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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
5
Sir Michael Herbert, newly appointed British ambassador, was presented to President Roosevelt at the temporary White House. The brief ceremony included a credentials exchange and a cordial chat, with emphasis on strengthening Anglo American relations.
A Lawrence meeting of merchants mill agents and professionals formed the Citizens Fuel Supply association to secure affordable wood and fuel. Officers include President C J R Humphreys Vice President Rev James T O'Reilly and Secretary Hector L Belisle. Funds and wood purchases discussed with community leaders and contributors pledged.
Providence R I October 13 Gov Kimball pushes both houses to back a $125000 fund to guarantee coal imports during the fuel famine. The House shows strong support with 48 votes, pending Senate approval of 26. Passage expected to ensure uninterrupted operation of industrial plants with new imports.
London October 13 Ambassador Choate and Generals Corbin Wood and Young dined with King Edward at Buckingham Palace in honor of Lord Kitchener before his India command. Roberts Hamilton and Kenny attended. Choate and Corbin exchanged talks on Roosevelt’s St Louis exposition plea. The King toasted Roosevelt and spoke of kinship with Britain.
Detectives arrested William Eller alias Joe Seiderwand alias Thomas Keegan C J Melville alias Morrisey and M E Vinson on October 2 for robbing small post offices across Southern California. The gang is widely known to police with a $800 Toledo reward for all members. Several members are wanted in Virginia and New England. Leader Joseph Hapley alias Topeka Joe escaped during arrests.
Twenty eight engineers and assistants of the United States geological survey are ordered to assemble at Needles between October 15 and 20 to begin active work under the national irrigation act. E. T. Perkins will lead the project along the Colorado from Needles to Yuma. This marks the first experiment under the new irrigation law in the United States.
In a humorous exchange Pat complains about the game ending at darkness with a scoreless tie. Weinewurst retorts the match was fair enough, joking that either side could have won, and mentions the potential for a comeback.
New York October 13 Gov Odell opened the Republican state campaign in Claremont rink Brooklyn addressing a large audience. He spoke on capital and labor within law and urged prompt action against price artificiality and production curtailment. He warned that disputes threaten prosperity and urged protection and adjustment by state power.
Justice Hagner issues a sweeping ruling barring 88 local ticket brokers from selling Grand Army special excursion tickets issued by Pennsylvania Southern Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads. Tickets are non transferable and void for non purchasers. decision notes anti trust claim irrelevant to rate fixing. applies only to special excursion tickets not regular fares.
The will of George W Weeks filed in Clinton outlines a 130000 public bequest, with 15000 for a library site, 5000 for scientific books, 5000 for a school library and needy pupils, 10000 for a free lecture course, and 30000 for Clinton Hospital. Various church and society bequests and an eight part residue for public use are specified.
At a Rhondda Valley Miners Federation meeting on October 13, members unanimously urged the South Wales Miners Federation executive council to greatly increase aid to striking U S coal miners. The $5000 sent previously was called inadequate. Speakers lauded American miners for seeking arbitration while criticizing the truck system used in some U S mines.
Berlin reports Prince Henry of Prussia chose an American automobile at the Hamburg motor show beating French and German models. German makers express annoyance and a trade journal hints he should favor his own country.
London news states unofficially that the government plans to ask Parliament to authorize a large Transvaal loan of about 150 million dollars or more, guaranteed by the imperial government.
In Ballston on October 13 the First National Bank of Ballston won a civil action against former teller Charles E. Fitzam. Judgment was ordered for the bank for 115,107 dollars and costs. The notice ends with an unrelated ocular advertisement for The Rabbit Co. opticians at 28 Dutton St.
A Detroit woman in the Amateur Art Association testimonial claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles after months of weakness and misery. The letter promises similar relief for other women and offers $5000 for proof of authenticity.
We offer the nicest upholstering and repairing of furniture. Call or send a card and we will bring a full line of samples for sofas couches and chairs. Furniture cleaned by machinery and carpets naphtherized and laid. Antique furniture restored to as good as new regardless of dilapidation.
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