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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1902
Page
6
The Middlesex county paper traces origins to 1825 with daily status from 1845. It is published every day except Sundays and holidays at Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack street in Lowell. Carrier delivery is six cents a week citywide.
The Lowell mill article urges calm, factual discussion between mill agents and employers over a ten percent wage increase demand. It argues that a conference with accredited representatives is needed, warns of strike consequences, and calls for immediate adoption of a fair, shared truth through frank negotiation. It stresses avoiding antagonism and seeking common ground for justice.
The piece argues for equity court power to curb interstate rate discrimination, notes light punishment vs future restraint, and comments on Cuba’s May 20 handover with US troop withdrawal. It critiques Neely and Rathbone in Cuba postal frauds, Boston’s tree care dispute, and a Kentucky representative’s “miserable creature” remark amid unseating in the House.
A collage of quips and observations ranges from weather and Cuba to legal milestones. Notes mention May and July, a Harvard sum of 450000 dollars, Neely Rathbone and Reeves, and no Cuba Libre shouting. Maryland permits women to practice law as politics provoke temperance debates and editorials.
Quotations from multiple papers discuss a New York firebug seeking notoriety through arson, a Boston Reverend railing at the fate of the housewife, gold receipts under the gold standard, General Miles and a potential 1902 presidential bid, and Lowell strike turmoil. The selections reflect editorial stances and public opinion on social roles, finance, politics, and labor unrest.
For two days Miss Ella Burkes millinery opening showcases spring styles. Pollard building parlors at 20 Palmer street feature trimmed hats and bonnets. Miss Burke and assistants craft handsome models in her workroom, tailoring each order to fit individual form and features.
The passage ponders the ripple effects if cotton and wool operatives join Olneyville strikers, with painters and carpenters facing trouble. It asks who gains or loses, who is better off, and notes the heavy financial burden if a local strike reduces earnings for workers already living paycheck to paycheck.
Newspapers label the subsidy bill and the river and harbor bill as raids hoping they ruin each other financially. The note hopes action to widen and deepen Boston harbor so ships avoid midnight sailings and groundings at high tide.
The Hon. Joe Manley hopes to be Governor of Maine in 1904. He reportedly refuses the assistant postmaster generalship to avoid political trammels, a stance tied to an early campaign mood. If he wants the governorship he probably will pursue it.
A watchdog in Centralville trained to protect an elderly resident has led to a conflict with mail carriers. The Newfound land, wary of gray uniforms and bundles, attacked carriers, prompting a muzzle order. separate notes recount a Washington Post item on Senator Pettus and light vignettes on opera stars and local debates.
Insanity experts examine Jane Toppan detailing memory lapses, writing to friends about "Important matters," and self talk while observed near Amherst New Hampshire. The doctors review alleged motives in multiple poisonings, suspecting monetary gain. the case may hinge on ongoing expert testimony and familial links. A note on headaches and a stomach remedy follows.
A Lowell clubman notes indoor tennis craze as ping pong replaces billiard and dining tables. He compares ping pong’s low cost to 90c gas, calling both heating outfits and highlighting Lowell Gas Light Co. experimental gas heating showcases.
Isaac B Hon Allen, a colored politician once a governor's council aide, is set to become a Baptist minister. Rev James K Ewer resigns from Union Baptist Providence to lead Maplewood Baptist Malden, beginning the first Sunday in May.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry EB Robinson of Wild er Street on Monday March 344. The proud parents announce the arrival of their newborn, greeting relatives and friends.
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