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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
5
Large assortment of dress fabrics offered in bulk yards. Includes all wool and counts from 29c to $1.50 per yard, with crepons, Venetian cloth, pebble cheviot, plaid mohair, cashmere serge, and homespun options in many colors and widths.
London dispatch reports Germany demands the capture of leaders of the Chinese outrages as a prerequisite to peace talks. The move draws mixed views in Britain and raises questions about who among Chinese figures would be surrendered. Washington notes the German note was presented to the state department as diplomats consider opening negotiations with China.
New York dispatch reports American missionaries who fled Kalgan have reached St Petersburg after the Boxer uprising. Names include Rev. Mark Williams of Ohio, Rev. W. P. Sprague and Mrs. Sprague of New York, and Rev. J. H. Roberts of Hartford, listed by the American Missionary Board.
In Madisonville Tennessee two years of family feud between the Howards and McGees erupts in the Crew hotel dining room. One man is killed two shot fatally and another seriously wounded. The attack follows a long running local feud.
Mrs L J Chandler announces dancing classes in Concord town hall starting Thursday Oct 11 with an afternoon 4 pm and an evening 7 pm session. By season end pupils may dance a set of specified dances and money is refunded if not learned. References provided for previous instructors and contact given for card.
Promotional copy touts independence from gas and electric light firms urging readers to adopt the National Acetylene Gas Machine. It claims nationwide approval by insurers, over 3000 units sold in the past year, and lists applications for country homes churches factories stores and hotels. A Boston representative is sought with address 17 State Street, Boston Massachusetts.
Mrs Khowlton is back from Nova Scotia and reports house boating experiences. Mrs Clarence Lovejoy returns from Milford New Hampshire where she spent the summer. Dick Grant offered fine solos at Union Church last Sunday night with artistic rendering.
Visit to the Worcester County West fair at Barre on Sept 27 and 28 promises a complete exhibition with horses cattle live stock and poultry the best yet on these grounds plus farm and feed displays. Horse racing strength contests vaudeville and literary exercises add to the attractions with Boston and Maine Railroad selling tickets that include fair admission at western Massachusetts stations.
Brief social quip notes recount Mrs Lionunter's literary dinner with a wry line about the butler and remarks on weather and a far flung voyage hinting at exaggerated distances. The column captures a playful, wry tone.
In Northboro on Sept 12 Miss Anna I Dodd and Fred E Wallace wed In Concord Junction on Sept 15 Miss May Weathering and Jacob Noll married In Marlboro on Sept 19 Miss Mary L O Donnell and John H Tighe united in matrimony.
Died. In Marlboro on September 13 Stanley M son of Mr and Mrs D M Cousins aged 5 years. In Westboro on September 17 Mary A Wilcox aged 68 years. In Westboro on September 14 Arthur G Crowell aged 14 years.
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Hanna addressing Chicago business leaders and outlining his critique of trusts and imperialism. The piece notes Bryan's last card and a call to elect senators directly, with remarks on expansion and Republican trust opposition. It also covers Bryan engagements in Kansas City and remarks on labor, dinner pail rhetoric, and the political landscape through various city reports.
General Grosvenor of Ohio delivered the keynote at the first Republican rally in the new convention hall in Buffalo with about 3500 attendees. John Barrett, former U S minister to Siam, also spoke at the campaign opening.
Havana observers discuss the delegate election for the constitutional convention. The revolutionary element is seen as likely to control the body. Delegates are described as capable, many favor immediate independence without a protectorate, while Republicans and fusionists claim fraud.
Boston on September 19 reports Charles N Coburn, a jeweler's clerk, stole $3000 from his employer and $500 from a scrub woman, who regarded that sum as a small fortune. He received a two year sentence in the house of correction.
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