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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
6
Oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex county founded 1825 and daily since 1845. Published every day except Sundays and holidays at Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street Lowell. Carrier delivery in any part of the city six cents a week.
A Tuesday amid a bright mild spell with a brisk southwest wind felt more like April. Barometer readings stood around 29.80 to 29.85 inches while temperatures ranged from 35 to 45 degrees.
Boston December 27 forecast shows fair conditions tonight with colder readings in Vermont. Thursday should be fair, followed by rain in Connecticut and Rhode Island later Thursday afternoon or night, winds shifting from southwest to variable.
Counting Room Editorial Rooms Job Department Patrons are asked to use care when calling for any purpose. Advertising inquiries subscriptions delivery changes of address and general business should be directed to the business office at 3152.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes unprecedented Christmas shopping and a swirl of speculation about government trusts in New York. It cites President Eliot on Cambridge riches, Bryan’s Manila tour, and Dartmouth President Tucker opposing gambling on horse racing. It mentions Columbia’s football decline, Russian calendar quirks, Sulzer’s Croesus comparison, and New York transit anxieties amid centralization plans.
The piece praises Frederick Fanning Ayer's gifts to Lowell General Hospital and urges community support through the Young Ladies' Hospital Guild. It notes the hospital's ongoing needs, especially in the children’s department, and highlights an upcoming appeal inviting public contributions.
A discussion traces how Russia observes Christmas on January 7 while Western nations use the Gregorian calendar. It covers calendar origins from Roman and Greek methods to Julius Caesar's reform, the Julian leap year system, and Gregory XIII’s 1582 change that corrected drift, noting how later centuries fixed century leap rules and how Russia clung to old style dates until modern reforms.
A collection of sharp witticisms and social critiques touches Russia politics municipal salaries and public offices. The piece mentions a Moran needed for Morales, a desire to curb football, inspectors and charity heads, Uncle Joe Cannon and the speaker of the house, plus quips about Kipling and the Boston Herald.
A British tariff commission report notes Britain’s woolen industry declines while US wool use surges 87 percent, contrasting with Britain’s 24 percent. Retailers claim wage gains in Connecticut wool mills reassure workers amid national protectionist discussions. No strikes reported as 2600 operatives receive a 10 percent raise, framed as corporate restraint and prosperity.
Justice Pollard enforces abstinence pledges for drunkenness cases in St. Louis. Andrew Carnegie marks his 68th birthday by donating 138 million dollars. William Henry Pickering wins Lalande prize from the French Academy for Saturn satellites discovery. E A Mears reports new species atop Mindanao's Apo. William S Manning to lead Baltimore parks after Newark tenure. John Burns quotes a self described humble life in Who's Who. John M Gearin, Oregon senator, shifted from priesthood to law in Portland. Cerene J Sobieski, once Prohibition candidate, now in California with Polish royal lineage.
Fragmented OCR notes summarize quirky headlines and garbled anecdotes from a local page. It mentions Yellow Peril riddle themes, jaundice, Magging of the reine, Milford An After Attic, a trip to New York, a $300.66 payment, and references to Wilton and Foxes.
Massachusetts notes Mr Harv FF Hobart of Pepperell captured 24 events this season and led the Pepperell contingent in the 16 events covered.
A year after opening at 31 Pearl Street Boston the Colonial Lunch run by Misses Louise and Helen Greene has become a daily draw for about 600 people. The sisters, Smith College graduates tied to Eliot Congregational Church Lowell, focus on neat service and quality ingredients to provide affordable luncheons. Expansion to new rooms is planned as demand grows. Helen will soon depart for Columbia for study and teaching, while Louise continues the enterprise.
At a Chicago joint council meeting of local No. 724 Baggage and Parcel Delivery Drivers Union a mob clash left five seriously injured as members fled sans hats or coats. The dispute over officers led to a protest by 200 members. One protester was knocked down while attempting to read the petition and others suffered facial injuries. Harry Lapp and Joseph W. Young, indicted in last summer’s strike, were implicated as the controversy escalated.
Washington Del The War Department’s Bureau of Ordnance plans a competitive contest for new revolver models for use by the United States Army. Details of trials are not yet set, and weapons of various types will be tested as part of the search managed by the department.
Yom Kippur services at Nairobi Masonic hall mark the founding of a Jewish congregation in the protectorate. About 30 Jews, mostly dairy farmers, reside there. Max Fleischmann of Cincinnati plans two wedding trips with his yacht cruise in the Caribbean and a grand Arctic voyage on the Laura.
A fragmentary catalog notes several small items and offerings including baskets, perfumes, and assorted goods with prices or tentative descriptions. The text is garbled but suggests items like small baskets, perfumes, and other household charms along with a few names and a street reference.
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