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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
8
Notices urged submitters to reach the publication office by Tuesday night to guarantee inclusion in the current week. Early delivery was advised to avoid condensation or delay, with news, ads, and subscriptions left with T. F. Newton.
South Acton notes report community life including visits, services, and social events at Universalist and Congregational churches. Obituaries honor Norman A. Davidson and Captain Aaron C. Handley with details of service, family, and town ties. Auction notices list farm sales by Norman A. Davidson estate and Spindle Valley Farm, with dates and items.
A Bangor and Aroostook Railway bulletin reports October 1929 shipments of 102 deer 79 moose 57 caribou and 11 bears in Maine. The piece references a hunting scene from Outing magazine detailing a moose encounter and praises the Boston and Maine rail line for access to remote game lands, with a pamphlet on fishing and hunting mailed for 2 cents.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for old sorts ulcers and piles. It claims speedy healing with simple application and lists B F Johnson & Son, Maynard, C H Whitney of Concord, and H A Littlefield of West Acton as sellers.
Local items report illnesses and visits including Mrs Hart and Miss Stone. Social events cover Northwest Middlesex Teachers meeting, Universalist fair, and I O F reception. Football results show Acton defeating Maynard 14 to 6 with player details, plus ads for tinware and Calf Boots at Littlefield’s.
An explosion of naphtha at the William Knowlton & Son straw factory in West Upton Massachusetts yesterday afternoon fatally injured three men. The injured are Charles Nelson and James Gutham who are expected to recover. The deceased are Fred G. Bulmahan 23 Thomas Williams 30 and John Williams 27.
Atlanta reports the Democratic caucus for U S senator adjourned after the second ballot with A. B. Clay leading at 53 votes, W. Y. Atkinson 52, Lewis 15, and Howell 40, the adjournment meant to hear from constituents and let legislators see the circus today.
The McKinley and Hobart campaign group in Philadelphia organized as the Philadelphia Branch of the National League of Business Men with plans to form similar bodies in other cities. The resolutions call for aiding nationwide organization, supporting the president, promoting unity, preserving sound money, upholding law, and backing loyal lawmakers to back business interests.
A string of weather and accident reports across the nation. Minnesota's St Paul sees 2 to 3 inches with more in Coma and south. Sioux City and Leadville report heavy snows. Reading, Pennsylvania notes a fatal carriage collision killing a 99 year old man and a 19 year old woman. Haverhill freight wreck derails eight cars, brakeman hurt, causes about 8000 dollars in damage.
A roundup notes W H Feely of Lynn and Robert Gould of Hull dead by suicide and illness, burglars cracking two safes in Marblehead, and astron omer Gulden among the deceased. Fire destroys P E Lorillard stock farm buildings at South Long Branch, 14 structures burned. Dr Edward H Parker dies at 73 in Poughkeepsie author of a famous verse. Julia Jay, 18, dies in New York from typhoid from impure water and was to debut in society.
London sentences Mrs. W. M. Castle of San Francisco to three months hard labor for shoplifting but frees her on discharge. Labouchere critiques kleptomania law, contrasts harsh punishment for poor workers with leniency for the rich, and condemns U S dollarcracy and plutocracy. Truth attacks Professor Garner in a lengthy piece calling his gorilla stories a hoax.
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