Obituary of Mrs Emeline Wood 75 in town
Mrs Emeline Wood widow of Crawford H Wood died at home of her niece on Gooding Lane after five weeks with bronchial pneumonia. Born in this town to Capt Nathaniel Gladding and Sarah A Waldron she was 75 and lifelong resident. Survived by four sisters and one brother with many nieces and nephews. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at her niece’s home conducted by Dr A C McGilton, North Cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emeline Wood
Crawford H Wood
Herbert Evers
Gooding Lane
Nathaniel and
Sarah A. (Waldron) Gladding
M E
Zanzibar
Africa
Annie Bowler
Isabel Sparks
Mary Montross
George Luther
Philip Gladding
Herbert Everson Gooding Lane
A C McGilton
State Street M. E
North Cemetery
Obituary of Mrs Margaret OBrien of Westport Mass
Mrs Margaret OBrien 82 formerly of this town died at the home of her son Michael in Westport Mass after two weeks residence. She lived on Prospect street nearly 60 years and was born in Ireland. Survived by three sons John H Malden Michael Westport Jeremiah Philadelphia. Funeral from St Marys Church Warren with interment in that town. Also reported are YMCA YWCA gym class demonstrations closing season with performances by Clifton Merriam and Miss Susan W Bill and a friendly basketball game 15 to 9 in the afternoon.
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Margaret O’brien
Michael O’brien
Westport
Mass
Prospect Street
Michael O'Brien
St Mary’s Church
John H
Malden
Michael
Jeremiah
Philadelphia
St. Mary's Church
Warren
Clifton H. Merriam
Susan W. Bill
Harold Peckham
Helen Church
Providence
A. Blackman
H. Eisenberg
C. Blackman
H. Kebre
Merriam
B M. MacDougall
Hanson
John Temple Drury
Molly Drury
F. D. Wilson
Robert McCaugney
MacDOUGALL AND HEANY WED AT PROVIDENCE CATHEDRAL
Allister A. MacDougall of this town and Miss Della N. Heany of Providence were married at the Cathedral rectory in Providence Monday evening. The ceremony was by Rev. Fr. Trainor with Miss Helen V. Heany as maid of honor and Leslie Close as best man.
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MacDougall
Chestnut Street
Providence
Annie E. MacDougall
Franklin Street
United Brothers’ Lodge
Bristol Aerte
Order of Eagles
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Brown & Sharpe's
Whist and Sale By Mothers Club at Hotel Belvedere
The Mothers' Club announces a cake candy and useful articles sale on May 3 at the Hotel Belvedere. The event runs 7 30 to 10 pm with whist at 8 and contributions welcome from 10 am onward for those unable to attend in the afternoon.
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Mothers’ Club
Belvedere
Upcoming Bristol events in late spring social calendar
A schedule of Bristol Area activities lists musicales, dances, sales, whist parties, social club meetings, and charity events from April 28 through June 1. Highlights include a D A R musicale, a cantata at First Baptist, and dances at G A R Hall with various local groups such as the Carpenters and Machinists Mutual Benefit Association and the Bristol Mothers' Club.
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W. Fred Williams
Bristol
First Baptist Church
G. A. R. Hall
Burnside Social Club
Belvedere
Bristol Mothers’ Club
Sunshine Club
State Street
M. E. Church
Bristol Garden Club
Rockwell Hall
Edna Cutter
Boston
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Handy
Carpenters and Machinists Mutual Benefit Association
G.A. R Hall
Colt High School Alumni Association
Probate Court in Bristol Schedules Final Account for Samuel Drury
April 28 1916 Probate Court of Bristol registers final account of John T Drury administrator de bonis non of Samuel S Drury deceased. Account shows credits paid to distributees and is referred to May 15 1916 at 10 80 oclock A M for review. Notice ordered to be published fourteen days weekly in Bristol Phenix.
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Bristol
Samuel S. Drury
John T Drury
Bristol Phenix Ee
M. Coggeshall
Can Grow Bulbs in Rooms for Flat Dwellers
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes affordable bulbs and prepared fiber allow indoor growth in vases or bowls. Holland remains the main supplier as wartime markets shut out England France and Germany, making bulbs cheap and long lasting with yearly blooms.
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Wizards of the Flower World
Memphis
Holland
England
France
Germany
Reluctant Rise to National Suffrage Leadership
In her autobiography The Story of a Pioneer Doctor Shaw recalls how Miss Anthony urged her to accept the presidency of the National American Woman's Suffrage Association in 1904. She describes losing ambition, obedience to Anthony, and crying in sorrow after her election in Washington.
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Doctor Shaw
Woman's Suffrage Association
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Miss Anthony
National Association
Tardy Justice to Stuyvesandt
The Dutch government official at the unveiling of a statue of Petrus Stuyvesandt criticizes earlier neglect of his role as last governor of New Amsterdam. He argues Holland seeks to rectify historical misjudgments, noting Stuyvesandt’s strength and foresight and questioning Irving's portrait.
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Stuyvesandt
Netherlands
Petrus Stuyvesandt
New Amsterdam
New York
Foreign Office
Holland
Washington Irving
How Zeppelin Bombs Break Windows
A London discussion cites a Chester schoolmaster explaining that a Zeppelin bomb creates a condensation wave that presses inward on the glass forming a cushion. The reflected wave then pushes the window outward as the following rarefied air meets the increased internal pressure, sending the pane into the street.
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London
Chester
Fine Tea Shortage Explained by Trade Firm Review
Megars Broke Bond & Co of London say two liners sunk by the Duden caused a shortage of fine tea from India. Despite war, total exports by producing countries rose above 1913 14. Demand grows for tablet tea from China for the Russian army. tablets weigh about a quarter pound.
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Duden
Megars
Broke
Bond & Co
London
India
China
Hat Hunt in Hawaii Turns Cab Ride into Comedy
Mr Homer Cray loses his hat at sea and, in Hawaii, hires a taxi to find a hat store. The Japanese driver misinterprets directions leading him to a furniture shop and a barber, finally delivering Cray to a shop with hats after a costly, farcical chase.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Homer Cray
Mr. Carey
Dis Hata
K. Hata
Mr. Croy
Woman Loose in Argument Reveals Stereotyped View
The article cites W. and George in the Atlantic claiming women struggle to maintain a central idea and redirect arguments from core topics to side issues such as theater costumes. It argues this lack of concentration leads them away from deep penetration of subjects.
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W. &. George
Atlantic
Thia
Dynamite Threat Delays McLean Avenue Car
Nicholas Pierrara a contractor foreman boarded a McLean avenue trolley with a stick of dynamite in one hand and a lit cigar in the other. Dynamite bulged from his coat pockets and four to five detonating caps were found in a pocket. Police arrested him at headquarters where three pounds of dynamite were located. Inspector Landy warned a spark or jar could have blown the car skyward.
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McLean Avenue
Nicholas Pierrara
Pierrara
Michael Landy
Cow Sets New World Butter Record at Pine Groves Farm
Lady Pontiac Johana a three and a half year old cow at Pine Groves Farm owned by Oliver Cabana Jr of Buffalo produced 41 81 100 pounds of butter and 658 pounds of milk in seven days to set a new world record. She is the third highest classed cow, surpassing the former butter record by 5 pounds.
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Pine Groves Farm
Oliver Cabana, Jr
Buffalo
Pontiac Johana
The Trench Cow in a dugout stores morale
Reverend G. H. Donald writes to his Scotch parish about a cow in the trenches described as a trench store. The animal has its own dugout, survived a shell blast within 25 yards, and remains calm as guards protect her from rival battalions.
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G. H. Donald
Purser Hinsley Retires After Long Atlantic Career
Howard Ernest Hinsley purser of the American liner St. Louis retires after a life at sea spanning more than six million miles on the Atlantic highway with no shipwreck. On the ship’s last voyage he announced his retirement, claiming about two thousand Atlantic crossings.
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Howard Ernest Hinsley
St. Louis
Atlantic
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Margaret O'Brien
Gram
Leipzig
Providence Y. W
Blackman
H. Kebrek
Y. W. Co
Whist and Sale
Bristol County Gas & Electric CO
HAT Store
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