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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
6
Washington reports generally fair conditions for Massadu tts with continued cool temperatures. Winds remain from the orth to east, supporting the steady cool spell.
Persons leaving town for the summer may have the Courier forwarded to them without extra charge, by leaving their addresses at the Counting Room Merrimack Square or by telephoning 31 5.
The article defends Mrs. Vanderbilt's Newport spending on entertainers as not wasteful but beneficial. It argues this dispenses wealth to poorer people, supports Roosevelt’s view on wealth distribution, and suggests capital and labor rights should be equal. It notes Judge Shiras favors arbitration over fighting and praises President Roosevelt's outreach to the public.
The article contrasts Bryan’s Boston rhetoric with the President’s cautious stance on trusts. It argues that talk of fighting the trusts is empty when beef prices and grain shortages influence prices. It notes Knox’s alignment with Butler Ames, predicts a Republican edge, and mocks Democratic upheaval while praising Sparks and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company as a counterweight to the Grand Duke Boris.
A commentator suggests the next conflict be decided by points scored on a war game board rather than casualties. The idea would make warfare seem like play rather than a dreadful emergency, inviting lighter engagement with grim realities.
The piece cites Democratic maneuvering in New York as they seek respectability to regain spoils, cast out Bryan, and influence the state convention with Hill as a possible ally. It contrasts steel trust defenders and critics, noting both sides enhance the trust’s public image as they maneuver for power.
Mr ER D North of Scribners plans to start his own bookstore business by Sept 1 after 25 years with the firm. The Earl of Ranfurly nears end of New Zealand governorship and may remain in Wellington. He recently cruised Antarctic islands and donated specimens to the Natural History Museum. Bishop Derrick, a leading colored clergyman, returns from a Europe trip, traveling Italy with modest company including the King of Greece in a Venice to Milan coach.
J. Howard of St. Gabriel Louisiana, a Black inventor, demonstrated his sugar cane loading machine in a public trial in New Orleans and it proved highly satisfactory. He has patented the device and confidently expects a large fortune from it.
A collection of wry lines and social observations referencing presidents, mining, future warfare by autos, theatre of visitors, Moro killings, college sports critiques, clergy remarks, Pacific Mail liner crew, celestial metaphors, law terms, a blind man fined for liquor, misperceived incarceration, benevolent assimilation in the Philippines, Russian grand duke Boris in Chicago, and moral judgments of his entourage.
North Lansing posts a 93 year old postmaster who has served since 1828. A Suffolk rural carrier uses a boat along a protected bay. A Norwegian invents a machine to produce 15000 to 20000 sardine tins daily. Japanese women undergo eye lid surgery to straighten folds. Kansas plans nursery exhibits at the St Louis fair for babies. Japan modernizes coal mining with new machinery. quality varies from anthracite to peat. A Chicago bank sets a condition of 1000 yearly salary to marry. low earners seek raises. Maryland college reports 17 year cicadas feed on trees, with photos of feeding.
The grand Floral Carnival and Parade at Saratoga begins September 1 and runs through September 4, promising a lively week at a famed spa. Boston and Maine offers a round trip ticket for $5.50 from Boston, valid Sept 1 to Sept 6. Blatz Beer.
We are fully convinced it is the best. It keeps our horses in perfect condition and we have never had sick horses since using it. We highly recommend the same. The Lion Brewery. Oscar P. Rocunyer, Secy. Buffalo, N.Y.
A Springfield Republican analysis notes Mrs. Vanderbilt hosted a lavish Newport ball with a midway show a private theatre performance and two suppers. The cost estimates range from 30000 to 100000, underscoring stark contrasts between luxury and national economic strains amid broader social tensions.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr hosted a grand Newport ball at Beaulieu. Guests arrived around 10 o'clock to a fortified midway with tea cloth decor, electric lights, and varied entertainments including a Punch and Judy show, dancing girls, a shooting gallery, wheel of fortune, doll game, gypsy fortune teller and a humorous blackface troupe.
New York reports silent struggle of once popular actress Georgia Cayvan who, after eye trouble and a tumor operation, is said to be insane and confined in a Massachusetts asylum. Her removal from Sandford Hall sparked a dramatic scene as caretakers faced her resistance.
Henry W. Savage will present a four week festival of grand opera in English at the Tremont theatre Boston starting September 22. Repertoire includes Faust Il Trovatore Lohengrin Tannhauser Bohemian Girl Martha Carmen and Alda with Faust opening and two operas weekly. The company numbers 135 and the festival features lavish productions and an expanded 30 to 35 member orchestra aimed at a major musical success.
The current bill at the old Howard in Boston features a mix of burlesques and acts. The lineup includes the Sultan's Wives company, Dolan and Lenhart in Taking Chances, Zeno, Carl and Zeno, acrobats of the first class, the World's Comedy Four, Dan and Dolly Mann, Ozar and Delmo eccentric equilibrists, the Rapiers singers and dancers, Tina Arnold a captivating soubrette, Brummel and Kimberly operatic duo, Annie Southard singing comedienne, Golf and Crane burnt cork comiques, and John Walsh Celtic songster.
Former pastor Rev W S Ayres visits the city and will lead Friday evening prayer service and occupy the pulpit on Bri day. Attendance is expected to be strong as locals look forward to hearing the reverend gentleman.
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