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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
6
Onal Daly notes the Courier-Citizen, established 1825 and a daily since 1845, published in Lowell at Merrimack street. Paper delivers daily except Sundays and holidays, carrier delivery six cents a week.
Boston reports October weather with pleasant afternoons and a freshening breeze. Forecast projects fair conditions tonight and Friday across New England with warmer temperatures in the northwest portion and light west to southwest winds.
Editorial and counting rooms listed with telephone numbers for the Courier Citizen. Readers are asked to direct advertising, non delivery, address changes, and business inquiries to the business office at 31-5.
The Lowell Daily Courier quotes Mr. Olney urging voters to reject grafters and legislators with no private means. It condemns moral decay and political vagrants who seek office as a means of control, urging removal of known grafters at the election and a push for honest lawmaking.
The speaker denounces Boston Democratic leaders for using aldermen to influence the Western Union strike. The critic argues wires and poles should be removed regardless of labor actions, and accuses Alderman Lomasney of seeking political gain by aiding a strike. The piece likens local tactics to graft in major cities. The overall tone attacks manipulation of official power for partisan ends.
The passing of John E Russell marks the loss of a prominent Massachusetts Democrat and skilled public servant. Long frail, he had retired from active politics but his expertise in agriculture and arboriculture, including his celebrated Leicester Shepherd nickname, defined his career. Russia and France engage in renewed deputy talks as the Czar’s minister meets the French counterpart, with discussions extending to Far East issues.
A sweeping column surveys Russia and France in Manchuria hinting at China partition, questions Gov Bates and Gov Gaston on the 8 hour firemen law, and critiques Dowie’s New York exit. It notes St Louis coin influx during a bank scare, Upton’s poll prowess, Armenian editor murders, Parks tuberculosis claim, and Gov Crane’s subway bill signings shaping Gaston’s early political fight.
Editorial organs reflect Democratic panic over possible losses by Representatives O'Brien and McMahon. The Macedonian war cloud has dissipated for now, and Balkan revolutions proceed with weather permitting. The winter ends hostilities as armies grow demoralized.
The piece notes Hearst's jealously toward McClellan as a potential president, Bowles quits naval construction for private shipbuilding to gain greater earnings, Moody camps in Massachusetts aiding the state campaign, and straw polls in New York showing divergent outcomes. Autumn weddings are highlighted, with Long surpassing Roosevelt in age comparison, while labor strife in Lynn hints at employer leverage.
The Springfield Republican notes the Holden matter is disposed of and the campaign in Massachusetts should refocus on core policy and administration issues. It commends Gov Bates for rejecting Holden and his supporters, saying he stood the test.
A local ad touts Goodwin's weather strips as grooved tongue patterns that seal wind and storm. See displays at 11 Thorndike Street and visit Huntington Hall tonight at 8 for a tournament, with Mekers at Plling wood's and at the door.
The fragment mentions faith cures in new trusts funding, a hair-raising Leominster factory fire, tense matchups between Lawson and Heinze, and 18 candidates in the 25th Middlesex district. It hints at early winter, recent snowfall, Armenian arrivals, tamper fears on track work, Tewksbury belladonna perceptions, a displeased looking woman, Colonel Gaston backing free silver, and shaky speech.
A Lowell oriented column discusses local finance and business, noting shifts at the Lowell cooperative bank from 7 percent to 6 percent dividends, and compares it with savings banks. It mentions the Relief association for A. G. Pollard & Co. employees, a growing firm history, and critiques municipal elections and administration. Other items include milk prices in Worcester, a teachers convention anecdote, misspellings in papers, a Porto Rican cigar gift to Thomas Sayers, and a light remark about automobile speed and sunspot observations.
The Tacoma completed a contractor's trial in San Francisco achieving the required 16.5 knots. Union Iron Works offered no figures but expressed strong satisfaction. An official trial is planned next week off the Santa Barbara coast. The copper-sheathed hull aims to reduce docking frequency to about once every four years.
Police in Cleveland search for Sidney Percy of Cape Vincent New York mate of the steamer Nicaragua who vanished with his son Ford while heading to the vessel on Cross street. Investigators suspect foul play with possible sandbagging robbery and disposal of the body.
Des Moines physician L. D. Rood, who slipped a needle into his thumb with tetanus, faced a death clock when inoculation was feared. He sent for anti tetanic serum from Detroit as prominent doctors cared for him. The critical period passed and he is expected to live.
President Mitchell's United Mine Workers authorization for a district 16 strike was carried by Mother Jones from Indianapolis. A lockout is expected next Monday with over 20,000 miners possibly affected. district 15 leadership acknowledged a strike but the call was not finalized.
An authoritative statement says Alabama pig iron production fell 25 percent in the past month. Southern iron manufacturers have a formal agreement to curtail output.
A richly bred Berkshire sow has been purchased from Hood Farm by A. E. Haskell of this city. She is by Manor Poem's Duke XIII and from Hood Farm Kingsclere, in line to a son of the imported boar Sambo. A very choice young sow, she should form the starting point for a select herd.
An advertorial appeal urges parents to treat dyspepsia catarrh and tired nerves in boys and fathers with Smiths Triple Cure. It claims rapid results, blood toning, and a doctor replacement, offering four preparations in a package for 50 cents with a two week treatment and mail order details for Boston. The text reflects sensational late 19th or early 20th century marketing style.
Captain Sherry will succeed Rear Admiral Chadwick as president of the war college, with Chadwick to command a squadron. President Roosevelt orders a reconsideration of Lewis Kempner's case, former superintendent of the registry system, who was removed by the Postmaster General Payne and will receive a hearing on the charges.
In Lowell the assignee presses on with a fine footwear sale after failing to move 16 560 pairs in two weeks. The event remains aimed at every shoe buyer who plans to spend money on shoes.
Rioters in Bilbao dynamited Jesuits houses and rail lines to halt trains as garrison forces struggle to quell the clashes. The city faces famine prices with bread selling at four pesetas. Six killed and a hundred injured amid widespread destruction. residents flee. Madrid orders mine owners summoned after officials reinforce the city.
New York reports the marriage of Mrs May Harrington Hanna to Edmund Kittredge Stello on April 27 at St James Episcopal Church. The union, kept private until today, was announced by lawyer and financier Stalle. Mrs Hanna, famous in 1901 for eluding her former husband and detectives in Cleveland and New York, fled to Europe with her three children.
Barnsboro Pa October 29 foreigners frightened by prominently displayed show bills claiming bank troubles rush to withdraw cash. They move funds to coal operators who redeposit it at the bank, preventing any disruption to banking operations.
The fifty first annual meeting of the Middlesex County Teachers association will be held at Converse hall Tremont Temple Boston on Friday October 30 1903. The program includes Some Differences in the Development of Boys and Girls by Dr. Luther H Gulick of New York The Ethics of the Teaching Profession by William H Maxwell superintendent of public schools New York City Literature in the Elementary Schools by Florence Holbrook Chicago The Meaning and Worth of Education by Rt Rev J Lancaster Spalding bishop of Peoria Illinois.
The New England Brewers association met in Boston on October 28 with a large attendance from across the region. Officers elected include President James Hanley of Providence, vice-president A Maxwell Todd of Portsmouth, secretary Henry V Huse of Boston, and trustees H G Myers Fall River August Stiegler Lawrence E L Ropkins Hartford N W Kendall New Haven Henry A Reuter Boston Arthur I Nash Springfield.
Manila reports Lieut Jas W Walsh a constabulary supply officer stationed at Masbate Visayas was convicted of embezzling 14000 dollars of government funds and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Manila on October 29 reports F Austino Millerio, leader of the Ladrones raids in Rizal, was sentenced to death. Two officers received life terms and two more were given 25 year imprisonments.
Special Wringer Sale announced by Thompson Hardware Co with bargains on wringers. Encourages households to visit and take advantage of the offers.
Veteran horseman slowly recovers from an appendicitis operation while charity drives and civic groups organize support. Community figures name the patient and note continuing medical care, with local outlets highlighting ongoing recovery progress.
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