Oldest daily paper in Middlesex county since 1843
Oldest daily paper in Middlesex county established 1826 and 1843. Published daily except Sundays and holidays from Courier-Citizen Building Lowell. Carrier delivery at 12 cents weekly, 50 cents for 2 months. Courier-Citizen Company touts large circulation with circulation books open. Boston & Maine Rail trains run between Lowell and Boston from Middlesex Street Station.
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Spain and Cuba debt debate in Lowell diary note
In the Lowell Daily Courier on October 12 1898 commentary covers Spain’s demand for assuming Cuban debt and skepticism that the move will occur. The column recalls Senator Hanna’s calls for hard work to keep Congress, Sweden’s war budget, Sherman Hoar’s character, Croker and Van Wyck gubernatorial talk, and Quay Wanamaker conspiracy prosecutions with cautious judgment on motives.
Political views and Cuba war talk ripple through editorials
The piece surveys figures like Quay and reactions to party shifts while assessing Spain's Cuba troop unrest near Cienfuegos and prospects for Turkish, French, and Canadian diplomacy. It also critiques percentages in disease deaths in civil and Spanish war eras, attributing high disease losses to the Cuba campaign and urging accountability.
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Personal Matters in Brief Across Regions and Ranks
Ex congressman John Gaker of Illinois is blind and once defeated Morrison in the old 18th district. Gen Charles King heads to Manila with material for novels. The Main Street Baptist church in Saco Missouri calls Rev George Nichols from Melrose. Abbott E Slade resigns as Laurel Lake mill treasurer. Edward L Anthony elected treasurer. Board of directors sees changes. no reflections on retirees. Rev Isaac P Coddington resigns from Winter Hill to join First Universalist Church in Rochester NY. Gen Denver, namesake of Colorado's leading city, still living and recently visited. Senator Morrill of Vermont denies any resignation plans.
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John Gaker
Illinois
Wm. R. Morrison
Main Street Baptist Church
Saco
George Nichols
Melrose
Abbott E. Slade
Laurel Lake
Fall River
Edward L. Anthony
The Catchall and Local War Reminiscences in Lowell
Obituary notes Private Donahue buried with honors and a portrait of his sisters. The column recalls the Santiago campaign and a brave death, then shifts to high school regimental drills, a city official’s tribute to John F Williams, and praise for Lowell's support of soldiers. It also reviews railroad conductors, a Salem sleeping church, and upcoming theater events in Lowell and Boston.
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Donahue
Gasper Whitney
Santiago
Harper’s
Cuba
Massachusetts
John F. Williams
City Hall
Williams
Whitcombe
Olcott Tonight at the Opera House With Sweet Inniscarra
Chauncey Olcott, popular singing comedian, headlines tonight at the Opera House in Sweet Inniscarra a play written for him by Augustus Pitou. Seats are on sale at the box office. Also on view Learn What Happened by George H. Broadhurst at the Lowell Opera House Thursday evening presented as a farce with a strong cast led by Bert C. Thayer and others.
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Heart of Maryland
Opera House
David Belasco
Heart of
Maryland
Belasco
Hoyt
Florence
Lillian Wickes
New York
Olcott
Chauncey Olcott
George H. Broadhurst
Jones
Lowell Opera House
Bert C. Thayer
E. Seldene Powell
Bernard McDonoud
Frank Hope
Philip Galvert
Charles Greene
Cora Williams
Blanche Johnson
Eleanor Broadhey
Ruth Cleveland as a diplomat in a letter to Twain
The Ladies Home Journal recounts an anecdote in which Mark Twain writes to Ruth Cleveland from the Frankfort consulate case. President Cleveland replies that Captain Mason will not be removed despite a change in administration. The exchange, shared by Ruth Cleveland, highlights political patronage tensions in the 1880s.
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Mark Twain
United States
Frankfort
Germany
Capt
Mason
Mr. Clemens
Cleveland
Ruth
Capt. Mason
Mr. Twain
Miss Cleveland
Memory's strange echoes from Canton to the White House
Judge Day reflects in Canton on the peace signing at the White House and a memory linking M Cambon with President McKinley thirty years earlier over a $20 case. The piece notes a past bond, a diplomatic close of the war, and a brief impromptu address by the President. An ad for Carter's Cough Balsam urges readers to invest a quarter for relief from a bad cough and cold.
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Judge Day
Canton
Peace Commission
White House
M. Cambon
McKinley
Justice of
Stark County
Washington
Chicago
Nature's Own Way to Increase Flesh and Strength
An advertisement promoting Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural remedy to strengthen digestion and increase appetite, flesh, and vigor. It argues that true gain comes from proper digestion via wholesome food, with the tablet offering digestive acids and peptones to fix a weak stomach. The product is sold by Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan, for 50 cents.
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Harlandson
Nature
Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Kelley-Dolan marriage at St Peters parish ceremony
John Kelley engineer of the Lowell Gas works and Norah Dolan wed at 5 PM yesterday in St Peters parish parochial residence with Rev Michael Rowan officiating. Best man Martin Rafferty and bridesmaid Mary Dolan. Wedding repast at 50 Claire street. attendees included Major Thomas O Allen Alderman Mrs Peirce ex Alderman Puffer and families. Catering by D L Page Co.
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Thomas O. Allen
Peirce
Puffer
D. L. Page Co
Kelley
Major Fabric Sale Slashes Wool Yardage Price
A. G. Pollard & Co announces a Thursday sale on 6000 yards of wool remnants including kerseys beavers and broadcloths, all at 79 cents per yard in the basement, with display in Merrimack Street window. Dean's Ointment promotes cure for severe scalp eczema at 50 cents.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Dean
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