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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1902
Page
6
Barometer reports in Boston on October 24 indicate a weather forecast for New England with showers in northern sections and fair skies in southern portions tonight. Warmer conditions expected tonight into Saturday with brisk to high southwest winds and continuing fair weather.
Editorial Rooms and business office contact numbers are listed for CQURIER CITIZEN COMPANY. Patrons are asked to use proper telephone lines for inquiries about advertising non delivery of papers changes of address and other business questions to the 31 5 counting room and business office at 31 3 314 31 5.
A partisan editorial attacks John Sparks as a weak Democrat and urges voting for Col. Ames to back the President and oppose harmful trusts. It argues the district leans Republican and warns that a Sparks victory would aid Democratic gains and undermine national prosperity.
The piece argues coal operators may seek to freeze out small sellers and distribute via their own agents, risking a push to oust them from mines. It compares to Standard Oil tactics and warns prices will rise to what people will pay, despite operator claims of market advantage.
The piece warns coal operators risk a backlash if they push oppressive monopolies while rail road rules tighten after the Pittsfield fatality. It questions the Gaston Bates college demonstration as a fake political ploy, and notes Cranborne’s remarks amid treaty talk with Germany over South Africa.
The text argues Noxon should step back from the case as he would be a witness, while noting political twists around Sparks, Danish West Indies purchase failing due to Danish legislature, and postponement of acquiring more territory.
Commander Beelher asserts that in actual combat German ships wield three times the power of United States vessels, noting his exceptional advantages in studying Germany's navy.
The Worcester Gazette assesses the 3d district race noting Washburn’s past unpopularity and weak stump performance against Thayer. It cites McKinley’s 1900 votes in the district, argues Dodge rallies broader support, and predicts a Republican win by 500 to 1000 votes, despite an off year.
A column reflects on social issues and politics including a Georgia lynching case, coal prices and strikes, Danish transfer treaty rejection, and a Woburn city council meeting where a lie was allegedly passed for engrossment. The tone blends opinion with current events.
Quotations note that cheaper coal could revive marriages after a drop tied to high coal prices. Worcester Spy states young men delay weddings to save on hearth costs. once coal is affordable, tying the knot may surge.
Notables across the US and Britain are cited as personal matters unfold. Whitelaw Reid of New York and George FE of San Francisco join Stanford University’s board of trustees while Edmond H. Lay, a veteran actor linked to Edwin Booth, dies in New York at 73. Other notes include Indian MP Dadabhai Naoroji turning 77, Rev. Morton Culvar Hartzell’s Chicago church appointment, and salary figures for the lord lieutenant of Ireland. Additional items cover Canada’s W F King named to mark the 49th parallel, John D. Rockefeller planning a $500000 granite mansion in Tarrytown, and Gordon McKay’s health. Truxton Beale’s engagement to Marie Oge prompts reconciliation hopes with Harriet Blaine Beale. Blaine’s era marriage to James G. Blaine’s daughter remains a Washington milestone.
Gossip from corners and drugstores covers partridge tales, coal consolidation hints, a Boston wedding black diamond gift, railroad safety concerns, election rally plans, electric road complaints, a Bayonne seismograph note, a Charleston quake link, a Sacred Heart parish reunion power outage and Fr Reynolds calming a frightened crowd after gas lighting delays.
A Chicago strike by hack cab and coupe drivers was averted after a joint meeting of employers, teamsters, and the Chicago Federation of Labor set a compromise wage scale. The new terms give seven days of 12 hour work at 12 dollars weekly with 25 cents overtime, effective November 1, affecting nearly 1000 workers. Future disputes will go to arbitration.
Seattle report says Dr Adrian Monod former French vice consul in Seattle and Oswald Steele of Fair Haven Wash drowned while attempting to land from a boat at Kamchatka. They were reportedly studying a Russian granted concession for exclusive fishing along the northern Siberian coast. Details are scarce.
Milwaukee reports that by January 1 or soon after, a new Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie railroad will complete a long bridging and trestle project 13 miles long enabling a new direct all rail outlet to the east from Milwaukee. The line will connect Cincinnati and Richmond with Muncie, creating a pivotal eastbound link.
A Boston syndicate has built an independent line from Hammond Indiana in a direct line to Cincinnati and now operates 200 miles of track. A traffic agreement with the Pere Marquette connects Milwaukee with La Crosse Indiana, with a car ferry to link the two cities.
New York reports a plan to combine broom manufacturers with a proposed capital of 5 million dollars. The current U S broom industry totals about 3 million in capitalization and 42 million brooms produced yearly. Manufacturers invited to option their plants cover roughly 75 percent of the national industry.
Pekin reports Prince Ching seeks German interpretation of the foreign troop evacuation stipulation as embracing all China to avert alleged British schemes. Germany favors the current agreement, making consent uncertain amid tension over the Yangtze valley and regional power plays.
Nearly 400 recipients were invested by King Edward in the ball room at Buckingham Palace this morning with all great officers of State present. Participants wore every ribbon and order they possessed as part of an unusually brilliant ceremony.
From the Boston Journal October 23, the piece critiques a Democratic advertising card that claims voters cannot blame Democratic laws for living costs. It argues the party opposed tariffs and gold standard, while praising protectionism and sound money as misattributed to Democrats, noting the party’s stance in two presidential campaigns and the era of monetary debate.
The Ginter Grocery Co announces openings for experienced grocery clerks to solicit outside trade in Lowell. Liberal salaries offered. Apply at 141-145 Merrimack St for employment opportunities.
Miss Stella Hirst of Dracut and Hillside church died suddenly at home last evening from heart trouble at age 24. She enjoyed a hearty supper and appeared well until shortly before seven when she collapsed and died. She leaves a father, mother, and one sister.
The funeral proceeded from 355 Market Street at 8 30 and a Mass at St Patrick’s church at 9 officiated by Rev Fr McHugh. The Gregorian mass sang and Helen Hosea and Daniel Looney led at offertory and closing hymn. Bearers included Patrick Cummings and others. Burial followed at St Patrick’s cemetery with committal by Rev Fr McHugh. Undertaker Molloy arranged the services.
Adelard Fontaine aged 47 dies at home 519 Middlesex street Oct 23. Elizabeth J Coppleman aged 65 dies at 58 Davis street Pawtucketville Oct 28 leaving husband and one son. Stella Hirst aged 24 dies in Dracut Oct 23.
John H. Bagley, a former congressman, collapsed and died Thursday while entering the Catskill National Bank in Catskill, New York, according to early reports from the scene.
Ex-Congressman Cyrus D. Prescott, long serving attorney for the New York Central railroad, died in Rome New York Thursday after a brief illness. He was a director and a leading presence in village affairs for many years.
New York coal dealers allied under the retail association face a drop from fixed $15 per ton to about $5.75 as Baer’s circular outlines a reduced price schedule. Much coal from outside points remains unsold during the strike, and dealers have been cutting to $10 to $12 per ton to minimize losses on their higher cost purchases.
The estate of Alexander R. Shepherd known as Boss Shepherd, once of Washington DC, is estimated to exceed ten million dollars. The holdings are primarily rich mines located in the Batopilas district of Chihuahua Mexico.
Elisiah Brake a Westford granite cutter was found Thursday night lying on the rails of the electric car line at North Chelmsford. A car grazed him despite the motor mans efforts to avert disaster. Brake escaped serious injury.
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