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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
3
Auditor Page reports at city hall that a $50,000 sewer loan could push the city to a $176,838.40 cushion before hitting the debt limit of $361,338.40. The streets department may seek $35,000 more and the schools $74,000, risking a close year-end margin without tight expense control.
The St. Petersburg meeting of the reform commission opened with lengthy speeches from reformists and conservatives. Count Ignatieff warned that South Russia requires immediate reforms, while urging order to be kept. The session ended without a decision and further meetings were anticipated at Peterhof.
Secretary Wilson designated P L Hutchinson of New Orleans as a member of the department of agriculture statistics board. Hutchinson is brother of Mississippi college of agriculture director Hutchinson and has ties to Louisiana experiment station director Stubbs as discussions on board personnel continue.
Drs F A and J A Greene are famed nationwide for chronic and nervous disease care. They manufacture Dr Greene’s Nervara Blood and Nerve Remedy under personal supervision, guaranteeing strength and efficacy. Fall health lectures planned. Consultations offered free by person or mail.
St Paul and Minneapolis face major disruption as hundreds of telegraphers from Great Northern and Northern Pacific walk out. Stations close, local freight curtailed, and perishable goods largely refused. Officials expect ten days to restore normal service while express carriers handle urgent shipments.
John F. Mulvahey 55 prominent master plumber of Woonsocket died suddenly this morning in a customer yard from heart failure. He was past grand chief ranger of the state Order of Foresters and a leader in secret organizations. A son and two daughters survive. An excursion to Old Orchard is planned for August 10 with a $1.50 round trip on the Boston and Maine railroad. Special train advertised on posters.
A vintage ad touts Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as essential and affordable for catarrh and colds. It claims relief from a headache in ten minutes and warns against spreading illness, listing retailers A Wii Co Falls and Burkinshaw as sellers.
A reflective poem exploring the varied tides of hearts through time from youth to future. It contrasts restless roaming with warm bright moments, notes depth and danger of sorrow, and ends with the author promising to resume the strain another day.
Miss Gertrude Sheldon of 43 Howard Street sues the Lowell board of aldermen in superior court, Cambridge. She and her sister own land on Chelmsford Street including a large unproductive rock ledge. The suit challenges city water charges for watering streets and seeks abatement, claiming funds are not used for watering and belong to the general treasury.
Old Orchard excursion via the Boston and Maine Railroad set for Thursday August 10 at a low round trip price of $1.50. Special trains depart from Lowell at 8:15 am Lawrence 8:40 am South Lawrence 8:45 am and return from Old Orchard at 5:10 pm.
The Russian peace delegation led by Witte and De Martens arrives in the United States and voices hope for friendly ties. They outline a cautious path to peace terms, praising American press influence and Roosevelt’s peace efforts while stressing Russia must weigh offers before plenipotentiaries meet.
Brights Disease Diabetes Rheumatism Gout Gravel Dropsy Inflammation of the Bladder Bad Blood and Nervous troubles are blamed on sick kidneys. Local druggists Frye Crawford Ellingwood & Co and others advertise Hindipo promising a cure or nothing. Mail order possible with prepaid 30 cents. six boxes for 2.50 under guarantee.
In New York on August 2 at the Japanese peace commission headquarters Aimar Sato said Baron Komura would make no statement at this time regarding the Associated Press interview with Mr Witte and would not reply tonight.
From a personal standpoint he believed making any statement would enter the controversy prematurely. The remark signals caution amid developing public debate and frames Sato as choosing restraint over participation.
New York August 2 Sergius Witte the Russian peace plenipotentiary on arrival emphatically denied saying Japan's peace terms were intolerable and denied he predicted the conference would break up in a week.
Three Greek men returning from a Nashua river boating excursion were drowned when their boat overturned near the landing. The dead are George Brown, George Faranconkonfar, and Theodore Karhanis. Brown formerly served as an interpreter at the New England Counter Company factory. the others were laborers and none were married.
The body of Sarenton Konsolar, one of three Greeks drowned in the Nashua river, was recovered near the water gate of a Nashua mill in 15 feet of water. An Old Orchard excursion to Ogunquit via Bogton and Maine R R is planned for August 10 with a round trip fare of $1 50.
A party of over 75 men led by N W Eastman searched Lebanon Maine for missing Miss Mary A Tucker of Providence Rhode Island who disappeared from a camp near Wolfboro New Hampshire on July 25. The search, at a reward of 100 dollars, covered much of the town. Last seen in Lebanon last Saturday.
Surgeon General of the Navy and Mrs. P M Rixey arrived in Oyster Bay tonight and are guests at Sagamore Hill with President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt en route to Washington.
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