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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1874
Page
2
The piece notes fading memories of the Rebellion and the healing of wounds across the nation. It urges pardoning Ku Klux members, emphasizes gradual South reconstruction, and envisions a unified republic where democracy forgives past tyrannies and lets oppressed millions taste freedom.
The Bay State rejoices as Governor Washburn secures a solid win for U S Senator, praised for character and a clear record. The piece notes Butler's potential ambitions if Washburn leaves the governorship and reflects on political tension and future implications.
A reader reflects on political corruption and notes only five men have held both Massachusetts governor and U.S. senator roles. The list includes Christopher Gore Caleb Strong John Davis George S Boutwell and William B Washburn. The remark links gubernatorial tenure to eventual senatorial advancement.
Boston Park Street Church faces division as Rev W H T Murray plans a lengthy break and seeks a colleague to share duties. Some parishioners disagree with his views, while the public has learned of the tensions and Murray is likely to prevail in the end.
After denials, observers doubt Tweed may evade confinement. They propose investigating whether a wealthy rogue could bribe a prison stay in New York, turning imprisonment into a pastime and residence into a palace.
An elderly reader questions the proposed currency expansion while a Connecticut estate sale highlights volatile fortunes. The piece mocks finance leaders as they push costly schemes, noting Legrand Lockwood's estate priced at 30000 despite a value of up to two million.
A California man copies Bret Harte style to claim Harte’s authorship of a poem titled Hlenthen Chinee. Critics say he lacks Harte’s reputation and should have started earlier, suggesting Whitman as a possible model. Poetry may not pay for second quality work.
The speaker notes Elliott does not condemn Southern actions but deems them exaggerated and unfairly judged while they develop governance. It acknowledges prejudices among Southern whites toward freedmen fading slowly as they struggle for survival and recognition.
A historical summary praises President Grant veto of an inflation bill and highlights a farmer driven critique of railroad monopolies. The book details the rise of the Patrons of Husbandry, the dangers of railroads, stock gambling, and legislative corruption, urging readers to support the farmers in their reform struggle.
Have you secured your tickets for the concert next Monday evening. The program promises the best and largest in Bristol and aims to offer real value for money.
The town’s average expense for books and stationery in public schools last year was one dollar and eighteen cents per pupil.
Y M C A announces Sunday meetings at the Asylum at 10:30 A M the rooms at six and the Middle District School House at 780 Fr M.
The Woman in White will be added to the Young Men's Christian Association Library this Saturday evening. New books available every Saturday night at half past seven.
Realtura Lodge No 32 J O G T postponed last Thursday’s exhibition for two weeks. A notice will announce the new time. A small turnout at the Fire District meeting in Town Wall last Monday evening was likely due to bad weather. the group adjourned to meet this Saturday at eight o clock.
Ann Roberts thirteen, daughter of Mrs. Angelina Roberts, injured her left index finger in a machine gearing at Reynold's Mill Thursday afternoon. Dr. Barnes performed an amputation at the first joint.
The tipsy tramp tried to enter the dwelling of Mr. James Coggeshall on Crooked Jane at a very early hour last Monday. He was arrested by Coggeshall and, with a neighbor’s help, handed over to the night police.
The schooner Chief, of this port, went ashore at Church Cove Seconnet Point during a heavy blow on December 29. She was floated off last Friday and arrived in the harbor in an easy position. Not seriously damaged, she was moved to the Marine Railway Saturday for calking and repairs.
Extra trains operated over the P. W. and Bristol railroad to Providence on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. About sixty excursionists left here Tuesday for the Theo Thomas orchestra concert at the Providence Opera House. Nearly one hundred fifty traveled Wednesday, many from United Brothers Lodge of Odd Fellows visiting Franklin Lodge in Providence.
Citizens urge William J. Miller to read his Rhode Island Historical Society paper in public hall about The Wampanoag Tribe of Indians. The work covers King Philip Pu kanoket and other Sachems and notes inscriptions on a rock near the Narrows linked to Norse visitors in the eleventh century.
An adjourned meeting on Wednesday 22d inst elected town officers including Sealer of Weights and Measures William P. Munro and Dog Constable Euclid C. Nichols. Others named include John B. Pearce and James Hoard Jr as special constables and complainants under liquor and state farm acts.
The 55th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in Bristol was moved to Saturday evening April 25 with the Rebekah degree at 8 o'clock followed by speeches and addresses from order members. The item also recounts a Bristol tale of the schooner Fourth of July, captured by pirates near Cuba in 1814, its crew forced ashore, and the eventual rescue and fate of the crew.
A Bristol born clerk in a Little Rock justice court writes of April 15, with fevered excitement over Brooks, Brooks supporters, and armed streets. He plans to sleep in a gun store with a brother tonight and notes troops at the Arsenal and his readiness to guard.
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