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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
4
Train timetable snippet shows service between Lowell and Boston on the Boston and Maine line. Indicates trains operate along the route with typical frequency noted in the schedule.
Those planning to be away from home this summer may have the Courier mailed to mountain country or seashore addresses for any duration by sending word to the Courier-Citizen counting room.
The Lowell Daily Courier reports Supt. Saunders is likely to finish his year as head of the city farm amid ongoing efforts to remove him. The piece ties local governance to judicial strength, noting capable men in Lowell’s courts and the likelihood the supreme chief ranger role may return to a local candidate.
Passengers describe card playing as a long standing pastime on journeys with smoking cars offering tables. Critics say banning games helps curb trouble for employers, while players see the rule as hardship for those seeking quiet leisure on trains.
The piece warns that anxious South American republics fear US intent to conquer the western hemisphere. It argues the Porto Rico tariff rulings offer a flimsy pretext and praises the Isthmian canal as vital, noting rival routes in Panama and Nicaragua and asserting US rights of way regardless of who profits or loses.
The Texas oil industry resists a proposed 2 percent gross receipts tax aimed at funding government. Proponents say the tax would relieve farmers and require oil firms to contribute fairly, with supporters arguing the levy could yield about two million dollars annually. Opponents warn firms will dodge the tax via pipelines and other means. The discussion centers on whether 2 percent is appropriate and just.
William Humphrey 77 a Crimean veteran and one of Balaklava's noble six hundred has died in Santa Rosa California. Dr H Z Kip of Stanford has been named adjunct German professor at Vanderbilt University Nashville to fill the vacancy from Ceeie Hohlfeld who resigns to join the University of Wisconsin. Kip earned an A B at Princeton University.
The text notes an 1899 PhD from Leipzig after study in Berlin Göttingen and Leipzig. It records Henry E. Bowers residuary bequests to Eliza Huntington Memorial Hospital Norwich Free Academy and Otis Library. It mentions the aged Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, Duke of Cambridge as remaining grandchildren of George III, and that 91 descendants survive. It also reports Alice and Quentin Roosevelt recovering from illness and moving to Douglas Robinson’s New York home.
A collection of quotations critiques on inauguration timing and governance. Remarks target Devery Croker and Van Wyck while noting U S policy stability, production diversity, and opposition to injunctions and boycotts. Highlights include comments from the Ohio State Journal Albany Evening Journal and others.
A Lowell reader recalls old verge watches and the artistry of “watch bridges” from Queen Anne to Napoleonic times, noting continental cock design differences. Also covered are local notes on Dracut naming a vacant lot Hovey square in honor of early settlers, and a lively streetcar anecdote about a seat dispute ending in laughter.
A humorous note suggests men in Lowell avoided buying expensive hats this summer. The quip says bacilli kept them from spending on hats priced between five and twenty dollars, favoring cheaper options. It jokes that even a five dollar straw would be fur lined for winter use.
Pierre J. Mayent, a renowned barber in the Hildreth Building, plans to leave Lowell next week for Wakefield with his family. Various locals enjoy vacations across Cottage City, Belvidere, and Nantasket Beach, while Cyrus Bryant receives an increased pension. Joseph Murphy departs with the Flynn Opera company for the Robinson Opera season. Capt. Wm. R. Kew attends Pan-American events before police duties in Canada, and a death notice arrives from Countess Bela Zichy regarding Geo. Curtis Wright of Lowell.
Putnam and Son announces closure for Labor Day at 66 Central Street. They emphasize value, linking hats to broader goods, note New Alpines and Derbys arriving, with Chevet and De Leon Derbys highlighted for durability and price compared to hatter styles. Boys and children’s headwear priced like men’s.
During the present month we shall offer very low prices on a large assortment of odds and ends in pictures and frames. The sale aims to close out stock before fall arrivals and provide cheap opportunities to secure a picture or portrait frame. George E. Maker at Merrimack and John streets continues framing at reduced prices to stay busy.
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