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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1903
Page
6
The Lowell Daily Courier, established 1825 and daily since 1845, serves Middlesex County. It notes publication at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell with Sunday and holiday exceptions and carrier delivery at six cents a week. Courier-Citizen Company operates the paper.
Yesterday afternoon was cloudy with a few brisk showers around four o clock. Rain persisted lightly through the night with minimal total precipitation. This forenoon remains cloudy with hope for an adequate downpour. Barometer readings: 29.82 yesterday, 29.78 today, 29.80 at 12m. Temperatures: 70 yesterday, 73 at 8am, 74 at 12m.
Boston June 9 forecast for New England calls for local showers tonight with Wednesday fair in the south portion and probable showers in the north. Warmer tonight in eastern Maine. Light south to southwest winds.
Editorial rooms and counting room numbers are listed with directives to refer advertising, non-delivery reports, address changes, and business inquiries to the business office at 315.
The Lowell Daily Courier critiques the rise of fresh school books and publishing hype. It argues many texts duplicate old material, driven by agents and boards, with little true advancement. It warns how constant changes waste time, mislead learners, and inflate profits through puffery and wind.
The Springfield Republican cites an North American Review piece on race death by own action. It notes Paterfamilias’ view on comparing Mr Roosevelt’s recent letters with Navol’s brutal sayings and parently expressions.
The article critiques the Roosevelt fertility argument, arguing it misreads imperial and national strength, notes concerns about native birth rates versus immigrant influx, and mentions Hanna’s reservations. It also reports on New England agriculture losses, mill employment figures, and stock market impacts from widespread disasters and strikes.
The item riffs on prices and fines in Lowell while noting varied matters. It playfully touches on a Philadelphia strike, rainy weather softening the land, and a late figure Thomas Reed. It also mentions a British political mood, a furniture dealer critique, Quo Vadis in a French Derby, and a Boston naturalization miller John J. McCarthy. The verse ends with rural hardship and a city boot joke.
Precedent and reform ideas mark a shift as Canada South Africa and Australia back a protective empire policy. Shifts in U S architecture funding reflect a balance between defense needs and artistic aims. Examples include the Annapolis West Point projects and a Paris Zurich language exchange trend showcasing multilingual education.
Professor Frederick R. Honey of New Haven, formerly on Yale’s faculty and now at Trinity College Hartford, left the Protestant Episcopal church for Roman Catholic faith. The conversion, kept secret until his St Mary’s communion, followed Jesuit preparation in Hartford. His wife died six months ago. a Rhode Island political figure, Samuel R. Honey, is his brother.
Perkita and Sx-slave, Union veteran, elected judge in Sheldon Wisconsin. Emperor William and Czar Nicholas to visit Vienna in September. Mme Mathilde Georriana Roberty of Rouen campaigns against bird life destruction for millinery and forms a Ladies Bird Protection association. Alexander Thomas Thompson from Invercargill New Zealand wins Downes prize at Yale Divinity School. Investments yield 4 and 5 percent offered by Albert S. Guild banks.
In Grand Rapids on June 9 Joseph Muste a saloon keeper whose liquor license was denied followed Alderman Charles A Hilton from the council chamber and tried to shoot him. The bullet missed Hilton and struck Albert Schultz a bystander who is in critical condition. Muste was arrested.
The Chinese minister in Washington will attend Phillips Academy commencements at Andover and will be hosted at the American House in Boston next Monday at 8 30 am, with Assistant U S Treasurer Marden among invited guests. The note also mentions Bradford Academy’s centennial next week with Lowell connections and local alumni.
Wilfred Ross, a 25 year old Black man, was sentenced to 15 to 20 years in State prison for assaulting Miss Mary T. Linehan of Wayland with intent to commit a criminal assault. Judge Sherman contrasted Massachusetts mercy with harsher southern penalties while noting the victim’s testimony and the defendant’s drunken state.
Washington reports the earlier order directing American ships to proceed to Valparaiso has been revoked. A cablegram from Ambassador Wilson indicates naval presence is unnecessary, reflecting a change in U S policy and strategic plans.
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