Sailboat Columbia Breaks Mast in Race With Defender
In a Bristol Harbor race Wednesday Columbia split its spreader and topmast while pursuing Defender. The mainsail and masts wrecked, but no one was injured. Columbia was towed in and later returned to Bristol for repairs with the steel mast removed and the Oregon pine mast re-stepped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defender
Ber Maat
Sally
Bristol Harbor
Columbia
Iselin
Newport Harbor
H C Hart
Bristol
St Michael’s
Kane
Archer
Birds and People and the Audubon Society Tales
A brief critique on human attitudes toward birds and museum displays. It laments the mass killing for millinery, noting Americans' preference for robins and sparrows over other species. The piece argues for seeing living birds at home rather than in glass cases and urges conservation. Secretary of the Audubon Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Brazil
Florida
United States
South Africa
He Dearest Say The Little Word That Will Make Me Happy
A dialogue extracts a marriage promise and consent scene. He confirms his father’s consent and that money is fully hers, free of encumbrances, signaling a secure union and financial independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Ants plight and post wagon shifts in 19th century notes
A wide survey covers ant behavior including cleaning, nursing, farming, hunting, and social structure with details on their cannibalism, slavery, and agriculture. The piece then pivots to the United States Postal Service adopting postal wagons to replace many star route post offices, led by Edwin W. Shriver of Westminster Maryland who becomes wagon clerk as about 40,000 rural offices may close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Post Office Department
United States
George returns from Daw son with two fortunes
A fragment notes George coming back from Daw son with two fortunes and mentions his past as an assistant bartender at the Polka Dot saloon. No glasses or washing in pans are detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Dawson
Polka Dot
Yachting Confidence Man Snares Boat Buyer at Newport
Walter Wright, son of the Church Street House proprietor, met a stranger who called himself Martin at Neptune Yacht Club House. Martin arranged to buy a catboat for 200, invited a trial sail to Newport, then fled before settling a board bill and shoe purchase, later being arrested for a prior hotel board bill in Newport. Walter sailed the boat home and warned others to beware of smooth talkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wright
Church Street
Neptune Yacht Club
Martin
Mr Wright
Newport
Mr. Wright
Existance
Lyman Potts
Cranston
Bristol Probate Court Seeks Administrator for Elizabeth J Usher
In Bristol on August 4 130 estate of Elizabeth J Usher deceased intestate. Thomas F Usher, next of kin, petitions to be appointed administrator. The matter is set for August 21 1899 at 11 oclock am in the Probate Court Room Bristol. Notice ordered to be published for fourteen days weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. Herbert F Bennett, Probate Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Elizabeth J Usher
Thomas F Usher
Bristol Phoenix
Herbert F Bennett
Robate Court
Frederik A Doringh
Jesse Boynton
Josephine L. Boynton
Aderika Doringh
Richard L
Anna L. B. Doringh
Mortgagee's Sale of Bristol Property by Auction
Public auction scheduled for August 26 1899 at noon in Bristol Rhode Island to satisfy a mortgage deed dated November 23 1497 between Henry H Tilley and Mary E Tilley. The property on the easterly side of a forty foot street from Mott's Lane includes a lot with buildings described by plat lot numbers and bounds and is conveyed from Geo T Glad ding. The mortgagee will bid at the sale by order of the mortgagee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
County of
Rhode Island
Henry H Tilley
Mary E. Tilley
New
George
Geo T Gladding
Tax Collector's Sale in Bristol Rhode Island 1899
The Bristol Rhode Island tax collector announces a public auction on August 26 1899 at 12 30 PM at the Town Clerk's office. Parcels include Lot 61 on Cook Street owned by Charles L Wardwell and wife taxed 11 70 and Lot 38 on Constitution Street taxed 21 06 plus any necessary fractions to cover taxes interest costs and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Bristo
Cook Street
Charles L. Wardwell
Constitution Street
Thegeis
Burnside Memorial Building
Geo. H. Peck
R. I
A Successful Operation on Major Bradford
Major W J Bradford underwent an inguinal colonotomy at his Hope street home performed by Dr Mitchell and Dr Peters of Providence with Dr Merriman and Dr Neylan of this town. He rallied after several hours under anesthesia and is expected to recover fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W J Bradford
Hope Street
Mitchell
Providence
Peters
Merriman
Neylan
Bradford
Major Bradford
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Audubon Society
THE
Croup Burns
Perry Davis
Bristol, R I
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
River Point
Stonington
Charles Stone
Dyer Russell
Levy Jordan
Reform School
Keystone
Michigan Carbon Works
Detroit
Mich
D. Meyers
Bradford Street
High Street
R. S. Reed Company
Pleasant ST
Fall River
Child ST
Warren
Bradford ST
Palmer
John M. Dean Company
Westminster ST
Prov
John Lake
the Waldron-Brownell Co
Westminster Street
R. J
Capital
Gro LL
Litterfield Stjerns
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York
Borda
If Fidelity and Deposit Co
Maryland
R. P. Williams Chiropodist
Taunton
F Wright
State Street
W. R. Douglas
C. F. Sanford
William ST
N. N. Cole
Massasoit
Brussels
Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
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