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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1902
Page
6
The notice proclaims the Courier Citizen Company as the oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex county, established 1825 and operating since 1845. It states publication daily except Sundays and holidays from Merrimack Street Lowell, with home delivery 6 cents a week.
Yesterday's fine conditions remained unchanged and the night was pleasant. Today is less clear but even more genial with a delightful outlook. Barometer readings in Boston show 29.85 yesterday and 30 today, temperature data listed, forecast calls for fair tonight with light snow in Northern New Hampshire and Vermont, and warmer, fair conditions Thursday in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont with fresh southwest winds.
In a defense of maintaining current tariff policy the editorial argues against further tinkering. It warns that disturbing business harms all, not just monopolies, and cites recent hard times alongside measured prosperity as shown by savings banks. The piece urges restraint and rejects inflamed calls for change.
The Sun disputes the notion that Bryan’s teachings have real influence, labeling him a political has-been. It contrasts Bryan with Schwab of United States Steel, criticizing high stakes gambling and corporate power, and hints at possible eventual U S purchase of the Danish West Indies after weighing all sides.
Long excerpt questions whether military leaders should attend Edward VII's coronation, praising Whitelaw Reid for diplomacy and noting Capt. Clark of the Oregon. It critiques the city overseers of the poor, urges reform of pauper administration, and comments on railroad spending and electricity. It also covers Democrats' 1804 tickets, Bryan's influence, and a high-profile suit by a woman against Russell Sage.
The Springfield Republican rebukes the Boston Advertiser for urging a state appointed police commission. It argues locals reject such control, asserting Springfield and its suburbs favor home rule in municipal matters and dismisses the Advertiser’s claims as misinformed.
A New York jury awards 17000 in damages for a man's death while another court overturns a verdict granting 600 for the death of a six year old girl. The discrepancy of 16400 highlights the value gap between a man's life and a young child's, with a new trial ordered in the latter case.
The article notes a labor regulation bill in Austria prohibiting shops from staying open past 9 p.m. including overtime. It also reports a Cleveland bartenders union church visit and vows to attend services, rapid growth of Vladivostok to 50,000, Pacific coast hull losses near 4 million dollars, Northern Securities Company vast assets, Ben Nevis ascent by Dudley Grierson on a motor bicycle to 3000 feet, with snowdrift obstruction on summit.
A Lowell reader muses on habit, train heating, and the stray chill of a Boston to Lowell ride. He notes a cold car, slow heat, and a row of open monitor tops, while warning of overcool trains and the odd, almost comic, “cold fingered” brakeman. He cites Lowell’s stock speculation, savings banks, and a speaker about losses in copper and telephone shares, then shifts to local politics: superintendent of commons race, Jensen faction, and a crowded city hall. The Kennard block fire in Manchester removes a major business hub with Burnham’s offices and an old library, as snow coats streets and spring waits for unfinished Nesmith street. City council postpones ballots amid absent aldermen and stalled contests until elections clarify the scene.
A collage of remarks touches on Portia Knight, Boston politics, and presidential chatter. References include Lipton's crew and a Fife yacht, with Morgan plotting a coup, humor about a bear in the Chicago wheat pit, and a Corea embezzlement tale. Sir Thomas eyes a new Shamrock design by Fife amid royal yacht talk.
The piece mocks Rudyard Kipling's verse with humorous dialect and light sarcasm. It notes that Kipling's work is seen as bum rhymes to the author, yet Kipling remains the target of readers and critics, labeled as a "lucky cuss" by the Chicago Record-Herald.
Quotations from Representative Kern and Representative Norton condemn any congressional appropriation for sending U S reps to King Edward VII's coronation as homage to a monarch who rules by divine right and crushes the South African Republic. The piece also notes Gorman's Senate return and Castro's deceitful aims in dealing with debts.
The former Mark Twain residence in Tennessee including the Clemens homestead was sold last week. General Otis, head of the lakes department, will remain at his post until March 27 when retirement due to age ends active duty. Mrs. Frances Tallmadge of Sheboygan owns a portrait claimed to be Louis XVI from Eleazar Williams. Secretary Gage supports a 10 year old violinist Florizel Reuter, praised as nearly Kubelik, who studied abroad for two years at the secretary’s expense and now tours the United States.
A compact excerpt of George Herbert’s verse notes the cycle of life and death. The lines celebrate nature and mortality as the earth, sky, roses, and spring all share an inescapable end, affirming the virtue of a pure soul.
The Scobie Club meets at seven fifteen for a lively session of conversation and readings. The Patriarch and Historian discuss Eliph attended a Century story and Dickens Christmas Carol while members savor a grand Chicken Livers a la Scobie with Sauce d Espanole in a festive spread with fruit salad and ginger ale jelly, plus a detailed sauce recipe and cooking steps.
The club descriptions a meal with footage cups plain or olive sandwiches and thin slices of cold fried bacon. A Spanish chateau atmosphere with claret cup and desserts. Marrons, preserved French chestnuts, finish the repast. The group plans to read Dickens outdoors at a Belviderely famous hospitality event.
The annual chatter over abolishing the shirt-waist does not halt large pre-season orders. manufacturers report robust demand for summer versions as retailers push volumes ahead of the season.
Merrimack Manufacturing Co. announces Dividend No 147 an 8 percent payout to stockholders of record at close of business Feb 1 1902 payable at 53 State Street room 843 Boston Mass. Treasurer Charles L Lovering signs the notice dated January 9 1902.
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