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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
4
A fireman examined for an engine position faced a mock emergency test on a single track. When pressed about avoiding a collision with a passenger train, he calmly suggested grabbing an oil can in one hand and a spark in the other to avert disaster.
Marlboro resident Mrs. Frank Fritchie reports kidney pain and body aches eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought via Burke Drug Co. She says the remedy gave immediate relief and restored kidney function, with no further complaints. Doan's is sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Aaster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole U. S. agents.
Warlborough Savings Bank Marlborough Massachusetts announces dividends payable on the third Wednesday in January April July and October. William D. Burdwt President and Hal F. Holyoke Treasurer are listed.
Article discusses a planned heavyweight title bout between Jack Johnson and Kim Flynn in Las Veran, July 4. It argues Flynn, a 33 year old Pueblo fireman, cannot match Johnson in skill or power, forecasting Johnson’s decisive victory and Flynn’s limited punching, while noting Flynn’s past knockouts and Johnson’s improving form.
The lacrosse star Newsy Lalonde earns about 375 a game in Vancouver with a season tally near 5 000 after previously 3 460 for twenty games. He left Montreal to play in British Columbia four years ago as competition for stars pushed salaries up. American baseball stars often boast high pay but Lalonde works far fewer games.
Cornell University, dominant in the event twelve of thirteen years, will host the intercollegiate cross country championship in Ithaca for the first time. Jones serves as captain as the meet moves from Travers Island.
Plans for the Maynard Boy Scouts divide into two patrols. One group sails a two week cruise in Boston Harbor aboard the Pioneer during late July, visiting harbor points and following a seafaring routine. The second patrol spends two weeks in August at the Blue Hills camp with a daily work routine and seclusion for learning and recreation.
The Maynard public schools honor list names students across Bancroft St and Main St schools by grade. Notable entries include Mason St Grade VII Misa Schwartz and Veda Whitney, Bancroft Grade VIII Miss Walker and Grade II Louis OConnell, and Main St Grade V Miss Hef fernan Mary Takala among others.
A large anniversary party marked the sixth year of Mr. and Mrs. James Sheridan Jr’s marriage. About 65 guests from Worcester to Sudbury attended a concert, gifts, and a barn dance with Wright’s orchestra followed by a salad supper.
At a school committee meeting changes to the coming year include a 15 week fall term and 16 week high school term, with three seven week terms for grades and eight for high school and a week between terms. About a dozen applicants seek the commercial course instructor post to be decided next meeting.
South Acton played a erratic game to beat Concord Junction 18 to 12 on the grounds. Delaney led locals with four hits and Forgea added five runs while Senter had four hits for South Acton as both teams struggled with fielding and pitching.
Two base hits by Damon and Senter and a three base hit by Lawrence. Forgea Reilly Damon Con nell and Pratt each had stolen bases with Conant and Cahill contributing sacrifices. Severence struck out nine and walked seven. Senter struck out nine and walked four. Umpire Pratt.
Bedford Abbot Webber has spent the last ten days in Bermuda.
At the Minute Man Jodge N E O P meeting on June 20 a Grand Warden from Somerville announced a N E O P outing and basket picnic to be held July 6 at Lexington park with games including baseball for all day and evening. Riverside lodge of Waltham invited members to a strawberry festival and dance at Odd Fellows hall Moody Street Waltham on June 27. The meeting concluded after other business and a social hour with dancing.
A petition calling for the grammar school to appoint a male principal to fill the vacancy is circulating with broad citizen support. It urges serious consideration by all, including parents, and favors open discussion amid the current vacancy.
A brief snippet presents Lillyan Shaffner’s line about love and friendship. It frames love as a means to understand women and friendship as a means to understand men, reflecting social perceptions of relationships.
A brief Atchison Globe item notes a bride appearing demure at her wedding, with hints she may have secretly contrived the ceremony. The column frames the bride as modest yet determined, a playful jab at scandal rumors surrounding the nuptials.
The item lists Maynard Massachusetts details for a branch of the Acton organization with specific persons named in a supplementary notice.
McGraw hails base stealing as the sport’s most spectacular phase with Ty Cobb cited as the greatest living exponent. Training camps stress fast starts, sliding techniques, and smart base running as managers push players to master the hook and fallaway slides and to attack third base with precision.
A base runner roams on first as the pitcher grows jittery. The rebel beats a quick getaway then dives back after six steps, unsettling the pitcher. Chief Bender refuses but Merkle is thrown out by ten feet.
George Horine is hailed as the world's champion running high jumper for consistency and skill. The report lauds his unmatched athletic reliability and records his historic dominance.
Horine demonstrated rising form after clearing six feet seven inches at the Olympic tryouts in San Francisco, challenging Mike Sweeney's seventeen year old six feet six and nine eighths inch standard. He previously showed consistency with multiple six feet two inch wins and six feet four and a quarter clearances at events from 1898 to 1900.
Cleveland star Nap Lajoie preserves a pair of crutches he has owned for fifteen years. He keeps them as a keepsake and believes they may come in handy again, noting he has used them at least four times since joining Cleveland.
In Cincinnati Jack Johnson, 235 pounds, declares modern boxers avoid bruising with speed and skill. He praises his own condition, notes his ears show no damage, and downplays Jeffries and Flynn as contenders while defending his method and discipline.
Since 1906 Frank Schulte, Cub outfielder, hit forty one home runs off a list of pitchers. The article lists opponents such as Leigeld Lindaman Ferguses Pastorius Richie Scanlon Bason Crandall Sparks Rucker Crandall Drucke Moore Hearne Golden Stack and notes Washington's star pitcher had a lame arm.
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