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Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1903

Page

10

August Calendar Data Card

The snippet shows a partial August calendar with days of the week and times for sun rise and set. It lists sun rise at 4.35 and moon set at 11.42 p.m. with day length 14.30 hours.

Local notices and ads in Lowell Daily Courier August 1 1903

Various 1903 advertisements include construction materials from E A Wilson & Co, summer suit values at Alexander on Central Street, chimney draft contact via Limberg, a Canobie Lake Park concert by an American band, Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claims, 7-20-4 10c cigars leader status in New England, Aqualite paint for cottages, Coburn Co features on Market Street, Merrimack River Savings Bank notices, Ocean Pier at Old Orchard trip offer, Miss C M Saunders buys chiropody business and moves to 90 Prescott Street, inviting patronage.

C. B. Coburn & Co Market Street Merrimack River Savings Bank Middlesex Street Ocean Pier Old Orchard C. M. Saunders

Personal vacation notices from area residents

A roundup of local residents announcing upcoming vacations and travels. Mrs. Charles E. Munn and daughter will spend a month at Frenchman's Bay. Mrs. E. A. Cox returns from three weeks at South Wellfleet. Mrs. George A. Skinner plans August with friends in Chelsea Vermont. Mrs. C. W. Pendell visits Westford Street relatives in Cleburne Texas. Simon Rock travels to Chazy New York. Mrs. Bert Tabor extends vacation to Bangor and Charleston Maine. Miss Mabel Lathrop vacations at Rand and Fairview House in Canaan New Hampshire. Miss Month Lake heads to City Point Boston for two weeks with grandmother. Rev. and Mrs. Orville Coats take a three week trip through New York state. Mrs. C. E. Willet and George L. Willet tour Quebec. Prof. Penniman from Berea College will speak at Highland Congregational Church. his remarks are described as unique and instructive.

Charles E. Munn Frenchman's Bay E. A. Cox South Wellfleet Mass George A. Skinner Kimball Avenue Chelsea C. W. Pendell Cleburne, Tex G. A. Towle Westford Street Simon Rock Aiken Avenue Cha Mabel Lathrop Haworth & Watson's Hotel Rand Fairview House Canaan N. H Lake Fred George L. Willet Lamson Consolidated Store Service Company Quebec Canada Penniman Highland Congregational Church Berea College Kentucky

Celebrate Ericsson's Hundredth Birthday in Lowell

Members of John Ericsson council Royal Arcanum gathered at Chelmsford to honor the 100th birthday of John Ericsson. Hosts Ivar and Mrs Borg provided a garden setting with lanterns while toasts and songs marked the event. Speakers Pihl and Platin praised Ericsson's services to the United States and the Swedish colony in Lowell noted his role as pioneer of Scandinavian Americans.

Ivar Borg John Ericsson Council Royal Arcanum Chelmsford John C. Pihl Victor Platin United States Lowell Ericsson America

Chaffee the horse of Bret Harte dies in Oakland at 80

Yas. H. Chaffee, a horse linked to Bret Harte’s Tennessee’s farmer tale, died in Oakland at age 80. He and his partner Chamberlain mined together 54 years with unclouded friendship and chivalrous affection. Chaffee lived years at Second Garret near Yosemite. born in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Yas. H. Chaffee Et Harte Tennessee Oakland Cal Chamberlain Bret Harte Chaffee Garret Yosemite Worcester

Hand Crushed At Local Machine Shop

John Stocks an employee of the Lowell Machine Shop hurt his hand yesterday when it was crushed under a heavy casting. He was taken to Emergency hospital and treated.

John Stocks Lowell Machine Shop

Military Post Established at Riverside Park After Disaster

Riverside Park becomes a military post as Col Darling arrives with troops from the Sixth Regiment. Explosives scare fades after a grease can mistaken for dynamite is found, more body parts are recovered, and sickness prompts a surgeon’s presence. The park is cordoned, guards heightened, and regular routines set with officers named and a new tele phone line installed for command.

Riverside Park Dow Middlesex County T. F. Carroll Carroll Paul Butler Hoxie U. S. Cartridge Company Works Concord James Leo Grady Mr. Hoxie Blaisdell Cartridge Company Fairweather Wigginville Co. K. Darling William C. Marden Waltham J. W. Bruce Boston Lewis Hunton Bruce Durrell Howard B. O William Fairweather George S. Howard Major Dow Col. Darling Park Lowell Jophanus H. Whitney Medford Fred A. Rhoades Malden New England Telephone & Telegraph Company

Father John’s Medicine Boasts Child’s Rapid Weight Gain

Mrs G A Goodwin reports her son’s severe stomach trouble and cough vanished after starting Father John’s Medicine. He weighed 65 pounds, now 85, with a restored appetite and energy to ride bicycle and horseback. She endorses the tonic as a grand medicine for weakness.

John G. A. Goodwin Blossburg Father John Blossburg, Tioga Co

District Attorney Arrives at Disaster Site

District Attorney Sanderson Judge Hadley and deputies inspected the blast aftermath. They toured three acres of destruction near the Six Arch bridge, noted buried wagons and water-pumped crater holes, and discussed dynamite effects with no public comments. Local families began moving belongings as police and militia enforce access limits while relief aid from United States Cartridge Co. plans arrives. A grieving family discovered a tam o’shanter and bonnet among debris, with a scarred tin plate depicting a family.

Sanderson of Ayer S. P. Hadley Redmond Welch Hadley Stanley Transportation James Brown Acton Street Tewksbury Lowell Briggs Manley Cartridge Co

Troops to Stay On Duty Through Monday Morning

Officials decide to retain troops for duty until Monday morning. Some young soldiers accustomed to rest find sleep difficult on the battlefield and are fatigued by the ongoing assignment.

A Salesman's Story and Battlefield Liaison Near Powder Magazines

Mangled horse carcasses litter yards and fields as fires blaze around the remains. A committee should immediately collect and destroy rapidly wasting flesh. L. D. Robinson, a sliceman, stood on a railroad bridge near the powder magazines observing the scene.

L. D. Robinson

Funerals of Victims From Explosions Held in Several Cemeteries

Remains of James Leo Grady found mostly arm and shoulder buried in St Patrick’s cemetery. Undertaker J F O’Donnell & Sons directed. A collar bone and spinal column found nearby tied to Grady. Meanwhile grieving families buried in Edson cemetery as more victims from the Riverside Park disaster are laid to rest in a series of ceremonies. Interments conducted by Undertaker C M Young & Co with services by Rev N W Matthews Rev J M Craig and Rev W D Morang. Go to Old Orchard on Thursday August 13th for a day trip.

James Leo Grady St. Patrick's John P. Flynn Sacred Heart Church J. F. O'Donnell James H. McDermott Gorham Street Edson Cemetery Primitive Methodist Church Michael Shanley George J. Doyle Andrew K. Bender Edward Fairburn James Sullivan Queen Street George Bullard Charles Hunt William Powers Prince Turcotte W. D. Morang Edson C. M. Young John F. McMaster Riverside Park Troop F. Cavalry Wigginsville Chapel Street McMaster J. M. Craig First Presbyterian Church Marshall Quigley Haley Carlson Taylor McLeod C. M. Young & Co Old Orchard

Ideal Vacation Trip on Durning's Maritime Tour

Durning's annual seven day tour from Lowell travels via Plant line to the Straits of Canso Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island. The voyage offers changing shore scenery likened to the Hudson Highlands, targets Cape Breton and PEI as main attractions, and promises rest health and value with early booking urged at Patten's flower store 8 and 10 Merrimack square.

T. H. Durning Maritime Provinces Lowell Mr. Durning Straits of Canso Cape Breton Island Strait of Northumberland Island Garden Gulf Prince Edward Island Canso Bay Hudson Europe Cape Breton Durning Patten Merrimack Square

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Sun. Mon Web Lowell Daily Courier E. A. Wilson & Co Council Pillsbury’s Best Flour Colonel Darling Kemps United States Cartridge Company Albert Blaisdell Josephine Perusse Courier-Citizen Riverside Park District Vnlow Sixth Arch Charles Brown Arcadia Straits of Canso and Northumberland St. George's Bay The Ceylon India Robin's Hill M. Donovan & CO Wholesale Fruit Lowell Distributors Chelmsfo RD Spring CO Lowell Exchange Chelmsford, Mass Aqualite Caleb L. Smith Branly Groger Middlesex St Pearson’s Drug Store Central St Opera White Mountain Arctic H. B. Shattuck and Son Prescott St W. P. Brazer & Co., Hatters and Outfitters Central, Cor. Market Sts W. T. S. Bartlett Merr’s St Couriercitizen COAL John P. Quinn Gorham and DIX Gorham Garter & Sherburag Merrimack, Cor Bridge Street William A. Block American Wetch Reapairing Co Prescott Street
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