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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
6
The oldest daily paper in Middlesex County, Daly Gar GHA, established in 1845, publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street Lowell. Carrier delivery within city at 12 cents a week or 59 cents a month.
The Courier dominates Low ell with the largest readership and a daily expanding circulation list. Circulation Books open to all.
Announcement shows Boston and Maine Railroad service between Lowell and Boston with details for Middle Street Station. Limited readable text indicates schedules and platform notes for riders accessing Middlesex Street stop.
The Lowell Daily Courier critiques Massachusetts governor race coverage, mocks Mrs Nation, and notes editor Rosewater’s canvass. It cites Senate revenue changes, stamp tax reductions, Evarts’ memory, and gas stock authority for Lowell Gas Light with par value shifts. It laments Philippine policy, warns against commercial greed, and objects to imperial ambitions.
The Boston Associated Board of Trade urges city ownership of the proposed Washington street subway. If approved, Boston should own all subways, a stance reflecting a push for municipal control over rapid transit.
The article argues that cities states and nations may increasingly own water gas electric light and transit systems while trusts and monopolies grow and threaten minority shareholders. It warns of promoter greed and moguls like Morgan and Vanderbilt riding a global consolidation until public backlash and reform could force widespread public ownership and restraint on private power.
A collage of brief quotations discusses how prohibition might have altered Mrs Nation's episode, notes an Indiana mob's lynching evidence of regional indifference, highlights Miss Helen Gould's debut as an author urging better social surroundings for soldiers, and comments on Cuba's debt relief as a condition for independence.
Manchester Union reports strong local support for the proposed boulevard funded by state appropriation. The plan follows a commission led by Gov. Rollins era member and Nashua representative Albert Shedd, with routes along the coast from the Massachusetts line to Portsmouth and inland from Tyngsboro through Nashua, Manchester, and beyond toward the Pemigewasset valley and White Mountains. Supporters say the road benefits New Hampshire and would attract visitors from Massachusetts, aiding southern and central regions.
The piece reflects on Lowell’s 75th anniversary with Lieut. E F W Thompson’s poem The Song of the Loom, recalling Civil War veteran figures, old civic life, and a march of modern comforts from trolley cars to electric lights. It notes milk inspectors improving quality, winter weather impact, and the official town observance urging citizens to uphold the city’s industrial heritage and future growth.
The speaker urges bequests to posterity and a measured, glorious trust in the living to improve the world. He reflects on aging residents who recall events from decades past and notes that eventually the younger generation will become the elders. He envisions Lowell celebrating a centennial or near centennial anniversary as the torch passes.
Fannie A Hardy aged 53 died yesterday at her home 22 Third street leaving brothers William J of Lowell and Frank W of Andover and sister Mrs Mary BE Hosmer. She was a teacher in public schools. William N Merritt aged 48 years nine months died Thursday at 20 Daley Street. He was a well known carpenter and is survived by a widow and several children.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday for Joseph Marceau who died in an electric car accident last Tuesday. Mass at St. Joseph’s, burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Margaret Lawler’s funeral followed from 73 Summer Street with a 9 am Requiem at St. Peter’s, choir led by James E. Donnelly, burial in Catholic cemetery. Also noted were obituaries for Anna Ouilette age 2 years 7 months, Joseph Cambre age 1 month, and Fannie A. Hardy age 53. Funeral directors were Albert and J H McDermott.
Clarence Fairburn son of marketman George Fairburn entertained twenty male friends at his Stackpole street home to celebrate his tenth birthday. A musical program featured piano selections by Florence Fairburn and graphophone pieces, plus dancing. Guests received confectionery boxes on departure. Mr and Mrs D D Small of Nashua New Hampshire are registered at the Parker house in Boston this week. John F Hynes has joined the Burgomaster company in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
In this city on February 28 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Watson of 32 Abbott street. In Pawtucketville on February 27 a daughter arrived to Mr. and Mrs. J M Wotton of 16 Wright street. Meanwhile reports say about forty new hotels are planned in New York along the rapid transit tunnel line.
An old advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe simple cure for catarrh of the stomach and indigestion. It describes symptoms such as bloating sour risings and a coated tongue and claims the tablets aid digestion after meals. Testimonials from N J Booker in Chicago and a general note about availability at drug stores support the product.
Mr A H Findlay, a renowned golf expert, now lectures on golf with clear, accessible style and emphasizes correct stance and grip. He features biographical pictures of a match between Harry Vardon and himself in Lowell, Mass, showing real motion and slowdowns that reveal proper technique and timing.
Middlesex probate court cites heirs and creditors of Elizabeth W Baldwin also known as Elizabeth T Baldwin late of Billerica to show cause why JOSEPH JAQUITH should be granted letters of administration without bond. Court date March 12, 1901 at nine in the forenoon with notice via Lowell Daily Courier for three weeks. The hearing is in Cambridge.
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