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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
4
The Enterprise reports publication by The Enterprise Company with H F Wilder as manager. It includes a 1903 postal classification statement noting entry as second class matter at the Mass post office under the act of March 3 1879.
The notice lists subscription prices and single-copy costs: one year for 1 dollar, six months for 60 cents, three months for 25 cents, all with postage included and required to be paid in advance.
One inch one week rates 7i with 25c added for each additional inch Special yearly advertiser rates available Business notices in focal columns priced at 10c per line per insertion
Miss Mareena Ring visits York beach for two weeks while Joseph F. Scott of Elmira NY was in town last week. Several residents vacation in Maine Massachusetts and New Hampshire with trips to Paris Essex Holderness Marlboro Tarrytown and Groton. The Christian Endeavor service at Union church was led by Miss Mabel Park while Rev Campbell is away.
Household items for sale including a quar tered oak Cheval Dresser a white iron bed a National spring mattress a oak dining table a kitchen table a baby walker a go cart and a large item. Apply at 172 Commonwealth Ave Cord Junction.
A 19th century advertisement notes advertising as a faithful advocate for merchants, comparing trade promotion to a flame that guides buyers. The text cites Thomas Durning of Bawrell, Massachusetts, praising advertising’s power to expand a merchant’s eggs and reach.
The death of Lee Kai Num, 46, follows two more arrests in the Chinatown riot cases. Dong Back Lin, 82, of Lynn, alleged ringleader, was caught in Shawmut avenue and charged with murder. Yee Chung, 62, identified as the man who got off a train at Bar Harbor, is also charged with murder. A rumor says Hop Sing Tongs planned a new attack with recruits from New York Syracuse and Buffalo.
Governor Beckham United States Senators McCreary and Paynter Mayor Bingham and Kentucky delegation unite in a joint letter urging the Democratic National Committee to hold the next convention in Louisville.
In New Orleans on August 7 a test case questions if Louisiana may cover immigrant fares. Cuban immigrant Geronimo Garcia, sent from Havana, was ordered deported. The state will appeal yesterday’s ruling to the treasury department in Washington. Planters may advance funds to enable immigrant passage while the state reimburses later.
The federal grand jury for the western district of New York, meeting in Jamestown since July 9, has finished testimony in the government case against Standard Oil, New York Central, and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Indictments against the three defendants are expected to be returned.
A New York Press remark notes Dutch belief that thanking for a gift brings bad luck. It tells of giving a kitten to a washwoman and her response about the kitten pining away. The piece ends with a quip on modern men behaving like Hollanders, praising favors with less thanks.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt describes a grim factory where 100 pounds of molten cyanide of potassium simmer in a central caldron. Foremen claim fumes bolster workers while noting several suicides from ingesting the product. The piece highlights the eerie glass masks, high volume output, and workers’ dangerous cravings.
The London Graphic reports seven virgins garlands in Minsterley church Salop dating 1554 to 1751. Silk ribbons and paper rosettes surround a cane frame with gloves, commemorating girls betrothed who outlived their husbands.
A Wall Street broker recounts a near disaster when a client’s cigarette butt ignited a wastebasket under the desk. A quick phone alert warned of the blaze seen by an office boy, narrowly avoiding serious damage. The broker vows to find the alerting boy.
The inquiry into the August explosion of a 100 millimetre gun on the Couronne at Toulon found a shell exploded inside the gun before the breach closed. It did not determine whether the blast was accidental or due to negligence.
Numerous Concord residents are reported taking vacations or returning from trips. Dr Adelbert Fernald and Miss Bessie Hunt are mentioned among those away or hosting guests. A district court drunkenness case resulted in a $5 fine, while several local professionals and business personnel are noted in brief travel or work updates.
The Massachusetts Christian Endeavor Union shifts to a biennial convention and hosts a Summer Workers' Institute at Sagamore Beach August 23 to 30, accommodating about 100 delegates. The program features Bible study, missionary institute, and Christian Endeavor classes led by regional ministers and leaders.
James Donavan and Edward Breault visit friends in South Boston and Marlboro figures host guests from Essex Haverhill Worcester and Woonsocket. Clerks and workers take their annual vacations at lakeshores beaches and Peaks Island while church duties shift to temporary staff.
There is nothing so good for sore muscles or lameness as Richardson's Embrocation from H. S. Richardson, Pharmacist, Concord, Massachusetts. The ad touts a trusted remedy for aches and stiffness.
Concord locals advertise rooms to let within five minutes walk of the library schools and railroad station. Miss Buck's offers stylish shirts waists and skirts opp. bank. A seven room house with bath steam heat and half an acre near Barrett Mill Road near Reformatory Station for $2600 with $1000 cash and mortgage balance. Apply to J J Vanderveer Concord Mass.
Charles E B Wheeler of South Framingham installed Marlboro lodge officers Monday night with Grand Prefate Charles A Stearns and Grand Master at Arms Herman M Badger assisting. New officers include C C Williams M Leonard V C R F Leonard P E G Griffin M of W John Donaghue K of R and S Frank D Tucker I G Elroy McKay O G George Balcom.
The sixth annual reunion of the Fair Maids club met at Lexington Park in Lexington on Monday. Members traveled by electric streetcar and spent the day sightseeing and recalling events since the August 4 1906 gathering. Attending were Margaret and Alice Cavanaugh Theresa and Mary Kirby Mary Sullivan Mazie OConnor Jennie Kelly and Margaret Shaughnessy.
Berlin debates buying the town owned band stand currently used only for ornamental shows and moved about city venues. No active plan beyond the existing unit is noted as of now.
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