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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1898
Page
4
The Courier Citizen, Lowell, claims status as oldest and best daily in Middlesex, established 1826 and publishing daily except Sundays and holidays from the Courier Citizen Building on Merrimack Street. Delivery by carrier at 1 cent a week or 8 cents a month.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Mayor Quincy aims to reorganize Boston's city council despite a failed municipal band plan. It cites Spain's complaints on blockades, weather forecasts prompting amateur songs, and various local topics from assessors to Huntington hall. The piece mentions Profits guessing on Leiter's wheat deal, New York park police reverting to knickerbockers, and United States British goodwill via an international commission to settle pending questions.
The report notes Wanamaker's strong showing in Pennsylvania as he contends with Quay for the gubernatorial nomination. Wanamaker’s supporters claim better sympathy than anticipated, while the convention in Harrisburg shows a Quay-Stone preference, revealing divisions within the party over Behring Sea talks.
Reports say forces from Tampa head to Santiago and may land soon though landing remains doubtful. Rumors of a major naval attack swirl, with Admiral Sampson possibly directing the assault, provoking debate among Schley’s supporters. Camp Alger is deemed poor with 20,000 troops seeking a better site, while Massachusetts troops recall Camp Dewey as preferable before Cuba or the Philippines deployment.
The Philadelphia firm secures a 15 million dollar deal to finish one first class battleship, one cruiser, and ten torpedo boats for Russia with premier armament. The piece notes American shipbuilding prowess and urges attention to meeting potential needs of the U.S. Navy amid wartime expectations.
The piece contends Austria will not intervene to stop the war, noting American resistance to European projects and predicting little chance of Austrian involvement. It observes Austria’s naval strength relative to Spain and argues Spain faces a fatal struggle, with Austria unlikely to meddle despite royal ties.
The article quotes Sir Henry Havelock on military courage noting that in any British regiment there are about a hundred men who would storm the gates of hell, eight hundred who would follow, a hundred who would skulk, and around thirty who skulk elsewhere. It then begins a discussion on Congregational churches in America installing English ministers.
Munyon's Medical Institution at 1505 Arch street Philadelphia leads in mail treatments. A large staff of doctors diagnoses personal and submitted cases nationwide and replies with medical advice. No fee is charged. cures offered for 57 ailments, with remedies sold by druggists 26 cents a vial.
The text notes Dr. Isaac C. Meserve as the first native-born American to preach in a London Congregational pulpit, after a long pastorate at Davenport church in New Haven. It also mentions Nansen's journey to St Petersburg and his reception by Norwegian and Swedish officials, plus a humorous aside about Humbert of Italy owning 200 horses and his public habit of removing his hat with the right hand.
A June finish caps a year of rising exports and imports, with the year’s export growth averaging nearly one million dollars monthly. The report promises to surpass all prior records as the fiscal year ends.
A Spanish cabinet member asks about Gen Blankspace's progress. Another notes he has not been losing as many men as typical and has not reported victories for some time.
A Graniteville parade of workers with flags surprised residents and a fire alarm drew 400 volunteers within minutes. Townsfolk battled the blaze with limited equipment, saving belongings and widening the alley to halt spread while animals and crowds filled the streets.
Miss Ada Chalifoux entertained 30 of her friends at the Country club yesterday afternoon and evening. The group rode to the island in the May Queen at 4 o clock, played games, then dined in the clubhouse. An orchestra provided dancing till 9 30. A hat was left in the river en route to the island, but the loss did not spoil the outing. Mrs J L Chalifoux and Mrs Julian Talbot chaperoned. The Potentate comic opera is to be repeated at the Opera house for the soldiers fund with Mrs Talbot expected to write the words.
In The Iengineering Magazine and other periodicals, readers encounter projections of Cuba’s postwar industrial boom, based on Skaife’s Cuba insights and Trindle’s gun construction images. Warship portraits and essays on public libraries, income tax, courage, and Korea’s emancipation frame a broad, era-spanning view of progress and geopolitics amid sailing ships and modern machinery.
In a tense exchange a man protests that he is not good enough to tie your shoelace and is told to call an A. D. T. boy. The Detroit Journal notes the stinging comeback and the crowding moment.
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