Coal shortage grips Bristol Rhode Island amid icebound shipments
Bristol faces severe coal scarcity as Staples and Seth Paull companies halt immediate deliveries. Icebound barges and heavy ice in Long Island Sound delay shipments from Newport News and South Amboy. Providence river ice cleared by dynamite, easing access but overall state fuel supply remains strained.
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Staples Coal Company
Seth Paull Company
Cutler
Rockland
South Amboy
N. J
Long Island Sound
New York
Newport News
Frank Paull
Providence
Calendar notes and local updates from Bristol Rhode Island
Ice disrupted mail between Bristol and Prudence Island. Red Cross rooms at Reynolds School closed for cold weather will reopen Thursday. Colt Juniors bazaar resumes with War Warren Boy Scouts. continues two Saturdays. Local shifts in ferry service and port activity due to ice. Mathew Sagamore tied up. John J. Pine of Bristol to attend ROTC camp at Camp Dix.
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Ae Se Phoenix
Prudence Island
Diackton
A. P. N. Srone
Red Cross
John ‘Est. Reynolds
Colt Juniors Athletic Association
G. A. R. Hall
Warren Boy Scouts
Converse
Lea's Shoe Store
John J. Pine
Rhode Island State College
Camp Devens
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
WN. J
Elizabeth Gladding
Slocum Relief Corps
Providence
Pawtucket
Tower Relief Corps
McGregor Relief Corps
Phénix
Phoenix
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Sally Goff
Warren
H. R. Newman
C. O. F. Thompson
Butler’s
Bristol Improvement Association
Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St Mary’s School Hall
Narragansett Hotel
Sagamore
Newport and Providence
Bristol
Mt. Hope Bay
Bristol Ferry
Frank A. Crabb
Pooli
Penn
Philadelphia
Whitehorse
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler
Pennsylvania Railroad
Samib Ventuven Pr
Butler
Kate
Mariano Aruda
Fail River
Point Pleasant
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
A fragmented historical ad promises a cure for catarrhal deafness claiming the remedy acts through the blood. It offers one dollar for any incurable case and directs readers to J Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio for circulars.
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Hall
J. Cheney CO
Toledo
Senior Holy Name Society plans patriotic reunion instead of banquet
The Holy Name Society of St Marys Parish held its regular meeting at St Marys Hall after Benediction at St Marys Church. Members voted to forego the annual banquet during wartime and instead stage a grand patriotic reunion and smoker before Lent featuring music song and oratory honoring absent brethren in khaki.
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Holy Name Society
St. Mary’s
Albert L. Cahill
St. Mary’s Church
A. ©. Nerone
Fr Downing Named Pastor at St Michael s Georgiaville
Rev John F Downing former St Mary s curate in town and Providence assigned as pastor of St Michael s Georgiaville to succeed Rev William J Nagle who moves to St Edward s Pawtucket after the death of Rev Edward F Carrigan. Downing will assume charge Sunday by appointment of Rt Rev Matthew Harkins.
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John F. Downing
St. Mary’s Church
Providence
Broadway
St. Michael's Church
Georgiaville
William J. Nagle
St. Edward’s Church
Pawtucket
Edward F. Carrigan
Downing
Matthew Harkins
D. D
Georgiaville Parish
Fifth District Court Records Quiet in Morning Sessions
No criminal cases were heard in the Fifth District Court yesterday morning. Judge F. H. Hammill disposed of civil matters touching Joyce Bros. Co. versus Frank Bailes, which was declared in default. The record includes partial notes on cases involving Manuel Bow and others.
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Fifth District Court
F. H. Hammill
Frank Bailes
Ingas c
Manuel Bow
Real Estate Transfers Recorded at Town Clerk Office
Real estate transfers filed include Nellie F Masse to Meriano Serpa for a lot on Bristol Terrace. Birth notices announce a daughter to Mr and Mrs Menuet in the town and a son to Mr and Mrs John Perry born January 7.
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Nellie F. ‘Masse
Meriano Serpa
Dani
Bristol Terrace
Mello
Menuetello
Perry
John Perry
Marriages and obituaries in local notices
Fatzer Hackett marriage announced with Irene Hacket of Providence and Carl Fatzer U S N. Phair Murray wedding in town between William Phair and Katherine Murray. Eddy marriage in Swansea Mass Anne Eddy aged 53. Mascena infant and Wilmarth obituaries listed with ages and dates in Reddéboth town.
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Fatzer — Hackete
Providence
Rey.ee Reddy
Carl Fatzer
Irene V. Hackett
Phair—Murray
A. C. McGilton
William Phair
Katherine Henrietta Murray
Eddy
Swansea
Mass
Anne
John B. Eddy
Mascena
Angelo
Antonio
Theresa Mascena
Wilmarth
Reddéboth
Paschal Ellery Wilmarth
Metropolitan Health Report from 1917 Shows Visits and Tuberculosis It is
The document summarizes metropolitan health service activity for 1917 including total visits 2180, discharges, and remaining under care. It lists tuberculosis cases and visits, obstetrical cases, and counts of men women and children patients, with Martha Graham noted.
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pistRich
CNUR
Jessen i
Martha Graham
Sisters of Bristol Mothers Club Meet January
The Bristol Mothers Club plans a meeting with John Regards School scheduled for Wednesday evening January 16. Prof. Arizone Mangand of Colg University will speak on a topic about America owing to Italy. Italian songs will be performed.
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Bristol Mothers
I¢ John
Arizone , Mangand
Colg
University Walspeale Ib
America
Italy
Union services schedule for four town churches
The town hosts a sequence of union services this week across four churches. This evening at the Methodist Church, tomorrow at the Congregational, Thursday at the Pentecostal, and Friday at the Baptist Church. Next Sunday evening assembles at the Congregational Church.
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Pentecostal
Public Meeting Sets Debate on Local Issues
Attendees gathered Thursday evening to hear speakers from the Lee area discuss a range of topics. Organizers highlighted a schedule of lectures and questioned plans, with participation from community members and several local groups.
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Lee
Eee Lee
Fragmented health ad shows dubious remedies and vague symptoms
The fragment describes indigestion headaches and constipation with a reference to a bottle of Gress 7Aliguat flower and a medicine claimed to stop or relieve discomfort. The text hints at disease treatment and international materials but is unclear and untrustworthy.
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