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Newspaper

Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1903

Page

8

Lowell Beats Concord 29 to 25 in Huntington Hall

Lowell edges Concord 29 to 25 after a tight game in Huntington Hall Saturday night. Key players included Abbott Cairns and Newton for Lowell and Kane Field Stewart for Concord, with Sykes injuring a finger late in the second period. Attendance reached about 1300 as Manchester fans hissed Concord players while Lowell built leads of 12-8 and 22-16 before holding on.

Lowell Concord Huntington Hall Manchester Lowell Cadet Band Tessie Abbott Cairns Newton Allard Kane Field Stewart Holleran Sykes Holleron Concord Allard Newton Abbott Tighe Cairns Kane Field Stewart Holleron Suard Tighe Halloran

Haverhill Defeats Manchester in One-Sided City Hall Clash

Haverhill defeated Manchester 25 to 18 at city hall, with strong performances by Tighe and Doyle. Lynch starred, and Donnelley began the game, as Haverhill held the lead from the opening tip in this Dec 18 contest.

Haverhill Manchester Tighe Donnelley Lew Healey Doyle Lyncharrington If Qualey Yneh Devlin Manchester Lynch Lew Doyle Ts Qualey Haley Donnelley Tighe Nghe Doyle Harrington City Hall

Manchester and Lowell Face Off In Big Weekend Clash

Est Manchester plays Lowell tomorrow night with Tessie popular in the city. Kane faces Cairns and Abbott from Lowell shines as a former Dartmouth captain. Gray promises a dead floor to boost teamwork. Sykes injures a finger and leaves the game. A league meeting in Haverhill sets the week’s schedule with games in Manchester Lowel and Haverhill.

Christmas Football Notes Across Cities

The snippet lists multiple matchups such as Chester at Concord and Manchester at Lowell with dates including Christmas afternoon and night and December 26. It notes Holleron of the Lowell team living in Lawrence and working in a blacksmith shop owned by his father, implying strong physical conditioning.

Chester Concord Manchester Lowell Haverhill Holleron Lawrence

Military Basketball League Forms in Lowell and Lawrence

A Lowell armory meeting approved a one month schedule for a military basketball league with regular rules and a game tonight between Co G Lowell and Co F Lawrence at 8 15. Managers and a board of directors were chosen and Dec 21 to Jan 16 games listed with Lowell and Lawrence teams.

Military Basketball League Lowell Armory Co. H Salem Co. G Co. F Lawrence Joseph Meehan Ivan Wilbrenner John Gill Sth William J. Daly S. H. Needham Battery C Joseph LaPlant H. Meehan Lowell Co. C Co. L Co. M Maguire Fawcett Early Mylott Judge LeClaire

Quiet on the Isthmus Says Navy in Cable

Washington reports Rear Admiral Glass states general conditions on the Panama Isthmus are calm. The navy lists a formidable force including Concord Boston Wyoming Marblehead New York Mayflower Prairie Atlanta Nashville Bancroft Olympia under Coghlan. No Colombian troops seen on the western side. only shore guards near the Gulf of Darien noted.

Washington Navy Department Tay Glass Isthmus Navy Panama Concord Boston Gulf of Darien

Marines Engage at Empire Station Panama Isthmus

Three hundred eighty U S marines under Major John A Le Jeune occupy Empire station on the Panama railroad with ample water. Reports from the Martinique say Colombian battalions left Savanilla for Quibdó while there is growing acceptance of the isthmus situation. A cable between President Marroquín and Gen Reyes hints at repairs to Colombia's integrity and possible negotiations. A flag blessing ceremony occurred in the plaza by the barracks.

Panama Empire Station John A. Lejeune Martinique Cavanilla Savanilla Quidedo Department of Bolivar Marroquin Gen. Reyes Washington Colombia

United Irish League Holds Rainy Meeting and Plans

The United Irish League met yesterday with strong turnout despite rain. A committee eyed a larger hall and will report next year. They plan to hire Hibernian hall for a January 22 social, and a nominating committee listed candidates for officer elections next Sunday. Speakers included Michael A. Lee Edmund Costello and Richard Lyons. The session adjourned after routine business for a week.

United Irish League Hibernian Hall Michael A. Lee Edmund Costello Richard Lyons

Chicago worst city says Booth in lecture

Boston December 20 Commandant Booth named Chicago as the wickedest city among those he has visited. He contrasted it with London and Paris noting Chicago treats sin as a grim business and crime as a commerce, even calling telephones a hell to Chicago.

Boston Berkeley Temple Booth London Chicago Paris

Terriffic gale off the Maine coast

A terrific southwest gale raged along the coastline with speeds near 50 miles per hour outside the harbor. The North Star from New York reported it as the strongest wind of the season, causing damage in Portland by breaking plate glass and disrupting electric lighting systems.

Portland North Star New York

Feared Disgrace. New York Mail Official Kills Self

Alexander Haff the suspended superintendent of foreign mails in the New York office shot himself tonight. He was to face federal trial this week for robbing the mails. Haff was 48 years old.

New York Alexander Haff New York Post Office

Coal firms announce winter work suspension in Lehigh Valley

Wilkesbarre Pa December 20 The Lehigh Valley Coal company and the Lehigh Wilkesbarre Coal company announce a suspension of work from December 24 to January 4. It is likely that this move will be followed by other companies as winter curtailments spread.

Wilkesbarre Lehigh Valley Coal Company Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company

Three More Deaths Raise Typhoid Toll to 69

Butler Pennsylvania December 20 three more typhoid deaths bring the total to sixty nine. Three new cases were reported to the local committee this evening.

Butler, Pa

Cigar Maker John F Willey Shoots Self in New London

John F Willey a 50 year old cigar manufacturer in New London shot himself this afternoon. Officials believe the act stemmed from a heavy holiday demand that his limited workforce could not meet.

New London John F. Willey

Oldest Worcester County woman dies at 105

Mrs Honoretts Marshall of Webster dies in Worcester Insane Hospital at 105 years, four months, and twelve days. Born in Poland August 8 1798 she was the oldest woman in Worcester County. Widowed long ago she distributed her wealth and sold her home to aid the poor.

Worcester Honoretts Marshall Webster Worcester Insane Hospital Worcester County Poland

Confesses Old Crime In Wisconsin Murder Case

Twenty years after Marvin M. Fenner of Westfield was convicted of murdering John L. Healer, Fenner confessed his guilt and asked Governor La Follette to commute the life sentence to second degree murder, seeking release.

Grand Rapids, Wis Marvin M. Fenner Westfield John L. Healer la Follette

Crimsons Routs Dracut Centre in Ice Polo Debut

The Crimsons defeated Dracut Centre polo team 11 to 1 at the Dracut rifle range with Loud as referee. First game showing remarkable passing as 200 spectators applauded. Next Saturday they face Moodies at the rifle range.

Crimsons Dracut Centre Dracut Rifle Range Moodies Rifle Range

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