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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
4
Railroad service between Lowell and Boston operated by the Boston and Maine Railway. The schedule covered trains running along the main line with times and stops documented for passenger use. The notice highlighted regular service patterns and potential timetable updates.
Readers planning summer absences may have the Courier mailed to their mountain, countryside, or seashore addresses for any duration by sending word to the Courier Citizen counting room.
The August 26 1901 Lowell Daily Courier reflects on public figures and social issues. The piece condemns Lentz style politics, compares swimming the English Channel to political strife, and questions judges roles. It notes dangers of busy streets for children with cars and electric trams, discusses independence yachts losses, and laments lobster overfishing.
The piece complains about dwindling lobsters sold at two for 25 cents while condemning racial lynchings as monotonous and illegal. It then discusses Abdul Hamid’s stance on French harbor rights at the Golden Horn, noting pressure from outside powers and his reluctance to pay debts, preferring not to fund debts. The author notes the Sultan’s displeasure at debt payments.
The Cuban teachers, who had a summer in Cambridge, left for home disgruntled by perceived neglect yet noting the value of study abroad. The letter discusses international education as a means to ease bigotry, and the potential impact on Anglophobia and perceptions of America.
A clergyman argues the canteen caused outside liquor shops while in operation, a claim contradicted by most testimony. The piece notes bitterness toward prohibitionists and questions whether the canteen affected men on pay days. It observes that even after the canteen’s end men still leave for liquor, as before.
Discussion contrasts British constitutional liberty with a republic. It notes uneven representation and constituency distribution. Highlighted are recent Irish district issues and statements by MP Henry Kimber about parliamentary representation.
Quotes from Mr. Kimber review the widening gap between elector counts in UK constituencies from 1884 to 1900, noting Romford vs Newry and England Ireland Scotland disparities. He cites averages per MP, calls for re apportionment, and argues minority rule could arise under present boundaries.
A collection of editorial snips covers strike sentiment, pay disputes for wilderness hunts, baseball conflicts in Nashua Manchester and Lowell, health actions against cheap barbers in Lowell, and a misattribution alert about Merrimack towns. The clippings reveal regional civic frictions, sporting tempers, and media misfires across New England.
The article notes several quiet breeds such as the Australian dingo the Egyptian shepherd dog and the Thibet lion headed dog. It highlights that these varieties are known for their silent natures despite their distinctive appearances and origins.
Week in Lowell and surrounding culture feature a reflective note on Fort Hill park use by city residents, a plan for extensions by the Boston and Northern Street Railway including new cars and routes to Woburn and Boston, a political dig at Mayor Dimon, and a vivid sketch of royal libraries and bookbindings at Windsor and Sandringham with notes on Queen Victoria’s collection and literary treasures.
Mr. Arthur A. Maxfield, a post office clerk, vacationing with family at White Mountain house in Fabyans New Hampshire. Miss Alice Hill back from Bailey's Island after four weeks. Osborn H. Cilley accepts Mt. Albans New Hampshire position to depart immediately. Misses Helen Stearns Edith Whitcomb bound for Old Orchard. Edward Abbott and Charles Dorr visiting Kennebunkport. Miss Ruth Favor returned from Old Orchard. Theo G Driver of Bell Shoe and Clothing in New York selecting fall goods. Col Bennett improved enough to dress on Sunday. Monday morning outlook encouraging. Chief Hosmer arranging a handsome piazza at Westford Street front entrance to enhance home before hot spells.
The Windsor Castle royal library houses a priceless stock of books prints and manuscripts as part of the king s inheritance. After the George II and III libraries moved to the British Museum Windsor was briefly literature free before William IV restored forgotten collections from St James s Hampton Court and elsewhere. Prince Consort spent twenty years repairing gaps in this newly formed library with help from keeper Mr Holmes.
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