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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1900
Page
3
The Boston Sunday Herald notes a shift to higher cotton prices, arguing demand for cotton goods fuels prosperity and supports continued high prices. It outlines the vast U S cotton belt, production, and the shift to smallholder farming, with rising world demand and ivory backing for a long future of favorable conditions.
Chicago crowds packed the streets from morning to afternoon to view the Republican prosperity parade. Banners including a 200 foot streamer proclaimed four more years of prosperity as McKinley and Roosevelt led a large, well organized march amid a quiet counter demonstration by Democrats.
Mansfield Ohio Oct 28 application to admit to probate the will of former Secretary of State John Sherman set for Nov 15. Will dated Dec 22 1890 leaves large bequests to wife Cecelia Stewart Sherman adopted daughter Mary Stewart Sherman and many relatives with significant gifts and a $2.5 million estate.
May Lucy Leeton of Oxford sues United States Senator William V. Sullivan for breach of promise seeking 50000. Affidavit outlines cohabitation in Alexandria and Washington, his false wife claim, and later allegations of abuse and abandonment with attempts to silence her.
Mr. Bryan leaves for Albany, returns downstate to Weehawken for a 10 minute speech at Hamilton park then to the Academy of Music in Brooklyn. Gov Roosevelt spends a quiet day with a long drive and church visit as three stop trip includes Cortland Ithaca and Elmira.
Eugene V Debs, the Socialist Party presidential candidate, spoke to a large Boston audience at the Paine Memorial building after a warm reception from local Social Democrats. He delivered two stirring speeches outlining his platform and urging support.
An old advertisement notes Castoria as the familiar remedy for infants and children with a reassuring tagline. The copy emphasizes a trusted formula the brand has long held, promoting comfort and safe usage through generations.
In Paterson New Jersey the grand jury will reexamine the Jennie Bossichieter murder case now tied to McAlister Death Campbell and Kerr who are jailed. Dr Townsend who previously refused to testify will appear next Tuesday night to recount the midnight call and his role, stating the four men arrived around two o'clock and insisted on bringing the dying woman to his office. Investigations follow the arrests of Kerr McAllister Death Campbell as authorities pursue a fuller account of the fatal carriage visit near the Erie depot and the subsequent autopsy findings.
A Bergen county coroner's jury ruled Jennie Bosschi's death occurred in Passaic county ending intercounty dispute. The Passaic coroner will hold an inquest Tuesday as four men named Walter Mc Alister Kerr Andrew Campbell and William Death face potential charges after testimony from the driver who transported the unconscious girl.
In New York on October 28 the Ancient House of Worship on Old John Street celebrated its 132nd anniversary. The day opened with a love feast led by Rev. C. E. Harris, with many former members present. Prof. Marcus D. Buell preached, and relics including Philip Embury’s Bible and John Wesley’s clock were shown.
Blakeman displayed a wooden gavel carved from timbers of the old John Street church the sole loyal Methodist church in St. Louis during the Civil War. The gavel, used at the last general conference, was unanimously given to John Street church. Other relics include a painting by Rev. John J. Smith's son of the original building.
Wilkesbarre Pa Oct 28 Most coal companies in the Wyoming valley posted notices granting a ten percent wage increase sought by the Scranton convention. Kingston Coal remained silent as the last major independent to act. Susquehanna Co plus most others agreed after a Saturday night conference. President Mitchell and UMW executives visited Pittston with a large turnout and enthusiastic addresses. Mitchell urged miners to return to work and praised conduct during the strike.
Hazleton Pa Oct 28 The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company operating Audenried Honeybrook and Green Mountain collieries has not yet met miners demands. A concession by Nov 1 is expected with work resuming there. Milnesville colliery owned by A S Van Wyckle estate will not resume. Due to an agreement with the Pennsylvania Railroad they will not grant a 10 percent wage increase. miners may keep the old rate if they return. Van Wyckle has granted raises at Colerain and Beaver Meadow. Calvin Pardee owner of Lattimer mines may not readmit 800 marchers who struck weeks ago. Delaware Susquehanna and Schuylkill railroad firemen and brakemen have demands. firemen seek 30 hours per three shifts and $7 pay instead of $5.10. brakemen demand 10 percent wage rise. Engineers report no grievances. The railroad, owned by Coxe Brothers & Co, runs six region mines and was built to haul coal to Lehigh Valley tracks.
Winona Minnesota faced a heavy storm that damaged lightning struck properties and washed out rail lines. The Chicago and Northwestern reported a thousand feet of track washed out near Rockland Wisconsin and near West Salem Wisconsin. The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line recorded two washouts near Kings Cooley and Lamoille with passenger trains on the River division abandoned.
New York oct 28 mercurial poison found in the stomach of William Marsh Rice the aged millionaire and the doubts linger over the chemist Whitthaus report Patrick and Jones the lawyer and the valet are jailed at the Tombs on forgery charges bail set at 10000 they face grand jury action. Dr Walker Curry disputes the poisoning claim and notes mercurial traces might be ancient. Attorney House defends Patrick and Jones asserting their innocence.
Four Stark children perished when a small boat capsized near Plasterbed on Sandusky Bay eight miles east of Port Clinton as their father William Stark struggled to free the vessel from a fish pound net. The victims were Douglass 3, George 5, Alfred 8, and Henry 13, all brothers. Stark had moved from Toledo three weeks earlier. a wife and ten other children had died recently, Harvey 4 and another infant aged 8 months.
College games listed with final scores include Cambridge Harvard 17 Indians 12, New York Yale 12, Princeton 17 Brown 0, Philadelphia Penn 41 Chicago 0, Ithaca Cornell 24 Dartmouth 4, West Point 6 Williams 0, Easton Lafayette 16 Newark A Co 0, Hartford Trinity 5 Wesleyan 0, Carlisle Dickinson 27 Haverford, New Haven Yale Freshmen 41 Worcester High 0, Williamstown Williams Preshem 23 Troy High 0, Chicago Michigan 12 Illinois 0, Medford Tufts 0 Technology 0, Lewiston Boston College 5 Kates, Waterville Maine College 17 University, Exeter Phillips Exeter 17 Worcester Academy 0.
In Galveston on October 27 the relief drive reports contributions through October 25 reaching 1,140,568 dollars for flood sufferers. Local and regional donors boosted support as the crisis drew continuing sympathy and fundraising.
The body of Jefferson Sweet of Belmont, 53, was found hanging in his corn shed after a day in the field. A prominent granger, he left a widow and four brothers. The death is attributed to suicide during a spell of despondency. Local authorities were notified last night.
The Courier Citizen office offers translucent cel luloid portraits of President McKinley designed for window use. They feature a colored, well rendered likeness in a patriotic frame. Priced at 15 cents, with limited supply and early purchase advised for Republicans and administration supporters.
The Hotchkiss rapid fire one pounder from the gunboat Nashville, which fired the first shot in the Spanish American War, has arrived in Nashville for its permanent home. The small details note its voyage from the Buena Ventura incident.
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