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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
6
The OL Daly Gourier describes the Courier-Citizen as the oldest and best daily in Middlesex County, established 1825 and a daily since 1845. It publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street, Lowell, delivering by carrier for six cents per week.
The day brought light showers after noon and a steady night downpour. The raw, cold atmosphere persisted for weeks, with yesterday and today matching in dreariness and a faint hope of clearing fading. Barometer readings hovered around 29.85 inches while temperatures ranged from 56 to 62 degrees.
Boston June 25 forecast shows a threatening pattern with occasional showers tonight and Friday. Rain is likely in the north while the south remains fair, temperatures trending slightly warmer in New Hampshire and Vermont with light to fresh east winds.
Editorial Rooms 313 Counting Room 315 Job Department 114 Patrons are urged to use care in telephone calls for all notices. Communications about advertising non delivery of papers changes of address and business inquiries should be sent to the business office 315
The Lowell Daily Courier discusses President Roosevelt’s Virginia remark that the United States is “opulent and aggressive.” It argues aggression can align with progress and questions provincial attitudes, then shifts to Amherst College’s farm graduates and the contrast between speculative “get-rich-quick” schemes and legitimate methods, concluding with reflections on Molineux’s prison records and Knight Templar debate.
The column weighs in on the Knights Templar versus templar usage, praises American shipbuilders for the Reliance and defender improvements, and notes Stearns' sentence in the Winchester assaults case. It also comments on Rhode Island politics, weather forecasting wit, local business color, Admiral Clark’s LL D honor, coal supply optimism, and rail accident statistics for 1902.
The piece notes King Peter's ambiguous reception among some Americans and questions his European standing. It highlights Boston's rapid holiday celebrations around Bunker Hill and Hooker Day, praises Harvard alumnus Senator Hearis, mentions Gen Miles observing local companies C and G, and notes Devery’s Tammany Hall challenges. It also touches on cotton prices and weather as background chatter.
A survey shows no passenger deaths on British railways last year while the United States reports 345 killed and 6683 injured. A Kentuckian wins 45 cents in a suit over turnip seed price. Toledo mayor sleeps on a roof under mosquito netting. A New York city missionary claims the pagan population exceeds Tokyo’s by over 100,000. Ottoman authorities treat yachts flying Royal flags as warships requiring imperial clearance to pass the Dardanelles.
A Boston Herald style column mixes weather jabs with political shifts as the Iowa Democrats drop free silver, a June bride receives a rubber plant, and a Harvard proceedings hint at summa cum laude. Pittsburg Phil’s horse Grand Opera is forecast for a strong run. The Day’s marriage notices include Cole-Lowe, wished long life and prosperity.
The piece urges men and even students and women to join Kansas in a vast harvest to match Great Britain and Ireland. It notes 42,000 more workers may be needed beyond current labor and warns of tramps pressed into service as colleges close to bolster the reapers.
Mr Howells leaves New York for his summer home at Kittery Point Missouri where he will stay until late fall Robert Hunter resigns as head worker at the New York University settlement At the Berlin congress Prof William Crookes spoke on radium and related radiant substances The Italian ambassador Mayor des Planches and wife plan Italy trip around July 1 Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota speaks five languages with strong French skills Gen O O Howard and Gen H S Huidekoper to speak at Gettysburg reunion of Federal and Confederate soldiers on July 1
Rev Cornelius Hill known as Chief Onon Gwat Go was ordained at the Episcopal church of the Holy Apostles Hobart mission Oneida Wis He has long served as interpreter and missionary among the Oneida Indians and his ordination honors his faithful services Rev B Talbot Rogers of Grafton Hall Fond du Lac led the ceremony
Elek Ludvig, a leader of the Hungarian revolution and later a Rough Rider ally of Maj. Gen. Julius Stahl, dies at his New York home from heart disease. An exile since 1848, he was a compatriot of Kossuth.
In New York on June 25 E E Smather reportedly bought George E Smith known as Pittsburg Phil and his star running horse Grand Opera for 11000 dollars.
The listing notes G Prince and Son located at 108 Merrimack Street. The entry identifies the business address and the firm name, indicating a local commercial listing or notice from the period.
A large group from local Congregational churches travels to Boston to hear Rev Campbell of London preach at Park Street Church at 8 pm. The visit follows Rev Parker and a presiding address by Rev Clarke. The piece notes council delays, Lowell Lowell/Lynn confusion, and regional strike impacts on wages and cotton markets.
A group led by Dr. Frank H. Davis, including 75 memb ers of the gue club and 50 cars, begins a 1000 mile journey toward Mammoth Cave Kentucky. The party, with a portable repair shop, numbers nearly 200 people at start, plans a Cedar Lake Indiana first night, and splits on day one with twenty cars going south while the rest return to Chicago. The tour is slated for 15 days.
Salmon fishing in the pool under the water works dam at Bangor has been poor this season with only 24 fish taken through the latest count.
Fifteen thousand Chicago garment workers receive an ultimatum from the National Association of Wholesale Clothing Merchants signaling a near lockout. Employers push for a 5 to 10 percent wage rise after weeks of protests for a 15 percent increase. The next two weeks will reveal whether a workers committee arbitration or full wage talks will resolve the dispute.
Reports from good sources indicate Venezuela plans to reestablish its legation in Washington and appoint General Joseph Manuel Hernandez known as El Mocho. Hernandez, about 50, was recently freed from Maracaibo prison after leading revolts and has a crippled arm. he is a carpenter by trade.
The German schooner Neptune arrived from Jaluit with dispatches identifying the wreck reported near Milloe Island by the Carrie and Annie as the four masted tall Tallant of this port. The 471 ton vessel left Vancouver August 31, 1902 for Mollendo and was posted missing March 31. Cargo lumber being salvaged, no trace of captain or crew. Tallant owned by J Jensen, commander Captain Hoffland.
After seven weeks touring the United States, the 47 German delegates studying agriculture prepare to return home. Leader says Americans admire the people most, but a German student notes American universities lack beer, claiming beer fuels German student enthusiasm unlike water in schools.
New York report ties Rev Anson Phelps Stokes and relatives withdrawal from active university settlement work to a planned new settlement with broader aims. The initiative would be inaugurated immediately in the East River slums, expanding outreach to the East Side poor.
Ed ward M. Slayton of Manchester known as the egg king and produce dealer warns of a national potato shortage. He cites frost and floods in Call valley Memphis Virginia areas reducing early crop supply, with 30 million to be fed by 12 million slated tonnage. Prices rise from 2.25 to 4.35 a bushel as relief seems unlikely.
Springfield reports 11 year old Frank Cassidy was taken from his bed and arrested for manslaughter in the death of 8 year old Thomas Kelley. Kelley died after stomach injuries, allegedly inflicted by Cassidy when Kelley visited Cassidy’s home. Cassidy admitted kicking Kelley, claiming he was drawn into the fight. The case marks a rare overnight detention of a Massachusetts minor under current law.
The World’s Fair Company has spent 8.5 million in cash by the start of June. It informs the commission it will seek to draw 5 million from the treasury between now and September, likely in August. Contracts already let would nearly exhaust the 10 million authorized before government funds are drawn.
The Chicago board of arbitration raises wages for about 1000 railway express drivers and conductors by an average of 10 percent. The union sought uniform pay with a top of 75 dollars monthly, and the deal covers seven Chicago express companies. It bans discrimination against union men and gives extra pay for Sunday work, with one Sunday off per month. The agreement runs for one year from June 15.
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