Wheelmen and politics fill the January News
The Enterprise notes cycling talk amid the coming legislature to supply tents for sessions and new geographies from the book trust. It cites Senator Lodges stance on aco sition, Anglicizing of the Salvation Army, and the Patch milk bill. It honors Charles Theodore Russell as a lawyer and father of an ex governor, notes Reed’s New England bloc for the Republican convention, and laments Campos retirement and Polavieja's replacement, predicting renewed Cuban sympathy and possible U.S. intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Theodore Russell
Nashua Aqueduct Sections 2 and 3 Details
Plans for Nashua aqueduct sections two and three call for about two miles of tunnel and 100 feet of masonry aqueduct in open trench within Clinton and Berlin. Excavation measures 13.5 feet wide by 12.2 feet high. masonry section 11.5 feet wide by 10.5 feet high. When finished, the pipe should be a sizable installation for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Clinton
Berlin
Esperanto the Universal Language Gains Global Followers
The New York World reports Esperanto, coined by Dr. Zamenhof of Warsaw, as a ten year old universal language with about 10,000 adherents across France Russia Germany England Norway Sweden Italy Spain the United States and Africa. Frenchman D Eyssautier notes its early grammar can be learned quickly and that Tolstoy and Max Muller endorse its use.
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France
Russia
Germany
England
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Spain
United States
Africa
D’eyssautier
Max Muller
Tolstoi
Esperantista
Volapuk
Esperanto
New York World
South Acton Community Notes and Local Updates
South Acton reports new factory plans a 40 by 100 foot three story building and a busy slate of church notes. Residents list illnesses fires insurance actions YPC union day plans and a few local incidents including a horse dying on the Durans road. Concord Junction notes cover assemblies red cross, drama, sociables and lodge events with addresses and names.
Recognition of Cuban belligerency discussed by lawmakers
A Senate and House committee canvass shows no clear backing for recognizing Cuban belligerency. Lawmakers urge avoiding overt discord and tension with Great Britain while debates on Cuban policy and a Florida murder case proceed, with Alfred J. Hurd held for trial and ordered for insanity evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Great Britain
Congress
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Massachusetts
Morse
Call
Committee On Foreign Relations
Hoar
Senate of the
Florida
Secretary of State
Saco. Me
Alfred J. Hurd
Biddeford
Supreme Court
James M. Hurd
Hurd
Caracas Capital City of Venezuela and Its Ancient Earthquake
Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, sits on eight thousand feet elevation and has about seventy thousand inhabitants. Founded in 1567, the Indian-origin name stems from local tribes. In 1812 a devastating earthquake buried thousands in the ruined areas, the event dated to March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Fall River
Santiago de Zeon
Great Britain
German chemist proposes carbolic acid execution method
In Germany, Dr E Cuhmann proposes a gas chamber approach using carbolic acid to kill criminals. The method would fill a sealed cell with the vapor, causing instant lung paralysis and unconsciousness, leading to death without prior pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
E. Cuhmann
Notice for timely submissions to weekly publication
All matter must reach the office of publication no later than Tuesday night to be inserted in the same week issue. Earlier receipts prevent condensation or delay of articles. News and advertising matter and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Newton
Marlboro Organist Mr Ross I Wells Offers Piano and Harmony Lessons
Mr Ross I Wells organist of Holy Trinity church Marlboro announces Maynard studio sessions Wednesdays from 2 30 to 6 30 PM in room 5 Maynard's block. He invites those seeking musical instruction in piano organ or harmony. Wells is an advanced pupil of S B Whitney Boston and already runs a large Marlboro class.
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Ross I. Wells
Holy Trinity Church
Marlboro
Maynard
Wells
S. B. Whitney
Boston
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Claimed To Heal Fast
An advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as quick acting and scar free curing for burns scalds old sores and skin eruptions. It promises relief for piles and lists suppliers including B F Johnson Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
B.F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Mrs Gro C Kirchner Notice
Mrs Gro C Kirchner of 61 Snediker Ave Brooklyn is identified in the local notice with address details for a public matter. The fragment confirms a person, street and city but lacks full context or actions.
Howland and Wood vs Wood and Wood Woods Disposed in Boston Court
In Boston superior court on the 16th instant the Howland How land and Ellis cases against John F Wood and Charles A Wood were resolved by waiving plaintiff exceptions and entering judgment on a verdict. Damages fixed at 10000 in each suit, tried December 1893, verdicts of 1 and 0.01 dollars. Cases had seen motions for new trials and extensive exceptions, now terminated with defendants’ counsel praised for courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Howland
Howland & Ellis
John F
Charles A. Wood
Boston
Mesers. Galvin
Swee- Sete Janey
James F. Siechey
One Minute Cough Cure Marketed in Local Ad
Advertisement promotes a cough remedy labeled One Minute Cough Cure claiming quick relief. The notice lists distributors including B. F. Johnson & Son in Maynard and C. H. Whitney in Concord with other locations in Little Field West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
Haia
Littlefield
West Acton
Cent-a-mile rail rate offered by Soo line and partners
Minneapolis dispatch reports the Soo line and its connections agreeing to a one cent per mile rate across the Soo system and Canadian Pacific plus from major eastern cities. Western Passenger Association, which had rejected the rate, is expected to grant it under pressure. Separately, San Francisco notes the steamer Coptic from Yokohama arrival and the China Mail quotes a Yunnan proclamation urging violence against missionaries with officials blamed for the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Knights of Pythias
Soo Line
Soo
Canadian Pacific
Boston
New York
Detroit
Buffalo
Western Passenger Association
San Francisco
Yokohama
China Mail
Yunnan
Jubilee for St Charles Pastor Quealey in Woburn
The golden jubilee of Rev. Father Quealey pastor of St. Charles Catholic church in Woburn was celebrated. He was born in Waterford Ireland on January 6 1820 and came to the United States in 1860 arriving in this city on January 8 1864 to take the pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Dusseault
R. L. Reed
Marsh
James Tuttle
Barker
Henry Shapley
Servant Kate Carter Burned in Portland Fire
Kate Carter, a household servant for Charles Saunders, tried to speed a coal fire by pouring kerosene on smoldering coals. The blaze damaged the building and left Carter severely burned, with poor prospects for recovery.
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Portland
Kate Carter
Charles Saunders
Five Firemen Reported Buried After Broadway Fire
St. Louis church district tragedy at 415 Broadway leaves five firemen buried in rubble and one dead. Rescue efforts continue as four men are presumed dead and the fifth survivor is audible but trapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jan
Broadway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senator Lodge
Salvation Army
Thomas B. Reed
New England
Pierce
Hudson River
Campos
Polavieja
South Acton
G. C. Turner
Re. N Nelson Cole
Robert Holden
Leominster
C.' Turner Mast
John Toodle Font Randall
Conant Farm
Millk Company
Coty
Littleton
Sidney
Richardson
Ca. Harrington
C. W. Chadwick
C. H. Harrington
Y. P. C. Union
Universalist
U.S
Maple Street
A. Merriam & Co
Jennings
I. S. Durans
U. S. Mail
Christian Endeavor
Christ
Congregational Church
W. R.buxton
First Universalist Church
Mass
Wm. F. Dusseault
Concord Junction
Nellie Sheehan
J. E. Durkee
Wm. Bulger
Ladies’ Union
Mise ‘Liltie-Emerton
Westminster
M. B. ‘Lane
H. J. Hampson
Commonwealth Area
Alfred Loring
Red Cross
Messrs. Lakig
Burbank
Kit Wilson
Harvard Society
Edith Chase
Avis Fowler
Helen
Loretta Nagle
Our Village
W.H. Keyes
The
Fitchburg Railroad
Ayer
Kendall Green
Wm. Coolidge
Willow Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah
Susie M. Abbott
Noble Grand
W. S. Park
Mary Curry
G. S. Withington
Treas
Ada F. Chaplin
A. B. C. K. Club
H.O. Webster
K. T. McKenzie
J. M. Nichols
Miss Harris
Cornelius Kelley
James Heyward
Union Church
W. W. Campbell
E. G. Stoddard
Venezuela's
Charles A. Welchlodge
A. F. and
A. M
Coods
W.b.case
Walter B. Currier
5 Park SQ
Maynard’s Block
Maynard, Mass
Riverside Block
Photography
F.J. Taylor
South Acton, Mass
Beachmont
Geo.Milne
F. Johnson & Son
C.H. Whitney
H. A
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