Town Council Plans Channel to Admit Coal Barges
A special town council meeting approved funding to cut and maintain an ice channel in Bristol harbor to admit coal barges. The town and several companies share costs, with Capt Crandall volunteering to keep the channel clear. work includes enlarging a channel from the Herreshoff dock and aiding the Sagamore and other vessels as the season demands.
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Bristol Harbor
W. F. Williams
Ames ‘Swan
A. W. Hathaway
Thomas Brightman
Her‘reshoff’ Manufacturing Company
A. Ostby
A. J. Holmes
R. W. of
N. I
Herreshoff Mfg. Co
Narmansett Rubber Company
Ranston Worsted Mills
Crandall
Bristol
Staples Coal Company
Berkeley
Hog Island
Fall River
Sagamore
Herreshoff Mig Co
Wardwell
Providence women canvass for federal prohibition petition
A dozen well known women led by Mrs James W Algeo conducted a house to house canvass in Bristol on a Saturday to secure signatures for a petition urging Rhode Island General Assembly members to ratify the Federal Prohibition Amendment. The petition stresses mothers wives and sisters voting age and calls prohibition the liquor traffic foe to democracy.
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Providence
James W. Algeo
Bristol
General Assembly
Rhode Island
Captain Hobson to Speak on National Prohibition at St Michael's
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama will deliver an address at St Michael's Church next Sunday morning on the subject of National Prohibition.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
St. Michael's Church
Dorcas Ruth and Mizpah Rebekah Officers Honor Miss Munro
Miss Helen E. Munro entertained Dorcas Ruth and Mizpah Rebekah Lodge officers at her Bradford street home for her birthday anniversary. Present were Grand Warden Mrs. Martha Cahoon Grand Secretary Miss Annie Faulkner Grand Treasurer Mrs. Roselma Bowen Grand Herald Mrs. Josephine Moffat Grand Marshal Mrs. Lois Martin Grand Inner Guard Mrs. Florence Potter and Pianist Mrs. Mary Grabert. A fine supper followed by social time. Each guest received a Rebekah gold pin. Mrs. Bowen presented a gold bracelet to Miss Munro and Mrs. Cora Aldrich presented a bound book of poems to the hostess.
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Helen E. Munro
Dorcas, Ruth and
Mizpah Rebekah
Bradford Street
Martha Cahoon
Annie Faulkner
Roselma Bowen
Grand Herald
Josephine Moffat
Lois Martin
Florence Potter
Mary (Abbot) Grabert
Rebekah
Board of Grand Officers
Miss Munro
Cora Aldrich
Providence
Rebekah Assembly
Opportunity for Naturalization in Bristol February 1 77
Editor note on Horace Bissell Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court visiting Bristol to assist foreign born men and women in securing first and second naturalization papers. He will be at the Court House High Street Feb 1 77 and the following Friday Mrday and Monday. Citizens urged to act now to avoid travel to Providence and to support Americanization efforts by local committees led by William T. O Donnell and Mrs LeBaron Colt.
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the Phoenix
Bristol
Horace Bissell
Superior Court
Bissell
Court House
High Street
William T. O'Donnell
Providence
Sara M. Algeo
R. I
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Angell St
War Work of Church At St Michael’s Draws Large Crowd
A Sunday service at St. Michael’s Church focused on war work with Rev. A B Howard delivering a thoughtful sermon. The collection reached 1007 dollars, exceeding the church quota of 604 dollars, and included a memorial to William Hirst Kearney of the U S Navy torpedoed when the Jacob Jones sank.
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St. Michael’s Church
A. B. Howard
St. Michael’s
William Hirst Kearney
U. S. Navy
Jacob Jones
Howard
Kearney
Service for Benediction Honors Trinity Honor Roll
A large congregation attended a Sunday benediction at Trinity Church for the 28 members of Trinity Parish serving in the National Service. St. Stephen's Providence rector Rev. F. Wansison led the service and delivered an address as hymns including Onward Christian Soldiers and Battle Hymn of the Republic were sung.
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Trinity Church
Trinity Parish
Isda
Pleasantly Entertained by Altar Society at Mt. Carmel
A Saturday evening gathering of the Altar Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church was held at A. Maturi's home 71 Constitution Street with 20 members present. Members sang solos and a duet before dining then enjoyed dancing after refreshments.
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A. Maturi
Constitution Street
Altar Society of Our Bndy
Mt. Carmel
Vasta E. la Rocca
Carolina Maturi
Thora
Anna Riccio
Maturi
Delia la Rocca
Lena de Ponte
Jennie Romano
Russia Makes History Like A Stuttering Man
Russia makes history in a striking parallel with a stammering storyteller, drawing attention to timing and delivery as observers note the unusual cadence of events shaping global narratives.
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Russia
Kansas City Star
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Connery’s
Men's Shop
F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
COAL
State Street
Star Theatre
Triangle Presents
Charlie Chaplin
Mollie King
Triangle Comedy
Edward S. Boyle
Jimmie Boy
W. S. Hart
St. Michael's
Hope Street
Victor
Edward D. Kunz Palace
R. 1
Henry H.polytan
Waldron Company
Franklin
Franklin Street
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