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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
8
Lowell Daily Courier ad describes oldest daily in Middlesex County founded 1825, daily 1845, delivery by carrier six cents per week, published from Merrimack Street Lowell, Courier-Citizen Building.
The seventh snow storm of the season delivered just over an inch of new snow in a day of mixed flakes. After a cloudy start the weather cleared with a light haze and cold temperatures. Barometer readings showed 29.92 yesterday 29.76 this morning and 29.75 at noon.
Indications from Boston report a fair night with colder conditions in Vermont and eastern Maine. Thursday will bring increasing cloudiness and probable snow in the western portion, accompanied by fresh westerly winds.
Editorial Room counting room and job department numbers are listed for Courier-Citizen Company. Patrons are asked to use care when calling and direct business inquiries and address changes to the business office at 31-5.
The piece notes Porfirio Diaz, 74, likely to seek another term under a six year extension. It highlights the creation of a vice presidency and the potential successor, finance minister Limantour, amid Mexico's oligarchic stability and limited prospects for major reforms.
A Cambridge correspondent recalls October letter from Mr. Bryan condemning unfaithful candidates and forecasts Bryanism’s decline. The writer says Bryan’s autocratic say-so carries little weight now, cites Ohio’s Tom L Johnson rebuke as the last strong rebuttal, and notes only small regional Bryanite followings remain to sway Democratic conventions. The piece laments Bryan’s exit from the political center and its impact on GOP prospects.
A landmark Roman Catholic cathedral dedication marks a return of such a church to the London see after a long post Reformation absence. The event signals a major revival in the region’s Catholic church leadership and architectural heritage.
A long reflective column critiques Catholic and Protestant tensions in England, Catholic and Unitarian issues in government, Colombia's Panama claims, and global power plays. It riffs on Russia Japan relations, Dowd case fairness, and imperial doubts, with satirical comments on politicians and editors.
The writer laments unsettled Dreyfus affairs while urging justice. They quip about Santo Domingo lacking canal sites, note railroad experts on signaling, and imagine McAdoo as commissioner with McAvoy or McCullagh as deputies driving New York police toward machine methods. They reference Panama and anti imperialists amid Haitian revolutions.
A Russian rendering of a classic maxim is cited to emphasize readiness during war and preparation for peaceful times. The quote is noted as a timely reminder of strategic prudence amid conflict.
Mme Melba is listed among the passengers on the steamer Saxonia which sailed from East Boston yesterday for Queenstown and Liverpool. John Charlton M. P., who spoke in many U S cities in favor of reciprocity with the Dominion, is critically ill at Toronto with fears for his life due to advanced age.
W H Yoakum of Oak Cliff brother of B F Yoakum of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad was seriously stabbed yesterday by contractor J McCarter in the latter s office. One cut is declared serious.
A column mix covers Frank Jones brewing beyond beer and a flourish on Hogmanay. It notes crime news has no hold ups, warns the city council risks, and critiques the claims committee. It praises Standard Oil refining and reports burglars breaking into a Cambridge Unitarian church with a cool reception.
A collection of editorial excerpts notes a likely six votes against ratification, praising Mr. Gorman as a diplomat and criticizing political norms. It contrasts national standards of living with congressional salaries, cites Senator Hoar’s sacrifice, and comments on railroad dividends as indicators of year 1903 prosperity amid global affairs from Japan to Russia.
Vermont landowners face profitless, ruinous practice from Christmas-tree cutters. Windham county testimony shows cutters wound but do not clear land, leaving stubs and harming future growth. Farmers selling trees for pennies fear sellers profit in distant markets while forests lose young evergreens. The Rutland Herald notes the industry is unprofitable for owners.
All New Englanders are patriotic and inspired by a trip to Washington. Personal tours to Congress and the two great bodies are offered with seven day itineraries from Boston. An illustrated booklet via postal order outlines seven trips from Boston with dates and prices including 25 dollars covering all expenses and two Land of Sunshine tours at 59.50. Jos P Taggart N E P A 360 Washington street Boston MA.
A cluster of lighthearted items recount a Centralville tot’s festive gifts from distant states and a pug in a red sweater. It notes local car service complaints on Bridge Street, a police ball fundraiser, Fitchburg sewer plans, and a tongue in cheek tale about a mean barber who gambled on election day.
A poem narrates a woman struggling with a crowded shopping bag. Items listed include shoes for Willie, dress goods for Mary, food items, household goods, school supplies, and personal items. The verse ends with her loading herself and the bag into the car, conveying effort and excess.
New Orleans dispatch reports President Manuel Bonilla faces a planned Honduras revolution. Vice president Davilla and cabinet member Guitterez resign, accusing Bonilla of favoring opponents. Ex-cabinet members gain interior support while rumors grow of arms importation to back a potential coup.
In Victoria B C Walter A Gompertz cashier treasurer and director of R Dunsmuirs Sons testifies in Hopper Dunsmuir will contest case. He describes San Francisco and British Columbia operations and says Alexander Dunsmuir appeared a sharp businessman. He recalls a talk about future provisions for Mrs Wallace and mentions Mrs Hopper and Ted Sloan. He notes Dunsmuir’s remark that if Mrs Hopper remarried she would wed Mr Crowninshield.
David M. Parry of Indianapolis spoke to St. Louis citizens urging suppression of union leadership. The Citizens Industrial Association of St. Louis hosted the meeting and adopted resolutions disapproving the closed shop the eight hour law and labor union violence. The group calls the pending eight hour bill a serious menace to business and opposes its passage.
No. 83 company Royal Garrison artillery, 113 strong, has sailed for Hong Kong on the Empress of India to be relieved by a Halifax company. This change fits the regular garrison schedule and does not affect the Far Eastern crisis. The Halifax-bound unit arrived in box cars equipped with hammocks and found the travel comfortable.
Baseball pitcher Joe Corbett from California reports earning 4.90 per bail he delivered last season. This figure highlights his unusual side work and the income he generated during the off days.
Mr Alexander G Cumnock appointed vice president and trustee and Mr Thomas Talbot appointed a trustee of the Mechanics Savings Bank in Lowell have accepted their offices and been duly qualified. Clerk CHARLES HUTCHINSON Lowell Dec 30 1903.
A woman identified as Mary Hardie with her two year old child asked for short shelter at the outdoor poor department in New York. She said she had been a tramp for two years, traveling from Highland Falls toward Virginia to an uncle. Her parents reportedly lived in Hudson, New Hampshire.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh at all stages. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 for unrecovered cases, and urges readers to send for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Ellingwood Company offers a signed guarantee with Mi o na claiming a refund if the product does not increase weight or cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles. The firm asserts Mi o na is flesh forming and regulates digestion, backing the claim with a refund promise.
Guarantee bond from Ellingwood & Co promising to refund the price paid if the purchaser states that Miona did not increase flesh or provide freedom from stomach troubles.
A promotional notice asserts Miona offers a flesh forming mix not cod liver oil. It claims to aid digestion, boost appetite, restore health, and tone digestive organs, with Ellingwood & Co guaranteeing risk-free trial costs if it fails to deliver the claimed results.
Tomorrow A G Pollard and Co offer grand clearance with special low prices across all departments. Read large ads for details and bargains designed for all customers to benefit.
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