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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
7
Marlboro society and surrounding towns show a steady stream of visitors, movers, and small events. Residents including Dennis Hussey, Elizabeth Danforth, and J. Jaques host or visit family. Alex Muir buys a lake property. the Marlboro Coal Co. reports a mare and foal, and local clubs and theatre highlight community life.
Massachusetts caucuses endorse unpledged delegates while Taft supporters claim a clear plurality. In districts including Sixth and Third, Crane allies gain influence, and Boston ward 11 shifts Taftward despite powerful business interests. Also notes Populist and NebraskaBryan developments.
In Illinois Chicago the Fifth Sixth and Seventh district GOPs held conventions naming six delegates to the national convention and instructing them to vote for Joseph G Cannon for president. Senate confirms Grant Victor as U S marshal for eastern Oklahoma amid controversy over Taft support.
The battleships Maine and Alabama will be detached from the Atlantic fleet and replaced by the Nebraska and Wisconsin. The Maine and Alabama return to the Atlantic coast. The hospital ship Relief will accompany the fleet on its world cruise. The third torpedo boat flotilla will stay behind.
Under Secretary Taft direction the Isthmian canal commission postpones the bid opening for 4,500,000 barrels of Portland cement from April 13 to May 1. The delay aims to await action on pending legislation about canal shipments in American bottoms.
A two-layer water experiment demonstrates dead water effects where fresh water rests atop salt water. A boat slows suddenly at the boundary due to invisible waves formed between layers, confirmed by tank tests with ink to visualize the boundary. The report notes undercurrents may also influence outcome. A second extract cites Owen Wister’s defense of democracy and equality from The Virginian.
Announcement to farmers of Marlboro and vicinity that the largest stock market in New England is open on Brighton side. Offers live stock dairy cattle and beef cattle sales with high prices and attractive hay pricing by tow or car. Call to buy or sell stock or hay.
The Century describes young Newfoundland police dogs trained at the prestigeurs headquarters near Notre Dame. Dogs and handlers perform mock rescues with dummies while crowds watch. Training lasts about four months and dogs protect their handlers from assailants sleeping under bridges.
The Hofbrauhaus in Munich, possibly the oldest and largest saloon, serves only beer from the royal brewery started in 1255. It draws about 12,000 customers daily, with 15,000 to 16,000 on holidays. The 1644 building seats 1,500, and beer profits support the city hospitals.
In a playful exchange, Benedick notes illuminated paint lets them paint the baby's face so they can give him a drink in the dark without lighting the gas. Singleton asks what use it has.
A fragment from London Punch shows a ditty about finding a dry spot to strike a match aboard a boat. A boatman expresses disappointment with refreshments, and a Greek proverb remarks on stumbling at the same stone.
Public timetable notice for Concord Maynard Hudson lines detailing fixed Car schedules from Concord Hudson Maynard and connections with Boston Worcester and Lexington systems. Specifies first cars Sunday and connections at Hudson Maynard Concord Junction with distant lines and chartered specials. John W. Ogden superintendent.
Corrected timetable details list train departures from Marlboro to Boston Southboro and South Framingham with arrival times, and reverse Boston to Marlboro routes. Includes Sunday services and multiple branch stops such as Fitchburg Northboro and Concord Junction with varying frequencies and late night options.
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