Debate Over Auto Fire Truck Location in Town Garage
Editorial critiques local plans to place the new auto fire truck in the National India Rubber Company garage. It explains historic votes and the Colt proposal to house the truck there, notes board decisions and potential future town meetings, and questions whether the private garage remains available.
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National India Rubber Company
Bristol Improvement Association
Bristol
LeBaron C. Colt
Committee of Investigation
Colt
Board of Fire Engineers
Hydraulon
Phoenix
Mr Colt
NT Ro Co
Phoenix Cannost
Policy shift to efficiency in fire protection amid tax concerns
The city abandoned petty local political aims and adopted a policy prioritizing maximum efficiency in fire protection and strict cost control. The overhaul aims to reduce operating expenses while facing rising tax rates.
Anonymous submissions prompt call for author names
The Phenix urges writers to include authors' names with communications. It notes it may publish without names but prefers identifiable contributors and warns that anonymous pieces may be discarded. It motivates readers to reveal identities to ensure publication.
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Phenix
Adams Express Timetable for Bristol Departures and Arrivals
Adams Express publishes a Bristol timetable showing outward departures at 7.50 and 11.20 a m and 2.20 and 5.20 p m. Returns arrival times are 8.00, 10.00 a m and 2.00, 4.00 and 7.00 p m.
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Bristol
Adams Express
Bristol Post Office Hours and Mail Times
The Bristol Post Office operates 6.45 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Money Order Registry and Postal Bank sections run 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Mail arrivals occur at 7.00 8.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 7.00 a.m. and mail closes at 7.30 8.50 11.50 a.m. 1.50 5.50 7.15 p.m. Sunday mails arrive 9.00 a.m. and close 4.50 p.m.
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Neeted
Bristol
Bristol Town Notes Quiet Month and Local Happenings
Bristol and vicinity report fourteen deaths last month while court sessions were suspended. ice harvesting begins on Collins pond and near Narrows as Morris Brothers work resumes after rain. fires and gas incidents prompt town safety notices along with events at churches schools and local halls.
Obituary Mrs Francis W Dana of Warren
Mrs Filen W Luther Dana wife of Francis Edward Dana died at home 14 Child Street Warren at 1 o clock Sunday morning after a long illness She was born July 9 1853 in the town daughter of Horace and Elizabeth Luther and lived in Warren for many years She is survived by her husband and two children Roland Dana and Dan Dana both residing in Livingston Montana where Roland runs a ranch
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Filen W (Luther) Dana
Francs Edward Dana
Warren
Horace
Elizabeth Luther
Roland Dana
Ra Dana
Livingston
Montana
New Year Observances In Town Mark Quiet Start
Citizens welcomed the new year with church chimes and bells across Trinity St Michael s and St Mary s. Flags flew on the first day and banks and schools were closed for the holiday. Only one mail delivery occurred. Evening events included a Foresters installation dance at G A R Hall with music by the Crown Orchestra. Star Theatre screenings drew good attendance. Manufacturing plants operated as usual.
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Jasper Carl
Viella McKay
Brooklyn
St. Mary’s
St. Elizabeth's
Young Men’s
G. A. R. Hall
Crown Orchestra
Warren Manufacturing Company
Bertram Wall
Greenport
Long Island
Trinity Church
First Congregational Church
St. Michael's
Trinity
St. Mary's
St. Elizabeth’s
Independent Order of Foresters
Star Theatre
Christmas music and town notes from a New England town
Churchgoers enjoyed Christmas music as the Town Council prepares for its regular monthly session tomorrow evening. Mrs. M D Dimond travels to Greenwood Mississippi to spend winter with her son. The Misses Barns head to Southern California for the season visiting Santa Barbara and San Diego. The Rifle Club of the Bristol Train of Artillery plans an armory meeting Thursday at 8 30. Col Merton A Cheesman has been elected Commandant of Patriarchs Militant No I of Providence. Margaret Best, daughter of Sir and Mrs John Best, slipped on Kickemuit ice and fractured her elbow, hospitalized after an X-ray. John Bovil, age about sixty, injured at National India Rubber Company plant when piping fell on him. Dr Siegel reports injuries not serious.
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M. D. Dimond
Greenwood
Miss
Harry Dimond
Col
Merton A. Cheesman
United Brothers Lodge
No. 13
Wampanoag
Providence
Margaret Best
John W Best
National India Rubber Company
R., Siegel
Automobile Registrations in Burlington Highlight 10831 Hoffman
Local automobile registrations at the State Board of Public Roads office show 10831 Henry A Hoffman of Burlington registered a Hupmobile 22 hp roadster last week.
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State Board of Public Roads
Henry A Hoffman
Barrington
Cheney firm guarantees 100 dollar cure for catarrh
Frank J Cheney, senior partner of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason attests on December 6. The ad urges sending for testimonials from J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
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Frank J Cheney
F J Cheney
Gleason Notary Public Halls
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Jottings on Poultry Encourage Better Breeding Practices
Poultry writer urges higher quality over quantity due to grain prices. He recommends culling surplus birds, ending lazy or old stock, and keeping accurate flock inventories. Emphasizes vigor in breeding and early pen mating to reduce incubator issues. D. J. Lambert, R. I. State College Poultry Instructor.
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D. J. Lambert
R. I. State College
Suffrage Developments Across Congress and Regions
The Federal Suffrage Amendment clears House by 11 to 8 on December 14. Senate votes 54 to 15 on December 19 for equal suffrage in the District of Columbia. A plan for woman suffrage appears at Querétaro's constitutional conference on December 12. General Carranza is said to back universal suffrage. Revised returns show Jeannette Rankin possibly holding a decisive vote in the new Congress, as Republicans lead Democrats by one seat.
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House of Repesentatives
Judiciary
United States Senate
District of Columbia
Queretaro
Carranza
Jeannette Rankin
Congress
Miss Rankin
Greetings of the Season on Hope Street
A Hope Street merchant answered a holiday call and learned a caller had mistaken his 153-M listing for 1917. The exchange ends with a cheerful New Year greeting and a light calendar mix-up noted in a seasonal brief.
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Hope Street
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