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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1903
Page
6
Oldest daily in Middlesex county dating from 1825 with 1845 daily status. Published at Courier Citizens Building Lowell Merrimack Street. Weekday carrier delivery six cents a week, except Sundays and holidays.
The piece challenges claims that waiting a year would have yielded a more honorable canal deal. It argues Colombia would have demanded more money and Panama would revolt regardless, noting Colombian greed persists beyond the French concession.
The debate on staging Parsifal in New York versus Bayreuth raises questions of blasphemy and taste. Some see it as sacrilege when shown to the American public, while others praise access to a famous scene never before seen here. The NY Evening Post argues against overreaction and supports promoting capable leaders like Gen Wood to top army roles.
The Missouri decision says a city official who acted under a null and void ordinance cannot be punished as a public officer. It condemns shielding corrupt acts by imperfect law, noting the law’s mixed image when just acts are invalidated while unjust acts are protected.
A Chicago union has set a precedent that may not be soon matched by other cities. The piece notes Sion labor context and suggests limited likelihood of parallel moves elsewhere.
The piece critiques Chicago backdrivers and union labor, warns against misattributing actions to unions, and questions broader societal and religious influence. It surveys Protestant and Catholic buy-in, mentions Parker and Olney, and comments on media types, New York’s bridge, Napoleon’s Waterloo legacy, Butler typhoid, and Bryan’s connections, ending with contrasts on Christmas observance and corruption.
Rev. Rufus H. Dix of the Second Universalist church of Warren read his resignation at the morning service Sunday. He has accepted a unanimous call to the Universalist church of Our Father Broadway South Boston. He is a Holliston native, 25 years old, a St Lawrence University theology graduate class of 1901. He has served Warren since September 1902 and will begin work in Boston in January. Also arriving in San Francisco, Rev. Joseph Algue S J at the Manila observatory head of Philippine exhibition science, with Filipino assistant Roman Trinidad and artist August Foster. John McLean US vice consul at Yokohama arrives to proceed to Washington, planning return to Japan late March.
Thompson Hardware Co promotes a New Year gift sale with hardware tools and home goods suitable for gift purchases. The item list highlights discounts across selected power tools and seasonal housekeeping items.
A satirical survey cites Littleton dealers as bold burglars, hopes for good city resolutions, and rails at Michigan issues. It references Panamanian woes to marines, notes Christmas liquor imports rising, bottle factory shutdowns, and church signals. It ends with railway track debates between Baltimore and Ohio and Pere Marquette.
Quotations praise Robert Morris as a national monument and credit his services for the nation. Massachusetts politician Louis A. Frothingham faces critics over repealing a late night alcohol law. Local commentary backs Frothingham’s rise, while Boston officials guard Faneuil Hall from petty uses and preserve its historic dignity.
A South Portland man asks to be jailed overnight after losing 71 dollars in an unclear manner. Notes on Texas mineral districts reveal a Burnett County five acre patch rich in nickel gold silver lead and more. Winfield W. Brown of Dover New Hampshire owns a rare Col Henry Dearborn sword cane from Bunker Hill, descended through families to him. Boxing Day derives from church alms boxes collected Christmas morning and distributed the next day.
Reports of Heyes below zero across the city on Sunday morning. Temperatures ranged to 2 below on Lynde's hill, rising to 15 above Monday as wind cooled and coal fires. A party at Colonial hall remembered coachmen with sandwiches and coffee. A clergyman joked about breakfast branding and language. The Democratic city committee faces a crowded field with 1062 candidates for 81 seats. Robins sighted, naturalist Whiting notes Merrimack river birds. Edward Farrell ferries tickets at games and claims over 1,090,000 handed out. Old-time motormen on Wednesday night hosted long farewells. A First Trinitarian church Christmas scene ends with a Santa Claus moment as a child dives for gifts.
The Universalist church received a Christmas gift, a black walnut pulpit stand, described as rich and churchly in design. It was presented by Mrs. T. C. Entwistle in memory of her deceased husband, a devoted supporter of the church.
Chicago news reports the annual meeting of the American Base ball association opening in warmth of December. The circuit will stay unchanged with franchises in Milwaukee Indianapolis Columbus Louisville Kansas City Minneapolis St Paul and Toledo for the upcoming season.
Washington dispatch notes cadet appointments to Annapolis and West Point via competitive exams, with congressmen Gardner and Roberts to name cadets. The piece covers December Christmas customs, a Boston banker’s health leave, and a postal inquiry report that plaques grafts and confirms Bristow’s findings.
The report finds no irregularities in Massachusetts offices including Springfield Haverhill Lynn Gloucester Lowell Newburyport and Beverly. Boston is praised as well run and Postmaster Hibbard named to a national commission. Burton hints at possible winter appropriations for river and harbor projects, with attention to Connecticut and Merrimack rivers and the Nar ragansett breakwater, as Atherton notes a potential New England inspection tour.
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A traveling man declares a hotel with all comforts of home would help a town but the housekeeper retorts that people want a home with hotel comforts rather than a hotel with home comforts. The exchange reflects a preference for practical living over luxury.
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