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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
4
Boston Globe hints that a Vassar student who set a broad jump record of 13 feet 6 inches may have imagined a mouse. Haverhill notes show local manufacturers cutting wages, with a dozen large firms reducing pay in recent months, sparking no worker protests.
A Boston celebration note recalls officers of the Berkshire regiment, known as Princess Charlotte of Wales’s, with scarlet uniforms and dragon badge. The colors bear battles from Egmont-op-Zee to Kandahar 1880 and Afghanistan 1879-80, showing extensive service history.
Olive Thorne Miller notes July as the babies month with wild roses fading to meadow lilies and berries ripening. Parents rush to feed hungry mouths and keep venturesome youngsters safe as young Americans in feathers mirror the self confident, reckless youth.
An Oklahoma farmer describes soil by the sod floor metaphor and a twin birth anecdote to his eastern friend, noting how wealthier soil makes a man lean on one leg and how a child sleeping on the floor grew faster. The Edmonton Republican cites the tale.
The Clinton Item notes many people boast about a university boat race without knowing basic geography of Harvard Yale and Cornell Finders confuse city locations and coasts while predictions shape views in a lighthearted critique of sports knowledge.
The Haverhill Gazette notes curfews now in force in at least three hundred western cities and towns and suggests eastern adoption. It warns that too many youths roam streets after nightfall, urging stricter measures.
The article explains bee foraging and honey production noting that gathering a pound of honey needs years for a bee and 50 to 80 flowers per day. It describes nectar evaporation by wing fanning, worker life spans, drone culling, and the queen’s role in sustaining hive strength during the honey flow.
Maynard observed a lively Fourth with a large turnout from nearby towns. The day featured a bustling trades procession, judging, horse and bike races, and various sports at Amory Grove. William Taylor and George Rodman won top bicycle honors, and Ralph Whitehead led the single hitch prize while John Connor took doubles. The Maynard brass band performed, fireworks lit the sky, and Fr Crowe oversaw events ensuring a smooth celebration.
Transacts a general banking business sells drafts payable nationwide and abroad buys and sells Government Municipal Railroad and other bonds. Advises that bonds of good paying water companies are strong investments with unusual facilities for selecting such bonds. Includes safety deposit boxes and emphasis on security. John L. Stone cashier Marlboro Massachusetts New York Democrats cheer for Mr. Bryan amid political theater and quirk.
In Plymouth Mass on July 7 a motion for a new trial in the Brockton arson case of Finley and Murphy drew sensational testimony. Juror Cephas Washburn and others were accused of talking with an unknown man at a barroom while witnesses testified. The court adjourned before the hearing concluded.
In New York two female legs were found in the East River near Ninety eighth Street and near the narrows. The first leg was in a black stocking with a red garter and was heavily decomposed. A second leg was recovered in a bag with a black stocking and a buttoned shoe. A sculptor and two assistants made a plaster cast of the July 1 limb at the morgue.
A Franklin Somerset and Kennebec railroad group offers Waterville a 14 mile connecting link from Weeks Mills to Waterville at a cost of 7300 dollars. The plan would extend lines to Windsor North Vassalboro and China, with financiers from Windsor and Vassalboro also being approached.
Anxiety grips Calcutta as rumors spread that mill hands on the Hoogly have struck and may march to reinforce rioters. The government orders troops to intercept any movement while Mohammedans at Cardeen Beach show restlessness, with guards posted at bridges to that suburb.
At the Nashville meeting on July 7 the resolutions committee reported a plan creating a national committee with three members from each state and a chairman elected by the conference. An executive committee would act on Populist principles and guide the next annual convention, with a push for thorough reorganization and district level education if needed.
Augusta Maine July 7 A petition has been filed with the Maine railroad commissioners seeking approval of articles of association for the Aroostook Northern railroad to construct and operate a narrow gauge line from Caribou through Fort Fairfield to Limestone about 15 miles long with capital stock of 90000. Directors named are Hon A A Burleigh Preston Neverett Parker P Everett and Harry Burleigh.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn, delayed from Southampton Friday night due to the death of Rear Admiral Miller's daughter, sailed for New York last evening.
The Lovell Diamond firm trims 1897 wheel prices to 865 amid Columbia bicycle fall to 875. Victor pledges no price cut and to sell at 100 next year. Warwick and Iver Johnson offer no changes. Spaulding stays firm while Rambler’s 885 and 860 pricing triggers industrywide adjustments. Clinton Item notes delayed orders and ample stock shaping the market.
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