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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1896
Page
4
The Lowell Daly Courier, the oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex County, traces its origins to 1826 and is published daily except Sundays and holidays. It operates from the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street in Lowell with carrier delivery at 12 cents a week or 50 cents a month.
Readers planning summer departures should have the Courier mailed to a temporary address. The newspaper notes that mailing should be adjusted and changed as often as needed to ensure delivery during absence.
The Lowell Daily Courier critiques campaign practices and currency debates, praising sound money and McKinley while condemning silver advocacy. It notes Scandinavian Massachusetts voters, critiques newspaper typography, and cites Mr Powderly backing McKinley and gold standard. The piece discusses Bryan’s stance and political maneuvers around Platt and Sewall.
The speaker argues that if in power he would force the yellow metal from sight by acting as President, declaring the executive obliged to pay government obligations in silver. He asserts he would implement this with a silver cabinet, challenging bimetallism and its political implications.
Sherman Reed McKinley and Harrison lead a united Republican critique of Democratic tariff and silver demands. Harrison defends sound money, attacks free coinage, and links tariff deficits to financial strain. He argues the party must remain solid and resist Democratic calls to reorganize. Readers urged to study the speech for its stance on prosperity and economic policy.
President Cleveland’s likely reaction to the Chicago convention mirrors an aging order’s shifts as ex-Governor Waller’s exit splits the Democrats. Populist and Democratic alliances wobble, Kentucky’s split may cost 20,000 votes, Vermont braces for a July kickoff, editors forecast a wide GOP edge, while franking abuses signal currency friction. Li Hung Chang’s New York reception contrasts with domestic tensions yet reflects a welcoming republic.
The Washington Letter notes that Republican managers carry the argument weight and skill in presenting it. It praises the Republicans for terse speeches by seasoned politicians practiced in public meetings and politics.
The Boston newspaper quotes contrast Bryan’s rhetoric with opponents’ method and notes reactions. It cites Mrs Martha Beers’s collapsible theatre hat invention and uses a quip about a fifty-cent dollar to illustrate currency parity debates. The piece frames Bryan as a disruptor of silver and gold balance.
Personal notes report Rudyard Kipling has closed his Brattleboro house and departed for England with an unspecified duration abroad. Also in brief, John J. Nolan and Jennie Schules Lander wed at Sandwich, and ex Senator Blair shifts stance on silver policy amid chatter Harrison may welcome a child.
The New York Herald poll of 4500 voters in New York New Jersey and Connecticut finds Democratic strength falling 18 to 27 percent across states due to free silver agitation. It shows McKinley carrying New York New Jersey and Connecticut by substantial margins with large Republican leads in cities and counties. Many Democrats did not respond, suggesting turnout uncertainty or third party moves influenced by the Indianapolis convention.
A political speech denounces the Chicago platform and its candidates as inviting anarchy. It defends law, federal authority, and the protection of mails, urging that liberty means liberty under law. The speaker vows ten million Americans will defend the doctrine Grover Cleveland began.
A Lowell man returns from New York with a hotel key in his pocket and claims he left his key at a clerk’s desk. A prisoner at the station reveals $70 folded in paper. A voter shifts lines in a senatorial district and a trio of reporters overhear Will West’s beer song at a downtown table. O Connell club members sing in Barristers hall amid a nearby prayer meeting. Apples decay in nearby orchards as a girl generously offers four to a stranger, while a thief pockets church mite box contents.
At Leavitt's hotel Hampton Beach last week a gentleman's whist party honored the ladies. Prize winner Mr Lamson received a bronze match holder.
E L Whit and family stay at the Brastow house Plymouth. Ex Gov J B Hogg of Texas arrives at the Oceanic guest of Charles J Glidden Lowell. Rev Charles Tilton visits friends. Batchelder Greeley Streeter and Cameron back from Marblehead fishing trip. Wight and son stay with Rev Wight Rockland Me. Miss H W Pollard at South Portland. Miss Hill among striking costumes at Kearsarge North Conway. Mrs H M Thompson and Herman Thompson visit Dead River region near Rangeley then Timpond with guide Grant.
By order of Lowell Co operative Bank the modern residence with 10 rooms and heated by hot water, a 4-horse stable, and 9000 square feet of land at 412 Stevens Street will be sold at 5 PM. Property lies near electric streetcar lines, well fenced with trees and vines. J E Conant & Co. oversee sale. buildings open for inspection after 10 AM. sale rain or shine. George W Batcheider, treasurer, notes genuine opportunity and highest bidder wins.
The Alabama Troubadours will give outdoor shows at Lakeview Park featuring Negro melodies, buck and wing dancing, grotesque work, and a cake walk. Two free exhibitions daily, afternoon and evening, are planned to attract state audiences.
Officer Whitney arrested Antonio Pinaeis a Greek on trespass charges yesterday afternoon. The man allegedly drew a clasp knife when ordered to leave the premises by the owner but no knife was found during search.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Mary C. Kittredge were held Sunday afternoon at the home 538 Bridge street Rev Wilson Waters officiated and there was singing by a quartet. There were many floral tributes.
A. G. Pollard & Co. offers Rockingham earthen teapots preferred for better taste and aroma retention. Polished pots with nickel covers available in quart and two quart sizes, priced around 14 and 20 cents, with fine nickel covers at 33 cents each.
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