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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1902
Page
6
Advertisement notes the oldest Middlesex county daily founded 1825 with daily publication except Sundays and holidays. It lists delivery by carrier at cents a week and gives Courier-Citizen Company address on Merrimack Street Lowell.
Editorial Rooms Job Department Counting Room 313 314 315 Patrons should use care in telephoning Communications about advertising non delivery of papers changes of address and business inquiries to the business office 315
In Cincinnati Roosevelt argues tariff can be altered to curb monopoly yet must target the field not punish its firms. He states some trusts perform well while few are wholly dominant, and any action against a sector harms its competitors and workers. Regulation should target trusts directly, not rely on broad tariff revisions.
An article discusses repeated accidents on the Medford electric line and calls for a clearer plan to prevent collisions. Suggestions include double-tracking the line or implementing strict rules to prevent ear turn-out theft, aiming to improve safety and punctuality.
Observers argue for a central reporting system where each car reports at every turnout, trading delay for safety. The idea has precedent on lines near Medford and Boston, amid a spate of accidents and near-misses this summer.
A brief reflection comparing 1893 food shortages with 1902 struggles against powerful trusts. The piece contrasts calls to restore prosperity in 1893 with efforts to curb the so called prosperity in 1902, asking whether society should revert to the earlier conditions.
The New York Press lauds President Roosevelt as a brave leader who risks harm for duty and honor and will return to rally the people. Judges urge action on reckless auto driving, suggesting manslaughter charges if negligent or speeding. The Arctic expedition air turns tempers, as long confinement breeds quarrels among explorers.
A gas engine coupled to a dynamo yields three times the heat for incandescent lamps and about eleven times more light than burning the same gas directly at gas jets, indicating a significant efficiency gain from the engine driven generator system.
A collection of witty observations on rain, travel on Maine steamers, and social topics. Noting the English and American tobacco trusts, Moody and Sankey hymns, Burns manuscripts, and stage adaptations of the Sunday paper, the piece reflects satire of hype, finance, and culture.
Acting Mayor Badger praises Salisbury beach as a long sand stretch with marsh and water, walking from jetties to Hampton River. The piece notes a coal lump display, Indian summer chatter, rising wood prices, open fireplaces, Glidden’s Paris to London tour, Sun’s comeback weak reception, and church choir dress changes toward harmonized attire.
Mr. George B. Hiss a Baltimore native and former marble cutter leads to Congress as Republican nominee for Charlotte N C district and now presides over the Southern Cotton Spinners association while pursuing manufacturing. Monsignor Guidi, new apostolic delegate to the Philippines, will depart for Manila in October. Evelyn B Baldwin sails on the Germanic from Liverpool to New York as a passenger. Three Chicago clergymen push church attendance of laborers. German ethnologists Seler and von Steinen will attend the Americanists' congress in New York on Oct 20. Baron Shibusawa of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce, with Japanese financiers, arrives in France to study European commerce and industry.
A Philadelphia coal shippers warns that a prolonged strike could trigger a severe bituminous coal crisis. Prices have surged from 2.40 to 5 dollars a ton in Philadelphia and to 6 in New York, with contracts binding buyers to old rates. Delays in wagon and locomotive supply, blocked tracks, and large premiums to break contracts fuel the shortage, while Boston and New York firms bid aggressively for quantities.
Rev Dr Huntington wraps up a vacation series recounting Sundays spent in England and Norway. He visited Rowsley Warwick and Norways coast aboard a Hull to Norway steamer, noting Lutheran fisherfolk worship at Aalesund and a impromptu song service on board Christiansund. He plans no further Norwegian Sundays.
The Sun day school annual rally day proved a success with a bright clear sky drawing members young and old from across the city and surrounding towns. Adverse weather earlier was a concern but failed to dampen participation.
Morning exercises under Supt Tibbetts featured a full roll call with 604 total teachers officers and scholars while 175 were in the PTMAry department. A duet by Mrs Pepin and Mr Walsh and a trombone solo by Henry Hopkins were performed before Rev Dr Ford spoke and A F Swanton announced an autumn social.
Deaconess Miss Lottie Mason of the Deaconesses Home Boston led Sunday services at Central M E Church Epworth League rally. Officers chosen include President Louis Clark, Esther Johnson, Sarah Holden, Belle Duncan, Lizzie Coote, Marian Lewis, and Edward T. Griffin as treasurer. Men's league elected officers: Edward T. Griffin president, George Potts first vice president, Louis Clarke second vice president, Rev. L. W. Roy secretary, E. L. Bailey treasurer.
Missoula Montana September 29 William Johnson a section foreman was struck by the engine of a Northern Pacific passenger train while flagging to avert a wreck. He spotted a broken rail minutes before the train, saved the travelers but was hurled into a ditch and died two hours later aboard the emergency train. He leaves a widow and two children.
Washington September 29 The pension changes show original grants for Var num F Robbins Winthrop 6 John H Church Taunton 6 Eliza P Bartlett Amesbury 6 Bernard McGuire Franklin 8 Charles A Gilmore Raynham 6 John R Merritt Swampscott 6 Walter S Rogers Salem 6 increases include Charles Mullett Chatham 10 widows Sarah H Cummings Andover 8 Angeline Batley Plymouth 8
The Mechanics Fair in Boston, opened Monday the 22d, has exceeded expectations with thousands visiting the Mechanics Building. Visitors enjoy free entertainment and spectacular exhibits. Next week features Phinney's United States Band from Chicago, a Niagara Falls reproduction, a scenic display along the Southern Railway, the Woman's Department, and Jim Key the educated horse.
A enjoyable ping pong party was hosted by Miss Lillian Austin at 818 Merrimack Street on Friday evening. Miss Anna W. Coburn and Miss Margaret Hallidey performed songs and piano solos while refreshments were served. The attendees planned a series of future ping pong gatherings.
J. E. Conant & Co. achieved a standout sale at Worcester Agricultural Fair Grounds. The Walker herd of 34 Jerseys and five Bosworth animals averaged 127 per head across 89 head, a high national benchmark since 1883, with calves under two weeks included. Buyers ranged nationwide as breeders sent commissions by mail to Conant.
The coal issue prompts widespread talk as mills stockpile soft coal for power. Massachusetts plants report sufficient supply or contracts for more, with hospitals, churches, and armories listing various on hand quantities. Erie president Frederick Underwood notes the matter centers on legal questions about receiverships, while practical guidance encourages ready cooked Thanksgiving turkeys for the needy.
In New York on September 29 observers say the coal strike delays a Boston suit aimed at placing several railroads and related companies under a receiver. The outcome hinges on how courts interpret the petition and the impact of the strike on corporate control.
An advertiser urges readers to place orders now for suits and overcoats to be ready for use when needed, emphasizing timely delivery and assortment.
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