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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1901
Page
6
The Lowell Daily Courier, established 1825 and daily since 1845, is the oldest Lowell Middlesex county paper published at Merrimack Street. It offers daily delivery except Sundays and holidays, 6 cents a week by carrier, under Courier Citizen Company.
The editorial critiques pre election campaign claims about Lowell's finances and reveals after election findings. It notes that city spending needed far more funds than advertised, with resolutions to borrow fifty thousand dollars, challenging the Dimon administration and the Democratic platform. The piece urges voter scrutiny and candor between administration and citizens.
A Springfield Republican correspondent assails Hoar's anarchist bill while endorsing the death penalty as appropriate. The canal treaty passes 72 to 6 in the Senate, hailed as a victory for American diplomacy with England limits. Support grows for a national canal move despite partisan divides and future digging debates.
A conference between capitalists and labor leaders drew many prominent men from both sides. Its goal is frank discussion to bridge divides and avoid direct burning questions. The text notes mutual distrust hinders progress and hopes a rapprochement may emerge without partisan rancor.
The Boston smallpox scare prompts many to shop at home instead of downtown. Merchants warn it benefits both customers and local retailers as ads in the Citizen and Courier mirror city papers with strong inducements.
The passage notes Admiral Schrey’s lawyers likely to appeal the court of inquiry ruling, first to the secretary of the navy and possibly to the President, arguing the finding contradicts the evidence. It also suggests they seek ideas from counsel for Storti after exhausting options.
The piece mulls Admiral Dewey's dissenting opinion in the Schley case as an effort to appease public opinion by securing credit. It notes Boston's Mayor P A Collins as a potential US senator for Massachusetts if Democrats run candidates. It marks Samuel A Chase's retirement from Central Savings Bank after thirty years of service. It also references Congress delaying the Pacific cable so Marconi’s wireless system might render the outlay unnecessary.
A stream of sharp witticisms targets public figures and events, noting Lord Rosebery and Dewey, with comic asides on politics and a Boston messenger boy halting runaway horses. Richard Croker arrives at French Lick as a joking aside, while punctuation mischief provides a running gag.
A compendium of disparate items including life spans of coins and locomotives, Chicago aldermen who are blind, racial death rate disparities in cities, German emigration shifts, a New York burglar hiding under a bed, wheat production efficiency, Japan's dining car entry, municipal budgets of major U.S. cities, London tailors thriving in New York, and a dug-out schoolhouse in Thomas County Kansas with seven pupils taught by a young woman.
Quotations survey political independence with Democratic Holyoke and Republican New Bedford flipping mayoral control across consecutive terms. Other items critique tunnel schemes from Ireland to Scotland, laff at Booker Washington remarks, and condemn city planning delays. The 1992 tax funded reforms and long term improvements are questioned.
A vintage advertisement from Carleton and Hovey promotes perfume atomizers and sprinklers ranging from 25 cents to 2 dollars. The dainty yet durable items are highlighted for shoppers seeking small personal scents and reliable sprinklers.
The writer laments singers mismatching musical selections with speeches at church and club functions. Examples include love songs at religious gatherings and Doan’ ye Cry at a Congregational club, urging dignified or comforting religious songs instead. He notes a November turkey versus goose Christmas metaphor and comments on rising meat prices. The piece also mentions Post 42 campfire plans, former meetings in 1867, and a mix of local notes on mining, milk supply, a banking anecdote, and Capt Hobson’s engagement with Eleanor Ludlow.
The First Trinitarian Church held its annual meeting with Rev. George F. Kenngett as moderator. Officers elected included Charles T. Upton as clerk and I. Warren Bisbee as treasurer. deacons, trustees, and Sunday school leaders were named. A committee proposed a $6009 year budget and by law revisions were assigned to a trio led by E. N. Wood. The meeting adjourned after minor business.
RECENT DEATHS. John Swinton, longtime labor leader and writer on labor topics, died Sunday at his Brooklyn home aged 70. Native of Warsaw Illinois, he leaves a legacy in labor circles and journalism. Norman McLeod, organist and musical director of the First Baptist Church Commonwealth Avenue Boston, died suddenly of heart disease at 256 West Newton Street. He presided at the morning service then grew ill in the afternoon. McLeod, about 55, had served the church for 25 years, leaving a widow and two sons, one a Harvard student.
Zinc mixed by grinding yields a lead and zinc paint that lasts twice as long as traditional lead and oil blends. The claim compares durability under wear and usage, citing the grinding method as the key factor in longevity and finish quality.
Open tonight and every night for a sale of holiday goods including lined and unlined gloves umbrellas rich neckwear dress shirts fancy suspenders hats and caps underwear and useful items as Christmas gifts. Men's neckwear priced at 50 cents made from imported satins and silks in all shapes. There is nothing more pleasing to a gentleman than several neckties for the holiday season at 50 cents each.
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