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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1902
Page
6
Lowell Daily Courier claims status as oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex County with origins in 1825 and daily since 1845. Published at Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell, delivered by carrier citywide at a weekly rate in cents.
Saturday evening brought a change and the balminess of the morning disappeared. The night was raw with overcast skies at sunset and a brisk shower around 6 30. Forenoon started rainy and remained cloudy. Forecast for New England calls for showers tonight and Tuesday with fresh to brisk south to east winds.
Editorial Rooms Job Department Counting Room 31-5 Patrons will cant a favor by using care in making telephone calls Communications concerning advertising of all kinds non-delivery of papers changes of address inquiries in general addressed to the business and business office 31-5
The piece argues that with no current coal field troubles the arbitration commission should study the powers of compromise seen in the western example and push anthracite operators toward concessions. It highlights profitable, peaceful outcomes when employers and workers share wages, hours, and respect, urging mine owners to adopt similar self interest driven settlements.
A public appeal urges voters in the Fifth district to elect Butler Ames of Lowell to Congress and uphold President Theodore Roosevelt. The piece contrasts Ames with Sparks and notes the arbitration court sessions will be made public for transparency.
The piece argues that public scrutiny of commission hearings is vital, criticizes the Dominion Coal company for trying to exit a favorable contract to sell coal dust at $1.90 a ton, and links repealing coal imports duties to shyster behavior. It parries Gaston vs Crane politics, notes distrust of anti trust pledges, praises book curation, and recalls Senator Lodge and Congressman Russell losses.
A collection of short, wry comments and opinions reflecting presidential era politics and public figures. Roosevelt, Hall Caine, Patton, and Princeton figures are quoted or paraphrased, with social and civic implications for the era and ongoing debates.
Local notes reflect a coal pinch driving households to burn unlikely items from cisterns to old furniture plus a tale of a New England church stove history. Rev Dr Huntington reframes Jonah while Rep Jimmy Carey shrugs off small crowds and recalls bigger audiences with ease.
Rear Admiral O Neill published his annual ordnance report detailing a request for 13 182 806 for next year with 10 million for new ships arms. He notes armor progress but no reliable improvement, outlines smokeless powder development, new 3 inch gun design, advanced armor piercing shells, and a plan to modernize batteries on Baltimore New York Newark and Albany while evaluating elliptical turrets for Oregon Indiana and Massachusetts. Submarine boat orders near completion and European visits cited.
A young Tiffin woman reads the Bible through yearly, a habit once common in Scotland and New England. The piece contrasts past widespread Bible reading with modern culture and higher critics, noting a drift from scripture amid interest in novels and philosophy. It cites this shift amid broader remarks on culture and public life.
Washington Irving’s New York home on Fast Seventeenth Street was sold by Henry Morris. Major G R Cecil, U S Army, returns from three years as military attaché in Switzerland. Mayor Eugene F Schmitz of San Francisco visits New York staying at the Waldorf. Prof Edmund O Hovey issues a pamphlet on Martinique’s volcanic eruption. Dr Theodore L Cu yler, preaching 56 years, never spent a Sabbath bedridden. Rev Dr George Edward Reed resigns as Pennsylvan ia state librarian. Gen Fred D Grant visits Chicago with a Filipino valet. Prof Frederick Hirth of Columbia notes Chinese language lacks effort to master.
Frank W. Elwell of Brooklyn, noted motor cycling authority, was killed during a club run near Hicksville R. L. after his machine’s head stem broke. Seventy two cyclists rode in the party. Elwell, last in line, had sped to catch up and perished crossing railroad tracks. a physician pronounced him dead at once.
The Boston Globe notes President Roosevelt marks his 44th birthday at the White House born in New York on October 27, 1858. It says monarchs receive pageantry but the president is the servant of the people and hopes for health and many more years. It credits his role in the late strike settlement as lifting public esteem.
Rome October 27 Pope's private physician Dr Lapponi is stricken with appendicitis causing distress to the Pontiff. Dr Mazzoni, who operated on him two years ago for a cyst, is with him and may perform an operation tonight.
The report notes no European style ordnance factories here yet asserts local facilities match European work quality. It calls for improved gunner instruction for officers and men. It also reports Jamaica shipped about 9 million banana bunches last year valued at 3.16 million dollars at 85 cents per bunch.
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