Mails Close and Arrival Times Listed
The notice lists mail closings at 7.30, 8.50, 11.50 a m 1.50 5.50 7.15 p m and Sunday arrivals at 8.00 a m with closing at 4.50 p m.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
2
Bristol Harbor Ducks and Local Notes Lead Bristol Ledger
Readable items include local health notes on Elnathan P. Brownell recovering from la grippe after a January illness, Chester Burgess returning to work, andRed Cross Christmas Seals proceeds this year totaling 26904 with 9404 by school children. Also reporting ice deliveries, calendar pads, church sermons, local crime inquiry, civic club meetings, engagements, and Brown University alumni events.
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Elnathan P. Brownell
Butler
Chester R. Burgess
Charles A. Johnson
Red Cross
District Nursing Association
William L. McKee
Ferry Hill
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Abbott's Run
R. L
Meee
Classified Notice Pack Inaccessible Text
A jumble of classifieds includes for sale items and contact references with various labels such as underwear sale house for sale tenement to let and notices to creditors and advertisements for help wanted matching names and street addresses. The readable bits list Phoenix Office reat F M Pimade and Hope St Oliver St N J Golden with other scattered names.
Residents Call for Safe Sidewalks on Bristol Neck
An editorial critique from a Bristol Neck resident urges the town to provide a proper sidewalk from North Cemetery to Half Way Hill, noting a lack of pavement, overgrown grass, and snow removal failures. The speaker supports a four foot cinder path to improve safety for walkers and ease driver nerves.
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The
Phoenix
Bristol Neck
Neck
Halfway Hill
Oldest Rhode Island woman lives in Bristol
The Bristol Home for Aged Women is home to Cornelia Munroe who just marked her 101st birthday on December 4. Also residing there is Mary Bowen who will turn 100 next month, making Bristol the center of the state's eldest residents.
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Hannah Sweet
Scituate
Providence Journal
Rhode Island
Journal
Bristol
Cornelia Munroe
Mary Bowen
Home For Aged Women
President’s address stirs debate on World War I aims
The article outlines the President’s speech themes including Security of Small Nations Peace Without Victory and Freedom of the Seas. It questions how such a program can win favor amid the ongoing European conflict and notes critics doubt his political tactics after re election.
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United States Senate
Poland
Wilson
Baseball Players Talk Strike Amid Season Talk
League players discuss a strike as the season nears, noting that a single strike is inconsequential and three strikes determine an out, reflecting ongoing tension and potential labor action.
Stereopticon Lecture at First Congregational Church
A stereopticon lecture will be given Sunday at 7 30 PM at the First Congregational Church. The program will show John Bunyan's famous allegory Pilgrim's Progress with both parts presented on screen.
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First Congregational Church
John Bunyan
Bedford
Palgrim
Equal Suffrage Movement Meeting at O Wolf Inn
A Rhode Island suffrage meeting was held Wednesday evening at the O Wolf Inn. Mrs Barton P Jenks and Miss Mabel Orgelsman spoke on progress in Rhode Island. Mildred McDonald sang two solos. Mrs Frederick Dunbar introduced the speakers. fifteen new members enrolled.
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Equal Suffrage Movement
O’wolf Inn
National India Rubber Company
Barton P. Jenks
Rhode Island State Suffrage Association
Mabel’ Orgelsman
Mildred McDonald
Frederick Dunbar
16 year old Lester Howard shoots self after quarrel
West Barrington youth Lester Howard 16 shot himself in the head Tuesday night after a quarrel with Miss Anna Quann. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where doctors said he will probably die. Police Chief Robbins said the incident occurred as Howard stood with Miss Quann in a basement doorway and fired from steps above her.
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Lester Howard
Harley W. Howard
Lake Avenue
West Barrington
Rhode Island
Robbins
Howard
Anna Quann
Miss Quann
Fire Alarm System Wires Run Between Key Local Units
Special wires for a new fire alarm system have been installed between the central station and the National India Rubber Company factory and the Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company fire station. Fixtures will be installed at the Hydraulicon station soon. The system records each alarm on a tape and the Hydraulion station was chosen for the town fire records due to its proximity to the central telephone office.
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National India Rubber Company
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Hydraulicon
Hydraulion
Central Telephone
National
Young Women's Parish Club Holds Trinity Church Banquet
The Young Women's Parish Club of Trinity Church held its annual meeting and banquet at the Belvedere Hotel with large attendance. A turkey supper and social time followed. Officers elected: President Mrs Newell Sheldon, Vice President Miss Mildred Goettler, Secretary Miss Elsie Manchester, Treasurer Miss Freida Straight, Social Chairman Miss Emily Manchester. The group voted to contribute $50 toward the church coal bill. Rev. E McCoy addressed the gathering.
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Phoenix
Harold E. Pedley
Peter Wood
Stoughton
Mass
Hope Street
Hope Drug Co
Merriam
Fitchburg
Rhode Island Naval Militia
Providence
Edward
Joseph Costa
Metacom Avenue
Rhode Island Hospital
Edgehill Temple
Clarence Herreshoff
Warren
Kickemuit Road
Kickemuit
Pawtucket
Trinity
St. Stephen’s
United Brothers Social Club
James T Robertson
J Ellery Ingraham
Samuel Molasky
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pentecostal Collegiate Institute
North Scituate
Bristol Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
Augustus O Bourn
New England
Brown University
Copley Plaza
Boston
Charles Frans Hughes
President Faunce
Samuel W. McCall
Holy Name Society
St Mary’s Parish
John A Murray
St Mary's Parish
Young Women's Parish Club
Trinity Church
Belvedere Hotel
Newell Sheldon
Mildred Goettler
Elsie Manchester
Freida Straight
Emily Manchester
Rev . E. McCoy
16 Year Old Suzman Taken For Appendix Operation
Robert B Suzman 16 son of Mr and Mrs Fred E Suzman was taken to Hope Hospital Providence for an appendicitis operation scheduled for 4 pm. He had fallen ill after returning from Providence yesterday. Dr A M Merriman and Dr Smith agreed surgery was necessary. He attends Colt Memorial High School.
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Robert B. Suzman
Fred E. Suzman
Hope Hosptal Providence
Robert
Providence
A M Merriman
Smith
Colt Memorial High School
Card of Thanks from the Sears family
The Sears family expresses sincere thanks to relatives and friends for kindness, sympathy, and floral tributes during their loss.
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Perce Kee
Lepress
Sears and Family
Advertised Letters List From Bristol and Manchester
A scattered list of names appears under advertised letters including Bristol and Manchester addresses. Recipients include Menese K Arruda Luigi Chiurielli Manel Gomes and others with several spellings and initials. Some entries show titles such as Miss and Mrs with multiple surname pairings and initials, suggesting a routine post office notice of awaiting mail.
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Bristol
Menese K
J. Arruda
Luigi Chiurielli
Manel Gomes
John Carver Greene
Phil LeValle
Martuel Larney
G. “Luiz
Gideon
Manchester
George & H. Munro
John * Nelson
Olson
Charles Eynolds
Frank
Roma
Reggio Scallaro
Orville ‘Silva
John Stangelo
I. Bes
Faders Seek Reader Submissions for Editorial Support
A fragment urges Phoenix readers to send letters or messages to the editor. It requests writers sign with their name, though publication of the name is optional. The note emphasizes material help through personal communications.
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