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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1905
Page
6
Barometer and temperature report for Boston on June 19 indicates partly cloudy to cloudy skies with generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Eastern areas may see higher temperatures while winds shift from light easterly to southerly.
The notice lists telephone numbers for the Courier-Citizen Company including counting room editorial rooms and job department. Patrons are urged to use care in making calls and direct all advertising non-delivery and address changes to the business office at 31-2.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Medford Massachusetts spirit waning amid calls for a 727 million bushel wheat crop this year and forecasts a future of daily new cereals. It recalls a 33 year old visit by a Japanese deputation to Boston and cites Charles J Bonaparte warning Maryland Republicans on negro disfranchisement affecting employment. It questions Equitable's business rebound costs despite Cleveland era leadership and jokes that new business must come like putting teeth.
New York struggles to enforce fire escape rules as 42 women face court for breaches. Tenement owners clutter escapes with household impediments, reducing safety in fires. The tene ment house commissioner must push stricter compliance and law enforcement remains the aim.
The president seeks to cut red tape and reform the government printing office which costs about seven million dollars yearly. With better management half could be saved as much printed material has no demand and the plant lacks up to date machinery. A thorough overhaul would benefit the national printery.
An Illinois statesman remarks that a congressman is largely a pension agent and post office job solicitor, noting one who pushes for power gains popularity with constituents. He cautions that not all changes are new, while emphasizing the enduring appeal of House positions and duties. President Wilson praises newspaper English as clear, direct, and effectively written, defending press style against elite disdain.
The passage criticizes Henry James for his complex prose and argues that Woodrow Wilson’s point about American speech is clearer. It suggests James sparked a discussion at Bryn Mawr about the slovenly but effective way Americans express ideas, implying Wilson’s simpler style conveys meaning better than James’s circumlocutions.
The article argues that southern labor and mills resist child labor and workday restrictions because families rely on child earnings. It notes operatives oppose limits, fearing revenue loss, and sees the economic dynamics between North and South as shaping union strength, wages, and future policy. It emphasizes proximity to cotton fields and coal, cheap labor, and the need to raise southern mill conditions to counter northern competition.
A miscellany of pointed quips on language and diplomacy. Remarks lampooning media missteps and mock attacks, notes on Fort Monroe once called Old Point Discomfort, and satirical lines about Japan indemnities and a Newport resort. Includes a weathered ice story from Pewaukee noting a lightning melt of 200000 tons.
Editorial notes board of trade duties and tariff debates with cautions about resolutions passed by small quorums. Milford New Hampshire reports cleaner streets and safer conditions after no license, and Texas wool growers sell to Boston at higher prices, with strong 1893 highs and record Texan wool crop.
Inquest in Bristol determined death from peritonitis caused by excessive taking of pills. An East India medical journal notes Captain Rost's discovery of leprosin a cure for leprosy analogous to Kochs tuberculin. Also mentions a wren on a letter box, Osanana in Japan, and a ton of turtles used for the lord mayor banquet soup with Lord Lansdowne speaking.
A fragment notes Hot Nightcaps of Sanford's Ginger going to the spot for relief when tired and sleepless, mentioning a chiropodist at Young's. The text is sparse with unclear context but centers on restorative remedies and foot care.
I describe a miserable night in Lowell with sleepless hours from late evening until dawn caused by sultry air and a looming thunder shower that never fully arrives. Ghostly brown-tail moths hovered around street lights, and a lighthearted cricket tale is shared about a farmer’s cabbage being eaten by a cow during a family visit. The Fourth of July parade plans gain momentum under chief marshal George Hubbard, urging broad participation and attractive prizes. Westfield’s militia encampment info office will assist guests with lodging and local details.
Paris reports optimism over Franco German talks as Premier Rouvier and German ambassador Prince Radolin push toward accord within the week. Talks proceed amicably with both sides seeking an agreement that protects French interests, while Socialist leaders including Jaures align with Nationalists against hard terms from Germany.
Canton Canton Pawtucket No 9 I O O F will travel by special electrics to Haverhill Massachusetts Thursday evening with about 15 applicants to receive the degree. Cantons from Lawrence and Newburyport will attend. A banquet for General Raney will follow the degree work. The organizing committee will meet at Bridge street headquarters Monday evening June 19 at 8 to finalize plans.
Berlin reports Premier Rouvier conveyed France's willingness to join a Morocco conference if German and French positions can be aligned on key points. Germany expects an agreed program, while Britain would join if France does. Aquvier has shifted on two points, Delcasse had resisted, and the foreign office sees a negotiated path to success.
Chefoo June 19 American and European firms in Port Arthur were ordered to depart and move merchandise. Many firms plan to charter steamers to evacuate. Contraband shipments for Japan continue from Chefoo to Tianjin. Two native city meetings drew 600 students from 26 colleges and passed 10 resolutions urging boycott of American goods, boosting Chinese manufacture, distributing anti American literature, and recording results.
Local newspaper man Mr. E. B. Smith spoke to students at LeDoit E. Kimball's commercial school on The Making of a Newspaper. He shared insights from his broad experience in news gathering and publication across many cities.
The son of H. P. Elsey, a prominent Springfield Mass. druggist, was badly scalded when a kettle of boiling water overturned. The father used Comfort Powder to bandage the burns, praising its quick relief and rapid healing for skin soreness.
Merchants from seventeen provincial commercial guilds sign a mutual bond to forfeit 50000 taels if any member is found purchasing American goods. Pekin guilds plan to circulate 10000 copies of the agreement.
Siskiyou County showcases a gold nugget collection valued at 40000 dollars at the Lewis and Clark exposition. A single lump of gold in quartz within the display is worth 4500 dollars.
The New York Club hosted its first outing on Saturday at Mountain Rock drawing over 500 former New York residents. Married men beat single men 6 2 in a five inning baseball game to win a first class supper. Hebert won the 100 yards dash with a cash prize of 2 dollars. Lussier took second. Welch captured the shot put with 29 feet 10 inches, Ryan second with 28 feet. Supper followed at 6 30 with dancing to Champagne's orchestra. The event committee included D W Bugbee, J B Sabre, C P Haskell, J J Crowley, A G Dent, Louis Lebrun, P M Rogers and George E Cooper.
Brown University held its 125 member senior class day with Sayles Hall events at 10:30. Speakers included class president Charles H. Kingman, Glenn W. Woodin, and Charles S. Mitchell. A Holy Cross baseball game drew a large crowd, followed by further addresses by Gathany and Hawkins. President Faunce closed the day with the graduates' addresses and the evening promenade and grounds illuminations. Band concerts punctuated the day despite overcast skies and a forecast of rain.
In hot weather a cool place at 197 Central street The Drinkaway offers ice cream soda college ice with crushed fruit for 5c and claret punch for 6c with electric fans for comfort Howard the druggist notes all items are of purest quality and serviceful.
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