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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1894
Page
4
The notice lists a Saturday publication by the Herald Printing Company at 5S Bradford Street. Subscription rates are shown for one year two dollars, six months one dollar, three months fifty cents, and single copies five cents. It is entered as second class matter at the Bristol Post Office.
The Providence Line of New York steamers started the season Monday night with nearly 400 passengers. A large crowd witnessed the inaugural trip of this favored route. Two yachts from George H. Saunders were praised as finely built. Jor Howard of the Boston Globe was honored in Boston with a banquet and reminiscences. The Viking ship shown at the Columbian Exposition reportedly sailed over 10 000 miles before a near wreck off Lincoln Park, illustrating sea travel dangers.
A Senate committee on New York City's police system exposes numerous shameful revelations, portraying city guardians in a worse light than anticipated as its work advances. The Frazer River flood devastates vast areas in British Columbia, washing out miles of railroad and leaving many homeless.
Town officers were elected Monday in Johnston Lincoln Burrillville Cranston Coventry Cumberland Glocester North Providence Smithfield North Smithfield Warwick and Narragansett district. The tide of Republicanism influenced results with few Democrats elected to town affairs. The first major electrical transmission to textile manufacture debuted at Taftville Connecticut via Baltic to Taftville over about four and a half miles using three phase current motors to run a cotton mill and Norwich street railway power station.
The article notes a severe coal shortage with bituminous supplies nearly exhausted. It warns many large plants may shut without a quick settlement with striking miners. Anthracite would be too costly to substitute long term, as it yields less steam per ton and doubles fuel costs.
At the New York Methodist Conference objections were raised to admitting a candidate who owed money. He earns $300 a year, supports himself and a horse, and rides thirty miles to preach on Sundays. Many clergy in the denomination are similarly underpaid, with 28 of 62 in one district earning less than $700 annually.
The editorial hopes corruption in politics will wane after the inspectors are convicted. It says politicians who manipulate election returns must heed justice’s lesson and remember the ballot is a sacred right.
Potter in Good Roads explains opening a bed for macadam material after grading. Set center line with spikes 25 feet apart, then side stakes 26 feet apart to define excavation. For six inch road thickness excavate six inches below the finished pride line, with near vertical sides and a slight bottom slope. If ground is soft, deepen along the outer edge and lay field stones to prevent metal from sinking.
Mary and Farmer Flint discuss new health claims about Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. Cyrus adds a crude observation about matches. the ad-like passage touts cures for consumption and premature decline, urging purchase via a sealed illustrated book from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, NY.
Supervisors in Center County townships adopt new road repair methods. They will divide townships into districts and hire men to supervise and repair roads in spring to autumn, making each contractor responsible for damages in his district.
Retail listing describes children’s dresses in white and gingham and guimpes. Also includes children’s coats made from pique, duck, and French flannel.
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