Courier Citizen Company Chronicle of Lowell Daily
The Lowell Courier Citizen states it is the oldest daily in Middlesex County since 1826. It publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from Merrimack Street, Lowell, with carrier delivery at 12 cents a week or 00 cents a month. It claims the largest circulation in Lowell and keeps circulation books open to all.
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Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Mary Kennedy
Ilanna Kennedy
Cambridge
Middlesex
Lowell Daily Courier
Train Route Change Delays Boston and Maine Service
Lowell to Ston trains rerouted by Boston and Maine Railroad due to track work. Service suspended briefly with schedule adjustments affecting morning and evening trips. Passengers advised to check latest timetables and allow extra travel time.
Harvard and Yale in rough seas and political hoops
The June 4 1898 issue notes Harvard’s rowing setback from structural weakness, Yale’s defeat by Harvard in a ball game, and broader politics with Hanna’s Ohio scoop and Democrat Populist fusion efforts. It also mentions Spanish Cuba war sentiment, Oregon results, Vermont and Ohio GOP unity, and a crowded voyage aboard the Yale bound troop transport with Michigan troops aboard.
Licenses Board Presses For Proof On Liquor Hours
The license commission declines to act without official proof of liquor sales in unlawful hours. The Mail is urged to verify any such charges before the police board. The paper is criticized for treating rumors as facts and for biased reporting. Rotary Long is praised for modesty and generosity as he notes naval preparation success.
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License Commission
Mail
Board of Police
War Burden Shaped By Frontline Credit And Global Stakes
Gov. Long praises chief bureau officers and frontline workers for wartime credit while noting the danger of German intervention in the Philippines. The piece warns that occupation equals war and predicts France and Britain may join against a U.S. if it fails to honor its declared aim to defeat Spain.
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Long
John D. Long
Germany
Philippines
France
Great Britain
Spain
Notable Clergy Chaplain Offer At Naval Reserve
Rev John A Staunton Jr senior curate of Church of St Mary the Virgin in New York offers services as chaplain in the naval reserve. Harvard graduate and expert yachtsman, he is nephew of Gen Woodford. Also notes elderly Gov Garcelon of Maine who served as surgeon in rebellion and will travel 20 miles to see a patient, plus Coventry Patmore relics sale and Windsor Castle tomb work. Nearby item mentions Columbus beatification delay over marriage certificate and comic writer Annie Partlan’s pay for jokes.
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John A. Staunton, Jr
Church of St. Mary-the- Virgin of New York
Capt
Miller
Naval Reserve
Harvard
Gen. Woodford
Alonzo Garcelon
Maine
Army Pay Scales and Naval Chants Spark Comment
The piece notes the Cadiz fleet not yet casting off from Boston harbor and laments the delay in government settlement of national questions. It then compares U S army pay, highlighting low private wages and increases with war, contrasting with German pay, and quotes William b Curtis on pay and national sacrifice.
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Cadiz
Bostom Harbor
Springfield Republican
United States
William B. Curtis
Old Orchard Advent Camp Meeting Opens June 30
Old Orchard hosts Adventist camp meetings from June 30 to July 11 with a notable series of gatherings. The season features diverse local entertainments including the New Ocean Pier nearing completion, described as a major attraction. The Boston and Maine railroad will offer reduced rate tickets at stations with details available at ticket offices.
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Old Orchard
Ocean Pier
Boston & Maine Railroad
Soda fountains and toasts to civic life in Lowell
A reader promotes modern soda fountain drinks with varied syrups and daily specials, likening Lowell to Jacksonville. The note also laments tragic gun accidents, praises scenic autumn railway trips, urges council engagement, and critiques modest public conduct and military funeral customs.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
California
Lowell
Fete at Ingham Residence Celebrates Universalist Society
The United Workers of the First Universalist church hold their annual lawn fete at Mr W A Ingham’s residence. Keyes orchestra provided music for cake walk and dancing in the carriage house. James Whitehead Hobson Dewey and his Spanish beauty won the cake, amid ample ice cream cake and lemonade. Notables include Mrs Guy Morey president, with Mrs Lane Roberts Harper Bates Adams Noyes Chamberlain Emerson aiding. Out of town guests Miss McDougall of Boston and Miss Carroll of Brookline attended.
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Society of United Workers of the First Universalist Church
W. A. Ingham
Keyes
James Whitehead Hobson Dewey
Rev
C. E. Fisher
B. D. Steele
Ingham
Guy Morey
Miss McDougall
Boston
Miss Carroll
Brookline
Cercle D Youville Holds Third Annual Festival in Hall
Cercle D Youville staged its third annual festival in Associate Hall last night. The program featured Pease’s orchestra opening with an overture, a 28-voice chorus, a trombone solo by M A Martel, a comic song by Miss Blanche Dextra, a cake walk by Prof. St George with assistants, and performances by Pierre Laprille Severe Ouélette James Widehead and Amedee Gagnon. The event also included organized tables for flower candy refreshment and tonic services with presidents and multiple assistants, plus a large general committee and a reception contingent led by Octavia Bourk and others.
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Cercle D’youville
Pease
M. A. Martel
Blanche Dextra
Prof. St. George
Albert St. George
Pierre Laprille
Severe Ouelette
James Widehead
Amedee Gagnon
Eugenie Deschene
Augusta Boisvert
Joseph Lambert
N. H. Roy
Joseph Dextra
Octavia Bourk
A. Gremier
George Dion
Marie Lambert
Cordelia Guertin
Edmond Lambert
Arthur Grenier
Rose Dextra
Rebecca Gill
Builders' Exchange Outing At Mountain Rock Ends In Tie
Members of the Builders' Exchange enjoyed their annual outing at Mountain Rock with a Ringling Bros. touch of festivity restricted to members and press. A jumbo electric trip, band, and lunch tents set the scene for a baseball game between Howe’s and Burtt’s teams. After three innings, darkness halted play with the score tied 42 all. Officials present included President William H. Kimball and Vice President F. O. White, among others, while many members attended the Willow Dale Board of Trade outing.
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Mountain Rock
Builders’ Exchange
Ringling Bros
Board of ‘Trade
Willow Dale
Board of Trade
Central Street
Page
Frank W. Howe
Charlie Burtt
Frank L. Weaver
Howe
Swett
Farrell
McElholm
Burns
Connors
Cudworth
Goulding
Thompson
S.s. Burtt
C. Burtt
S.s
O'Day
Conaton
A. M. Burtt
Wiggin
C.f
Whitelaw
Twohey
Hildreth
True
William H. Kimball
F. O. White
C. H. Nelson
C. P. Conant
James Whitter
Patrick Conlon
P. P. Connors
P. F. Conaton
William H. Fuller
James Whitelaw
Crawford Burnham
C. Davis
Thomas Costello
R.S. Ripley
Patrick Farrell
Jas. Burns
H. K. Gates
James Walsh
Grape-Nuts Ready to Eat Food touted for energy
An advertisement promotes Grape-Nuts as a ready to eat food with a crisp texture and new flavor. It claims the product strengthens athletes, brain workers, and invalids, appealing to grocers for retail.
Bicycle hose half price sale from manufacturer
Two hundred pairs of bicycle hose offered at half price by a manufacturer. Each hose priced at one dollar, discounted to fifty cents while supplies last.
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Promotes Quick Croup Relief
An 19th century style advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cure for croup sore throat and pulmonary troubles claiming rapid relief and universal efficacy from this patent remedy amid period health tonics.
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Thomas
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