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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
6
Lowell oldest daily in Middlesex County traces roots to 1825 with daily edition since 1845. Published at Courier Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell, delivered by carrier citywide at six cents weekly by Courier Citizen Company.
Yesterday afternoon remained cold with light rain in the early evening. The weather cleared then resumed in the morning with forenoon showers and sunshine alternating. Temperatures were 60 yesterday, 64 today, and 66 at 8 am with barometer readings around 29.82, 29.76, and 29.75.
Boston notes a forecast for New England with fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Winds are light and variable as the trend toward continued fair weather persists across the region.
Editorial rooms and counting room numbers for the Courier Citizen Company are listed, with a note urging patrons to use care when dialing. Business inquiries, advertising, non delivery of papers, and address changes should be directed to the business office at 31 5.
The Boston Transcript notes the underuse of women in management and committee work at the upcoming National Education Association convention in Boston. It cites women as strong public speakers, pointing to Bradford academy remarks by Mrs. Stimson and Mrs. Wadsworth as evidence that women should hold larger roles in discussions and leadership at the event.
The council divides between smooth pave advocates and tar macadamizers over Central street. One plan passed for tar macadam on Back Central, the smooth pave idea in the business district failed. The editor urges vetoes and fiscal restraint, arguing the city cannot afford these projects this year.
A Sharply critical editorial denounces a proposed 2500 borrow to celebrate the Fourth, arguing the city cannot afford such funds and must replace its leadership. It cites fiscal restraint, calls for new officials, and condemns wasteful festivities as the city faces hard times. It also discusses the Dartmouth presidency history and political courage in Kentucky’s Breathitt County.
The piece denounces Connecticut’s return of public money to legislative correspondents as a harmful tipping practice. It argues reporters are hired and paid by publishers, not by the state, and warns that legislatures should not grant gratuities. The editorial calls the practice disgraceful for newspapers and lawmakers alike.
Sir Thomas and financier J P Morgan are aboard the same vessel and heading toward the area. The arrival excites locals who anticipate meeting the prominent figures, while curiosity remains about the lesser known J A figure accompanying them.
New York June 19 Gen Francis V Greene commissioner of police warned of ongoing attempts to reestablish blackmail within the force. He said most officers resist temptations, and he believes organized blackmail has been broken but efforts may seek to form a new chain of connections to recover the system.
The text questions the Textile council's stance and raises suspicion about the post office department. It speculates on Jett and White potentially facing conviction and notes the country’s fragile recovery tied to that outcome. It comments on efficiency measured by trouble stirred and the shoe workers’ notoriety, and remarks on a suburban handicap where favorites underperformed.
Quotations from editorials warn of bribe-taking by New York labor union delegates and urge swift replacement. The Boston National Education Association panel prompts protests over female representation, while leaders urge boys’ work and study. Other items report a Chelsea druggist fined for illicit liquor sales and discuss licensing duties and moral obligations.
Major James H. Pond age 65, manager of lecturers and singers, underwent a below knee leg amputation at his Jersey City home after a failing foot operation. He withstood the shock well and doctors expect a favorable outcome after a month of illness. The case follows a prior minor foot operation two weeks earlier. Separately, members of a Paris Yacht club resign over Waldeck-Rousseau’s blackballing and plan a new club.
The McKinley memorial commission of Philadelphia accepted the design for a $30000 monument to the late President McKinley by Charles Albert Lopez sculptor and Albert R. Ross architect of New York.
A blaze at 321 Sansome street in San Francisco last night caused about 125000 dollars in damage. The fire started in the Cunningham Curtis Welch warehouse. The Louisa Roach company and the Union Lithograph company suffered the principal losses.
San Diego report says the Union announces U. S. Grant as a candidate for the Republican nomination for vice president next year.
A reader cites mispunctuation altering meaning in passages about prayers, telegraphs, and poems. It discusses Mabie’s grammar slips at a commencement and notes sidewalk disrepair on Bridge Street. It highlights the upcoming National Educational Association convention in Boston with large teacher attendance and local enrollment figures.
Henry B. Miller, American consul at New Chiang, reports Manchuria's trade growth since 1892, noting free exports and no import duties could swell U S sales tenfold. He cites rail haul of goods from Port Arthur and Dalny, rising internal demand, and the shift of flour and drills to Chinese mills. He warns U S firms face Russian competition and urges direct sales through New Chiang with local agents.
The Literary World harshly reviews Arthur Sherburne Hardy's His Daughter First, published in book form after Atlantic serial run. It mocks the claim of a Metropolitan Opera premiere set in a New Hampshire village within a three hour ride from New York, noting travel time is longer than stated.
Reports from Dun and Co. branches indicate favorable corn conditions across Iowa Illinois and Nebraska with abundant moisture and replanting where floods occurred. Early corn shows good progress and yields may exceed those of last year if conditions stay favorable, while acreage remains near prior levels in Indiana Ohio and Missouri outside flood areas.
Theodore Gross, a mine promoter, faced charges of fraud tied to a $3.5 million mining deal. Accuser Richard Polson, manager for Walter Baker & Co., claims Gross fraudulently withheld $125,000 commission and kept $200,000 in commissions from the sale of Camp Bird Mining stock. The transaction, dated May 1902, involved English investors, Walsh, and the Venture company of London.
The partner in the transaction, Gross, admitted receiving 50 000 dollars and has not accounted for the sum. He was arrested at the Chicago Athletic club after arriving in Chicago Tuesday evening from London, where he has been since last November.
Portland news reports Boston’s Joe Walcott and Baltimore’s Young Peter Jackson, both colored, fought twenty rounds at the Pastime club. The referee called it a draw after the twentieth round, with Jackson dominating the final five rounds until Walcott clinched and the referee separated them.
David H. Mason former tariff editor and Chicago post office worker dies of pneumonia born 1829 in Philadelphia. William Lyman Squiers long‑time treasurer of New York New Haven Hartford Railroad dies at 72 in Meriden after a career starting as Charter Oak Life Insurance secretary in Hartford and later treasurer of the railroad.
The Middlesex Women's club announces annual membership fees are now due. Treasurer Mrs. Martha M. Pollard will be at club rooms in June on Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. Remittances may be sent to 110 Mansur Street. The time limit expires June 30.
A. G. Pollard & Co offers 5000 pairs of Champion brand rubber tennis oxfords in all sizes for boys, girls, and women. Purchased from the manufacturer’s stock, these shoes that are worth 50c elsewhere are offered at a bargain 35c per pair in the basement shoe department.
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