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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1900
Page
1
A poem by W. A. Irwin portrays a queenly figure, a Feminine Autocrat, who governs through influence and wit across eras and lands. She rules without masculine attire, wields power in murder or war, and inspires both admiration and fear among peers and nobles.
A Maine writer scorns a young campaigner and mocks public spending on prizefights under Horton law. It urges transparency in population figures for towns like Manchester and Pawtucket, critiques Boston Labor Day officials' absence, and ends with a poetic remark on the Philippine archipelago as a symbol of American dominion.
A quip in the Atlanta Constitution mocks the saying the weather is a devilish rule while noting discomfort as hell seems near. The Boston Transcript adds critics remark on actors owning private cars and traveling by personal conveyances.
Depositors in the Savings Department gain a monthly interest start. All money received before 9 p m on Saturday September 1 1900 will begin earning interest. The notice emphasizes the bank’s favorable terms and processing cutoff for new deposits.
The article notes a 4 percent annual rate compounded semi annually and that deposits of $1 and up are accepted. It details Saturday banking hours from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with extended evening hours from 7 to 9 p.m. to handle heavy business and minimize delays for the public.
The Traders National Bank transacts general banking business offering foreign exchange in English French German and Swedish money. It provides safety deposit boxes private coupon rooms and a savings department at 4 percent compounded semi annually. Interest begins monthly. A ladies banking room section exists. It is a depository for the United States and Massachusetts. Banking hours are 8 am to 4 pm weekdays and 8 am to 7 pm Saturday with banking rooms at 46 Middlesex street and Post Office avenue.
Fall River on September 1 reported that forty four cotton mills closed until September 10 under a general agreement. About 17,500 workers are affected by the curtailment.
Albany Sept 1 the Gardiner district attorney case before Gov Roosevelt did not proceed due to Col Asa Bird Gardiner’s sudden illness en route to Albany. Roosevelt granted Mayor Van Wyck 15 days more to answer charges tied to his links with the American Ice Company.
The Hamburg line steamer Deutschland eclipsed prior records with a five day nine hour voyage from Cherbourg to Sandy Hook. Averaging 23.20 knots, the ex press ship completed the crossing in five days 12 hours 29 minutes, signaling a new high in east and westbound passages.
London dispatch reports Shanghai again spreading sensational rumors. Sources say Great Britain has furnished Liu Kung Yih, viceroy of Nanking, and Chang Chih Tung, viceroy of Hankow, strong guarantees against the Dowager Empress's alleged plan to substitute them.
Chicago reports the contractor for the new federal building has signed a union agreement after weeks of failed attempts with non-union workers. All non-union labor will be discharged and union men will begin work on Tuesday.
Supt. Clark of the Valley Falls Woonsocket mill posts a notice of a ten per cent advance on all grades of fine goods to take effect Tuesday. He cites strong business conditions and good demand.
Glasgow reports another plague case admitted to hospital this morning. The medical officer notes 83 persons remain under observation, increasing concern over the outbreak.
Concord New Hampshire September 1 Hon John Hay the Ace of state wires Senator Chandler denying serious illness. He says my indisposition slight and am now in usual health.
The Treasury Department closed August with a net monthly deficit of 820,244. Daily receipts reached 1,847,480 while expenditures were 559,000, yielding a 1,288,480 surplus for the day. For July and August combined the deficit stands about 4,850,000, modestly better than last year’s 4,050,000. Receipts for August totaled 49,688,755 with customs 21,384,494 and internal revenue 26,054,736. miscellaneous 2,249,525. Expenditures for August were 50,509,000, including 13,780,000 for pensions and 15,112,000 for the War Department.
The article outlines July to August redemptions of extended 2 percent bonds totaling about 11.3 million, with exchanges to new 2s reaching 330.6 million. National banks hold 305.1 million in new bonds, leaving 25.5 million in private hands. Applications for new national bank charters surged after the gold standard law, with 900 inquiries leading to 446 approvals since March 14, including 339 small banks (8.7 million capital) and 107 larger banks (12.25 million). Iowa leads small-bank proposals, Texas second. Kentucky and the Hawaiian Islands contribute significant capital to larger banks. Overall, 293 new banks organized, total capital 15.44 million, with many keeping bond deposits near 30 percent of capital.
A timber fire near the deserted village of Gold Park twelve miles from Red Cliff diversifies into a large area on Homestake mountain. Prospectors and miners return to town due to suffocating smoke and advancing flames. Weather favors spread and fires rage along the north boundary of Araneta county.
New York on August 31 Edward Braudin a member of the stock exchange since 1852 is announced to have failed. He has practically no open contracts at the exchange and the failure is regarded as small.
Salt Rheum or eczema is described as caused by humors in the system and forever cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla which dispels humors and is claimed to be unequalled for all skin eruptions.
A Lowell city council meeting notes Mayor Crowley opening with a biblically flavored remark. Four aldermen present, quorum missing, drawing jurors for Superior Court, petitions on fire boxes and conduits, and a vote to table the street railway location plan until the next meeting. A resolution renames the Pawtucket boulevard the Riverbank boulevard, and a $2500 smallpox handling fund is approved. Adjourned at 4:45 PM.
A state convention of Swedish Congregational Christian Endeavor societies of Massachusetts will meet at Crystal Lake North Chelmsford on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The program includes addresses by Rev Aug Pohl Brockton and Rev F E Emrich D D South Framingham, with Prof J A Hultman Worcester a noted singer. Hannah Pohl will perform, and Boston Swedish Congregational church choir plus Lowell male quartet will sing. All Swedes in Lowell and vicinity invited. Dinner and lunch served.
Narcisse Drouin, who fell or was pushed down stairs at a boarding house near 21 Boott Corporation, was taken unconscious to the police station and then to the city farm, where he died yesterday afternoon. Police inspectors pursue charges he made during a lucid interval before his death.
Albert Brunelle was arrested after a man named Drouin died following a fall from a boarding house stairs. Police say Brunelle is not charged with a crime but were obligated to arrest pending inquiry due to the ante mortem statement from Drouin.
Regimental orders outline a two day program on Sept 7 and 8 focusing on assembly transport subsistence and shelter drill. Teams from Concord Lowell and Shirley will host battalions with a heliograph signal line from Shirley to the city and a Waachusetts mountain station if weather allows. Maj. Cook Maj. Sweetser and Maj. Marshall command the three battalions with their respective companies at Concord Lowell and South Framingham.
The little Fuerst boy who suffered a severe skull injury after a box team ran over him on Charles street has recovered enough to be sent home.
Alderman Carmichael is a mayoral candidate though formal announcement is delayed. Alderman Brown may not seek renomination. Henry J. Williams aims for another term on the board of overseers of the poor. A D Mitten eyed for alderman with legislative aims. Democratic caucus date undecided. Louis Alexander, Central street tailor, displays new fall fall and winter goods in fresh shades and weaves.
An old advertisement claims the Chinese Empress erred by fighting devils and suggests Ayer’s Pills as the cure all. The copy lists multiple Ayer’s products including Sarsaparilla Pills Ague Cure Hair Vigor Cherry Pectoral and Comatone from J C Ayer Company Lowell Massachusetts.
In a brief police court session, John Mutte was found not guilty of assaulting his wife Elizabeth after she testified of drunkenness and provoked conflict. The judge lectured Elizabeth on temperance and urged her to take the pledge. Other arrests included Annie Doran sent to the workhouse, George Littlewood jailed, and several fines and detentions for intoxication and petty theft.
Washington dispatch reports rural free delivery set in the city likely covering Tewksbury Andover district about 25 miles from Lowell. Postmaster Thompson has not read the despatch. Daily morning mail by team service planned for the rural area with extensions sought through Dracut to Fox Village and Mammoth road area.
The Dime Savings Institution of Newark New Jersey plans to resume operations on September 1 after a suspension for book scrutiny due to an embezzlement by Secretary Westervelt. Bank officers report a surplus of $31 000 beyond all accounts.
No Courier on Monday as Labor Day is observed with more than usual demonstrations. Publication will be suspended in line with custom. Tuesday Morning Citizen will carry a full report of the local observance and all the world’s news.
Rapid progress is being made on the rebuilding of the First Baptist church and services will resume in the vestry about the middle of September. Until then there will be no church service or Sunday school. The audience room will not be completed for several weeks.
Labor Day events on Monday provide an elaborate all day program organized by the Trades and Labor council. The parade begins at nine with Chief Marshal Joseph F. Convery, followed by a long list of union officers and participants and a four division parade route through city streets. An afternoon sports program will be held on South common, with evening illumination, music, and speeches by Jeremiah Crowley, N W Matthews, Thomas F. Connolly, Joseph F. Convery, and John J. Mahoney. the public is invited.
At city hall the health department notes 29 diphtheria cases last month with no local source. Nine traced to Boston introductions and four from Carlisle. Sixteen tramps housed at the city farm, others slept outdoors. A new gooseneck drill sparks rumors of changes in school military drill. The supply department orders 500 books for a new high school commercial course.
Patrick Smith insists he was not drunk when injured, recounting that at Franklin house someone struck him with a glass heel causing a deep cut. He says three men were bathing his head at Middlesex street before police arrested him to avert a potential murder case.
Aristides Papantoyanes and Maria Lascares, the young Greeks who sparked trouble by eloping to Nashua, were married Friday afternoon by a Greek church priest. Aristides, held on $800 bond in police court on a charge of enticing Maria from her home, will likely be discharged.
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