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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
4
The Lowell Daily Courier surveys imperial policy, the Philippines and Porto Rico, the Monroe Doctrine, and hints at the subway bill. It comments on West Point hazing, McKinley’s protection stance, Hawaiians and strikers, and criticizes Fourth of July celebrations as likely failure, urging prudence and restraint.
The piece notes distrust of brittle ambitions and favors practical restraint. It cites Mark Twain humor and Carnegie comments on Britain facing European rivals who could push toward US partnership, while Secretary Hay’s views echo a potential but distant closer Anglo American union. The tone remains wary yet content with current warmth.
A midwestern rail trolley accident prompts calls for speed limits and safe braking on electric lines. The piece notes cold water as a crowd dispersal tool and contrasts police methods with fire departments. It also discusses the Eddy Woodbury libel case and Christian Scientists, predicting limited impact on the church’s growth.
The American Economist laments Congressman Babcock of Wisconsin breaking with tariff orthodoxy. Once a Republican stalwart and House leader, his criticism of tariff modification to curb trusts sparks Democratic support and derides steel combinations. The piece signals shifts in party loyalties amid trust regulation debates.
An advertisement contrasts born-tired with honest-tired people and promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the great medicine for the latter. It claims the tonic makes honest-tired people eager to be active, stronger, steadier, and more courageous, touting a $1,000 bottle and noting availability from all druggists.
The piece argues free trade is a major step, reaffirming Republican aims to protect American labor and industry while opposing monopolizing trusts. It notes uncertainty about tariffs causing monopoly, warns of rapid corporate combinations, and supports open discussion including Mr. Babcock’s bill, urging not to silence Republican voices.
The administration plans to reinforce the Immigration Restriction Service in Porto Rico with three additional inspectors to block inadmissible entrants including Chinese. With no Porto Rico specific immigration law, free entry remains under a Supreme Court ruling in the De Lima case, making entry prevention the only option.
A New York man earns a living by boiling empty whisky barrels and receiving a gallon of liquor from each barrel he processes. The practice leverages discarded casks to recover small amounts of remaining spirits.
A brief note asks whether kettle heat should come from coal oil or gas and asserts no heat dirt odor or danger when the kettle sings on a gas range. It mentions an intriguing array of models at the office for viewing.
The column blends street committee debates on macadamized streets with concerns over rainy day pay for city laborers. It recalls a Fourth of July harper and playground mischief, then shifts to veterans like Clinton Crowell and a quiet neighborhood after a noisy bout between Johnnie Nogood and Willie Bopeep.
A collection of remembered quips by William Evarts, recounting spontaneous lines about Washington crossing the Potomac and his pre dinner persona. The anecdotes place Evarts at Windsor with grandchildren, at a New York dinner, and in a setting comparing the English and French. Washington is named.
An eminent scientist at a dinner is humorously challenged by Evarts about why the liquid at the bottom of a bottle is more intoxicating than the top. Blaine presses Evarts on replacing a long‑tenured consul, while Evarts quips that the man is dead, six months buried, causing a public stink. The anecdote ends with Evarts finding humor in foreign missions recruitment.
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