Lowell Courier history note on publication dates
The Lowell Daily Courier outlines its long history as the oldest daily in Middlesex county, established in 182 and daily since 1845, published with Courier-Citizen Company at Merrimack Street, Lowell. It notes delivery by carrier at six cents a week and mentions publishing schedule with Sundays and holidays excluded.
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Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Weather Forecast for New England Shows Showers and Cooler Coasts
After a fair Sunday the day was warmer with cloudy spells and rain chances. Forecasts indicate scattered showers tonight, cooler coastal sections, and Tuesday generally cloudy with local showers and light variable winds across New England, Boston data noting barometer readings and temperatures.
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Boston
New England
Maine
Courier Citizens Company Telephone Numbers
Listing of telephone contacts for the Courier Citizen Company including counting room editorial rooms and the job department. Patrons are urged to use care in dialing and direct all advertising, non-delivery, address changes, and business inquiries to the business office at 31-2.
Franchise taxes and changing transit under debate in 1905
The Lowell Daily Courier notes states may adopt franchise taxes to fund public expenses while motor buses threaten trolley lines. It cites Boston’s 800 horses in service, praises horses as still needed, and mentions London replacing omnibuses with sightseeing cars. Commissioner McAdoo of New York criticizes electric buses as a nuisance and unattractive.
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New York
Boston
London
McAdoo
Practical Pope pushes plain sermons and catechetical focus
The present Pope orders clergy to improve catechetical instruction in parishes and seek simple, solid preaching over florid rhetoric. His encyclical by Pius X. offers many broadly valuable suggestions for teaching and preaching across churches.
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Pius X
Bates urges Grand Army hall for Boston veterans
Former Governor Bates urged a Memorial Day address that Boston create a Grand Army hall for posts to meet and preserve war relics. The plan won broad support as seven posts total 970 members plus eight adjacent posts with 1153 comrades in the district, totaling 2123 veterans.
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Bates
Boston
Boston Employs 13 000 Women In Government Posts
The city names 3300 to 3400 women among 13000 workers, over 25 percent. Most are teachers in public schools 2400, with 300 in hospitals and 200 in libraries. The piece notes limits on women's eligibility for harsher, masculine roles, while praising their municipal roles.
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Boston
Place Aux Dames
Internal revenue inspectors under Pellector Gill direction
Internal revenue inspectors under Pellector Gill direction are conducting investigations and audits, focusing on compliance with tax laws and assessing potential irregularities in accounts and filings. The effort highlights oversight by the revenue department and ongoing enforcement actions.
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Internal Revenue
Pellector Gill
Hidden booze fraud probes and seas and gold ponderings
The piece notes inspectors sampling Boston liquor dealers to curb stamped-bottle fraud while revenue focus dominates the inquiry. It discusses sailing vessels vs steamships, Chinese exclusion missteps, a speculative take on gold abundance, and later debates whether Michael Angelo’s Sistine frescoes will survive retouching challenges.
Canada grants fifty thousand for Dominion exhibition
The Dominion government will provide a 50000 grant to a Dominion exhibition to be held in summer at New Westminster British Columbia. Part of the funds must cover freight costs for exhibits from other provinces.
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Dominion of Canada
Dominion
New Westminster
British Columbia
Notable Incoherent Docket From Early Morning Pages
A fragmented OCR style note references mediation in a Chicago teamsters dispute not imminent and various unrelated items. It mentions Charlestown set for noisy events before the 17th, inflation in Philadelphia gas stocks easing, and a list of odd statements about public health, a Japanese naval tribute, and a New York beer orden linked to a Subway tavern.
Joint Manoeuvres Proposed by Beresford for Blue Water Fleet Meeting
London reports Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford commanding the Mediterranean squadron writes to the Standard urging combined maneuvers of American and British fleets in open sea. He says he has discussed the plan with top naval officers and statesmen of both nations who see clear benefits from the enterprise.
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London
Lord Charles Beresford
Mediterranean
Twelve Negro Prisoners Escape From Jail
In Wilmington North Carolina on June 1 twelve prisoners, all Negroes, escaped from the county jail after one man feigned illness to lure the jailor. They overpowered the guard and burst through the residential area to reach the street. One is identified as Jimmy Burns, an alleged post office money order forger linked to multiple states.
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Wilmington
Jimmy” Burns
Georgia
Tennessee
Savannah
Street Railway Strike Persists in Saginaw
Saginaw Mich June 5 non union crews operated several street cars with an officer on each platform and no settlement reached. The fight continues with no arbitration in sight as President Mahon of the Amalgamated Association plans to arrive tonight to oversee the strike.
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Saginaw
Mich
Street Railway Company
Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Devoe Paint Promises Superior Wear, Adams Hardware Ad
The advertisement compares Devoe’s paint favorably against Gloss Carriage paint noting heavier body by three to eight ounces per pint. Sold by The Adams Hardware & Paint Co. The text includes a quoted Boston transcript joke about visiting New York and a million dollars, reflecting casual dialogue.
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Devoe’s
Adams Hardware & Paint Co
Bisbin
New York
Gowin
Boston
Transcript
Lowell Club to meet Tuesday at High Street church
The Lowell Congregational Club shifts to Tuesday June 6 for its meeting at High Street church with Geo. P. Morris, associate editor of the Congregationalist, as speaker on The Present and Future of Congregationalism. Music by Irene T. Martin and Zatella A. Martin. Annual officer election on the program. Dinner at 6 45.
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High Street Church
Geo. P. Morris
The
Congregationalist
Congregationalism
Irene T. Martin
Zatella A. Martin
Village Improvement Society
Plaistow
N. H
Arthur G. Pollard
Lowell
Pollard
Improvement Society
H. W. Tarbell
C. A. Lloyd
Chas. A. Towne
Baptist Church
Geo. A. Marden
John J. Pickman
Solon W. Stevens
W. Scott Peters
Haverhill
Geo. A. Denoncour
Coolidge resigns from Equitable board and seven member committee
Boston reports T Jefferson Coolidge resigns from the Equitable Life Assurance Society board of directors and from the seven member committee chosen to select a chairman. He had weighed the appointment and had considered resigning since the Frick report discussion.
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Boston
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable Society
Coolidge
Board of Directors
Frick
Equitable Inquiry Resumes at New York Office
The Equitable Life Assurance Society inquiry resumed in New York with Supt. Francis Hendricks leading sessions. Tarbell was recalled briefly while Hendricks noted prior interviews with Jacob H. Seniff. Directors and nominating committee members prepared for upcoming board discussions and potential resignations.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Francis Hendricks
State Insurance Department
Tarbell
Hendricks
Jacob H. Seniff
John A. Stewart
Albany Bridegroom Dies After Honeymoon Madness
Daniel Ottman of Albany died at the Dr Frank H Barnes sanitarium in Stamford Conn after becoming violently insane in a New York hotel during his honeymoon trip. He aged 52 and had married about ten days earlier in Albany. He was taken from Roosevelt hospital to Bellevue before his friends brought him to the Stamford sanitarium by automobile. A blood clot on the brain is indicated as the cause of death. The body will be removed to Albany.
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Stamford
Conn
Daniel Ottman
Albany
New York
Frank H. Barnes
Ottman
Roosevelt Hospital
Bellevue
Range choice verdict favors Crawford with Single Damper
The text urges buyers to choose Crawford, arguing it costs less to run over years, uses fuel efficiently, and is easier to operate due to the patented Single Damper, asserting reason supports its superiority over other ranges.
Norwich Cadets Begin Practice March of 135 Students
Northfield Vermont June 5 A battalion of infantry numbering 135 Norwich university students started a practice march expected to cover 75 to 100 miles. Major H W Hovey U S A military instructor will command. They will be away eight or ten days and drill in rear guard fighting skirmishing and scouting along with camp routines. Wagons with provisions and equipment will accompany the detachment.
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Northfield
Norwich University
H. W. Hovey
Boynton and Smith Married at Private Home Ceremony
Mr Albert Boynton of 897 Middlesex street and Miss Edna Smith of 115 Branch street were united in marriage on Saturday June 3 at 8 p m by Rev George F Kenngett at his residence 296 Liberty street.
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Albert Boynton
Middlesex Street
Edna Smith
Branch Street
George F. Kenngett
Liberty Street
Japanese Poachers Caught by Russian Torpedo Boats
The crews of five Japanese stealing schooners totaling 60 men, including six Americans, have arrived in Harbin Manchuria after being seized by Russian torpedo boats while poaching near Odima island.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Odima Island
Bose ton Cloak and Suit Sale Announcement
Sure and attend the sale tonight at the Bose ton Cloak and Suit store. Look for ad in this paper for particulars.
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Boseton Cloak and Suit Store
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