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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
6
The document states a Middlesex county daily founded in 1825 and daily since 1845 except Sundays and holidays. It notes publication at Courier-Citizen Building, Merrimack Street, Lowell, with home delivery at six cents a week by carrier.
Yesterday and today the barometer readings show 29.71 and 29.85 inches with a note of a 28 degree temperature reading and a 18 hour mark. The data appears as a compact weather snippet from the era.
Boston January eighteenth. Forecast for New England indicates probable snow in northern portions tonight, with partly cloudy to cloudy conditions in the south. Sunday expected to be fair with warmer temperatures, and fresh to brisk southwest winds.
Dr. Carroll estimates 28,090,637 communicants across denominations with Catholics over nine million and Methodists under three million. The piece discusses Protestant diversity versus Catholic unity, questions efficiency of many sects, and notes rising interest in religious consolidation and business-like cooperation while urging continued discussion.
John Quinn Jr a Boston legislator proposes 100 000 for harbor dredging but Governor Crane notes a river and harbor bill likely to pass with 3 500 000 for the work. Quinn withdraws the state bill urging House to reject local use of taxpayers funds for work that belongs to the federal government.
The W C T U out West appears to abandon temperance aims to attack Bishop Potter after he called prohibition an impudent fraud and implied its supporters aid the devil. The remark described as heated, yet the bishop’s meaning is seen as clear, urging to ignore the clash and continue the temperance work.
The Boston Record notes a suspected prize fight in Lowell last summer where a man died. Judge Fisher's recently filed findings suggest it appeared to be a pre arranged prize ring event, raising questions about the circumstances and accountability.
The Record objects to sensational notes from the Advertiser and questions a Minnesota health official who called smallpox a crime and urged ninety day jail terms for the ill. It notes vaccination as prevention remains debated among medical men and argues against criminalizing disease.
The piece notes Germany's population rose by nearly four million in five years ending 1900 due to more immigrants and births than deaths, while France loses population. It comments on the emperor's reckless actions and the French republic, then critiques the Massachusetts State Board of Wealth report for 1900, praising its size and pages on impure foods and health.
Divisions among canal commissioners over ditch routing surface as engineers favor Panama plan. Majority supported by commission argues a Nicaragua route would cost far more to build, potentially erasing price differences in a few years, prompting Senate scrutiny.
The Rochester Herald argues that if its party controlled national finances the nation could not fund a long needed isthmian canal. It contends state funds flow easily yet would vanish into wasteful sinks without prudent oversight.
The text notes the era of 17 cent copper is past and a huge surplus exists. It argues copper cannot be sold profitably at 11 cents, and when prices reach 10 cents or lower it may suit consumers though producers will suffer. It also states few mines can profitably mine copper at 10 cents.
Harvard's total enrollment reaches 5991 students across all departments, marked as the best among American colleges. Twelve other leading institutions together count more than forty thousand students in their college memberships.
A discussion on urban speed rules notes twenty miles per hour suits public safety but suggests fifty miles an hour better reflects the risks posed by fast autos near city limits. The piece weighs balance between caution and realistic driving behavior.
The last official act of Postmaster General Smith declared that a railway guide cannot be treated as second class mail. Critics fail to see a reasonable grounds to dispute this ruling as unsound.
The text notes difficulty in obtaining volunteers for the British army, blaming waning popular enthusiasm due to the Boer War and criticizing Kipling's poetry as worsening the situation. It reflects contemporary attitudes toward martial fervor and literary influence.
The Senate committee is set to issue a favorable report on Senator Frye's subsidy bill. The outcome is anticipated as positive and aligns with expected support.
A. G. Spalding finds the League strenuous as Henry of Navarre would. The text mocks a kingly speech with the phrase jejune. Rev. Mr. Key visits Boer prisoners but finds them not skeletons, still bound. Carnegie warns wealth beyond means is not a blessing and seeks to lift the curse in his own case.
The piece defends maintaining purity and consistency in English, arguing against raw idiom and arbitrary rules while addressing debates on subject verb agreement, split infinitives, and supposititious forms. It cites Mrs Cheney, Prof Matthews, Kipling, and broader language usage trends. It cautions against archy and urges adherence to logical grammar where rules exist.
A Lowell column contrasts fresh country eggs with store eggs, mocking preservation tricks and praising honest local hen houses. It also notes church meetings, hospital planning, a job ad for a house girl, Boston Prince Henry talk, and a legal misreading about a Knickerbocker fight, ending with tribute to Harvard Professor Alpheus Hyatt.
A somber verse tribute by Edgar Allan Poe recalling a deserted dell once bright with starlit peace. The poem contrasts peaceful memory with restless nature, describing silent trees misty skies and flowers weeping for a nameless grave.
The Boston Record praises the courage of Rosebery in criticizing King Edward's throne speech as the most feeble yet offered. The Columbia State lauds the embassy as creditable for Roosevelt era diplomacy. The Providence Journal notes Governor Crane's Washington trip confirms Boston harbor funds remain safe.
For the week starting January 20 Keith's Theatre presents a top balanced winter bill at his Boston playhouse headlined by Cycle Whirl Sensation. Eugene Sandow returns after six years for strength displays, Marion Manola sings, the Onnlaw trio acrobats, James Harrigan new juggling act, Burto's Bijou circus with clown and trained animals, and M Rudinoff makes a programme change.
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