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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1903
Page
6
The Courier Citizen Company publishes the oldest daily newspaper in Middlesex County Lowell since 1845 with roots back to 1825. It is printed at the Courier Citizn Building Merrimack street and delivered by carrier for six cents a week, excluding Sundays and holidays.
The sky cleared yesterday afternoon making for pleasant conditions though evening clouds brought drizzle postponing picnics. Forenoon remained cloudy with brief sun breaks while showers lingered. Barometer readings near 29.78 to 29.85 inches. Forecast calls for rain tonight and warmer temperatures with brisk east to south winds in eastern Maine.
Editorial rooms and counting room numbers listed for the Routier Citizen Company. Notices advise patrons to use care when calling and to address advertising, non delivery, address changes, and business inquiries to the business office at 315.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Judge Pierce in Boston discharged a strike agitator on contempt of an injunction. The paper cautions against overreliance on injunctions and discusses labor agitators, Servia's rulers, and a shift in atomic theory versus germs, highlighting the era's scientific debate and political tensions.
The column riffs on Belgrade political intrigue and the power behind the throne, notes Swedens weight based taxation joke, and features remarks on John W Gates, Joe Hooker monument, Jett-White jury, Roosevelt campaign slogan ideas, Cunard rate fears, Manchester beer union, Cardinal Vaughan death, Leo XIII vitality, Boston voting list spending, postal fraud indictments, Gov Bates veto stance, and Hooker day rations with a satirical tone.
No doubt the cruiser Galveston will be built fine. Mr. Cooley of the civil service commission in Washington is involved. The news should reach F Peter Dunne. The statute of limitations is questioned in relation to frauds against the government.
King Christian of Denmark marks the fortieth year on the throne on November 15 with plans to surround himself with six children Crown Prince Christian Queen Alexandra of Britain King George of Greece Dowager Czarina Dagmar of Russia the Duchess of Cumberland and Prince Waldemar plus many of his 82 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
A collage of satirical lines on 19th century affairs features Hooker and fighting Joe, mood of politics in Mexico, naval cases, and local Medford debates on Sunday golf and drinking. The piece riffs on public figures, ships, lawsuits, and the press with playful anachronisms.
The Butler and Highland grammar schools held closing exercises today. Honors included attendance recognition and a long program of salutatories, choruses, recitations, solos, duets, and presentation of diplomas and a bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The piece notes the federal government's prerogative over naval armament matters, citing Knox and rulings from Chattanooga and Galveston. It contrasts this with a fatal roller-skating loop stunt in Indianapolis and advocates prohibiting life risking exhibitions. It also mentions Waterloo's overlooked centenary and a New York case involving Robert A. Ammon. A Bohemian church ceiling features a chandelier made of human bones.
The piece surveys crop conditions with wet and dry spells affecting native strawberries and grass hay yields. It notes early ripening red raspberries, wild berries, and a country inn serving wild strawberries. Other items cover labor strife impact, local land purchases, religious and educational notices, and Bates College events with Lowell connections.
The following pupils in the Highland school have not been absent, tardy or dismissed this year. Grade Nine Alvin Thompson, Holman Waring, Charlotte Tibbetts, Marion Rosander, Winnifred Whitney, Charles Killpartrick. Grade High t Alton Bowers, Delbert Taylor, Carrie Stewart. Grade Seven Romeo Couture. Grade Six Laura Murphy, Carleton Mixer, Maude Sargent, Charles Dupont. Grade Five Lillian McCarthy, Jessie Gill, Dorothy Couture, Mildred Perkins. Grade Four Karl Wilkins.
An Inter-Urban Street Railway employee dinner for Herbert H. Vreeland ahead of his Europe trip cost more than 3000 dollars. A silver loving cup, about two feet in diameter, was placed before him. The banquet honored his tenth anniversary as head of the New York traction service. 210 men attended, representing 13,000 employees across all branches. He stated he has no intention of leaving the company.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on June 23 members report progress over the past year to the National Association of Retail Furniture Dealers. Secretary R G Alexander of Boston announces more than 2000 members. Officers will be elected during the January exposition in this city.
Ludwig Levol, a former Hungarian Diet member, is appointed emigration commissioner for Hungary in Vienna on June 28. He recently toured the United States to study Hungarian immigration and has been drafting a new emigration law since returning.
Chicago June 23. Professor Oliver J. Thatcher of the University of Chicago declares the papal bull Laudibiliter, linked to Pope Adrian IV and Henry II’s Ireland grant, is not genuine. He argues the document is a 12th century Latin exercise by a student impersonating Adrian IV and should be rejected.
Lowest rates and best train service via B and M W S Nickel Plate roads Tickets on sale July 6 to 8 good return limits Splendid through Pullman tourist car service also Pullman standard sleepers Splendid opportunity to visit Denver See local agent or write L P Burgess N E P Agent No 258 Washington street Boston Mass.
Rome reports Ambassador Meyer and his family departed for Kiel on June 23 at Emperor William's invitation. He will attend the regatta and be among guests at Ambassador Tower's June 26 dinner honoring the Emperor.
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