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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1906
Page
4
The Newport and Providence Railway announces its timetable current as of June 10, 1966. The schedule lists departures and arrivals across key stations, detailing service times for weekday and weekend runs, with noting of peak periods and possible adjustments.
The act amends section 27 of Chapter 171 to regulate fishing and devices in streams and ponds, restricts gear, and sets fines up to twenty dollars or thirty days imprisonment for violations. It also repeals related provisions and takes effect upon passage.
This act amends Chapter 201 to allow equitable estates tail to be barred as legal entail and to void all remainders and reversions by conveyances of equitable estates-tail made since January 31 1896 when the deed expresses an intent to bar the entail and describes the land by definite terms. The act takes effect on passage.
Chapter 1347 amends Section 50 of Chapter 296 to define battalion officers including commander and executive officer with pay scales matching infantry and brigade Rhode Island militia. It adds an engineering officer pay-master and surgeon at lieutenant rank and allows warrant and petty officers as prescribed. The act takes effect on passage and repeals inconsistent provisions.
A historical text notes Chapter 1348 creating rights for officers or members of unincorporated associations to sue as trustees. It authorizes action to recover property or enforce lawful claims on behalf of all associates or to obtain reimbursement from members for funds spent for the association’s benefit.
The text outlines who may be sued for actions involving associations, defining who may be named as representative suing parties, including officers, members, or any two officers if needed. It states that an unin corporated group is an association, and addresses continuance, arrest, and execution limits when officers are involved. It also sets priority for actions seeking property or other claims and provides that the act takes effect July 1, 1906.
A court fragment shows Mrs. Tawkley declaring she owns two puppies. A man claims to know the husband and asks who the other owner is, prompting a judge to intervene in the terse exchange.
Heslod notes that gains do not exceed base gains and that base gains equal losses, highlighting a balance in hedged market behavior. The statement frames risk and return as symmetric under stable hedging, implying no net advantage from simple gain acceleration.
A tale from before secret ballots recalls Lord Dundonald’s attempt to win Honiton by bribery. After losing to a paid opponent, he announced rewards would be handed to supporters who had voted for him before, then refused to pay when elected, arguing his prior act was for the electorate’s disinterested conduct and would violate his own principles.
A nurse on visiting room duty faced unfounded cruelty accusations at a county asylum. A newcomer asked longtime visitors about patient treatment and overheard claims that patients are treated cruelly, including a weekly bath as alleged mistreatment.
A Baltimore American cartoon caption debates whether a time will come when law is not a respecter of persons. The exchange questions if such a era would coincide with a president, concluding with a humorous line about an “agu dum.”
A Harper's Weekly excerpt by Colonel Owen J. Sweet describes the Moro as fearless and raid minded, a master trader and pirate afloat. It portrays him as a superb seaman who travels from Negros and Panay to the Celebes and Palawan, diving for mother of pearl and living largely at sea with villages built over water.
A London Queen editorial argues that every person should pursue a hobby unconnected with work to maintain well being. It emphasizes seriousness, whether the hobby is a game, a stamp collection, or an artistic pursuit, with mediocrity acceptable if pursued with fixed dedication.
The tree snakes of Borneo are credited with flying leaps from treetops. Scales on the lower body may draw inward making the lower surface concave. This design increases air resistance and allows snakes to descend gently in a direct line rather than writhing.
A Chinese art student explains that india ink comes from China, not India, with Anhui as the main producer. The finest ink sells for up to 75,000 a ton, while lower grades export for about 1,500. Components include colza oil, pork fat, lampblack, glue, musk, and gold leaf. the paste is beaten, dried, and decorated by scribes with gold characters.
A historical note explains how the cravat traces to Croats in the Balkans. During Louis XIV’s era, regiments wore Croat style shawls around necks and shoulders. The fashion spread, and the shawl gradually shortened to the slender cloth we know today.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript captures a playful exchange about marriage and writing with Jokely and Benedict. The dialogue touches on bitterness toward married life and the speaker’s lack of marriage.
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