Government Moves to Slaughter In Foot and Mouth Cases
Boston reports a joint state federal plan to exterminate cattle sheep and swine affected by foot and mouth disease. The state authorized mass slaughter with 70 percent compensation, starting immediately, as 101 infected farms are identified in Boston and surrounding areas. Dr Peters and Dr Salmon push rapid execution with contractors warned to halt purchases from affected farms.
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Boston
United States
New England
State House
Crane
D. E. Salmon
Department of Agriculture
Peters
State Cattle Bureau
Executive Council
Masschusetts
Salmon
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Massachusetts Cattle Bureau
New Enghard
Boston Board of Health
The
Health Board
Yarre and
Pepperell
North American Review December issue highlights
The December North American Review surveys President Roosevelt’s first year and includes writings by a Progres sive Republican and a Jeffersonian Democrat. It features Mark Twain on Christian Science, tributes to Frank Norris, and pieces on Cuba, subsidies, arbitration, and art. A rich array of reviews, sketches, and illustrations accompanies biographical notes on Luini and Segantini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Thomas B. Reed
Mark Twain
W. D. Howells
Frank Norris
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Davis Bispham
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Erving Winslow
Anti-Imperialist League
Marrion Wilcox
Cuba
Charles H. Cramp
Cunard Company
W. L. Penfield
State Department
Captain Pillsbury Promoted to Navy Captain Title
Lowell native Captain John E Pillsbury U S N receives promotion to captain with four stripes and silver eagles. He helped plan Winter evolutions with Admiral Dewey and now serves as an aide. Born in Lowell, formerly Chelsea resident, he commanded the Prairie and led an enemy squadron attempting a blockade run on the Massachusetts coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Pillsbury
U.S. N
Legion of Friends
U. S. Senate
Pillsbury
General Board
West Indian
Admiral Dewey
Capt
Chelsea
Navy Yard
Prairie
Carrie Nation jailed for disturbing the peace in city
Mrs. Carrie Nation sits in jail after being forcibly ejected from multiple drug stores and a leading hotel in Wyopeka. The incident on December 6 prompted authorities to detain her on a charge of disturbing the peace.
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Wyopeka
Carrie Nation
Obituary for Lilla Stott and three local residents
The obituary notes the death of Lilla Stott after a brief illness, highlighting her love of nature and bird life, selfless spirit, and gentle care. It also reports the death of James FE. Costello of 27 Abbott Street, aged 45, Ireland-born, longtime local engineer and parish member, with survivors and affiliations. Timothy O Sullivan of 42 Agawam Street, a Sacred Heart church member, died recently, leaving two daughters Miss Millie O Sullivan and Mrs. Martin Connors of Lowell.
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Lilla Stott
James FE. Costello
Abbott Street
Ireland
St. Peter's Church
Waterhead Mills
Costello
Court Columbus
Foresters of America
Harry
Timothy O'Sullivan
Sacred Heart Church
Agawam Street
Millie O'Sullivan
Martin Connors
Lowell
Masters in Art and the Madonna Iconography
The article surveys Antonne Whe tern’s Daainb subject masterworks, listing titles such as The Madonna of the Rose Hedge and Adoration of the Magi. It notes these paintings are distributed across galleries in Italian cities, London, Montrid, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, with Ruskin praising late-Malian central style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
Angela
Herodiae
la Columbina
Madence
London
Montrid
Vienna
St. Petereb
Lutin Paini
Cosmopolitan and Mind Magazine December Highlights
The December issues feature profiles in Captains of Industry with five business leaders including the noted Mr Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad. Mind opens with The World Message by Stanton K. Davis, with a biographic sketch by Charles B. Patterson. The issue blends essays on religion and science, literary fiction, and social topics, including works by Lavinia Hart, Emma Kaufman, and W J Colville, plus notes on Heredity, Morals, and the Mind's Method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captains of Industry
Mr. Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Mr. Wells
Samuel Moffett
Comstock
Julian Hawthorne
Henry Seton Merriman
Elizabeth McCracken
Walter Juan Davis
Barry Pain
Frank Dempster Sherman
Lavinia Hart
Emma Bd
Kaufman
Cora Urquhart Potter
Stanton K. Davis
Charles B. Patterson
A. B. Curtis
Axel Emil Gibson
J. K W. Livingston
W.H. Hamby
W. J. Colville
Nancy McKeay Gordon
Joyce Bo Ketcham
Bishop
John Emery Stella
McLeean
L. V. Stern
George Grey Barnard First Success in Paris
A fragment from The World Work recounts George Grey Barnard's early triumph in Paris. The tale describes his poverty, a caring American patron Alfred Corning Clark, and a pivotal meeting that funded his famed sculpture The Heyede. Barnard’s perseverance amid hardship is highlighted as crucial to his breakthrough.
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Paris
Alfred Corning Clark
Barnard
Durnand
Bay
Beaux Arta
Versailles Gate
Clark
Harmard Tran
Alexander Blair Thaw
Funeral Obsequies for Josselyn and Sherlock Held
The two funerals, for Carrie A. Josselyn of North Chelmsford and Dominick Sherlock of Dracut Navy Yard, were held yesterday. Josselyn's service occurred at 2:30 pm at her home with Rev. Robert Dunbar officiating and burial at Riverside cemetery. Sherlock's service started 9:15 am from 125 Pleasant Street, with Mass at St Michaels Church attended by Rev. Dennis Murphy, assisted by two priests, and burial in the Catholic cemetery accompanied by a large floral tribute display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie A. Josselyn
North Chelmsford
Robert Dunbar
Scribner
Bearce
George G. Stetson
Otis P. Wheeler
K. Ripley
F. 8. Blodgett
Riverside Cemetery
J. A. Weinbeck
Dominick Sherlock
Pleasant Street
Dracut Navy Yard
St. Michaels Church
Dennis Murphy
Eugene A. Carney
Francis Mullen
Thomas P. Boulger
Carolyn A. White
Sherlock
Leo Sherlock
Willie Cahalane
Raymond Crowley
Palma
James J. McManmon
Michael
Frank Kennedy
Daniel Murphy
Henry Carr
Jeremiah Ring
Whelton
Durlal
Catholic Church Solemnizes Mass for Dua and Burial
The Catholic church was solemnized by Rev Fr Murphy. The funeral of James Carcence was held yesterday at 2 PM from his home 922 Suffolk feet and burial in St Patrick's cemetery. Bearers were Martin Farley James McQuinleonya John Tully and Frank Reed. Rev Fr McHugh officiated at the grave. Undertaker P H Savage had charge of arrangements. The funeral of Anne Trainor was yesterday afternoon from Undertaker O'Donnell's rooms. Bearers were Charles Watson August Charlton Walter Mears and James Reeves. Burial was in Edson cemetery.
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James Carcence
Suffolk
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Martin Farley
Jas. McQuinleonya John Tully
Frank Reed
Fr. McHugh
P. H. Savage
Anne Trainor
O'Donnell
Charles Watson August Charlton
Walter Mears
James Reeves
Edson Cemetery
Child William Looron Dies at Home Address Parents
In Looron city on December 5 a infant named William Looron aged 1 year and months died at the home of his parents Thomas and Alice at 7 Dewey avenue off Coburn street. The notice records the death and residence details.
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Looron
Thomas
Alice
Dewey Avenue
Coburn Street
William Looron
Grand Concert at Odd Fellows Temple by First Baptist choir
A concert program for December 11 at the Odd Fellows temple to benefit Mt. Vernon Church. The First Baptist church choir, with the American orchestra and guest artists, performs operatic overtures, arias, selections from Florodora, Descriptive Hunting Scene, Galop Brilliante, and The Heavens Are Telling, with multiple soloists and accompanying musicians.
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Odd Fellows’ Temple
First Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon Church
Maud C. McMillan
Ceases Smith
Nano M. Gallagher
Ritchie
Z. Ce
Giebel
J. Borjes
Hans von Gruben Borjes
Meyer Helmund
E. R. Wirt
Stuart Orchestra
Frances Allitson
Ethel Torrey Smith
Reading
D. Millin
Ely's Cream Balm Endorsed for Catarrh Relief
A letter from Rev TH W Hathaway of Elizabeth New Jersey praises Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and shares personal relief. W J Hitchcock of Buffalo New York also confirms cure after using the balm. The product is offered by Ely Brothers at 66 Warren Street New York for 50 cents.
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Ely
TH. W. Hathaway
Elizabeth
N. J
Fly
W. J. Hitchcock
U. S. Vol
Buffalo
N.Y
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
For Sale A sees set and cottage near Merimack square
For sale a sees set for 2250 with price cut to 1800 located five minutes from the square in a city neighborhood. A house and barn sit on seven thousand feet of land along an electric line one mile from Merimack square asking 750. A new cottage offers hot and cold water bath and sewer connections with a nice land lot. Contact T. H. Elliott 64 Central Street. Te 8-2.
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Merimack Square
Bath
Sia
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Farmers Column Seeks Short Pithy Notes
The editor invites Northern Middlesex farmers to share brief agricultural notes and experiences for a new department. Readers with a few lines to contribute are asked to write short paragraphs, which the agricultural editor will polish for publication. Long essays are discouraged to keep the column concise.
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Middlesex
Worry So We May Meet Again Despite Stormy Times
A short verse by James Whitcomb Riley counsels resilience through sorrow and uncertainty. It urges letting go of fear and tears, embracing future gladness, and facing coming years with hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Agriculture and disease issues in early 1900s study
The article discusses hoof and mouth disease risks and milk cautions, plus agricultural science advances. It highlights plant disease problems such as pear blight and bitter rot, and notes successful disease resistance breeding, including wilt-resistant cotton and cowpea. It cites Secretary of Agriculture on farm capital, farm counts, and 1899 agricultural output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J’acific
Texas
Bureau of Forestry
Readers weigh Snow apple and apple pomace uses
Editorial notes readers like Tolles of Dunstable praise the Snow apple while Vermont station extols apple pomace as cattle feed. Debate over naming high grade fruit like Black Ben Davis. Calls for brief harvest season notes from farmers and mulch advice for raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries with spring cleanup tips.
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E. P. Powell
Tribune
Ben Davis
Powell
Bananas Sold By The Pound In Chicago Market
Bananas join potatoes and beans as staple per pound items in Chicago markets. The note cites farmers reminding residents that sunlight matters in crops. In New Jersey, growers market “imported” grapes, claimed to rival real article grapes, with some people finding the imported variety enhances flavor.
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Chicago
New Jersey
Java
Rio
Japan
Malagas
Snow and McIntosh apples compared by Dunstable grower
H. J. Tolles notes the Snow apple is distinct from the McIntosh though both are good for market. Snow is very red outside and white inside, small and uniform. McIntosh bears early and well but can show red streaks and earlier scale or scab rot. Tolles, Dunstable.
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H. J. Tolles
The Unwritten American Epic Hero of Peace and Law
A Frank Norris piece in The Worlds Work praises a forgotten American epic figure as a righteous law maker and defender of the weak. He died confronting injustice and crime, loved his horse and children, and stood against hypocrisy, but literature has neglected his memory and the American epic remains unwritten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector
Achilles
Travis
America
Cpic
Frank Norris
Barnyard Drainage Tip to Save Liquid Manure
A column urges fixing barnyard drainage to carry away waste and save liquid manure. It advises using leaves as absorbing material to soak up the liquids, noting the manure pile is a bank for fertilizing fields by supplying nutrients.
Lowell Retail Market Prices from December 5 1902
Prices in Lowell for groceries coal and wood show hardwood sawed and unsawed at ten dollars per cord soft pine seven dollars, trash four fifty and three fifty a cord. Coal remains scarce with varying prices per ton for egg stove and No 1 nut as dealers adjust to limited supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Munn & Co
J.B. Cover & Co
Dol. Horne & Co
Killpartrick Bros
FP. Putnam
Prescott Street
Probate Notice in Middlesea County for Administration
Middlesea probate court cites heirs and creditors of Frank Rapa late of Lowell to show cause why administration should not be granted to Mauda Lena Bava without bond. Hearing in Cambridge on December ninth eighteen hundred two at nine in the forenoon. Publication required weekly for three weeks in Lowell Daily Courier. Witness Mabherine, First Judge, November twenty eighth, 1902.
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West of Kin
Frank Rapa
Lowell
Mauda
Lena Bava
Middlesea
Cambridge
Sata
Lowell Daily Courier
Crantes J. Mabherine
Aire
H. Polsom
Register
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North American Review
the Critic
Giovanni Segamtini
Christian Brinton
Redin
Prank Norris
Tolstoy
Th. Benson
Q Dlyn Shipman
Peecer
Misty
End oDinee
Fra Angelico
Veronese
Luini
Navy
J. E. Pillsbury
BIG Steel Trust
Elbert H. Gary
U. S. Steel Corporation
Charlies M. Schwab
Gary
SS Lilla Stott
Horace Ela
Tivich
Telephone 580
Cosmopolitan
George Grey Barnard
al Grovere
Fr. Murphy
Mt. Vernon F. B. Church
Rossini Orchestra
Eee Rossini
Hunstman
Tally-ho
Carmena
Ccices Wilson Miss Wetmore
Baltimore Sun
Austin Peters
Editorial
Tolles
Dunstable
Vermont
Bro. Taylor
A. M
Purdy
the Tribune
Blake
Adams, Taylor &Co
Rye
ORTS
Nubbins
Casey's Saloon
Prises Gurrent
Massachusetts
Middlesex, Fl
Appleton National Bank
Appleton National Bank of Lowell
GRO
BE. King
Rer Cambiar
Mage
the Courier-Citizen
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