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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
4
Train service description for the Boston and Maine line between Lowell and Boston outlines schedules and stops. Reading OCR shows a route listing and station references including Lowell and Boston, with likely timetable notes or segment details.
The June 16 1900 issue notes a stalled Constantinople ultimatum to the Sultan and ponders global tensions. It reports a love story in Ohio amid burglary arrest, Indian famine relief growth, Yaqui struggles in Mexico, and Britain’s stretched army as war with China looms.
Governor Beckham presses for ex Governor Taylor to face trial in Kentucky for complicity in Goebel’s murder. Governor Mount of Indiana resists, arguing inflamed Kentucky politics could turn the trial into a mockery of justice and risk reigniting embers of unrest. The text questions Taylor’s knowledge and suggests motives may mix persecution with justice arrival.
The article weighs potential indemnities England may seek from the Boer republics beyond loss of independence. It notes mines and land value, rail assets, and ongoing war costs as pressures on the Boers, while Britain could levy heavy taxes and control railways to fund the war, risking reputational questions about whether the pursuit was worth the price.
A compilation of excerpts notes U S industry stock fears in Germany and inflation worries. It cites British use of the bayonet in South Africa and praises Massachusetts inspectors. It also reports the Senate's 8 to 18 defeat of an inheritance tax bill and discusses probate estate tolls and city sharing concerns.
In The National Magazine editor Joe Mitchell Chapple rebukes Mr Bok for labeling all men under 25 as boys unfit for husbands. He argues against delaying marriage to 25, asserting that men can assume household duties at 21, and that young women should not be barred from independence or love by such age limits. He defends early full adult responsibility and true American family life.
The catchall reports Katherine M Abbott has issued a new Washington descriptive book with historic sites and fine pictures, expected to sell well as a useful guide and literary gem. The column weaves in anecdotes from fishing and local life, noting census work, trolley and safety topics, and local society notes.
The first ballot showed four candidates for an upcoming local election. Salary is stated as $3000. Mentions include Mr. Lull, brother of Capt. Geo. E. Lull, and Mrs. W. F. Wilder with family traveling to North Scituate for summer. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C Church take a week’s Maine vacation. J Otis Burrage, Tufts class day organizer, heads to Bridgeport, Conn., after graduation following a recent position offer.
Have attracted such good trade that we have placed them on sale at our print counter Palmer street centre aisle and in our basement department. Ten cent percales and 12 cent printed ducks for 7 cents per yard due to pin hole damage every 59 inches. See display Palmer street tam Bota Wiley we A G Pollard Co. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as a blood purifier. An auction joke features a real estate agent offering a diving suit with each lot and a 30 foot underwater sale incident in Baltimore.
Mrs J Kaplan of 21 Edson street celebrated her birthday with many friends including visitors from Boston and Lawrence. A diamond pin gifted by her husband commemorates the occasion. Several locals and visitors are noted, including Miss Leonia Cutting joining E W Hoyt & Co, and Rev A B E Wilson preaching at Whitefield New Hampshire.
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