13 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1898
Page
1
The passage juggles anecdotes and opinions from Nebraska to Maine. It mentions Col Bryan remaining silent, Otis Allen and figures like Father Time James S. Russell Isaac Cooper. It comments on typhoid fever politics and a Lowell courthouse image hinting at log rolling.
The superior court opened with continuance arguments in Cowley v O Connell for libel, with plans to try related Cowley O Connell cases together in Cambridge. Lewis v Mulkerin began, jurors drawn, plaintiff claiming damages from a dog bite on a boy. twelve to thirteen witnesses testified. Defense cites contributory negligence and lack of natural viciousness. defendant Mulkerin admitted tying and later shooting the dog eight days after the incident. Court adjourned for midday break and resumed at 2 pm.
Vienna reports furious anti Italian demonstrations across the empire after the Empress assassination. Trieste sees clashes as Italians and locals fight with sticks and stones. six die and troops patrol. Gratz reports an Italian peddler lynched and 1500 Italian municipal workers dismissed to avert revolt. Italian embassy fortified by infantry.
Boston reports the hospital ship Relief arrived at 8 a m with 250 sick and convalescent soldiers from Cuba. All have served in active duty. no typhoid cases aboard and only ten carried on stretchers. They recover from malaria and tropical camp ailments, including seven Massachusetts men from the Second and Ninth infantry.
Rudolph Co. Lehmann the English rowing coach who guided the Harvard crew two seasons wed Miss Alice Marie Davis of Worcester this morning. The couple sail for England tomorrow with Goldie of the Cambridge crew serving as best man. Members of crews on both sides attended the ceremony.
Chicago officials announce city council resolutions to create a commission to draft an entirely new government structure for the city. The move represents an initial step toward consolidating Chicago city town and county governments.
Vancouver dispatch reports writer Thomas Bailey Aldrich of Boston and his family aboard the steamer Empress of China bound for Hong Kong. The vessel sailed today as part of a voyage around the world.
City Messenger C F Going received a letter from his son Corp Lester T Going of Co C Sixth Regiment. He had been sick in hospital and explains landing at Guanica, the Gloucester firing on hills, and that volunteers were first to land. He mentions sleep on arms, marching inland, and fixing equipment for the march.
A soldier recalls dawn shelling, two companies in trenches, and a sortie near the road. He details skirmishes, false alarms, and the shift to hill fortifications, then marching to Ponce, hospital stays for measles, a promotion to corporal, and orders to wait for further moves while awaiting mail and a long home rest.
Three Lowell men from Company M Ninth are missing after a period of wandering. Charles H. Carr George H. Bagley and John H. Marshall are unaccounted for. Marshall has appeared in Boston City Hospital and cannot explain his movements. The mayor asked Governor Wolcott to help locate the other two missing men. The governor wired Secretary Alger to telegram Santiago for details. Arthur Salmon is in Boston to assist. Lieuts Gillow and McNulty remain in hospitals near Wikoff.
Board of health postponed a conference with Supt True on building a contagion hospital. It ordered weekly sweeping of all schoolhouses and at least one room washed weekly, with twice weekly sweeping where evening classes are held, as a sanitation step.
Diamonds and silk dresses alleged stolen from Middlesex street station on July 19 were recovered yesterday afternoon. The case was found by an employee near the railroad track and moved to the storehouse, where it was located during a routine search. The owner Mrs Swett had suspected the goods were left at the station. The water board met last night but handled only minor matters.
Cleveland J. Cheney leaves town for Maine vacation after a confrontation with Mayor Bennett over the Lundberg street bridge contract. The Beech street driveway dispute and several street projects dominate a City Hall meeting with Aldermen Peirce Derby Kennedy Howe and others. Hearings set for Sept. 26 as council weighs sidewalks paving and street extensions amid healthcare and payroll tensions.
Seventy five Lynn and Boston street railway workers from the Myrtle street division traveled to Mountain Rock in a decorated electric car for an outing. They attended a morning baseball game, had noon dinner in the pavilion, and planned afternoon trips to Glen Forest and a riverboat ride.
Cambridge Press reports Cushing failed to move the county convention to Lowell citing lack of a suitable hall. The piece hints at political maneuvering in the sheriff race and suggests Parkhurst allies may aid Cushing in securing renomination and reelection.
In Hadley Police Court J Owen F Riley was fined 10 dollars and placed under peace bonds for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Thomas P Bridges faced drunkenness disturbance and larceny and was sent to the reformatory. J H Dever got one year in jail for larceny. Dennis F Shea was sent to the reformatory for larceny. Basil Namath was fined 12 dollars for peddling without a license.
At Chelmsford this afternoon Rev E C Bartlett united with Miss Clementine A Sheldon in marriage at Central Congregational church. The crowd included many locals who know Mr Bartlett as teacher and guide for four years. Decorations were provided by the Ladies' Aid society and arranged by Misses Mary B Bartlett and Christina Ashworth.
The ceremony united Mr Bartlett and his bride with Rev Geo S Dodge officiating. The bridal party entered past a Sunday school class of boys as Lohengrin played by Solon W Stevens. The bride wore white silk with chiffon and carried bridal roses. After a reception at Mrs Batchelder s house the couple left for a month long wedding trip and will reside with Mrs Batchelder in Westford street. gifts from the church community were presented to the groom.
Two notable youths Dr Fred Farrington and Miss Ida Parker Sanborn wed at St Anne s parsonage with Rev Dr Chambre officiating They plan a bridal trip to New York mountains and will reside after November 1 at Sheldon and Bellevue streets The obituary notices report Mary Courser s death aged 85 at 4 Forest View avenue Centralville and Mary Crowley John Marriott and others buried or to be transported for burial Includes funeral details for John J Cook Martha Coggin Mary E Shields and John M Bailey with burial sites and pallbearers listed.
Alfred R. Kennedy Edgar F. Ciley and Amos Fitzgerald depart for Dartmouth. Charles Boutilier moves to Linwood Georgia to manage Massachusetts mills. James Saunders Jr and Thomas Mahoney head to Mt Marys College. John Green travels from Washington for a vacation. Fred G. Mitchell leaves for a sanitarium. Plugger Bill Martin sails to New Haven for today’s races. A city hall entrant falls ill and rests for a month. Edward Burns visits from Concord. Marion S. Clark will be in Colebrook for two weeks. Fred Bean secured a Chelsea contract after finishing Lowell court house woodwork. Mae Folger Stevens to Wheaton Seminary.
An ad touts light weight overcoats as essential for men, noting they protect against cold and conceal a worn summer suit. It promotes a complete line of tailored coats priced from 4.75 to 15 dollars, inviting comparison with rivals at similar price points.
Ralph A. Day, a four year graduate, lauds by Haverhill Gazette for meeting every duty. Lieut. Commander John L. Pillsbury U S N, formerly commanding the Vesuvius, ordered to Washington for promotion exams. Dowrey Olsen Wedding in Tewksbury on Sept 12 per Rev. N W Matthews.
Death notices list Mrs Mary L Armsley 43 in Dracut and Mrs John Marriott in South Boston, Elizabeth Charnley 67 in city, Anni May Benson 17 in Billerica, Mary Courser 85 in city, Mary Crowley in Charlestown, Cuthber A Rhodes 55 in city. Funeral at 160 Howard Street Wednesday 12 30 PM. Friends invited.
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