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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1914
Page
7
A fragmentary report notes a wiring incident in West Acton last week with repairs underway. The garage fire insurance has been adjusted and carpenters began repairs on Tuesday. Hoar leads the project while the South Acton Dramatic Club readies a production at an unspecified future date. Elizabeth Scanlon and Florence McNiff visited Hudson and Marlboro friends.
South Acton dies and gentlemen of the journalist church will give a chicken pie supper in the vestry Monday Feb 23 followed by an entertainment. Agricultural Extension school plans target Acton Center as hub for the week. Christian Endeavor week includes union meetings Feb 3 7 20 at South Acton Acton Centre and West Acton.
Mrs Evelyn K Mann wife of James Mann died at her home in School tnSt 4.35 Monday morning from complications of diseases after over four months illness. Born in West Boylston she was 55 years 11 months 25 days old. Parents were Manson and Frances Chase of West Boylston. She married James Mann in Oakland by Rev P R Stratton March 0.
She is survived by her husband, one sister Mrs. A. J. of Wes Boylston, and one brother Edwin L. Chase of Farnumsville. Funeral services were held at her late home at 1030 this Wednesday morning, Rev. Wagar Crosuldi, pastor of the Congregational church, officiating, after which burial followed at Oakdale.
The Congregational Church lists Thursday evening ornamental and literary entertainment under the Ladies Social Circle with proceeds for Ruth Allen and Clara Robinger. Friday features a program with Pauline’s letter and a German Christian effort. Sunday services include 10 20 a m invitation in the Lord’s work and Christian Endeavor at 7 p m with leader Mrs Rog Page. A Valentine supper and entertainment are planned for Saturday February 14.
Thursday night is set for a social dance with Prof Lovett's orchestra providing music. Miskes Holt and Imeson will oversee attendee welfare at the Excheuse hat event, ensuring safety and orderly conduct.
George L Coleman and D G R will install Musketamid council officers in Dorchester Hall Wednesday. Concord Grange plans papers on the Educational Aid Fund followed by a Sleight of Hand show by Scott Perry. Local notices include jury duty, an auto fire at Acton Powder Mill Woods, and a reward offer by Chief Craig for stolen silverware.
The Northeast Telephone and Telegraph Company announces a new two number toll service extending from Concord starting February 1. Calls from Concord to cities including Boston Central, Canton, Charlestown, Dedham, Dorchester, East Boston, Everett, Hull, Hyde Park, Newton Plain, Milton, Norwood, Quincy, Revere, Roxbury, South Boston, Weymouth, and Hingham will be billed at a two minute rate for an initial one minute call.
A note explains calling procedures and toll rates. General towns and cities are charged 20 cents, with Cohasset and Hingham at 25 cents. The operator must request the desired person’s name, exchange, and telephone number.
An ecclesiastical meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4 in Trinitarian church with preparatory exercises for the ordination of Rev. Theodore Jensen. The ordination occurs Thursday at 7 in the auditorium with Rev. J. Oo and Rev. 0.0. Thorpe delivering sermons. Rev. G. A. Tewksbury and Dr. F. B. Emrich will participate.
A newspaper column argues people should smile more on streets and in photos. It cites Japanese etiquette, noting maids and others practice smiling before mirrors to look pleasant and avoid gruff impressions. Also reports Australia’s eucalyptus trees rising to 480 feet, taller than California’s 340 foot record.
A letter sent to a German town was delayed because the writer added Esquire to the name. It would have reached the recipient if addressed as Mr. John Brown. The note notes a post office error and cites a guide warning against using Hiq as a name.
Remains uncovered during alterations to Cromwell House Huntingdon reveal a wall base two doorways and a large chimney stack foundation with ashes, believed connected to the priory founding era and associated friary activity.
The fragment discusses Sir Abe Bailey and a baby with uncertain attributes. It references a paradoxical conditional about the baby's abilities and the speaker's own health status in a surreal exchange.
The case referenced as Cohsl Thaw moves forward after a three year period with ongoing hearings. Details remain unclear due to partial text but the matter centers on a longstanding legal dispute and scheduled proceedings.
Police arrested James F. Dwyer 23 years old and Louis B. Stanton 27 after suspects were dragged from beneath eaves at 12 Eaton Avenue. They are charged with stealing $250 in goods from a department store yesterday morning and hiding in an attic. Dwyer has prior terms at Concord Reformatory.
President Michel Oreste of Hayti fled Port au Prince amid revolution turmoil and sought refuge aboard the German cruiser Vineta. Rear Admiral Badger ordered the battleship South Carolina to Port au Prince, while bluejackets from Montana and Vineta ferried detachments ashore as the capital dissolved.
Berlin reports Emperor William marking his 50th birthday with vigor and wood chopping feats. Universities, academies, army and navy officers, civic groups, and municipalities across Germany joined observances.
Louis D. Brandeis argued the nine hour workday for women in Ohio is constitutional, appealing to modern fatigue research. He cited scientists who describe fatigue as a poison formed during work and neutralized by rest, linking overwork to deteriorating health.
A baby boy was born to Mrs. Lola Owens on an electric streetcar on Lincoln Avenue. The mother and infant rode to the city after the birth with help from observers and transit staff.
Paris reports that Millions Germain, proprietor and editor of the financial daily La Cote, was held on various charges. The case involves sums of 4 million and 7 million francs linked to alleged irregular financial dealings.
Charles I. Mellen, longtime executive and former vice president of the New Haven Railroad, was noted in historical notices as a key figure in American railroading during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Fourteen nations signed a sea traffic treaty to improve vessel and passenger security. The agreement sets rules on wireless telegraphy, ice observation, ship routes, lifeboat provisions, patrols for fire detection, and required contingencies for international and colonial voyages to reduce future losses at sea.
Admiral Capps proposed a ship system approved at the conference. Senator J Ham Lewis of Illinois spoke for the United States after adopting the sea safety treaty. He argued the measure opens an era of conciliation between nations of the new world and old and ends the hostilities between peoples.
London health authorities report two healthy women as enteric fever disseminators. The medical department notes sixty active cases, with six linked to these carriers, highlighting silent spread within the population.
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