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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1926
Page
4
The Stewart-Warner Safety Council reports most Chicago auto accidents occur between five and six in the evening with 1030 incidents last year. Only 47 were fatal. Four o'clock sees many child fatalities after school play. Seven to nine p.m. is deadly for adults with 86 of 853 deaths near theater hours.
The piece notes census challenges from Kenya to China and India. It cites superstition in Africa that counting natives or their spouses is unlucky. It recalls China’s early census growing from 28 million to 105 million amid relief needs and a British administrator resolving a native enumerator’s discrepancy.
William Bull born in South Carolina in 1710 became the first native English-speaking American to earn a medical MD from Leyden. He practiced in the colony, served as lieutenant governor from 1764 until the Revolution, remained a loyalist, and followed British troops to England in 1782 where he stayed for the rest of his life.
The poet laureate office in England began under Edward IV and honored graduates with laurel. Traditionally an ode on the king’s birthday was written until George III. Edmund Spenser received a pension in 1591, and Ben Jonson was the first to hold the office by patent.
A wide listing of local trades and services including automobile repair shops Franklin Street Garage Co Simmons & Beauregard props, bakers Lopes & Raposo, florists Kinder Samuel & Brother, shoe repairers Moorpan, tailors J Troiano, trucking John C Trudell, and real estate services. The guide highlights addresses, contact numbers, and core offerings for businesses across repairs, fashion, confectionery, insurance, and home goods.
The American Legion's 1925 1926 program calls for enactment of universal military service to ensure equal obligation and no profiteers in future wars. It also pushes a permanent international court, a unified defense cabinet, an independent Veterans' Bureau, a permanent medical corps, and a 2000 bed hospital program with a $6 million cost.
Reverend Stoody, pastor of Vermont's largest Methodist church and a member of the W. R. Knapp post of the Legion in St. Johnsbury, won first prize of 50 dollars for his answer to What Good Did You Get Out of the World War. He argues that true gentleness, not campus status or birth, marks moral character and cautions against judging by labels. The essay stresses conscience over military training and highlights themes of faith, humanity, and integrity.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions a person named Saeed and a group called Migrints. The readable text hints at discussions or greetings but provides no clear event, date, location, or outcome. Further context is needed to identify the topic and its significance.
Interest grows as about 3800 Japanese travelers arrive in New York City this month on a transit or visit program. Officials note steady flow and potential impact on local attractions and services.
The Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads records a land take in Warren Rhode Island under a 1925 act. The notice details parcels along Market Street and the Massachusetts Rhode Island state line, description by centerline references, and plat 119 with paths and bounds. It notes recording with the Warren Town Clerk on December 11 1925 and lists three board members signing.
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