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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
6
The Lowell daily Courier-Citizen notes it is the oldest Middlesex county daily, established in 1825 and 1845 as a daily, published at Merrimack Street building. It lists daily delivery by carrier across Lowell city, six cents a week, with holidays and Sundays excluded.
A newspaper note describes a day with a sudden heat followed by a brisk westerly breeze. Temperatures show a drop from around 76 to 36 and 66 later, with a chilly night after a warm afternoon. Barometer readings drift from 29.65 to 29.90.
Boston reports fair conditions tonight and Friday with fresh north to northeast winds shaping coastal weather.
Lowell's civic committee, composed of respected citizens, is commended for its handling of the threatened cotton mill strike. The editorial rebukes rival papers for inflammatory reporting, asserts the committee acted for public good, and warns against disturbing labor peace. It notes potential mill shutdowns this summer amid frail market conditions.
Reports indicate Southern cotton mills weigh forming a trust capitalized at 360,000,000 to regulate and equalize production and prices. Industry leaders see a fair prospect the project will be carried through, aiming to stabilise the market and curb competition.
The editorial weighs a possible cotton mill trust to fix production and protect workers, noting doubts about feasibility and benefits. It condemns violence in Chicago strikes, explains the role of outsiders and teamsters, and highlights how mining and pump positions affect employer leverage, signaling a pivotal test for peaceful action versus continued conflict.
The article portrays immigration as a mixed issue, arguing it can be either a dam age or a benefit. It characterizes many newcomers as unsuitable for labor troubles and warns that increasing numbers worsen labor difficulties while noting some welcome individuals. It labels the majority as European sewage to be disinfected.
A discussion notes the Pope may learn about the President through his writings, Taft presenting a set in white morocco with papal arms. It mentions Kruger and Uncle Kruger misnamings, peace prospects, and a reduced army by about ten thousand. The New York Tribune is seen as having ahead coronation notes with Reid among observers.
Natives refuse Sunday work halting Manila Freedom and Manila American issues on Monday. Two Russian students hanged for forging a Czar proclamation. Jacksonville fire smolders 13 months in a grain storage ruin. Wind carries mare and colt over fences, chickens left featherless in Kansas cyclone note.
Girls employed in crape manufacture are bound by an unusual contract prohibiting any housework after their factory hours. The rule aims to keep their hands soft and delicate for their specialized labor, avoiding coarse skin that would hinder the delicate crape work.
Massachusetts supplied brains on the Philippine question in the Senate while parlor quips and local grievances mingle with talk of coal, public conveyances, and political misstatements. Oregon re elected Congressman Tongue, a steady Republican.
The Herald notes that twenty five republics existed in 1896 including Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador France Guatemala Hawaii Hayti Honduras Liberia Mexico Nicaragua Orange Free State Paraguay Peru Salvador Switzerland Transvaal United States Uruguay and Venezuela. Annexation of Hawaii reduced count. Great Britain took Transvaal and Orange Free State and Cuba added, leaving twenty three. invites corrections.
The Morning Citizen notes the Senate passage of a bill to regulate osteopathy, arguing the move protects the public by requiring proper osteopathic education and examination, likening it to standards for medicine and dentistry. It lauds osteopathy as a drug free, non faith based healing method with potential benefits and minimal harm.
The writer muses on rising eyeglass use, a rumored simple cooling invention, and a hot mean June day. He notes a 92 degree hour headline, weddings and graduations crowding the city, and a busy period for coaches, churches, and funerals with several local services and burials described. Weather whimsy, civic events, and parish rites mingle with social notes of marriages and May rituals.
The Concord river drowning of Walter Chadwick prompted a large funeral at 18 Rogers street with bearers John Harris and others, burial at St. Patrick's. Rev William Merrill’s service at Worthen Street Methodist drew many, with burial planned for Warren, NH. Arthur Gilman’s funeral followed at Middlesex street, with a Requiem Mass at St. Joseph's. Crepeau funeral, a French Canadian resident, began at Moody street with a high Mass at St. Joseph's and committal prayers at the grave. A large turnout, Gregorian chant, and floral tributes highlighted these city ceremonies led by local undertakers Archambault and Weinbeck.
At St Johns hospital on June 3 Jennie E Long aged 49 years. Body forwarded to her home. She leaves a sister Mrs Cahill. In this city on June 3 Mildred Ethel daughter of Hiram L and Mabel Kennedy aged 2 years 6 months and 14 days. At the Lowell General hospital on June 4 John J Lawler aged 7 years son of John and Lizzie Lawler of 208 Middlesex street.
Athens residents anticipate a first of its kind open air horse fair next Tuesday at the Fair grounds to benefit the General Hospital.Entries are pouring in led by Dr Sparks with 27 additions. weather looks favorable but postponement possible. A grand stand ring will host all events including jumping, with proceeds supporting hospital endowment.
Personal notes report Edward Robinson curator of the Boston Art Museum classical antiquities department has been appointed director to succeed General Loring. Archbishop John Ireland, 64, is briefly noted as a candidate for the New York archbishopric. Buffalo Bill Cody is highlighted as a major farmer irrigating 600000 acres in Wyoming's Big Horn basin near Cody town. John A Andrew’s hypothetical age and Town College president Dan F Bradley are also mentioned in a brief collection of personal items.
Miss Ida Marie Rogers performs at Keith's theatre in New York City this week earning praise from Metropolitan theatre-goers for a clever specialty. A reader from Bowling Green reports a personal cure using Dean's Ointment for a painful leg sore after suffering intense burning and itching.
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