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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
7
A garbled sports brief notes Marlboro bowling team defeating Deroyal by 1325 to 1200 on a Tuesday evening. The rest of the text references unclear topics about worship, leisure, and unrelated global notes.
An ad fragment touts comforting words for urinary and kidney issues sold by Foster Milburn York dealers. It mentions a price of 60 and urges readers to remember the name Doap's and not accept alternatives.
Medical Examiner reports Mildred Donovan died from asphyxia with no poison trace. Two witnesses saw a man resembling James B. Jennings climbing a cemetery fence near the body, gloves found nearby, and a grand jury indicted Jennings for first degree murder in the Malden death and related bar-room shooting.
The court ordered a not guilty verdict on three counts for Julian Hawthorne Josiah Quincy William J Morton and Albert Freeman accused of fraudulent use of the mails to promote Canadian mining claims Defense contends the men justified their mining promotion efforts No further details of evidence linking Quincy to specific mills were provided in the ruling The Balkans crisis dominates front page with reports that Adrianople and tremist negotiations stall and no peace talks expected soon remains the stance of Turkey and allies
The money trust committee in executive session planned to examine William Rockefeller with the ser feiter's physician and Dr Lamont assigned. Chappelle warned that forcing Rockefeller to testify could endanger his life. In a separate note, two thousand strikers seized contractors' stores amid unrest.
Toluca Mexico January 8 Twenty federal soldiers were killed in a clash by mistake between government troops brought to Toluca and Zapata followers, after a train attack. A detachment of light cavalry fired on what proved to be fellow federal infantry, leaving twenty dead before the error was realized.
Harry K Thaw traveling with his mother Mrs Mary C Thaw and others secured court permission to stay overnight in New York. He will testify in the case for attorney Gleason seeking $53000 in fees tied to the second Stanford White trial.
A fragmentary report notes Dir Chittenden of the Sheffield school declaring a student’s marriage under certain conditions, referencing Klynn and university related terms amid an unsettled school policy dispute.
A fragment mentions insistence upon a bag with an Arab, but the text is incomplete and unclear about context, participants, or outcome. The scant wording hints at a dispute or request but lacks verifiable details for a fuller summary.
An offensive and defensive pact emerged between supporters of Congressman McCall and Ambassador Guild in the bid to win the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat to succeed Crane. The development hinges on a letter from Charles W. Bilot urging McCall, triggering alignments among rival factions.
Governor Felker, the first Democratic chief executive in 38 years, calls for progressive legislation. He supports direct election of U.S. senators, a direct primary for national offices, budget restraint, natural resource conservation, ballot purity laws, road building, federal income tax amendment ratification, statute revision, longer country school years, farming funding, and consolidating state commissions.
A report notes direct competition between Wells Fargo and the Express Company will begin under a new scope. The postal service will allow direct delivery of perishables from shipper to consignee with eleven pounds as the maximum parcel weight.
A destructive event on January night in Los Angeles and San Bernardino wiped out a major portion of the orange and lemon crop. The loss covers about 160000 acres with total damages near 40000 dollars, impacting freight receipts and regional citrus markets.
Fragmentary OCR text reports a claim of a mother and a young musical figure involved in a razor incident. The passage appears garbled, mention of New York and a musician, with unclear details or outcomes. No verifiable names or dates can be confirmed from the readable text.
Portland Ore January reports a clank steamer foundered in a gale at the Columbia River bar. About thirty seven persons are believed lost as crews battled the rough seas near Portland.
In London a man named Percy William Colline faced charges for sending threatening letters to King George and to two police officials. A sample letter demanded £400 from each recipient with warnings of shooting if unmet. Officials deemed the note a hoax, but Colline remained in custody for trial.
A damaged excerpt hints at a chaotic scene about piano fascination and cultural tensions in New York. The text references Chr and Chinaman and suggests a disruptive event tied to a piano, with characters like John and a touch of humor or prejudice. The fragment offers little clear context or outcomes.
The text notes licking the thumb as a pledge found among Iberians and Moors, tracing through elusive periods to the present. It cites Tacitus and others in support of this symbolic gesture across communities and eras.
A plan envisions a series of mists to survey the Gobi region. Tree belts at least two miles wide are to be planted with one mist from Samara to the Caspian Sea and additional routes proposed for other sections.
Fragmentary police note describes a postmaster sorting stamps and spotting tampering with a postmark. A suspect was nabbed, but details are unclear in the OCR.
A clipped quotation discusses attitudes toward conformity and marriage. It critiques unconventional behavior and social expectations, noting a woman’s dependence on her husband for purchases and the irritation of others with nonconformity.
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