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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1902
Page
6
The item notes the Courier-Citizen, Middlesex county’s oldest daily paper since 1825 and a daily from 1845, published every day except Sundays and holidays at Merrimack Street Lowell. It mentions carrier delivery at 6 cents a week and credits the Courier-Citizen Company.
The Lowell Daily Courier argues the core issue is whether the United States should remain in the islands. It disputes anti administration claims of imperialism and cruelty, insisting policy aims to help Filipinos establish a free stable government and fulfill Paris treaty obligations.
The piece argues Oxford clings to classical study while the world shifts toward practicality, noting Cecil Rhodes scholarships might blend new spirit with tradition. It defends Mr Nelson against being treated as an oracle, criticizing anti administration bias and highlighting the need for credible political analysis beyond his view. England hesitates to aid Martinique due to parliamentary considerations, suggesting external factors influence timely action.
The article notes Connecticut nearing a compromise on representation based on population, with two representatives for towns 2,000 to 50,000 and three for 50,000 to 100,000 plus one for each extra 60,000. It frames this as a pivotal step toward proportional legislature, while recounting political shifts involving Croker and Tammany hall and religious debates over Genesis and orthodoxy.
A Chicago woman refuses a nominal nomination for school trustee citing she must dedicate time to her two years old child. A separate note reports Porto Ricans advancing in civilization with a $20,000 automobile order. In St Petersburg two groups favor horse meat for different reasons. Ohio stands alone in banning sale of wood alcohol as a poison.
The piece notes lilac blooms and contrasts two bushes in a yard while recounting Old Home Week planning, coal price anxiety, a dangerous tame coon exhibit, and a cautious view on future coal shortages. It surveys civic budgets, a seminary proposal, and a centennial postponement amid community sentiment.
A sweeping column surveys rising coal prices and supply worries, a real estate boom fueling good deeds, and global quirks from Spain to Cuba. It mocks Boston’s blue laws, cites Carrie Nation jailed again, and hints a Mormon senator hopeful amid a Ladies' Republican Club boom. It mentions King Alfonso’s decorations and local bail-bond headlines.
The selections critique strikes and compulsory arbitration as well as political handling of labor, foreign aid, and constitutional concerns. They question Massachusetts funding for St Louis 1904 show, Knox’s stance on territories and statehood, and regional resistance to rapid territorial admission. The tone is opinionated, era-specific commentary from various newspapers.
The Baptist church of Antrim New Hampshire extended a call to Rev W Braisted of Newton Centre Massachusetts. Prof James Hardy Ropes of Harvard Divinity School declined the principalship of the Phillips Andover Academy. A new committee will make another selection. John A Kasson has almost recovered from a severe surgical operation in Washington. Rev C P Lombard has accepted a call to the First Unitarian Church of Schenectady New York.
Andover May 17 President Charles O Day of the Andover Theological Seminary spoke on the relocation controversy. He argued for building up the seminary in Andover with board backing, outlined five options including Cambridge affiliation, independent Cambridge, ties to Yale or Hartford, dissolution, or a vigorous effort to stay in Andover. He warned against absorption by Harvard, and emphasized locality, history, and mission.
Professor H W Wiley chief chemist of the department of agriculture argues in response to high beef prices for broader use of cereals such as Indian corn wheat oats rye and rice. He says cereals provide full nourishment energy and steady digestion suitable for sustained hard manual labor, while meats digest quickly but do not sustain long-term exertion.
A poem from 1895 recounts a fairy visiting gentian blossoms beside a brook. One blossom is denied dew, the fairy’s favor shifts to the other, the first fades as winter approaches, and a moral hints at vanity and beauty's brevity amid changing seasons. France’s canal spending is noted, with plans for more. Hose weather and a hardware warranty conclude the excerpt.
A compact record notes collateral details for loans, real estate, and corporate dealings. It mentions real estate owned and individual and corporate parties, with terse classifications of securities and liens. The fragment indicates a focus on collateral and property tied to loans.
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