Neptunes Sailors Tale and Tragic Surfacing at Fall River
A local Aug 16 1873 report details an Neptune Club cruise from Vineyard Grove to Fall River with Commodore Tompkins and officers aboard the yacht. A sailing outing near Fall River ends in tragedy when George Yeiser, 20, drowns after a capsized boat while attempting to reach shore. Rudolph Yeiser survives.
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Fall River
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Rudolph Yeiser
Rudolph
George Yeiser
Cigar Manufactory
Mitson
Hope Street
Bristol group pushes Nixon impeachment petition drive
A local Bristol movement led by Ivan Suzman and Karen Nygaard with about 4 000 signatures seeks to impeach President Nixon over actions in Indochina. They accuse him of bypassing Congress, violating Vietnamese peace accords, and compromising the separation of powers.
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Chas. P. Uhle
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Levi Fox
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J. Jennings
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George M. Sweet
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Thomas Gliddon
O.E. Crosby, Jr
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W.T. Pettibone
P. J. McLocklin
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