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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1902
Page
6
The Courier declares a weekly price of six cents for city delivery. The Courier Citizen Company outlines the local newspaper distribution terms and rates.
Forecast for New England calls for showers tonight and cooler temperatures in Vermont, followed by fair and cooler conditions on Thursday. Fresh east winds shift to northwest later, shaping a cooler pattern overall.
Editorial Rooms and departments list with telephone extensions 31-3 31-4 31-5. Patrons are asked to use care in calls and to address advertising non-delivery address changes and business inquiries to the business office at extension 31-5.
A writer argues that a coal mine owner is a quasi public figure similar to utilities and railroads and may face public suits to end a strike. Public necessity could override private property, with eminent domain as a lawful, orderly method. The piece cites civilizational precedent and anticipates ongoing pressure beyond ending the strike.
The note argues Roumania bears responsibility for Jewish emigration by oppressing Jews and hindering their advancement. It contends the United States has welcomed decent Jews, while Roumania created a people with few trades or qualifications. The piece calls for Roumania to allow Jews a chance to improve rather than export them to other nations.
A defense argues that railroads and horse drawn vehicles have caused deaths for years, yet automobile incidents trigger outcry. The point remains the vehicle is not feared when driven decently and within speed and traffic laws. The concern targets reckless drivers, not the automobile itself.
The piece argues that government ownership is unlikely to intervene in the coal strike without new legislation, but could pressure a settlement. It notes miners and operators may both feel stakes, hints at future political leverage for Massachusetts Republicans, and critiques Tammany ally Devery alongside calls for better congressional candidates.
Delegates include leading New York lawyers and capitalists alongside Tammany figures in a scene noted for unusual crossovers. Histories of Belmonts and Deverys surface as party triumphs emerge from alliances, with favors exchanged between Tammany and influential gentlemen.
A Brooklyn Standard Union item notes Senator Money’s critical view of Mississippi Republicans and their past efforts to confront Washington car conductors with jackknives, claiming such attempts failed due to the tickets being secured.
A collage of playful lines and pointed hints on current affairs and culture. The musings touch on prices, city practices, sports, and distant figures, with wry commentary on coal, milk costs, Yale football, Peary, and tuberculosis study in Burlington.
An October survey notes inmates at the Tewksbury alms house value newspapers and magazines, with no one owning a car yet. The piece covers garden yields, park thefts, stage hold ups, a letter from Miss Jane Toppan to James Stuart Murphy, police vigilance, coal deliveries, wood ashes as fertilizer, and a sighting of a white tailed doe near Flint's corner.
Governor James B. Orman plans to attend the National Irrigation Congress opening in Colorado Springs on October 8 with official representation from the Department of Agriculture. Albert R. Shattuck of the Automobile Club of America will not seek re election at the club meeting on November 11. Rev J C Bowers elected pastor of Calvary Lutheran church in Baltimore. Count Adams presents villa near Chieti Italy with 600 artworks to the Pope. Ex Senator Stephen W Dorsey buys a residence in Los Angeles to make it his home. First Parish Unitarian church at Haverhill accepts Rev Geo B Littlefield’s resignation effective November 1 after his coop church plan was rejected, with vacancy to be filled Action not taken.
The Worcester Telegram critiques Congressman John's 50 percent tariff cut claim, noting nails cost primarily via small tariff portions and arguing free trade would hurt American workers. It argues nails remain cheaper here despite tariffs, questions where production would occur and wage effects, and condemns the plan as impractical.
Senator Lodge urges voters to rely on those entrusted with reform and defends Republican protectionist policy. He recalls McKinley and Roosevelt, pledges to uphold the flag and U.S. industries, warning against tariff experiments and promising revision only within protectionist limits. He speaks at a Republican Editorial Meeting.
Rev S L More of the American Baptist Home Mission society says a forthcoming Buffalo meeting of a 15 member committee will report on readjusting activities across Baptist societies. He denies dissatisfaction with business management and stresses avoiding field overlap to reduce expenses while maintaining duties.
The headless body of a woman with a missing limb was found wedged among rocks at the north jetty outside Newburyport. John McDonald of Salisbury Beach and Surfman Barrows located and recovered the corpse. The deceased is believed to be Susan B. Perkins, 78, of Dover, missing since September after spending the night at Isles of Shoals and last seen at York Beach. Marshal Lettime had been notified.
Medical Examiner Hurd and the staff concluded that identification of Mrs. Perkins was complete and notified her attorney at Dover. The finding follows earlier efforts to confirm the missing person’s identity and oversight by authorities.
The Senate islands sub-committee held two days of public hearings on Hawaii. Testimony covered Hawaiian land laws harbor improvements at Hilo lighthouses along the coast and compensation to the ex Queen for crown lands loss. The panel plans to finish September 29 and depart for San Francisco. Home Rule party leaders Wilcox and Kalauokalani refused to ratify fusion with the Democrats.
New York report details a meeting of the Catholic Total Abstinence union of America as they map a nationwide temperance drive. The group will divide into six districts with executive heads, appeal to church hierarchy, establish lecture bureaus, and form a national committee from leading temperance workers.
The board of health voted Tuesday to require Lowell physicians to report all tuberculosis cases, like smallpox and typhoid, and to implement measures to curb spread. Sputum receptacles may be provided. Dr Holbrook notes consumption can pass from person to person, a fact long recognized by medicine.
A conference in Muncie Indiana between bottle and fruit jar manufacturers and Glass Bottle Blowers association president Dennis A Hayes led to adopting last year's wage scales for machine made bottles and fruit jars. The rules apply across the United States and Canada, covering 6000 journeymen and 1500 apprentices.
A train bound for Concord New Hampshire left the tracks about half a mile north of Middlesex Village Tuesday night. Four empty freight cars derailed blocking the line. A wrecking crew worked until early morning to replace the cars and restore the track.
S Robitschiek argues that supporting Mr Matsuno at 30 dollars a month is cheaper and more effective for missionary work than supporting an American missionary. The letter suggests a native Japanese teacher would be more fluent and efficient, avoiding high education and travel costs.
The September fire record shows 21 alarms for the month with nine bell alarms five telephone and seven still alarms. The rifle range fire was the largest blaze with chemical help but the place was ruined upon arrival. Other notable fires included the Greek baker shop on Market Street and Mrs Walsh's house on Adams Street.
Lowell clergymen met at the YMCA hall Tuesday to discuss the coal famine and pass resolutions of sympathy. Participants included Revs J M Greene C T Billings J F Allen G H Clarke president E T Ford S D Millin R A Greene C E Fisher G F Kenngett E V Bigelow R Gillam G E Martin L K E Roy H B Foster and W H Yarrow secretary.
Adams Hardware & Paint Co. sells No Gloss Carriage Paint Made that lasts longer than rivals. Devoe’s finish weighs 3 to 8 ounces more per pint, offering superior body and durability compared with other brands.
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