McCarthy Dies After Rhode Island Plant Accident
McCarthy, a Rhode Island Coast Artillery veteran born August 24 1895, died two hours after a switching accident at a Providence plant near West River Street. He was struck near a canal and taken to Rhodesland Hospital. skull fracture and neck bruises were noted. Funeral services were held at J Will Carpenter Funeral Home under Robert T. Johnson Post Lakewood. Survived by wife Alice past auxiliary president.
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Rhode
de Sland
Sunda
siGon Crear
Rhode Island Tool Ia
Providence
Meatthy Ca
New York
New, Havent &Co
Wartford Railroad
Mccabe
Fair Road
J. D. Mple
H. E. Battlefield
Rhodesland Ospital
Rhode Island Coast Artillery
Coast Artillery Corps
Oston
Robert T. Johnson Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mr. McCarthy
Jeremiah
Annie E. (Montross) McCarthy
Alice
Pacies
J. Will Carpenter
Robert T. Johnson
Lakewood
Death of Allen Miller Munro Charter Member of Babbitt Post
Allen Miller Munro, 1845 1916, one of 29 charter members of Babbitt Post No 15 G A R, died Christmas night at his daughter Mrs George S Marshall 19 Pleasant Street after a 10 day illness of pneumonia caused by heart disease. He enlisted early in the Civil War from Bristol serving in Company G Second Rhode Island and served under General Burnside. He was mustered out July 13 1865. He returned home and worked as a bootmaker at the National India Rubber Company plant. Only one charter member remains, Samuel R Chaffee of New Harbor Maine.
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Allen Miller Munro
Babbitt Post
George S. Marshall
Pleasant Street
Post
Samuel R. Chaffee
Middletown
Conn
New Harbor
Munro
Samuel
Rebecca (Miller) Munro
Bristol
Rhode
Ambrose E. Burnside
National India Rubber Company
G. A
Obituary Notice of Local Resident in Hudson Mass
A local resident, long married to Beit Mason, returned to town years ago and lived with his daughter. He belonged to Elks Lodge 959 and Reno Post 9. Survived by four daughters including Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Remieres, two sons Edward and Samuel, two brothers Samuel W. and Sylvester. Funeral at 2 PM at Mrs. Marshall’s home 19 Pleasant Street with Rev. Charles W. Martin officiating. Burial in North Cemetery.
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Beit Mason
Elks’ Lodge
Reno Post
Hudson
Mass
Wiliam H. Remieres
Lucinda Munro
Ethel Weston
Arlington
Edward
Swansea
Samuel
Neponset
Samuel W
Sylvester
Warren
Marshall
Pleasant Street
Charles W. Martin
State Street
M. E
North Cemetery
Late Norwich Florist Martin J. Edmonds Dies After Illness
Martin J. Edmonds died about 5 o clock this morning at his daughter in law’s home after a brief illness. Born in Norwich England on Sept 3 1847 he came to this town in 1887 and worked as a florist and horticulturalist authoring pieces for floristry journals. He leaves two sons Joseph M and Albert A Edmonds and a brother James of Norwich England with funeral set for 2:30 PM Thursday at the daughter in law’s home on Sherry Avenue and Juniper Hill Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Edmonds
Thomas J Edmonds
Mr. Edmonds
Norwich
Eng
Florist Exchange
American Florist Exchange
Katherine J
Sherry Avenue
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Mrs Eva D Barrett Dies After Hospital Death
Mrs Eva D Barrett wife of Col Arthur W Barrett of this town died at Truesdale Hospital Fall River after an operation performed yesterday morning She was born in Providence June 26 1872 and lived here 30 years A church worker she served as President of the Mite Society and belonged to the Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps American Legion Auxiliary Kearney Unit 6 and the local church board
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Eva D Barrett
Arthur W Barrett
Hope Street
Truesdale
Fall River
Barrett
Providence
William H
Harriet, T Davis
First Baptist Church
Mite Society
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
American Legion Auxiliary
Kearney
Funeral services for Mrs Barrett of Weston
Directors note for Homie a misread entry records the death of a wife and mother. The obituary names her husband a freight cashier at the Franklin station of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad and lists a son Alton H. Barrett of Weston Mass and two sisters Martha A Tallman and Hattie S Matteson. Funeral at 2 PM Friday at her Hope Street home.
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the Homie
Franklin Gost
New York, New Haven’ & Hartford Railroad Company
Alton H. Barrett
Weston, Mass
Martha A. Tallman
Slocati
Hattie S. Matteson
Anthony
Hope Street
Funeral Services for Mrs Florence Louise Duffy
Funeral services for Mrs Florence Louise Crapo Duffy who died Wednesday night were held at her Warren home. Rev Anson B Howard officiated with a quartet of local singers and accompanist Mrs Cora Anderson. Bearers included officials from the National India Rubber Company and Bristol Post Office. The body lies entombed at North Cemetery.
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Florence Louise (Crapo) Duffy
South Main Street
Warren
Anson B. Howard
St. Michael’s Church
James M. Jones
Vernon A. Gray
Chester R. Burgess
Enoch Marsden
Cora Anderson
George FE. Shaw
Charles R Beals
John G. Stewart
National India Rubber Company
Cyrus M Jackson
Bristol Post Office
Daniel B. Doyle
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Boston Electricians’ Union
North
Funeral services for John R Paot ter
Funeral services for John R Paot ter of Bristol Narrows were held Sunday at 2 pm in the parlors of George M. Wilbur. The Rev Anson B. Howard of St. ciated officiated. The body was entombed at North Cemetery.
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John R. Paotter
Bristol Narrows
Rhode Island
George M. Wilbur
Warren
Anson B. Howard
St. Michael’s Church
North
Funeral for George E Handy Held in Warren
The funeral for George Edmund Handy who died Thursday at his Metacom avenue home was held Sunday at 3.30 pm in George M Wilbur parlors Warren Rev Jesse A Martin of the First Methodist Church officiated. Bearers were sons George E Walter Sumner P Handy and grandson Howard Handy. He was entombed in South Cemetery and was born in Bristol 79 years ago to Lucas and Nancy Munroe Handy.
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George Edmund Handy
Metacom Avenue
George M Wilbur
Warren
Jesse A Martin
First Methodist Church
George E
Walter
Sumner P Handy
Howard Handy
South Cemetery
Warren Mr Handy
Bristol
Lucas
Nancy (Munroe) Handy
Humming Birds Originate in Americas and Migrate North
The text notes about 500 humming bird species mainly originate in the Amazon and Orinoco valley. It states they are entirely American and migrate northward in summer, reaching southern Alaska.
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Amazon
Orinoco Valley
Alaska
Rudyard Kipling Made the Modern Soldier
Maj. Gen. Sir George Younghusband recounts Kipling’s influence on soldiers. He notes Kipling’s Simla and Lahore visits, chats with British troops, and how stray words shaped the soldier talk in his stories.
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Rudyard Kipling
Simla
Civil and Military Gazette
Lahore
Hills
Ht. K
Shaila
Jutegh
Sir George Younghusband
Reviving Avignon Palace Turned Museum Showcases Papal Effigies
Since 1906 restoration of the Palais des Papes progresses as it opens to a museum. The first display features papal effigies copied from tombs. Contributions come from M. Colomb, the French government, Czechoslovakia, and former Belgian premier M. Theunis.
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Avignon
France
Palais Des Papes
M. Colomb
Czechoslovakia
M. Theunis
Belgium
Vast number of worlds and people in the universe
Professor Frederick H. Seaves of Mount Wilson calculates about 60,000,000,000,000,000,000 people in the universe using 30,000,000,000 suns each with at least one world and Earth’s 2,000,000,000 population as a baseline. He completed star counting by calculation, noting 97 percent remain unseen even with the best telescope.
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Frederick H. Seaves
Mount Wilson Observatory
Professor Seaves
Popular Science Monthly
Italy's Elite Arts Model Aged Veteran of Rome
An eighty plus year old artist model in Rome dominates the Italian scene, admired by painters and sculptors for flawless poses lasting hours. For six decades he has embodied famed physiques with human precision, maintaining fitness by a daily dip in the Tiber.
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Italy
Rome
Old German Town Sinks as Underground Streams Rise
In Saxony the ancient town of Melenitz is reportedly sinking with every house unstable. Subterranean streams threaten to abandon the area as blocks drop ten feet and cellars flood. Geologists move to Oelsnitz to study drainage methods if streams originate there.
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Melenitzs
Saxony
Pisa
Oelsnitz
Swedish Court Rules OnCourt Dress Code For Women
The court imposes length rules with gowns expected to reach within six inches of the floor for local attendees. Official Swedish gowns are black with three yard trains and short white satin sleeves. Foreign guests may wear any color but must have ankle-length gowns when appearing.
Christmas at Bristol Children's Home Brims with Gifts
Nine boys and two girls at the Bristol Children's Home woke to stockings filled with candy nuts and toys. A turkey dinner followed the morning stockings with help from Robert E Lanphear. Roswell C Colt and George F E Leighton funded the gifts to each child and Mrs Edwin A Barrows spoke during tree exercises.
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Bristol
Santa Claus
Robert E. Lanphear
Edwin A. Barrows
United States
LeBaron B Colt
Roswell C Colt
New York
Samuel P Colt
George FE. Leighton
South Barre
Mass
Board of Managers
Edward Kk. Reynolds
Steamship Cohesit Arrives in Australia from New York
A Brisbane cablegram reports the Steamship Cohesit under Capt Harold McCaw has arrived safely. Crew members John Llenergan and Raymond Davis are reported in good health. The ship will sail for home in March after visits to Sydney Melbourne and Portland, the first American freighter to call at Portland.
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Brisbane
Australa
Cohesit
Harold McCaw
New York
Bristol
John Llenergan
Raymond Davis
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Portland
Christmas Tree Festival At St Elizabeths Church
St Elizabeths Church held a Christmas tree festival in Columbia Hall Woods street at 2 pm with Santa Claus, played by John Almeida, giving gifts to 450 Sunday School children along with candy fruit and nuts. Te Deum services are planned for 7 30 pm Friday evening to mark year end blessings. Saturday the Feast of
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St. Elizabeth’s Church
Columbia Hall
Woods Street
Santa Claus
John Almeida
St Elizabeth’s Church
Holy Name Society Plans Sunday Communion Schedule
The Holy Name Society will attend Holy Communion at 10 30 oclock. The circumsion masses and feasts are to be celebrated at 5 30 and 7 30 Sunday with the Holy Name Society participating in the observances.
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Holy Name Society
Saviano D'Amore Wedding in Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Miss Emily D Amore daughter of Vincenzo D Amore united with James Saviano son of Mr and Mrs G Saviano at 8 30 yesterday morning in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Ceremony by Rev Joseph Poja with Dora Ruggiero on wedding organ. Guests from Providence Warren Barrington and this town. They plan a bridal trip to New York Philadelphia and Washington and will reside at 274 Wood Street.
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Emily D'Amore
Vincenzo D’amore
Shaw’s Lane
James Saviano
Gabriele Saviano
Wood Street
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Joseph Poja
Dora Ruggiero
Mary D'Amore
Serafin Reposa
Coggeshall Avenue
Miss Mary Isabelle Witherell Weds Walter Almy Lyman
Miss Mary Isabelle Witherell of this town married Walter Almy Lyman of Barrington at St Michael Church on Christmas Eve. Rev Anson B. Howard officiated with attendants Mrs Stephen W Hopkins and Edwart Witherell. The couple will reside on Franklin Street after a brief bridal trip.
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Mary Isabelle Witherell
Walter Almy Lyman
Barrington
St. Michael's Church
Anson B. Howard
Stephen W. Hopkins
Edwart Witherell
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Arthur W. Barrett
B. VD
Cranston St
Burgess, Providence
Gaspee
Children’s Home Party
ST. Elizabeth's Church
Saviano—D’amore
Lyman—Witherell
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company
M. M. Hochman Electric
Tran
Hecker
Libby’s
Hamburg
Swift’s
Gan
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