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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1854
Page
3
A historical column discusses a government committee's sharp rebuke of a public figure for profiting from misconduct and betraying trust. It condemns second injury to a prostrate corporation and brands ingratitude as added crime before the public.
The Empire State and Bay State on the Fall River line to New York via Newport earned a large profit in the past year. The Metropolis is rebuilding in New York with machinery to be ready around September 1 at an estimated cost of $300 000 and is touted as the line’s finest, capable of dominating Long Island Sound. The Wheeling suspension bridge opened for public travel with mail coaches and numerous vehicles crossing the first day. News notes surprising sea findings and the discovery of glass shapes like magnifying glasses are mentioned.
A boy named Brigham, about 42, entered the Seen store Tuesday morning asking for water. Clerks directed him to help himself by the back pump but he found a white pitcher and drank a pear-drunk dose later identified as a mistreated substance. Doctors fear recovery is unlikely.
A Providence Journal report notes an upcoming lecture at St Michael's and a September opening of an art association exhibition displaying local and national artworks. An active committee aims to elevate public taste with widely contributed pieces and circulars available at Whitney's book store.
A fragmented July schedule lists vessels arriving and departing including the Bradford Durfee from Fall River, the Canonicus from Fall River, the Sarah E from Wickford, and the Wakefield from New York along with coal lumber and ship timbers moving to Bristol, Providence, and Philadelphia. Various steamers and sloops are noted with origins from Delaware City Taunton Boston and Bangor, indicating a busy period of port activity.
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