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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1916
Page
2
A damaged notice from Mariboro Mass indicates the post office remains classified as second class matter as of August 26 2003 under federal filing rules. The text references the act and internal copying phrases.
A proposal envisions playgrounds with baseball cricket tennis and gymnasia plus a swimming pool and gardens teaching soil analysis fertilization and fruit and vegetable culture. It urges prizes for best results and studies of plant diseases insects and protection methods to promote healthy outdoor activity for youths and the public good.
Opinion argues for a league of nations as a world police to enforce peace. It envisions disarmament, dismantling munition factories, and conversion of war material to peaceful uses while preserving national autonomy within a global congress.
The report says Russia has halted German advances in the eastern Galician theater and pushed back forces along a wide front from Pripet to Roumanian lines. Winter fears threaten civilians as fighting may pause for months, but Moscow trains more troops and expects a stronger spring drive with improved ammo stocks.
The fragment suggests skeptically that British knowledge about the U-53 submarine's fate is limited while implying Britons hoard impressions of capturing small French land parcels, revealing wartime propaganda and morale themes from the era.
The article notes Germany's drive for conquest on the northern frontier and weaker defenses in France as Allied forces strike on the western front. It mentions Verdun regaining ground, and Italian forces nearing Trieste while Austria-Hungary faces loss of a key city if Trieste falls.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County estate of an insolvent deceased is authorized to present and prove claims before Probate Court. Hearings scheduled at Legard's Block Legard's Block Boston and 31 Milk Street Boston on Nov 16 1916 at 2 PM Jan 25 1917 at 2 PM and Feb 1917 at 2 PM by commissioners Warren H Atwood and Howard A Wilson.
In Middlesex Massachusetts a Probate Court citation orders appearance in Campton on November 3, 1916 at nine to show cause why the first account of Elizabeth A Wayne as administratrix of Robert Wayne's estate should be allowed. Publication and service rules are specified with weekly notices in Acton Enterprise.
Editorial urges ignoring anti American hate abroad and recalls aid to Europe. It praises U S generosity through granaries Red Cross medical aid and church support while warning against narrow hostile minds.
Boston's mayor argues new streets should be at least 40 feet wide and urges pushing to 60 feet for main streets and 66 feet for avenues. Wider streets prevent turning issues, reduce accidents, and accommodate future traffic as the city expands.
The public calls on railroads to publish train and car schedules in newspapers. Advertisements should include arrival and departure times and connections to aid travelers and prevent costly mistakes.
Some observers claim to predict New York and other states votes with confidence while denouncing party leaders and offering vast political information. The piece notes how certain voices seem certain though they may not know.
Harvard professor Munsterberg predicts German Kultur will conquer globally, but the writer argues culture will be diverse and universal across nations if the war lasts. The piece likens a US border regiment with scarce ammo to fishermen arriving with no bait, signaling broader cultural struggles.
The Middlesex Probate Court issues a citation regarding the estate of James Smith late of Sudbury. Thomas F. ONeill petitions for letters testamentary and the court requires public notice by publication in the Sudbury Enterprise and mailing to known heirs at least thirty days before the hearing. Charles J. McIntire, Esquire, First Judge, signs the notice dated 1906.
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