Senator Fairbanks and Cuban policy color 1901 politics
The Lowell paper weighs 1901 issues from Fairbanks entering the presidential race to Platt amendments in Cuba and the insular cases. It notes resignations of South Carolina senators, Tillman democracy, the Carnegie gift dispute, Vergennes bank, and a Chinese indemnity target. It critiques the Supreme Court, a clerical error risking damages, and calls for wary, measured judgment amid national tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
McLaurin Democracy
Tillman Democracy
Tillmanism
South
Noose by clerical error, jokes, and political upheaval
An opinion piece rails at a possible clerical error in a murder verdict as unjust, mocks long range weather forecasts by Professor Pickering, and questions the Pawtucket bridge repair. It notes McLaurin and Tillman resignations aiming to reclaim seats, predicts party shifts, and foresees Tillmanian return to the Senate amid South Carolina Democratic dynamics.
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Pickering
Harvard
McLaurin-Tillman
McLaurin
Tillman
Senate of the
United States
Washington
South Carolina
Senate
Tillmanite
Supreme Court Porto Rico Decisions Spar Over Territorial Policy
The court sustains Congress authority to levy duties on imports from Porto Rico and limits the idea that the constitution follows the flag. No Philippine ruling yet, but Porto Rico may shape that status. The decisions signal a new policy, leave questions unsettled, and prompt calls for more legislation amid a growing national contest over territories.
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Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Congress
Philippines
Monroe Doctrine praised by Staats-Zeitung
The New York Staats-Zeitung critiques Senator Lodge's Buffalo address not on substance but on delivery. It supports the Monroe Doctrine as sensible policy and warns against foreign power encroachment, favoring prevention over later possible action.
Strange Wheelman and crowded Tyngs Island golf in a day
A local reader reports a near-accident with a wheelman riding along Nesmith and East Merrimack streets and avoiding a crash by luck. The piece notes crowded golf courses on holidays, forecasts an 18-hole layout if popularity continues, and includes weather totals for May. It also recounts a humorous encounter with the Benevolent Gentleman and two bright children, ending with a misaddressed compliment to the siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesmith
East Merrimack
East Merrimack Street
Tyng’s Island
Monroe Doctrine defended amid German pressure and warnings
The article argues against German attempts to push foreign interests in the East and urges strong American assertiveness to uphold the Monroe Doctrine. It highlights Senator Lodge's emphatic warnings and cites the Staats-Zeitung's stance that while the doctrine can be misused, its core principle must stand. It characterizes the German emperor as flighty and suggests US statesmen will restrain him.
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Germany
Lodge
Teast
United States
Staats-Zeitung
Senator Lodge
Quotations on Weather, Politics and Trade Echoed
A collage quotes Harvard astronomer Pickering denying lunar influence on weather, Carnegie’s donation to Scottish universities, Elliott Danforth doubting David B Hill for president, final entries timing after semi finals, and U S Germany trade ties with Dingley tariff reciprocity to curb rivalries.
Degeneracy Claims Mark Modern Fashion Shifts
Professor Starr of Chicago University labels middle hair parting, new shirt waist style for men, and tattooing as evidence of alarming societal decline, reflecting concerns over changing norms.
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Prof
Starr
Chicago University
After Harvest Time Barrel Work Continues
The Kansas City Journal notes that even after harvest, labor shifts to smashing barrels of beer, reflecting ongoing tasks and rural work rhythms in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Kansas City Journal
Goyette and Brouillette Marry at St Josephs Church
Mr Domino Goyette and Miss Victoria Brouillette wed Monday at 3 pm in the parochial residence of St Josephs church. Rev Fr Mangin officiated. Alphonsine Goyette served as bridesmaid and Amedee D Dube was best man.
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Domino Goyette
Victoria Brouilette
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Mangin
O. M. IL
Oblate Fathers of
Lowell
Alphonsine Goyette
Amedee D. Dube
Boott Corporation
Antoine Mainville Weds Miss Glora Montbleau at Merrimack St
The marriage occurred Monday at the Oblate Fathers residence on Merrimack Street with Rev Fr Paquette officiating. Witnesses were Arthur Dionne and Nicholas Montbleau.
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Antoine Mainville
Glora Montbleau
Oblate Fathers
Merrimack Street
Fr. Paquette
Arthur Dionne
Nicholas Montbleau
Mevis and Taylor Wed in Oblates Chapel Ceremony
In Merrirmack street chapel at the parochial residence Edgar L. Mevis and Miss Margaret Taylor were joined in matrimony by Rev. Fr. Gagnon. Witnesses were Miss Elizabeth Taylor and J. Mevis.
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the Oblates
Merrirmack Street
Edgar L. Mevis
Margaret Taylor
Fr. Gagnon
Elizabeth Taylor
J. Mevis
Woman recalls preventing danger with Chamberlain cough remedy
A mother recounts how her three children, including a three month old baby, endured whooping cough last summer without illness or malnutrition after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She notes the eldest daughter called for cough syrup between paroxysms and urges others to buy the remedy from druggists.
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Jessie Pinkey Hall
Springfield
Ala
Summer Resorts Guides for the NYNH&H Railroad
The passenger department of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad offers summer resort pamphlets east of New London and Willimantic. Titles include Manual of Summer Resorts and guides to Nantucket Newport Jamestown Narragansett Pier and more. Requests can be sent to terminal station Boston with postage stamps.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New London
Willimantic
South Shore
Plymouth
Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket
Newport
Jamestown
Conanicut Island
Narragansett Pier
N. Y
N. H
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Middlesex County
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Bedford
Western Division
The
Lowell Daily Courier
Fairbanks
Indiana
Republican Party
Stevens
Carnegie
London
Platt
Cuba
Vergennes Bank
Ean
Pawtucket
Pawtucket Falls
New York Staats-Zeitung
Buffalo
Atlantic
Parker Varnum
Dracut
Thomas Varnum
Varnum Avenue
Varnum
Edward Dickey
Lowell Times
Maine Central
Bangor
Portland
Maine Central Magazine
Maine
Middlesex Trust CO
Manchester Union
Lewiston Journal
Miss Hope
Boston Public School of Cookery
Walker & Pratt Mfg
Putnam & Son
Central
Rogers, Peet & Co
Norfolk
Goyette—Brouilette
Mainville
Montbleau
Mevis—Taylor
Tretiont
Becin
F. C. Whittmey
Stanislaus Stange
Priscilla
Lillian Lawrence
Edmund Lyons
Harrison Hunter
Charles Reigel
Lewis McCord
Fred BE. Beane
Anne B. Sutherland
Harry R. Roberts
Dallas Tyler
Willard \ewell
Wadsworth Harris
A. BE. Cheir & CO
Crawford
Paul Reburtt
Stern
Merrimack Square
Amesbury
Vernon Street
Colton
New York
Cook, Taylor & CO
Pred. C. Church
Central Street
Central Block
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