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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
6
The Courier Citizen weekly delivery began in 1845, with daily publication in Lowell excluding Sundays and holidays. It operated from the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack street and used a six cent weekly carrier rate.
Yesterday's forecast of rain proved accurate with a late afternoon to evening downpour and strong wind. The sky cleared by morning as a southwest wind persisted and the day opened fair with a bright forenoon. Barometer and temperature readings were recorded at 29.60, 29.05, and 29.17.
Boston December 10 forecast for New England calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday with colder temperatures especially in the northeast. Winds will be high from the west and diminish later. Southwest storm warnings are displayed along the coast.
Editorial and counting room numbers are listed for the Courier Citizen Company. Readers are asked to direct all communications about advertisements non delivery of papers address changes and business inquiries to the business office at 31-5.
The piece laments weak city nominations in Lowell Daily Courier. It argues voters, not party managers, should drive candidate selection, noting both parties produced strong nominees yet overall quality remains poor. It urges replacing the lower council with fully sensible leaders and criticizes the two spots governance.
The discussion of the cotton situation grows serious as shortages and rising costs push for curtailment. Southern mill leaders consider national action. New England mill treasurers may join. Opinion varies on crop forecasts and pest impact, while debates over obscene literature and fruit potential in New England add to a broad spectrum of concerns. Mayor Howe’s veto of labor day funding is noted as a political factor in city finances.
A collection of witty lines and ironic observations referencing Mr. Casey a spinster Grandpa Morgan and Littlefield Maine. It notes rain washing out politics and critiques socialism imperialism trust prices while hinting at society’s quirks in a dated Boston and Alabama context.
Two New York women visiting Boston complain of a Touraine rule banning beer for unescorted ladies. The anecdote contrasts strict hotel decorum with a guest’s muddy shoes refusal and library inquiries. Other items note city inauguration plans, a mislaid expressman loss, a Dickens adeption on a bill, and local figures linked to Lowell.
The New York Tribune laments city troubles as a six day bicycle tournament adds to vexations and tramper nuisance while the Springfield Republican notes a $25,000,000 drop in taxable real estate value in New York City from last year. It cites building trades strikes as a partial cause, estimating a $25,000,000 loss while denying actual destruction of property.
Honolulu reports Maj. Gen. MacArthur at a military conference predicts a probable war between the United States and Germany in the near future. He stresses Hawaii’s strategic importance and notes growing German influence among German-Americans and in South America. The remarks emerged via Col. Jones’s report to Gov. Carter.
A bold thief posing as private secretary to a bank president foiled a diamond purchase, seized a tray worth 2000 to 5000 dollars in Columbus Avenue Harlem, then fled. Police captured him as he threw the gems into the street. all but one ring were recovered after a wide search.
In Rome the Congregation of the Propaganda met to select a successor for the Columbus bishopric. Cardinal Gotti presided as the body recommended Rev. Jas. J. Hartley of Steubenville, Ohio for appointment by the Pope, succeeding Rev. Henry Moeller now coadjutor archbishop of Cincinnati.
The Rochester Union notes that Valparaiso College and Northern Indiana Normal School in Indiana operate a year of five ten week terms with recitations from 6 30 a m to noon 1 p m to 6 and 7 to 9 and Saturdays set for examinations. It adds the institution may struggle without athletics to sustain itself.
Reports say General Reyes should depart Washington at once. He is deemed unable to aid Colombia or the canal and the president has ordered him to go home. Dispatches mention his war dogs moving toward the Isthmus, though the sources are shadowy.
Springfield Union notes shock as Cornell rejects upholstery as study aid and Harvard bans night luncheon rooms, threatening the hot dog and horse's neck tradition. The piece suggests a new era of restrictions on student fare, likening it to German university edicts on beer.
The closing of Snow's lunch room in Cambridge recalls James Russell Lowell's elegy for Snow who ran an oyster establishment loved by Harvard students for over a generation. Lowell portrayed him as a jovial host with plentiful fare and fellowship. Campfire and war songs by Boys in Blue play tonight at Huntington Hall with Christmas magazines at Lawler's.
A German Cooks' society ball in New York ended when Christopher Hauck, a leading club member, collapsed and died from an apoplectic stroke after arguing with a waiter over alleged overcharges. His two daughters were among the masked dancers as the room halted.
The criticism calling plagiarism appears unfounded as the President asked Folk of Missouri for his ideas and intended to use them in the message. This collaboration was proper and showed openness to informed input.
Grumblers complain the President ignores the tariff question yet insist he is damned whether he discusses tariffs or stays silent. The article notes Mr. Roosevelt's stance as he chooses what to say or withhold.
The piece notes British practice of presenting a silver gilt casket with heraldic symbols as honor, contrasted with a shipbuilding case where counsel called each other liars. It suggests Southern courts might react with chaos to such exchanges of epithets.
A second maker denounces the union shop as un-American in Illinois, drawing loud cheers. The remark prompts concerns about infringement of Mr. Parry's copyright.
The Bavarian Diet's Upper House on Dec 10 rejected a Lower House demand to dismiss officers and NCOs found guilty of maltreating soldiers. War Minister Von Asch shifted stance, warning harsher penalties might backfire by making dismissals seem a privilege. General Von Fries criticized the mild military court punishments as fueling abuses.
A Brunswick hunter notes muskrats near water edge signal a dry winter as muskrat holes mark the highest winter water level. In Prague a goose fair trades about 3,000,000 geese, driven in from the country with tar boot protection for travel comfort.
From Kobe via Yokohama two Koreans fatally stabbed U Pan Chong ex minister of foreign affairs, living in Japan since 1897, during a public entertainment. They allegedly acted on orders linked to the murder of Corea’s late queen. Also reports a collieries accident at Akaiko mine Kyushu with 35 dead.
Pittsburg reports that the National Association of Manufacturers of Steel Products has petitioned railroad companies for the same export concessions granted to steel manufacturers. The group includes firms nationwide with international trade, seeking parity in rates for foreign shipments.
A Grand Bazaar proceeds tonight in Huntington hall to aid the Soldiers' Monument association. The event invites local residents to support the commemorative fund through purchases and donations.
A fashionable Globe Theatre audience greeted An English Daisy in week two of its engagement. The new musical comedy, staged with Weber and Fieldian splendor, drew ovations for leads John C. Rice Christie MacDonald and Charles A. Bigelow. Supporting cast Templar Saxe George A. Beane Frank Lalor Henry Leone and others were warmly received as the curtain rises nightly at 8 and Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2 15.
An advertisement touts Hood's Lotion as a soothing healing antiseptic skin preparation for the face and hands. It highlights smoothing softening effects and offers a large bottle for 35 cents.
A Globe-Democrat analysis notes claims by Cuba’s liberation forces total from 35 million to 75 million dollars as civil and military claimants surface. It warns that US backing under the Platt amendment could force intervention if Palma cannot quell unrest, and suggests annexation to the United States as Cuba’s eventual refuge.
Lawler's features the popular early 20th century games Pit and Flinch, drawing regular patrons for casual recreation and social gathering. The venue offered tables, organizers, and a local scene that highlighted competitive play and friendly wagering among community members.
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