Court case pace unsettle Booth vs Staples continues
In district court Judge O L Bosworth continued Starr L Booth versus P A Staples for one week and Bliss McKenna for Staples requested a bill of particulars. John H Morrissey cautioned officers to pursue Patrocci after he fled bail. An Italian witness described an attempted assault on Annie Milone near Wood Street. Milone and Antone Milone testified as Patrocci faced charges of reveling and assault with a dangerous weapon. Milone pleaded not guilty and will be tried next week.
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Starr L. Booth
P. A. Staples
District Court
O.L. Bosworth
William T.o'donnell
Bliss & McKenna
Staples
John H. Morrissey
Saverio Patrocci
Patrucci
Domenico Palunho
Roma Street
Wood Street
Kelley
Serbst
Bay View Avenue
Annie Milone
Antone Milone
Milone
W. T. O'Donnell
John H Morrissey
Learn to Swim in Bristol Public Bath Feasibility
Letter from a Bristol resident urging public bathing access and a floating bath house near the water. He describes taking two boys on the ferry to Pruden ce Island for swimming lessons, noting a free sandy beach and Captain Halsey Chase allowing free travel for the children.
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The
Phoenix
Bristol
East Providence
Prudence
Halsey Chase
Biokford
Mr Allyn's Work Praised By A Subscriber
A subscriber writes to the Phoenix editor praising Mr Allyn's masterly sketch. The writer notes the work immortalizes a historic spot and compares its value to medicine. They recall Allyn's nightly mounting Mount Hope avenue with glasses and a tripod, and urge more of the same.
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Allyn
The
Phoeniz
Funeral for Civil War Veteran Sullivan M. Edwards
The funeral of Sullivan M. Edwards, a Civil War veteran, was held Saturday at 11 AM from the Soldiers' Home. Rev. W K R Trotter of Trinity Church officiated. Burial followed at North Cemetery.
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Sullivan M. Edwards
W. KR. Trotter
Trinity, Obaroh
Béria
Italian Feast Of Mt Carmel Draws Large Local Crowd
The annual Italian celebration in Barrington and neighboring towns drew many Italians by rail and road. The parade featuring Herreshoff Marine Band and Roma Band of Providence opened Friday, with illuminated arches on Wood Street and a band concert on the Common. A high Mass at St Mary’s, ceremonies, and a later exhibition baseball game preceded a large fireworks display that lit the night sky though some roofs caught minor fire.
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Mt. Carmel
National India Rubber Company
Herreshoff
Providence
Franklin Street
Columbia Hall
St. Mary’s
Alate
Father Fontana
Thomas J Gillan
St. Mary’s Church
Edward Colgan
Warren
Rona Band of
G. D'Alessio
Herreshoff Marine Band
Principessa Elena di Napoli
Giuseppe Garibaldi
St. Maria
Maddalena
McCrea & Keeler
Attleboro
Bristols
Roma Sand
Luigi Malafronte
Wood Street
Who Is They A Verse On Responsibility And Graft
A readers letter questions why authorities allow tipping, patent medicines, billboards, and child labor while a verse by Stuart Dunlap in Life challenges readers to see that “they” may mean you. The piece invites self reflection on social responsibility and public ethics.
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Stuart Dunlap
Open Letter on Liquidating Kitchen and Plumbing Stock
Bradford Block July 20 1909 announces sale of entire stock of kitchen ware stoves ranges gas mantles plumbing supplies and more at less than cost. Items include pipe tin planished iron copper sheet gutters baths and fixtures with tools benches shelving and fittings. Customer inspection and bargains urged by William Hodgkinson agent.
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Bradford Block
Fragmentary verse exchange on love and wit
A clipped literary dialogue plays with affection and humor as a speaker, after a cold note on love, invokes Adelaide Proctor and Miss Emma in a whimsical exchange about kneeling and shoe laces, ending with playful mock apology.
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Adelaide Proctor
Emma
Grant’s signature and the day of judgment tale
A Youth's Companion story portrays General Grant as a fair, generous commander. After Fort Donelson a protection for Miss C.'s estate is signed, with Grant remarking on the formidable list of names before adding his own. He quotes “till the day of judgment” as he signs, praising Lee's courage.
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Grant
Fort Donelson
Miss C
Buell
Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Masculine Trait Quoted in Chicago Tribune
A remark about Mrs. Bingo and Mrs. Gwilliams describes Mrs. Bingo as masculine and Mrs. Gwilliams noting she cannot endure pain without fussing. The Chicago Tribune quotes the exchange as a characterization of gendered behavior.
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Bingo
Death as a Quiet Companion in a Quote from Bacon
A compact epigraph noting that death is a familiar companion and only those prepared to welcome it are truly at home. The line reflects Bacon's blunt, philosophical appraisal of mortality in plain language.
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Death
Bacon
Harrup Family Welcomes Baby in Town on July 16
In Harrop the birth was recorded for Mr. and Mrs. William Harrup on July 16, with the newborn added to the local family. The notice notes the name and parents, signaling a joyful addition to the community.
Local Obituaries Summary Report
Obituaries note the deaths of Mary A T Gladding widow of Edward T Gladding aged 87 years 4 months with funeral at Edward T Nichols home Asylum road at 11 o'clock and family invites attendance Susan T Smith aged 74 years 10 months 18 days Judith G Goff widow of Henry P Goff aged 80 years at Warren on July 16 Peter H Kelley aged 75 years at the Soldiers Home in this town on July 14.
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Gladding
Mary A. T
Edward T. Gladding
Edward T Nichols
Asylum Road
Smith
Susant. Smith
Goff
Warren
Judith G
Henry P. Goff
Kelley
Peter H. Kelley
After a Years of Misery in Baltimore
A Baltimore woman shares relief after four years of painful digestive and female health issues. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as the successful remedy for displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, backache, and nervous prostration. The ad invites readers to try it and write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Massachusetts.
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Baltimore, Md
Lydia E. Pinkham
W.8. Ford
Lansdowne St
Baltimore
Foiled Plot In Trieste Opera Hall By Mme Albani
Henry O Lahee recounts how soprano Mme Albani disguised as a man uncovered a plot to hiss her off stage. At a cafe the conspirators planned to whistle during Rosina. She joined in by producing the whistle and quipping she would whistle after she sang, prompting stunned silence before an eruption of applause led by the conspirators.
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Mme. Alboni
Trieste
Henry O. Lahee
Munich
Vienna
Rosina
Mme. Albani
Grateful patient tale and factory outing details
A tale recounts a grateful Norwegian sailor surrendering a tiny gold piece to Sir Frederick Treves in London after his life saved at a hospital. The story blends Treves’s humanity with a later social outing of National India Rubber Company foremen and clerks featuring a long menu and a lively program of races, contests, and entertainment.
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Dr. Grenfell
London Hospital
Sir Frederick Treves
Pall Mall Gazette
Norway
Sir Frederick
Wimpole Street
Mr. Treves
Hospital
London Docks
Frederick
National India Rubber Company
Church’s Grove
Pappasquash
John Connery
Fred L Waldron
Smith McKeon
Ia Sanford
la Newburg
Thurston
E.O
F.H
Wagner
Berlin student offers to paint for Bohemian brewers ad
An art student in Berlin writes to a Bohemian brewing firm offering to paint pictures for advertising. He cites Sir John Millais taking 40,000 marks for a painting used as an ad, then boasts he will accept less, even cheaper for his best work, to help with rent and pay his landlady.
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Berlin
Bohemia
John Millais
Slow and Sure School Master Exchange
A parent asks how his son is getting along. the headmaster replies that he is slow and sure. The master clarifies that the boy is slow to learn and sure to forget, illustrating a wry take on progress and retention.
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London Telegraph
The Practical One on Writing for Profit
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote notes writers can be impractical. It contrasts a man selling a joke for 50 cents with another creating a comic opera that earns $20,000 in royalties.
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Louiisville
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the Phoenix
Manor
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Mme. ‘Alboni
Sports & Games
McCaw
Rice
R. Connery
Heffernan
Perry
Pierce
Hamill
Summersgill
Onnery
Connery
Rounds
Hoard
Orgelman
Burnham
Ashton
Fish
Hoar
Manchester
Davie
Charles V. Perry
William H. Schlosser
Michael McKeon
Charles H. Whedon
Washington
L.S. McKeon
Edward Wilkinson
Joseph M. Rice
Carter
James
Ambrose Waldron
W. S. Finch
J. F. Galvin
John E. Conley
W. J. Minch
Duke Walk
Frank Fish
New Jersey
Joseph B. Burgess
Samuel P. Colt
New York
State Board of Soldiers’ Relief
Soldiers
Hall
Philip ¥. Dillon
Gov. Dyer
L. H. Callan
Quonset Point
Giles S. Congdon
Hope and
Court Streets
Burnside Memorial Building
Scott
E. L. Gardner
Gould
Westminster St
R. I
A.I
Mr Os Ee
Cull & Williams CO
Washington Street
Providence, K. I
Chas. H. Moore
Westminster Steel
Albert E. Goodby
Aycore Public
DIXON
MED
P. Dixon Co
Washington St
GE C. L. Claflin Company
South Main St
R. 1
EDW. H. Adams ‘Co
Providence. R. IL
Pdlanafaamreya
New Gods Sponge
Crary St
Providence, R. I
Godfrey
Atlantic Mill
Manton Ave
Olneyville
Manton Avenue
A.J. Magoon
Weybosset St
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