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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
8
Notices advise submitting all material to the office by Tuesday night to ensure same week insertion. earlier delivery prevents delays or condensation. News items, ads, and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
Local reports cover a sleigh collision at a stable, a serious accident involving Charles Davis of Waltham, and illness across households. Other items note church services, social events, and a carrier pigeon found during the snowstorm. Community notices include post office advertisements, local sales, and a civic meeting in Acton and West Acton.
Mrs Charles Tuttle of Chelsea visits Acton Centre while Mrs Edwin Fletcher of Lawrence stays with Miss Sophia Fletcher. Mrs Carrie Livermore improves slowly from illness. Ellsworth Houghton takes a week off. Eugene Johnson replaces him. Mrs Geo W Stearns returns to Middleboro after visiting Miss Sophia Fletcher. Mrs Allie Laker returns from Clinton where she stayed with her sister Mrs Dunn. Uncalled letters in the Acton post office: Mrs Sophona Greenwood, Mrs Parker, Mrs Harry Dennis. South Westford social club sleighride ends at Monument House with supper. Old folks concert at town hall entertains. chorus and soloists praised, especially Mrs Sanders of Lowell. League of American Wheelmen outlook dampened by New York actions.
The advertisement lists Valencia oranges navel varieties lemons citrons cleaned currants and raisins from California with prices, plus crackers soaps washing powders tobacco cigars coffee and other staples. It promotes Nonesuch mince meat Porto Rico molasses and assorted canned goods with scattered price hints.
Washington February 17 Leading women from across the country gathered in the capital to open a three day convention of mothers. The movement aims to moral mental and physical training of children and rescue from cruelty crime and unholy influences. Mrs T W Birney welcomed attendees and Mrs Ellen Herro tin national president spoke in reply.
Feb 17 dispatch from New York reports Turkish Consul Tasigt of Boston arrested on embezzlement charges and committed to jail awaiting Massachusetts authorities action. Coast snow early morning with westerly winds. western areas slightly warmer with a southwesterly shift.
In Manchester New Hampshire Rose Cannon also called Rose Douglass on a drunken spree last night slashed two policemen with a razor. Policeman Nixon suffered a four inch gash near the jugular vein with narrow chance of fatal outcome.
Paced Star Pointer with a 2 02 46 record is consigned to W B Pasig Co New York for their coming sale on March 3 4 and 5. Lasker and Tschigorin near a two game telegraph chess match between London and St Petersburg with 1506 roubles a side. Princeton football candidates called out for spring practice. pending outdoor weather, basketball in gym. Gargoyle system adopted at Williams College to regulate athletics under nine member advisory board of faculty alumni and students. Refusal of a baseball deal between New York and Philadelphia maintains Rusie with New York, excluding Amos Rusie trade talks.
In Fulton on February 17 a crowd of over six Rock Island men attacked the Woodmen of America head clerk’s office to seize records for removal to Rock Island. Police were stalled, fire department blocked exits, and doors were forced open. After two hours records were returned and an injunction paused the move. Fulton plans appeal to the supreme court with possible receivership of the order.
Boston reports ex-editor B. O. Flower and Arena Publishing business manager C. Seldon Smart arrested for embezzling 2700 from D. A. Campbell & Co. Lynn. Flower bailed. Smart in jail. Arena receivership and auctioned for 12009 despite higher offers. Other items note Bryan club activity and a Brooklyn pastor set to go to Rome.
Danbury becomes the first Connecticut city to push municipal control of gas and electric light plants. A Commond council meeting last night considered a resolution to assume control of the lighting system, receiving favorable consideration amid broad citizen approval.
A Burlington train ran from Chicago to Denver covering 1025 miles in 1069 minutes of running time. The trip equaled just under one mile per minute, the longest continuous run by any railroad to date.
John S. Johnson the skater and bicyclist is dangerously ill at Brantford with lung congestion after catching a severe cold while driving. The illness followed exposure and rapid deterioration is reported from Toronto.
Obituary notices recount Captain William Weymouth of the Smyrna dying at sea January 14 and his Confederate service, his later life in Hagland, marriage, and British subject status. Also noted are Nova Scotia parliament figures Mro Fitg Beraud and John Hingstrath, and the death of Francis Joseph Kinzley, former Hotel Brunswick proprietor, Newport, Rhode Island, aged 60.
London reports a collective note to Greece demanding withdrawal of naval and military forces from Crete within 48 hours or Piraeus will be blockaded. Insurgents on Crete and Greek forces hold positions as tensions rise and the European powers seek a resolution amid dueling calls from Ismail Bey and Colonel Vassos.
Richard Croker Tammany sachem will sail for Europe next week and not return until September He states he is not a candidate for mayor of Greater New York.
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