Bristol Phen. July 22 1865 edition
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1865
Page
2
Juvenile crime and reform measures urged in town column
The article argues for state run reform homes for youth offenders and truancy laws to curb juvenile crime. It notes Truant laws and school attendance as essential, praises Massachusetts for employment aid to disabled soldiers, and calls for job openings for returning veterans.
Perry House at Newport a grand granite hotel in New England
The Perry House in Newport described as a four story granite hotel with a cupola, European style service, and careful proprietor selection. Builder P. C. Shannahan and Maxfield as manager will attract notable visitors and business guests to the central Washington Square site near rail and steamboat terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Newport Daily News
Perry Flouse
Washington Square
C Bhannahan
Arsjatante
Hafura
Hiram TD Maxfield
Coles Hotel
Warren
Shannahan
Napoleon
Maxfield
Mistherghman
New England
Metropolitan
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mir Maxfeld
Sidoesistants
Seven Thirty loan use leaves bulk of third series sold
The Seven Thirty loan drawn last week amounted to 35,638,700 dollars leaving about fifty million of the third series unsold. The ironclad monitor Pictator escorted by the U S gunboat Vanderbilt arrived at Newport from New York on Friday of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Vanderbilt
Newport
New York
Entitled to Pensions Under Service Rules
Decisions hold that a soldier discharged due to preexisting illness loses pension eligibility. rank governs pension amount. injuries from fault void pension. widows lose pensions on remarriage. minor children 16 or under qualify from marriage day. pension starts post discharge. minor disabilities do not negate future pension rights. a captured seaman punished for escape remains pensionable. a minor child’s pension ends at age 16.
Agricultural Bureau Reports Record Crop Prospects
The Agricultural Bureau reports from across the country that hay, potatoes, and corn will be larger than ever before. Hay yields may be a third higher, oats are superior with a big crop, and the situation is seen as favorable despite reduced labor from men in the army, promising work for returning soldiers in harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Bureau
Outa
Whiskey struck by lightning at Jamestown bonded warehouse
A bonded whiskey warehouse in Jamestown Illinois seven miles from Springfield was struck by lightning on the 10th instant. It held about twenty five hundred barrels of whiskey and the contents were destroyed. The whiskey rolled down hill into the Singamon and burned for over a mile, narrowly missing the Great Western Railroad bridge. Loss estimated at three hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Illinois
Springfield
Singamon
Great Western
Labor and wealth trends and a series of tabloid notices
The article discusses eight hour labor ideals, wealth accumulation, and reduced need for labor as machinery grows. It then lists severe personal tragedies including suicides by Francis Praeseel, Howard Uassings, and Porter Rockenatyre, plus Mary Surrats described as a dangerous rebel spy. A 103 year old Whipple in Smithfield asylum is noted, and a 27th Massachusetts sailor bitten by a deadly snake near Newbern is reported.
Grand Buffalo Hunt to Start from Leavenworth
A grand buffalo hunt begins next month with 125 men on horseback and a full provision train. The expedition departs Leavenworth City around August 10 and plans to travel about 800 miles in search of buffalo, with many horses expected to be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth City
Dr Isaac Cane Found Drowned at Sandy River Farmington
Dr Isaac Cane of Buckeport Maine was found Thursday drowned in Sandy River Farmington with a twenty pound stone tied to his neck. His coat hat and cane lay on the riverbank. He had served in the State Senate and partial insanity is blamed for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Cane
Buckeport
Sandy River
Farmington
Senate
Will and estate allocations spark contest in New Bedford
Mise Sylvia Ann Howland leaves 20 000 to trustees to fund a National Sailage Home via a future corporation after a Burton fair. Contested will reports surface. Government property sales after the war may raise about 100 million, with farmers as eager buyers. A New York fire incident involved a bystander freeing Barnum's tiger before intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise
Sylvia Ann Howland
New Bedford
Burton
Richmond memorial delegation returns home from Washington
Richmond citizens who sent a memorial to the President requesting modification of the Amnesty Proclamation’s $20,000 clause have returned home, confident Andrew Johnson will act. The report also notes various local and national items from yellow fever in Wilmington to cattle disease in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Petersburg Express
Andrew Johnson
Exhibits Show Lin Statuette in New York and Paris Bust
A bronze Lin statuette and bust from Paris are on display in New York with praised likeness. A Hartford girl, age a year and a half, died after a fall that broke skull and neck. Richmond doleout reaches 1 210 339 rations in five weeks. Clearfield oil strike hits salt seam 760 feet deep. Northern Alabama swirls in cotton growth as slaves labor for wages. An Cincinnati museum anaconda births 33 young. A thief steals lace collar and undersleeves in Rochester. Dennis Boone's 13 children in Walkersville die within days. Ariatic cholera claims a New York case. Springfield petitions urge Madam James, Burr widow, to be installed. Gov Cartin’s daughter elopes with a soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Springfield
James
Aaron Burr
Washington Heights
New York
Pay the Printer Hint in Modest Billing Plea
A newspaper notice urges subscribers in arrears to pay their bills, as the printer’s pleasure in receiving cash is the sole incentive to insert certain words. The appeal underscores the importance of prompt payment to continue publishing without delay.
Town School Returns for Year Ending May Last
Commissioner of Public Schools receives town report showing 13 schools with 705 pupils, 368 boys and 337 girls, 16 teachers. Funds from state treasury town tax taxes and other sources total 8 123.25. expenditures include teacher salaries 5 275.00 and schoolhouse costs. About 175 to 200 children did not attend, a harms to town welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Public Schools
Thia
Minister Talbot Leaves Bristol to Lead Newport Public School
A Bristol minister, Rev. Md. Talbot of State Street Methodist Church, resigns to become superintendent of Newport public schools. The School Committee of Newport secures his services, while Bristol mourns the loss and seeks a worthy successor. The change leaves Bristol with vacancies in the School Committee and pulpits, and prayers are offered for continued spiritual leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MD. Talbot
Talbot
Bristol
Public Schools Close Spring and Summer Sessions
The public schools closed their Spring and Summer session yesterday with private examinations. The exams, in a majority of instances, were highly satisfactory and showed diligence and good scholarship by students and strong qualifications by teachers. A five week vacation follows, pleasing both scholars and teachers.
Seleo's Hair Life Offered By J N Burgess
A magical preparation claimed to stop hair loss and promote luxuriant growth known as Seleo's Hair Life is for sale by J N Burgess. The product promises to end dandruff and scalp humors, labeling itself as a remedy for healthier hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seleo
J N. Burgess
Population discrepancy in local census report examined
The town disputes a census figure showing a population drop from 5271 in 1860 to 4649 in the latest count, citing differing instructions or interpretations. The writer notes 30 new houses and few fires, with about 25 vacant or untenantable houses, and argues many factories remained in operation then and now.
Died at sea on the brig Croton George Mutton of Bristol
Mr George Mutton of Bristol died at sea on the brig Croton while sailing from Sagua la Grande to this port. He fell ill with fever after exposure and died on the tenth day out. An English native, he had lived in Bristol for about thirty seven years and leaves a widow four children and many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croton
Cape Hattoran
George Mutton
Sagua la Grande
Mutton
England
Bristol
Ile
Catholic Congregational Church
Sharks Reportedly Seen In Harbor After Trip To Allen's Bay
Era gentleman notes sharks ranging five to twenty feet in our harbor near the shore. A local shark fisherman who visits Allen's Bay yearly reports no big catch on his return, suggesting the sharks may have fled there and then returned here seeking refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames Street
Allen's Bay
Yacht Qui Vive Sails for Speed Trial off Merres Wharf
The splendid fast sailing yacht Qui Vive built last year by Herreshoff and Stone has been anchored off Merres Wharf for the past few days. The owner has accepted a $1000 challenge for a trial of speed and may sail against another crack yacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Herreshoff & Stone
Fsat
Merreshoffs Wharf
Reappointment of Col M T Bennett as Port Surveyor
Among the recent re appointments by the President the paper notes Col M T Bennett has been named Surveyor at this port confirming his continued role and duties in the port authorities.
Liscomb Lot Sold at Hope and Union Corner
The building on the corner of Hope and Union streets formerly owned by Misa E P Liscomb has been sold to Mr Bony Duty and will be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope and
Union Streets
Misa E P. Liscomb
Bony Duty
Ralies for Redemption of Defaced Fractional Currency
Fractional notes may be redeemed if not mutilated by any Resistant Treasurer or Designated Depository of the United States, or a National Bank designated as a Depository of the United States in sums not less than three dollars. Defaced notes are not considered mutilated if whole, nor is an accidental injury that does not reduce the note by more than one tenth its size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
Apa
Wright
Buonton
United States
Chinese Immigration in California Grows Quietly
The Chinese population in California is estimated between 50 000 and 80 000 with immigration outpacing returnees in recent years. They are mostly quiet, but gambling and opium use are noted. several temples have formed and Christians worry about idolatry. A mission and school exist for their benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Atlantic Monthly August number highlights authors and pieces
The August issue lists contributors including Countess Lacra Julia Bright and the English Radicals, Mrs H. B Stowe, Donald G. Mitchell, Miss Cummine, and AG Towle. It features sections such as The Honey Makers, The Willow, Peace, Reconstruction and Negro Suffrage, and various reviews and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
Countess Lacra
Frende
Mull
Julia Bright
West
The Lady's Friend August Number Highlights and Content
The August issue features a grand engraving Grandpa's Darling and a colored Steel Fashion Plate with Bridal Dress and other engravings. It includes music Nubia Chieftain and varied literary pieces by Frances Lee Miss Donnelly Lesliea Walter Mrs Fucker Bea trice Culunna Kate Howe Mrs Denison and Mrs Ritchie along with editorials fashions and receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadenu
Frances Lee
Miss Donnelly
Leshiea Walter
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Kansas
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Col Mathews
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Tuwa State Prison
Lydia A. Sigourney
St Louis
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N.Y
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Paris
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R I
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William Henry Easterbrooks
Nathaniel Gladding
R. I
Bristoliins
George T Basterbrooks
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James Manchester
Rufue Shippee
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Fenian Brotherhood
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Arcu
Selden &Co
CourtIandt
Martin T
Bradford Street
C Joseph Pales, Esq
Tina
A.c
Janes
Dutlee
Broadway
James Clark
J. Clarke
M. B
Relure
Joe Moses
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