Bristol Whirlwinds rally but fall short to Joe Marshalls Tigers
In a Twilight League game at dusk, Anthony Bruno's Brunos climb to within one run before Joe Marshalls Tigers clinch a 2 to 1 win. Quinton and Harvey Gladue pitched well, with Buzz Gardiner collecting a triple and a single.
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Anthonly Bruno
Joe Marshall
Tigers
Gutowski
Quinton
Technical High School
Harvey Gladue
Notte
Joe Darcey
O’rourke
Darcey
Baker
Marshall
Greenwood
Higbee
Hough
xBaker
Gardiner
Herzig
Bristol Tigers
Riopel
Regnier
J. Riopel
Ss Ia
O'Rourke
xRan
zRan
Gladue
Bristol at Bristol at 25 Years Ago Selected Excerpts
Reprinted excerpts from Phoenix Files reveal a quarter century old Bristol community snapshot. The selection highlights local people places and events that shaped the era with brief reflective notes.
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Phoenix Files
Reynolds Family Association completes 12th reunion
The 12th annual Reynolds Family Association reunion was held at the D Wolf Inn yesterday with a business meeting electing officers and a visit to the Reynolds house on Bristol Neck. A banquet followed by speeches from prominent members occurred, plus reports of shooting by Frank H Mowry and Thomas O Darby. Mrs Crawford Munro and her sister Norah Stilwell and Elsie Stilwell arrived from England after a two month tour, while Eugene LeClair and crew began a memorial fountain foundation for Col Samuel P Colt in memory of Theodora DeW Colt. Capt D G Coggeshall and Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company attended the New England League muster in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Reynolds Family Association
D’wolf Inn
Reynolds
Bristol Neck
Crawford Munro
Norah Stilwell
Elsie Stilwell
England
Eugene LeClair
Col
Samuel P. Colt
Theodora Dew. Colt
D. G Coggeshall
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
New England League
Salem
Mass
Fall River man sells Bristol Neck home to Fales
Nelson R. Reed of Fall River sold to Alexander G. Fales a dwelling house and lot on the west side of the main road Bristol Neck, formerly the Edward Blake homestead.
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Nelson R. Reed
Fall River
Alexander G. Fales
Bristol Neck
Edward Blake
Camp Dooley at Mount Hope Run by YMCA Boys
YMCA boys led by Secretary L C Bradshaw enjoy a weeklong camp life at Mount Hope. Camp Dooley houses Abe Meyers Willie West Frank West Fred Ferguson Fred Bradie Leslie Close Eugene Rounds George Rounds Raymond Clark Raymond Archer Wesley Young Will Archer Ed Bunn. Tomorrow Bristols face Favorites of Fall River in a local baseball game with a Bristol lineup including Tuckers Van Almkirk Anderson Connery Morris Is Warren 3b Mack II Bob Munroef Menard Jf and manager J F Galvin.
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YMCA
L. C Bradshaw
Mount Hope
Dooley
Abe Meyers
Willie West
Frank West
Fred ,Ferguson
Fred Bradie
Leslie Close
Eugene Rounds
George Rounds
Raymond Clark
Raymond Archer
Wesley Young
Will Archer
Ed. Bunn
Bristols
Fall River
Bristol
Tuckers
van Almkirk
Anderson
Connery
Morris Is
Warren
Mack II
Bob Munroef
Menard
J. F Galvin
Rain Delays County Championship Tennis Play At Excelsior Club
Rain disrupted yesterday’s progress in the county championship tennis tournament staged under the Excelsior Tennis Club.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Assault cases continued in Fifth District Court
In Judge Hammill's morning session four assault cases were continued three weeks to Sept 10 after not guilty pleas. Complainant Nicoletta Costa named Nat Ale Martinez and relatives as assailants at Costa’s premises on Bristol Neck. Separate cases: Joseph Marshall pleaded guilty to unregistered car on State street Aug 12. bail $5. David Levitin not guilty to defective brakes on High street Aug 14. case kept open with $200 bail. Civil matter Marcus M Hockman v Tomkin about electrical work, decided for the defendant. George E Ellis v Manuel Freitas continued one week.
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Frank H Hammill
Nicoletta Costa
Providence
Natale Martinez
Carmela Martinez
Antonio
Annie Martinez
Marcus M Hockman
Tomkin
Warren
George E. Ellis
Manuel Freitas
Bristol Sealed Proposals for Retaining Wall Along Tanyard Brook
Notice to contractors announces sealed proposals to be received by the Town Clerk of Bristol R L until 730 PM Tuesday August 21 1928 for the construction of a retaining wall along Tanyard Brook Specifications available at the Town Clerk's Office The Town Council may reject any or all proposals and will award the contract as deemed best for the town By order of the Town Council John W Church Council Clerk.
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Bristol
R. L
Tanyard Brook
John W Church
Shortest Measurement Tool Unveiled at Bell Labs
In Bell Telephone Laboratories a new machine measures one billionth of an inch. The device promises extreme precision for engineering and manufacturing applications.
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Bell ’ Telephone Laboratories
Point Farthest North Cape Prince of Wales
The farthest north point of North America is Cape Prince of Wales lying opposite East Cape on the Siberian coast.
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Cape Prince of Wales
North America
East Cape
Siberia
Handwriting as a Mirror of Character in 17th Century Italy
The belief that handwriting reveals a person’s character gained traction in Italy during the 1600s. Writers and scholars argued script traits reflected virtues and vices, shaping debates on education, pedagogy, and the moral value of penmanship.
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Italy
Success Came Late
Statement noting Ralph Waldo Emerson did not achieve popular book success until after the age of fifty seven, highlighting the late rise of his literary fame.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fragmentary OCR Note on Tron Practice Deemed Incomprehensible
Incomplete text from a periodical touches on a practice related to tram or tron and exercises, but the passage is garbled and cannot be clearly understood. The readable fragment hints at an evaluation or description of a pastime but lacks names places or actions to identify.
Good ideas spark chatter yet often prove fool ideas
A probing reflection from the Atchison Globe notes that men like to share their so called good ideas with friends, yet such ideas frequently turn out misguided or foolish.
Worry Worry Kills More Than Worry
Quote from the Atlanta Constitution notes that worrying causes more deaths than work by virtue of more people engaging in worry than labor.
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Atlanta Constitution
Changes in Harp Shape
The Irish harp was originally quadrangular rather than triangular in form, contrasting with its current triangular design.
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Stolk
George W. McGann
Hope
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Providence, R. I
Yauncey
Gaspee
Ague Adit Briday
Pitcher's Battle
Bet Quinton
Bristol Whirlwinds
Erskine
A. A.A. Record
High Street
Studebaker
Frank H. Mowry
Bristol Train of Artillery
Thomas O. Darby
Naval
Fifth District Court
N. L BR. Co
S Tollet
Phenix Office
Sion of
Tron
G H. Spencer Roofing CO
F.M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol, R
Rhode Island Public Service
Cumulative Pfc
F. Reginald Dimond
Anderson & Company
Rita
Se Wren
THE
Waldron Company
Bradford Street Telephone
Dade
Newman Bros Bristol’s
Haffenreffer Pickwick Ale
Sumoro
P. Co
Hormel
C. Frankfortsji
S. S. Piercé
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