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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1902
Page
6
Oldest Middlesex county daily since 1825 with 6 cent weekly carrier delivery. Publication at Courier Citizen Building Lowell Merrimack Street, daily except Sundays and holidays. Courier Citizen Company.
Boston, March 11. Forecast shows partly cloudy but generally fair conditions for Massachusetts. Tonight and Wednesday look warmer except on the coast. brisk southwest winds noted. Weather readings include barometer and temperatures with indications of a springlike pattern continuing today and tomorrow.
The article notes Secretary John D Long will resign after a celebrated tenure guiding the navy through the Spanish War. It lauds his masterful leadership, recalls criticism of Admiral Schley, and predicts Massachusetts will welcome him home to Boston with applause. The piece emphasizes Long’s record as a faithful public officer and the president’s reluctant praise.
The Boston Transcript condemns a small union action by railway workers who loaded and moved goods, calling it folly that harms public goodwill. It argues the strike hurts the broader cause and urges a speedy settlement while condemning penalties for participating workers.
The column weighs in on wage strikes and the ethics of labor action, noting justified wage demands and questionable aims when unions press to hire or fire. It references Methuen’s disaster, Boer warfare, and frontier tactics, then shifts to U S political contests, Socialists in Massachusetts, Moody’s Senate seat, and Kruger’s waning hope. It comments on French royal interest in Edward VII and Loubet, contrasting Paris reception with Czarist pomp.
The article notes Dr. Pfeiffer remains firmly anti vaccination and unlikely to gain new followers. Massachusetts will lead the navy department. Congressman Moody, though not long in Washington, is a recognized figure in Congress. A Boer victory is cited as proof that British victory is not assured and Methuen faces a strong opposition.
The new secretary, a Western figure, starts work early to move things along and put in a full day. The piece argues Southern respect for Booker Washington wanes after the Prince’s recognition, noting race prejudice resists common sense and justice.
Prince Henry may begin to have visions of a good rest on shipboard once safe from shore. He will learn what it means to escape from one's friends as the voyage continues.
Boston residents endure ongoing labor strike activity as workers stage walkouts and protests. The pattern reflects rising labor unrest in the area, impacting daily life and business operations across multiple sectors.
A collage of short remarks touches on Blondin indictments, prison breaks, vaccination, horse talk, Boston strikes, Henry and Edward crowns, Cuba sugar woes, Prince Henry trips, German imperial tour, Justice Gaynor’s wordiness, and Hetty Green’s tax burden urging Carnegie style evasion.
Thomas B. Reed argued an insurance case before the supreme bench in Boston yesterday attracting a crowd. Gen Charles G Loring retires from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts directorship at 73 after leading since 1870. At Nashua Church of the Good Shepherd Rector James Goodwin announced acceptance of the Christchurch Hartford rectorship effective April 20. Rev Margaret B Barnard of Chelsea accepts call from First Congregational church Rowe. Nat Goodwin poker story unverified amid Campbells bridge tale. Chin Tan Sun, richest Chinaman in America, built a San Francisco lottery fortune after arriving in steerage. Charles Eliot Norton elected president of the Longfellow memorial association of Massachusetts. Senator Gallinger sent a Bible to the Library of Congress, second such request in 42 years. Captain William Driver of Salem credited with naming the flag Old Glory in 1851 aboard brig Charles Doggett now on view at Essex Institute. Prof Clement L Webster of Charles City Iowa found mound builder tombs along Little Cedar river in Floyd county revealing potential archaeology insights.
The Boston press notes Gov. Crane’s recommendations largely enacted and highlights stronger US Spain trade, with 1901 top trade year. Moody joins the Navy department as the President’s pick, seen as a fit for Massachusetts influence. Gov. Long’s value lies in cabinet insight and congressional ties, while New England’s maritime legacy is recalled with Essex district ties and regional naval pride.
A critique of price cutting in rug sales warns buyers against fake discounts and notes that genuine staples should not be sold below market. The column shifts to a Chinese feet binding ban, contrasts with corset critiques, and mocks grand opera in Boston. It ends with a mix of civic letters and wartime dispatches from Washington on Boer prisoners and district realignments.
A Boston Herald telegram from Omaha describes a plan by Harriman firms to route Oriental traffic via western lines competing with the Suez route. It notes rapid improvements on Union Pacific and connected lines, with shorter Omaha to coast travel and potential overall continental time cuts, boosting freight access to Atlantic steamship schedules.
Tests on Australian mail shipments show the all American route can compete with the Suez path. The findings indicate the western route offers a feasible alternative for transpacific and global mail delivery, potentially influencing route selection and logistics planning.
Albert E B Hyde recounts a frontier clash at a saloon over a stolen cross-tie scheme. Territory Bill faces a dog with a Colt’s 45, but Bill’s cool nerve and quiet defiance force the would-be killer to retreat. A tense, fade-to-silence standoff ends with Territory’s weary remark and a drink.
A male speaker admires a woman's piano playing and hopes to be noticed. He laments age and longing, wishing to be older and to win her attention, even suggesting a past beau has faded. The piece conveys nostalgic, flirtatious sentiment from a Chicago Record-Herald source.
Picture framing offered for any rescription to frame. Maker's shop sits at the corner of John and Merrimeck streets, in the proper place for this kind of work.
Lowell Gas Light Co offers a large lot of second hand gas ranges for sale at very low prices. Some units are as good as new and available now to buyers.
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