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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
6
The notice proclaims the Owell Daily Courier as Middlesex county's oldest paper, established in 1825 and operating daily since 1845 except Sundays and holidays. It lists delivery by carrier in Lowell at six cents a week and provides the Courier-Citizen Building address on Merrimack Street.
A late yesterday shower cooled to fair conditions with a light evening rain. This morning drizzle near 8 o clock gave way to clearing skies and fair weather. North wind kept the air brisk as the barometer rose with temperatures around 29.62 to 29.80 inches in Boston forecasts for New England call for fair tonight and Sunday with warmer, west winds surrounding the weekend.
Notices request patrons use care in telephone calls and direct all advertising, non delivery, address changes, and business inquiries to the business office at 31-2.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Nashawena Island’s sale to private parties and hints at a favorable deal. It cites Japan’s stance on France over the Russian fleet and rumors Secretary Morton will earn 50000 annually to run the New York subway. It also mentions Captain John J. Flaherty gaining a 2700 dollar position through his efforts for Douglas.
The Frick report in the Equitable inquiry proved emphatically hot material and is likely to drive a reorganization of the society, as observers note significant internal friction and unsettled leadership questions.
Secretary Morton will focus more on financing new subways in New York than on practical railway operations. The position demands high level managerial skill in this era of urban transit expansion.
A commentator says finding a Democrat as competent as Gov Douglas would have been for the upcoming campaign. The piece notes the burden of being cast as a lamb for slaughter in the political contest.
The text says many American brides married into British peerage and French nobility fail, deserving their fate. It also notes the captain of the Admiral Nakhimoff claims he cannot imagine what struck him, but the result is the same ship sunk and the Japanese aimed at that.
The statement notes that adding iron to cork life preservers was not illegal and provided structural stability as required by regulations. It clarifies the metal did not meaningfully enhance the life saving effectiveness of the device.
A crude street remark questions the treatment of a wounded warrior and suggests a risky addition during surgery. The comment circulates widely, drawing backlash for its insensitivity and potential harm in a tense wartime moment.
Collector Gill angers Boston liquor dealers by examining how they violate internal revenue laws in liquor sales. Dealers view enforcers of the law as impertinent figures, creating tension between authorities and merchants.
Miss Ellen Stone signals intent to answer a Macedonian appeal and risk capture by brigands. Editorial observers note growing Russian awareness and warn autocratic rulers to heed signs of unrest as the empire appears ready for upheaval.
A youth who is now king of Spain has gained enough prominence to be targeted by a bomb. The incident underscores the perils of sudden power and the nation's fragile standing, illustrating the absurdity of such violence in any country.
A column mocks imperial boasts and political talk while noting shifting interests in Massachusetts affairs. It reflects on European power dynamics with Russia Japan potential indemnities, United States tariff debates, and local crime satire. A Boston patrolman’s clever detection leads to a liquor raid break-in arrest.
Much-mentioned Miles is named as possible chairman of the Democratic state committee and as a candidate for governor. Barkis favors him for either role, though the latter is preferred. The piece mocks Miles’s potential to cripple the party and imagines him as a military commander in ceremonial attire.
A editorial asserts peace is likely and Russia is damaged by losses in the war with Japan. It argues Vladivostok’s capture would threaten the Trans Siberian Railway and that Peace is preferable to continued ruin. It speculates on Czarist resolve and Europe’s response to any Russian expansion.
A string of cryptic remarks comments on the czar and Russia naval power, cabinet secretary pay, Emperor Nicholas, Philadelphia mayor Weaver, New York census hopes, Fairbanks at Portland, Togo's statement to the Mikado, and a remark about rape fighting with spirit.
A collection of editorials and notices from various papers comments on Southern labor competition, Miles for governor rumors, Harvard faculty discontent over bogus Med faculty bargain, and Philadelphia machine politics, highlighting wage parity, political ambitions, university governance, and public accountability as they unfold in different regions.
A quiet wedding took place at 194 Middlesex Street Friday evening June 2. Rev N W Matthews officiated. The contracting parties were Ova W N Thissell of Lowell and Prudence S Bell of Lowell with Silas H Jacques as best man and Lottie Jacques as bridesmaid. The couple will reside at 194 Middlesex Street after a brief city trip.
A collage of vignettes appears from a Philadelphia Press page including a tale about a Sabbath observant minister who refuses meat both before and after market, a peddler confrontation and arson rumor, springlike notes on flowers and caterpillars, and a humorous exchange about a clerkship.
The speaker urges selecting the latest and best cooking range, arguing that older ideas are inadequate. They emphasize seeking the most convenient, easiest regulated, and economical model available, implying a strong preference for current innovations.
A note extols Sanford's ginger tea as a soothing remedy for tired and nervous mothers, promising genuine relief and a comforting routine with each cup.
Boston reports a protest from cotton manufacturers led by New England and Southern mills after the detention of the King family from China on the Ivernia. They accuse U S officials of misapplying treaty rights and threaten a boycott on American goods. A hearing is requested for June 10 and actions involve Mass mills and major firms with millions of spindles.
The Hiroshima provincial governor reports a June 2 earthquake that killed six people and wounded 79, destroying 33 houses in Hiroshima and Ujina. Other districts report incomplete damage, but initial indications suggest relatively light casualties overall. Telegraph lines were disrupted, isolating Tokyo from western Japan and the world.
Fireman I A Hayward of Ashtabula Ohio was killed when a Lake Shore freight engine was side swiped by a switching engine in Youngstown. Engineer Herbert Adams of Ashtabula and Engineer David Lewis of Youngstown were injured. Hayward had just married. The freight engine backed into the roundhouse during the accident.
Texas railroad commission reports nine months ending March 31, 1905 show operating income over expenses totaling 15,015,649, up from 13,454,815 the prior year. Operating expenses for the period were 40,241,166 versus 41,176,642 for the same nine months in 1904.
Harry D. Smith and family stayed at the Swett farm this summer. He reports losing a pocketbook containing nearly $50 while tending to work in early week. Local notes mention a wild man seen near Abbott hill and by Davisville recently. Milford bakery introduces a new team on the road. East Wilton reports a nighttime rain after officers Herlihy Proctor Brennan and a parade detail trod the streets.
Damascus plans electric works and an electric railroad with a working capital of 1,250,000 dollars. The project signals a major infrastructural development for the city, signaling growth in public utilities and transport.
Reports include a volcanic dust cloud from St Vincent reaching Barbadoes, a Belgian public house density, a Highland cattle herd seen by the Earl of Southesk, a tiny Blackburn pony, German navy biographs to aid recruitment, diamond prices from 1750 to 1770, Virchow Platz plans in Berlin, a bush wanderer saved by telegraph repairers, and a medicinal ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming kidney disease cures.
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