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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
6
An 1825 established Middlesex County daily proclaims its status as oldest and best. It notes publication daily except Sundays and holidays from the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street, Lowell, with carrier delivery across the area.
Yesterday afternoon was cooler and cloudy with heavy rain late at night. Forenoon was dull and dreary. The reading shows a thermometer around 29.93 29.72 29.65 and temperatures near 68 58 63.
Boston reports cloudy but generally fair conditions with fair weather tonight and a fresh to brisk south to southwest wind on Thursday. A storm warning issued at 9 30 am notes a storm center over the upper St Lawrence moving east with strong southeast winds today shifting to the southwest tonight.
Lowell Daily Courier reports Senator Lodge’s speech defending U S policy in the Philippines. He condemns anti government critics while praising U S soldiers and warns that withdrawal would harm both nations. He insists no army outrage will be tolerated and rebels will be pursued as enemies.
The Springfield Republicans obituary lauds Admiral Sampson as a steadfast, capable commander whose career included a major naval battle and a long West Indian campaign. It notes his retirement due to mental and physical strain, laments calumny, and ponders Cuba and Philippine independence with caution about growth toward self rule.
The piece argues the president is right to keep a strong U.S. presence in the Philippines to avoid inviting ongoing internal conflict and to safeguard any potential independence, comparing with Cuba and criticizing calls for withdrawal. It notes reactions from The New York Tribune and Philadelphia Press and discusses broader imperial policy.
A rule from Dr. Hale urges daily conversation with one’s superior. The writer credits the rule as excellent and questions whether Hale himself follows it. The piece notes the difficulty of locating a true superior for a giant like Edward Everett Hale.
The city faces delays on the farm repair order with critics urging restraint. They deem the expenditure foolish and suggest economies would be better directed to other areas, citing filthy vermin-infested city farm buildings.
A statistician notes 10 men can line up in a single file in 3 628 800 distinct orders. This shows factorial growth, as the number of permutations equals 10 factorial. The result underscores combinatorial possibilities for a simple lineup.
The column parodies quick hits on public figures and issues, from Crow and the beef trust in Missouri to Armour and naval moves for Gov Wood. It riffs on taxation, machines and streetcars, predicting court rulings, pension confirmations, and solar light via bulletin boards with a satirical edge.
Readable quotes show calls for a sharp financial check by banks in New York to curb capitalized industry expansion. The Springfield Republican and Albany Journal cite warnings of violent disturbances if inflation continues, urging bank and allied institution action to restore solid ground. The stance underscores patriotism and banking responsibility amid market turmoil.
Mrs Estrada Palma arrives in New York with five children and accompanies by Mr and Mrs David Cornell. They plan to sail Thursday to Havana to join President Palma. Attorney Samuel J Elder leaves Parker house for Winchester, after a month of rheumatism and now improves rapidly.
The State highway commission will hold a hearing at 11 o'clock Thursday in the Pemberton building Boston on Alderman Barton and others petition for an extension of a State highway in Chelmsford street. Those interested in good roads are invited to attend.
A column reflects on boycotting stage Irish stereotypes, local sidewalk construction likened to a careful plaster job, and observations from Tyngsboro to Merrimack river. It recounts Admiral Sampson’s modest meet with President McKinley, praises Judge Russell’s businesslike hearing, and details progress in the Blondin murder case with evolving evidence and the justice system’s patience.
The Blondin case appears heading for trial in September in this city. Harvard microscopist Prof Wood works on key discoveries delaying the open date while strengthening the state's circumstantial case. Blondin is held on a Middlesex indictment, with evidence links growing since his disappearance and the Chelmsford murder probe.
John Shorten longtime editor of the Cripple Creek Herald in Colorado has died at 65. Born in England he served in the Confederate army and was aboard the Trent during the Mason and Slidell seizure. J T Bellows prominent Quaker and Harvard honorary Master of Arts recipient died in London.
Josh Edgar of Germantown Cal says fourteen years of sciatic rheumatism ended after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He reports immediate relief and a complete cure with no return. The liniment is sold by all druggists.
Fragmentary OCR shows mixed numbers including sums like 60,000 and 316,630,47 plus large totals such as 765,046.69 and 1,282,853.84. No clear entities or context available to form a complete item or event.
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