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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
6
The Lowell Daily Courier advertises itself as the oldest daily in Middlesex county, established in 1825 and serving as a daily since 1845. It notes publication every day except Sundays and holidays, location on Merrimack Street, and carrier delivery at six cents a week.
Friday rain ended in the afternoon and cleared by night. Today presents fair, cooler spring weather with a steady barometer around 29.25 to 29.26 inches and temperatures near 40 to 48 degrees at select times.
Boston on December 30 reports a fair and colder pattern for tonight and Sunday. Brisk westerly winds are expected to diminish gradually, bringing a cooler outlook for the region.
Counting Room Editorial Rooms Job Department 31-2 31-3 114 Patrons asked to use care in telephone calls Communications about advertising non delivery of papers changes of address and general business queries should be directed to the business office 31-2.
A wide set of brief items covers rail mileage, western rebates, stock market effects, police politics, and international questions. It notes Moran’s enforcement aim, Odell’s New York politics, Russia’s potential in war, gate receipts in football, and the rise of trade journals. Also mentions auto versus ice hazards, Spooner’s Franklin claim, Boston Holy Jumpers, football reforms, Work’s daughter Bourke Roche, and Moran prosecutions.
The piece argues insurance investigations reveal weak internal controls and fraud risks, endorsing broad reforms and a state overhaul of insurance laws. It praises the inquiry for starting a house cleaning in major firms and possible changes in the insurance department, while defending park commissioner T P Hall and Assessor Abbott from political disruption.
The discussion centers on the 1818 treaty wording granting U S inhabitants the same fishing rights as British subjects along Newfoundland. The key question concerns whether crews and agents must be U S residents or if the ship’s nationality suffices. Many argue the treaty protects the American principal’s rights regardless of crew nationality, while opponents stress residency matters.
A collection of witty lines referencing figures like Yerkes and Y Kensington, remarks on municipal issues, a proposed Catholic alliance for Princess En of Battenberg, and brief notes on journalism, theater, and heraldry. The tone mixes political and social quick takes with playful digs at public figures and events.
A jumble of anecdotes recalls careless store doors left open, a Boston postmaster’s tale of a baby sister, and a December street scene with marbles and skates. It praises a genial church sexton, extols the Montgomery Advertiser’s Christmas issue, and notes social chatter about a young man who is “easy” to some peers and the cautionary dating banter that follows.
Quotations from multiple papers discuss reform ideas to curb hazing by sending cadets to sea, potential Venezuelan controversy findings, and the impact of attorney general prosecutions on Republican policy. The pieces reflect on public sentiment and political stakes in early reactions.
After forty years at R. W. Lord Company's twine mill in Kennebunk Miss Mary Elizabeth Kimball resigns, having started March 2 1866. L F Ayson travels to Washington to study American fish culture for New Zealand. Alan Johnstone and Arthur James Herbert, British ministers, are Knight Commanders of the Victorian order. King Edward plans Windsor park improvements. The Khedive of Egypt owns a $70,000 black leather saddle encrusted with gold. A new Von Moltke is rising in the German army. Lord Strathcona turns 85 and remains active. The Khedive profits from British protection with a $500,000 annual grant and vast wealth. the Duke of Bedford rents Covent Garden property over $75,000 yearly, valued at about 3 percent.
Dr. Andrew Jackson Barchfield, a Pennsylvania representative, stands six feet three inches tall while Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt becomes honorary vice president. A Pekin newspaper recaps court fashions at the Chinese imperial palace, noting fur robes in sequence from squirrel to sable.
Berlin reports that Dr Bar on Mumm Von Schwartzenstein, German minister at Pekin, has long served as a noted ambassador for Germany. He is slated to represent Germany in Tokyo, marking a key diplomatic role amid ongoing international events.
Report from J. G. Gluck Superintendent Pruntytown West Virginia states after trying other advertises we have decided to use Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively in the reform school. He calls it the most effective remedy though the wording is garbled and includes distributor names.
Washington December 30 Secretary Loeb issued the official program for President Roosevelt's New Year's reception at the White House The vice president and Mrs Fairbanks will be received first and take places behind the line The program lists time slots and attending bodies including the Supreme Court Senators and Representatives Army Navy and militia officers and various civic and veterans organizations The event proceeds with a reception of citizens at 1 pm.
The National Shoe and Leather Bank will merge with the Metropolitan Bank within months, losing its identity and becoming a Metropolitan branch. Henry Ollesheimer announces the plan. the Metropolitan will hold 4 percent capital and roughly 3.75 million dollars in surplus. National Shoe and Leather Bank deposits total about 12.96 million dollars, and the bank is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Metropolitan deposits exceed 2.5 million dollars.
Cameron Corbett, Liberal Party candidate for Glasgow, writes to The Times alleging D M Mason openly claimed a friendly Washington meeting with President Roosevelt. Corbett contends the interview shows Mason’s unconstitutional stance while aiming to campaign in support of the Unionist party.
A San Francisco dispatch reports President Roosevelt sent a kind message to Fitzsimmons after a baseball defeat by Jack O’Finten. Fitzsimmons gratefully replied, thanking the president and expressing season’s greetings.
Chicago invites college men to write competitive essays on modern economic issues. A panel led by J Laurence Laughlin selects topics and judges, with four prizes totaling 2250 dollars. Topics include railway rate control, taxation of railway property, labor union policy, ship subsidies, causes of fortunes, credit influence on prices, cattle industry, and resource monopoly safeguards. Class A and B distinctions offer 1000 and 500 dollar top prizes, with undergraduates eligible for Class B and entrants allowed into Class A. Next week marks Quarter Week at the Five Cent Savings Bank.
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