Bristol Company C Disbanded by Governor Garvin
Governor Garvin ordered the Bristol Company C of the Second Regiment disbanded after a May to July investigation found lax discipline, negligent state property care, and overall inefficiency. The panel split on reinstatement, with three members urging dissolution and two favoring continued operation with new officers. A new Bristol unit may be formed to fill militia vacancies in the Pawtuxet Valley.
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Garvin
Bristol Company
Col. Matteson
Cram
J. J. Dockrey
Gov. Garvin
G. H McClure
Kelly
Connor
Bristol
C. L Matteson
Williams
N Y N H and Hartford Electric Car Schedule 1904
The notice outlines the N Y N H and Hartford Railroad electric car service effective May 29, 1904. It lists northbound and southbound weekday and Sunday departure times from Bristol Constitution Street and Fox Point Providence, with arrivals and daily variations through the evening.
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N.Y
N.H. & Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service
Continual Strain Prompting Health Remedies
A description of constant financial and family stress harming both body and mind. It claims Green's August Flower can relieve the strain by toning the liver and kidneys, improving appetite and vitality. A trial bottle is 25 cents and regular size 750, available at druggists.
Suburban Railway Electric Car Service Schedule
Regular service between Providence and Bristol follows a strict timetable. Weekdays depart Dorrance Weybosset at 5 45 a m and run every 30 minutes to 7 15 p m then every hour to 11 15 p m. Bristol to Riverside runs from 5 19 a m with staggered 80 minute and hourly intervals to 10 49 p m, plus late runs to Riverside car house. Sunday begins at 7 45 a m with half hour runs to 7 15 p m and hourly to 10 15 p m, Bristol to Riverside footnote times 6 49 a m to 9 49 p m with later 10 49 and 11 41 p m service. Cars leave Franklin streets six minutes after terminus departures.
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Providence
Bristol
Dorrance and
Weybosset
Riverside
Dorrance
Riverside Car House
Franklin Streets
The Irish Gambler And The Merry Sleigh Ride
A Philadelphia magistrate recounts a Christmas Eve tale of an Irishman who bets his last cent on a horse and sleigh prize. The man plans a grand ride with his wife and children but insists on a back seat, delivering a stern, humorous paternal turnabout.
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Johanna
Philadelphia Press
How the Mails Are Robbed
A New York Press report notes the vast post office staff and shows only about 400 mail theft cases found yearly. It describes the expert method to lift a sealed flap with damp blotting paper and a cedar pencil, then reseal with dry blotting paper and sealing wax to avoid detection.
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Post Office Department
New York Press
Why Birds Are Easily Poisoned
A London Spectator note explains birds swallow poisoned grains and seeds without discrimination. It cites rocks, crows, ravens, and chickens as examples of ingestion leading to death, while noting uncertainty about tit and greenfinch reactions and suggesting wild birds in gardens may die from poisonous seeds.
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London Spectator
Caustic Note On Browning Review In Bells And Pomegranates
John Stuart Mill found a copy of Bells and Pomegranates and asked Tait's Magazine for a review. The editor refused saying the work had already been reviewed in the last issue. Browning himself then saw the mocked review calling it balderdash.
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Dean Farrar
Reginald Farrar
Browning
John Stuart Mill
Tait
Origin of Tip Explained by 1834 New York Claim
The New York Times states that tipping began as a bribe to grab a waiter’s attention in 1834 New York, not from to insure promptness. A guest would drop a coin accidentally to avoid public exposure of the trick, implying tip originated as an inadvertent spill rather than a benevolent signal.
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New York City
Phil Howe
New York
New York Times
The Cat's Eye as Ornament and History
The cat's eye stone, now prized as an ornament, differs from the ancient eyestone of India a jagged agate showing eye patterns. Some say the latter served as money in parts of India four centuries ago, and today’s specimens interest numismatists.
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India
Making It Personal
A soulful, dyspeptic young man asks the practical young woman if she ever longed for death during a fourth visit that week, prompting a sleepy, dry reply about whose death he means.
Sound Logic. Professor Finds Hat Hidden In Room
A logic instructor claims no one else entered the room, so his hat must be under his chair. He states he is sitting on it, and the tale ends with the humorous admission that he was correct.
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Hydraulion Engine and
Rockland
Maine
John A. Karl
Bursley and Floyd Clash Over Family Claims
Bursley asserts a relation to Floyd and claims he can prove it while Floyd dismisses him as two fools. Bursley calls the assertion possibly coincidental as the Smart Set notes the exchange.
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Bursley
You
Floyd
County Tennis Championship Draws Set for Next Week
Drawings for the third annual Excelsior Tennis Club tournament were held at the Phoenix office. Events include men's singles and doubles and ladies singles. Matches list players such as Perry, Church, Dimond, Greene, Howe, Reynolds, Chase, Parker, and others with first round pairings announced ahead of a Monday 10 a.m. start at Silver Creek Courts.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Silver Creek
Phoenix
Public address on New York rescue work at church
O B Booth of the Florence Crittenden Rescue League will discuss the New York City rescue work at a Wednesday evening church event. The public is invited and a reception for Mrs Butler by her daughter Mrs Wm Thurber will follow on Ferry Hill Thursday afternoon. Carriages leave the church at two o clock.
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New York City
O. B. Booth
Florence Crittenden Rescue League
Butler
Wm. Thurber
Ferry Hill
Missionary Societies of the Church
Epworth
Ladies Aid Society
Maxfield
Union Street
Stowell
The
Baptist Church
Tennis Championships and Club Events in Bristol County
July 11 to 18 features a week long Bristol County singles and doubles tennis championship under Excelsior Tennis Club and YMCA State Championship events. July 28 includes a YMCA address by W. B. Wilson on the Jerusalem Convention and an excursion by Dreadnaught H L and Co to Vineyard Haven Cottage City and Gay Head.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Bristol County
Y. M. C. A. Tennis Club
W. B. Wilson
Jerusalem
Dreadnaught H., L. and H. Co
Vineyard Haven
Cottage City
Gay Head
Belief In Rat Charms From Old Irish Folklore
The Sunday Magazine recounts a late nineteenth century tale from Cavan and Tyrone about charms to drive rats away. An Irish acquaintance described a “billeting” of rats where no pipe was played, and a mysterious routing led to a mass movement of rats from mill and granary to new lodgings under a bright moon with many onlookers.
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Cavan
Tyrone
Fourth of July procession roles listed on page two
Carriages carry the Orator of the Day and Reader of the Declaration of Independence, with the officiating clergyman. Town Council members, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Moderator, Probate Judge, Customs and Post Office officers, Arrangements Committee, Clerk of the Court, Sheriff, District Court Judge, and General Assembly members are named in the procession lineup.
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Customs and Post Offices
General Assembly
Spectacle by Seventh Band Artillery Corps Concert
The Seventh Band Artillery Corps conducted a long programme from 8 to 10 pm under Chief Musician J T Freeman. Highlights included March District Adjutant Freeman Overture William Tell Rossini Selection Pirates of Penzance Fond Memories a trombone solo and a clock store descriptive piece with cathedral chimes and various solos and medleys. The performance featured many named musicians and concluded with the Star Spangled Banner followed by fireworks on the common.
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Aids
Luigi Malfronte
Christie Lewis
William Burdge
Dominico Salzano
Sale Staples
St. Mary's
Thomas Leahy
St. Mary’s T. A. S. Bristol
Dom
L. M. Wilson
Louie Feller
John F. Downing
Alfred
Stowell
J.T. Freeman
Freeman
Bucalossi
Damm
Kinnaird
Sleeping Beauty
Solomon
Artillery Corps
Mat O’connor
Weber
Orth
Cornet
Dodo
Luders
Jolly Minstrels
Brooks
Fourth of July quiet. several disorderly conduct cases
Judge Bosworth handled routine business in District Court this morning. James Lord and Mrs. Sarah Brown received six months in the House of Correction for disorderly conduct, and Miss Adelia Carey was discharged on costs. They were arrested Sunday night at Lord’s home in Gooding's swamp by officers Goff Magee and Kelly. Earlier, Joseph George was arrested for beating his wife on Bradford Street and was found guilty of riotous behavior at a special session, fined eight dollars plus costs.
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Bosworth
District Court
James Lord
Sarah Brown
House of Correction
Adelia Carey
Lord
Gooding’s Swamp
Goff, Magee and Kelly
Joseph George
Morrissey
Bradord Street
Advertised Letters Week Ending July 2
The following names appear on the advertised letters list for the week ending July 2. Capt. Peterson, Jas. Oreshine, Raymond Coombs, T. Dewhirst are awaiting pickup at the office.
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Capt. Peterson
Jas. Oreshine
Raymond Coombs
T. Dewhirst
Safeguard the Children: Cham berlain’s Remedy For Sale
Noting high child death rates in summer heat, the piece urges timely use of Cham berlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It claims most bowel complaints could be cured and advertises sale by W Buffington, druggist.
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Boards of Health
Chamberlains
W. ,_ Buffington
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EDA
Dillon & Douglass
New Haven
Hartford
Conn
A J
Jasmin
Constitution Street
Fox Point
Vey
China
Japan
Dr. Price
Price Gereal Food Company
Chicago
T. J. Connery
Jack
Brooklyn
State Street
Beecham
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
Soc
John Lake
Col. Wm. Ennis
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