Bedford Votes In Wet Election With Close Races
Inclement Monday election yielded 252 ballots but box errors reduced counts. Green ballots for school committee were permitted to stand. Reed of officials re elected included Cutler as selectman and Ford as assessor. Yes on liquor question passed 131 to 115 with 16 blanks.
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David G. Cutler
Luther A. Ford
Randall A. Whittier
Abbott R. Webber
Sherman G. Rich
A. Elmer Blake
Winfield M.brown
Nathan’ H. Daniels
George M. Dimond
William ‘J. Balfour
Board of Health
Ross K. Whiton
Albert R. Bacon
Charles W. Jenks
George A. Goodwin
Herbert L. Clark
John Cavanaugh
Edward P. Kelley
Charles D. Phillips
Hubert H. Loomis
Charles H. Clark
Town Reports Highlight Budget and School Growth
Town reports circulated March 8 urge following selectmen recommendations to curb tax rate increases. School department seeks about 12000 dollars. grammar school addition praised for handling more pupils. Gypsy moth program shows fewer pests. water commission reports earnings 8723.72 with expenses 1344.42 and net 2319.30. 2400 paid on water debt. total water pumped 11275000 gallons. Committee weighs switching engine operation to electricity.
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Water Commissioners
Bedford Boys Escort McCall at Wilson Inauguration
George M. Dimond is recovering rapidly from his injury. Co. I left for Washington Saturday and among them were several Bedford boys. The company was detailed to escort Gov. McCall at the inauguration of President Wilson.
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George M. Dimond
Co. I
Washington
Bedford
Gov. McCall
Wilson
Notice of administrator for Middlesex estate 1917
Notice is given that the subscriber has been appointed administrator of the estate of Eliza M. Howe of Sudbury Middlesex deceased intestate. He has taken the trust by bond. All creditors to exhibit claims and debtors to pay. Buckley F Howey Adm. South Sudbury Mass March 5 1917.
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Eliza M. Howe
Sudbury
Middlesex
Buckley F. Howey
Adm
Ancient warfare engines shaped by legends and early gunpowder
The Geographic Society Bulletin traces early engines of war from the wooden Trojan horse to Alexander the Great’s siege tactics and Julius Caesar’s dumdum pilum. It notes Greek fire, gunpowder, and the rapid appearance of ironclads like the Merrimac and Monitor during American combat.
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Geographic Society
Ulysses
Sium
Athena
Sinon
Ota
Troy
Alexander the ‘Great
Aléxander
Alexander
Delium
Callinicus
Constantine Pogonatus
Carlyle
Constantinople
Niagara Falls Runs Dry A Century Ago Noted
Historical reports recount Niagara Falls and in particular the American falls running dry on at least one occasion. The winter of 1908-4 saw water from Lake Erie reduced by winds affecting river flow, causing the famed cascade to halt briefly.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
Rive
Holland Through a Dairy Lens in Black and White Cows
Eleanor F. Ryan surveys Holland highlighting cows in green pastures windmills and canals with Edam cheese as a recurring symbol. The piece contrasts pastoral scenes with architecture and gardens while noting three million cows and other livestock shaping the landscape.
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Darrow Cifiala
Holland
South ‘Seas
Eleanor F. Ryan
Saturday Evening Post
Milk Should Be Eaten Not Swallowed Says Kellogg
Dr. J H Kellogg warns milk digests best when chewed or sipped slowly to mix with saliva. Milk taken rapidly as a beverage forms hard curds in the stomach and digests slowly, according to the Good Health note.
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J. H. Kellogg
Fidel ity Funeral Barge Sails New York Rivers
A funeral barge named Fidel ity plies the East River daily, transporting fever victims’ bodies to the morgue for storage. The vessel serves New York hospitals and institutions with about 120 bodies weekly, 480 monthly, and roughly 5,760 per year.
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Hast River
New York
Fidelity
Pronoun Derangement Provokes Courtroom Confusion
A London Globe quips about pronoun errors in a court case where a witness says “Well, her told I to hit she” and the counsel replies “Her did, did her?” The witness adds with confidence “And then her came at we,” illustrating Cockney influenced grammar and eradicable negation in everyday speech.
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London
Globe
A Full Man
A brief exchange on human nature and soundness of character features a wagons metaphor and a counterpoint about men making noise when full, published in the Indianapolis Star.
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Indianapolis Star
Why He Was Good General Rene He Helped Batter
Fragmentary text shows a garbled phrase about a person named Rene and a general, with unclear context and missing details.
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Rene
Mairi and His Weight Page Note
A brief remark comments on Mairi’s body proportion in relation to his height. The note emphasizes balance and suggests a well proportioned figure consistent with the era’s standards.
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Mairi
Madness Across Cities Through Revolts And Riots
The article surveys historical episodes of collective madness in Paris during revolutionary years, Dublin, London in 1780, Bristol during reform riots, Newport, Monmouthshire, and other cities. It notes mobs seizing buildings, clashes with troops, fires, and high casualties, linking deep bread shortages, political strife, and social upheaval to violent outbreaks. The piece cites Johannesburg and New York draft riots as further examples, concluding madness follows social strain.
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Tivland
Eral
Sir R Casement
Dublin
Paris
Newgate
Newport
Monmouisiurg
Iedgar
Kieinfointein
Johannesburg
Rand
Milan
Belfast
New York City
London
Medical essay on mole cancer and metastasis by Dr Murphy
An article discusses skin moles and cancer with quotes attributed to Dr John B Murphy. It explains that a mole is a diseased skin condition and outlines how malignant cells can migrate to form metastasis through lymphatics, stressing careful removal to avoid spreading cancer.
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John B. Murphy
Macca B. Murphy
Brodersy
Hunger drives invention and progress across history
The text argues hunger stimulates invention and work, citing examples of inventors and authors who thrived on hunger. It notes ancestors migrated for food, built farms and factories for bread, and links need to progress and civilization with subsistence pressure. A historical quote about mountaineers and a 1888 Swiss book is referenced.
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Raramegher
Gattonere
Bedad
Wulu
Hves
Dorn
Alibi Testimony Confusing In Local Robbery Hearing
In a fragmented court exchange a prisoner argues about an alibi for a 2 AM robbery attempt. The magistrate presses for verification while the prisoner claims his wife will testify to his presence elsewhere.
Promising Start Amid Jumbled Auto Chat
fragmentary OCR text shows a discussion about starting a car purchase and a vacuum bottle remark. The readable lines hint at a ready buyer and a remark about convenience, but full details and context are missing.
Hard to Piénse. A cryptic local dispatch from Courter-Journal
Fragmentary OCR text presents a cryptic local note at Courter-Journal with streets and names partially garbled. The readable bits cite a discussion about behavior toward a person named Plette and a reference to nearby figures in a scholastic or social context. The piece lacks coherent events or dates to establish a clear main outcome.
Moderate pleasure: rudwes Spinig ders lena
The readable text provides no clear event or identifiable entities. No verifiable names, places, dates, or organizations are present to form a factual news item.
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Rudwes Spinig
Ders
Lena
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Charles H. Stanley Co
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Gréwelme Craft
Tenhor
James
Baltimore American
Horace
Bi Sere
Murray
Switzerland
Mont Blanc
Lata Gui
Courter-Journal
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