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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
9
A note states the United States will not attend or recognize actions by The Hague tribunal, signaling ongoing disagreement with international court procedures and potential legal or diplomatic friction. The statement frames non participation as a stance on international judicial processes and sovereignty.
A high ranking European ambassador told AP that the United States will likely refuse Colombia’s proposal to refer the Panama question to The Hague. The envoy argued Panama’s independence is settled and The Hague should handle only pending issues, suggesting Colombia might seek The Hague for Panama’s debt question instead.
The Waldorf Astoria hosted 554 diners for the New England Society of New York annual dinner. Speakers included Whitelaw Reid and Andrew Carnegie. guests of honor included Edmund Clarence Stedman, Rear Admiral Rodgers, Cornelius Bliss, J Pierpont Morgan, Robert Ogden, and others. Stedman reviewed the society’s finances and year necrology, paying tribute to William Earl Dodge. Carnegie spoke on Scotland and New England, unity in faith and deed.
Detroit reports Gov Bliss signed a parole for Frank C Andrews former vice president of the wrecked City Savings bank. He has been confined at Jackson state prison since November 13 1902 for misappropriation. Prosecuting Attorney Hunt says he was not consulted and will pursue indictments on three other charges pending against Andrews.
Gov Bliss said he granted a parole after investigation convinced him Andrews could help end litigation over the bank affairs and assist depositors by aiding in asset realization.
In Chicago on December 22 the Liverymen's association voted to reopen with non union employees and seek court protection if the drivers' strike persists. They offered arbitration only if strikers initiate action, while the union's reply awaited.
Joseph Baume blitt of Boston testified in New York before Commissioner Shields about the counterfeiting plot. He identified Nathan and Harry Stein Benjamin and Jacob Farber Morris Issenberg Morris Houben and Morris Morgan Stein, and described Davis as the engraver behind the bills. Baumenblitt described meetings in Revere and travels to Philadelphia Fall River Providence and Boston. He showed photographs of five ten and twenty dollar bills and said Davis printed bills on site. Adjourment set to January 5.
Charles M. Schwab today filed his answer to the cross bill of the United States Ship building company and James Smith Jr., its receiver, in the southern district of New York. He denies promoters role, stock acquisition, and collusion with the reorganization committee to wreck the shipbuilding company, declaring the charges false and malicious.
In a court filing, the shipbuilding company contends that the charges are untrue and its attorney Mr Schwabiin asks for dismissal with reasonable costs, asserting the allegations were wrongly sustained.
Edinburg reports the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe arrive in Dunbar with a grand reception. Provost and council greet them along with Roxburghe tenants who are introduced to the duchess. Spectators fill the streets as the couple proceeds to Broxmouth park for a two week stay.
A special train from Halifax to Esquimault with two Royal Garrison batteries tests rapid troop movement from Atlantic to Pacific. To avoid Maine, troops travel via Montreal and the Canadian Pacific line. An ordinary passenger car with hammocks is used to study rapid conversion for war. The British war office ordered the experiment.
An advertisement touts Dr. Chase's Blood and Nerve Food as the premier blood builder and nerve vitalizer. It claims to restore blood integrity, balance nerves, and cure nervous debility, exhaustion, and prostration. The Dr. Chase Company offers fifty cents per box with a five box trial for two dollars, shipping nationwide, plus free prints on request.
Chicago December 22 coroner's physician declares Virginia Jackson an aged former slave died not from poisoning but from fear. After tasting a brownish liquor from a neighbor she believed she had been poisoned, and the fear reportedly precipitated a fatal heart reaction.
Des Moines Iowa December 22 1919 the badly burned body of Mrs Charles W Graves was found in her locked home a kerosene can and fire suggested accident but coroner and autopsy showed strangulation before the blaze Investigators report that her husband had been court restrained from entering the home and had threatened her life
In Chicago on December 22 at the forty-ninth convocation the university announced donations totaling 1,850,000 from John D. Rockefeller, founder. Of this amount, 1,500,000 is to be allocated as real estate.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers travelers a choice of routes. The South west Limited runs Chicago to Kansas City, the Overland Limited to Omaha and San Francisco, and the Pioneer Limited to St Paul and Minneapolis. Free complete information on request from W W Ban NEF PLA CM and St. P Ry, 269 Washington Street, Boston Mass. Early fee harvest noted with unusually good quality ice expected.
Promotes Mother Gray s Sweet Powders for Children used by a New York nurse at a Children's Home to cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move and regulate bowels and destroy worms. Claims over 30000 testimonials and availability at druggists for 25 cents. Sample free. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY Gen F Allen 22 Middle street offers five fur robes to close out at cost before stocktaking.
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