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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1900
Page
4
The Courier Citizen Company markets the oldest daily paper in Middlesex County, established 1826 and daily since 1845, published at Merrimack Street Lowell with Sunday and holiday exceptions. It offers carrier delivery in the city at 12 cents weekly and 50 cents monthly.
A railroad notice lists trains operating between Lowell and Boston on the Boston and Maine line. It outlines schedules and stops for daily service, indicating departure points, routing between Lowell and Boston, and times for morning and evening runs.
Readers may arrange regular home delivery of the Courier while away by leaving name and address at the Citizen building in the Courier business office.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes lackluster reception for Adlai E Stevenson’s vice presidential nomination and comments on Independence Day incidents. It joins warnings about gun safety, mentions a carpetbagger across Cuba, and highlights rising exports of manufactured goods with strong U S production momentum. The piece emphasizes continued growth in export figures and the need to expand manufacturing capacity.
Late reports claim foreign ministers and women and children in Pekin may have been murdered, suggesting Germany would not face punishment alone. If true, the United States, Great Britain, Russia, and France would join in. The chaotic Chinese capital threatens widespread conflict as factions emerge and preparations intensify.
The writer compares feuding Chinese factions and foreign partition plans to a Kansas City political clash over a single 16 to 1 plank. The piece portrays both as lunacy and a fatuous display, critiquing leaders and the path chosen.
The article criticizes the Democratic nomination and platform, arguing Kansas City and Bryan weaken the party. It notes Wall Street sentiment, cites the Boston Herald, and claims sound money Democrats won’t join Bryan. It mentions Gargan, Hill, Croker, anti trust, and predicts Republican victory in November with limited changes needed.
A compilation of remarks attacking George Fred Williams of Massachusetts as a notoriety seeker and criticising New York school committee views on vertical writing. The text also notes a Manchester Union comment praising Chinese preparation to resist invasion and contrasts with Boer expectations.
East Brookfield on the Spencer road H A Peters of Lasha way dairy farm captured a giant unknown spider. The creature stood 1 1/2 inches long with eight leg segments, a black body, and fierce jaws. A swarm of tiny offspring accompanied it in a bottle as Peters reported the eerie encounter and its apparent aggressiveness.
In Mont Vernon New Hampshire a large Fourth of July gathering celebrated with a flagstaff and national ensign atop the clubhouse. Prominent attendees included Judge George F. Law ton and family and Rev. Dr. George W. Bicknell of Cambridge. The event featured speeches by George A Bruce Dr. Bancroft and others, music by the Oxford Mandolin Club, and a fireworks display. The golf links drew many visitors, while housing and hotel capacity struggled to keep up with the crowds. The piece notes a shift in patriotic celebration and questions the meaning of Independence Day today.
Miss Mary Mackenzie visits Lowell after two years away and will spend two weeks with her mother. Since the end of the dramatic season she has drawn room monologues at Lakewood New Jersey and other resorts. She leaves Lowell July 24 for Long Branch to take engagements. Carrie B. Drew is at Nantucket for a few days etc.
Mayor Crowley praised Lowell residents at the Huntington hall reception noting orderly crowds and free admission since reopening. The city council’s telephones budget prompts a legal challenge as departments question authority to split appropriations into salaries and telephone charges.
Middlesex County editor notes a Courier report about depredations near Billerica Centre involving unknowns from North Billerica. A small four wheeled car with chained wheels was placed on the railroad track near a South station crossing and removed before the Bedford branch train. Local name of the mob and motives are debated as residents dispute the charges against North Billerica youths.
Town notes report curious affairs similar to recent western incidents. Local officers were uninformed, two constables ignorant, and a Boston railroad officer observed from the North as trouble remained undisclosed. Meantime, John Latham Jr. of Billerica Avenue died after a month’s illness, aged 22, survived by wife and family. funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at the Baptist church.
Alice M. Gaynor of Lowell Massachusetts seeks a divorce from Alfred Gaynor for desertion since October 25 1883 after marriage at Woodstock New Brunswick. She states five years of residence in Massachusetts and requests restoration of her maiden name Alice M Senriver. Dated July 3 1900.
Clenched fragment notes HUARD Clerk signs as a true copy of a libel and an order. Attestation reflects official validation of the document.
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