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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
4
A short notice describes Boston and Maine Railroad train service between Lowell and Boston. Details specify routes and times, highlighting commuter connections and schedules affected by near term changes. The item notes passenger availability and potential service adjustments.
Absent subscribers can arrange summer mail forwarding by notifying the Courier-Citizen counting room. The service covers mountain, country, or seashore addresses for any duration.
A Lowell Daily Courier column notes a two minute trotter aiming high while calling the “gospel barge” sailing in Sheriff Pearson’s Cumberland County Maine. It covers Emigration by Michael Davitt and Boer War costs, Civil War paper money, and critiques of labor and law enforcement in Lawrence Massachusetts. Mayor Leonard pushes suppression of speak-easies, echoing calls to end illegal liquor sales tied to licensed dealers.
Senator Tillman told a Wisconsin audience that all men are not created equal and that the niggers are not fit to vote, asserting the white people of the South will govern their own affairs despite potential backlash. The comment draws sharp criticism and raises questions about race and suffrage.
The piece argues that while not all Black people are fit to vote, denying education and rights is illogical. It critiques Tillman’s views on racial hierarchy and notes hypocrisy of anti-imperialist advocates abroad who deny Black Americans basic rights at home. It questions the notion that men are not created equal, urging cautious progress toward equal rights and protection under law.
An August Forum article explains how stock markets cushion money markets by converting excess money into securities. It details how securities rise when cash is plentiful, drawing funds from surplus markets to constrain liquidity gaps and stabilize interest rates across regions.
An analysis argues that the rate of interest and the stock market act as a vital reserve to stabilize capital, while abuses by promoters or fortunes in a few hands threaten value. The remedy is to limit misuse, not dismantle the market, and individuals bear responsibility for losses from others gains.
Prof. Charles Burton Thwing chosen to head Syracuse university physics department succeeding Dr. Eugene Haanel. He earned his Bonn degree and moves from Knox College in Galesburg Illinois to Syracuse. Dr Alexis L Draper becomes Boston post office physician in a new salaried role to aid leave for sickness. Theodore Roosevelt departs Colorado Springs for a three day coyote chase near Fountain Colorado.
A compilation of brief quotations from multiple papers satirizes political figures and events. It notes South Carolina Bryanites, Senator McLaurin's nonappearance, a Parliament bill about King Edward's title, Caribbean prospects, Cuba annexation debates, American investment, and intra-party maneuvers in Ohio and Missouri with sharp, witty tones.
A column mixes a nameless pronunciation puzzle for Croesus with observations on local issues. The Sun backs 3000 dollars for Foyt Hill park additions, notes a potential Bartlett move to Chicago, and comments on potato prices, barber promotions, streetcar wait times, and a horse hoof sound caused by hot pavement in Lowell.
Personal notices list residents and visitors from Chelmsford Lowell and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. Ollie A Labounty and son Leonard 8 Labounty at Mt Mans field Vt with KE F Labounty joining next month. Many travelers head to Old Orchard Me Hampton Beach N H Bangor Me and Shirley for August.
Salvage of the Chicago ferry in New York harbor required immense labor and cost over 25000 dollars. Divers cut away upper decks and used ten giant cables and two kinds of pontoons to lift a hull weighing more than 1000 tons from 43 feet of mud and water. The operation recovered bodies and valuable cargo including a silver bricks load worth 33000 dollars.
Miss Pourola Dessureault and Mr Zoel Houle united in marriage on Monday at St Josephs parochial residence by Rev L V Lewis O M I. A reception followed at the bride’s Moody street home.
Miss Georgiana Marceau and Mr Joseph Lessard wed by Rev Fr Diss at St Joseph's parochial residence on Saturday night. They hosted friends later at the bride’s parents’ home. Brown Lord in Boston Aug 1 announces Chester W Brown to Ida M Lord of Boston and Lowell at Tremont Temple.
A Somerset house clerk sought a fortnight off and faced bureaucratic mockery as a head of department insisted on a written petition presented to him. The clerk complied, but the official, after reading the request, refused with grave formality. The tale underscores cumbersome officialdom in London.
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