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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
6
The item promotes the Courier Citizen Company as the oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex County, noting establishment in 1825 and daily status from 1845. It states publication at Merrimack Street, Lowell, with Sunday and holiday exceptions and six cents weekly carrier delivery.
Yesterday afternoon and night were seasonable with high temperatures. Today is clearer and warmer with a near balmy feel. Barometer readings but the forecast calls for rain or snow in the south and snow in the north tonight and Sunday, with warmer western portions and fresh northwest to northeast winds.
A short message from the Job Department in the counting room asks patrons to use care in making telephone calls. It directs communications about advertising, non-delivery of papers, address changes, and business inquiries to the business office.
A five hour hearing ended with Michael Hand Jr. fined ten dollars and costs on two assault charges. One count was for attacking his mother in law Mrs Mary Ann Connel and the other for attacking his sister in law Miss Mary Connel. Both sides' counsel nearly fought as the case unfolded.
The exhibit of indebtedness across city departments shows the annual pattern of deficits and debated justification. Officials warn the coming year will be poor as liquor license revenue drops. A warlike blockade against Venezuela is debated, with authorities ready to enforce a stricter policy. Commons cleanup costs for public events totalled 400 to 500 dollars, prompting a call to curb destructive use of city spaces.
Col Arthur Lynch arrives in England and faces a British grand jury on high treason allegations. Once a Boer ally, he was elected to Parliament by a Proxbect constituency in Trelind. His name links to local figures, while the piece commends those who funded a fine paid by a Malden deer hunter, framed as poetic justice.
A brief note reports that the Fowler currency bill was turned down only days after the initial positive news. The terse update confirms the setback without detailing the arguments or next steps.
The piece surveys currency tinkering, critique of the Fowler bill, and calls for caution in financial reform. It notes New Hampshire’s woman suffrage referendum, the interstate commerce committee backing a department of commerce, and jokes about a cabinet officer and Knapp’s ash plan. It also mentions five-year terms for St. Louis boodlers, an anarchist shooting, and a grim Christmas forecast.
The piece cites editorials arguing Venezuela should clearly repay debts to ease U.S. concerns, criticizes gamblers led impeachment efforts against Mr. Jerome, and comments on Senator Morgan and colonization plans for African Americans in the Philippines. It notes differing views from Worcester Spy, New York Commercial Advertiser, and New York Evening Sun on race and policy.
An Electrical Review note says hydrogen atoms are so tiny that 115000000 laid end to end would span one centimeter. An atom measures about one third of a billionth of an inch. The smallest human bone is in the lentlulb, in the hue. South American ants tunnel three miles. Giraffe, armadillo, porcupine lack vocal cords and are mute. Whales and serpents are voiceless. A rainbow requires the sun to be no more than 42 degrees above the horizon.
A collection of quips on Christmas gifts and public matters. Notes mention real estate prices at a dollar, steam coal pockets, and rubber boots for foot and mouth disease. References flair around Millionaire Bennett and Col Lynch with legal hints and historical justice imagery.
James R. Prince of Greenville Mississippi sails to South Africa on a two year contract to supervise native cotton cultivation on the southwest coast. Charlemagne Tower introduces credentials as Berlin ambassador. Lindsay Russell, Pilgrims Club executive, plans New York branch. Roosevelt to attend April 30 Louisiana Purchase Exposition dedication in St Louis. Roosevelt elected to Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. membership card sent in a sealskin case. Captain A T Mahan elected honorary life member of Royal United Service Institution. Andrew Carnegie five days older than Mark Twain. both turn sixty three in November.
Poem memorializes a lifelong mother figure, recalling her quiet labor and final rest. The verse reflects a long life of care, now resting with memories that comfort the grieving. The piece ends with a farewell as family members greet her in memory, using traditional affectionate language. Margaret F. Sangster is credited. an advertisement line for H. L. Bailey & Co. appears at the end.
A reflective column in a New England paper wanders through street scenes and local chatter. It cites hats and coats, inspects social habits, and mocks newspaper clichés while noting coal shortages, transit quirks, and a gentle Christmas hopeful vibe amid a green winter.
The Worcester journal notes Philip W Moens retirement from Washburn and Moen wire works marks a pivotal change. It argues his role linked local industry with United States Steel and highlights the plant's impact on city prosperity and local families reliant on the works.
Long French residence teaches how soft coal cooking and heating differ from American practices. Charcoal grates can be improvised for ranges, with briquettes lighting easily and improving broiling. The article notes portable American stoves in parlors, porcelain stoves in dining rooms, and cautions on draft and air for safe, comfortable fires.
The Newton Graphic weekly suffered a fire caused by an overheated boiler. The blaze damaged the building by about 1000 dollars and the Graphic plant by 2000 to 3000 dollars. Building owner RE D Baldwin holds insurance to cover the loss.
Ten inches of snow fell in Taos and Mora counties marking the heaviest snowfall since 1892. A sharp line guides readers to a Christmas-season display at Thompson Hardware Co.
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