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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
4
Public notice outlines railroad service between Lowell and Boston via Middlesex Street Station. Details include station location and route path for the B and M line, informing passengers of scheduled mobility options and travel corridor.
The Lowell Daily Gander notes Henry F. Naphen's stance for Congress in the tenth district on the Chicago platform and predicts vigorous voter response. It also discusses rail and theater ticket wars, Anglo French tensions, and Massachusetts soldier candidates amid praise and criticism of Boston's subway and Tremont Street travel needs.
The passage argues for a decisive solution by placing the matter in the mayor's hands to end a trivial controversy and ensure a proper reception for soldiers returning from Porto Rico, while highlighting the affair as reflecting poorly on the city and debating who should serve on the governing committee.
The Mail and Express notes a Chinese mining plant funded by an American firm with a capacity of 5000 dollars and 18 000 coins per hour, claiming daily work year round could make China’s people very rich, reflecting Bryanite views across Congress. It also reports the Boston Journal’s suggestion to promote Gen. Horace Porter from Paris to London as a remedy to slow U S diplomatic promotions.
The Boston Herald notes that any election of Hon. Joshua B. Holden to the executive council from the 4th councillor district would be remarkable. Democrats hold the district but are unhappy and divided this year, shaping a tense political climate.
A vintage catalog of Houghton Mifflin titles with Lowell distribution and Boston authors. Clara Louise Burnham’s A Great Love, Ruth Hall’s In the Brave Days of Old, and Sam Foss’s Songs of War and Peace are summarized with notes on setting, tone, and notable passages. Price points and local availability are listed.
The piece surveys stage stars Edna Wallace Hopper Maude Adams Annie Russell Olive Redpath Lilian Russell and Della Fox as photographers work their craft. It notes Hopper's mischievous eyes Adams lack of affect Russell's expressive face Redpath's dimple and Fox's upward gaze while in front of the camera.
A Lowell style miscellany covers springlike scenes and urban curiosities. It recalls migratory birds, rain on pines, a curious birch fungi, local weather, tax day crowds, a tree trunk blocking tracks, a wedding anniversary mix up, remarks on Lowell as a business hub, counterfeit coins, bumbling cops, Riley’s fear of railway accidents, and the fate of street department red barrels.
Spectacular six act Sardou drama with Melbourne MacDowell as Antony wowed the Opera House audience. Cleopatra’s barge and Memphis terrace scenes drew lavish praise for stage craft and music. MacDowell displayed a broad range of emotion, while Blanche Walsh impressed as Cleopatra alongside a capable supporting cast. Praises for costuming, scenery, and the overall production. follow-up performances promised. Special notices announce later shows by Daniels and Litts at the same venue with ticket sales underway.
The show opens with an olio of strong acts led by B F Gallagher and Irene Hild in a Dromio sketch. Clara Gladney and Lizzie Howe delight with songs and dialogue from Knickerbockers days. Frobel and Eugene impress on trapeze while Lubin lights up violin. The company of 45, including 25 whites and 20 Creoles, offers singing dancing and comedy across a refined program.
After a matinee of The French Maid at Park theatre Boston Anna Held was served with a civil process for 60 dollars in a debt. George Bowles, via lawyer Thomas J Barry, claimed money advanced in San Francisco last April to see jockey Tod Sloan on the California Derby. Bowles chartered a Southern Pacific engine to rush the actress to Ingleside park, she placed a bet of about 1000 dollars, and has since forgotten the 60. Zeigfeld Jr. vowed to contest, bonds were posted, and the case proceeds.
A fragment discusses a Prussian rail sand sample revealing a sand origin used to identify a thief from a barrel emptied of silver coin. It then traces the origin and evolution of the word protocol from Greek roots to its modern diplomatic sense as a rough draft and preliminary document for peace talks.
A look at recent newspaper ads shows merchants from millinery to clothing and jewelry leveraging campaigns to attract customers. Stores like Miss M E Delude Head Shaw Putnam Son Talbot J L Chalifoux E D Steele Merrimack J D Grant Durant Clain and others report strong response, with “standing room only” signs and bustling shop scenes reflecting advertising’s impact on sales.
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