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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
6
Boston reports a forecast of fair weather in the south and showers in northern New England tonight with warmer conditions Friday. Brisk south winds are expected to increase. A storm warning issued at 9.45 am indicates a storm center over the lakes will drive high south winds this afternoon and tonight.
Editorial rooms and departments are listed with phone extensions for the Courier Citizen Company. Patrons are asked to use care calling the correct numbers for advertising, non delivery, address changes, and business inquiries.
Senator Hoar criticizes two Democratic administrations as Cleveland's two nightmares and warns against immediate tariff revision. He cites prosperity under existing laws, notes strikes as evidence of good times, and contrasts past bread riots with current labor conditions. The piece denounces Democratic Party as creator of grievances and supports Republicans to avert national calamities.
A Boston Herald critique questions Congressman Thayer of Worcester and editorials on trusts. It notes Republican pressure for arbitration of the coal strike and mocks Col. Gaston’s campaign tactics. It discusses Colombia and canal routes, then warns Republicans against voting for John T. Sparks. It ends by noting Sparks would align with Democrats and questioning what that would prove.
The piece teases Mr. Sparks and Butler Ames over party platform cues in the 1904 race mentioning the Siamese prince name joke and speculating on Sparks’s Roosevelt stance. It also notes a French champagne crop failure promising extra dry times in France and similar plenty elsewhere.
The Springfield Republican cites Josiah Quincey predicting a future Democratic Governor named Gaston within years, while Republicans trumpet Gov Crane’s endorsement of Lieut. Gov. Bates. It contrasts party prospects with Hoar’s warning about legislative balance and a note on Canada-related remarks by Hoar.
Dr. Max Shapiro will entertain Dr. Lorenz in Baltimore. Lorenz visits Johns Hopkins on invitation. Count Della Salvatore has reached Richmond on a global walking tour, having covered 9700 miles. Augustus St Gaudens completed General Sheridan statue for shipment to New York. Colonel Marchand to receive enamel map of Africa from French admirers. Professor William Henry Holmes named chief of the Bureau of Ethnology in Washington. Czar of Russia plans Italian visit then Montenegro, Athens, Constantinople with a papal audience in Italy.
The piece notes growing harmony among Lowell clergy with few holdouts and recalls Mr. Sparks’s brisk public stance. It reviews local youth work led by Dr. Kenzell in Roxbury and discusses Dunstable's push to extend rail lines toward Pepperell, aiming to improve regional trade. It ends with a curious St Bernard tale at St John’s Hospital and a Pelham car ride revealing rural contrasts to city life.
A census statement shows 95.6 percent of native white children of native parents and 99.1 percent of native children of foreign-born parents can read and write. The data suggest regional differences, with higher literacy among immigrant-white children outside the South, while Southern regions show lower literacy overall.
A jockey’s 20000 dollar payment prompts debate over the true value of riding services versus alternative methods of compensation. The discussion centers on whether prize wins justify the fee or if other pay structures would better reflect effort and outcome in the sport.
Senator Hoar recalls two prior Canadian treaties. A decade long reciprocity pact ended by broad approval. The 1871 fishery provision left Canada paid via Belgium for fishing rights, a costly bargain Hoar says could have been avoided with an extra five million.
Post election notes express doubt about results in New York next week with speculation active and no clear outcomes expected. The tone hints at limited interest and potential for further comment as events unfold.
Butler Ames introduced and secured passage of a law requiring vestibules on all street cars, a reform urged by motormen. The note, dated election day, highlights the advocacy by the transit workers and the legislative action enabling sheltered boarding.
A concert featuring a chorus choir grand organ American orchestra readers and soloists will be a fine affair at the first Baptist church. The entertainment is entirely under the management of the choir.
London note reports J White Todd chairman of the Cuban Central Railways predicting revival in Cuban business and prosperity tied to an American reciprocity bill and the Brussels sugar convention. He cites quiet confidence, a new Cuban government under American auspices, and favorable railroad laws as protective for investors.
Gen Ballington Booth and VOA territorial commanders meet in Chicaro to discuss training schools in evangelistic work for young men and women in San Francisco Chicago and New York Funds are raised and schools to begin within a year The council also revises rules for officer appointment and promotion.
After a year’s retirement on her stock ranch in California the agile Papinta reenters vaudeville as special feature of the Keith show for the week of November 3. She promises brighter color and light effects with several new costumes and a limited engagement alongside Clarice Vance Bertie Fowler Howley Leslie Chas Blodgett Johnson Francis Piper Mae Sailor Barbetti Grapewin and Anna Chance in varied acts and the biograph motion pictures.
A Lowell Massachusetts letter to Dr Harry Coburn urges high standards, noting Devoe paint can cover both interior and exterior work. It guarantees dealer remedies at their expense if defects appear during application or wear, and touts the company as a 146 year old large US paint manufacturer.
Spanish War Veterans note Butler Ames, a comrade of 1898, promoted to lieutenant colonel for gallantry in action, according to Adv.
Probate Court for Hillsboro County NH cites all interested parties in Harriet James estate to appear in Lowell on November 18 1902 to show cause why executor Electa M Priest may be licensed to receive or sell a deposit at Central Savings Bank Lowell. Publication to run in Lowell Daily Courier for three weeks. Witness Judge Crantes Motwartan October 28 1902.
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