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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
5
Frederick McGann 21 was fatally shot by Samuel Knox 35 at Church and Crown streets after an altercation near a restaurant. Knox arrested nearby as a crowd cried lynch. police reported the shooting followed a quarrel with McGann and companions.
At a Standard Oil pier in Bayonne New Jersey the steamship The Desonze loaded for China ports with a largely Chinese crew. Twelve Chinese sailors deserted overnight and were pursued by police who captured the men along a back path. Federal law imposes a 1000 dollar penalty on employers allowing Chinese workers to land permanently.
Oklahoma City January 2. The state convention of Socialists denounces the Supreme Court action refusing the release of Moyer Haywood and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners from the Idaho penitentiary where they are held on charges of complicity in the murder of former Governor Steunenberg.
About 500 Jewish families from New York City leave the lower East Side by car to Nassau county and dedicate the Jewish colony of Wollhofstein. The plan envisions a town with a synagogue hospital school and market and aims to remove courts and lawyers letting rabbis settle disputes.
Boston reports a flare in the Sunday law enforcement dispute as DA Moran asks Governor Guild to consider removing Police Commissioner O Meara. The municipal court granted 25 more summonses for Sunday law violations, totaling 130 summonses and about 200 defendants, mainly bakers, with one hotel orchestra test case chosen.
Turks bound for the United States are detained in Halifax by American immigration officials. They arrived aboard the steamer Parisian from Liverpool amid suspicion of violating U S alien labor laws. officials are consulting Washington on detention.
St Petersburg reports that ex Deputy Hertzenstein of Moscow’s flower house was killed at his country home on July 31 1906. After months of investigation, officials say definitive proof shows the League of Russian People carried out the murder.
Articles of association for the Mount Desert Transit company proposing a 40 mile railroad have been approved by the Maine state board of railroad commissioners. The capitalization stands at 160000 dollars. Clarence Hamilton of Boston won a six day roller skating race in Boston with William Merritt of St John close second. both covered 201 miles and 2 laps.
Over 1000 guests attend the New Year celebration marking the 50th wedding anniversary of Simeon Herbert Howe and his wife. The event at 29 Pleasant Street featured open house from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 with callers from prominent to common, honors from Post 43 G A R and Sunday school, and gifts of cut glass and silverware. Howe, a leading Marlboro figure, long served as mayor and in many public roles, is praised for charity and public service alongside his wife.
Simeon Howe born December 21 1835 in Marlboro was the son of Samuel and Charlotte Howe. He learned shoemaking at age 11 in a Pleasant street shop later moving his business, growing to a capacity of 10 000 pairs per day, employing six to eight workers and producing four cases daily in his early years.
Mrs. Howe or Harriette A Brig ham was daughter of William P and Lavinia Baker Brig ham. Born in Boxboros she belonged to a large family of eight children. The mother, age 91, still lives on Pleasant stand as of Sunday. The article lists six of the siblings.
A simple method to rough determine ground levels using stakes, a straight edge, and a spirit level. Drive two stakes, place a board between them, level it, sight to each stake, mark the sight lines, and measure vertical differences to find level change.
A man bets a half dollar that three women will nudge each other when a well dressed woman passes. He explains the nudge signals a shared perception of style and carriage that other women instantly recognize, a nonverbal sign language understood by all.
The Los Angeles Times quotes a sailor describing French whip crackers and cabmen proud of whip cracking. He notes streets of Paris feel like battlefields with loud cracks and the risk of hearing damage, but a whip can also be played musically with delicate tunes like Marseillaise and Hiawatha.
A discussion notes that rug colors carry cultural meaning in the Orient. Red symbolizes fidelity in Egyptian tradition, rose indicates high wisdom, and black denotes sorrow among Persians. Tyrian purple is seen as royal, green as a ceremonial color but not for everyday use.
A quoted meditation asserts that a person’s core is their character rather than money power or intellect, urging self recognition of inner traits as the defining future. The statement contrasts material wealth with moral fiber as the true measure of a man.
The National Grange committee on taxation urges tariff revision to curb underpriced imports that raise home prices. It backs a uniform federal approach to tax assessment, a graduated income tax if needed, and a collateral inheritance tax to ensure all property is taxed.
Joe Gans defeats Kid Herman in Tonopah Nevada to retain the lightweight championship. Gans dominates with precise defense and sharp counters, sending Herman to the canvas in the eighth round as crowd reaction swings from boos to cheers. Herman concedes Gans as superior, while Gans explains his clash with the bell to calm the arena. Michigan grange reports highlight 50 subordinate units and 45,000 members with progress on equal taxation and pure food laws. The state master, Hon. George B. Horton, is reelected as master, with the next meeting set for Saginaw.
The committee elected for the ensuing year includes N J Bach elder of New Hampshire, Aaron Jones of Indiana, and E B Norris of New York. Their appointment aims to guide legislative matters and advocacy for the organization.
The contest followed Marquis of Queensberry rules with a $20,000 purse split 60 percent to the winner and 40 percent to the loser. Betting favored the winner 2 to 1 two hours before the bout, 100 to 75 bets on fewer than 20 rounds. Attendees braved snow as gates opened after 1:30, the arena felt like a refrigerator, and fans wore coats and gloves while reporters battled the cold to cover the event.
Five people rescued with difficulty from a burning tenement on west Forty Ninth street. Three women overcome by smoke were carried over adjacent roofs to safety. Six families trapped by the stairway blaze. Loss set at $15,000.
Arthur Mills, vice president and general manager of Merchants' Despatch and Transportation, collapsed and died of heart failure on Fifth Avenue New York. He was 60, had paused to greet a Harvard classmate and appeared in robust health moments before.
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