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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
6
The Qwell Daily Courier boasts a long history since 1825 with daily publication from Lowell Courier Citizen Building on Merrimack Street. It notes six cent weekly delivery and a publication cadence excluding Sundays and holidays.
Boston diary reports yesterday afternoon was partly cloudy with thick clouds signaling probable rain that held off. Today features delightful autumn weather as barometric readings show 29.70 yesterday and 29.60 today. Forecast for New England calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday with cooler temps and fresh westerly winds.
Editorial rooms and job department request readers use care in telephone calls. Communications about advertising, non delivery, address changes, and business inquiries should be directed to the business office at 31-5.
Col Clarke of the Home Market club issues a pamphlet arguing Western industry mining agriculture and shipping are fully protected by tariffs and that New England markets benefit from Western prosperity. He condemns free trade rhetoric and urges Massachusetts voters to support the tariff system as essential to national prosperity.
The article discusses a presidential arbitration commission for miners and operators. It argues the operators face a setback yet their saving clause does not negate union recognition in effect. Any conference advances recognition, with practical recognition emerging through hiring union men, a question for the commission.
The piece notes the coal operators accepting a Roosevelt selected arbitration panel, urges prompt work resumption, and critiques pulpits and ministers for varied reactions. It also covers Boston district option debates, temperance battles, and political jockeying in Lawrence conventions, plus a brief note on New Orleans streetcar strikes and prices.
Travellers on the Assa an to Khartoum line find elegant sleeping and dining cars available. At one stop the train halts before breakfast to allow twenty minutes for each passenger to take a hot or cold bath, offering a rare comfort on long journeys.
A column mixes satiric notes on Perrines comet coal prices and political hearings. It mentions Sparks Democrats and a Sparks Bruce hearing, a Constantinople despatch about a Bulgarian band, and a reporter's joke about a man who died of a hemorrhage induced by epilepsy.
During a Northfield stop President Roosevelt showed interest in the Holton homestead and learned a son was born that night. The piece notes local ties to Henry and Frederic Holton, and observes trees being felled along with shade-tree concerns. It also reports Dartmouth's President Tucker on the coal strike and previews a lunar eclipse and Perrine’s comet view in Lowell.
New York October fourteenth reports Gratifying progress by the college entrance examination board. Over 400 secondary schools from Maine to California sent candidates for examination. The board aims to standardize admissions, with 130 examination sites this year and 1362 candidates. It emphasizes cooperation among colleges and secondary schools and uniform standards to save time and money. Two municipalities have voted to base graduation from public high schools on board examinations.
Reported quarrel between Bruce and Sparks factions in the Lowell Lawrence district over the convention's legality. The Boston Record notes Democrats face a contested nomination with Sparks supporters seeking ballot commission review. Ames’s election to Congress appears likely. party unity remains doubtful amid bitter tactics.
A bomb exploded after a St Sebastian celebration in the Italian Bronx colony injuring three others. A boy named Michael Pasilo died instantly as the parade of about 2000 participants disbanded.
Washington October 14 pension changes announced from the September 24 issue include Robert W. Stevens of Haverhill receiving eight dollars, Joseph Bump of New Bedford eight dollars, Charles C. Jones of North Abington listed as dead with twelve dollars for a widow, and Alice M. Jones of North Abington eight dollars.
Gen. Fred Grant, returning from the Philippines, declares Samar enjoys its first lasting peace and that inhabitants will not provoke further trouble. He notes the Moros may depredate occasionally, while praising surgeons Reno Cags field Pinto, De Kraft, and Stockdale for checking the cholera outbreak.
The Chicago Presbytery has endorsed and ratified the revised creed prepared by the special committee for the Presbyterian general assembly. The action follows the creed's earlier adoption by the assembly and reflects ongoing oversight of doctrinal revisions.
A small health booklet explains hemorrhoids, their causes and forms, urging prompt, thorough treatment. It notes many suffer from piles after failed remedies and claims a safe, inexpensive cure without surgery, offering the book free by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall, Michigan.
The 21st Church Congress of the United States opened in Albany at All Saints Cathedral with public choral services. Attendance was lower than expected though many delegates were to arrive on afternoon trains. Rt Rev Frederick Burgess, bishop of Long Island, delivered the address at the new service in his first public function since succeeding Bishop Littlejohn. An organ recital by Perry J. Starnes of Brighton, England replaced the planned afternoon session, with all delegates invited.
From Tacoma Oct 14 a Hong Kong advisory says anti foreign placards posted at Canton halted Chinese laborers from working on the Canton Hankow railroad. The Canton consul urged the Viceroy to identify those responsible for the placards. Arrests have been made and Canton officials were ordered to stamp out the incitement against foreigners.
London on October 14 reports J Pierpont Morgan withdrew a $25,000 offer for Burns manuscripts in the Athenaeum Library of Liverpool. The bid prompted much discussion as the committee planned a proprietors meeting and to recommend declining the offer. The manuscripts were regarded as a gift in trust to the library.
Capital shifted to the Guadalpuro district near Los Teques amid fears of a Caracas night strike by revolutionists. Vice President Gomez left Caracas with 800 troops to reinforce President Castro, and no town or village was designated as the ministerial headquarters.
Butte Montana Oct 14 Editor Kelly charged with shooting Dr H A Cayley has been released on 1500 bond after surrendering yesterday. Cayley’s condition was reported precarious last night.
In cow's milk for infant feeding is so important as Its purity and the meth ods of preserving It. Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk is scientifically produced and prepared. It gives to coffee a delicious favor. Sold the world over.
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