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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
6
The AWELL DAILY COURIER proclaims itself as the oldest and best daily in Middlesex County with origins in 1825 and daily status since 1845. It notes publication at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell, delivery by carrier at 6 cents per week, andSunday/holiday gaps.
Boston reports a forecast for New England showing fair conditions tonight with snow in the southeast, colder air inland. Saturday should be fair and colder with fresh north to northeast winds.
Editorial room job counting room and patrons are urged to use care in calling. Communications on advertising non delivery of papers address changes and business inquiries should be sent to the business office at 31 5 31 3 314 31 5.
The Venezuelan charge d affaires in Washington decries the sinking of his nation's small gunboats by Britain and Germany as bullying. The piece argues that no nation, big or small, is immune from debts and disputes, noting that even diminutive states face pressure from powerful powers and that the issue extends beyond the financial claim.
An Outlook issue discusses a symposium on the ten most characteristically American books. Writers clash over criteria but show broad agreement on Bret Harte, Howells, Mary Wilkins Freeman and Hawthorne. Other names like Owen Wister and Artemus Ward surface, with Emerson and John Fiske debated as well.
Consumers of shellac and varnish protest high prices due to the alcohol tax used in manufacture. They urge congress to provide relief, seeking lower rates or tax-free alcohol to reduce costs on many useful articles and benefit innocent users.
The Beepatches rule that twelve miles of Sceanic cable brought into the United States for Pacific laying will incur customs duty. The cable firm argues no duty or only inland value. the policy protects domestic industry, though the cable is not clearly within protective measures. The Courier Goutay & Good word for the Lewell shops ft lo time & be Winking ceriemaly of t he CYreetemas.
The piece argues Lowell shoppers should favor Lowell stores and gifts locally, blaming Boston traders for limiting Lowell enterprise. It reviews opinions on the President’s message, praises the Spooner anti trust bill, notes Blondin’s legal coverage, and comments on worsening winter with multiple snow storms and the anthracite strike hearing. It also mocks the notion that a Lowell drug license would boost business, predicting a dry year for drugstores.
The value of beef on the hoof, when disease affects the animal, appears to align with department set prices rather than trusts. This suggests that under certain conditions external factors can influence livestock pricing beyond trust control.
The article contrasts enemy evasions in Caribbean waters with Massachusetts coast tests from last summer. Observations suggest honors are even. Cleveland’s stance favors improving negroes' condition, not seeking solid South votes. Foas and Olney are referenced in political commentary. A stamp of $700,000 is cited to stamp out foot and mouth disease.
The report from Cornelius Vanderbilt's New York residence states the typhoid patient is progressing as well as can be expected. Dr. Austin Flint and Dr. Janeway deem his condition satisfactory so far, while Dr. Fitet notes the fever has not yet abated. Also mentioned are Quito and Paris diplomatic figures, including Senor Raquerizo Moreno and Senor Leony as ambassadors and officials in transit.
OCR fragment mentions a group of young people returning home from a place or event, with unclear names and locations, likely a local brief about a homecoming or reunion. No clear dates, organisations, or outcomes are readable due to damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no discernible event, names, or entities to summarize into a valid news brief. Source content insufficient for a factual title or structured summary.
A collage of local notes and quips on acting mayors debaters and New York races. The piece mentions Patsey Keegan in a six day race, coal barons, a perplexed father during Christmas, Speaker Myers predicting a strenuous House, Park Street church selling, a sky scraper, and a No-license result in Lawrence. Munsey cuts the Boston Journal price to a cent while vowing quality.
The Massachusetts Republican Editorial association menu misprints Col Goetting’s name as Goetting and Winslip for president. A note on Lowell hospital fund-raising outlines a December sale of Porto Rican needlework and a broader plan to support consolidation, plus church fair ideas and a Belvidere coal shortage report.
The dispatches outline coordinated actions by Germany Britain and Venezuela amid Castro's defiance in Caracas. The US minister Bowen may protestCastro and consider force to protect foreign interests. Monroe Doctrine pressures loom if civil chaos ensues. Separate items note Massachusetts mayors victory and Lowell's notable natives.
The remodeled Raynes jewelry shop is praised as the handsomest in town. Harry Raynes plans to offer best quality goods at low margins with a fresh fall stock for the holiday trade including watches diamonds umbrellas sterling silverware and cut glass.
New York reports a Paris despatch noting savers withdraw funds from Paris savings banks. In the last ten days withdrawals total $2,000,000 while deposits net $900,000, making the year start show withdrawals exceeding deposits by $26,800,000.
A fragmentary editorial warns against pressuring the coal commission or influencing juries and public opinion. It notes rising sentiment for arbitration and mass political shifts in Massachusetts, urging good faith and caution in public discourse. The piece discusses public response to Bodalietic ticket support and arbitration choices.
Rear Admiral E H Gheen who runs the U S hydrographic bureau and Captain W H Jacques head of the Holland Submarine Construction Co were honored guests at the Illinois commandery Naval Order of the United States banquet at the Hamilton club. Commander Lucien Young presided as Admiral Gheen and Captain Jacques shared reminiscences of the Civil and Spanish American wars and other members added to the entertainment.
A Boston Herald critique rejects the Baron Roorback legend and explains the true origin of roorback. It traces the term to an 1844 Ithaca Chronicle spoof signed "An Abolitionist" that fabricates an extract from a fictitious Roerback's Tour, later seized by Whig papers as political scandal aimed at James K. Polk.
At the state YMCA meet in Tacoma Washington on December 11 David Grant broke the lone dive record with a 15 feet 2 inches splash surpassing the previous mark by seven tenths of a foot.
Pew proprietors of Park Street church Boston vote overwhelmingly to sell the property for 1 250 000 to a office building syndicate with Meredith and Grew as agents. Sale hinges on church society concur rence after a long closed door discussion and involves contingencies on restrictions such as remaining a church site or prohibition of saloon use.
A damaged notice from Rewards Rug eters at 107 Central etreet announces fresh caramels arriving tomorrow. It promises no burning and a sample for every person, claiming the confections are made from pure cream and flavoring.
A church sale faces a two thirds vote at a joint meeting of communicants and pew proprietors after the communicants meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow. Rumors tie the ground floor to a department store with John Wanamaker name mentioned. The ground floor will be used for stores.
Robert J. Lowe was named receiver for Continental Security Redemption and related Birmingham debenture concerns under Chancellor Carmichael in the Bingier suit. A U S receiver already holds control. the state court receiver seeks transfer of all property from the federal receiver, setting the stage for a jurisdiction dispute.
Miguel Alme Pietro Gonzales a Caracas merchant on a U S business trip through Chicago says President Castro has abnormal ambition and seeks to unite South America with himself at the helm. He claims Castro hopes the United States will back him against Prat and Germany, while conservatives oppose his aggressive policy and radicals see him as strong enough to threaten Britain and Germany.
In Outhrie Oklahoma on December 12, Chickasaw leaders met to push a government settlement that would grant each tribe member 160 acres. They voted to advocate a treaty offering the allotment and the sale of surplus land by the government under homestead laws to open settlement.
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