Bristol ice buyers face sharp price rise and talk of profits
Bristol business men who rely on ice confront steep price hikes imposed by local ice dealers. Wholesale rates for 600 lbs and up soar to $12 per ton, with smaller lots costing up to $14 per ton, while family deliveries spike to 84 cents weekly. A Boston ice dealers' meeting notes Massachusetts crop failure and plans to source from New Hampshire, with wholesale 15 cents and retail 25 cents, signaling cross‑state price dynamics.
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Bristol
Fall River
Providence
Warren
Senms
Boston
Massachusetts
Bay State
Great Lakes
New Hampshire
Massachusetts Ice Dealers’ Association
American House
Howard H Davenport
Davienport
Connecticut
Lawmakers Face Pay Pause After January Session
The article notes the General Assembly has delayed work in the present session, with committees holding a backlog of business. It predicts the session will run until about May 1st and states that after this week senators and representatives must serve without pay.
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General Assembly
Taft’s ride shuffles cars in New York break
President Taft and his party faced a sudden car failure in New York City as two autos halted on Wednesday forcing a change of cars. The episode, unusual in a city famed for smooth operation, prompted questions about reliability and speed at the capital's travels.
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New York
Taft
Appointment of Dr Christopher Horseman Named by Governor
Dr Christopher Horseman of New Port is appointed by the Governor to the State Board of Veterinarians. The line about there being nothing in a name underscores the novelty of the appointment and its regional significance.
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Christopher Horseman
Newport
State Board of Veterinarians
When Knights Were Sold at Bristol Opera House
Bristol Opera House presents the final season showing tomorrow with the feature film When Knights Were Sold billed as the finest full reel picture. Joe Spencer sings illustrated songs and James Tammany plays piano. one of Tammany's songs will be performed. Dont miss the last and best of the season.
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Bristol Opera House
Mr. Smith
Joe Spencer
James Tammany
Mr. Tammany
Svill
Bristol Post Office Mail Arrivals and Closings
Mail arrivals and closing times listed for Bristol post office. Mails arrive at multiple morning and evening slots including 7.00 10.00, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00 and 7.15 p m. Sunday service shows 8.00 a m arrival and 4.50 p m close. Sunday hours 9 30 to 10 80 a m with racks access 9 80 to 10 80 a m.
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South Door
Earle & Prew Express Schedules to Bristol
Outward times for hollowing 1s and epee matter leave Bristol at 7:50, 11:20 a m, 3:20, 5:20 p m. Inward arrivals listed at 8:00, 12:00 a m, 3:00, 7:00 p m.
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Bristol
Earle & Prew Express
Fountain name and local happenings in town
Local notes include Thomas Sherman convalescing at High street after illness, Charles A. Johnson building a cellar at Hope and Franklin, visits among residents, and Reba Rebekah Lodge paying a fraternal visit to Hiawatha Lodge in Fall River. Also mentions arrest of Earl Warner, receipts for rent, Sanford and Goddard boat builders launching Gertrude for David Rubin, shoe ads, Hydraulion Engine bazar planned May, diphtheria cases in Mrs Reilley’s family, and Odd Fellows preparing for a 90th anniversary celebration.
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Smith
S. Thomas Sherman
High Street
Charles A. Johnson
Hope
Franklin Streets
Mings Allen
McLaughlin
Pawtucket
KB. E
Agnes Ahearn
Hiawatha Lodge
Fall River
Mass
Albert O. Earle
Albert G. Earle
New York City
Earl Warner
Hope Street
Phoenix
Sanford& Goddard, Boat Builders
David Rubin
Providence
Gertrude
A. P. Nerone
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Artillery
O. R. Siegel
John Reilley
Mt. Hope Avenue
First Street
John
Annie
United Brothers Lodge
Pilgrim Lodge
No. 19
Odd Fellowship In
America
Local notices and events from a Bristol page
The page lists community happenings including social visits, entertainments, church notices, a sewer bill vote in Warren, a theft arrest, a London–Boston shirt sale, a temple anniversary, land sales, and a child’s surgery. It notes Miss Edith A. Maxfield’s guest, Daniel Case’s European trip, a marsh-land sale to William Perry, a new fence at a church, a funerary service for John Rodrick, a boiler move at National India Rubber, staff changes at the factory, choir dinners, new shirt lines, Memorial Sunday sermons, Margaret Manro’s surprise birthday party with prizes, and a rumor about Rev. Trotter.
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Daniel R. Case
Europe
Pappasquash
Boston
F. E. Suzman
Edgehill Temple
G. A. R. Hall
Charles W. Perry
Perry Plat
William W. Perry
Congregational Church
Dennis J. Doran & Son
Bradford Street
John Rodrick
Frank Rodrics
Thames Street
St.Mary’s Cemetery
National India Rubber Company
Hathaway and
Acorn
New York
F. M
Suzman
Frank E. Talbee
Bristol Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
Babbitt Post
Babbitt Woman’s Relief Corps
Herbert F. Bennett
Sons of Veterans
Margaret R. Manro
Washington Street
Sadie Gladding
Harry W. Munro
Providence Warren
Robert N. Turner, Jr
Phoenix
Mr. Trotter
Mildred Pollock
George Pollock
Church Street
Frederick ‘i. Rogera
Providence
W. Fred, Williams
Lead
Soap Men Clean Up at Franklin Street Boarding House
George Smithson reports two young men sought board at his Franklin street house Wednesday evening claiming to set up a nickel slot machine system that would dispense soap. While he was away, the suspects moved about upstairs then left with two new suits, a razor, and boarded items. They took the 8:20 p.m. train and remain at large.
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George Smithson
Franklin Street
John Neary
John
Genius as the power to mobilize others to work hard
A concise reflection on genius as the ability to inspire and direct others to undertake challenging tasks. It contrasts innate intellect with leadership that coordinates effort and drives collective progress.
Deafness Cure via Constitutional Remedies Warned
An ad proclaims deafness cannot be cured by local applications, only constitutional remedies. It explains deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, often due to catarrh, and promises $100 for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars mailed free.
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Hall
City worker’s tale of waste and half measures on Pleasant Street
A reader recounts a municipal oversight: five men wait by a road break while a well dressed observer claims to oversee repairs. Shovels lie unused in a nearby baron, prompting the author to fetch tools and witness workers digging, though the supervisor’s presence remains uncertain.
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The
Phoenix
Bristol
N. A
Pleasant Street
Bristol's Beau Brummell to Hon Frederick Francis
A poem dedicated to Hon Frederick Francis praised as the county’s best dressed man. It recounts Easter Sunday scenes in Bristol with Francis in beaver hat and long coat, walking to St Michael's Church, drawing eyes and praise from aristocrats and locals, culminating in earlier prize attention and lasting fame from stylish display.
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Frederick Francis
Bristol
Francois
Francis
The Dear Girl and Her Dear Friend Exchange Veiled Tease
Fragmentary exchange shows a blushing Dear Girl reacting to a bold request for a kiss. The Dear Friend deflects with witty, flippant retorts as each mocks the other's nerve in a playful, overheard moment.
Star Theatre Presents Record Western Feature At Star
The Star Theatre hosts a new feature film tonight and Saturday promising record crowds. The boy and the schoolmarm tops a lineup including The Angel Child Near Sighted Professor Men of Borneo Rivals For a Week The Charmed Mattress In Morocco and Kidnapped for Hate. Matinee Saturday at 2 pm and evening shows after 8 pm with 5 and 10 cent admission. Standing room likely.
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Star Tonight
Boston
Angel Child
Men of
Borneo
Morocco
Reception for Rev McVay at State Street M E Church
A Tuesday evening reception honored Rev and Mrs John McVay for the pastor’s reappointment at State Street M E Church Pawtucket. Attendees welcomed the couple with flowers. Mrs McVay received a pink carnation bouquet. Vaccaro Brothers orchestra provided music as the fourth year of McVay’s pastorate began.
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John McVay
Epworth League
State Street
M. B
Southern New England
Pawtunket
McVay
O. R. Siegel
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ADP YY
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Siaceny
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Rie River
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