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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1902
Page
6
Oldest Middlesex daily paper established in 1825 and 1845 publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Courier Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell advertises six cents a week carrier delivery.
From Boston on September 6 indications point to fair and warmer conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness and probable showers on Sunday. Fresh east winds are expected.
Readers planning to leave town for the summer may have the Courier forwarded without extra charge by leaving a forwarding address at the Counting Room Merrimack Square or by phoning 31 5. President Roosevelt urged unity and equal prosperity in discussing community resilience during disasters.
The Lowell Daily Courier summarizes William Jennings Bryan’s critique of the Providence speech, arguing that both labor unions and soulless corporations act as artificial persons. It notes Bryan’s failure to distinguish souls from systems and discusses the enduring clash between labor and capital, the public interest, and the need for regulated balance.
The piece argues for a balanced approach to labor and managerial relations, urging lawmakers to regulate rights to prevent oppression on either side. It critiques Massachusetts political rules, discusses gubernatorial succession norms, notes Roosevelt’s tour risks, and comments on crime and the stock market amid broader national prosperity.
A compilation of sharp remarks and digressions from a Cambridge mayoral remark on taxation and class, Roosevelt campaign echoes, and various political jabs. It notes municipal concerns about school openings, firemen receptions, and a general air of partisan contention across national figures.
In a New England address President Roosevelt praised proper organization of labor and capital while insisting all combinations must stay within their rights. He urged public leaders to ensure equality for all, as echoed by the New York Press. European reactions vary, but American readers see no new Monroe Doctrine reading, just Roosevelt’s clear framing. The same issue notes the Pennsylvania Railroad reporting record July profits amid coal strikes, with July gross up over 2 million and net up over 1 million, and seven month totals leading the industry per the Philadelphia Press.
A batch of obituary notices reports the death of pathologist Rudolf Virchow in Berlin on Friday afternoon, Barre Vermont leader Willard S. Martin in Plainfield at age 75, and former Brooklyn State Senator Peter H. McNulty aged 44 with a widow and children. Admiral Paschal Stone, ex Springfield educator and author of a school history of England, dies. Stone led Springfield public schools for 15 years after teaching at multiple New England high schools and receiving honors from Bowdoin and Colby.
A reflective piece recalls the first day of high school, the nervous awe of teachers, and the enduring memory of the old building. It notes local street life with a barking chorus of dogs, municipal badge fêtes, and hydrangea as a fall lawn mainstay, praising hardy shrubs and nostalgic smells.
Ex Governor Waller of Connecticut has signaled through New Haven friends a willingness to accept the Democratic nomination for congressman at large. Connecticut’s population growth earned a fifth seat in Congress, a new office created by the last census. Waller is a prominent, unconventional figure in state politics, while the Republican candidate is likely ex-State Senator Tilley of Waterbury. Also, Madde Adams the actress is ill and canceling autumn dates. General Joseph R. Hawley, senior U S senator, is in failing health at Woodmont with fainting spells and uncertainty about returning to Congress in December.
Popular comedians Fisher and Carroll close their engagement at Boston Music Hall with performances of the farcical comedy That's All this afternoon and evening. Next week Weber and Fields bring the musical extravaganza Fiddle Dee Dee with a cast of 60 for a two week engagement.
A very fine selection of the latest novelties for fall and winter over coatings and suitings now ready for your inspection.
Multiple fraternal groups held regular meetings with degree exemplifications and committee reports. Passaconaway Tribe and Admiral Farragut camp discussed progress, upcoming events, and arrangements for a February 1903 state convention expected to draw about 800 delegates. The Bay State colony hosted a semi monthly program of music and readings while the Lowell camp presented the McKinley bust to the group at a Labor Day picnic.
A Japanese observer in Springfield gathers data on U S railroad supervision. A former New York police chief hosts a Labor Day barbecue for 15 000 in the ninth New York Assembly district. A new Rudolph Lothar biography on Ibsen debuts with portraits and residence scenes. Republican Congressman candidate A H Jackson recalls a plowboy youth and varied trades before turning to manufacturing. In Pretoria the Episcopal Assembly elects the Bishop of Zululand as Pretoria bishop candidate. Pembroke College Oxford graduate William Marlborough Carter is named successor to Dr Bousfield. Case School of Applied Science leader Cady Staley LL D begins a five year world trip before retirement.
The Toledo Dayton canal lease to run 40 plus electric boats signals evolving transport. Comments compare railings, pews, and autos with Vanderbilts’ sales hinting at elite trends. Venice pigeons depart Campanile, Christ’s beardless era argued, and Great Lakes freight surges via Sault canals. Hampton Beach band set a Canobie Lake Park concert on Sunday, Sept. 7.
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