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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1902
Page
6
The Courier Oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex county was established in 1825 and became a daily in 1845. Published at Merrimack street Lowell, it is delivered by carrier within the city for six cents a week.
Yesterday began with cloudiness and rain moving in by dusk. It froze overnight making sidewalks slippery. This morning was clear and mild before noon. Barometer readings steady at 29.90. Forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Wednesday with cooler readings in eastern Maine and winds from the southwest to west.
Editorial Rooms Job Department Counting Room patrons are asked to use care in calls. Communications about advertising non delivery of papers changes of address and business inquiries should go to the business office at 31 5.
The piece argues coal shortages will force substitutes and favors electricity generated by water power as the fuel of the future. It notes advantages like zero residuum and safer heating, while acknowledging needs for infrastructure and reliability against outages.
Speaker Myers lamented rising commodification of legislative positions, noting past pressures for select committees versus today. He contrasts judiciary and public charities with modern requests for favorable committee assignments tied to corporate interests and personal gain. He asks what such trends portend for city councils and school boards.
The text argues that the modern surge of commercialism has infected legislatures across the Union, citing the Massachusetts General Court as typical. It notes that scramble for committee appointments proves the point and that today it costs money to get elected, with lawmakers feeling entitled to recoup through their positions in ways unthinkable a quarter century ago.
The Hague Tribunal could be seen as arising from a Spiritualistic message to the Czar, but Roosevelt’s choice not to act as arbitrator in the Venezuelan dispute shifted the case to The Hague. This move marks the tribunal as a future factor in international disputes and endorses arbitration as a method for peaceful settlement.
Paris dispatches say the Humberts face trial pressure with claims of misconduct yet fear thin weight given the circumstances. If deceit exists the accused may launch crisis reports akin to the Dreyfus affair, while the French conscience often spares government embarrassment by avoiding prosecutions. He commits hari-kari.
The Springfield Republican riffs on Kipling and wartime poetry, then shifts to state issues. It notes coal shortages threaten winter legislation, predicts Beacon Hill will settle by June 15, praises road construction in New Jersey, and comments on King Edward and Curzon in India. Cambridge residents prefer a subway to an elevated line, and lawmakers rush to prepare next year’s resolutions.
The accusers of Newton Chief Tarbox contend Deveryism flourishes in other places beyond Greater New York, suggesting wider reach or influence.
The will of Mrs. Laura Currier leaves Yale College a $50,000 fund to aid poor students. Funds are being raised for Col. Charles A. Russell’s children’s education. Bishop O’Connor marks a silver jubilee with 200 priests present. City Comptroller Betz plans a city property inventory. Rev. Pr Charles H. Spining noted as Indian leader Blaickbeard in youth. Ezra Benedict leaves $85,000 to charitable institutions including Baptist groups.
A brisk column riffs on imperial titles and Delhi bustle as the social scene parades sub-emperors and coronations. The Humberts reappear in a new form of safety while sharp barbs touch on fuel relief and whispered pasts in a Salem mood.
The collection presents opinions on Chamberlain in South Africa, coal strike child-labor reforms, and Mexico’s shift to silver currency. It notes Chamberlain’s steady leadership, the coal inquiry’s tangible reform, and the Mexican plan to gauge duties in depreciated silver while pegging to gold, reflecting cross-border press views.
Anthracite coal miners remain in celebration or recovery from Christmas as output stays at very low levels. Public consideration by operators mirrors last summer and fall as miners cope with reduced production in the region.
A collage of short world notes covers price comparisons in pears and bushels, church lighting debates in Italy, top corn yields in Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska, Transvaal footpath bans, Lyons silk market figures, malaria losses in Sicily, Chinese officers’ discipline, a hypothetical liquid air ocean, a golden wedding in Croatia, Paris warm blanket aid, the Duke of Richmond and Gordon’s lifelong pension, and typical height loss with age.
Poem by Bishop J. I. Spalding extols silence as the medium of divine thought and timeless adoration. It asserts that even love, prayer, and the mind reach depth and immortality in quiet, where God is beyond expression and beauty finds its fullest praise in stillness.
A Boston man sent a world spanning telegraph test, comparing his rapid global reach to Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days. The piece notes baggage handlers’ carelessness, local street congestion, and hopes for better postal and banking service as Lowell prepares for the Union bank’s New Year opening.
The piece notes calls for better crowd behavior and asserts referees are sometimes drowned out while speaking. It argues patrons should recognize attempts at courtesy and suggests action to improve appreciation when decisions are disputed.
Chicago December 30 after two weeks of talks the United Garment Workers of America and the Wholesale Tailors association signed a contract effective immediately through March 1 1904. It grants union recognition sets weekly minimums 20 for suit cutters 18 for trouser cutters and 14 for coat trimmers plus six holidays at full pay. Labor day is exempt from work and overtime is time and a half with double time on Sundays and holidays. Immediate arbitration of disputes is provided.
Chicago reports eight hundred thousand dollars a year added to the pay of nine thousand truck teamsters after a two week negotiation with employers. The raise, about 1.75 dollars weekly per man, becomes effective February 1 with time and a half for Sundays and holidays except Labor Day. Drivers must report to barn on Sundays, or be paid 15 cents in lieu.
The mile bridge spanning the Hampton river is gradually sinking due to undermined piles from recent storms. New Hampshire Traction Company will start repairs immediately to prevent danger, as the bridge remains the longest in New England and links Hampton and Salisbury beaches with a ten minute run between Casino in Hampton and Cushing in Salisbury.
The Ohio centennial celebration program for May 20 and 21, 1903 at Chillicothe was unveiled. President Roosevelt will attend and the U S Marine Band is sought. Speakers include Senators Daniel and Hanna, Henry Cabot Lodge, Woodrow Wilson, Whitelaw Reid, Wm. Dean Howells, and Bishop C. C. McCabe. Expected address by Roosevelt.
Fatma Sing Hpoo, reputed to be the smallest adult person, died suddenly in Beaumont after an afternoon exhibition. She was 22, weighed 15 pounds, and stood 28 inches tall. Her brother Smaun Sing Hpoo was with her at the time. A doctor arrived too late to save her.
The Brussels Weavers union elected officers for six months at Monday’s meeting. Officers include President Edwin Cooke, Vice President Robert Smith, Recording Secretary Thomas M. Riley, Financial Secretary Patrick Riley, Treasurer Thos F Quinn, and executive board members Michael Burns George Hunt Bernard Kane John Clough Sidney Blowen Michael Lawn Robert Houston Arthur Gale Philip Maguire, Sergeant-at-Arms Jas Wynne. A smoke-talk installation committee was named: Daniel Lawler Patrick J. Cox T F Quinn Sidney Blowen Peter Donnelly.
Judge Orr admitted the will of the late W. S. Stratton to probate despite protest by I. Harry Stratton. Orville 8 Dines and Dr. D. H. Rise were the only witnesses, testifying to execution. William Lloyd, secretary, also testified. Contestants offered no evidence and gave notice of appeal to the district court.
Louisville December 30. Foster a noted Carfman has arrived to take the stallion Dr. Rice, winner of the 1894 Brooklyn handicap, to Germany. The horse currently on Hi ram Scoghan’s farm will enter the stud of Baron Hans von Sleichroder in Cologne.
In Woburn a heated adjourned meeting failed to reconsider the Dec 18 vote approving a bribery inquiry report. Alderman Carroll pressed the motion despite President Brady and a city solicitor dispute, eight members supporting reconsideration, a police officer summoned, and Brady denying further action.
In Paris the Hotel de Ville hosts 200 signboard displays curated by M. Detaille to critique modern uniformity. The essay notes how historical signs aided navigation, as literacy was limited, with shopfronts using clear imagery like La Belle Arlesienne or Le Chapeau Fleurs to guide customers.
London’s smoky fogs are blamed on more than chimneys. Weather figures show millions of tons of smoke daily and tar deposits per square mile. Authorities are urged to curb pollution and explore electric lighting solutions while the Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News Co imposes a marriage and age rule for job applicants.
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