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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
6
Oldest and best daily in Middlesex county founded 1825, daily since 1845 except Sundays and holidays. Published at Courier Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell with six cent weekly carrier delivery. Courier Citizen Company.
forecast for New England calls for fair tonight and Sunday with possible local showers in the southern section. slightly warmer tonight in Vermont New Hampshire and western Massachusetts. light variable winds. barometer readings show 30.15 yesterday 30.13 today 30.07 at 8am and noon. temperatures: 72 yesterday 68 this morning 76 this afternoon.
Editorial Rooms 313 Counting Room 315 Job Department 114. Patrons are asked to use care in telephone calls. Communications about advertising, non delivery of papers, address changes and business inquiries should be addressed to the business office 315.
The June discourse in Colombia centers on the Pan ama canal treaty with extraordinary session anticipated. Proponents in Panama district urge ratification, arguing the canal will elevate Colombia’s status as a major global transit hub. Opponents from American rail interests and domestic greed fear drawbacks, while labor comments on strike leadership and political motives without absolutes.
The piece lauds Theodore Roosevelt as strong and sincere while praising Mark Hanna as a big honest man who would be a fit president. It defends protectionist policy, criticizes tariff reform advocates, notes Middlesex grand jury actions on liquor orders, and comments on Roosevelt’s speeches and other political commentary.
The strike talk in the hard coal fields grows less vigorous. We note there isn't the shadow of a shade of justification for a strike. Everything to avert it was pre-arranged.
Governor Pennypacker has expanded the cartoon crop with his controversial law yet evidence suggests the rule is not enforced. The mismatch between policy and practice raises questions about government restraint and censorship in the state.
The piece reports a weather observation by Arthur T. Safford showing total moisture for the last six showers in May at .818 inches, matching a notably dry period. It cites Merrimack Manufacturing gauge readings as the driest season in 77 years aside from May 1878, and mentions Dean's Ointment for itch relief.
A collage of quirky lines and opinions ranges from political jabs and labor unrest to weather woes and phraseplay. It notes a flood threat in St Louis, strikes by Manville spinners, and a critical remark by a Russian police director about race violence versus American lynching.
The Springfield Republican urges strict forestry laws and enforcement to curb forest fires. It argues that private timber owners must not ruin posterity and that government must create and enforce universal rules on timber cutting and brush burning. It notes sparks from locomotives and campfires as major ignition sources and advocates war dens of rangers and preventive measures.
The Cuban American league disclosed that President McKinley anonymously contributed 5000 for Cuban relief before the Spanish American War. A Springfield Union editorial defends McKinley’s enduring legacy, praising his character and linking him with Washington and Lincoln.
Personal matters note Samuel Clemens will preside at opening exercises of Old Home Week in Fair Haven. Belfast Maine marks 50 years since its municipal charter. New York sons may attend. Ohio Anti Saloon League reports as many churches as saloons. Henry Derhart of Washington Illinois offers 145000 dollars to Carthage College if matched by trustees.
A long lament on spring drought and widespread forest fires across New England New York and Canada. The piece notes dried tinder like woods and rivers shrinking from fire damage and questions government forestry efforts while urging practical action.
A rapid-fire collage notes that Crewe to London signal counts rival road networks, a Russian minister claims only one in a thousand soldiers owns a handkerchief prompting a 500000 purchase, Austrian union plans to visit the St Louis fair to study labor questions, polar expedition losses total extensive, five expeditions head toward deadly icy lands, a Phoenix ostrich flock exceeds 1000 with rapid growth as a pair raises a brood yearly for 70 years and yields about 30 dollars annually.
Harnesses of all kinds advertised at Cluer's, 340 Bridge street, priced at ten dollars each.
An advertisement for Arthur Rhodes Hair and Scalp Specialist claims Dandruff and itching relief with a product promising hair growth. It includes money back guarantee if it fails and markets scents. The ad emphasizes Rhodes as a hair and scalp expert.
Chicago June 6 Marshall Field warned against ongoing labor agitation saying it risks unemployment as employers cannot pay more than feasible and profits hinge on high prices. He urged strict law enforcement and noted lax enforcement threatens national prosperity and Chicago manufacturing. He cited imports and prearranged contracts and questioned why manufacturers would stay if labor troubles persist.
Sunday services listed for First Baptist Church Corner of Church and George Streets with morning and evening sermons by Pastor Smith Thomas Ford D D. Morning 10 30 includes choir organ and anthem performances and baptism of new members. Evening 6 20 features sermon A Toast to the Dead and music by organ, anthem and baritone Warren T Reid with specials on summer shortening of hours. Grand Street Advent also noted with 10 30 sermon and 6 30 testimons creeds and songs.
Paris report says Berteaux and Guyot de Villeneuve from the Chamber of Deputies dueled after a violent House altercation. In the sixth encounter de Villeneuve sustained a slight wound to the forearm as spectators watched. A concert by the American band Lowell was slated for Canobie Lake park Sunday afternoon and evening.
We want your trade offer and negotiate the deal. The ad asserts demand for vehicles and other items, promising favorable terms for sellers and indicating willingness to purchase various goods. It frames the trade as a straightforward exchange with emphasis on value and speed.
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