August Sky Data for Sunrise and Moonset Times
In August, the sun rises at 4.41, the moon sets at 3.10 a.m., the sun sets at 6.59, and the length of day is 14.18 hours. This provides daily daylight and dusk timings for the month.
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
10
In August, the sun rises at 4.41, the moon sets at 3.10 a.m., the sun sets at 6.59, and the length of day is 14.18 hours. This provides daily daylight and dusk timings for the month.
The clippings announce chimney repairs by Limburg at 1128 Bridge Street and LeRoy Parkhurst selling a $20 Rain Coat. E. A. Wilson & Co. offer lime cement and brick. Miss C. M. Saunders buys Dr. Wilkins Chiropody and moves to 90 Prescott Street. St Peter's lawn party, postponed by rain, will be held tonight on Highland Street lawns of Corbett and Donohoe.
The regular Fraternal Franklin meeting at the Fiske building featured a debate on whether labor saving machines harm man. The affirmative was led by John H. Murphy and Hazen G. Pillsbury, the negative by James Riley and Patrick Begley.
The committee on picnic of Minne qua council No 72 D of P met last night and finished plans for a basket picnic at Canobie Lake Park on Saturday August 8 in conjunction with Nashua Amesbury and Haverhill councils. A large crowd is expected with Charlie and the Parson to attend from Haverhill.
Company C sixth regiment received full pay for patrol duty at Riverside park disaster funded from the company fund. Capt C T Kittredge arranged payment. state action is months away. Capt William Fairweather will pay Company G next Tuesday night from their fund. Capt McNulty of Company M Ninth may pay next week. A Dracut range shooting contest will feature Companies B C BE G and F Sixth and Company M Ninth for top points with prizes later. Out of town crews will be hosted with a post sport collation.
Mr F B Leeds ticket agent at 6 Bridge street organizes a six day trip on August 31 from Boston to Fredericton New Brunswick aboard the Galvin Austin then up the St John River by Star line to the Rhine of America. The $28 itinerary includes all expenses and a Bay of Fundy side trip to Digby with dinner at the Manhattan hotel.
Lowell committee on accounts held an all day session approving a Courier-Citizen printing bill after bids showed a lower cost this year. The Fourth of July salute order was halted as mayoral approval was not given. The sewer committee reviewed four site petitions, then adjourned behind closed doors with a plan to locate a dynamite magazine site for the sewer department. The meeting ended at 9.30.
Constable McManus eagerly promotes a grand kids picnic at Mt Rock on August 25 with plans for six hurdy gurdy performers and 22 electric cars, predicting up to 3000 attendees. He lists food funds and a ball game with an experienced umpire as key attractions, while Officer John Dennett notes recent conditions prevent this year’s event.
Dr. Watson of the New Hampshire state board of health and James Ayer of the Salem board inspected the Canobie Lake sewage system on Tuesday. A new law will be enforced immediately, with posted signs banning bathing and alternative disposal of sewage to protect Salem’s water supply. Signs will be distributed in a few days and enforcement will be strict.
A still alarm was sent in yesterday after noon for a small house owned by Frank Brown on Fort Hill Avenue. No damage was reported.
A compilation of Lowell residents and relatives visiting friends and spending vacations across New England and Maine. Names include Joseph Gately in Manchester, Lucy Parker and Nettie Drewett at Cottage City, Gardner Pearson from two weeks in Maine, and many others at Salisbury beach, York Beach, Wells Beach, Peak's Island, and Kennebunkport.
The Courier-Citizen Co relief fund grows as Riverside park explosion hints at upcoming litigation. Lowell mills avoid idleness, Varnum park opens with two public seats. Gen Joe Whitney of the State police remains lively. Welding work on Christian Hill tracks progresses. No license whiskey sells for 1.50 a gallon. Russell Sage, 87, plans to stay at his Wall Street desk. Rumors swirl about Clarendon Goodwin’s seclusion amid park explosion questions.
The Catholic Young Men’s Lyceum of St Patrick’s church schedules an October harvest festival with committees chosen and top effort expected. The general committee meets Sunday at 10 am, participation in M M C S Field Day at the Fairgrounds is anticipated, and candidates hope to win prizes. Handball and basketball are popular, with activity daily in the gym. The society is in good standing and expects membership to grow to 500 or more this winter.
After a full day of debate the sugar convention bill was closed off and reported unamended at 2.30 am. Government majorities in closure divisions ranged from 70 to 80. The piece ends with a wry aside about ties of friendship and a housefly sticking to friends in August or September.
Nine rooms remain for Mr Durnings seven days tour of the Maritime Provinces via the Great Plant Line. The trip features Prince Edward Island scenery, historic sites, and guided access to fortresses and dungeons. Cost is thirty one dollars, with departure Tuesday September 1 at 9 50 from Middlesex Street station.
In Lowell readers learn of a Merrimack street wedding at the Oblate rectory as Bartholomew McCarthy and Louise St. Jean wed with Fr. Amyot officiating. A large reception followed at the bride’s home with guests from Boston and nearby cities. The piece also notes a child’s leg fracture, club relief efforts for the South Lowell disaster, and a push to revive church weddings with Mass.
The article lists social visits across Marblehead and surrounding towns. It mentions Rev E E Pelletier and Fortunat Pelletier, Miss Salome Martin, Mrs Paul Vigeant, Rodolphe Guy of Boston, and various others. It notes Isidore Hetu recovering from fever, and Mrs J B G Martin ill. Foresters court holds first bi monthly assembly since Leo XIII’s death and votes to drape charter, extend telegram to Pontiff elect. Donations of twenty five dollars noted for South Lowell sufferers. Political talks postponed due to bad weather.
Frederick E Pettes husband of a woman found dead in her June street home two weeks ago has been admitted to City hospital with a severe delirium tremens attack He dodged police after the death and disappeared for three days removing his five children from town Agent Richardson of the Humane Society may be involved in their location Mr Broom of Boston asserts the earth is flat.
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