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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1902
Page
6
The oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex county traces its roots to 1825 and became a daily in 1845. Published every day except Sundays and holidays at Courier-Citizen Building, Merrimack Street, Lowell. Carriers deliver within the city for six cents a week.
Yesterday afternoon and night were pleasant with suitable temperature. Today opened fair but the sky grew clouded during the forenoon. Barometer and temperature readings referenced.
Boston observers at Somerset club blasted the Massachusetts Reform club for distorting facts about the Philippines and imperial policy. Senator Patterson of Colorado and critics defended the government’s aims, arguing Reform leaders misrepresent events and hinder peace efforts while the American people seek truth.
The report argues Egypt secures coal at the old price despite higher U S rates after a strike. Three cargoes totaling 15,000 tons were shipped, and more is expected. The piece notes a discrepancy with pumping stations and water boards unable to secure more coal, suggesting Egyptian buyers act with bargaining power.
The ongoing coal strike worsens daily with growing hardships and looming outcomes. The piece argues that resolution should rest on reason and arbitration rather than starvation or bankruptcy, criticizing both sides for failing to seek a fair settlement. It notes Henry Loomis Nelson’s lengthy Herald letter comparing Philippine and Cooper bills and insinuating insincerity in Lodge measures.
The piece weighs political conjectures about Philippine independence, fiscal trust investigations, and canal debates while noting New York trade slack, coal strife, and railroad concerns. It covers volcanic activity, potential global shifts, and political events in Maine and New York, including Bryan’s invite to a Tilden club dedication.
The Herald mocks the Elkins mutiny calling it a mare's nest with little result. The piece notes Boer burghers cheering King Edward and imagines pro-Boers in Boston reacting angrily. It also mentions Captain Hobson’s bid for the Alabama Senate and jokes about it keeping him busy in Alabama.
A Massachusetts freshman congressman powers a speech backing a bill to appoint sees and officials for high office, drawing applause and signaling strong support from colleagues. President Patton of Princeton comments on ministry entry during an era of intellectual change and doubt, while Reuben Thomas muses the Hague arbitration court could aid pension and social welfare if it takes decisive action.
A collection of witty, satirical lines referencing President Woodrow Wilson, Gov. Wood, Judge and political figures, coal strikes, and future naval battles. The passages mix puns on names, forecasts, and social commentary about public office, ambitions, and timing.
Reports from Milford New Hampshire describe an oxen drawn cart sight as unusually rare and bees occupying a chimney in Bedford village. Lowell, Mont Vernon and surrounding towns showcase golf club improvements, hotel openings, and a long list of visitors while baseball fever grows with large crowds in Lowell, Manchester and Fall River.
A collage of brief notes: Rev John P Clyde champion Iowa half mile with a 2033 5 record, Yale times better. Captain John Haggerty sea diver who explored the Maine wreck dies in Brooklyn. Congressman Hitt of Illinois notes Lincoln Douglas debates in shorthand. Prof Lyman Morehouse to head electrical engineering at Ann Arbor after Washington Univ role. Oceanic sails Liverpool to New York with Joseph Pulitzer aboard. Prof Lewis Swift aged 82 discovered 15 comets and 1342 nebulae. Prof Edward Orton elected dean of Ohio State College of Engineering. Bjornsen Bjornstjerne writes a new drama for Sarah Bernhardt. Russell Sage 86, Sage meal praised. Whitelaw Reid greeted royally. Mrs McKinley receives pension instalment then increases. Signor Prinetti duels Signor Franchetti with Franchetti wounded in ear.
Semi official word in Omaha states Union Pacific will formally take over the St Joseph and Grand Island railroad July 1. At the same time the Kansas City and Omaha and Quincy and Ottumwa and Kansas City roads will be absorbed by Burlington. The St Joseph and Grand Island was once under Union Pacific control but later placed under receivership arrangements. The Quincy road is part of the Omaha Kansas City and Eastern, a branch recently absorbed by the Wabash. The Kansas City and Omaha is a short line in Southeastern Nebraska.
Elizabeth T Reynolds aged 38 died last night at her sister Mrs James White home 40 Marion Street. She leaves three sisters Mrs James White Mrs Michael Kenney and Miss Mary E Reynolds and two brothers Michael and George Reynolds.
The funeral for Elizabeth Allen began with a 7 30 am service at her Stackpole street home and a high mass at 8 am at Immaculate Conception church led by Rev Fr Tresch. The remains were sent to Quebec for interment.
London and New York readers praise Audrey and The Mississippi Bubble as top sellers. Kate Upson Clark completes a New England life novel, Foote’s The Desert and the Sown shifts between Arizona and New York farming country, and Tolstoi portraits plus labor leader John Mitchell appear in The Outlook June issue.
Harper s Weekly suggests alarming but misleading signs of Russian decay with a Russian colonel selling military secrets to Germany and three so called Russian princes tied to murder plots. It argues these figures are German or Caucasus tribesmen, not true Russians, and praises Caucasus brigands as bold, linking them to historical literature and Darwinian ideas.
In this city on June 9 John James Tyler aged 64 at 511 Bridge Street. Grace Wylie nine months daughter of Archibald and Fanny Wylie of 17 Watson Street. Mrs Clare Bills wife of Edgar H Bills at home East Walpole on June 7. Mrs C C Webster in Wakefield Massachusetts on June 9. Funeral Wednesday at 1 30 PM burial private Reynolds In this city June 9 Elizabeth T Reynolds aged 38 at 40 Marion Street sister of Mrs James White.
Literary Votes notes a new Scribners volume titled Ten 2 Thousand Miles in Persia detailing eight years of travel. Major Percy Molesworth Sykes, consul to German and Persian Baluchistan, authored the work and dedicates it to Lord Curzon. Audrey by Mary Johnston ranks as April’s second best seller in Scotland, reflecting broad appeal.
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