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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
4
Schedule note details trains operating between Lowell and Boston on the Boston and Maine line with stops and frequency, indicating service coverage for daily commuters and travelers.
Readers planning summer absences can have the Courier mailed to mountain, country, or seashore addresses for any duration by sending a note to the Courier-Citizen counting room.
The Lowell Daily Courier reports Thomas W. Lawson allegedly offered the Independence crew $100,000 to defeat the Columbia in today and Saturday’s races. The tale, if true, would demoralize rival crews while reflecting the era’s sensational speculation around yachtsmen and betting.
The New York recorder, trying a case where a house keeper paid police for protection, kept the jury together as in murder trials, signaling fear of outside influence on jurors. He aims to secure an unbiased verdict while warned that Tammany hall may still dominate the mayoral race. Three Democrats run. a straight Republican ticket faces an uphill battle against the tiger.
A public official declines to approve an order granting $300 for the inspector of milk to properly conduct certain cases. The decision impacts the funding needed to carry out milk inspection duties and enforce regulatory actions.
The piece criticizes penny-wise politics in Lowell, warns against wasteful economy, and defends Pittsfield Chief Nicholson. It notes Senator Tillman’s push to crown Schley a hero while Congress and the Navy Department should decide naval questions, implying bias on both sides and praising prudent official action.
A returned minister details the harsh realities of British reconcentrado camps in South Africa. He cites unsanitary quarters, starvation, and disease killing Boers, especially women and children, with 576 deaths among 43,075 in June. The piece compares conditions to Cuban camps and notes Boer resolve despite suffering.
General Manager Sullivan says no transfer station in the old Boston and Maine depot and a survey will decide improvements. The column recalls Col Barrows and his egalitarian ideas, shares a humor tale about a dog, and notes church calls and civic events including a corner stone shovel gift for a new Lowell church and a debate over street watering assessments for churches.
Mr Gully, speaker of the House, visited Cambridge at 17, the university’s youngest undergraduate of his era. Tanner, 68, known for fasting, challenges Denver brewers to a beer versus water contest with six drinkers for beer and he for water. Attorney-General Douglas plans to buy 250 acres of timber land near Lake Itasca for a state park after a year of consideration.
Misses Martha McDermot Annie Welsh Lillian Garrahan and Sarah Keenan of the C I Hood Co mailing department will spend the last two weeks of August at Marberidge. Mr and Mrs D A Floyd returned from a two week trip in New York state including the Buffalo exposition. Mrs A M Dane of Oakland street vacationing at Ocean Park Me. Miss Jennie McQuade Concord street visiting Nanasket beach. Miss Mamie Hennessey of Boston visiting Mrs Wood Madison street for a few days. Mr Charles T Roy will run for legislative nomination in ward 6 next fall. Rev R A Greene rests at York beach. Frank J Spaulding storekeeper for the Boston Maine railroad leaves for Ocean Park Maine for August.
George W. Bissonnette and Miss Mary Emma Thivierge wed in St. Joseph's chapel Merrimack Street with Rev. Fr. Diss officiating. The couple hosted a 6 30 repast and reception at the groom's home 19 Fourth Avenue, attended by relatives and friends while music kept guests later.
A Century article by Alexander Hume Ford details Russia's floating gardens on large river barges. Professed agriculture teachers steer stations aboard beehives dotting deck beds for vegetables and grains. The barges drift with rivers, visiting villages where locals board, learn, and receive seeds for planting as part of Russia’s response to agricultural regeneration.
A Newark News profile describes Jacob Rogers a Paterson magnate who owned vast land near his house now surrounded by growth, kept about fifty deer, sent some to Germany, and valued his farm at Pompton with butter sold under his own Rogers brand. It recounts his stance on selling the locomotive works and his exchange with a female reporter, illustrating his wit and public charity stance.
GEO. E. MAKER at John and Merrimack streets advertises a large assortment of portrait frames for wholesale and retail buyers. The copy urges customers to view the stock and compare prices, claiming the finest to the cheapest options are available to suit all needs.
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