Explosive accident injures Greenfield boy in South Acton
Harold Fletcher ten years old, visiting his grandfather in South Acton, suffered severe injuries from a powerful explosive, likely a railroad cartridge. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital then to Eye and Ear Infirmary for eye injury risks. other injuries included facial lacerations, hand damage, and chest and abdomen wounds.
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Harold Fletcher
Charles Fletcher
Greenfield
A. J. Fletcher
Martin St
Sam
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eye and Ear
Notice of Administration Petition for Lucy A Decoster Estate
Probate Court of Middlesex directs heirs, creditors and interested parties to appear September 4 1906 in Cambridge to show cause why Mabel H Decoster may be granted administration without bond. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in Acton Enterprise. Judge Charles J McIntire signs.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Lucy A. Decoster
Acton
Mabel H. Decoster
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Boston Conductor George Simonds Ends Life on Wharf
Known in South Acton the Boston born conductor George F. Simonds of the Raymond and Whitcomb excursion line shot himself on a Seattle wharf as his party departed for Alaska. The coroner finds no stated motive. Simonds, about 40, long a trusted guide for tours across the continent, recently faced estate troubles in California.
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Seattle
Wash
Boston
George Simonds
Simonds
George F. Simonds
Calvin Simonds
Ile
Raymond & Whitcomb Excursion Company
California
Elizabeth Taylor returns to duties in Waltham after vacation
In Acton Centre Elizabeth Taylor resumes duties in Waltham following a three week vacation. A Sunday school picnic is planned at Fort Pond with Wednesday as rain date. Lightning caused damage townwide including a barn at Henry Smith’s that burned about $100. John and Mrs Conant of Savannah arrived for the summer at the Conant homestead.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Waltham
Fort Pond
Henry Smith
Elbridge Conant
Savannah
Conant
O. D. Wood
Garigston Taylor
Sara
Helen Wood
Minnie
Matilda Gamble
Fort
South Sudbury Dog Causes Car Collision
Sunday afternoon W. M. Goulding and Clarion B. Jones rode in Goulding’s auto when a Newfoundland dog darted into the road from Miss Mary A. Heard’s sidewalk. The Waltham buckboard crashed, throwing both men. Jones was stunned but recovered with only bruises, while the steering gear broke and the wheel struck the sidewalk. Jones had recently recovered from an earlier foot injury at Hurlburt Rogers Machine Co.
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W. M. Goulding
Clarion B. Jones
Mr. Goulding
Goulding
State Road
Mary A
William Davis
Mr. Jones
Hurlburt Rogers Machine Co
Lots of Trouble Caused R. H. Hall on Recent Trip
R H Hall delivering fur niture to Lawrence for Mr Stephen met a highway collapse near three miles out. The wagon tipped over after help arrived and a second pair of horses pulled the load free. Only a broken glass and damaged wagon parts were reported with Hall arriving home about 24 hours late.
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R. H. Hall
Lawrence
Hall
Local Gossip Lists Visitors and Births in Town
Mrs. I. M. Turner visits Bath and Mrs. Edwin Hunt visits in town. Arthur H. Burr of Boston stays with his mother. the Richardsons begin a vacation trip. Rev. Whitney preaches. Miss Willis hosts a Sunday school class with tea and activities for nine attendees. new baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Perry. town notes on residents traveling, visiting and family events.
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I. M. Turner
Bath
Arthur H. Burr
Boston
Clifford W. Richardson
FE. C. Whitney
The
Memorial Church
Edwin Hunt
Brooklyn
N. Y
George E. Tulis
Seigel & Co
Concord
N. HH
W. B. Miles
Cambridge
C. L. Perry
Emily F. Willis
John B. Goodnow
Louise Whiting
Minnie Chinn
Gladys Gerry
Marion Foster
Quip on a Boat Capers and Aunt Isabel Exchange
A distressed mother informs a steamer captain that her son’s hat blew overboard and the captain explains the string held firm. Miss Isabel retorts a playful clash about being unlike other girls in a witty exchange full of social banter.
Quite Proper. Little Rollo-Pop Up Right Piano
A playful query about an up right piano and a pop one playing only sacred music is posed in a light domestic tone from Woman's Home Companion.
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Rollo
Mirror Inference Sparks Quick Witty Exchange
A brief quip contrasts conceit and self view with a sharp joke about a man who is not conceited. The exchange ends with the man admitting the mirror shows his reflection.
West Acton Social Notes and Visits Include Baby Arrival
Mrs George Wetherbee is quite poorly with Dr Tasker in attendance. Visitors include Misses Pansy and Marion Nickerson in Somerville and Miss Grace Hurd of Cambridge. Mr and Mrs Elbridge Wheeler welcome a baby daughter last week. Many locals travel to Isles and York Beach while others visit relatives in Lowell Springfield and Winnegan Missouri. The Universalist Sunday school plans a picnic with South Acton at Lexington Park on Wednesday August 1.
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Wm. Sandalin
Teamster
Connecti Cn
Craig Sweet
Woolen Company
Post Office
Tarhell Block
Chas. Clark
Universalist and
Congregational Churches
Lexington Park
Maynard
Acton
Ethel Leighton
Watertown
Miss Leighton
Radcliffe College
Mr. Peebles
Mr. Bisbee
Maynard Methodist Church
Wm. M. French
May KE. Sanborn
South Acton
Crain
Capt
Blaney
Custom House
George Wetherbee
Dr. Tasker
Pansy
Marion Nickerson
Somerville
Elbridge Wheeler
F. R. Knowlton
Five Islands
Fred McDonald
Lowell
Lydia Houghton
Ella S. Burroughs
West Somerville
W. H. Teele
Albert Pigon
Alina Pigon
Grace Hurd
Cambridge
J. E. Richardson
Rosella Coolidge
Wm. Coolidge
Springfield
C. B. Stone
Winhegan
Stone
Clara Stone
Zelia Cutler
York Beach
Universalist
Dr. Cochran Dentist at Case's Block Maynard Street
Local listing notes Dr. Cochran, a dentist, located at Case's block on Nason Street in Maynard within West Acton.
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Sudbury
Cochran
Case's Block
Nason St
Maynard
The Dead Sea Salt Trade and Its Ancient Pleasures
The Dead Sea lies 1 500 feet below the Mediterranean and is penetrated by salt divers. Salt from the sea has long been shipped to Jerusalem for hides curing and domestic use.
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Dead Sea
Mediterranean
Jerusalem Meorset
Jordan
Jerusalem
Central Asia
China
Siberia
Technical World Magazine
Why tar became a sailor name in historical slang
The text discusses whether tar for sailor derives from tarry hands and Stephano’s song or from tarpaulin worn by seamen. It notes Dorus’s tarry breeds as a possibility but leans toward tarpaulin as the root, with Clarendon and others using tarpantin for a seaman, linking to tarred coverings and pall.
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Stephano
Dorus
Clarendon
Greek minister orders rupture of relations with Roumania
Severeo Athens reports the Greek minister in Bucharest has been ordered to announce the break in diplomatic ties with Roumania and all Greek officials are to leave Roumania.
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Athens
Bucharest
Roumania
Old Homes Union Service and Wayside Inn Chapter Meeting
Sudbury union service for Old Homes held at First Parish ing house on Sunday July 29 at 2 PM. The Wayside Inn chapter D A R met July 7 at Mrs Nellie Rice Fiske home with many members from Framingham and Cambridge chapters. Program on the shady lawn included Antique Time paper and songs by local performers. Business approved September field in Concord. Regent displayed old china and relics after refreshments.
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Wayside Inn
Nellie Rice Fiske
Regent
Framingham
Cambridge
Minnie Stearns
Frami
Marie Griffin
Co.chitua
Sudbury Local Ad Bustle Highlights Maynard Street
Multiple advertisements fill the page of the Kansas City World as Nason street and Maynard area see a surge in今日 printed ads claiming record volume in the world’s history.
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Kansas City World
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Small Boy
Mass
Jack Buckley
B. J. Elliott
Marlboro
C. A. Penniman
Charles Tuttle
L. B. Rand
Lake Boon
Ed Holt
George Cavanaugh
Ruth Brigham
Worcester
Lizzie Jones
Florence Merriam
Grout
Weatherford
Frank Stiles
J. Buckley
Ray Tuttle
Newton
Herman L. Duren
Hamilton
R. G. Berry
Hawkey Club
Ruth Hawkins
Georgia Griswold
C. H. Fairbanks
Buzzard Bay
Florence Piper
Biddeford
Anson
W. T. Merriam
Paris
T. Heaven
Lumber Company
Gimes
Tewksbury
Alice Fairbanks
Berkshire
Louis Jones
Meriden
Conn
Nagog
Carl
Clifton Davidson
Russell
Howard Quimby
Harold Merriam
Rob Christie
Allen Hoyt
Ray Peebles
Lesile Willard
Fac
Tory
Annie L. Hicks
J. Kulchar
New
Anthony J Doherty
Xattorney-At-Law
Monument Hall
Acton Centre
Pedple
Nath
L C. Fowler Jr
South
Newfoundland
Isabel
Mr. Spooner
Main St
West Acton
Combination Cash Store Company
Maynard, Mass
Tommy
Papa
London
Hartford Bicycles
F. A. Clough
Mechanic St
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