Public Laws Passed at the January Session 1907
The record notes Public Laws enacted in the January 1907 session. Chapters are numbered continuously from the General Laws Revision of 1896.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1907
Page
4
Minded for Feeble Minded Established by Rhode Island Act
Rhode Island enacts the Minded school to serve feeble minded youths under the state board of education. It details land leasing, building, staffing, admission rules with physician certificates, and oversight, including courts may commit or discharge inmates and annual reporting to the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island School
General Assembly
Rhode Island
State Board of Education
Almshouse
Rhode Islan School
State act on gypsy and brown-tail moth suppression
The act authorizes state and local officials to investigate regulate and suppress gypsy and brown-tail moths. It allows use of state property funds and entry onto land with gubernatorial approval and funds up to ten thousand dollars through May 1 1908. Penalties include fines up to 25 dollars for obstruction and up to 100 dollars and one year imprisonment for importing or transporting moth matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Amendment to General Laws on Public Schools Commissioner
Chapter 473 of 1907 amends Section 2 of Chapter 52 to authorize the public schools commissioner, with board approval, to employ clerical staff up to sixteen hundred dollars yearly. Funds are appropriated from unassigned treasury money and the state auditor will issue payment upon vouchers. The act takes effect on passage, repealing inconsistent acts. certified true copies by the Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Commissioner of Public Schools
Board of Education
A Heavy Midday Meal Debate Across Nations
The Baltimore Sun reports Dr. Martinet of Paris warns against heavy midday meals. Europeans view substantial breakfasts and lunches as disruptive, favoring light noon meals and a later square dinner to preserve energy for the workday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Martinet
Paris
Baltimore Sun
Rosetta Stone Revered as Key to Egyptian Writings
A British Museum black stone slab, known as the Rosetta Stone, is celebrated as the key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. French tourists found it in Egypt, Paris housed it, and an Englishman bought it for garden use, unaware of its future treasure value. The piece could fetch a quarter of a million, attracting buyers in England and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
England
America
Egypt
Paris
London
Comet Panics Pimps French Astronomer View
Joseph Jerome Lafrancais de Blande, famed French astronomer of a past century, clashed with Newtonian thought by arguing Providence influenced celestial events. The fragment notes his stance contrasted with Newton’s on cosmic order and the heavens’ dictates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jerome Lafrancais de Blande
Newton
Lalande predicted earth destruction sparks Paris panic
A 1778 plan to read a paper in the French academy was crowded out yet sparked public fear in Paris. The fear of Earth’s destruction led police to publish a reassuring note, but many believed the paper had been toned down. Comet panics persisted for decades, shaping public reaction to celestial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diberg
French Academy
Lalande
The Printing Press Heralded as Greatest Invention
The New York American extols the printing press as the most useful all round invention. It credits intellect as humanity’s driving force and asserts the printing press has sharpened the mind and advanced civilization above all others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Origin of Hurrah May Stem From Norse Battle Cry
A Pittsburg Post note traces the exclamation hurrah to a corruption of the Norse war cry Turaie meaning Thor aid us. It notes earlier spellings huzza and hurray and observes the term's widespread use across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turaie
Thor
Pittsburg
The Goose as an Ancient Domestic and Emblem
The goose, famed as an emblem of id iocy yet a wise bird with good habits, was likely the first fowl domesticated by man. Horner notes geese 1200 years before Christ, and Egyptian hieroglyphics show they were tamed for centuries, highlighting early poultry keeping and profitability for fanciers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horner
Egypt
Married Blanche Engaged to Walter Beere Revealed
A theater or magazine strip scene features Mr. Younghusband reading on stage about the marriage of Blanche de Smythe to Walter Wellington Beere. Mrs. Y reacts with blushing surprise recalling her past engagement to Walter, while Blanche is alluded to in a chilling aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Younghusband
Blanche de Smythe
Walter Wellington Beere
Mrs. Y
Walter
Blanche
Rings Dyspepsia Tablets and Kidney Aids Ad
If you suffer from bloating belching sour stomach Indigestion or dyspepsia take a Rings Dyspepsia Tablet after each meal and overcome the disagreeable trouble It will improve the appetite and aid digestion Sold by C W Sparks Pinalcles for the kidneys strengthen these organs and assist in drawing Poison from the blood Try them for rheumatism kidney bladder trouble for lumbago and tired worn out feeding They bring quick relief Satisfaction Guaranteed Sold by C W Sparks Man Zan Pile Remedy comes put up in a collapsible tube with a nozzle It relieves blind bleeding itching or protruding piles Guaranteed Price 50c Get it today Sold by C W Sparks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Sparks
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Bristol Public Market
Hope Street
Bristol
Charles P. Bennett
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Btate
Frank Jones
Thames Street
Morris Bros
Saas
Goose
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G. W. Simmons
Emma E. Carey
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U.S. Dental Association
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D. D
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M. Angell
William Street
A.W. Orgelman
State Street
John Shepard
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