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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
6
The table comparing pension claims by Spanish war volunteers and regulars shows surprising discrepancies. Volunteers face critique that some exploits of pension seeking may tarnish the reputation of brave, worthy soldiers, while many volunteers remain unaffected by such charges and demonstrated steadfast patriotism.
The Iowa GOP shifts toward a moderated tariff stance, keeping the time-honored protection principle but arguing that tariffs may be adjusted to avoid harming national prosperity. They endorse guarding industry while avoiding overprotection, seeking a balance akin to the Aristotelian golden mean.
The piece warns that ongoing riots may trigger militia deployment and coal mine reopenings under the old wage system. It argues that while violent acts against merchants and nonunion workers deserve punishment, many law abiding strikers also suffer. Poor pay and harsh conditions, combined with employers' refusal to arbitrate, fuel public sympathy but slow mobilization.
The piece quotes W J Bryan denying any discussion of presidential candidates while labeling Cleveland and Hill as untrustworthy. It mocks his rhetoric and notes a Connecticut coroner’s odd warning about car vestibules. It then critiques miners’ politics, troops, and the oil trust, contrasting monopoly with lower consumer prices.
The firemen parade yesterday impressed with its breadth and harmony, praised as a fitting celebration. The piece notes higher costs for parades in past years and hopes for a military component next year while warning violence could end the coal strike, urging miners to pursue lawful, quiet action or face swift consequences.
Lowell was fortunate in picking a day for her celebration. It was warm, but the sky was just what the doctor ordered.
The Duke of Norfolk presented Westminster with a common seal in honor of his year as first mayor. King Edward reportedly wears a 6 percent hat. Princess and Prince of Wales plan Indian tour late this year. Various notes mention Dr. Baldwin in Italy, Dom Paul’s Boer War history, and local civic plans in Williamsport and Oshkosh.
A mosaic of brief items touches on strikes, civic matters, and lite gossip. Copper miners strike bounds, a wash on the common, militiamen and coal prices, a debate on baseball, a minister named Sunday, Jewish rioting in New York, a public inquiry into Outlaw Tracy’s name spelling, a Minneapolis mayoral resignation, and questions about the South common and city space profits.
Two Yale students appear in the papers in contrasting lights. One is praised with a gold medal by Berwind for heroically stopping a runaway horse endangering four children. The other becomes infamous for the self-inflicted death of a New Haven working girl who pursued death after learning her lover planned to desert her.
The United States supplies about one fifth of global wheat. Argentina uses only a small fraction of arable land yet could quadruple its yield per unit area, potentially raising output as much as twenty four times its current production.
The column recalls 1867 wage and price levels, compares past and present grocery costs, and mentions a 40-inmate tent hospital experiment in Lowell. It also notes Ex-Representative Shute's mild smallpox case, quarantines, and reflections on veteran firemen and tub drills. Names Louis Lebrun and Edward Houle surface as potential health board appointees.
New England offers varied summer scenes and Hed ding in New Hampshire stands out with pine forests and a river setting. The Chautauqua Summer School at Hed ding presents a program of music and literature, with round trip tickets at reduced rates from Boston and Maine lines August 2–3, returning Aug 4–25.
A letter from James urges African Americans to shed past wrongs and unite in advancing the race. He cites Tuskegee Institute support from a Southern donor as sign that prejudice fades and opportunities rise. He praises New England, especially Lowell, for open schools and calls for gratitude toward sacrifices that secured freedom.
Ellensburg Washington August 1. Sam Evans reports a man with a Winchester and two revolvers forced him to feed the visitor. The stranger showed a back wound and claimed he was shot by a posse member on the west side. A Wenatchee dispatch notes Harry Tracy evaded pursuers near the Columbia river, taking meals and forcing two fresh horses before riding south.
Grand Rapids Michigan August 1 Judge Durand of Flint who was nominated by the Democratic state convention in Detroit announces he will run as the Democratic candidate. He says he did not expect the nomination but will stay in the race as a duty of a good citizen and candidate. Durand has been viewed as a gold candidate by Silver Democrats.
Aug 1 Boston reports Charles Dexter formerly with Chicago has signed with the Boston club of the National League. Dexter, nicknamed the utility man, will play in the outfield for Boston.
In McLeansboro Illinois on August 1 the Democrats renominated K R Williams for Congress. Williams currently represents the old Twentieth district in the Fifty seventh Congress.
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