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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1906
Page
8
Albert Burgess, 32, a New England Telephone lineman from Waltham, was struck while crossing a railroad near West Acton at about 1.30 pm. He died instantly from fractures and internal injuries, leaving a wife and five children.
South Acton notes list visitors from Lowell Plymouth Hingham and Providence. Lincoln birthday exercises at the high school. Legal suit against B and M railroad for 30000 dollars. Auction sale at Faulkner mills February 19 1906. Universalist church supper February 22 features Adalyn Riley soprano zither solos a reader from Boston and a Russian prince address.
Fred Miller, 16, entered a Brockton manhole to connect a belt with shafting. He was caught by the whirling machinery and likely killed instantly, his body drawn into the shafting and hidden for about three hours before discovery.
Feb. incident left Filashe Laimailette dead and Alphonse Le Gere gravely injured when a horse carriage was struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing near Farmington Maine. The horse perished and the carriage was demolished.
Miss Emma Hart suffered pleurisy last week while Miss Mabel Hager of Clinton visited relatives here. The 97th Lincoln birthday was marked by tolling bells and flags. Woman's Relief Corps No. 62 plans initiations on Feb 19 and Isaac Davie Post 183 G A R hosts a social. District Primary Union attendees included Misses Wetherbee Burroughs Richardson. Woman's Club met at Mrs. Hall with talks on Political Russia and Current Events. Next meeting at Mrs. Mead's on Feb 26.
The Ladies Benevolent Society met at Mrs. George B. Parker's home on February 8 for its annual meeting. Officers elected for the year include President F R Knowlton, Vice President Clara Holt, Secretary Fannie Wetherbee, and Harriet Hart as Treasurer. A supper was served and a literary musical program followed, featuring readings by Miss Laura A. Brown who recently studied at the School of Expression in Boston.
Frederick H Mead of 1036 Mass Ave has been elected president of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange. The 20th annual banquet was held at Hotel Somerset in Boston Tuesday, with Mead praised by the Arlington Advocate for his sterling worth and leadership of a 700 member organization.
Lost gold watch with Huntington case and gold rope slide chain. Reward available for return to Mrs. W. E. Woodward of Acton.
Acton Centre reports Lincoln's birthday observance with Monday school closings. Local residents include Mrs. C. G. Dole of Cambridge visiting, and Florence Whitcomb with Amelia Hemenway of Bolton in town. Ice house activity continues and a Valentine party is planned at the church this Wednesday night. Auction notices mention H. tg as auctioneer with upcoming sales in Leominster and Hayward nearby.
New York Feb 14 The last rites of the Roman Catholic church were observed for John A McCall former president of the New York Life Insurance Company at Lakewood New Jersey He is seriously ill his condition was described as worse but has rallied somewhat to a critical state.
Count Boni de Castellane and his wife pursue a financial settlement ahead of a potential separation decree that French law may extend to full divorce after three years. The countess seeks court permission to begin action while aiming to avoid scandalous grounds and names of alleged corespondents.
Senator La Follette declines Thomas W. Lawson's invitation to join the proxy voting committee for policyholders of New York life insurance companies. He cannot undertake the work due to the pressure of public business and will not attend the meetings this year.
Seven hundred employees of the Pittsburg Reduction company strike at Newcastle Pennsylvania after a new order cuts heater helpers from three to one. The men refused the change and were dismissed, crippling the entire plant.
Milwaukee February 14 a blizzard that began last night has become the worst storm of the winter. Train service is demoralized and telegraph and telephone companies suffer severely. State rail service will be practically abandoned today except on the main lines.
The 40th annual Massachusetts G A R encampment in Boston elected Commander J P Bradley post Boston senior vice D H L Gleason post 63 Natick junior vice A S Roe post 10 Worcester medical director Ht A Blood post 11 re elected chaplain Rev W C Litchfield re elected Reports from Department Commander Wolff and adjutant general were heard and delegates to the national encampment were elected.
Vermont Attorney General C. C. Fitts was exonerated by a special committee and the state supreme court. The panel found the evidence insufficient to prove the charges that he blocked a liquor case for a $130 check and made false representations to clients, among other alleged acts.
In Montana, the final transfer of Heinze controlled silver mine properties in Silver Bow county to a North Butte agent marks the end of a lengthy dispute. Officials say litigation over assets valued above 50 million dollars will halt and development will begin immediately under Amalgamated Copper aligned interests.
The Test reports H Laughran, an expressman, was hired to move a box for company B of the second infantry to the transport Meade. He dropped the box and its contents were immediately exposed. The box resembled a prior box placed on the Meade in the hold area tied to a fatal fire whose origin remains unknown. A commission of officers will investigate.
In St. Petersburg on February 14 investigators found no deaths or looting after reports of a Jewish massacre in Kalarashi. A disorderly crowd roamed the two streets of the Jewish quarter shouting, firing guns and breaking windows.
Mount Vesuvius erupts with alarming proportions as authorities rush to protect the station with a thick masonry wall and sand embankments. Streams of lava race down the slopes destroying all in their path.
Official announcement states the issue of 100 million dollars in gold bonds by American Telephone and Telegraph Company. J P Morgan and Co head a syndicate to finance and float the huge offering in New York on February 14.
Local plans include adding men's shoes to the L. B. Hall factory output and petitions to replace Pleasant Street school with a new building. Stage events feature Star of Hope circle performing The Old School of Hickory Holler in March, with rehearsals in Odd Fellows hall.
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