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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1902
Page
6
Saturday afternoon and night brought temperate conditions with signs of improvement. Sunday offered perfect weather, neither hot nor cold, while Monday opened fair though a light noon haze covered the sky, with barometer and temperature readings noted.
The article weighs the volcanic disasters of St Pierre and Pompeii. It notes uncertainty in Pompeii deaths, estimates 15,000 to 50,000 residents, and suggests St Pierre may have suffered a slightly greater loss of life. Refugee numbers are discussed, with Pompeii’s population inflated by summer visitors and Pompeii’s figures seen as less valuable for direct comparison.
A correspondent argues against labeling Republican policy imperial and asserts the US aims to grant self-government to the Filipinos. The reply distinguishes premises from policy, defending Roosevelt and McKinley as truthful about the administration’s aims and rejecting anti imperialist misreadings of the issue.
The essay notes rising immigration from Europe and Asia with 178 604 arrivals in early year, 25 120 last week, and 73 667 in April, marking records. It links higher immigration to national development and strained demand for food products.
The passage notes that more large clubs pledging abstinence from meat could rapidly swell vegetarian numbers, arguing high beef prices might push nonadherents to join. It compares beef eating to a habit and suggests people could be healthier without it, predicting a substantial dietary shift.
The piece critiques Congressman Knox for pursuing statehood for New Mexico Oklahoma and Arizona. It questions partisan motives and policy value in adding three new states, suggesting skepticism about the measure. The brief implies debate within the era on territorial admission and party alignment.
A collage of editorials on Governor Jefferson Davis of Arkansas pardons, crime bravura by Heity Green, Norway's population loss, Martinique eruptions, Beaumont oil wells halting after earthquakes, and Gen Blackmar nose pulling with a nod to political prospects and Lovering unlikely successor.
Paul Leicester Ford’s wife shows grace by allowing burial alongside the man who killed him, his brother. Wu Ting-Fang enjoys fan tan like many, finds ping pong dull. Croquet seems tame next to football. A new Bulwer-Lytton is urged to chronicle the St Pierre disaster. Pompeii pales beside this new evidence of earth’s ignorance.
The speaker asserts that Senator Tillman’s extravagances and eccentricities are unlikely to damage the Democratic party. His erratic statements are described as having little impact on himself, his party, or others.
The unusually cold Friday night was tied to expectations of an enormous peach crop, but new reports now suggest the crop will fail as before, signaling a potential downturn after prior optimism.
A brisk note observes that even a savvy steamship man struggles to name current owners across lines and suggests a daily revised version is needed to stay updated. It mentions Mrs. Catherine Soffel receiving two years for aiding an escape, and muses on Britain’s costly war against the Boers along with protectionist duties on hides and inevitable spring turmoil in coal districts.
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia viewed Rheinstein Castle from Prince George of Hohenzollern who died May 4. Walter L Myles eighteen of Edwarddale, a West Chester normal school junior, died Sunday from injuries after being hit by a pitched ball in a Saturday baseball game in West Chester Pennsylvania.
A column notes several curious items including a 16% pound landlocked salmon caught by Dr G S Phelps in Clearwater Lake Maine. It mentions a Norwegian invention for a cannon, Paris as the largest university, and various world geography and weight comparisons.
A quirky roundup of oblique references spans Morgan and air ships, a sleeping volcano, Knox hammering out plans, and the soap trust avoiding trouble. The walking delegate is blamed for a coal strike while underground methods may be pardoned. Riot at Barnum’s circus in France and a French laugh about Rue. The beef trust faces fees from the attorney general and money’s sway in Washington. Central America sees a call for spring medicine as earth’s blood flows.
A compilation of brief editorial snippets from various papers including the Boston Herald Atlanta Constitution Record Connecticut convention debate and Ohio State Journal. The passages critique pardons representation schemes liberalism illiberality and political indecision with pointed, era-typical sarcasm.
Editor Courier letters debate the term imperialism and the Philippine War with arguments for and against. The writer accuses imperialists of power and corruption, cites Luzon casualties, and warns of political consequences in the next House while urging Courier to declare a clear stance.
Saturday notification confirms a $100 annual salary increase for thirteen post office clerks effective July 1. Named recipients include John H. Farrell Albert Sparks William Garvey John Enright Charles Nevers George J. Gately William Burns John J. Ivers Jean G. Cole Edward Welch Charles Ward and Jesse Chapman.
The piece records a chilly spring with slow seed germination for nasturtiums and radishes, uncertain apple blossoms though fall apples and cider varieties show promise, and many peach trees already flowering. It notes a local Boston trader finding trout in streams, and a Middlesex county butcher shifting to fish due to price trusts. It mentions cooperative summer rentals, large suckers caught in Chesterfield, Rangeley Lake fishing memory, and frost damage threatening peach, plum, and Baldwin apple crops amid a generally large apple year.
Frank Luscomb and Edward W. Lucas narrowly escaped drowning after their dory overturned off Willows in Salem harbor. Heavy winds, a ballastless boat, and exhaustion forced a perilous struggle. rescue came from George H. Millett and nearby helpers. Both men were treated at William N. Clark’s cottage before returning home.
A house lot will be given free to the first couple wed at Washington Park as an incentive to young men to become Ben edicts. Arrangements should be made at the company office 90 Prescott Street. The Goodyear Shoe Repairing Co at 58 Middle Street Lewell chronicles its new acquisition with modern machinery for general repair. Elsewhere the paper lists prices.
In Municipal Affairs Frederick A. Wood argues for a state and local tax plan based on intrastate comity, linking corporate excess taxation to the plant site rather than residence. He suggests applying this to steam railways telegraph firms and other industries with mixed local and statewide reach, detailing potential gains for Boston and manufacturing cities like Lawrence and Lowell, while noting possible shifts in assessors’ incentives and broader revenue effects.
Massachusetts debates over taxing machinery in Holyoke and Lowell as protests against assessor valuations intensify. The article discusses how corporate stock taxes, distribution methods, and potential shifts toward population or state-treasury allocations reflect a period of transition in taxing policy.
Deputy Superintendent Welch issued a Saturday notice stating bootblack shops and street bootblacks must close by 11 o clock on Sundays. The statute allows business until 11 am and penalizes any bootblack open after 1 am. notice approved Feb 21, 1901.
In East Chelmsford on a Saturday afternoon, Charles Brown's buildings were burned to the ground. The blaze began in a barn fed by sparks from a nearby house chimney, destroying the barn, rabbit house, 3 tons of hay, 2 harnesses, 25 hens, 15 rabbits, 3 pigs, 2 shepherd dogs, a hay rack and a buggy, with two horses saved. Lowell fire department responded quickly, bringing steamer, two hose carriages and a chemical under Assistant Chief Norton to save the house.
Early Saturday burglars entered H. P. N. Dall & Co. on Main Street and stole about 800 dollars in chains silverware and small jewelry. They gained entry by stacking boxes to reach the rear window and left with no crew. Townspeople may demand a night patrolman.
Advertisements warn that Mrs. Hetty Green carries a revolver and a large sum of money, a risky tip for bold highwaymen.
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