Obstreperous Doctor in Warren Barbershop Incident
A 78 year old man identified as Dr C Conderre caused a disturbance at Charles Healey's Main street barber shop in Warren. He smashed a mirror and damaged furniture before Police Chief Macomber stopped him. He was fined 83 and costs for drunkenness and given 60 days in jail for the mirror destruction. He claimed insult as motive and declared a Napoleonic preference for death over insult.
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Warren
Fall River
Dr. C.conderre
Charles Healey
Main Street
Macomber
Hotel de Police
Couderre
Warren District Court
Bosworth
Healey
Providence
Napoleon
Fire Companies Meet Add Members and Plans for Muster
Regular monthly meetings of Regret CP Bol Oat Ia Minnie Rante and Hydraution Engine and Hose Company saw new members elected and a membership application referred to the investigating committee. Hydraulion Veterans asked for engine and uniforms for Providence muster on Aug. 16, granted. Blouse fittings planned for Labor Day master of Rhode Island State Firemen’s League. Dreadnaught Hook Ladder Hose discussed upcoming muster with a special Aug. 22 meeting. King Chitin Steam Fire Engine organized a running team of 12 for the muster and welcomed three new candidates with two more applications.
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Ee PD
CP Bol Oat
Minnie Rante
Hydraution Engine and Hose Company
Hydraulion Firemen
Providence
New York
Rhode Island State Firemen’s League
Hook, Ladder & Hose Company
King Chitin Steam Fire Engine
Incipient Fire in Manchester Block Narrowly Defused
Fire alarm sounded at 9 am yesterday for the Second District drew Manchester block crews to Bradford and Thames streets. King Philip Steam Fire Engine No 1 led the response, extinguishing the blaze in the northwest basement within about 15 minutes. Wardwell Lumber employees tried using four hand extinguishers but smoke and narrow passages blocked access. John H. Ashton acted as chief in Magee’s absence. the fire’s origin remains uncertain though a cigarette among dry kindling is suspected. Damage described as slight.
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Manchester
Bradford
Thames Street
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company
No 1
Wardwell Lumber Company
John H. Ashton
John E. Magee
Worcester
Order of Eagles
J. Howard Manchester
H. R. Lingham
Important Realty Deal In Bristol Highlands
Former councilman Henry M. Gibson nears sale of his Main Road residence to O. V. Wood of Canton Ohio, superintendent of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad. Wood may settle in Bristol and join state railroad circles. Gibson plans a new house for himself and wife at Bristol Highlands and has sold a large Highlands lot to Edward Wilcox of Providence. Deeds pass tomorrow.
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Henry M. Gibson
O. V. Wood
Canton
Ohio
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Bristol
Bristol Highlands
Ferry Hill
Gibson
Edward Wilcox
Providence
Highlands
Eviction Rule Cited with Old Cough Syrup Advertising
A historical snippet notes that a five days' notice is not required for evicting a cold and mentions Kenedy's Laxative Honey and Tar with no opiates, sold by W. 4H. Buffington.
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Kenedy
W. 4H
Buffington
A Perfect Flying Machine Gull Flight Demo
The passage praises gulls for aerial mastery, noting their near motionless hovering and precise wing and tail adjustments. It compares their steadiness to paddling a canoe through rapids and describes a gull maintaining equilibrium in a stiff breeze while scratching its ear.
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American Magazine
Kafir Woman's Courage in Africa Frontier Tale
William Cotton Oswell recounts a Kaffir woman’s bravery near Mabotse when a lioness attacked a young man. The woman, amid fields with others, pursued and dragged the lioness by the tail, then released and kept vigilance as the creature fled.
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South Africa
William Cotton Oswell
Livingstone
Mabotse
Conductor’s Change Dilemma with Passenger and Baby
A St Louis and suburban railroad conductor faced a change shortage after a busy run. A passenger with a baby paid five dollars with a large bill, prompting the conductor to ask for the smallest denomination. The woman replied cryptically that she had been married.
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St Louis and Suburban Railroad
Globe-Democrat
Men and Women Tact Debate in Diplomacy
A quoted view from an American magazine and echoed by an English journal argues men are more tactful than women, citing swift speech timing and restraint as keys to success, while asking about the woman who is the power behind the throne.
How the Daisy Was Named
The daisy gains its name from the eye of the day. Observers noted the flower opens at dawn and closes at sunset, so the writer calls it the days eye or eye of the day, a simple artful label echoed worldwide. The New York Press cits this etymology.
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New York Press
Theatrical chop house signs amuse party
A Chicago News excerpt describes a guide calling a theatre a real chop house with signs reading Watch your hat and Keep an eye on your umbrella. An old farmer jokes that actors eat hats and umbrellas, expressing disbelief at starved performers.
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Chicago News
Costly, but Lasting. Johnny-What I Married a Year
Wally laments marriage as a costly article yet notes its long permanence. Johnny counters that a wife costs but lasts a man a long time, reflecting comic dialogue on marriage.
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Johnny
Wally
Briggs and Griggs Exchange Mock Praise of Dimpletons
In a Brooklyn Life sketch Briggs questions Griggs about the Dimpletons. Griggs replies that they are supposedly perfect and the best in the world, but admits he has never seen them.
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Briggs
Griggs
Brooklyn
Love and enemies in a proverb filled quip
A Detroit News Tribune item blends a quip about loving enemies with a playful exchange and a Pliny quote on learning. The fragment showcases a newspaper tone and a regional flavor in a compact snippet.
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Neachar
Johnny
Detroit News- Tribune
Obituary for William McKale of Catherine Street
William McKale, son of Mrs Rose McKale and the late Thomas McKale, died Wednesday at his mother's home on Catherine Street. Born August 22, 1894, he was 11 years 11 months and 10 days old. Survived by his mother, brother Thomas, and sisters Mary and Theresa, with funeral at St Mary’s Church and interment in St Mary’s Cemetery. Reverend Thomas J. Fitzpatrick celebrated the requiem mass. bearers included Edgar Hughes John Hughes Frank Hughes Daniel Dwyer William Cashin Grover Christie. The elder McKale, a New York New Haven Hartford baggage master, died about two years ago. his sister Margaret died six months earlier.
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William McKale
Rose MocKale
Thomas McKale
Catherine Street
W. F. Duffy
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Margaret
St. Aloseph’s Hospital
Providence
Illiam
Oliver School
Thomas
Phoenix
Mary
Theresa
St. Mary’s Church
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Edgar Hughes
John Hughes
Frank Hughes
Cousins
Daniel Dwyer
William Cashin
Grover Christie
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Newport Carnival Week Promises Spectacle and Races
Newport prepares for a weeklong festival with grand illuminations and crowd handling. The schedule features Sachuest Beach automobile races, Astor Cup sailing, King's Cap races, a large military parade, harbor Fete with illuminated ships, yacht races, a Trades Carnival, and Motor Boat Club events along with band concerts and a circus at the Carnival grounds.
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Newport
Sachuest Beach
Long Island
Ormond Beach
Suchwest Beach
New York Yacht Club
Narragansett Bay
D.mi
Fior- Mac Pdn EL Ade
Bse
Aih
Macau Spices ‘Motor Boat Club of America
Congdon-Walker Married in Providence notices
Herbert H. Congdon of this town weds Miss Aliene M. Walker of Providence in a ceremony August 1 conducted by Rev. Samuel H. Webb D D. The couple announced marriage plans locally.
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Congdon-Walker
Providence
Samuel H. Webb
Herbert H. Congdon
Aliene M. Walker
McKate Birth Notice in Town records
In this town on August 1, William McKate aged 1 year 11 months 10 days is listed in local birth notices.
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McKate
William McKate
Rheumatism Cure Promises Relief From Uric-O
Theo H Hadley of Kennett Square Pa reports dramatic recovery from inflammatory rheumatism after using three bottles of Uric-O at 75 cents each. He describes regained strength sleep and mobility and recommends the treatment to friends. The Bristol Uric O store is J H Young & Co with samples and circulars available.
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New Jerusalem
Theo. H. Hadley
Kennett Square
J. H. Young & Co
Uric O
Bristol
Probate Court Receives Will of Sarah P. Peck
In Bristol on July 20 1906 the estate of Sarah P Peck is presented for probate. The will is received and referred to August 6 1906 at 5:50 PM in the Probate Court Room Bristol for consideration. Notice to be published for four days weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. Herbert F Bennett Probate Clerk
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Bristol
Sarah P. Peck
Bristol Phanix
Herbert FE. Bennett
Proust
Sarah A. Murray
Frederick Quinn
Lillian Petty
Sarah A. Murrey
Philo V. Cady
Bristol Phoenix
Herbert F. Bennett
Robate
Fanny R. D'Wolf
Emma Reed
Caroline F. Bradie
George H. Peck
Distinguished Naval Visitor To Visit Bristol Tonight
Captain Joe Lee F. Tilley of the U S Battleship Iowa arrives at Newport Tuesday and will visit Bristol this evening as guest of Babbitt Post No 16 G A R Commander George H Peck received word of the visit. A reception in Grand Army Hall at 8 oclock is planned with 76 post members and the Babbitt Womans Relief Corps invited. Tilley, a former member of the post, will recount naval incidents from his long career and may dock the Iowa up the bay to Bradford as hoped last year.
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Joe Lee F. Tilley
Iowa
Newport
Bristol
Babbitt Post
No. 16
George H. Peck
Tilley
Capt. Tilley
Grand Army Hall
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
Captain Tilley
United States Navy
Aaron
Bradford
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Advertises Relief
An old advertisement asserts sunburns mosquito bites and summer woes are eased by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It urges buyers to seek the genuine box and notes W. H. Buffington as the seller.
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DeWitt
W. H. Buffington
Bristol Probate Court hears admin request for Kirkwood estate
On July 31 1906 the Bristol Probate Court ordered notice for fourteen days for Annie M Kirkwood widow to appear August 20 1906 at 10 30 A M to be appointed Administratrix of the estate of Robert Kirkwood intestate. Also executors of John Collins estate present their account for allowance with notice to be published in the Bristol Phoenix for fourteen days.
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Bristol
Robert Kirkwood
Annie M. Kirkwood
Phoenix
Herbert F. Bennett
Pfoeme
John Collins
Senate
Bristol Phoenix
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