Bristol Baseball Notes From Saturday Card
Bristol teams dominate their leagues as managers and players change roles. James Mahoney resigned as Bristol manager. Elisha Hibbert named replacement. Bristol pitchers Boyle and Gillespie linked to upcoming games against Attleboro. Pheroux targeted as catcher. Warren beat McArea & Keeler 5 2, Flynn and Foley noted in rotation. St. Mary’s T A S defeated All Stars 2 8 to 17. Inter-Urban and Inter-City leagues see shifts. Inter-Urban meets Providence. Bristol Baptists top Warren Baptists 9 1 with Pierce, Nelle on battery. St. Mary’s vs Riverside 28 17 final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
James Mahoney
Elisha Hibbert
Boyle
Riverpoint
Attleboro
Pheroux
Foley
Holy Cross
Bristol Independents
Shemptons
St. Mary's T. A. S
All Stars
Fox Hill
Dezelle
Bristols
Phillips
Pierce
Katol
St. Onge
St. Mary’s
Riverside
St.Mary’s Battery
F. Cornell
B. Gladue
A. Gladue
Miller
Obituary: Mrs Ambrosio De Felice Dies After Childbirth
Mrs Emily De Felice wife of Ambrosio De Felice died yesterday morning about 12 15 at her home corner of High and Congre gational streets from effects of childbirth in her 25th year. Born in Scafato Italy to Antonio and Louise Mascolo she had resided here a few years. Besides a husband she leaves an infant child and several brothers and sisters. Funeral held this afternoon at St Marys Cemetery Barisalwad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily de Felice
Ambrosio de Felice
Congregational Street
de Felice
Scafato
Italy
Antonio
Louise Mascolo
Barisalwad
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Hartford Navy ship Hartford and excursion collide tale
The Hartford flagship of Admiral Farragut in Civil War days is noted in general historical terms. A steamer Warwick carried excursionists to Bradford and passed near the Hartford at 6:07 pm, offering a view of the veteran warship near the waterfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Norfolk
Admiral Farragat
Boston
Admiral Farragut
Mobile Bay
Warwick
St. Mary’s Church
Bradford
Tonopah
Chicago
Merry Party
A Marvelous Cure
A German American grows increasingly nervous and believes he forgets English and speaks only German. Confined in a sanitarium he is bathed in hot water daily, then cooled on the piazza. A new attendant misreads orders and baths him in ice water, provoking a furious outburst. Doctors declare him cured and discharge him the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Carpet laying hen prank in New Hampshire tale
A reminiscence from 1892 near West Swanzey New Hampshire where Don Thompson shows prize fowls. An old hen pecks the ground repeatedly then drops a found object, prompting the joke that the domestic bird is preparing to lay a carpet in a lighthearted exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jefferson
West Swanzey
N. H
Don Thompson
Den
New York Telegraph
Breadmaker maid chosen for delicate hands in West Side home
A West Side family seeks a maid of all work who can bake bread. They interview applicants by asking if they can make bread and choose the frailest handed candidate, arguing light fingers knead better dough while heavy hands ruin it. The owner insists bread quality hinges on gentleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
New York Globe
Philosopher and Philanthropist Charm in Theatre Circles
Theatrical manager recalls Coquelin as very charitable, noting his support for superannuated actors and actresses in France. He spoke on charity at the French Actors' home, emphasizing his extensive aid and debating the line between philosophers and philanthropists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquelin
France
Lionce
Maiden runs wild at party then elopes with peddler
A coy maiden at a party yelled and shrieked as she hid behind doors, scratched a young man in seven places, toppled a lamp and piano stool, fainted after a kiss on the ear, and the next day fled with a married lightning rod peddler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona (Kane
Beginning of Forestry in U S A History of Live Oak Reserves
The article traces early U S forestry from Washington era proposals to acquire Georgia live oak islands for Navy timber through 19th century reserves on Santa Rosa Sound and Florida lands. It notes initial land purchases, failed plantations, transplanting challenges, and eventual shift as iron ships reduced timber demand and reserves opened for settlement after the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Far West
Washington
Georgia
Joshua Huomphreya
United States Navy
Congress
Blackbeard
Louisland
Santa Rosa Sound
Florida
Santa Rosa
Funeral for Mrs Andrew Lynch at St Marys Church
The funeral mass for Mrs Andrew Lynch began at 8 30 AM at St Marys Church with Rev Thomas J Gillan as celebrant and Rev Edward Colgan deacon. The service featured Warner's Gregorian Mass sung by the choir, offerings by Miss Catherine Connery and Richard C Quirk, bearers James and John Brown and James and John McSherry, and burial in St Marys Cemetery Pawtucket after a funeral car ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lynch
St. Mary’s Church
Thomas J. Gillan
Edward Colgan
Warren
John F. Downing
Warner
Edward F. Christie
Catherine Connery
Rostand
Richard C.quirk
da Costa
James
John Brown
John McSherry
Olneyville
Pawtucket
St. Mary's Cemetery
Sunday School Excursion to Rocky Point and Fort Adams
The annual Sun day School trip of the State Street M. E. Church sails Wednesday Aug 4 aboard the Sagamore from Church street at 9 a.m. A stop at Rocky Point includes a shore dinner and time to view sights, then a return to Fort Adams for another visit before reembarking. Home by 8 p.m. A permit allows fort inspection and bay entrance guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
M. E
Sagamore
Church Street
Rocky Point
Fort Adams
Free medical correspondence offer from Dr Greene Boston Musa
A public notice promotes Dr Greene of 3¢ Temple Place Boston Musa advertising free letter correspondence to diagnose and treat ailments. It claims to cure nervous and chronic diseases and offers a free bottle of Dr Greenes Laxura for stomach liver and bowel trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Musa
Dr. Greene
Loyal to His Town in Face of Mail Order Ads
A July article in the Goldsmith and Silversmith urges loyalty to local merchants over distant mail order houses. A Galesburg resident praises $3.50 shoes from a catalog while local shops face competition, prompting calls for education and town pride. It recounts a New York town tale of seasonal fruit sales and a cooperative spirit to support home commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Galesburg
Ill
Board of Education
New York State
Chuck
Kia
Herreshoff to Build Another Torpedo Boat Pinafore Soon
The Phoenix reports the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company is constructing a new torpedo boat. A July Town Hall entertainment will present Pinafore with a cast led by Sir Joseph Porter and Captain Corcoran, featuring Eugene Warner and Miss Nellie Manchester among others. Also listed are high attendance student names and local tax data, plus Bi-Centennial Committee officers elected at a Wednesday Town Hall meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Pinafore
Joseph Porter
Admiralty
D. F. Stearns
Pawtucket
Corcoran
H. M
Eugene Warner
Ralph Rackstraw
Charles Young
Dick Deadeye
Henry Hayes
Bill’ Bobstay
Arthur Corthell
Josephine
Nellie Manchester
Providence
Hebe
Sir Joseph
Iss Millie Dimond
Little Buttercup
Portsmouth
Belle Weeden
William R. Trotter
Mr. Burton
Edward Hoffman
Middle District
Rachael T. Remieres
Gertrude B. Franklin
Lizzie Gooding
Arthur A. Sayles
Charles J. Norris
William J. Mcc Caughey
Thomas Morrissey
Nora Leahy
Edith Gray
James T. McCaughey
Charles E. Sayles
Alexander G. Fales
Walter T. Remieres
James S. Martin
First Grammar School
Harry H. Bogert
Arthur A. Kupfer
Dennis F. Scanlon
Carrie Sr
Burnham
Sarah Lannon
Annie W. Lindsey
Maggie K. McLaughlin
William H. Gifford
Frank A. Peckham
Louis O.sandford
Annie M. Fandkner
Florence L. Lindsey
Hattie B.munro
Mary Ryan
Town Hall
Williamh. Spooner
LeBaron B. Colt
Samuel W. Church
Jonathan
Elegant Newport Lady at Mrs Train Headlines
From Phenix July 17 1869 Mrs Geo Francis Train seen as the town s most stylish woman in Newport Advices from Mexico report Coloma volcano erupting violently with lava and ashes forcing village residents to flee Thomas W Bicknell Public School Commissioner visited local schools The National Rubber Company boiler house nears roof completion noting its vast size for the era
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Francis Train
Newport
City
Mexico
Coloma
Thomas W. Bicknell, Esq
National Rubber Company
Figureheads Loaned To States In Honor Of Names
Secretary of the Navy Meyer says figureheads removed from battleships and cruisers may be loaned to states and cities. Rhode Island could place the figurehead of a ship named for its state in Providence Capitol, Newport could receive the Newport gunboat figurehead for its City Hall. The Olympia remains at Manila Bay in special recognition of Admiral Dewey's victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Rhode Island
Providence
Newport
Dewey
Manila Bay
Fretful magnate seeks escape in witness chair
A fictional exchange features a fretful magnate seeking relief from troubles. Mr Dust suggests the simple remedy of testifying in a trust investigation, proposing the witness chair as a way to lay bare the issues and clear his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Advertised Letters Week Ended July 24 1909
Advertised letters for the week ending July 24 1909 include Capt J E B Crowell F A Butler Mr and Mrs Geo B Watts Walter M Taylor John T Shay Mrs Freda Linstrom Mrs L F Lincoln Mrs Geo Mason Mrs Abby McCarty Mrs E Parrey Mrs Anna Werton Miss E H Spencer Mary O Borgas Miss Lizzie McGann Foreign Reffaele Cirillo Franco Pereira Mise L Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Crowell
F. A. Butler
Geo. B. Watts
Walter M. Taylor
John T. Shay
Freda Linstrom
L. F. Lincoln
Geo, Mason
Abby McCarty
E. Parrey
Anna Werton
E. H. Spencer
Mary 0. Borgas
Lizzie McGann
Reffaele Cirillo
Franco Pereira
Mise L.smith
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Nature
Main
Manchester
Rishey
Hill, Hall
Northrop
M. Gardner
Aldred
Poa Darling
H. Murphy
If Rishe
Hill
Herrmann
Manro
McKeon
J. Murphy
Poa Hall
Leahy
Northrup
W. Henry
Willoughby
W.gardner
P M. Gardner
W. Robertas
Haddleton
J. Roberts
Bristo
Murphy
W. Gardner
Balle
Darling
Rishe
Muopro
Roberts
Thornton
Hillwood
Columbia A. OC
A. A. A. Club
Mohawks
Wahuoma
Eagle Council
Parker
Igver
Phito Hay Spec, Co
Newark
N. J
C. W. Sparks
Phenix
Consumers Rubber CO
Bristol, R. I
E. L. Gardner
Gould
Westminster St
R. I
DRE
N. C. Stiles
Aborn Street
Prov
R.I
Atlantic Mill
Manton Ave
Manton Avenue
Crary St
Providence, R. I
LL. Godfredt
Mfr
Washington St
EDW
H. Adams CO
New Goods Sponge
NEW York Dress Plaiting CO
Union St
R. I. Tel
Connection
DIXON
GEO. P. Dixon CO
GEO. L. Claflin Company
South Main St
Cull & Williams CO
Washington Street
Chas. H. Moore
Westminster Steel
Weldlesale
Albert E. Goodby
Prairie Avcors Public
Providence, R
A.J. Magoon and Son
Weybosset St
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