Edward Rutledge and the Signers of Independence
Edward Rutledge was among South Carolina’s four signers of the Declaration. Captured by the British during Charleston’s fall, he endured imprisonment at St Augustine, Florida. He later served in Congress, war boards, and as governor, with his name inscribed on a Sesqui-Centennial bronze tablet in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Charleston
St Augustine
Florida
Philadelphia
Edward Rutledge
Old Southern City
John
England
the Pemple
Board of War
Lord Howe
Rutledge
Port Royal Island
St. Augustine
United States Supreme Court
Thomas Lwynch
Thomas Heyward, Jr
Arthur Middleton
Excelsior Tennis Club County Championship Progress Report
The Excelsior Tennis Club county championship rounds unfold with singles and doubles matches. Early rounds show Fischer and Smith advancing, along with multiple defaults and close scores. second and third rounds feature key wins by Merrill
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Wom. Fischer
H W Church
E. N Kinsley
Jo Dew Perry
H. Gourley
Jack O'Connor
H W Smith
Tom Connor
Astes
HFP Kranz
J. Coutanche
HK Tirrel
A L. Littlefield
Wow Perry
Ll. Merrill
Henry. Barton
B Church
O. Koynton
Dew Herreshoff
J J Drummey
R. R Ainsworth
Coutanche
Roger Buck
F Diemond
D Thorndike
J J Lanzier
A O'Leary
Wo Higbee
R T Buck
J J Sullivan
Cutlery Fame Ties to Bullsamshire Roots and Chaucer
The ancient Bullamshire region around Sheffield in England earned fame for its cutlery since very early times. The poet Chaucer referenced these products in his era. Richard Mathews on Fleet Bridge was the first Englishman to make fine LYNIVES in 158%.
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Bullamshire
Shefield
England
Chaucer
Richard Mathews
Fleet Bridge
Bristol Fourth of July Fireworks Pay Controversy Sparks Hearing
The Bristol Fourth of July Committee held a special session to discuss paying a $600 bill to Giorgio and Sons Fireworks for the sesquicentennial display. Witnesses faulted the 14 minute daytime and 18 minute nighttime show, with disputes over the number of bombs and daylight shots. The board postponed action on the bill for one week and heard further complaints about related parade expenditures and a claimed auto damage dispute.
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Juseppe Caorgie
Thomas
Bristol
Everett LeBaron Church
Minorgie
Church
Robert Jo McKay
Albert D Loto
Giorgio
Everates
Viagara Falls
Gnorgio
Freworks
Cnorgio
State Street
Minorgio
Lollo
James F Meiggs
Robert J McKay
Thomas Giorgio
Young Giorgio
Edward LeClerc
Robert J Anderson
Ford
John G Stewart
Samuel Molaski
Molasky
Philip Gladue
United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps
Whaley
Drunken Driving Arrest Incidents In Providence
David Johnson of 666 Prairie Avenue Providence was arrested on the Main Road near Beach Terrace for operating an automobile when intoxicated. Patrolmen Cashin and McMahon noted a flat tire and broken wheel. Johnson was jailed and rearraigned today. three Providence women in the car were released.
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David Johnson
Prairie Avenue
Providence
Beach Terrace Road
William = T Cashin
John Joe McMahon
Johnson
Bristol County
Independent Views on Young Men in Libraries
A reflective quote notes young men in libraries absorb Cicero Locke and Bacon as duty bound beliefs, overlooking these authors were once young writers. The line by Hmerson highlights the irony of treating established ideas as timeless, unchallenged truths.
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Cicero
Locke
Bacon
Hmerson
Woman to Woman Remarks in Clerkenwell Rent Case
In a Clerkenwell Rent Act hear ing a woman calls another a audacious untruther as the case proceeds. The exchange highlights tensions in the housing dispute as testimony continues.
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Clerkenwell
They Can Have the Bees but Malays Eat the Honey
In a concise note readers learn that Malays deny the sting of danger by choosing the sweeter outcome. The piece contrasts appetite for risk with the lure of reward, using a proverb style to reflect cultural sentiment.
Visit to Soldiers Home by Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
More than 100 members of the Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War visited the Soldiers' Home on Sunday afternoon. They were welcomed by Commandant Susan M Sheple and Adjutant Earle H Mckenzie, viewed the grounds and new hospital, and attended an entertainment program in the hospital parlor featuring singing, instrumentalists, readings, solos, and remarks from Rev Arthur W. Burdon and former Senator Ezra Dixon.
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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Susan M Sheple
Earle H Mckenzie
Sadie L. Chabot
Katherine Benson Murphy
Estelle Murphy
Eileen Murphy
Marion Murphy
Joseph Benson
Arthur W. Burdon
Howard
Fzra Dixon
Lydia Brayton Thivision
Elizabeth Jackson
Laura I Smith
Hatts
We Burdon
America
Delegates elected by Bristol Eagles for state convention
Three delegates to the State convention were elected by Bristol Aerie No 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles. Worthy President Thomas H. Byrnes Past Worthy President Charles A Duquette and William F E Flanagan were chosen as delegates with Samuel Molasky named as alternate.
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Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
Thomas H. Byrnes
Charles A Duquette
William FE. Flanagan
Samuel Molasky
Serge and Textile Origins From China to France
Serge from China links textile names to France with cretonne from Creton in Normandy and cambric from Cambrai. Serge was introduced to England from China in 1660. The Latin name for China is Serica, from which the modern word serge evolved.
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France
Cretonne
Cambric
Normandy
Creton
Cambrai
China
Organ History and European Grand Haariem Instrument
The organ, carried by Greeks from Alexandria, entered Christian churches around 657 and spread to western Europe by the next year. The Haariem, Holland organ ranks among Europe’s largest with 8 000 pipes and 60 stops.
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Greece
Alexandria
Europe
Haariem
Holland
Weighing the World by Torsion Balance
The mass of the world is determined with a torsion balance. The instrument measures tiny forces from a large metal ball and compares it with Earth's attraction to ascertain the earths mass.
Destruction Methods for Pond Cat-Tails
The article argues chemicals are impractical for destroying cat-tails with deep roots in mud. It suggests draining and plowing the pond, or mowing if the pond is shallow, to control the weeds.
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Ricken
Slocum’s
Casino Orchestra
Polly Royal Radio Corp
WLST
The
Poly
Royal Ensemble
Om S Fischer
A N Kinsley
H. W Smith
Ho Gourley
A Fates
Jo Coutanche
Merrill
Lattlefield
Herreshoff
Bo Church
Ro Amsworth
ID Thorndike
VO Leary
R W Nelson
Ro T Buck
S Fischer
H WA Smith
I. Merrill
A Bates
Buck Brothers
BK Church
R R Ainsworth
Hob Kranz
H W Samuth
A Bstes
Thrift
Cranston St
Burgess, Providence
Travel
Husky Expressman
Ushat
Aundry
Eros
Gaspee
Mickie
Party of
Serge
Wales
Kreller
Dundee
Underwood
Newman Bros
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