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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1903
Page
6
The item presents historical publication details for the Lowell Daly Courier, describing its status as the oldest daily in Middlesex County, established in 1825 and operating daily aside from Sundays and holidays. It locates offices at the Courier-Citizen Building, Merrimack Street, Lowell, with carrier delivery at six cents per week.
Yesterday was unusually fine for December with a brief sunlit forenoon today turning gray. Barometer readings stayed around 29.62 yesterday, 29.88 at 5pm, and 29.86 at noon with temperatures near 36 yesterday, 35 today, and 38 at 12m.
The forecast for New England calls for fair weather tonight and Sunday with light westerly winds. The brief update notes calm to moderate conditions across the region without precipitation.
Editorial room and counting room numbers are listed with a note urging patrons to use care in calling. Communications about advertising non delivery of papers address changes and business inquiries should go to the business office at 31-5.
The Lowell Daily Courier urges voters to reelect Mayor Howe, arguing his record warrants another term and criticizing opponent Alderman Casey for lacking a compelling alternative. It urges careful voting for the full city ticket and warns against unwise council proposals.
The piece argues three forces raise cotton prices: weather, boll weevil, and speculators. It notes the speculator’s role will shrink next year as demand outstrips supply, making cotton abnormally high. Manufacturers and cotton towns face a gloomy outlook, with mills impeded by the weevil and uncertain forecasts from agriculture department.
A political dispute surrounds Mr Casey urging his faith aldermen to attend his rally instead of a city government meeting about paying school teachers. The stance is criticized as unworthy and damaging to Mr Casey, with the author noting the short time required.
A long political diatribe accuses Mr. Casey of blocking a needed loan to pay Lowell teachers, blaming petty personal politics and criticizing Democratic aldermen. The piece condemns corruption in city governance, discusses Colombia and Panama, and notes various public figures and issues, including race, emigration, and the cotton market.
Mrs Clemens wife of Samuel L Clemens arrived in Florence on November 8 and has been so indisposed that only family members may see her. The weather is described as exceptionally bad. Advertisement notes rubbers and 20th Century Shoe store accepting Green stamps.
The Lowell Crossing Commission may take up the matter in the coming year after a city solicitor petition. plan contemplates abolishing several crossings and spreading repairs. The change would spread burden over time rather than heavy impositions all at once.
A satirical roundup references Mayor Howe, Mr Casey, Gen Wood, and local politics. It mentions martial law in Cripple Creek, a fire destroying two hundred tons of ice in Watertown, and tensions around a rival order and the AOUW. The piece mixes civic defiance, labor matters, and public safety with playful adages.
The Wall Street Journal argues agriculture, not iron and steel, is the country’s true barometer. It notes 14 year farm trade surpluses totaling 4.806 billion dollars offsetting 865 million in non farm trade deficits, keeping foreign exchange favorable, aiding stability, and preventing a panic while iron and steel suffer.
The Howe managers say a young man is not fit to be mayor. Hundreds of young Republicans are capable of filling the office, but the Howe boosters say they are too young. Republicans old and young will resent this insult.
A nostalgic verse recalls a town spelling bee where a clever girl known as Nellie Bly outspells others and wins the heart of the speaker. The poem, by Thomas C. Harbaugh, centers on school days, shy affection, and a single missed word that sparked lasting memory.
Chicago December 1 The Central Freight association in a meeting represented by Chicago-Minneapolis lines decided to reduce export grain rates to 14 1/2 cents per hundred pounds from Chicago to New York. Casey challenges his Speers to fight him on his record. Ady.
Government puts the cotton yield at 9,962,039 bales vs private 10 to 12 million. Prices surge to a 20 year high as buyers rush to purchase. If the department is near correct, manufacturing faces a lean season with higher prices and reduced consumption for a year.
Henry M Whitney a former Lowell mill counting room worker who learned pharmacy in Lowell and ran Wilson & Whitney in Lawrence before dentistry of Massachusetts board chair and longtime American Pharmaceutical association president died at his North Andover home after illness. He served as Essex Savings bank trustee, Grace church junior warden, Masons member, and North Andover Country club member. Survived by his wife.
Elon A. Sanborn died at his home 7 Sanborn street Friday morning at 5 30. He came to Lowell 56 years ago and served in city government during the Civil War era. For 42 years he worked at Massachusetts and Prescott mills, overseeing there for many years. He joined St Paul’s M E church 12 years ago and was beloved by many. He leaves a wife married 50 years ago last March and two sisters Mrs J T Greer of me ag and Mrs Aaron Brown of Lowell.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah A. Humphrey were held yesterday at her son George Humphrey’s Chelmsford Centre home with Rev. Ellis officiating and burial in Littleton. Mrs. Ruth M. Rugs’s funeral occurred Friday at her home 67 Vernon Street with Rev. Dr. Martin leading and interment in Lowell Cemetery. floral tributes came from many friends.
Fragmented obituaries and notices from a local sheet reference deceased individuals, home placements, and family connections. Readable items mention Citizens and lander institutions, with brief, non-graphic phrasing suitable for archival record.
The Youths Companion is promoted as a perfect Christmas gift and home paper, with a $1.75 annual subscription and a Christmas packet including the 1904 calendar. Lilla Elizabeth Kelley’s literary credentials are noted, along with artist Alfred Ordway’s portrait. Also mentioned are quotes and a line about a saving man voting for Howedy.
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