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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
4
The Lowell Daily Courier Citizen claims oldest daily paper in Middlesex County, established 1826, daily except Sundays and holidays. Details on delivery at 12 cents weekly and 60 cents monthly, with circulation boasting high reach and open circulation records.
Train service operates between Lowell and Boston via Medfield Street Station. The notice lists schedules and station access for riders traveling this corridor.
The Courier- Citizen business office invites subscribers and others away from town to have a regular copy mailed. Leave your name and address at the Courier- Citizen building to arrange delivery during vacations.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes cattle shows nearing ripe and cites Lieutenant Governor Bates as a favored orator after shaving whiskers. It criticizes the Dewey arch in New York as a failed effort to raise funds. It mocks Democratic positions on civil rights, and reports Roosevelt and Bryan speaking on Labor Day in Chicago with Bryan’s remarks seen as campaign tactics.
A critical note on Carl Schurz and his open letter to Secretary Gage about currency and Bryan’s potential presidency. The piece finds Schurz’s arguments weak and lacking point, beginning with the limp defense of Bryan and silver basis.
The piece argues Mr Bryan and his supporters would push for free silver, risking currency collapse, while Schurz accuses Republicans of seeking a gold standard. It contends Republicans can block Bryan’s aims, but warns Bryanism could seize Congress and force silver by law, framing Schurz as insincere and implying caution in voting.
Quotations criticize Democratic tactics in southern states and northern cities as pretended principles. They note a pattern of presidential elections aligning with a House of similar makeup, reference the Hayes 1876 exception, and predict cotton manufacturing shifting to cotton-growing states despite hardships.
The Topeka Capital questions Mr Bryan on imperialism and rights of 1,000,000 Alabama citizens, asking if restricting suffrage in Democratic states aligns with the 14th and 15th amendments and the Declaration. The note then adds a historical tidbit noting French princes were not bathed until age seven in Louis XII’s era.
The column lauds the Opera house treasurer Mr Emerson for steady leadership amid local grumbling. It details baggage department crowds at the Northern depot, praises Chief Brigham, and notes space limits. It reports visits by Japanese industrialists Totoki and Otsuka to the J. C. Ayer Co. and expected enrollment at Lowell textile school.
Obituary notices report the death of Josiah S Towle a noted Lowell artist who died at his parents Bangor home after weeks of ill health His funeral was held Monday He is survived by a wife and two children Other obituaries list Reuben E Stone John W Gildee Ernest R Florine John T Minter Mrs Margaret Leonard John Scanlon Ellen Kelly George Boras Melina Joly and Mary Tully with funeral details, burial sites and officiating clergy.
Miss Emma McNulty and several Ames residents plan two week visits at Old Orchard and Salisbury beaches after two weeks at Manchester by the Sea. Dr W B Jackson and Mrs Jackson head to Blanchard Maine for rest. William Dougherty will enter Dartmouth Sept 10. Hattie Wilkins tours Maine beaches before returning to Norway Maine. Stephen Dickinson returns from New Brunswick with Annie Nickolson and Claude Dickinson. Blanche Hutchins returns from Hyde Park Revere and Winthrop. F G McGregor family back from Old Orchard. Lois Savage enjoys five weeks in Penniac New Brunswick. Sullivan family vacationing at Crescent Beach. BruneLle and Bonenfant announce September 4 daughters.
In Ireland a terrier plunged into Ennis mill pond to rescue Frank O’Brien who had fallen in. The dog grasped his master’s arm to pull him ashore but failed. It then barked on the bank until Mr. Molony arrived and carried the exhausted boy to safety.
Irene lodge of Good Templars held an open session with musical to entertain. attendees plan a Saturday picnic and barge trip to Long-Sought-For pond in Westford. Various members perform songs and solos while upcoming visitors night and outings with other lodges are announced.
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