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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
5
Amid a severe coal shortage in Lowell, vendors and residents report minimal supply of anthracite and soft coal. Prices surge, freight delays persist, and many families suffer as officials and charities struggle to ease the cold crisis.
Advert says take a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at first signs of bilious colic to ward off an attack. It claims hundreds rely on the remedy with perfect success and notes it is for sale by all druggists.
Nancy Murphy died at home on Gorham Street after months of illness leaving three daughters two nieces and a son in England and Ireland. William F Campbell aged 48 died at Moody Street leaving a wife and four children. Daniel Atwood a Westford farmer and deacon aged 80 was found dead at Centre village from natural causes leaving a wife and six children.
Multiple service announcements describe yesterday's funerals for James Scully Anna J Johnson John D Dow Annie Josephine Burtt Patrick Clinton and Marguerite Convery. Entries list addresses officiants bearers and burial sites including St Patrick St Peters Edson Andover and Tewksbury with undertakers Rogers Young Donnell and O'Donnell.
Noble aged 2 years 4 months dies. Mooney 23. Ralph Edwards 8. funeral notices for Edwards and Dempsey with service details at St Patrick's. O'Donnell in charge of cemetery. Families asked to refrain from flowers. Location details include 9 Arthur street 98 East Merrimack street 12 Olive street Salem street Oak street.
Jefferson City Mo Dec 13 Judge Burgess of the supreme court issued a writ of ouster against Judge Burkhead of Douglass county to show cause why he may hold the circuit judgeship of the 21st district The case asks if it violates the corrupt practice statute to secure a nomination by a card game in which the judgeship nomination and 1375 were the stakes Burkhead Republican defeated Thornberry Democrat Thornberry contested alleging vote trading among Burkhead Ernest Bronson and others Bronson allegedly threw his vote to Burkhead for the stake The defeated Democrat seeks to prove Burkhead spent more money than his return shows
San Francisco officials of the Commercial Cable company announced a slight injury to the cable ship Silvertown's machinery. Contractors halted the laying of the cable for today, repairs will be completed tomorrow, and laying will resume Sunday morning.
If this recalls sleighs and varnish, the Sawyer Carriage Company celebrates its timely idea for signaling snow. The message hints at revised carriage care as winter approaches.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Appleton National Bank of Lowell will be held at their banking rooms on Tuesday January 13 1903 at 11 oclock in the forenoon for the election of directors and other business that may legally come before them. GEO EL KING Acting Cashier Lowell Mass Dec 3 1902.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of this bank for the choice of directors and the transaction of any other business that may legally come before each meeting will be held at the banking rooms of Anide Bank on Tuesday January 29 1903 at half past 10 o’clock AM. Chas M Williams cashier Lowell Ma Dec 12 1902.
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