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Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1903

Page

9

Fire Escape Plans Shaping for Local Schools

A fire escapes committee visited Green and Highland schools to review tubular Kirker Bender systems from Standard Fire Escape of Boston. Estimates on outfitting the buildings will follow. Aldermen lacked quorum for a special meeting. Erie Telephone tax money remains unpaid as legal delays unfold.

Fire Escapes Committee Messrs Tracey and Rust Boston Standard Fire Escape Company of Kirker- Bender Green Highland Schools Roche Mr. Roche Adams

Army Promotions Nomination of Gen Wood Sent to Senate

President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Gen Leonard Wood for major general and the promotions of 167 army officers tied to his. Included were about 25 civilian appointments such as Dr W H Crum as collector of the port of Charleston. The moves are treated as recess appointments with pay and authority backdated to last summer. Secretary Root and Moody discussed the matter with the President. a test case may be brought to the Treasury controller.

Washington Roosevelt Senate Leonard Wood Congress Root Moody the Treasury William D. Crum District of Charleston S. C Thomas V. McAllister Jackson Miss A. S. C. Atkinson Hawaii Ivory G. Kimball Charles Fletcher Scott Police Court of District of Columba Wood

Nominations sent for several New Hampshire postmasters

The President submitted to the Senate today a list of postmaster nominations including Nathaniel F. Roberts for Farmington Chas Eaton for Littleton John H. Bartlett for Portsmouth and Prescott B. Kinsman for Somersworth in New Hampshire.

Washington Senate N. H Nathaniel F. Roberts Farmington Chas. Eaton Littleton John H. Bartlett Portsmouth Prescott B. Kinsman Somersworth

Strike of coopers at Chicago stock yards

Four hundred coopers employed at the Union stock yards went on strike today after packers refused to grant $2.75 a day for shop work and $3 for packing floor work.

Chicago

Mayor Grace Better

The condition of former Mayor William R Grace, ill at his home with pneumonia, was reported as favorable in a physician issued bulletin today.

New York William R. Grace

FOR SALE Cottage and store at 9 Andrews St

Desirable cottage house and store on Andrews Street with five thousand feet of land, good yard, and horse facilities. Contact Geo. W. Gilbert at 98 Andrews St for terms. Also listings include store and tenement property at 914 Gorham Street and Center Street, and various houses, rents, and farms across Lowell area with prices and down payments.

Andrews St W. Gilbert Gorham

Gagnon & Company Property Listings at Merrimack Street

J T Gagnon & Co advertises multiple properties with prices and sizes on Merrimack Street Moody Street Wilder Street and other blocks. Listings include residences corner lots house sizes from eight to ten rooms with feet measurements and per foot pricing, plus easy terms and Pawtucketville and Hildreth Building locations. A. J. Ryan is listed at 3 A Hildreth Building for inquiries.

Market St Moody St Wilder St Fourth Ave Webber St Stevens St Anderson St Seventh Ave Oakland Pawtucketville

Sleeping Sickness Ravages Africa Warned by Board

The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions reports a deadly sleeping sickness spreading in Uganda and near Lake Victoria, with 68,000 deaths to date and 10,000 in the last five months. An English commission links the disease to a fly named kivu. no antidote exists.

New York American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions Africa Uganda Congo Lake Victoria England Kivu

Top Notchers at T H Elliott's Real Estate Listings

A brisk sale notice for T H Elliott at 64 Central Street highlights several properties. A two story single family home on Cu land road with nine rooms, furnace, baths, cemented cellar, sliding screens, and a $2800 price. A two-family house renting for $20 monthly at $2000. In the Highlands a large eight room cottage with furnace heat and hot and cold water at $2800. A seven room cottage in good repair at $950. Contact TELEPHONE 908-2.

Mills Highlands G. L. Hubbard Central Street Culand Road T.H. Elliott Central ST

Train Schedules From Lowell Depot in 1903

Starting November 30 1903 trains from Lowell Middlesex Street Depot run to Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Marlboro South Framingham and way stations at 7 10 11 25 am 2 30 and 5 25 pm All trains connect at South Framingham with Boston and Albany for Worcester Springfield Albany and the West and at Concord Junction with the Fitchburg Railroad The 5 25 pm train links with the Sound line to New York City the South and West Sundays service to South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way stations 7 10 am and 4 25 pm C Kendall and C M Shepard signatories.

Lowell Middlesex Street Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Marlboro South Framingham Way Boston & Albany R. R Worcester Springfield Albany Concord Junction Fitchburg

Pullman Tourist Sleeper Connects Boston to West

A Friday and Saturday service from Boston to Chicago on the Continental Limited leaves at 1 p.m. and arrives next day at 3 50 p.m. En route free reclining chair cars from Buffalo. Connects with through trains to Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Kansas Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Colorado Nevada Dakotas Wyoming Montana and the Pacific Coast. Ten day Niagara Falls stop privilege. Address H B McClellan G E A 381 Broadway New York City J D McBeath N E P A J Ek Barry N E Tourist Agent 14 Washington St Boston.

Boston Chicago Niagara Falls H. B. McClellan Broadway New York City J. D. McBeath N.E.P

Nearly new story house on Highlands for sale

Advertisement for a nearly new two percent story house with six foot veranda eight rooms bath hot and cold water furnace heat cemented cellar gas fixtures and 6000 feet of land. Located in the Highlands the owner is leaving. Price 2200 dollars with fifty dollars down and balance as rent. Call at once to own.

Highlands

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Miskella Gallagher and Molloy City Hall Erie Hogan Shepard Supreme Court Western Telephone Company Europe Charles J. Glidden The Mr. Glidden Nead Army Promotions Gen. Wood Coopers Mayor Grace Better Dean Railroads Middlesex Street Station Lye Am Ar. O-M. Vne Ws R. M Ly. A. M. Wil.du P.M Ly. P.M Ar. Ly Bedford Western Oh Sion M. P.M Lowell Opera House Zr. V. Phelan Stock CO Humbug Academy OF Music Richard F. Murphy Fulton’s Neeri Haynes Nelson Milledge Grogan Todd Stieff Montinoes Tor Ie the People’s Department Merrimack St Tyngsboro Carville Fort Hill Avenue George Currier Sandie Westford Stream Wilder Street C. A Corani Fae & H Jenness Street E. Paignon, Jr Chelmsford Thorndike Manufacturing Thorndike Street Chas. M. Potter Hildreth Building E. H. White Fish and Plummer Dover Street Barclay Street Walker Street Varney School Streets Willow Street Chelmsford Eee Mgr Grand Boulevard Raeyaaeaaene Amare Baker Printing Co B. Delaney Rogers Street Tenth Street I. M. Chase P. Cogger Truckman Riverside St P. McGregor Robbins Street Merrimack Square Gibson Street Oak Street Chelmsford Centre P. J. Cogger Pelham Pleasant St E. T. Adams Plymouth Rock Rhode Island Girard Street Lakeview Avenue Dracut Gardner Bros Suffolk Street Carrel C. H. Cutter Mammoth Road James Cornock Andover Street Lowell Perfume Co P. O Lowell, Ane Massachusetts I. Farrar Mass U. S. Marine Corps United States Merrimack Street H. L Appleton Vpihl Coral Street Nesmith Street Willis Warrington Ioster Street Walker St A. Bt Daviin Scheel Ladies’ Home Journal Saturday Evening Post the Delineator M. A. Wilson Nis Lm Dutton Ie Northern Depot City Hall Rockdale Avenue Worthen Sixth Street Fourth Street Blanchard Place E. Merrimack St Wentworth Avenue Hovey Street Courier-Citizen Office R.A Citizen Office R. A. Work Pihl Mitchell East Merrimack St London St HCC Care Courier Kirk Street West Sixth Street di St Suffolk St Burns St L&et Dutton St Errimacon Greenwood St Central St. di Belvidere Nea Livermore St Maine A. A. Robinson Westford Gorham Street East Merrimack Street Corner High Street Oyun H. L. Whitten Gorham. Street Pihl's Everett Ayer City Canton Burnside Streets Asa C. Russell Walker Concord Street Parkview Avenue Liberty St Chelmsford St W. P. Wiley Loring Street East Burnside Street Centralville Kent Low Henry Miller & Son Wyman's Exchange Grove Street Thos. G. Robbins Hildreth P Building F. D. Russell Lombard St Letca Rood Brown's Marsha L Street Lincoln St Ware Street Marginal Street Chestnut Street Coencord Street Fremont Street Ralph Street Sheppard & Puller Martin Robbins Prescott Street Shedd Street West Ninth Street E. W. Hoyt & Co Church Street Adams Street New Nichols Street Kent Haskell Seventeenth Street CG P Comerford Mena Oy Pleasant Street Middle ST Peter A. Fay Fletcher Upham John J. W. Robinson Detective Agency H. C. Greene Tolman Merrimack Loan Co J. T. Gagnon & CO Victoria American Board John Reid, Jr Great Falls Mont Ely Francis W. Poole Central Press Ely Brothers Warren Street T. H. Elliott’s Boston & Main Railroay St. Louis, St. Paul Minneapolis All Points D. J Flanders Gen’! Pass Tkt. Agt New York, New Haven , Hartford K. R Wabash Railroad Detroit St. Louis J. W. Bruce & CO New Orleans Southern Pacific E. EB. Currier Washington St C. M. Saunders O. A. Wilkins Pine Street G. G. Read Willow Spring Water Co Lowell, H. M. Sargent, Mer Optician Geo. G. Rogers Merrimack Streat Sts RS J- J- McManbdon Brookside
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