Severe Thunder Storms Rake State With Lightning Strikes
Two severe thunderstorms swept the state yesterday after extreme heat. A Bristol area thunderbolt passed north and east, while Peter Gilbert’s East Warren home was struck by lightning destroying a chimney. Oscar Roberts’ North Main street drug store was struck, injuring Henry Deblois lightly. Providence also saw lightning, and telephone service to the town was crippled during the storm.
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Bristol
Peter Gilbert
East Warren
Oscar Roberts
North Main Street
Henry Deblois
Roberts
Providence
Real estate transfers list cottage and house lot sales
Real estate transfers recorded at the Town Clerk's office include Herbert W. Baker transferring a cottage and lot on Burton street to John T. Drury and Antonio S. Pontos transferring a V. G. Peck plat house lot to Guiseppe Cavallaro.
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Herbert W. Baker
John T. Drury
Burton Street
Antonio S. Pontos
Guiseppe Cavallaro
V. G
Obituary for Mrs. Mary Emily Manchester
Mrs Mary Emily Manchester 49 died at home 18 Bourn Street from Brights disease after a year of ill health and four months bedridden. She leaves husband Frederick Manchester five children William H Harold W Frederick Jr Warren Mrs William Ryan and Gertrude Manchester one brother Robert C Holmes three sisters and five grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 1 30 PM from Bourn Street residence with burial at North Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Manchester
Mary Emily Manchester
Bourn Street
Bright
William and Maney
Holmes
William H
Harold W
Frederick, Jr
William Ryan
Warren
Gertrude Manchester
Robert C. Holmes
William M. Manchester
Isaiah Crowley
John E. Magee
St. Michael's Church
North Cemetery
Death of Calvin S. Roper Aged 88 in Providence
Calvin S. Roper aged 88 died after heat exhaustion at Union Station Providence and hospital care at Rhode Island Hospital. He left Bristol to visit the city and was stricken while awaiting a return train. He leaves five children Frank S. and Charles in Providence Fred in the Navy Angeline Bray of Pawtucket and F K Pearce of this town. Funeral from Frank S. Roper’s residence 117 Laurel Hill Avenue Providence will be held tomorrow at 1 PM with interment at Phenix Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin S. Roper
Union Station
Providence
Rhode Island
Roper
Bristol
Frank S
Charles
Fred
United States Navy
Angeline Bray
Pawtucket
F. K. Pearce
Frank S. Roper
Laurel Hill Avenue
Phenix
30-Year-Old Mahoney Dies at Home After Illness
James P Mahoney died this morning at 2 at his sister Mrs William Van Voasts Munro avenue after a period of poor health. A native of the town he was son of the late John and Mary Mahoney and had worked in Providence as a grocer and once managed the Bristol baseball team. He leaves a brother Thomas and two sisters Mrs William Van Voast and Mrs James Wylie. Funeral set for Monday at 9 at St Mary's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Mahoney
William van Voast
Munro Avenue
Mr. Mahoney
John and
Mary Mahoney
Providence
Bristol
Thomas
Georgiaville
Tower Hill
James Wylie
Cottage Street
St. Mary’s Church
Burial of Berkley A Wyatt in North Cemetery
The body of Berkley A Wyatt of Portsmouth was brought here Wednesday noon and interred at the North Cemetery. He was 28, son of Mrs Benjamin Dorstrom and the late George Wyatt, born in Portsmouth where he ran a store. He is survived by his wife and mother.
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Berkley A. Wyatt
Portsmouth
Benjamin Dorstrom
George Wyatt
R. I
The Sensible Thing About Infantile Paralysis
Providence Tribune advises that infantile paralysis is caused by a virus entering via nose or mouth and spreading to the spinal cord. It warns the disease is highly infectious, endorses prompt medical care, and urges hygiene and precautions with pets and children to limit spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Tribune
Rhode Island Naval Militia Plans 15 Day Cruise From Boston
The Rhode Island Naval Militia will begin a 15 day cruise off the New England coast departing from Boston Navy Yard with divisions from Providence East Providence Newport and this town. Half of the unit consisting of 110 men and six officers will sail this voyage aboard the battleship Virginia while ten battleships are assigned to the cruise. The group will join the Atlantic fleet battleships off Block Island in Long Island Sound before returning to Newport on July 22 for a day. A second cruise is anticipated in August with similar participation.
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Rhode Island Naval Militia
New England
Boston Navy Yard
Boston
Providence
East Providence
Union Station
Newport
Rhode Island
Virginia
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Atlantic Fleet
Block Island
Long Island Sound
Naval Militia Group
The Masked Rider at Pastime Theatre Tonight
Pastime Theatre presents The Masked Rider a Metro-Quality Pictures feature starring Harold Lockwood and May Allison in a five act photo drama set in the romantic South. The plot centers on a moonshiner's hate and a noble man's vengeance after a brother is murdered.
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Metro-Quality Pictures Corporation
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Metro
Mr. Lockwood
Miss Allison
North Carolina
Death of Miss Mary Coyle at 70 ailing years
Mary Coyle died yesterday at her home 17 Usher avenue after a long illness from a complication of diseases. A native of Ireland aged 70, she leaves three sisters Mrs. Ann Whittington and Misses Catherine and Susan Coyle. Funeral at St Marys Church tomorrow morning.
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Mary Coyle
Usher Avenue
Ireland
Ann Whittington
Catherine
Susan Coyle
St. Mary’s Church
New quarters for Girls Homecraft and Little Mothers League
The Girls' Homecraft Club and Little Mothers' League moved to a renovated High Street building once Burton school. A piano, library, sewing room, and a gas range will aid classes in first aid, baby care, bedmaking, and cooking for 22 Health Club members and 33 Little Mothers' League members with 59 in housekeeping.
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Little Mothers’ League
High Street
Burton School
C. B. Rockwell
Health Club
Judge Hammill
Whist and Sale at Bristol Yacht Club by D A R
The Bristol Chapter D A R hosted a whist and sale of fancy articles at the Bristol Yacht Club house from 10 30 a m to 5 p m. Volunteers supervised the fancy articles table cake table and whist tables with prizes awarded at each table and lemonade served during intermission.
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Bristol Yacht Club House
Bristol
Edward S. Brownell
Edward G. Easterbrooks
Henry Barton
Charles W. Young
H. F. Dixon
Charles A. Johnson
Wilmarth H. Colwell
Harold C. Peckham
Star Theatre Tonight Shows Theda Bara in Destruction
The Star Theatre offers Theda Bara in Destruction a five act drama with Ferdinande a villain whose gaze and touch spell madness and ruin. Also on the bill Tom Moore Enna Nilsson star in Who's Guilty episode Rival Pilots and other acts including Eleanor's Catch and The Gambler.
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Star Theatre
Theda Bara
Ferdinande
Bara
Tom Moore
Enna Nilsson
Bison
Na’ Dine of
Chase Madison
Eleanor
Ben Wilson
Still Voice
the Gambler
Mourth Gonzal
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Page & Shaw, Russell’s
Samic
H. T. Peterson
Hope Street
Meewes
Belvedere -Block
Palm Beach
U. S
Sagamore
Trinity Sunday School
Jeaves Ferry
C. A. Johnson's
Hope Drug Co
Buffington’s Pharmacy
F. N. Easterbrooks
Berkley
A. Wyatt
Pastime Theatre
Whist and Sale
Frankforts
State St
Ford
Detroit
H. C. Peckham
Persue
Swift
Georgia
California
Florida
Young America
Philadelphia
Matoes
Newman Bros
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