Controversy Rages Over Sims and Daniels in Navy
Editorial notes a dispute between Rear Admiral Sims and Secretary Daniels over Medal awards and naval discipline. Sims accuses prompts by the Navy Department of bias and mismanaged support, while Mayo argues for honoring crew losses. The affair tests naval discipline and accountability with possible resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Daniels
Mayo
England
Navy Department
Great Britain
Germany
Dammell
US Nass Department
Dansiels
Navy
Labor and railroads under Plumb plan critique
The piece argues against government control of railroads and warns that a political machine backed system could bankrupt institutions. It urges returning railroads to private owners with safeguards to protect the public and ensure fair returns on invested capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Congress
Bristol war memorial form debated as deadline nears
The article notes a fixed date for the end of railroad operation in the country, looming in under two months. It invites readers to express their preference for Bristol's war memorial by writing to the Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Bristol
the Phoenix
American Railway Express
Reba Rebekah Lodge
I. O. Co
Noble Grands Association
Dept. of
Babbitt W. R. Co
Bristol Troops B.S. A
Old Colony Adv Co
Ivy Guild
Hydraulion Hose
Greater Providence Council
Slippery sidewalks blamed on wickedness and deviltry
A brief wry note wonders if biblical verse about the wicked on slippery places explains how icy sidewalks invite mischief and misfortune. The line playfully links hazardous footing to deviltry in a tongue in cheek observation.
Special-Ladies' Robbers and Local Notices Parade
A scatter of local notices and short items covers shop deals and service updates. Promotions include best buys on storm shoes and fleece lining at L Levy's Shoes. ice transport to Blithewold for McKee residence. insurance and employment notes. church events at State Street M E Church. a college dance at Colt Memorial High School. and community snippets on health, crime, and local personalities including former lettercarrier Elwin Hill and Captain Edward Macomber. The brief items mention theater changes for a fundraiser and Pythian Sisters activities with social servings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.e.suzman
Elwin Hill
Hugh F Kelley
State Street
M E
J Francis Cooper
L. Levy
Abbot Run
R. L
Franklin Street
Blithewold
William L. McKee
James Sullivan
Edward Remy
Remy Brothers
Philadelphia
Charles J Maytum
Sherry Avenue
Colt Memorial High School
Crown Orchestra
A Crabb
Litchfield, Ill
Colt Farm
Poppasquash
Germany
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Arthur J Myers
First Nazarene Church
Bible School
Johnns
Frank Horton
Havre de Grace
Warren
Edward Macomber
Bristol County
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
Claim that catarrhal deafness can be cured only by a constitutional remedy Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as acting through the blood to the mucous surfaces. The ad offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and circulars free from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
New York Store Showcases Beacon Blankets and Local Notes
Local items report Beacon Blankets at a New York store by F M Dimond, along with a string of community notes. Teachers ill at home, artists visiting relatives, and a janitor resuming duties are noted amid school and church happenings. Ice harvests, crop reports, lamp exhibits, and a sleigh outing finish with church service details and Sunday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
New York
F. M. Dimond
Ela Waldron
John Post Reynolds
Josephine Gibson
Charles Dana Gibson
Joseph Manchester
Valley School
William D. Mitchell
Luella Prince
Providence
Stinella
Martha B S. Rockwell
Prescott A. Hoar
John Post Reynolds School
Oliver Street
Morris Brothers
A. Vermette
Reynolds
Colt Memorial High School
Albert A Thornton
William H Bell
Hoop Dunbar
Burntsiaé Street
William Burdge
John D Peck Company
Warren
Marcius H Merchant
Nayatt
Colt’s Bridge
Committee On Freening Schools
State Street Mob Church
Clarke V McGalton
Epworth League
Local Notices Include Training Start and Community Events
Irene McMurray of Warren begins a tactical training course at Valley School next Monday. A social dance at Hotel Belvedere sun parlor, hosted by Excelsior Tennis Club, drew a large crowd with the Crown Orchestra providing music. Wampanoag Encampment No. 9 I O O F met in Odd Fellows Hall with John G. Stewart as Chief Patriarch and an old fashioned bean supper. K of C whist prizes awarded: Ladies first Mrs Lewis, second Mrs Newbold. Gentlemen first John Lannon, second Charles Hughes.
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Chamson
Stree
Irene McMurray
Warren
BuStudent
Rhode,Island
Norsmal
Valley Chool
Hotel Belvedere
Excelsior Tennis Club
Crown Orchestra
Wampanoag
Odds Fellows
John G. Stewart
K. of C
K. of C. Hall
Josep Lewis
Robert Newbold
John Lannon
Charles L. Hughes
Cabot and Hyde Cabot Staged Wedlock in Central Falls
Edith Thornton daughter of Mrs. Thornton and the late George M. Thornton wed Samuel Hyde Cabot son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyde Cabot at the bride's mother's residence in Central Falls on Monday January 19.
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Cabot—Thornton
Central Falls
R. L
Edith
George M. Thornton
Samuel Hyde Cabot
Henry Hyde Cabot
Obituaries from Manchester and Warren milestones
Emily Frances Manchester widow of J Howard Manchester died at 75. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm from 115 Bradford street. Relatives invited. David Vincent Gardner died in Warren in his 75th year. Edward G Macomber, also of Warren, age 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Emily Frances
J. Howard Manchester
Bradford Street
Gardner
Warren
David Vincent Gardner
Macomber
Edward G. Macomber
In Memoriam for Father SSTATE Died Suddenly in January
A daughter Mrs J B Troiano of 301 Hope Street mourns the death of her father SSTATE who died suddenly. The poem recalls memories of love and the wish to meet again in a better land, with lines about graveyard loss and enduring sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
J. B. Troiano
Hope Street
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Bristol Phoenix
Farrally Brothers
J. F. Farrally
BR. L
Phoenix
Northup Bros
Chard C. Quirk
H. M. Darling
Harold E. Place
A & VS
Y. M. GC
Hasbrouck
Wood Street
Sos Apshe
Noyes Avenue
Ee Et Phenix
Gara
George R. Fish
Hazeloch Medicine Co
High Street
Editorial
News of
Edward F. Kearns
Pearl Street
Providence, R. J
Potasafras
Sherman’s Pharmacy
Memoriam
William J Fish
Harold R. Fish
R U
Naval Reserves Armory
13Th Co
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
St. Michael’s Church
Goa
R. Hall
Constitution Street
M MacDougall
Miss Bunn
Father John
F. N. Easterbrooks
Wood St
American Legion
Naval Armory
Noyel Avenue
Franklin
Constitution Streets
Alice
IO. F
G. A. R. Hall
McHugh
Bradford Farm
Apply
State ST
Barney Levetin
A. L. Johnston
Rene Ares
Ake
Sidewalk Cleaners
Bristol and
Sam
G. A. R. Block
Shoeman
F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Chase & Sanborn
Chase and Sanborn
Lorna Doone
B. G. Crisp
London
Vienna
Uneeda
New England
Maine
Revere
Charles A. Johnson
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