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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
10
September 8 1902 note from Lowell Daily Courier mentions Blatz Beer at American house and Ranjos Guitars Mandolins and Lessons with Stratton Handley at 14 Hildreth building.
Lowell locals host and return from trips with friends across New England and beyond. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Grant and Mr. Thomas A. Mason returning from Searsport Maine after two weeks with the Sweetsers. Miss Winniford Battles visiting Frank Dockett in Concord Street. Mrs. C. A. Davis and Mrs. J. Dandels visiting Mrs. Grogan in Worcester. Mrs. Alfred Jean and Flora A. Jean visiting Chelmsford Centre. James Lawson family and others spending Labor Week at Revere Beach. Miss Orpah Sutcliffe and Pollie Cutteridge visiting North Tiverton and Providence. William P. Dunnigan returning from St. Louis. Rev. Thomas Maria Gill attends a party hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Walker. Dr. and Mrs. Manley and family of New York guests of Mr. and Mrs. Heery at the Oaklands, then returning to New York.
James Jorgoulacos, who fled with a 14 year old girl and married her in the police court library, was arrested by Corporation Officer Noyes and Special Officer Regis for assault and battery. He allegedly tried to induce other Greeks at Boott mills to quit after his discharge. The victim, James Cokinnias, says Jorgoulacos urged him to leave work, then struck him in the face on French street when he refused.
Courtesy of Uneeda Boat club members the Berlin Primitive Methodist Sunday school used the Uneeda camp at Berwick on Saturday afternoon. Despite cool weather the picnic enjoyed amusements akin to Crescent Beach steeplechase. The superintendent thanked the club before the group departed, noting mutual pleasure in the meeting.
Friday marked Luella May Conley tenth birthday daughter of Mr and Mrs Leander F Conley 69 Tolman avenue Pawtucket ville. About 30 playmates attended at her home bringing gifts and congratulations. Games on the lawn followed by a 5 o'clock feast of cake ice cream and confections. The children lingered until 9 o'clock with smiles and best afternoon memories.
Walter M. Fulton has announced as a Republican mayoralty candidate in Manchester New Hampshire. He came to the city with his parents from Paisley Scotland as a youth and later worked in mills in Lowell before moving to Newburyport.
Edward McNiel of Waltham employed by Pelham and Hudson street railroad slipped from a construction wagon in Collinsville yesterday afternoon. He fractured several ribs and injured his back, was transported to Lakeview avenue then taken to St. John's hospital by ambulance.
Margaret Hether of 20 Linden Street fractured her left arm when a window fell on it last evening around 6 30. She received treatment at the Emergency Hospital.
A Kansas child nicknamed an expansionist due to clothes needing frequent letting out is described. The ad extols Grape-Nuts as the ideal, easily digested nourishment for children and adults, claiming it prevents ailments linked to unhealthy foods and supports digestion, brain, and nerves.
Deputy sheriffs raided Bowers Brothers Willow Dale Mericer and Spaulding hotels at Lakeview, seizing liquor and nine slot machines. Jonathan and George Bowers and Kinney were arrested, along with Joseph Mercier and Daniel Driscoll, and Spaulding’s proprietor arrested. Raid followed a Tyngsboro complaint.
Rev. Smith T. Ford of First Baptist in Lowell denounces overconfidence born of safety and calls for sturdy character built on life’s real dignity. He cites Watterson’s attack on New York’s Four Hundred and warns that human nature and peril stay similar worldwide.
The Harcourt Comedy Company, supporting Charles K. Harris, opens its annual engagement today September 8 at the Opera House for four nights and three matinees with Harbor Lights. A strong repertoire includes melodramas and comedies with vaudeville between acts. The supporting cast features Isabel Pitt Lewis May Melvin Edna Macbeth Bessie Beaumont Maggie Walker Helen Gordon Harry Fielding and others. Popular matinees at popular prices begin Tuesday.
The Boston theatre showcases a refreshed interior with new furnishings and decorations, highlighting upgraded lighting, seating, and aesthetic improvements that enhance the venue's historic charm. Patrons note the brighter, more comfortable atmosphere as the season opens.
Rev. Victor Bigelow opened with Labor Day remarks noting crowds leaving tenements to observe the day. He said labor men and women were lords and ladies of it and that the day elevated labor from its menial sight to public honor.
An advertisement touts Peptiron as a desirable iron tonic that ironizes the blood, improving color and overall strength. It targets pale and anemic individuals, offers two forms, aromatic cordial and chocolate-coated pills, and cites a testimonial praising the product and Hood's Sarsaparilla. Prices are listed as $1 per bottle or $1 per box.
The venue opens today for the season and urges early box office purchase to secure seats at the familiar prices. Manager Tibbetts adds two unannounced engagements this week featuring Ellis and Raymond with a Dutch Irish mix and Charles Marshall delivering a fresh budget of novelties in juggling and mystic feats.
Samuel Hawkins Napier, once famed for discovering a record gold nugget in Australia and a member of the Gloucester County Parliament, died in a lonely hut in the Ottawa woods with his dog. after a life of wealth in London and Melbourne, he ended destitute, his tale a stark paradox of fortune.
Local firm advertises up to date Kid and other gloves dresses infants sundries now at special prices. Thousands of Boston Bags made to order for a broad opening of school and fall business. Visit today for details and particulars.
Four Armenians were taken from a Bridge street house yesterday around 5 PM by Inspectors Maher, Goodwin, and Walsh charged with gambling on the Lord's day. They will be arraigned in police court this morning.
Daniel McGlinchey, who was said to have been assaulted by Benjamin Bernstein, was discharged from St. John’s hospital at noon yesterday and appeared little the worse for his experience. Earlier the case was considered potentially critical.
A letter from Lowell Massachusetts author B Kerr discusses Devoe paint used by H M Hooker Co for 22 years. D T McGown built and painted a house in 1885. neighbor painted twice in the same period. The note claims Devoe lead and zinc lasts twice as long as lead and all. The Thompson Hardware and Paint Co sells the paint.
The column lists several fatalities and funerals in Lawrence and Lowell. James Hennessy, 25, died from injuries at 18 Cosgrove Street and was survived by a wife. William Morris, 40, died at 165 Pleasant Street. Mary F Greenleaf, 74, 11 months, with two sons and two daughters. Funeral services for James Delehanty, Catherine McQuade, Mary Downs, and others are described with locations, funeral homes, and cemetery details. Burial sites include St Patrick's cemetery and St Peter's cemetery. services conducted by Rev. Callahan, Rev. Mullin, and Rev. McDermot. The notices reference local organizations and funeral providers.
A list of deaths with ages and causes from late August including Alexander McKee 76 apoplexy Francis Freedman 8 ac drowning John Mahoney 5 cent apoplexy Alexander Beauchene 4 months inactivity and more entries such as Sarah A Brown 79 heart disease Mary Green 40 phthisis and several infants with cholera infantum typhoid fever and heart conditions. The section notes September 1 Maria Engelica 76 cerebror rhage.
City records list numerous infant illnesses and deaths with ages ranging from 1 day to 81 years. Reported conditions include diphtheria, enteritis, convulsions, hemorrhage, typhoid fever, heart disease, and intestinal obstructions, naming patients such as Rosa Flynn, Christina Gardner, and Marie Gauthier among others. The city clerk, Girard P. Dadman, appears as the authority documenting the entries.
Population 99 574 total deaths 5 infectious diseases 4 typhus fever 2 diphtheria deaths under five 17 death rate 18.27 per thousand for week ending Sept 6 1902 vs 15.66 prior two weeks infectious diseases 1902 week ending Sept 6 typhoid fever 4 diphtheria 6 membranous croup 2 board of health
A large turnout filled Huntington hall for a Democratic congressional nomination rally for Hon. John T. Sparks. J Joseph Hennessy presided as plans were laid to mobilize Sparks supporters for the caucuses Wednesday night while leaders claimed Sparks would win. Local attention centered on the Bruce faction and the Hamlin Gaston contest over Lowell delegate electors.
A Boston children's room is described as cheerful and refined with quiet readers, low-shelved books, and art on walls. A catalog of children's books is sold for a few cents, and a noteworthy Howard Pyle painting collection and Elliott frescoes adorn the space. A cited case shows books awakening a dull 11-year-old to studying through Seton-Thompson's Wild Animals I Have Known, illustrating books' broad influence on child nature.
WEDDING AND CARD ENGRAVING We offer fine engraved work for invitations announcements at home cards and ecards Engraving in any style and printed on top quality stock Our prices are reasonable for high grade work Call and see samples Courier- Citizen Co Merrimack Street.
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