Bedford Residents Affected by Fire and Local Events
Alfred Yates of South Bedford plans two fireproof buildings after losing stock and timber in a recent blaze. James Connors' auto sustained minor damage when a Boston car struck it. Maynard Tigers visit Bedford next Saturday as Fred Davis completes a new North Road piazza. Fred Lydiard heads to New York on business. Mrs Fitzgerald and Miss Cullinane vacation at Mount Pleasant hotel in Jefferson. Many Bedford residents attend the Elks outing at Lowell on August 15. Middlesex Boston beats Bay State Railway 6 to 2 at Page Park. Walter French manages the Middlesex Boston nine with Spaulding Park hosting the second game in Lowell.
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Alfred Yates
South Bedford
James Connors
Boston
Maynard Tigers
Fred Davis
North Rd
Fred Lydiard
New York
William FitzGerald
Catherine
Mary Cullinane
Mount Pleasant
Jefferson
Bedford
Elks
Lowell
Middlesex & Boston
Bay State Railway Co
Page Park
Walter French
Middlesex @ Boston
Spaulding Park
Lexington Triumphs Over Bedford In Eighth Inning Rally
Lexington defeated Bedford 51 in an eight inning contest after Redford, while leading 7 0, faltered. Key moments included Torpey and Dailey contributing hits, Sharkey strong on the mound for Bedford, and a late sequence where Dailey drove in two runs as Bedford surged before errors sealed the win.
Blake and Kenrick wed in Bedford home ceremony
In a pretty Bedford home wedding on August 12, Eunice Holman Kenrick and Forest Alvin Blake joined in matrimony. Rev. William Batt of Concord Junction officiated, a ceremony tying three Blake generations. The couple plans to reside on Main Street after a wedding tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Holman Kenrick
Bedford
Forest Alvin Blake
Eht
William Batt
Concord Junction
Mr. Batt
Blake
Edwin J. Blake
A. Elmer Blake
Helen Frances Blake
Kenrick Celebrated by Friends for Extensive Business
Kenrick receives congratulations from a host of friends and well wishers for his extensive business achievements.
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Kenrick
Weil
Escapee from Tewksbury Insane Asylum Recaptured in Maine
An inmate who fled from Tewksbury asylum was captured Tuesday after escaping through a cell aperture. He had deserted from the urines at Kittery Maine, sustaining five bullet wounds, and was arrested around 2 PM and sent back to Tewksbury that evening. He gave the name Joe Shea of Fitchburg, 32 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewksbury Insane Asylum
Tewksbury
Kittery
Joe. Shea
Fitchburg
Editor’s sharp rebuke to young writer on quickest rise
An editor tells a budding writer that the fastest path to a top position lies in a powder magazine, especially if the author contributes a fiery article. The remark uses a wartime metaphor to urge bold, impactful writing and rapid attention.
Cleaning Tinware Procedures in Historical Note
For Cleaning Tinware. Prest wash the tin in hot soapsuds and wipe thoroughly dry. Then scour with dry flour, applied with an old newspaper.
Japan's Handicap Last Year In Rice Fertilizer Use
Japan's mountainous terrain forces intensive farming to meet rice needs. Last year the country spent over $14,000,000 on chemical fertilizers to boost yields and support agricultural production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tax Sale Notice for Maynard Real Estate August 1914
Maynard Mass August 17 1914 notice lists parcels in Maynard Middlesex taxed for years past due. Public auction set for August 10 1914 at 10 a.m. at the Collector's Office to satisfy taxes with interest costs and charges. Parcel described as 7 Michael Driscoll at Main St and Great Road includes buildings and boundary references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Mass
County of
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Michael Driscoll
S. E
Main St
Great Road
Laura Woodart
Martin Rooney
UN Toio
Tax Collector J B Kelley Named for Maynard Town
J B Kelley named as collector of taxes for the Town of Maynard with duties to collect, account for, and remit municipal revenues.
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Town of
Maynard
Fall Plans Offer Honest Estimates for AI Fixture Installations
The ad promotes submitting an estimate for installation work using AI fixtures and high grade workmanship. Estimates are described as low and based on honest fulfillment of all features of the work.
R M Prentiss Electrical Contractor Ad
R M Prentiss, electrical contractor, Concord Junction. Phone Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Junction
Global notes show varied progress and curiosities worldwide
Round the World reports diverse topics from Servian tailors and Japanese emigrants to Peru to new sea walls in Brooklyn and football adoption by German youths. Other items include Prague coal aid, Tasmanian orchard profits, indigo revival in India, and a vast Dutch tulip exhibit at the Panama Pacific Exposition.
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Peru
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Prague
Barcelona
Spain
Liverpool
F. A. Perrett
Japan
Columbus
Bakum
Russia
Panama
Ernest Riley
New York
Telther Lous Nor Arms
Cleveland
Nebraska
Ecuador
Egypt
Philadelphia Parcel Post
New Zealand
India
Tasmania
Titan
Count Ossulinski
Lemberg
Austria
Don Giovanni de Castro
Samuel Bolt
Mia Viners
Catherine
Rome
Aberdeen
Sunderland
London
Degulaes Bein
Holand
Netherlands
San Francisco
Hedersleben
Saxony
Sierra National Forest
California
Sinni
Tance
Lila the Actress on the Grand Opera House Farce
A parody tale centers on Lila, child of a poultry magnate, who pursues stage stardom after a night at the Grand Opera House. The spoof traces her rise through farcical auditions, surreal stage oddities, and a mock press frenzy as she imagines a Broadway career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Lila
Bagg and Poultry King
Southland
Maxine
Pocahontas Bridge
Ibgen
Sara Bernhardt
Julia Marlowe
C. F
Maude Adama
Lady Macbeth
Margaret Angelin
Honda
Broadway
Pit
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Concordia Farm
Concord
Isaac
Concord, Mass
Tel
Sutter’s Colonial Inn
Old Concord, Mass
F.E. Taylor & CO
Nason and
Summer Sts
J. Schnair
Maynard, Mass
American Press Association
Bicyeles
Uhrence
Lexington
Minute Boys
Redford
Viano
McGinn
Allen
Sullivan
Currier
Manley
Sharkey
Torpey
Norton
Lawless
Lips
Gharkey
Dailey
Murphy
Isner
McRulin
McRudin
Gollector’s
J. B. Kelley
R. M. Prentiss
Coo. A. Sugerman
Summer St
E. H. Davis
Round the
Hippodrome
Willie Winter
42Nd Street
Tank Town
Mouch Chunk
Penna
Pocahontas
Edwin Booth
A. Alley
Zika
Ophelia
Shakespeare
Mary Anderson
Lala
Ellen Perrys
Papa
Ware House
Section
Banat
Oemanity
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