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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
6
Oldest Middlesex county daily founded 1825 with 1845 daily status. Published at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell. Delivery by carrier six cents a week.
Yesterday's rain persisted from noon into the night with light showers in the afternoon and forenoon. Forecasters in Boston report clearing and cooler conditions by Sunday across Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with brisk eastern winds and the same trend for Massachusetts with clearing late tonight and Sunday.
The Lowell strike ends through citizen committee effort with urged patience and a cautious wage outlook. Officials praise both agents and operatives for moderation while warning against artificial raises and predicting future increases only as trade conditions permit. The paper lauds Lowell’s textile labor leadership and calls for fairness to secure lasting peace.
The Fan River Globe notes that in southern cotton manufacturing the labor movement shows a shifting trend. It asserts events indicate a near future where labor advantages may shift in favor of workers and affect production dynamics.
The piece argues labor costs in the South will rise toward New England levels due to stronger trades unions among mill workers, while southern mills must still import long-staple cotton and pay more for coal, potentially erasing any wage advantages over the North. It notes Fitchburg weavers joining Olneyville in a sympathetic strike and critiques recent congressional missteps and state legislative sessions.
Easter Day promises a cheerful mood as fears of widespread unemployment threaten the city’s main industry. With the cloud lifted, workers and families anticipate renewed energy and festive spirit this season.
A reflective cauldron of civic pride and labor talk framed around Walter Christmas and the end of a strike. The piece mocks sensational claims about conspiracies, praises union strength in Lowell, and lampoons public memory with sly references to Butler Hayes and Confederate symbols.
An old spinner from the Lowell mills recounts his diary entries from April 1875 describing union efforts, arrests, boycotts, and employer intimidation during a strike backed by non union labor and financial aid from Fall River. The piece also notes Boston gossip about Col. Olin and remarks on merchants suspending purchases as a strike risk loomed.
The item surveys varied opinions on imperial policy and state governance. It references New York and New Jersey adjournments, Massachusetts lawmaking, anti imperialist rhetoric, Col Watterson, and Rhode Island divorce reform proposals, noting a Rhode Island bill requiring two years residency before divorce hearings with near unanimous senate opposition but House support.
In Butte March 29 court testimony from attorneys and a former associate of John Paulsen, former state architect, asserts he did not die by own action five years ago as believed but is alive and likely living with his family in Germany. Paulsen faced bribery charges over nearly $10,000 from contractors for state and educational buildings. He reportedly traveled to Helena to obtain funds, then was claimed dead with no inquest and sealed remains. His widow reportedly left for Germany with the coffin and a $6000 life insurance payout was made. The alive claim arose during a case linked to alleged building frauds.
William Brophy, one of two men who held up the Dominion saloon in December, was found guilty in the territorial court in Seattle and sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Dudas. The judge lamented that flogging could not be added to the punishment.
Eu clide Cinqman, 32, suffered a severe crush injury to his left hand at Bean and Lombard's moulding shop yesterday morning. Surgeons amputated the hand at the knuckles after he was taken to the Emergency hospital.
Seven year old Grant Genelle of Cheever street is a new smallpox case. He was admitted to the contagious diseases hospital on Friday during St. John's Easter sale at Huntington hall on Thursday, April 3.
Ambergris is discussed as a substance tied to sperm whales. The piece notes its presence in cetacean alimentary canals, describes ambergris as a biliary concretion formed during disease, and explains its initial soft, foul state that hardens to a sweet earthy aroma after air exposure, with historical curiosity about its origin.
William McCroskey, 28, sworn in as Washington's governor, succeeding ex Governor Rogers. He hails from Tennessee and is the son of Rev Solon McCroskey, a Methodist minister. The Bastien siblings of Galena Ill total 348 years across four brothers and two sisters, youngest 77 and oldest 93. Rev Dr F W Gunsaulus of Chicago to preach at Dr Parker's City Temple London during part of the summer.
An admonition against coffee use describing it as a dangerous false friend that harms health. It argues coffee causes dyspepsia heart and kidney trouble and that patients eventually switch to Postum Food Coffee, which improves health with no effort.
The excerpt paints a Civil War era scene with Northern defeat feared yet a distant cheer from the South. It credits Imperial Orleans and Butler, praising Frederic T. Greenhalge for steadfast leadership. The tone preserves a commemorative voice amid conflict and praise.
Lowell, March 12, 1902. Asieri seized under a Lowell Police Court execution for Jerome Marble against Amanda J. Washburn. Public auction scheduled for April 14, 1902 at 2 PM in Room 9 Hil dreth Building, Lowell. Two parcels on Marshall Street described with exact bounds and deed history, totaling about 8,370 square feet.
Consumers are advised to stay indoors and use Chamberlain's cough remedy as directed for a quick recovery. The text claims the remedy counteracts progression to pneumonia, considered the serious danger, and asserts thousands of users have recovered. Sold by all druggists.
The Massachusetts probate court issues a citation to heirs and interested persons of William T. Willis late of Lowell asking them to appear April 15 1902 at nine in the morning. Charles Belmary requests letters testamentary with a coexecutor who declines bond. Publication required weekly for three weeks in Lowell Daily Courier and service to known parties seven days before the hearing.
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