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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1906
Page
6
Oldest Middlesex daily founded 1825 and 1845 as a daily. Published every day except Sundays and holidays at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell. Carrier delivery in city at 6 cents a week.
The Sunday weather was mild and bright like April despite a morning light snow. By work time the sky cleared then clouds gathered at noon with a barometer around 29.90 inches and temperatures near 33 to 38 degrees.
Boston dispatch reports January first forecasts for New England call for fair skies and cooler air. Tuesday is expected to be fair with fresh westerly winds shaping the day.
The 1906 column reflects on political shifts and media figures, noting Mrs. Burke-Roche’s path to work, Bradstreet’s year-end review, and criticisms of New York politics. It laments modern corporate callousness toward aging workers and praises essential preliminary work by the Panama commission.
The piece laments the fate of workers uprooted by trusts who buy out mills and replace managers with relatives or allies. It argues the trust’s pressure destroys careers, offering no mercy even when managers stay on temporarily. It condemns the coercive choice to sell or be crushed.
The article finds Mayor Casey's inaugural sensible and prudent, urging frugality to avoid debt and to resist unnecessary expenditures. It supports oversight of the water department and annual appropriations, notes cautious budgeting for schools and tuberculosis exhibits, and questions band concerts as a wasteful use of limited funds. It calls for cooperative city governance and conservative loan practices.
Alderman Dodge publishes a minority report alleging tax abatements average 26 percent of the roll and are granted contrary to law. He urges stronger collection machinery modeled on Worcester methods, arguing reforms will boost returns and justify expense. He calls for removal of officials failing to follow statute.
The notice urges readers to buy very low rate excursion tickets on Tuesday January 2d with travel via Newport Vermont and the CP railway. Festivities in Canada continue through the week and readers are reminded to ensure their tickets list Newport as their point of departure.
Notable remarks from city officials on the new year and governance. Mayor McClellan appears controlling, Alderman Dodge pushes for tax abatements, and executives begin budget planning. The Boston gas cut is voluntary, weather remains favorable, and Roosevelt’s standing is debated by the Boston Herald.
Charles T. Yerkes, famed electric railway magnate, died in New York at 36 after a meteoric career spanning Philadelphia, Chicago, and London transit. The era’s brutal line between fame and ruin is echoed in sharp quotes on tyranny, deer in winter quarters, and a quixotic reference to Boss Odell’s frame of mind.
Officer Dooley, patrolling Prescott Street at midnight, observed a man gazing into a dark store window. When touched, the man said he was praying the new year in and was startled, prompting no further action as the officer continued on.
New York marked the arrival of the new year with loud street processions and bells despite Sunday. Tens of thousands filled lower Broadway and Wall Street, ringing tin horns and car horns as Old Trinity chimes drew cheering crowds. The upper Broadway theatre and cafe districts hosted record crowds, and the city echoed with a chorus as revelry and hymn singing filled the streets.
East Merrimack street resident Mr Enos H Adams aged 76 was honored by his Bible class and former scholars at First Universalist Sunday school. The veteran deacon, a popular teacher, received a substantial token of esteem as memories and incidents were shared. The church notes the Sunday school age coinciding with its seventh anniversary on December 24. Health is described as excellent. Next week marks Quarter Week at the Five Cent Savings Bank.
The paper carries a long “yawp” from W J Lampton asking readers to consider carriers on New Year. He describes trudging through snow with a heavy load, delivering papers to keep readers informed and invites tips. He reflects on calendar quirks and notes Mahomet’s jewel-covered tomb valued at $12,500,000.
The czars palace at Tsarskoe Selo near St. Petersburg sits within grounds of 18 miles in circumference. Inside its rooms a chamber called lapsis-lagull features an ebony floor inlaid with mother of pearl.
A major blaze at the City block on Main and Ward Streets in Brockton caused nearly 300000 dollars in losses. The theatre area survived behind a thick party wall while the adjoining Field block suffered heavy water and roof damage. Fire crews from Boston Taunton Stoughton and Avon fought the flames, four firefighters were overcome but recovered, and the cupola collapse was a dramatic sight. No injuries reported.
New York reports Frederick Lemken leapt from a fourth story tenement window to shield his three year old daughter Edith during a blaze beneath his home. Firemen urged him to wait for a life net, but he died from a fractured skull as the fire caused only minor damage.
New Year's day in New England showed no unusual features. Massachusetts and New Hampshire did not observe it as a legal holiday with only small business suspensions. Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont declared it a legal holiday with banks and many businesses closed while schools conducted only routine exercises.
Elks at Lowell Lodge No 87 gather New Year morning in the audience room. Members arrived from 10 a m to 11 o clock and exchanged greetings for the new year. Dr James E Leary leads the meeting as Thomas E Boucher delivers a toast to absent brothers and Grand Exalted Ruler R W Brown.
Norfolk dynamic dispatch from the U S collier Glacier reports the Dewey dry dock being towed toward the Philippines at over four and a half miles per hour. The Glacier notes daylight and a west wind with smooth seas as the convoy lies 160 miles southeast of Cape Henry. Day's run in latitude 35.42 and longitude 37.07 totals 100 and 11 miles.
A man registered as J. L. Martin of Boston at Ashland home on Twenty fourth street and Fourth avenue was found dead in his hotel room from illuminating gas. Police said the death appeared self inflicted.
New York January 1 John A McCall resigns as president of New York Life Insurance Co effective after a Saturday meeting Trustees reluctantly accepted the letter citing ill health and unrest with press misquotation The annual financial statement due Tuesday will reportedly be favorable McCall plans a long rest possibly in Europe and will leave town after the statement release
Sanford's Ginger touted as a cure all for colds chills cramps pains indigestion and insomnia in a concise health note highlighting its supposed broad therapeutic value and practical use.
The Druggist Howard at 197 Central Street advertises genuine markdowns on standard goods. Perfume packages drop from $1.00 to 67c and 50c to 84c. Coupons include soap and perfume 25c, basket with 2 bottles 15c, and Little Yolks’ Package at 25c. Open till midnight.
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