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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
5
Dr Adolf Lorenz, returning from Boston, says in New York his four months in the United States yielded $39,000 in Chicago and $30,000 elsewhere, but he notes the trip was a crowning life event and ethically successful though not financially. He credits American colleagues and hospital work for profits to local surgeons.
Joseph Terry returned home in Newark on December 25 to find his wife with Frank Brady. In the ensuing clash a revolver fired and the woman died in the left breast. Terry was arrested and claims the death was suicide or an accident. Brady, from Mahopac Falls New York, was later taken to the morgue and then arrested. Brady denies firing the shot and says the woman shot herself. The police doubt Terry’s account and suspect either man fired during the struggle.
New York December 25 Rev George C Lorimer pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist church has made no decision on whether to accept the Tremont Temple Baptist church Boston call He will address the American Free Trade league in Faneuil Hall before weighing the recall with Tremont Temple officials His New York followers overwhelmingly want him to stay and many friends keep his position private
Reports from Andijan indicate ongoing earthquake shocks in Russian Central Asia. The tremors during the night of December 22 set rolling stock on the railway in motion causing a panic among railroad workers. Traffic remains suspended.
The article describes Roman Catholic Christmas observances in the city with three masses including midnight, dawn, and day services. It notes that midnight masses are rare but the dawn mass is always sung very early, and all churches feature splendid decorations and elaborate music for Christ’s birth celebration.
Elegant church decorations and candlelit interiors marked Christmas services at the Immaculate Conception with high masses from 6 to 10:30 led by Rev Fr Lawrence and Fr Eugene A Dorgan, a Beethovens mass, and elaborate vespers. St Michaels Centralville and St Peters Gorham Street featured orchestras, choirs, and large congregations with notable soloists and the Pentucket orchestra under J K Nichols.
At seven o'clock the choir sang with the same chorus as the solemn high mass and the semi annual parish collection was taken up at all masses.
St Anthony’s Portuguese church at Gorham and Congress streets filled for three morning masses and the 3 PM vesper service. Fr J V Rosa led the 10:20 high mass with Fr Sirois as deacon and Brother Wheatley as sub-deacon. A miniature evergreen crib and Portuguese Boas Festas decor adorned the altar. The program featured a 20-voice choir, soloists Hattie Fox Hannah Kilkenny John Buckley and D J Looney, organist Lulu Ginty, and conductor Peter A Clune. Candles lit the radiant church during the vesper.
Sacred Heart church on Moore Street offered a beautiful Christmas service highlighted by candle and electric lighting. An elaborate musical program featured Bamber's eight-piece orchestra with a 40-voice choir led by David A. McHugh, organist Mrs. T. H. Muldoon, performing Haydn No. 2 Mass in C and Handel Ven Crea.
The programme featured a celebrant Ir Flynn and deacon Fr Brien with Fr Reynolds delivering the sermon. Early masses proceeded with Fr Reynolds preaching, and the solemn high vesper service began at 6.30. Collections were taken at all masses.
In North Billerica at St Andrew's church yesterday morning Rev Iv Deroches celebrated solemn high mass. John T Fairbrother directed the choir with solos by Miss Esther Kearney and Charles Fi Fairbrother. Miss Margaret Fitzpatrick led the organ. Town folks attended afternoon basketball in Lowell and polo in the evening. Herbert Eaton of Haverville spent Christmas with H B Ellis in Wilson street. John W Crawford and George L Dunham spent Christmas at their Manchester homes.
Members of St John’s church attended the Christmas service at 10 30. A pleasing programme of music from Christmas composers was performed by the choir in season. The sermon was appropriate to the day.
The usual Christmas day services were held at St. Anne's church with choirs singing joyous anthems and hymns. Simple evergreen decorations and white flowers enhanced the altar area. Rector Rev. A. St. John Chambre preached a Christmas sermon from Luke 2 15 on The Incarnation as the Test of Christianity.
President Roosevelt sent a Christmas message to Ribe Denmark to comfort Jacob Riis over his ailing mother aged over 80. Riis described the royal tone of the White House note dated December 20 and expressed belief the United States and its leader are held in high regard abroad.
The Rome Daily Mail correspondent reports a papal envoy to Geneva to probe the Crown Princess of Saxony’s flight and possible reconciliation. Vienna says she seeks a divorce through M. Lachenal and will not return to Salzburg to avoid asylum. In letters to Princess Therese of Bavaria she denounces Saxon court supervision and official statements as false.
In Nicholas Georgia on December 24 Samuel P. Padgett and J C Buchanan, both young white men, fought an impromptu street duel over a family dispute. Padgett was shot through the chest and is dying while Buchanan is seriously wounded.
Miss Catherine Richardson twenty nine thirty living at Morrison house Revere will be arraigned in district court tomorrow on a charge of administering poison to her mother Mrs Harley Richardson with intent to murder Dr Eunice M Kinney a physician who attended Mrs Richardson detected arsenic symptoms and found medicine not prescribed by her The case ties to a twelve thousand dollar life insurance dispute and a transfer of policy to Catherine The Richardsons moved from Littleton New Hampshire last September and the father died in 1900 leaving property and insurance interests
King Edward and Queen Alexandra spent Christmas at Sandringham with the Prince of Wales and other royals. The monarch led the annual beef and game distribution for estate workers and tenants. Londoners faced a clear cold holiday as Bathers in Battersea park earned silver medals for daily year long swims.
Berlin reports the Emperor spent Christmas in his customary fashion. He walked in Sans Souci park afternoon and handed out new gold coins to gardeners and watchmen. After a 4 o'clock dinner, trees were lit in the Shell hall with every Imperial child present and each child given a tree sized to age.
Michael J. Carey a young mill operative living on Manton avenue was found nearly dead from illuminating gas at the St George hotel 198 Pine street this morning and died soon after. He had worked at Riverside mill and Fletcher's mill at Olneyville with the St George hotel room suggesting an accidental occurrence.
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