France and Germany Clash In 1870 Namur Crisis Retold
A Bristol writer retells the 1870 Franco Prussian War as Germany presses toward Paris. The narrative follows the Saarbrucken engagement, the Prince Imperial at fourteen, Empress Eugenie’s resolve, Moltke and Bismarck directing battle lines, and the siege’s toll on Paris with vivid, non-graphic recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Leopold
Hohenzollern
France
Prussia
Ems
Berlin
Rhine
Belgium
von Moltke
Otto von Bismark
Saarbruck
Prince Imperial
Zululand
Mars-la- Tour
Louis
Louis Napoleon
Metz
Bazaine
Bismark
Gravelotte
Portland Montreal Oil Pipe Line to Speed Tanker Deliveries
A 236 mile seamless oil pipeline linking Portland Maine to Montreal to supply refineries under Lease-Lend. Construction starts late June in Gorham New Hampshire. It will deliver about 50 000 barrels daily, saving ten to twelve days of tanker time and boosting jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Portland
Montreal
Canada
Gorham
N. H
Portland Pipe Line Co
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Portland-Montreal
Atlantic Seaboard
Montreal Pipe Line Co., Ltd
Standard
Music Maestro Presents Special Weekend Program at Colonial Hotel
Popular leader of the Colonial Hotel Orchestra announces an extra special weekend program at the hotel. The group recently performed at Colt Memorial High School junior and senior proms, highlighting its local appeal and festive engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Hotel
Colt Memorial High School
Baby Boy Born To Bruno Family July Fourth
Bristol couple Mr and Mrs Anthony Bruno welcomed a baby boy on Independence Day at St Josephs Hospital Providence. Richard Anthony Bruno joins a long line born on July Fourth, with mother Louise Paiv. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Bruno own Ferncroft Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Salem
Mass
Stephen Foster Collins
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Draft Board Busy After Registration Of July 1
Following the July 1 registration, local boards sorted cards and sent misfiled cards to proper boards. New 21 year olds’ cards will be serially numbered, with highest numbers reported to determine capsule allocation for the National Lottery to be held after July 9. A second National Lottery will follow to set order numbers for new registrants.
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Selectuve
State Director of Selective Service
Rhode Island
National Headquarters
Quotes on Liberty From Historic Thinkers
A collection of concise quotes emphasizing liberty as self government, the limits on power, and the link between freedom and order. Authorities cited include Cowley, Woodrow Wilson, Abraham Lincoln, Liberty, Mary Baker Eddy, Bulwer-Lytton, and Edmund Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Timely Town Column Thanks Donors For July Fourth Fund
The Bristol Fourth of July Bridge Committee thanks donors and volunteers including St. Michael's and St. Mary's parishes Fathers Ryan DeRocha Dean Tremenhauser and Col. Hall and Buffington's Pharmacy. Townspeople contributed to boost Independence Day celebrations by 186 dollars and 95 cents.
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St. Michael's Church
Father Ryan
St. Mary’s Church
Father DeRocha
St. Elizabeth's Church
Seth Paull Co
Buffington's Pharmacy
N. J
H. W Vermette
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co
Col
Samuel
U. S. Rubber Triumphs 14-4 Over Carr in Twilight League
U S Rubber piled up sixteen hits and fourteen runs last night beating Carr 14 to 4 as Carr pitchers struggled amid six defensive errors. The Rubber offense produced across seven innings while Carr failed to slow them.
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U. S
Carr
Carr Mig Co
Danny Vargas
Dick Harding
Vargas
Firemen
Margo
Biancuzzo
del Piano
Massa
Carr Boys
Topazio
Securo
E. Massa
Santo
Tne
Highway Department Reports Ongoing Street Work and Cleanups
The Highway Department outlines May and June work including painting white lines on Hope and Bradford streets, street cleaning, gutter and catch basin work, and patching utility cuts. It notes costs, man hours, extra labor, and truck use, plus mosquito ditch cleanups at Poppasquash with WPA history and a June 23 26 cleanup yielding many loads and high costs per load.
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Hope Street
Bradford Street
Richard Connery
WPA
Connery
Bristol Boy Tells Of Life At Canal Navy Base
Raymond Mott writes from U S S R 16 at Coco Solo in the Panama Canal Zone describing rough sea trips from Bermuda to colon and Cristobal He notes hot weather dangerous fish and a busy base life He mentions friends from home hopes of fishing and plans to stay long without weekly returns to New York shores
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Bristol
Canal Navy Base
U. S Submarine Base
Coco Solo
Panama Canal Zone
Mom
Bermuda
St Thomas
Porto Rico
Jamaica
Panama
Colon and Cristobal
Anther
New York
Lou Almeida
Dad
Ray
Mac
Joe
Lennie Donovan
Eddie Bullock
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By Maria D. Norris
Maria D. Norris
Europe
Samuel Norris
Bristol Phoenix
York
Conn
Matyt
Brunswick
ST. Lawrence
Atlantic
Conegene
Gulf OF
Irving Rosen
Bruno
Draft Board
Liberty
Cowley
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Baker Eddy
Bulwer-Lytton
Edmund Burke
Usher Place
R. I
R. S. Bosworth
Mr. Bosworth
J .Securo
Street
Vieira
Alves
Jamiel
Benevides
Aguiar
McMahon
Duffy
Pansa
Viera
Grabert
Mariano and
Silva
If . Vollaro
Senest
Sere Fierriera
Sectro
LeClerc
Po Pansa
J. Securo
McCarthy
Codola
McCar
Highway Dept
Samuel A. Mott
High Street
Raymond
Prudence Island
Edward D. Kunz
Bristol, R. I
Bristol Council, K. OF C
K. of C. Hall
State Street
Kitty — Door
Bristol Phenix
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