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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
2
Friday and Saturday sale offers heavy discounts on hosiery, underwear, gowns, waists, petticoats, corset slips and silk waists. Items include Forest Mills wool union suits at 59c, regular $1.00 waists at 59c, black sateen petticoats at 59c, Mohair and lawn waists, gowns and silk waists with prices ranging from 97c to $2.50. Limited stock on Christmas stock and seasonal pieces.
Regular 38 20. Regular 38c Gordon Dye women's medium weight fine cotton stockings with reinforced foot. Said only Saturdays, Alabama.
Washington December 28 private letter from Durham White Stevens diplomatic advisor to the Corean government debunks sensational reports of a November 17 coup. He states Ito's audience with the Corean emperor, no massed troops, and a cabinet agreed treaty with no palace force. He argues Japan acted with influence but not force and notes genuine Corean official opposition.
Beverly police arrest 13 year old Peter Terry on arson charges after he allegedly confessed to setting a building fire this morning. In the past three months eleven suspicious fires have hit the fret ward, and officials say he is not connected to other fires.
Syracuse December 28 President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell University defended football in an address to the Associated Academic Principals of New York. He urged modifying the game to reduce hazards rather than abolish it, arguing football is essential to youth and national vigor. He linked physical training and outdoor sports to military service needs in Germany.
New York December 28 Judge Holt in the U S district court overruled the bankruptcy referee findings in Sully and Company cotton brokers case and sustained the trustee's appeal Hawley and Ray formerly with Sully are denied access to Sully's books or to challenge cotton exchange creditor claims The decision forces Hawley and Ray to defend suits to recover 1 000 000 for the trustee while challenging the creditor claims as allegedly illegal preserving Sully's solvency at failure time
Milwaukee dispatch reports the U S government wins an initial victory in the private car rebate prosecution against Pabst Brewing Company Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company and six railroads Judge Sanborn overrules demurrers from Rock Island and Pabst and denies striking slander allegations The case proceeds to trial on merits and examines intent in alleged unlawful acts with admissible evidence of related facts.
John Anderson longtime bailiff and court crier in the U S district court in Providence died suddenly at his home. A native of Norway he came to America in youth and was a sailing master and machinist before becoming court crier in 1885. He was 68 years old and survived by a widow and two children.
Local druggists Frye & Crawford and Ellingwood & Co promote NDIPO, the new Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic, with a guaranteed refund if unsatisfied. Mail order boxes available for 25 cents under a positive guarantee. Multiple outlets including Davis Square Drug Store and A. E. Moore advertise the remedy.
A Massachusetts state exhibit in Boston showcases weapons and methods against tuberculosis with beds tents portable hospitals and charts. Dr Henry T Walcott opens the event with J Walcott Williams of Philadelphia addressing a large audience of physicians. Exhibits come from New England states and locations worldwide and the display runs ten days ending January 7 with language specific talks for Jewish and Italian communities.
Paymaster William Schieck and a companion were ambushed on a highway near New Brunswick New Jersey as five men with revolvers seized a satchel containing 3000 dollars destined to pay Italian laborers at the Delaware River Quarry and Construction Company. Police and thousands search the woods for the attackers.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island on December 28 12 year old Arthur Walton of Hancock street drowned after breaking through thin ice on Stump Hill pond While testing the ice with other boys his hole deepened and he disappeared His companion was rescued by carpenter a nearby fisherman
Vienna telegram reports the Turkish government has informed Austria Hungary that Macedonian committees in Bulgaria are preparing an uprising in Macedonia for the coming spring. The Porte says it must alert the powers to this dangerous movement to enable action at Sofia.
A severe earthquake struck Kingstown St Vincent at 1 8 this morning accompanied by a rumbling noise. Earlier a lighter tremor had been felt a few days earlier but caused no damage. The report notes no injuries or destruction.
Fire in Bristol Connecticut gutted the Curtis block on North Main Street just before 1 AM. Investigators believe the blaze was incendiary, causing an estimated loss of 30,000 dollars to the entire block.
Boston officials reported that Lawrence Volmer and Edward Fairbanks, New York tele phone inspectors who confessed in Elizabeth New Jersey to thefts in multiple cities including Boston totaling about 80 000, may face long sentences elsewhere before Boston can participate in punishment. They implicated where stolen items are hidden, and local and regional authorities plan further recovery efforts.
A Boston committee recommends purchasing a portrait bust of U. S. Senator George Frisbie Hoar with a tablet and inscription for the state library. The proposal, set for legislature review, asks sculptor Daniel C. French of Concord to create the bust at a cost not exceeding $5000.
The schooner Willie H. Guild from Apalachicola, Florida arrived in Boston after a 43 day passage marked by persistent gales and cyclonic storms. The ship battled high seas and was driven far off course yet sustained no damage. A tugboat was dispatched from Boston to finish the voyage to Vineyard Haven.
Avignon France Dec 245 Dr Pam ard attending Walter J Spalding of A G Spalding and Brother says the patient is convalescing after injuries from a recent automobile accident.
Children from the Sunday school class performed a minstrel show at the Firet Universaliet church last night after three weeks of practice. The program featured songs funny sayings and jokes and received warm congratulations from the audience for the youngsters’ efforts.
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