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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1901
Page
6
Service on the Boston and Maine line linked Lowell and Boston with trains running on a regular schedule. Passengers experienced convenient commuter options, with trains connecting at major stops and typical travel times noted in the timetable.
Summer travelers may have the Courier mailed to their mountain country or seashore addresses for any duration by sending word to the Courier-Citizen counting room. The notice targets readers planning absences and provides mailing instructions for delivery to remote locations.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes California's harvest of 55 million pounds for the coming winter. August brings many accidents amid summer travel, while Old Home Week fever grows genuine in New England, prompting Massachusetts to align with neighboring states to maintain the tradition.
The steel strikers struggle to win over Carnegie workers who are well settled or wary after past troubles. Illinois pledges a generous role at the St. Louis World’s Fair. State funds may rise from 250000 to 750000 through private gifts, aiming for strong representation.
The text notes Crescent and Anaconda’s yearly race track marks and future weeks, India’s gold standard treasury surplus despite famine relief costs over 40 million dollars, and the mayor’s oversight on paving contracts. It also references Kitchener’s modest Boer War victory and Admiral Schley receiving supportive mail while facing criticism.
Editorial comments weigh rural free delivery costs and expansion, praising Morgan's courage amid political shifts suggesting an independent Democrat for New York mayor. It notes bridge naming questions after four East River crossings, discusses corn prices and farm prosperity, and highlights Germany-U.S. trade growth and mutual dependence amid minor merchant frictions.
A government plan seeks educated teachers for the Philippines and discourages marriage among candidates to keep the teaching force intact. Officials note that unmarried educators are best suited to establish a widespread education system in inhabited islands. The report denying a marriage ban is confirmed, avoiding any contingency that would reduce the teacher corps.
A compilation of excerpts discussing political figures and moves, public works in asphalt paving, and industry critiques. It cites Bryan, David B. Hill, and Charles Bell, with commentary from Springfield Republican, Lawrence Sun, Lawrence American, Springfield Union, Boston Journal, and Brockton Times, noting attitudes toward leadership, legislation, and labor relations.
The movement against wage cuts in Fall River has grown, with broad support against the proposal. Manufacturers aligned with a small coterie face opposition from leading agents and treasurers, signaling strong resistance and likely abandonment of the plan.
Life, wealth, and the lure of gold drive miners aboard the Islander to cling to their treasure despite suffering. They gave up comforts and risked death for a hoped future, and the specter of poverty looms as a near unbearable risk.
The piece argues Alaska’s farm wealth on June 1 1900 was $15,686 with twelve farms totaling 159 acres. It notes prospectors seek wealth through mining, not farming, and intend to return home soon. permanent settlement in Alaska is unlikely, deeming it a poor farming region and a fleeting lure.
A questionable tale claimed sixty American teachers bound for the Philippines planned to marry strangers, a story that seemed unlikely yet appeared authentic. The lie’s exposure would spare U S authorities future effort in screening.
A Detroit Free Press account recalls a woodsy rescue by two men including Pete who saved a woman from a fire at a stately home near a lumber town. They describe the ornate mansion, an artesian well, a noisy fire bell, and a dramatic scene with a statue and a drunken fisherman dousing water on the woman. The speaker jokes about the danger and recalls trying to preserve the victim as the story ends with a note of mystery about the culprit who put nippers on the wrists.
A proposal suggests staging a dress parade by three militia companies when the Spanish war memorial is placed in the armory. The plan, echoing a successful year at camps, would allow public exhibition drills at no cost, enriching the tablet exercises and boosting city image.
A stream of short items notes personal moves and leisure plans. Sister Mary Raymond transfers to a new school under the Sisters of St Dominic. Acknowledgment of a $500 bequest from Editor Z. I. Stone’s estate. Various readers report vacations and visits from Lowell to Worcester, Caladonia Michigan, Virgina, Burlington, Lake Champlain, Niagara Falls, Plymouth, Portland, Revere Beach, and New York. Loyalties to The Weirs, Co rinth New Hampshire, and noting veterans’ events accompany a batch of routine society notices.
Young men and women aid government schools in the Philippines with various permanent organizations forming aboard ships. The University of California club and Cornell Alumni association emerged, along with multiple state groups. Many teachers are veterans, including Yale graduate L. Luther, survivor of the Armenian massacre, and passenger Taky-ud-Deen born in Assyria. A Spanish poem by a teacher appears in the Budget.
Sunday afternoon in Merrimack street chapel Raymond Roy a Fall River clerk married Ida Van De Cruyssen dressmaker. Rev Fr Lewis officiated attended by Rose Van De Cruyssen and R Fournier. They will live at 346 Globe street Fall River with a wedding reception held at the groom's home yesterday.
The Engineer argues the twentieth century will require broad knowledge and ongoing learning as the engineer builds on Watt’s legacy. It compares invention to crop rotation, noting each generation taps new vistas and refines methods to advance productive engineering progress.
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