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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
6
Lowell daily paper notes delivery terms stating 6 cents a week by carrier and publication schedule. Mentions Courier-Citizen Building and Merrimack Street, Lowell, with history dating to 1826 as the oldest Middlesex county paper.
A brief shower yesterday afternoon gave way to a clear cool night. Today offered ideal summer weather with clear skies and moderate temperatures as forecasts show fair conditions in New England tonight and Friday with light variable winds.
Counts of telephone numbers for various departments in the Courier-Citizen. The request asks patrons to direct inquiries about advertising non-delivery address changes and business inquiries to the business office at 312-2.
Readers desiring the Courier mailed out of town in summer should give notice at the business office. Regular subscribers may have their address changed as desired. The Courier will be mailed to any address at the regular rate six cents a week.
A Lowel Daily Courier 1905 column argues the pen versus bayonets, notes Columbus's voyage anniversary, and comments on fraternal orders like the Catholic Order of Foresters and Royal Arcanum. It also laments gas leaks harming trees, urges city and gas-company cooperation, and critiques Mayor McClellan's reelection outlook amid corporate influence.
Gov Douglas named Sugh rue as Stevens's successor and the council promptly confirmed. The Boston Democratic machine may contest by nominating another candidate, but the attorney general says the office must be filled by the people at the next state election. The public will have the final say.
In Springfield a convention of Jewish rabbis denounced waningOrthodoxy among their community. The discussion centered on a recent high profile wedding between a New York Christian of prominence and a Jewish woman attended by leading synagogue members. The rabbis voiced concern felt by many co-religionists about the shift away from traditional observance.
The article weighs weather forecasts against actual rain benefits to crops, praises long-range Earth blessings, and critiques umpires' low pay in New England and other leagues. It notes desertion rates in the U.S. Army, urging reforms to curb boredom and maintain discipline amid jungle dangers abroad.
The nation shows broad, lasting prosperity with rising railroad and corporate dividends, higher equipment orders, steel and general trade growth, and wider telephone use. Bank clearings up 41 percent nationwide and 14 percent outside New York, with the stock market gradually improving since last April.
A poem exalts Japan as a rising power and warns against attacking it. The speaker references Russian defeat and urges readers to confront Japan’s strength, portraying banners, flags, and the costs of war as moral and national lessons.
A local ad offers watches from M F Wood at 104 Merrimack Street with a claim of 20 years of experience in buying and selling quality timepieces. It invites customers to call the shop by telephone.
An engine on the Cape to Cairo railroad fatally struck a large leopard recently, ending its path on the track. Local reporters note the incident as a rare wildlife encounter along the route.
A satirical wrap of era chatter notes the iron market’s buoyancy despite overspending. It jokes about an ex-bartender entering court clerkship, Rockefeller as Cleveland mayor candidate, Johnson challenging him, Lillians venturing vaudeville, a single mosquito triggering a New Orleans fever, and xenophobic jests about Togo.
Mary Anderson once Mrs Antonio Fernando de Navarro is mother to a second child. The newborn girl arrived at the Navarro home on Broadway Tunbridge Wells England on Saturday, following the birth of a previous son. Signor Mascagni and his wife wear matching watch fobs engraved with their children’s teeth as charms.
An unnamed wealthy New Yorker hosted a dinner noted for extravagant floral decor. The spread included over 12,000 carnations, 200 Malmaison carnations, 17,000 roses, 2500 cattleyas and 5000 yards of smilax. Sir Joan Madden proposes punishing offenders by aggregating prior terms into the sentence. Lake Michigan salmon stocking shifts show a 10 pound catch after years without fish.
The British army will wear scarlet tunics in peace time while dull staffs serve only in war, with khaki now abandoned to avoid deterring recruits. Souvenir hunters in New York damaged Grant tomb trees planted by Li Hung Chang, slowing growth, unlike the protected Grant trees in Tokyo guarded by soldiers.
The article argues against the St Swithin prophecy, noting it has never fulfilled in any year based on England's records from 1841 to 1905. It cites averages of rainy days and rainfall after St Swithin's, showing no consistent pattern and humorously suggesting alternatives like a horse chestnut cure or a man with a live snake.
The Municipal Journal reports Lowell fire statistics for 1904 with 707 alarms, 2116% hours worked, 106950 feet of hose laid, 403 hydrant hours, 419 extinguishers, 135 feet of ladder raised and 7344 engine hours. Percy P. Pierce won the Glidden trophy in Boston, completing a 1000 mile Pierce Arrow run with no wrench loosening, accompanied by family and a mechanic. A plan to use sensitized paper to record finger impressions in stores is discussed, tested on the Coutu boy case with Moffatt, leading to quick classification. The article also surveys actors moving between roles and plans for a 25 piece band for the Orphans' auto outing.
James Webb died after being stabbed on Essex Street by Michael Dyer last Saturday night. Webb suffered an 11 inch wound with severed ribs and fatal organ damage. The charge against Dyer may be upgraded to first degree murder. he is held for the grand jury in $15,000.
The A G Pollard Co Mutual Benefit Association left Lynn at 11 30 AM for its annual outing to Bass Point with 150 members in two special cars. Dinner was at Relay House at 2 45 PM, then beach shows and dances. Return planned tonight at 11 PM. president Frank L Kimball and officers listed. outing run by Fred Dubois and Charles Delaronde.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, US Army, rejects Washington reports about being eyed for a general staff post. He says no such discussion occurred and he plans to return to the Philippines after a rest in Boston. He attributes his illness to an old head injury from 1898 and notes his recovery is complete.
Tokio Aug 3 emigration companies object to sending laborers to Panama for canal work citing unsatisfactory conditions. They claim no care for the sick or families of deceased workers no passage home and poor drinking water and sanitation. Government and emigration officers reviewed the issue and found these points valid.
Livermore Falls Maine August 3 The Androscoggin River rose four feet due to heavy rainfall earlier this week but has returned to normal. Damage to the cofferdam for the International Power Company mill is now estimated under $1000. About 200 feet of the dam washed away rather than 500. lumber and debris were trapped in an eddy and will be recovered.
London reports a forthcoming British fleet visit to the Baltic likely signaling warmer relations between Germany and Great Britain. Germany denied protests, while German ports welcomed the visit as aiding King Edward's goal of friendly ties. Emperor William’s support for Prince Charles of Denmark’ Norwegian throne is seen as backing cooperation.
Boston, Aug. 3. Peter F. McKearney of Lexington was found on the common suffering, with a bottle of carbolic acid beside him. He died en route to Massachusetts General Hospital. The acid was a facial sore treatment, but speculation grows over possible injuries from a recent fight and alcohol. Identified by his brother John McKearney, the 50 year old single section-hand for the Boston and Maine railroad left an unclear cause of death.
A concise advert for O'Brien Bros Tea Dealers at 227 Central Street touting consistent quality. It assures no mistakes in coffee service and emphasizes fresh daily roasting across all grades.
Passenger asks if they will be going to Old Orchard on the Boston and Maine excursion dated August 16. The message notes a round trip rate of $1.50 via the Boston and Maine Railroad.
A veteran skin care practitioner claims to know how to kill facial hair and predicts the effects of various “discoveries” on skin. He urges readers to consult him before trying methods that could discourage or disfigure them, addressing a Lady Attendant.
A quirky exchange between a tire and a hub imagines heartbreak over looseness and neglect. The tire accuses the hub of loosening their bond, while the hub blames the boss for neglect, highlighting tensions in a playful
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