Lowell Daily Courier historic newspaper ad note
The Lowell Daily Courier describes itself as Middlesex county’s oldest daily, established 1825 and daily since 1845. It notes publication seven days except Sundays and holidays from the Courier Citize n Building on Merrimack Street with carrier delivery at six cents weekly.
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Middlesex County
Middlesex
Elzear Traversey
Tate
Lowell
Joseph 8S
Lapierre
Lowell Daily Courier
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
H. Folsom
Register
Governor Crane Declines Treasury Portf olio Excellently Renowned Leader Stays
In the Lowell Daily Courier December 24 1901 report Massachusetts applauds Governor Crane for refusing the treasury post. The piece lauds his calm judgment and unassuming conduct praising him as a first rate executive retained by the state while the President loses a strong secretary pick.
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Crane
Treasury Department
Massachusetts
Governor Crane
Honor to Schley Dewey and Miles in the Saga
A columnist argues for measured praise based on merit for Admiral Schley and Admiral Dewey while criticizing Miles and Maclay. The piece laments misstatements, defends the court’s findings, denounces revisionist history, and critiques civil service protection amid calls for reform. It also compares Spanish and English legal traditions and contemplates a treasury secretary choice.
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Schley
Dewey
Miles
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Behley
Admiral Dewey
Appraiser Wakeman’s Removal Sparks Tariff Debate
The piece argues that Wakeman’s removal was inevitable given his stance toward the tariff and his treatment of the department. It rejects claims that the move reflects college-theory bias and dismisses arguments that it targets a political faction. The author notes Crane and Shaw as similarly qualified figures and critiques the critics.
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Springfield Republican
Wakeman
American Protective Tariff League
Christmas Weather Forecast and International Views
The piece predicts a potential warm Christmas of 1901 with notes on a possible green Christmas unless a weather change occurs. It also comments on public sentiment about naval matters involving Schley Miles and Dewey, and criticizes Turkey’s exclusion of naturalized Americans as a poor policy of the Ottoman empire.
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Boston Advertiser
Turkey
United States
Massachusetts electrocution fear rises after two deaths
The article notes that what is described as electrocution is becoming common in Massachusetts. Storti's counsel delayed the inevitable, but after the first legal execution the obstacles disappeared. Within a fortnight two deaths in the chair have occurred, and the warden is prepared for Best when his time arrives.
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Massachusetts
Storti
Portents and Potshots in Diplomatic Debates
A compact column reviews U S stance on Miss Stone and exclusion orders, disputes over naval cliques and Schley, predicts 1904 Democratic hopes for General Agnus, laments officers meddling, ponders Marconi Edison exchange, and hints at arbitration prospects for Chile and Argentina.
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Felix Agnus
Schley
Odd Beliefs and Facts From a Past Era
A compilation of curious assertions covers eye color in blacks, alcohol as art, altitude limits, gold production, moth muscles, Spanish nobility, gilded lips among Japanese girls, global soap ignorance, and the five toed foot of the Dorking fowl.
Left door urge reveals crowding habit in stores
A columnist notes peculiar door usage as shoppers favor the left door causing jostling and near-collisions. He cites failed attempts to regulate flow with signs and recalls other civic observations about banks, lines, and holiday commerce, including tree sales and weather commentary.
Notable Odds and Ends in a December News Nod
A mosaic of lighthearted notes and opinions touches on Santa Claus, potato prices, possible Tech Kammer changes, Roosevelt as a driver, Boston trade fears from smallpox, a rain-washed forecast, Booker T. Washington’s visit, and a skeptical take on New York Sunday liquor schemes.
Quotations on Crane cabinet choice and South American tensions
The Worcester Post laments Governor Crane declining a treasury post as a loss to the old Bay State. The Taunton Gazette notes Miles, Schley, and Dewey shaping Democratic candidate prospects. The Journal of Commerce reports heightened South American war talk with Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela buying ships and armaments as tensions rise, implying a possible wide conflict.
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Crane
Miles
Schley
Dewey
Taunton Gazette
Chili
Buenos Ayres
Paraguay
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Bolivia
Colombia
Venezuela
South America
Journal of Commerce
University of Maine trustees elect Fellows president
At Bangor on Monday night the trustees chose George E. Fellows of the University of Chicago as president to succeed Dr. A. W. Harris who had recently resigned. A second item notes Rudyard Kipling relates a self directed amusing anecdote about a tall handsome image and a disappointed maiden. Also Grace church parish of Lawrence held Monday evening to select Rev Arthur Wheelock Moulton as rector replacing Rev A H Amory who resigned to take a parish in Lynn.
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University of Maine
Bangor
George E. Fellows
University of Chicago
A. W. Harris
Rudyard Kipling
Grace Church
Lawrence
Arthur Wheelock Moulton
A. H. Amory
Lynn
Death of William Ellery Channing Last Concord Friend
William Ellery Channing, last surviving nephew of Dr. W. E. Channing, died Sunday at Frank B. Sanborn’s Concord home after a long illness. Born November 29, 1818 in Boston, he spent many years in Concord and left nine published volumes with extensive manuscripts planned for a spring release. He leaves five children including Dr. Walter Channing and Prof. Edward Perkins Channing, with ties to Emerson Hawthorne Thoreau and Bronson Alcott among close friends.
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William Ellery Channing
W. E. Channing
William Ellery
Frank B. Sanborn
Concord
Channing
Emerson
Walter Channing
Brookline
Edward Perkins Channing
Harvard University
Mr. Channing
Boston
Bronson Alcott
Louisa
Thoreau
Hawthorne
Milton
Northampton
Woodstock
Ill
Cincinnati
Cambridge
Ellen Fuller
Margaret Fuller
Perkins, Higginson
Dana
Forbes
Ellery
Sturgis
Americans Dislike Sitting at Side Table in English Dining
In London Truth, a satirical piece recalls Americans insisting on front seats, even at Windsor, while English etiquette places a judge and an earl above them. It notes Jesse Grant refusing to dine without his parents at the Queen’s table, and contrasts Franco English and English dining rules through anecdotes of Sir Henry Keating and Evarts facing precedence.
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Jesse Grant
Windsor
United States
Jess
Grant
Gladstone
Her
Sir Henry Keating
France
Evarts
Geneva
Eton
London
Judgment Reversed After Friday Ball Game Revelation
A man deceives his wife about attending Sunday ball games to influence her view of a suitor for their daughter. The young man reveals he sat near him at church, exposing the deception. Detroit Free Press notes Christmas plants from Patten, the florist.
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Detriot Free Press
Holiday sale of overstocked goods at deep discounts
The seller indicates overstock of holiday items and offers steep cuts on Jap anese Tea and Chocolate Pots at 47c, Jardinieres to 50c and 75c, cups and saucers, leather traveling cases to 1.50 2.25, perfumes at 75c and 25c, and other first class fittings. Novelty tool imitations filled with candy priced 25c, with further bargains available.
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Jardinieres
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