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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1903
Page
4
Rev Geo F Kenngott urged a peaceful path as mills face Monday reopening. He called for unanimous balance at the bells and resumption of work to aid the many workers relying on wages, stressing labor’s honor and the worker’s rightful place.
The speaker defends labor as a sacred calling and urges reopening mills in Lowell after a nine week strike. He credits producers and inventors, cites moral and religious duties, and suggests profit sharing as a path to resolve wage disputes while urging minority workers to return to work at bell rings. The text links church duty, social upheaval, and industrial action with calls for unity and practical solutions.
At Fifth Street Baptist church Rev. Orville Coats preached on Behold the man from John 19 5 praising Jesus as a worker. He urged every man to be industrious alert and healthful from boyhood to manhood and warned against idleness and physical decline.
The passage extols Jesus as a model of broad vision and moral courage. It urges Christians to study people, read the Bible, attend church, and cultivate prayer, sympathy, and readiness to suffer for the good of others.
Reverend T. Clayton Welles, at Highland Congregational Church, condemns union tyranny and urges a new Puritanism that respects workers rights, upholds law, and defends liberties. He warns against forced interference by organized labor and calls for steadfast faith and civic renewal.
A local figure urges mill operatives to end the strike and return to work, arguing that profits are down, wages cannot rise, and continued stoppage harms tenants and property owners. He commends the workers’ conduct but warns the strike is a losing fight and appeals to leaders to prioritize the city’s welfare.
W A Morse presented the Y M C A work to a large audience at Immanuel Baptist church Blossom street with an admiring address. An evening display featured the oil painting The Denial by Francis A Modricker and a sermon by Evangelist Rev. George W Coon of Boston. The service was powerful with fine singing by the chorus under W J Beaven. The painting remains on exhibition at Princes until further notice.
Rev. Smith Thomas Ford spoke at the First Baptist church last night addressing the strike. He stated he was not competent to discuss the wage dispute when the strike was ordered and urged clarity in the matter while affirming personal convictions.
Mrs. Burke of 14 Seventh street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills helped her husband after a long period of illness and hospital care. He bought a box at Ellingwood & Co. and saw benefit, wishing he had learned of the remedy earlier. Sold for 50 cents by dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent.
The Ayer Ice house in South Brewer owned by the American Ice company and four F. W. Ayer dwellings were destroyed by fire. The blaze started from a spark and spread to nearby buildings 200 yards from the Eastern Manufacturing plant. The ice house, a total loss at about $25,000, was uninsured. the dwellings valued at $4,000 carried $2,000 insurance.
A very attractive residence on the nicest Highlands street near Westford, offering 10 rooms with modern improvements and a slate roof. It sits on 7950 square feet of land with a fine lawn. For details, inquire T. H. Elliott at 64 Central Street.
Special Legislative Correspondence from Boston notes the 1903 General Court enacts more measures and kills more than last year, signaling faster pace. Observers fault leadership on the floor, with unnamed figures in both House and Senate. concerns over special trust company bills, veto risks, and the need for general laws to curb railroads and utilities. The piece laments procedural delays and the governor acting as a third chamber, with prorogation eyed around June 19 or 24.
The current session faces recalls and vetoes not for wording flaws but for policy stances. Investigations yield moral effects more than concrete changes, with Kiley and Foster probes shaping public opinion and aiding certain reforms. Amid debates on hours for women and minors in textile manufacturing and various public works measures, the Legislature weighs major bills and procedural moves toward initiative and referendum.
Manila reports reveal the Democratic Labor union leader Gomez is arrested on charges of misappropriating funds brigandage illegal association and fraudulent stock sales after government seizure of union books. About 135 000 members and ties to the Nationalist party are noted as unrest grows but no disorders have occurred.
James McCue, 23, of Manhatten Delivery Co, was arrested today over a missing jewels package worth 10000 dollars entrusted for delivery to Adams Express. Arraigned in the Tombs, details kept secret. The property belonged to Mrs. Charles Hernshein of Chicago, guest of Mrs. David Strauss of 7701 Madison Avenue. The package vanished after May 17 shipment to Chicago.
Washington reports on May 29 that Minister Bow en cables the government has captured the insurgent port of Barquisimeto, located between Puerto Cabello and La Guaira, long used as insurgent headquarters.
A dealer promotes Colonial paint as superior and long lasting noting its tested surface finish. The advertisement claims the paint provides a perfect base for repainting and includes product analysis on every package. Sold by H C Girard at 442 Merrimack Street.
The ceremony was witnessed by Joseph Richard and Phileas Desjardins. Sisters of the Grey Nuns in Ottawa returned home, while Mrs. Marin improves after illness. Lydia Duval of Burlington Vermont visits Lowell, guest of Mrs. John Richards. Gedeon Levasseur and family visiting Lowell from Manchester, guests of Arthur Grimard. Mrs. Victorine Gendron returns home from West Tewkshury. Paquette brothers from Pawtucket and Providence visit their brother Evariste Paquette. Albins Desautels returns from Ludlam street visit. A quartet performed Hummel's Vent Creator at St. Joseph's High Mass. Mrs. Adrien Strainville regains mobility after illness. Edouard Cheney visiting Providence.
Low rates, comfortable train service. Visit western tourist resorts at reduced prices via Nickel Plate Road. If you are going west you cannot afford to overlook this route. Inquire of local agent or L. P. Burgess, Nepa, M8 W Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
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