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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1903
Page
6
The Lowell Courier description notes it as the oldest daily in Middlesex county, established in 1825 and daily since 1845, published at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street, Lowell. Delivery by carrier within the city for six cents a week.
The report notes a pleasant Friday with rain starting around midnight, followed by showered forenoon and a clear, delightful day. Sunday remains clear and cool, highlighting June’s famous conditions. A forecast for New England predicts fair weather tonight and Tuesday with light to fresh north to east winds.
Telephone numbers for the Courier-Citizen Company are listed for editorial and business inquiries. Patrons are asked to use care when calling for advertising, non-delivery issues, address changes, and other business inquiries directed to the business office at 31-5.
The Lowell mills reopened with about 40 percent of operatives returning to duty after nine weeks on strike. Public sentiment favors ending the strike and resuming work, while leaders stubbornly resist. Over the next days the pace of returns will reveal whether mills can sustain operation and whether unions abandon the effort without gains.
The speaker concedes loss of control and predicts greater difficulty ahead as organized forces face the unorganized. They warn the struggle will test strength, with odds favoring the organized against continuing adverse circumstances and questionable leadership.
Memorial Day reflections honor fallen soldiers from 61 and Spanish-American eras while urging Russia accountability for Kishineff massacres. The piece critiques foreign population estimates, notes Charles River bicycle park tragedy, and comments on labor and market rumors amid a broad array of political and social topics.
Ex governor Boutwell makes an appeal for a contribution to a Jefferson memorial fund and uses the address to rail against U S policy in the Philippines and defend his stance by attacking late President McKinley in a long-winded diatribe. His remarks resemble going around Robin Hood's barn in tone and aim.
A jaundiced take on college letters to merchant fathers as flat humor. A boastful claim about a mile-a-minute automobile is offered with a provocative suggestion that the inventor should test it on Mount Washington.
The Lowell Rod and Gun club held their Memorial Day shoot at Chelmsford street Saturday afternoon. Henry Rule was declared the winner and James Burns finished a close second.
The piece laments Kansas turmoil from floods and political fights, noting how floods, mortgages, and rising prices shape the state’s reputation. It contrasts ongoing labor disputes with a stubborn wish to stay out of work, while recalling the era’s harsh extremes and bell tolls across the coast.
A breezy Lowell column blends weather grumbles with a Nashua trolley ride to a fine Italian restaurant near the Nashua City station. The writer shares tomato growing plans, praising a Ponderosa tomato and other varieties, plus a vivid Boston Globe tomato recipe and reflections on local dining possibilities.
The Bachelor club met at Varnum's Landing and moved to the Riverside Aquatic club hall for an 1905 season opening. Speeches followed by a musical program featured the Bachelor club quartet and a whistling solo, with Arthur Mills as pianist.
A. G. Pollard & Co offers two bed spread lots with minor mill imperfections. One crochet spread 76 by 90 inches, 234 pounds, priced at 69 cents each. The second toilet crochet Marseilles pattern, extra large 89 by 90 inches, 8.5 pounds, priced at 93 cents each. Basement department.
Delegates gathered at Hall for a morning session as 10 percent of non union help and 14 percent of skilled labor returned to mills. President Conroy said skilled workers stayed out, while non skilled went back. Agents warned the mills cannot run without adequate skilled labor, noting disputed figures and a humorous image of Agent Southworth urging workers to return.
About two to three hundred workers gathered at Tremont and Suffolk gates when opened at six. Within half an hour operatives entered steadily, with police ensuring order while Major E J Noyes observed. By 6:30 the gates closed and a few hundred remained outside Moody street. Plant officials reported one third of capacity restored with 28 of 62 ring spinning frames and 11 of 37 on the Suffolk side running, 2000 looms active, and plans to hire more from other cities if old hands do not return. four mule pairs started in the afternoon and overall supply adequate for current demand.
At Merrimack gate six o clock opening sees a steady stream of workers and a calm crowd, with a few officers and yard master guiding the scene. Strikers linger on the canal footbridge while some men enter and depart, signaling a cautious start to the wage dispute without dramatic demonstrations.
The text notes workers who had briefly tried to reclaim old positions in Lowell return to tell their new employers they would soon leave for former cotton mill jobs. Agent Pead, recovering from surgery, was expected at the mill for part of the day. Several operatives who had worked in Fitchburg were recognized among those returning.
Lawrence mills continue running at full capacity since the strike began. The ring spinning room has 20 spare hands and the mule room operates two thirds of its capacity with 22 pairs of mules active. The company refused to add more workers in the morning. No crowd appeared at Cabot street gate, while Suffolk street gate drew a large but orderly crowd of onlookers.
At Boott Mill John Street gate about 600 or 20 percent of its 2500 workers appeared for work with a mixed crowd of Greeks and French speakers. By 6 20 a bell drew more inside as an elderly woman pled hunger and duty, while others debated entry and few youths entered the gate. The mill planned to run into late week if sufficient workers returned. otherwise it would shut down temporarily.
A wedding present idea for June is a decorative picture. It remains in the home longer than other gifts and serves as a lasting reminder of the giver. The best place to buy one is MAKER'S at the corner of John and Merrimack streets.
The James Slavin property at Gorham and South Highland sold at auction Friday afternoon by J. E. Conant & Co to Andrew J. Donahoe. The price was 76 cents per square foot on 5169 square feet, with three bidders active beyond 70 cents and two retiring after 50 cents. The sale totaled $3928.44, with an assessed valuation of $2550, yielding $1373.44 above city tax.
The late Richard Henry Stoddard's will filed for probate shows a personal estate of $2000 with no realty. Ex-Judge Henry Howland and Charles P. Howland named executors. The Authors' Club receives poet books and books on drama go to the Players' club. All money left to Miss Alice Brueder, companion and adopted by Stoddard at his wife's grave last summer.
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