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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1873
Page
2
A dated editorial urges a stern stand against excuses for wrong doing in homes schools and workplaces. It argues that pardoning misdeeds erodes integrity among youth and workers, undermining society and industry and praising strict discipline as a guard against moral decay.
The captain of the lost steamer City of Washington has been suspended for risking passenger lives. The remark questions whether spirit plays a role in such disasters.
The passage notes Puerto Rico preparing for liberty as Cuba advances toward its goal. It depicts a sweeping view of progress and the spread of ideas, portraying a decisive moment when Puerto Rico becomes a federal state of Spain as events unfold.
A boy confronts his father a bad man in the street and fires but bystanders intervene saving the despised parent. The incident prompts questions about youth revenges and community influence and warns of follow-on departures from honor.
The report suggests Bismarck is intensely worldly, caring little for religious influence in public life. It labels the rumor sensational and unfounded, asserting he prioritizes political aggrandizement and may curb obstacles to imperialism. It notes he could support churches only by accident of statecraft, favoring worldly legacy over religious devotion.
The veteran journalist Thurlow Weed defies obsolescence as age and illness fail to dim his political influence. He helped shape and bury figures like William H. Seward, leaving a lasting legacy as a powerful actor in New York's party battles. His autobiography promises a rich record of a transformative era.
Insurance men critique municipal fire departments in Boston and Chicago, suggesting reforms and lessons for New York. They imply reform costs are low and earnings motives drive advice, urging practical improvements over idle talk.
Elder I. S. Dixon of Rocky Brook Rhode Island will preach in the Advent Chapel tomorrow both day and evening services.
Due to the illness of Reverend William Miller pastor of the South Christian Church no services were held at that church last Sunday.
A large group of Second Rhode Island Regiment veterans and friends sailed from here on the steamer Canonicus to attend the reunion at Rocky Point on Monday.
The Bristol Club beat The Olympic B B Club of Providence 30 to 19 in a Wednesday Common game. The Bristols are hard to beat and the writer notes the task is seen as easy by some observers.
The Baptist Sunday School plans an Oakland Beach trip on Tuesday by the steamer Canonicus, leaving at 9 45 a.m. Tickets cost 40 cents and go on sale Monday at C H Spooner's store. The event offers residents an affordable visit to the new resort without traveling to Providence.
A church informant claimed half a ton of plaster fell during repairs at St. Michael’s Church. Mr. Pierce, in charge of masonry, says only a piece of cornice about the size of a junk bottle came loose, noting the distant report was stretched in transit.
The Crest, a thirty by eight foot steam yacht built at Herreshoff’s yard, was rail transported to Springfield Massachusetts for use in a regatta. The Hartford Post notes the yacht passed through on the river en route to Bristol Rhode Island with Mr Herreshoff his daughter Oliver Deming and an assistant joining the voyage up to Lyme where they pause before continuing to Bristol.
Last Sunday six men in a sailboat from Ports mouth capsized near shore. Five were intoxicated. two gentlemen from Mr Herreshoff and John Sennett, and William Gaul from Mr George Peabody Russell’s Faustine, aided the men. One survivor was resuscitated by Dr Brownell, later cared for by Dr Barnes and Mr Joynes.
A plain man hurries with a large umbrella and giant travelling bag to catch a North Street train. The last car slips away as he arrives in time to witness the departure, his arrival followed by a dramatic dented step and an audible outburst. He retreats, wiping sweat, and departs toward the town bridge.
The National Rubber Company factory sent eleven belts to St. Louis grain elevators. The largest belt measured 259 feet by 38 inches and weighed about a ton, costing around $1000. Ten other belts weighed about 900 pounds each, totaling roughly five and a half tons. Each belt was securely packed, labeled with name and weight, and marked use no hooks.
A Bristol Neck line train from this town ran off track after a cow ran onto the rails. Engineer Rufus Shippee was killed instantly. fireman Roger Murphy escaped with minor injuries. Conductor Berry and passenger Catanach were shaken but unharmed. Inquest verdict blamed an open gateway and urged improved gate security and track clearance. Shippee, 28, left a widow and two children and served in Company E, Second RI Regiment.
Rev. Mr. Allen of Philadelphia preached before St. Michael's Church congregation and was assisted by Rev. Mr. Brinkhurst in the forenoon service last Sunday.
Services under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held at the Congregational Church tomorrow Sunday starting at 7 30 P M with Rev Mr Lane officiating.
Meetings of the Christian Association will be held Sunday morning at the Asylum at 10:30, evening on the Common at 6, and at the North East District school house at 7:30.
A Providence Daily Journal sketch traverses Bristol Ferry and Mount Hope Bay, praising Bristol and Mount Hope as scenic venerations. The piece notes Poppasquash Neck, Hog Island, Prudence, Fall River views, and the old Mount Hope summit with Massasoit’s chair, offering coastal geography and historical allusions along a summer voyage.
Sanctioned by learned men this Carbolic Salve boasts the best reputation for curing cuts burns and wounds Get the genuine with the stamp of John F Henry 8 and 9 College Place New York Sold by all dealers.
A Lowell Massachusetts citizen with a Gloucester home advocates a reform plan to halt liquor sales, aiming to balance conflicting loyalties and reduce liquor availability.
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