with strict quality, promising four new colors and a price that ensures safe trust in quality without any hint of trash among the selection.
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Zibelines
Broadcloths and dress goods featured in latest fashion sale
Broadcloth sustains prestige with refined beauty and broad appeal. Twenty new street shades, 50 inches wide, Scotch Suitings priced to attract nine of ten women. Fashion packs momentum as trends push these dress fabrics forward. Twelve chic mixtures, 59 inches wide, offered at our price.
Canadensis Suiting in Twenty Five Fall Shades
Canadensis suiting sponged and shrunk in wool fabrics manufactured under our own brand. Every yard guaranteed. if spots occur you may return and exchange for the money paid. Twenty five new fall shades to choose from at our price.
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Canadensis
Melton Suitings Bargain Dress Goods Sale
Fifty nine cents is a modest price for dress goods that are 54 inches wide in the new fall shades of brown green blue castor reds gray. Sold by others at 75 cents our price is lower for quality fabrics.
Venetians Fall Shades In Over Thirty New Colors
Realizing demand for them, the stock should be thorough and never out of style. Over thirty new fall shades to select from, 50 inches in length.
Lowell Bus Schedule From Merrimack Square In 1903
On and after Monday October 1903 cars depart Lowell Merrimack Square for Collinsville Pelham Centre Salem Ayers Village and Haverhill at 5.50 am 6.15 am and every 30 minutes until 9.45 pm 10.15 pm to Salem only 10.45 and 11.16 pm to Pelham Centre only Nashua at 1 am and every hour until 10.15 pm Lawrence at 6.45 am and every hour until 9.45 pm Returning to Lowell Cars
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Collinsville
Pelham Centre
Salem
Ayers Village
Haverhill
Nashua
Lawrence
Rela
Lowell
Canobie Lake
Franklin Woodman
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Heroic Coast Guard
Dela Ware
Wright
Vibenwere
Wright’s Health Underwear CO
Franklin Street
Boutwell Bros
Head & Shaw
the Milliners
Merrimack Street
Dertaker James F. O'Donnell
Are OF Health
H. H. Knapp
Aaeng
Woonsocket
NEW Catholic Church
O'Donnell & Gilbride Co
Melton Suitings
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
Lowell & Pelham Street Railway Co
Meerrimack Square
Caleb L. Smith
Boston
Groger
Middlesex
A. W. Brown
Cliff Street
Parker
John Cullen
John Cullinan
Joseph S. Lapierre
Said
Lowell Daily Courier
Eelogs Post-Paid
Charles J. McIntire
Massachusetsetts
Philippe Landry
Joseph 8
Lapierre
Esquire
H. Folsom
Massachu
Register
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