Courier-Citizen history notes Daly Gourke paper details
The document records Lowell Daly Gourke as founder of the oldest Middle Sex county daily, established 1826 and 43 a daily in 1845. It notes publication every day except Sundays and holidays at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell. Delivery by carrier 12 cents a week, 50 cents a month.
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Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Boston and Maine Train Lowell to Boston Service Schedule
Boston and Maine operates trains between Lowell and Boston via Middlesex Street Station and Bedford. Service runs Wednesdays and Saturdays only. The Western Division route is also listed with a note that the ticket office is not open for this train.
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Bedford
Western Division
Flying machine on view in London sparks test trip hopes
The Lowell Daily Courier notes the London display of a new flying machine and a possible English Channel test flight. It contrasts speculative visions of Roosevelt presiding in Rough Rider style with the Vice President’s actual respected role in the Senate as he learns the chair.
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London
English Channel
Roosevelt
Senate
Civil service reform urged by Dana at Colonial hall
Mr Richard H Dana urged civil service reform at Colonial hall last evening calling for broader audience. He argued objections to competitive tests rest on falsehoods and misinformation and said imperfections justify further discussion in the interest of reform.
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Richard H. Dana
Colonial Hall
The Roycroft creed and Boer war reflections
Mr. Elbert Hubbard champions a creed of doing well in all work and criticizes wasteful, shoddy labor. The piece argues honest craftsmanship benefits employers and patrons alike and questions England's terms toward the Boers, suggesting fair concessions could end hostilities soon.
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Elbert Hubbard
Roycroft Settlement
Roycroft
War's Pathlength Prolonged as Conflict Extends
The remark acknowledges the ongoing war and predicts a prolonged period of hostilities. It reflects expectations that fighting will continue for an extended duration with no immediate resolution in sight.
Osteopathy Gains Ground With Noted Supporters And Education Demands
The General Court weighs recognizing Osteopathy as a legitimate medical practice as Boston Institute of Osteopathy trains students for M D degrees and converts many from traditional medicine. Mark Twain urges regulation in Albany while supporters across Boston Lowell and Washington praise its drug free method and nerve center manipulation. The institute seeks permission to obtain bodies for dissection to complement its education program.
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General Court
State Board
Boston Institute of Osteopathy
Mark Twain
New York
Albany
Clemens
Boston
Lowell
Washington
Navy
Commonwealth
Ingram Named Bishop of London After Creighton Death
Rt Rev A F W Ingram suffragan bishop of Stepney is appointed bishop of London succeeding Rt Rev Mandel Creighton who died January 14. In Holmes will Harvard law professor Nathaniel Holmes leaves 400 books to Peterboro New Hampshire public library. St Louis Academy of Science receives zoological chart Pittmans atlas Nosbergers map and a photograph.
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A. F. W. Ingram
Stepney
London
Mandel Creighton
Nathaniel Holmes
Harvard Law School
Middlesex Probate Court
Peterboro
N. H
Academy of Science of
St. Louis
Pittman
Nosberger
Quotations on Roosevelt and reform from era editorials
A compilation of editorial quotations debating Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency the use of his nickname the merits of reform in Philadelphia and the need for English education in schools referencing Admiral Cervera and Quito Peru and South American high altitude. The passages reflect early 20th century attitudes on politics reform public service and education with multiple city papers cited.
Lowell's Exclusive Opticians at 70 Central Street
The Right Time The Right Place to have glasses fitted. We are exclusive opticians with specialty in optics and twelve years of experience. Free examination. Chas. TIT. Saul & Co. offer careful attention at Lowell's Exclusive Opticians located at 70 Central Street, corner Prescott Street.
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Chas, Tit. Saul & Co
Lowell
Opticians
Weathered tales and civic notices mingle in Lowell column
A cornucopia of local anecdotes ranges from a tense union of women and a hat blocking view at Colonial hall to gossip about Miss Knight and her famed lineage. The column reports on weather’s grip, a medical season lull in grip and coughs, and Rev. L B Bates receiving a call back to East Boston. It closes reflecting on the Chinese question with a missionary’s sobering wartime memory and praising humor pluck and religion among representatives abroad.
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Colonial Hall
Advertising Agent Durning Joins Courier-Citizen Co
Mr Thomas Durning a longtime Lowell advertising agent will be temporarily connected with the Courier Citizen Co starting Monday. Orders entrusted to him will be promptly and satisfactorily served. Mrs J Masson of Penacook NH, visiting with friends, is stopping here for a few days. A boy was welcomed at the home of Mr and Mrs William Dorr on Bridge Street.
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Thomas Durning
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Co
Mr. Durning
Twelve Inch Gun Tube With 50 Grooves Spins Projectile
A 12 inch gun tube features 50 special grooves that cause the projectile to rotate 75 times per second as it exits the muzzle, detailing the rifling mechanics behind its spin.
Obituary of Josephus Holden 71 in Lowell born Leicester Vermont
Josephus N Holden 71 died March 2 at his son’s home in Salisbury Vermont after a long illness. Born in Leicester Vermont he moved to Lowell in 1834 except for years in Billerica. He worked for Fifield Tool Co. for many years and endured injury with crutches for over four decades. He was a member of Columbia Council O U A M. Survived by widow three married sisters and three sons George N Brandon VT J Vivien Salisbury VT and Edward P Chicago IL. Body to be brought to Lowell for burial in Edson Cemetery family lot.
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Josephus N. Holden
Salisbury
Leicester
Lowell
Billerica
Fifield Tool Co
Community Leader Rev Lyman Clark Dies at 62 in Ayer
Obituary notes Rev Lyman Clark a former Unitarian pastor who served Lancaster Petersham Ayer and Andover. Born 1838 in what is now West Virginia he rose from Civil War private to major and later Massachusetts legislator and school board member. He left a widow and six children. Also reports deaths of John H Bridges 44 at Tewksbury Center and Ruel H Weston and Florence Estabrook.
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Lyman Clark
Ayer
Unitarian Church
West Virginia
Illinois Cavalry
Meadville Theological School
Unitarian
Lancaster
N. H
Petersham
Mass
Andover
Massachusetts
Multiple Funeral Services Reported in City Obituaries
Funeral services were held yesterday for Hellen Breen Blanche Gentle and Thomas Cocroft, with burial at St Patrick's Edson and Central Street burial grounds. Interments to Southbridge Mass and several residents including J E Peebles Bridges John Harvey Bridges and Estabrook and Annie McMahon were noted with dates and locations.
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Hellen Breen
City Hospital
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
McHugh
Blanch Gentle
Otis Street
Mr. Warfield
Edson Cemetery
Young
Thomas Cocroft
Central Street
Warfield
Geo. Archer
Alice A. Greathead
Geo. Kitchener
Roxanna Archer
Southbridge
Mass
Belle of old Kentucky Sally Ward dazzles society
Portrait of Sally Ward as a leading beauty of the era. The piece cites William Perrine in Ladies' Home Journal describing her dashing presence, refined figure, and gracious bearing. Anecdotes note her horse ascent to a hotel steps, a sensational brother, and her European reception, highlighting appearance, dress, and speech.
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Sally Ward
South
William Perrine
Kentucky
March Ladies’ Home Journal
Tom Marshall
Jennie Smith
Sally
Galt House
Ward
Europe
Court of St. James
Women's Names Fragment Highlight in Local Notice
A readable fragment lists Miss C. P. Kitson and several matrons and Misses including Mrs. W. A. Bartlett Mrs. A. Robinson Mrs. A. P. Greene Mrs. Woodies Mrs. J. B. Marion Miss Addie Ward and Miss Keyes among others in a local notice fragment.
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C. P. Kitson
W. A. Bartlett
A. Robinson
A. P. Greene
Woodies
Marion
Addie Ward
Keyes
Gutenberg’s achievement in the March Century
Augustine Birrell lauds Gutenberg as the greatest distributive invention for spreading knowledge. He compares movable type to a force in physics, notes the rapid reach of ideas in the manuscript era, and contrasts copying by scribes with the New Learning and Reformation. The first printing office is marked by a tablet and Birrell imagines modern presses.
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Augustine Birrell
Gutenberg
St. Augustine
Europe
New York Herald
London Times
Johann Gensfleisch
Choate
Social at Kirk Church by Burke Sunday class
Members of John C Burke's Sunday school class hosted a social at Kirk Street church last night. The program featured readings and songs by out of town talent with local class and church members assisting. Wywin Whitney of Boston performed readings and received many encores, and Miss Avery from the city sang. A dainty lunch followed the entertainment.
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John C. Burke
Kirk Street
Wywin Whitney
Boston
Miss Avery
Thompson
Richardson
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Boston Transcript
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Cervera
Spain
Philadelphia Bulletin
Cleveland
Quito
South America
Central ST
Cor. Prescott ST
Middlesex Safe Deposit and Trust CO
Middlesex
Merrimack, Corner
Palmer St
Duke of Manchester
Portia Knight
Miss Knight
L. B. Bates
Bates
Rev
Meridian Street Church
Bromfield Street Church
Tennessee
John Harvey Bridges
Tewksbury Centre
Ruel Henry Weston
Weston
Frank E. Cleveland
Florence Estabrook
Geo. L
Marshall Road
Blossom Street
Belle OF
Old Kentucky
Putnam & Son
Rogers, Peet & Co
Williams’ Men, Co
Schenectady
Coburn
Market Street
Kirker
Optician Rogers
Conway
Conway Transfer CO
Northern Depot
H. B. Greene
Florist
Stevens
Cosces Ecos
Burbank & Company
Tse
Harvard Wine
Middle Street
Jas. A. Cudworth
O&rin
R. Griefin
Lowell Steam Carpet Cleaning Works
Weed Street
F. L. Maddocks
Charles A. Whittet
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