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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1918
Page
3
After four weeks of revival services led by evangelist Mary C. Woodbury, the meetings end on Sunday evening. A union service bringing together Methodist, Baptist, Congregational and Pentecostal churches is scheduled at 7:30 this evening at the Pentecostal Church.
In this town on December 31 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Pas quale DeRosa.
Obituary notice for Owen Stabler of Barrington who died December 31 in his 49th year. Born in the town and remembered as a longtime resident with family ties. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the Stabler family.
An advertisement promotes a free sample bottle of Green's August Flower from J H Young & Co claiming it cures indigestion dyspepsia and related ailments after fifty years of success. It notes headaches arise from a disordered stomach and mentions 30 and 90 cent bottles available for sale worldwide.
President Wilson bans further army executions unless review by Washington occurs. Previously no review was required in war time. The War Department will review death penalties before execution to prevent potential injustice. Earlier, thirteen members of the 24th Infantry were executed in Houston for rioting without Washington review.
A National service honor roll was posted at the State Street M. E. Church listing Sergt. Charles A. Rylvester Sergt. Frank T. Hill William Starkey Samuel Sherman Mark H. Bailey Earl K. Dunbar Eber W. Hill Haniel Rauday George E. Marshall Ibert Haddad RE Brelsford and the late Lewis E. Coggeshall.
The article explains that selection boards classify registrants as questionnaires return and mail notices. If no appeal within five days, a final classification notice follows. Boards will notify next in liability order to fill camp vacancies, with an estimated 209 total, adjusted by reexaminations at Fort Adams. a list of Bristol men who have not filed their questionnaires is published.
A cable from Major Murphy reports that trench candles and ox ration heaters must not be sent to Europe despite their trench usefulness. Red Cross space is limited to essential dressings food and warm items only. Local chapters may distribute surplus supplies through charities.
Francesco Alfano faced charges including threatening to kill Domenico Torta and carrying concealed weapons. Judge F H Hammill adjudged him probably guilty on the concealed weapons count and sentenced him to six months in Providence County jail with bond on the other charge.
A Providence court ledger lists civil cases including John Trades versus Gaetano Espinosa defaulted and Barnet Biechana versus Betsey Vail Asavetsky. A book account suit seeks $5.37 plus costs and a separate $1,000 item noted.
Army trucks destined for use in France are to be delivered from interior storage depots to the Atlantic seaboard under their own power. If successful, 30 000 trucks under construction will free 15 000 freight cars and allow rapid training of transport drivers and officers for France with minimal training time. Wear and tear on the trucks will be slight compared with the benefits.
A Boston Transcript report captures a girl entering a parlor as she jokes about being forgotten and a young man declaring his intent to pursue her. The exchange is brisk and playful, reflecting social cues of courtship in the era.
Frigid air drove temperatures to four degrees below zero in Rhode Island with statewide lows across New England. Details show Wallum Lake and several towns posting record lows while transportation and home services struggled in the extreme cold.
Readable fragments indicate that Git based messaging tools are now used by several government departments in Washington. The note highlights a shift toward modern communication methods within federal agencies.
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