Fire department units hold annual meetings and banquets
Four fire companies met Wednesday to review annual reports and elect officers for the coming year. The Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co. banquet followed with a turkey dinner in the station’s apparatus room and a motion picture program. Attendees included town officials, engineers, and state fire officials, with speeches by Brig Gen L H Callan and others.
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Fire Department
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co
High
Franklin Streets
James F Meiggs
Frank H Hammill
Organization
Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Company Elects Officers
The officers elected for the ensuing term at the Dreadnaught Hook Ladder and Hose Company meeting were Foreman Over J Lemaire First Assistant Rodnes D Simmons Second Assistant Santo Matnme orderly Dante Porter Clerk James Holmes Treasurer Jas B Lee Trustees John Collard Herman Gablinski Carl Bisbane Steward Frank Hill The annual banquet of this company was announced.
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Martin Maher
Harry R
Giasha
Oliver J. Lemaire
Mount Hope Bridge
Herbert F. Newman
William Francis
Louis Gallo
George Bush
Raymond A Card
Philip Brady
Chester Hemple
Oscar Pivin
Robert J Anderson
James F. Meiggs
Hvydraulions
James F Meiggs
Clarence E. Davis
Raymond A. Card
Daniel
Coggeshall
Charles I. Pendleton
William B Spooner
R I State Firemen’s League
Raymond S. Brightman
Joseph P. Cunha
Alexander G. Fales
Frank Terra
Charles A. Fales
R. S. State Firemen’s League
George T. Ingram
James E. Connors
Foi R I State Firemen’s League
Fred Guevremont
Wilfred Lemaire
G A.R Hall
Frank J Rinaldi James F Head
Arthur Bellmore
Wiliam Haberlin
J Kelley Silvia
Dreadnaught Hook, Ladder and Hose Co
J Lemaire
Rodnes D Simmons
Santo Matnme
Dante Porter
James Holmes
Jas B. Lee
John Collard
Herman Gablinski
Carl Bisbane
Frank Hill
Annual Ball Arrangements Planned by Local Committee
A local committee led by William Simmons Williams Cooke and Sabten Alisio is arranging the upcoming annual event. Charles Martelly won the hall clock by guessing the exact stopping time. A committee including Rodney D Simmons Samuel J Smith and George Dion is organizing the next month’s ball.
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Ithe
William Simmons
Williams Cooke
Sabten Alisio
Charles Martelly
Rodney D. Simmons
Samuel J. Smith
George Dion
Cigarette Paper Made From Flax and Hemp Factories
The article notes France supplies almost all cigarette paper for the world. The papers, ultra thin and strong, are made from flax and hemp not rice. The fibers are milled to dust, washed, pulped, and rolled into sheets for printing on.
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France
Visible stars count among the Milky Way seen from Earth
The Niwabs observatory estimates the number of stars visible to the naked eye on a clear night at about six to seven thousand. About half lie below the horizon and haze hides more, so at any location only around 2.4 thousand may be seen.
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Niwabs Ovatory
Babylon and Darius The Conquest of Babylon in Ancient Times
The article outlines Darius conquest and destruction patterns around Babylon, noting monotheistic Zoroastrian influence and partial temple damages. It traces the rise of the Seleucids around 12 B.C. and describes Babylon being used as a quarry after Seleucis founded near the old city.
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Darius
the Walle
Xerxes
Bel
Ban
E— Sagilin
Seleucids
Alexander the Great
Babylon
Seleucis
Gel
Montreal
Terald
Early Chinese tobacco edict fades after weak enforcement
A 17th century Chinese ban on selling tobacco proved unenforceable and was soon rescinded due to both noble and commoner disregard. The note, cited by Dr Berthold Laufer, cites tobacco as a military remedy before broader adoption elsewhere.
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China
Berthold Laufer
Field Museum of Natural Ulster
Detroit News
Washingtons Valley Forge Tale of Knox and Sargeant
An 18th century scene recalls Washington sending General Knox and Captain Sargeant to Congress as the Continental army starved and wore ragged clothes. A congressman notes Knox's generosity and Sargeant’s lack of tatters, praising the gentlemanly bearing amid hardship.
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Washington
Valley Forge
Continental Army
General Knox
Captain Sargeant
Congress
Sargeant
Tongue Slip at Breakfast Reveals Awkward Greeting
A nursery breakfast scene ends with Philip mispronouncing a farewell to a nurse and then calling out to a companion in the dining room. The missteps show a comical lapse as he greets his mother and others with a child’s unsteady language.
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Philip Hugp
Muiselle Celgas Iastea
Philip
Mauman
Mah Jong
Annie
Ship Marriage Under Maritime Law
A maritime law note explains that when a ship enters port she takes a husband. The port agent handles repairs provisioning and oversees essential details for the owners, outlining traditional duties of the ship’s representative.
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Mentor Magazine
Bristol Probate Court Considers Minors Real Estate Sales
Bristol Probate Court to hear petitions from guardian Domenico De Cristofaro seeking authority to sell minor heirs Rose Cirillo Angelo Cirillo Ferdinand Cirillo and Teresa Cirillo interests in property on Vernon and Metacom avenues for paying debts and better investment. Also listed are estates of Peter Murphy Elizabeth A Collins Sarah J Pauli Daniel Salisbury LeBaron B Colt with upcoming hearings and required notices in Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Rose Cirillo
Angelo Cirillo
Ferdinand Cirillo
Teresa Cirillo
Domenico de Cristofaro
Francesco Cirillo
Saia
Metacom Ave
Vernon Avenue
Metacom Avenue
Rhode Island
Mt. Hope Terrace
Eaid
Bristol Phenix
John W Church
Peter Murphy
Bristol Phoenix
Sarah J. Pauli
Sarah J Paull
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L. H Callan
Walter E. Munroe
Amasa C Williston
Daniel W Coggeshall
John Grabert
Daniel G Coggeshall
Elisha Hibbert
Thomas H Byrnes
Wall
Joha D Dimond
Board of Fire Engineers
Defiance Hose Co
Hope Street
Bristol Neck
Edward L. Leahy
Laly
Board of Engineers
Harry Ro Gray
Defiance
White House
Lage Pillsbury
Ceresota
Rinso Lge
Aes To
Tub
Silverbrook
A& P
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
Wee Pha
Reece Baby Seagen Desested
Elizabeth A. Collins
Frank H Rorden
Elizabeth A Collins
W. Church
Daniel L. Salisbury
Susan M. Sheple
Daniel T. Salisbury
Lebaron
Colt Theodora Jedsyard Barrows
Colt
Hristol
Ohnw Church
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