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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
6
The Owell Daly Courier describes itself as Middlesex county's oldest and best daily paper, founded in 1825 and operating daily except Sundays and holidays from the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street in Lowell. Delivery by carrier in the city is six cents a week.
The temperature rose yesterday afternoon and the night was warm. Clouds this morning burned through by noon and the day became fair and noticeably warmer. Barometer readings ranged from 29.85 to 29.90 with temperatures from 72 to 83 degrees.
Boston report on August 5 provides a cloudy forecast for New England with probable showers tonight except in East Maine. Sunday also looks set for showers with fresh southeasterly winds.
The notice lists telephone contacts for Courier Citizen Company departments. Counting Room, Editorial Rooms, and Job Department are given with the directive to route inquiries to the business office at 31-2 for advertising, non-delivery, address changes, and general business queries.
To Courier Readers, persons wanting the Courier mailed out of town in summer should notify the business office. Regular subscribers may change the address as desired. The Courier will be mailed to any address at the regular rate, six cents a week.
A compendium of varied notes from the Lowell Daily Courier touching on economics and policy including Arcanum rate talk, a New York court clerk appointment, critical takes on a presidential navy policy, yellow fever trends on the Isthmus of Panama, Russian peace envoy pronunciation, refunding legacy taxes under the 1898 war revenue act, and reactions to Mississippi Louisiana quarantine actions amid yellow fever concerns.
Cotton crop conditions draw wide interest with fears of a smaller yield. The acreage is down and the staple's condition is inferior, yet some of last year's production remains to aid the market. Prices will rise but unlikely to reach the spikes seen by Sully and other speculators.
Newark New Jersey now counts 283,289 residents in a gain that signals rapid urban growth well ahead of the state’s 1820 population. The figure reflects a swift demographic shift as the city expands its economic and social footprint.
Population shifts show urban growth in New Jersey with half the state's people in cities and gains in those areas. Nationally, July commercial failures dropped to 786 with $6,148,930 defaulted, the best since 1901, as Massachusetts towns like Hopedale post large gains and Republican, protectionist policies aid local employment.
Designer Fife urged wind skill, Rhode Island tennis champ Jones wins. Canadians and Yankees clash over lumber. Tir Donlan to publish travel edition benefitting overseers. Frugal menu proposed for King Edward and Emp Wm meeting. Marblehead girl helps hand with local pieces. Atlantic City mayor mandates knee deep bathing suits. New York law business improves as Equitable directors face counsel. District Attorney Jerome visits Niagara Falls. town praised for openness and charm.
A column cites a Wilton farmer urging deer hunting rights, a Vermont deer incident, and a Boston area excursion train to Revere Beach. It notes a police bulletin absence, a Wakefield rifle accident near a stray shot, praise for a Portuguese seven year old baseball talent, elevator etiquette, signed letters policy, and a pastry shop restaurant theft by two boys who left with breakfast before payment.
The copper market shows phenomenal strength with prices up 15 to 15 percent across lake and electrolytic types. Demand is enormous, buyers ready to take all mined output, and stable prices with rising exports support a bright outlook. Roosevelt is criticized for acting like a private figure, not a public officer, drawing suspicion and charges of inconsistency.
The piece argues M Witte talks through his hat and Russian statements about peace and Japan are unreliable. It contends Russia shows no urgent drive for peace, can prolong war, and that internal alarms signal strained resources. Official statements contrast with alleged London interviews.
The essay discusses a Springfield Republican claim that bigamies in Massachusetts outnumber divorces. An officer of the state board of charities doubted it, but a former head of labor inquiry found the statement broadly true after agents investigated. The piece echoes Rev Samuel W Dike on wealth and inheritance.
The American Catholic pilgrimage that has been in Rome since July 29 departed for Florence today. After a brief stay in Florence the group will travel to Switzerland before returning home following a continental tour.
A historic ginger bound beverage claimed to aid digestion relax muscles and soothe nerves after a long day. It emphasizes a soothing night time use with warming effects and claimed comfort for tired bodies.
The Bureau of Reclamation aims to spend 7.2 million dollars on the Fl Paso system in Texas, building a dam near Eagle New Mexico to irrigate 180 000 acres in New Mexico and Texas and 70 000 acres in Mexico. A treaty with Mexico is needed to proceed. The project follows long standing water disputes with Mexico over Rio Grande usage and includes efforts to bring irrigation to the Yuma desert in Arizona using the Colorado River at a cost of 3 million.
An excursion to Old Orchard via the Boston and Maine Railroad is scheduled for August 1 with a round trip fare of 1.50. The offer promotes travel by rail to the seaside destination, highlighting the fare and service.
In Canton shops crickets are raised for fighting, echoing the Filipinos' fighting cocks. Chinese gamblers stake on outcomes, and a fine fighting cricket can fetch up to $100.
The article collects brief items on figures such as Dean Eri B. Hurlburt leading a ministers institute at the University of Chicago and Mrs. Jefferson Davis spending summer in Stamford with the Batesons. It notes Major A J Fessenden aiding Mrs Davis, Danny Manchuria consul John E. Jones preparing to depart, James Cary Walker’s math feat, Rev Sam Jones’s Cincinnati work, and Mrs Arthur Paget possibly needing knee surgery after an elevator accident in London.
Mutineers of the Kniaz Potemkin surrendered at Eastenii the Roumanian port once used to banish and bury Ovid by Emperor Augustus. In that city, 25 Victoria (B. C.) Chinese sought enrollment in the 5th regiment Canadian artillery, a matter referred to Ottawa. San Francisco police arrested three men and three women in a shoplifting school operation that taught theft with counters and shelves, recovering a large value of goods.
James P. Smith of Alameda, 93, old age not to be blamed for his death per his wish, with pneumonia listed on the certificate. Women entered medieval Italian universities. Olympia Morata of Ferrara noted for learning and elopement to Germany. A 2900 year lease of 16 acres in Surrey paid with a red rose. Berlin streets show dogs in sunbonnets amid heat. Victoria, Austria reports wild dog overrun threatening flocks.
The Worcester Gazette summarizes William Whitlam Jr. of Charlotte on why American textiles export slowly. It notes U S cotton exports of about 23 million versus Britain at 358 million, cites China and India as open markets, and details fabric types like drills sheeting shirtings dhootie and sarongs, urging mills to adapt to foreign demands and mixed weight fabrics.
Bucharest Aug 5 The Roumanian grain crop is threatened by two months of drought with no rain. The Holy Synod has ordered prayers for rain and processions carrying ikons will be held nationwide tomorrow.
Question about plans to attend the Boston and Maine excursion to Old Orchard scheduled for August 10. Seeking confirmation of whether you will go and what arrangements exist.
A burial lot in Lowell Cemetery costs $100 and upward with uniform price per square foot. The new Belvidere entrance approaches are complete and villages will enter via Fort Hill Park. Gates close at 6 p.m. All are invited to inspect the new entrance and surroundings.
The undersigned thank friends who contributed powers at the funeral of their son Ralph and all others whose sympathy and assistance were kindly expressed during their bereavement. Mr and Mrs Amaba A Brown.
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