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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
2
By The Enterprise Company Marlboro Mass second cinse matter aschome Of the act of Congress of March 8 1879 $1.50 per yee SIX MONTHS Including Postage Maynard Concord Sudbury Actor Bedford
A warning from the American Forestry Association cites European war driven forest depletion and urges Maine and Massachusetts to curb waste. It traces state tax burdens to timber land theft and calls out a timber trust harming public interests while urging reforestation and careful planting of valuable species on wastelands.
Government pamphlet details 70 pages of pulp processes and tests at Forest Service labs in Wisconsin. Studies show soft woods including spruce and fir remain primary but new woods promise newsprint Manila and boxboard feasibility. aging groundwood methods pressed by rising spruce demand.
Bath Maine built and launched in April earned 32000 dollars in freight on her first passage to Liverpool. If she returns safely with a cargo the earnings of the round trip will nearly cover her cost. The report suggests encouragement to build more ships under the American flag.
The text notes Yuan Shi Kai, powerful Chinese leader and president, died about the same hour as Lord Kitchener. It highlights his iron will, efforts to crown himself emperor, the subsequent republic restoration, and says Vice President Li Yuan Hung is trusted to lead. It also mentions falling flour prices as news.
The British cruiser Hampshire was destroyed by a mine or torpedo off the Orkneys. Earl Kitchener and staff die en route to Russia for a conference, a blow to Britain as it reorganizes its war effort. Robertson may succeed to continue Kitchener’s vast mobilization plan.
After July 1 it will be unlawful to provide a common drinking cup in parks buildings trains and all public premises. The State board of health will enforce rules to prevent disease spread and violators face a 25 dollar fine per offense. A second law bans common drinking towels in public spaces with a 25 dollar per offense penalty.
A reflection argues preparedness cannot prevent war and suggests the mindset changes when a man gains a weapon. It contrasts peaceful forest life with armed aggression, noting the switch from harmony to savagery when armed with a gun.
The act, effective July 1, raises the regular army from 102,000 to 175,000 enlisted men with a wartime expansion to 260,000 and 11,000 officers. The national guard would reach 17,000 officers and 440,000 enlisted, funded federally. It also signals a federal nitrate plant and mobilization of industries plus large military training camps.
Probate judges approve wills and appoint executors for Concord residents Elizabeth A. Williams and Ann Dolan. Administrators bond for Augustine Hosmer of Acton and George H Garfield of Sudbury. Lawsuits include Jessie Yates of Bedford vs Wesley Wadman and Frank J Kenney vs Dr James J Walsh of Lexington. estates filed for Chas D Holmes Maynard and Jeanie Barrett Concord. Heirs named include Clara Josephine Harding and Nancy Daniels. inventories value personal and real property.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts issues a probate citation for Jeannette P Hunt also known as Jennie and Jeanette Hunt, deceased of Sudbury. Luther W Parmeter seeks letters testamentary without bond. Court in Cambridge set for June 16 requiring public notice and delivery to known heirs four days before. Witness Charles J Meintire, First Judge, dated May 25, 1906.
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