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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
3
British government efforts avert a major split as the Unionist crisis tests leadership with key figures Balfour and Chamberlain at the center of talks and political maneuvers in a tense period of party unity.
London June 10 Premier Balfour delivered a vigorous speech that smoothed cabinet rifts without committing to protection or free trade. Chaplin's amendment was defeated 396 votes, while Balfour asserted no final stance, stressing open discussion and avoiding a return to protectionism despite pressures from Chamberlain and concerns over tariffs and colonial union.
The writer narrates a day trip with a poet friend to the grave of Robert Dinsmore, the Rustic Bard born in 1758 in Windham. They visit Cobbett's Pond, a sylvan cemetery, and the old poet's site, noting Dinsmore’s simple farmer life and enduring verse. The journey celebrates New England literature and heritage with vivid natural imagery and reflection.
Pittsburg reports 8500 men locked out in a building trades tie up with brick layers and stone masons, raising fear that the figure may reach 70,000 as the Builders' league threatens to halt all construction in the county. The league insists crafts resolve their dispute or every craft will be shut out of work.
Peter McLaren, whose home is believed in Lowell Massachusetts, drowned today while swimming in the Kennebec River at Fairfield Maine. He had recently moved from Lowell to Vassalboro and then to Fairfield to work in woolen mills. The body was not recovered despite dynamite efforts. The Lowell directory lacks his name.
Angelo Galo alias Emi Simone alias Angelo Galucci was arrested in Providence on suspicion of knowledge of the June 3 murder of Michael J. Maher in Lawrence. He is held awaiting Lawrence police arrival for identification.
A Sunday concert appears on the Canobie Lake Park program featuring an American band from Lowell. The event is billed for afternoon and evening performances, inviting attendance by park visitors seeking musical entertainment.
Detroit report says Mary McKnight confessed to killing her brother John Murphy his wife Gertrude and their infant with strychnine over weeks of deception. She described giving the child a poison capsule and later dosing Gertrude and John, claiming no intent to harm but acknowledging fatal spasms and motive to “go anyway.” Eight related deaths over 15 years are linked by suspicion after exhumation showed strychnine in John Murphy’s stomach.
A cablegram from U S Consul General McWade at Canton reports an American seized by pirates while traveling from Canton to Heunghan. A $9000 ransom is requested, and gunboat Callao has been sent to demand the captive's release and pirates' punishment. Further details promised.
August Russell confessed to killing Theresa Keating on November 20, 1900. He claimed heavy drinking that day, approached the girl, refused, and choked her until she lost consciousness before dragging her behind a fence and fleeing after spending the night at Empire concert hall.
Portland June 10 resolutions adopted by the New England Allied Printing Trades council protest possible appointment of General Harrison G Otis as secretary of war. They argue he has fought unions, opposed second class mail matter discrimination, and condemn child labor in American Tobacco company factories.
Light wind and heavy fog forced the cancellation of the first race for the Seawanhaka cup challenger series in Manchester after half the distance. Kolotov led by 2 minutes 15 seconds when called off, with Vampire close behind and Frontenac five minutes 15 seconds back.
A telegram from Warsaw reports the Governor General has prohibited public Kishineff memorial services and forbids speakers to mention the affair. The Czar orders Jewish newspapers to stop printing subscription lists for Kishineff survivors. The Voschod received a second warning for blaming authorities. In czarist domains newspapers face suppression after a third warning.
Fall River June 10 At the close of the biennial state convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters the following board of officers was elected State chief ranger T A Brosseau Fall River vice chief ranger N V Marcotte North Cambridge state secretary Simeon Viger Lawrence treasurer J B N Sauliere Worcester trustees J A Dauphenais New Bedford L M Deninger South Bridge and J J Sullivan South Boston were chosen for the board.
The Chilean Chamber of Deputies debates a bill forcing foreign insurance companies to deposit a $100,000 guarantee. A U S minister in Valparaiso denies a warships deployment to protect American interests. London dispatch notes steamship engine tampering attributed to anarchists amid Valparaiso unrest.
Nashua New Hampshire June 10 at a special directors meeting Geo C Whiting of Boston was elected president and Gen Geo E Anderson of Nashua elected a director to fill the vacancy left by the late Harvey A Whiting of Wilton.
London. June 10. Geo L Watson the yacht designer wed Miss Lovebend at Putney. Guests included Lord Dunraven and Sir Thomas Lipton.
June 10 Teston. Joseph Miller of East Boston died in an ambulance after a head injury from a falling iron bar. He had stopped at Fennell mills Dorchester to fetch old iron, lost balance when an automobile approached, and his horse reared. He begged doctors to spare his wife the shock of his injury.
Lincoln Neb June 10 A. E. Harvey Lincoln attorney in St Francis defends Chauncey Dewey and cow boys accused of murder. Dispatch says militia arrived with the prisoners no disturbance or danger of collision. County attorney asks postponement of the preliminary hearing until next week.
Rochester June 10 On advice of his attorney August Russell the man who confessed to killing There sea Keating has denied his confession. Russell was arraigned this afternoon and the case was put over until June 18.
Michael White surveys how tradition guides British Army officers social behavior from junior subalterns to senior regimental commanders. He contrasts crack regiments with calmer lines, notes outbreak of lavish mess life, required incomes, and the subservience of military discipline to regimental custom, with Kitchener and Buller cited as emblematic figures.
M Cunniff notes the engineering method for easing curves to improve ride quality. He explains outer rail lift on parabolic approaches, preserving safe speeds while reducing perceptible curvature. The Empire State express once hit 102 mph on straight track, risking the engine on heavy curves.
Cannel coal, a bright burning bituminous coal, served as a candle substitute and gave its name to cannel or candle coal. It burns with much light, is more compact, and can be fashioned into a lathe polished material. In Yorkshire a variety is used to make jet jewelry.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway runs luxurious dining cars with modern conveniences, trained chefs, and courteous attendants. Passengers are served appetizing meals equal to top hotels as the roadbed allows dining at sixty miles an hour without spilling coffee.
A. G. Pollard & Co offers men’s 25c suspenders made of webbing with leather and mohair ends. Sold as odd lots from a manufacturer, now 12 1/2 cents per pair or 2 pairs for 25 cents in Palmer street window. No wholesale discounts.
The passage criticizes travelers enduring thick air in a tightly closed railway car. It jokes that cleanliness seems limited to the surface rather than the overall environment, highlighting discomfort and irony in travel conditions.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts announces a hearing by the Committee on Liquor Law to discuss the governor’s message on repealing section 33 of chapter 100 of the Revised Laws concerning sales in original packages of imported liquors in no license cities and towns. The session will be in State House room 436 on Friday June 12 at 10 30 a m. Chairman P A Dyar and Clerk Thomas L Davis preside.
Massachusetts Probate Court in Middlesex County cites all interested in Jacob Nichols deceased to appear June 16 1903 at nine oclock for the allowance of the tenth account filed by trustees Charles M Williams and Gorge W Poore under the will. Notice requires service by copy delivery or weekly publication in Lowell Daily Courier for three weeks and mailing to known interested parties seven days prior. Witness Charles J McIntire First Judge. May 26 1903.
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