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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1917
Page
1
A June sermon before Masonic lodges honors George Washington as light and exemplar. Rev. A C McGilton portrays Washington's life, urging young men to virtue, duty, and perseverance, linking liberty and faith to Masonry and public service.
Official notice states Rhode Island’s net draft quota is 1801 after credits and adjustments. The Sixth district area, including Bristol, likely receives about 75 men, with Bristol town near 40, as the draft is expected next Saturday.
The body of Sylvester Rouse of Fall River was found Sunday morning about 300 feet from the Usher Cove accident site after a sailboat capsized a week earlier. Dr. O R Siegel ruled accidental drowning. Rouse, a former Herreshoff sail maker, came to town with Leon Korzenesky on July 8 and five children survive him.
John Ennis pleaded guilty to being a common drunkard and placed on three months probation by Judge Hammill. Samuel A. Chafee fined $2 plus costs $9.40 for drunkenness. Nicola Malafronte and Olga Bonessi found guilty of adultery and sent to Providence County Jail for six months. Civil cases: Mary King vs Lucius Aldrich trespass granted possession and costs. Max Makowsky vs Antonio Conjello defaulted. G H Dyer Co. vs Willis Duprez judgment for $2,464 plus costs on book account.
The cruiser Olympia, Dewey's flagship at Manila Bay, struck a rock in Block Island sound and was beached by Capt. Waldo Evans. Convoyed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, she lost stores but is saved and expected to be seaworthy in about three weeks.
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