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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
6
The Owell Daily Courier outlines its status as the oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex County, established in 1825 and operating since 1845 as a daily except Sundays and holidays. It notes publication location, delivery by carrier at six cents a week, and the Courier-Citizen Company name.
Yesterday afternoon continued fine weather with exceptionally clear night. Today remained mild and seasonable. Measured barometer readings were 29.75 yesterday, 30.05 at 8 a.m., and 30.06 at noon. Temperatures logged 25 yesterday, 33 today, 32 at 4 p.m.
Boston dispatch reports a fair night weather outlook for New England with continued fair conditions on Wednesday. Light variable winds are anticipated as the outlook notes calm to gentle breezes across the region.
Editorial rooms and departments listed with telephone numbers for Courier-Citizen Company. Patrons asked to use proper office numbers for advertising, non delivery issues, address changes, and business inquiries.
In the Lowell Daily Courier long editorial from December 1 1903 the writer challenges Standard Oil money in politics. The piece argues monopolies threaten elections and morals, predicting public backlash and possible upheaval if oil prices rise. It warns against Rockefeller Morgan influence and calls for curb on monopolies.
The report details widespread corruption in the postal department with strong evidence of extensive graft. The President orders a full investigation and vows accountability, noting no party is immune to graft and praising the current administration for uncovering the abuses.
The piece attacks Tammany Hall as offices are divvied among leaders and cries for reform. It notes bosses control, corruption among thieves and gamblers, and urges voters to learn candidates’ records before election. It also warns Lowell Republicans to remain vigilant against a strong mayor and office grafters in government.
November warns of thin ice while wholesale concerns loom. The cotton boll weevil threatens the South, Bryan plans a Connecticut lecture on "The Value of an Ideal." A streets committee backed loans near $100,000, sparking debate on funding. Wilton NH faces lead in drinking water affecting Gov Goodell's town.
A collage of quotes on imperial loyalty and education, noting Pres. Dickenson and a Toronto Liberal club motion. Includes opinions from the Cleveland and Springfield papers on education, work, and character, plus reports on Hoke Smith, Mr. Cleveland, Bryan, and Beavers linked to corruption in Congress from the Boston Herald and Springfield Republican.
The article argues cotton prices stay high due to a doubtful crop size and a tight financial squeeze. It laments speculators and monopolizers, imagines a Thanksgiving if mortality among them rose, notes Boston's valuation approaching 1.25 billion with most of that as real estate but reveals realty is not half the personal property for taxation purposes.
Dr B F DeCosta former Episcopal clergyman now priest in Fiesole received many congratulations in Rome though ill health kept him from Rome ordination. Dr Nicholas Senn Chicago surgeon recovering after blood poisoning departure from Kansas City to Chicago. Prof Frederic Honey Yale converted to Catholicism confirmed in New Haven. 40th anniversary observed for Rev Asa Dalton in Portland. Dr Albert Robin French specialist reportedly called to Potsdam for Emperor William’s physicians. Hamilton Fish US assistant treasurer underwent appendectomy in New York and is doing well. Rev Thatcher Raymond Kimball Boston clergy staff named canon of All Saints Albany. decision pending. Rev Henry R Talbot, former St Stephen’s associate, named deanship candidate at the cathedral.
The remarks suggest William Jennings Bryan will be treated as a figure of national importance in Britain. The text notes no harm in his reception while in England, emphasizing polite tea and dining with British hosts and audiences.
The Academy of Music in Brooklyn burned, spared from being used for a McCarren banquet. Olga Nethersole and Mrs. James Brown Potter praised Jo Chamberlain's economic theories, signaling strong expert backing for the cause.
A North Sea island feature shows a lake whose surface is freshwater yet depth holds saltwater life. In Madrid a cloud of mosquitoes darkened the city on Oct 16, driving horses to panic and streets to empty. A Norwegian chemist finds a cheap alcohol from sawdust using pressure and diluted sulfuric acid, producing fifteen pounds of alcohol from two hundred twenty pounds of sawdust.
Rev Dr Martin uses a boyhood tale about punishment and a plea for mercy to illustrate a sermon. The piece then critiques municipal candidate biographies noting omissions and the lack of detail from Donnelly as purchasing agent candidate. It reports on dry weather threatening wells and a light snow with little effect on springs, and a street sign oddities observation. An anecdote recounts confusing Lawrence with Lowell after losing himself among a city crowd and chasing a blaze while claiming to be a Courier-Citizen reporter.
New York December 1 report on George Turner who lived 30 years with moderate whiskey use dying after an operation. Autopsy at Belle Vue hospital found delirium tremens and refined alcoholism as the cause despite his wife’s claim doctors erred. Coroner’s physician cited chronic meningitis and brain softening among other ailments.
Dr Amador and Federico Boyd special commissioners from Panama will sail today on the steamship Seguranca after a two week mission in New York. They expect a constitution to be drafted and early elections for president and officials. Carlos Arosemena stays in Washington as secretary of the new legation.
Otto France, a leading cattleman and early Big Horn County settler, was found dead at his ranch ten miles from Meetetsee. Indications suggest an accidental gun discharge while crawling through a fence. He arrived in 1878 and left surviving relatives in New York. services noted at Winter Picnic First Universalist Church tomorrow night.
Francois Noel of 4 Montcalm Avenue, aged 60, was knocked unconscious by a heavy car door while working near freight cars in the Tremont & Suffolk yard. He regained consciousness, was treated at Lowell Hospital, and returned home doing well. The report also notes bridge planking wear on Aiken Avenue and planned renovations next spring.
In reviewing Massachusetts city school costs, Springfield notes its schools cost more than Lynn Cambridge Worcester and Fall River by 100000 52000 61000 and 121000 respectively. The piece argues higher spending may reflect greater school excellence and that Springfield’s schools are among the best in the state, justifying about 160000 more annually than Lynn.
A Springfield committee notes that Lowell, a manufacturing city, leans to lower per pupil costs in several items. Lowell reports 9726 average attendance with 803 teachers vs Springfield’s higher ratios, suggesting potential savings in teacher numbers and salaries. Textbooks and supplies cost Lowell 17307 versus Springfield 35597, a predicted saving of 19842, while school sundries show a stark contrast with Lowell 25337 and Springfield 8226, highlighting debated efficiency in expenditures.
Springfield unions analysis suggests potential annual savings of 40 716 if managed like Lowell. Lowell’s total cost 328 774 with 881 more pupils, Springfield 339 677. Authors caution whether such savings can be achieved without lowering educational standards as comparisons continue.
Hewitt jokes about a poem being accepted today but editors delaying publication likely beyond his lifetime. He muses that the evil men do outlives them, reflecting on posthumous recognition.
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