Thinking, and Doing in American Life Today
The Bristol Bhan warns of a widening divide between thinking and action in modern society. It argues moral laxness in theology and household life, dangers of shallow education, permissive courts, and a culture valuing luck and display over character. It cites Great effort needed to restore responsibility in school, business, and government, and cautions against complacent optimism.
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Young Walworth
Solomon
Materia Medica
Treasury uses few five-twenty bonds due to counterfeits
A Washington dispatch notes the Treasury Secretary accepts few five-twenty bonds at a time because many counterfeit notes circulate in Europe requiring strict scrutiny. The Philadelphia Ledger reports a sour mood in shipbuilding and repair along the Delaware river front with few ships on the stocks, many under repair or minor changes.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Europe
Philadelphia Ledger
Delaware River
Essex Man Butler-Talbot Election Plot Denounced
A Massachusetts political row over Gov Talbot and Senator Butler dominates letters. The writer dismisses attempts to link Butler to Talbot as an unsavory ploy and predicts little impact on current control efforts.
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Gov. Talbot
Massachusetts
Butler
Mr. Talbot
Essex
Talbot
Back pay grab faces setback in Indiana convention defeat
The Indiana rout defeats a nominee tied to the back pay push, signaling political pressure for accountability and urging states to voice opinions for purer national legislation. The appeal calls for holding leaders to account before Congress.
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Indiana
Congress
Rumor of a New York Republican Daily Paper
A rumor claims New York will publish a new Republican daily with a $500 000 guaranty to ensure continued publication in case of Joss until established. It is suspected to be a Third Term Organ. The writer hopes the paper fails to achieve its political aims and urges opposition to eight years of one man.
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New York
Rose & Co
Broadway
Portland Murderer John Morgan Returns to Claim Heir Property
In 1826 John Morgan killed his wife in Portland Maine after alleged moral provocation and wounded himself. He vanished, later resurfacing in New York where he married and built wealth. A New York lawyer’s letter seeks Morgan heirs, prompting Portland relatives to pursue the estate.
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Eastern Argus
John Morgan
Portland
Ile
New York
Summer Tourism and European Diplomatic Tensions
The piece reflects on summer travel temptations from mountain to sea and rural life while noting Europe reports that France and Germany clash over Spanish matters. It suggests Spain under Don Carlos risks stagnation without a stable government to guide progress.
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Europe
France
Germany
Spain
Don Carlos
Judge's Courteous Intervention Ends Family Feud
The judge in a sister state court calmed two belligerent brothers who quarreled and faced off in court. After kind words at the judge's urging they shook hands and left as friends. The piece lauds judges who promote reconciliation to prevent costly, life disrupting lawsuits.
Kidnapping Ring Tied to Rochester Nursery Suspects
The Philadelphia case edges toward a lead as agents for a Rochester New York nursery are suspected abductors. They vanished the day the child went missing. The piece argues for harsher penalties to deter such social crimes and protect families.
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Philadelphia
Rochester
N. Y
Jerusalem the Golden and the Cluny Legacy in Bernard’s Verse
The article surveys Cluny Abbey’s 12th century grandeur and Bernard of Clairvaux’s poem De Contemptu Mundi, drawing links to the hymn Jerusalem the Golden. It notes translations by J. M. Neale, Archbishop Trench’s Sacred Latin Poetry, and the hymn’s enduring echoes in English devotional tradition.
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Pianix
Jerusalem
Cluny
France
Bernard
Merlaix
Bretagne
Juvenal
Flacius Slyvicus
Heaven
Dean Trench
Sackville College
J. M. Neale
Christ
Jerusalem the Golden
Lyon
Rincor
Bymans Earum
Bristol Train of Artillery Meeting At Armory Monday
The Bristol Train of Artillery orders all officers and members to attend a meeting at their Armory next Monday evening. Captain Rawrop arrived from Mattapoisett Monday evening aboard the yacht Daisey which has new sails and fresh paint. The Bristol Cornet Band held an open air concert at Hope and State streets last Tuesday with good music and a large turnout.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Rawrop
Mattapoisett
Bristol Cornet Band
Hope and
State Streets
New England
Rhode Island Society For the Encouragement
Narragansett Park
Cranston
Howard Wall
Providence
Rk. L
Park Horticultural Exhibition
Howard Hall
Howard Hall Entries Coge August 20Th, Except In the Morticultural
Westminster Street
Rhode Island Society
Bromuleht and
Tremont Streets
Moston
Office of New England Agricultural Society
Col Sprague
Kansas
Parx
Hall
George Bloring
Daniel Needham
George W Riddle
N E Agr Society
Obadiah Brown
William E. Barrett
William H. Hopkins
Josepi F Brown
Joseph Spitman
K. 1 Society For the Encouragement of
Fall River Resolutes Triumph Over Bristols 31 to 17
A Saturday baseball game in Fall River saw the Resolutes defeat the Bristols 31 to 17. The match pits Fall River club against the local Bristols in a lively intercity clash.
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Fall River
Bristols
Resolutes
Pastor Harlow granted extended leave to recover health
Rev. W. T. Harlow pastor of the State Street M. E. Church has been absent about three weeks and the official board has approved a further leave of absence to allow him to recover his health.
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Tor
W. T. Harlow
State Street
M. BE
Narragansett brings excursionists and band to harbor
The steamer Narragansett capt Ray Allen of the New York and Stonington line docked Monday with a large party of excursionists and a band. In Justice Court Tuesday Mark Speakman was convicted of oyster theft from Kirkemuit river bed and fined 20 while Walter Emery was acquitted. Speakman appealed to the October term of the Court of Common Pleas with recognizance to prosecute. Fox Hill church supper at St Michael's School last Wednesday drew a large crowd with good chowder and bake. Gross receipts reached about 750 dollars to aid church debt reduction, which stood down 1500 since last October.
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Narragansett
Ray Allen
New York
Justice Court
Mark Speakman
Walter Emery
Kirkemuit River
Emery
Speakman
Court of Common Pleas
Fox Ill
St. Michael’s Church
Grand excursion to Oakland Beach leads Bristol crowds
A large Bristol turnout is planned for Thursday the 20th to travel by train to Oakland Beach. Town funds march toward building a new hotel as citizens form a company to select site and plans, with Spooner as chair and Colt as secretary. Probate matters include wills of Haskill and O Wolf and estate actions.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Old Guard B. T. A
Bristol Cornet Band
Texcurse
Oakland Beach
Town Hall
William H. Spooner
Samuel P. Colt
Messrs
John Turner
J. C. Pegram
William J. Miller
Wm. T. C. Wardwell
Military parade from Charlestown to Oakland Beach excursion
The Providence Horse Guards led by Col J L Snow and other Boston area units with staffs paraded to Oakland Beach on Tuesday. The schooner Ida transported a party from town, returning by nine. The voyage home lasted about three and a half hours with singing by a lively group of passengers.
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Providence Horse Guards
J. L. Snow
Prescott Light Guards
Charlestown
Mass
W. H. Roberts
Roxbury
Providence
Edmonds
Boston
Oakland Beach
Ida
James Goff
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Remington SM CO
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