Lightning Rod Debate Over Jericho Schoolhouse
In Jericho a heated town meeting debates putting up a lightning rod for the 13 year old schoolhouse. Insistent voices argue for protection and against taxation while others fear further costs. The crowd weighs the emporium of education against a costly upgrade as a rusted old barn collapses nearby.
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C. B. Lewis
Jericho
Deacon Spooftier
Silas’ Lapham
Silas
United States
Enos Williams
Silas Lapham
Enos
Moses Forbush
Moses
Alius
George Washington
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Joab Warner
Jim Taylor
Lish
M. Quad
Talismans and a Presidential Convention Remembrance
Excerpt discusses Chinese talismans and invulnerability concepts in Yunnan including a dragon nest and a deer horn. It also recounts the First National Convention history from the Anti Masonic party in 1831 Baltimore and the 1832 Democratic convention with Harrison and Clay, noting conventions became standard.
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China
Yunnan
Geographical Journal
Anti-Masonic Party
Baltimore
Howevr
Harrison
Washington
Henry Clay
New York Sun
Living on the bylaws Rufus Choate health and wit
Rufus Choate, overworked, nearly broke his health while Edward Everett urged self care. Choate quipped the constitution was ruined long ago and he was “living on the bylaws,” a sharp line about legal life overcompensating for wellness.
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Rufus Choate
Edward Everett
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Georgian Bay Fish Riches Lure Anglers and Settlers
The Georgian Bay district hosts some of the Great Lakes' best fishing grounds. Cold deep waters and clear currents cradle thousands of rocky islets that rise in abundance, attracting anglers and settlers to the region.
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Great Lakes
Georgian Bay District
Georgian Bay
Local visits by Cuban teachers and town power plant concerns
Seventeen Cuban teachers visited Concord as guests of local churches then toured historic sites with Mrs. Edmund T. Phelan interpreting. A. W. Lee became the new superintendent at the power station, facing doubts about engine reliability and costly oil use as the town’s Electric Light Commission considers acceptance.
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Cambridge
Concord
A. W. Lee
Portsmouth
N. H
Stone and Webster
Navy Yard
Electric Light Commission
Measles Spread Amid Town Visits and Summer Travel
A string of visits from residents of Malden Lowell Boston Cambridge and Marlboro appears as measles cases rise in town. Local families host guests including Mrs Fenton Rodgers Mr Augustus Newton Miss Carrie Bent and Miss Marion Blanchard while others travel for vacations to Belfast Me Brandon Vt and Effingham N H.
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Fenton Rodgers
Hanover
James Robinson
William Closeman
Newton
John Black
Lowell
William Cullen
Glendatest
Margaret Doyle
Cambridge
Michael Sweeney
Benj. Townsend
Marion
Marlboro
R. W. Carter
Maynard bridge to Concord closed for two weeks
The main road to Concord will be closed for two weeks to rebuild the stone bridge beyond the American Powder mills office. The bridge, over 50 years old, was damaged by last spring’s freshet and requires reconstruction. Maynard selectmen posted the notice at the Paper Mill end.
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Concord
The
American Powder Mills
Maynard Selectmen
Fiftieth Anniversary Service for Amory Maynard Founders
A large procession of about 150 Sabbath school scholars gathered at Glenwood to honor Amory and Mrs. Maynard founders of the local Sunday school. The service included hymns, Bible readings, reminiscences by John Flood, an address by Rev. Charles H. Washburn, and the hanging of a wreath on the Maynard tomb with Taps and a benediction. The wreath was crafted by the young women of Alexander Pettigrew's class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Maynard Tomb
Amory Maynard
John Veitch
St. Peter
Wm. H. Gutteridge
Cornetist
Reading
Frank Sanderson
John Flood
Charles H. Washburn
Peter
Whittier
Maynard
Warren Haynes
Mabel Morris
Florence Hart
Harold Archer
Alexander Pettigrew
Big Boston Elks Fair at Combination Park in Medford
The Boston Elks plan a large fair at Combination park Medford for July 30 to Aug 4 featuring trotting and running races, automobiling events, acrobats and aerial acts, balloon ascensions, a theatre, a circus and elaborate fireworks. The program aims to attract a vast regional audience.
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Boston Lodge of Elks
Combination Park
Medford
Boston
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Gilbert C. Hall
Squam Lake
Holderness
Boston Mfg. Co
Waltham
Anthony Hilferty
Fitchburg
Warren Parcell
Malden
Alice Mannot
Dr. Randall Place
Stow
Robert Farquahar
Lawrence
Frank Johnson Jr
Belfast
Carrie Bent
Alice Pushee
Marion Blanchard
Dean
Brandon
H. Garry
Upham
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J. Henry White
Effingham N. H
Lena Whitney
Miss Lilla Childs
the Elks
Big Fair
Maine Woods
Charlestown Navy Yard
Constitution
Hartford
Olympia
America
John H. Pray & Sons Co
Washington Street
Boylston Street
Macallar Parker Company
Washington St
Garland Terrace
Old Wood
West Elm St
Wood
Elm
Main Sts
Sudbury River
Old Town
Concord Junction
James S
Garland
Concord, Mass
Paris Green
WA Haynes CO
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Middlesex
Mass
Laura M. Woodart
Maynard, Mass
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South Acton
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