Warnings on the Milestones Speech by Admiral Edwards at DAR meeting
Rear Admiral John R. Edwards delivered a stirring address on Washingtons Birthday at Bristol Chapter DAR in Colt Memorial High School. He warned that America faced hidden dangers in national defense and urged readiness, criticizing complacency, naval gaps, and demos of national virtue. The talk echoed England’s Milestones warning and urged urgency in building ships, bases, and morale.
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Washington
John R. Edwards
Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
Colt Memorial High School
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Admiral Edwards
America
England
Canada
Germany
Greece
Mississippi
Idaho
Europe
Trafalgar
Arthur
Town Council Meeting Recommends Finances and Election Designations
A Bristol town council meeting with most members present approved 130,713.22 in financial recommendations including 50,000 for public schools and unpaid school bills. It set polling places, designated town and district halls, named Republican and Democrat district supervisors, fixed moderator pay at 15, and clerks and supervisors at 15 and 10 respectively.
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McGovern
Bristol
Bristol Improvement Association
George Clark
Fred Wilbur
Frank Goff
John McMahon
John H. Kemph
Walter H. Munro
Fifth District Court punishment for multiple offenses announced
In the Fifth District Court Judge Hammill heard several guilty verdicts from Feb 20 at the National India Rubber Company factory. Voccio Cavallari Turillo were fined five dollars plus costs for fighting and reveling. Langella got five dollars plus costs for assault. Bernard McIntire paid ten dollars for assault on his wife. Rogers had assault case continued for a week. Salter, drunkenness, fined two dollars plus costs. clothed only in underwear, he suffered facial injuries and was treated with stitches. Civil cases included Haines v Scheighoffer for nineteen dollars twenty-two cents plus costs and Perry v Vollero continued nisi.
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F. H. Hammill
Pietro Voccio
Michele Cavallari
Sebastian Turillo
National India Rubber Company
Nicola Langella
Sebastian Tiristo
Bernard McIntire
H L. Teller
Thames Street
Wood Street
Salter
District Court Room
James T. Haines
Jules Scheighoffer
W R. Perry
Allesandro Vollero
Nisi
B T A Rifle Contest Closes at Bristol Armory
The indoor rifle contest for the Dr H W Church cup closed at the Bristol Train of Artillery armory. Team No 4 won with 517 points led by Captain Asa W Hathaway Sergt Major Frank Spencer and four privates including George Weaver Manuel Goulart and John Perry. Team No 14 scored 424 under Captain Rieut Briggs. Louis Gladue had the best single score.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Asa W. Hathaway
Frank Spencer
George Weaver
Manuel Goulart
John Perry
William Bratford
Rieut
Briggs
Soret
Louis Gladue
First Bristol Troop Ready for Service on Short Notice
The First Bristol Troop of R I Boy Scouts received an order from Chief Scout Donald North to be ready for service at a day’s notice. The dispatch lists messenger work first aid corps aid to protect property and distribute notices among the required duties. The troop had previously offered services to the President and the War Department indicated it would call on them if needed.
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Bristol
R. I. Boy Scouts
Donald North
War Department
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Fogle bin
W. M. Connery Clothier
BELL
Providence Telephone Co
Col. Hope and
Bradford Streets
Star Theatre
Pathe
Florence LA Badie
Devil and Woman
Gold Rooster
Beatrice Fairfax
Triangle
Mae Marsh
the Little Liar
Keystone Scream
Vitagraph Blue Ribbon
Virginia Pearson
All Star
Phoenix
Financial Town
Fifth District Court
Hammill
A. W. Hathaway
BOY Scouts
Hope Street
Edward D. Kunz
TEV
Wigne Eee Ornean
al. Ri
Eyota
Selznick Pictures
Glara Kimball Young
Robert W. Chambers
Albert Capellani
Mme. Petrova
Metro
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