Use of Cotton Waste Dominates New England Meeting
Washington reports Edward W. Thomas of Lowell presents a detailed analysis at the New England Cotton Manufacturers' association session on cotton waste, consular data, and international markets. He warns northern mills face southern competition, labor shortages, and calls for consolidation, cost savings, and shift to finer goods to preserve New England’s textile industry.
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Washington
New England Cotton ‘Manufacturers’ Association
Edward W. Thomas
Lowell
Howard W. Thomas
Tremont and Suffolk
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Thomas
C. H. Allen
Navy
Ths
China
England
New England
Quebec
Canada
Massachusetts
American Woolen Company
American Thread Company
New England Yarn Company
Industrial Cotton Association closes 69th semi annual meet
Tonight the 69th semi annual meets closed as 37 new members joined the association set to expand efforts in securing raw material at minimum cost while preserving quality. Rear Admiral Melville spoke on engineering prospects and export potential for cotton, with Professor Schulzee presenting a study on Terpile Patterns in Former Centuries. The next gathering is planned for Boston in April.
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Southernilway Company
South
Paul Schulzee
Crefeld
Germany
George W. Melville
Engineering Bureau of the Navy
Thompson
Boston
FOLLOWED HER HUSBAND
Washington reports a Havana telegraph stating Maj. Matt R. Peterson U S V died of yellow fever at Los Animas on October 17. His wife Mrs Peterson killed herself an hour later. Gorgas notes the deaths have shaken military circles as yellow fever spreads through Havana with many cases and possible exodus.
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Washington
War Department
Havana
Matt R. Peterson
Los Animas
Mas. Peterson
Cuba
Cincinnati
Frank W. Hayes
North American Trust Company
Losing Ground Bryaniem Said to Be Slumping in the West
John P. Irish of California, campaigning for McKinley and Roosevelt, predicts Bryan will lose in Nebraska, Kansas, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California. He cites a sharp Westward slump in Bryanism and claims California, Indiana, and Kansas will swing strongly against him.
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Washington
John P. Irish
California
Kansas
Indiana
McKinley
Roosevelt
Col. Irish
Bryan
Nebraska
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Melxiniey
Outlook in Kentucky Senate Deboe Sees GOP Victory
Washington reports Senator Deboe of Kentucky predicts a strong Republican win in Kentucky on state and national tickets. He claims Brown Democrats will vote for Yerkes to thwart Goebelism, with many backing McKinley. Deboe says Bryan's Beckham endorsement alienated Democratic supporters and cites trial setbacks and the legislature’s failure to repeal the Goebel election law as hurting Democrats.
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Washington
Deboe
Kentucky
Yerkes
McKinley
Bryan
Beckham
Louisville
John Sherman Better in Washington Health Update
Former Secretary of State John Sherman, gravely ill at his Washington residence, shows slight improvement but remains critically ill with general collapse due to advanced age. A nephew, niece, son Compton Sherman, daughter Mrs. McCallum, and other relatives are at his bedside.
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Washington
John Sherman
Hoyt
New York
Compton Sherman
General Sherman
Mrs. McCallum
Mr. Sherman
Archbishop Ireland lauds Paris Exposition gains for America
ArchBishop John Ireland, back from Europe, praises American exhibits at Paris Exposition as exceeding congressional cost, boosting demand for U S products. He notes the American pavilion as welcoming and says the nation steps into front ranks of commercial and diplomatic life as the century opens. The Peck commission earns French appreciation.
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New York
John Ireland
St. Paul
Congress
United States
America
Peck
Madame Butterfly and Naughty Anthony at the Opera House
The Opera House features Belasco’s Madame Butterfly with Valerie Bergere as Cho Cho San, noted for its Japanese set, music, and pathos, along with the farce Naughty Anthony starring Charles Evans and Miss Bergere, praised for brisk pace and strong comic turns.
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Madame T
Anthony
David Asco
John Luther Long
United States
Belasco
Jujiyama
Higashi Hill
Cho-Cho San
Valerie Bergere
Madame Butterfly
Mr. Sharpless
Claude Gillingwater
B. F. Pinkerton
Connecticut
Rankin Duvall
Yamadori
New York
Lewis McCord
Nakado
E. P. Wilkes
Suzuki
Helena Phillips
Kate
Mary MacKenzie
Charles Evans
Anthony Depew
Miss Bergere
Cora
J. H. Bradbury
Adam Budd
Daniel Mason
Otto Chillingstein
Lofty View Park Board
Kepp
Wilkes
Kate Bruce
Barney Reynolds
Annie Wood
Daisy Grogan
Salvation Army
Music Hall Delivers First Class Melodrama The World Against Her
The Music hall presents top plays since season start with The World Against Her a strong melodrama featuring Herold Cahill Chas A McGrath Geo W Murray Albert Froom Albert Livingston Agnes Wallace Villa Lucie Vila Ethel Mack and a capable supporting company including Mackie Page Senior Walters Harcourt Vashti and Corvette A few specialties pleased audiences and the same bill runs tonight tomorrow and Saturday matinee
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Music Hall
Lowell
Lst
Herold Cahill
James Carlton
Chas. A. McGrath
Gilbert Blair
Ethel Mack
Lucy Danvers
Joseph J. Mackie
Fid. M. Page
J. W. Senior
John Walters
Vep. Byron
Ada Harcourt
Mable Vashti
Little Baby Corvette
Becky Sharp at Tremont Theatre Captivates Boston Audiences
Mrs. Fiske’s Becky Sharp, based on Vanity Fair, is in its second Tremont season in Boston. The actress shines in the title role with an immitable charm, while the company and production design receive high praise for vitality and visual splendor.
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Becky Sharp
Mrs. Fiske
Thackeray
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Vanity Fair
Becky
Keith's Theatre Week Lineup Promises Varied Entertainment
Keith's Boston theatre announces a varied week starting October 22 featuring Grace Frommette and Gertrude Lovering in Mrs Murphy's Second Husband plus Conway and Leland the monopede a cast of performers including Fialkowski Schuyler sisters Flatt and Sutherland Ja yelle and Lillian Smith renowned rifle shots Castel lar and Hall Inez Louise Parker Lew Sully Hassan Ban Ali troupe of Arab acrobats and locally themed Biograph films.
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Keith
Boston
Grace Fromett
Gertrude A. Lovering
Harry W. Conant
Benj. J. Miles
Fialkowski
Schuyler Sisters
Flatt and Sutherland
F. Jayelle
Frank
Lillian Smith
Castellar
Hall
Inez Louise Parker
Lew Sully
Hassan Ban Ali
Bargain Knockout on Jackets Suits and Blankets in Lowell
Last year’s weather delayed full coats and heavy garments. Our East Section second floor offers remaining jackets silk lined and Kerseys from 8.50 to 15 cut to 5 dollars each. About 25 suits cleared to make room. Light and medium grey home spun cloth jackets and skirts also five dollars. Slight alteration charges apply. We claim the best blankets in Lowell with value across the range.
Merrimack Street Tinware Sale Ends Tomorrow Night
The largest sale of tinware and kitchen furnishings in this area continues for two more days. It is estimated that over half of Lowell families will have bought items from the event by tomorrow night.
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Lowell
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