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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
6
At the American League meeting in Chicago the directors rescinded last year’s experimental foul strike rule and approved a 154-game schedule to align with the extended National League. The season opens April 15. Boston was formally awarded the pennant after the board’s session.
Yale National bank officials reported no new defalcation evidence by cashier Asa C. Bushnell, who shot himself. The amount remains about $18,000. His funeral was held at his home with Gen. E S Greeley presiding. burial is planned for Clinton tomorrow.
Reports from St Johns Newfoundland describe tense frosts with bays frozen and large icebergs drifting south. Vessels in several harbors are trapped and must wait until spring, threatening to close navigation along the eastern seaboard within a week. Belle Isle strait is choked with ice halting all shipping.
In Indianapolis on December 17 an unknown black robber attacked George Resener, a department store owner, wounding him in a struggle for money. He then attacked a policeman who fired, killing the assailant as shoppers panicked.
Four Italians were killed and two others were critically injured when frozen dynamite thawing caused an explosion at Cramer, ten miles from Dubois, Pennsylvania. The men were grading for the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg road when the blast shattered buildings and rattled the area for about a mile.
English spinners, following Southern manufacturers in Charlotte on December 9, will meet in Manchester on December 29 to discuss the matter.
Honolulu dispatch reports Rear Admiral Evang ordering the Asslatic squadron to be ready to sail for Cavite after Christmas. The squadron arrived yesterday and coaling has begun as preparations proceed for the voyage.
Maywood New Jersey December 17 David Sprice distant relative of President Roosevelt dies at his home of apoplexy He was a wealthy retired merchant and was 65 years old.
Washington December 17 The house elections committee number one fixed January 6 as the date for taking up the Conry Kelcher contest of Boston.
A sharper swindles a clergyman by exchanging a bad ten as 75 cents for ping pong at Lawler's. The boastful line, “Yes, if there's anything I like it's pastoral simplicity,” echoes from Puck as the scene unfolds.
North Adame Dec 17 enraged officer Gardner Northup shot Chief William F. Dineen after being suspended for intoxication. Aims told the chief and police as Dineen refused to restore him, one bullet hit the mouth and neck, a second the abdomen, a third the hand. Northup then wounded himself, slashing his throat, hospitalized. Dineen, 44, recovering. he and Northup had long service records, with Northup from Hoosick Falls.
A Lowell based unit, the Mechanic Phalanx, hosts a military style dance at the Armory tonight. The event features disciplined drill displays, musical accompaniment, and a presentation of unit achievements for attendees.
News of Taft and Archbishop Guidi reaching an agreement on friar land in the Philippines pleased Vatican circles. The Pope described the accord as the best Christmas box he could have had, and congratulatory messages poured in for Taft and Guidi on solving a long diplomatic challenge.
James Dunlap the "gentleman bank robber" is at large after clemency from the pardoning board. He had been serving time for a Montmouth Illinois bank robbery two years ago, with a long criminal record spanning decades. Books bound in burnt leather a novelty at Lawler's.
Federal authorities inaugurate a campaign against bankruptcy perjury with the indictment and arrest of four men Leon Wechsler Kassel Oshinsky David Levy and David Lachmen. The four were arraigned before Judge Thomas on perjury charges, all pleaded not guilty and were released on bonds.
Four crewmen aboard the Turkish cruiser Medjma, built by the Cramps in Philadelphia, were badly scalded by a steam pipe explosion in the fire room during a trial voyage. They were landed in Baltimore and treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Officials say injuries are not considered serious.
Philadelphia on December 17 reports the sudden death of Rev. George D. Baker D D pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and a noted Presbyterian divine. At sixty four he served as president of the Princeton Theological Seminary board of directors and had held church charges across the country.
A Tokyo cablegram reports troops to Corea are being readied and elder statesmen have been summoned to meet the Emperor today in Tokyo. The development comes as tensions rise and imperial decision awaits.
Robert T. P Fiske a prominent coffee exchange member and partner in Fiske and Brown died at his Staten Island home of typhoid pneumonia aged 43 The piece also notes a local Christmas shopping tip pointing readers to the 20th Century shoe store for slippers.
Local officials report missing large street package boxes during Christmas season causing residents to haul packages to the post office or alternate boxes. New boxes have been ordered but not yet received from the department amid broader postal investigations. A new order limits sharing mail details over the phone to the addressed person or authorized agents to protect privacy.
The note lists multiple merchants including A V W Dows Co and Ellingwood Co offering refunds if Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. A 25-cent bottle is also guaranteed with money back if not satisfactory. The companies named cover pharmacies and druggists in various locations.
Double green trading stamps are given today at Wood's two jewelry shops 139 151 Central street and 131 Merrimack street until noon and again Saturday morning. Central street list includes clerks Geo H Wood to Gladys Ashworth. Merrimack street list includes M F Wood to Lillian Garland.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway promotes three gateways to the West: Kansas City Omaha and St Paul via the Southwest Limited and the Overland Limited serving Omaha and San Francisco. The Pioneer Limited remains a popular Chicago to St Paul and Minneapolis route. The Southwest Limited offers superior service with sleepers and library cars and has proven successful since its start.
A. G. Pollard & Co offers pure wool blankets at $4.29 per pair, with options at $3.50 per pair and top line at $5 per pair. The 6 lb California wool blankets feature soft finish, colored borders, and standout quality as the best sold.
High school boys and girls urged to raise funds by securing library memberships as a holiday drive. The ad lists a $1.51 option and a $1.00 gift membership plus 50 cents exchange fees for ten books. Call the Courier-Citizen Co office between 2 and 3 pm for information. Dictionaries from Lawler’s offered in multiple varieties at various prices.
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