Funeral of Mrs Annie M Bell
Funeral services for Mrs Annie M Bell were held at 2 PM yesterday at the First Congregational Church with Rev J J Goodacre and Rev H M Graetz officiating. Hymns sung included Rock of Ages and Abide With Me by Roswell S Bosworth. Bearers were Charles H Rich Howard B Dunbar Hugh Moffitt Edward P Church Jr William Entwistle and William H Hobbs. Burial was in North Cemetery.
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Annie M Bell
First Congregational Church
J. J Goodacre
H M Graetz
Roswell S. Bosworth
Charles H Rich
Providence
Howard B Dunbar
Hugh Moffitt
Edward P. Church, Jr
William Entwistle
William H Hobbs
North
Things a Man Can't Say and Do in Public
A Kansas City Star quip notes that many acts or claims a man cannot modestly express for himself become graceful when spoken by a friend. It contrasts self restraint with the ease of praise by others.
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Bax
Kansas City Star
California Abalone Shell Lies Found Only on West Coast
The Bureau of Fisheries states abalone shells are not present along the Atlantic coast and are found exclusively near California. This clarifies regional distribution of abalone resources and counters claims of Atlantic occurrences.
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California
Tue
Bureau of Fisheries
Astlantic
Pretty wedding unites Miss Marie Jeffrey and Joseph Pivin Jr
Miss Marie Alice Jeffrey and Joseph Pivin Jr were married at St Marys Church with Rev Thomas J Gillan officiating. Attendants included Miss Helen Pivin and Miss Ruth Fengill. After mass a wedding breakfast for 75 and a reception followed at the groom’s parents home. The couple departed for a honeymoon to New York and Atlantic City aboard a 6:30 boat, then will reside at 725 Hope Street.
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St. Mary’s Church
Marie Alice Jeffrey
Emma Jeffrey
Warren
Joseph Pivin
Hope Street
Thomas J Gillan
George Kane
Providence
Anna Peters
Helen Pivin
Ruth
Alberta Fengill
Albert Pivin
Wilfred Jeffrey
Fall River
Albert Haddon
Valley
Maid of Honor
Ruth Fengill
Alberta Fengil
Roswell S Bosworth
New York
Atlantic City
Modern Coed Has Own Standard of Freedom
Kenneth J. Roberts notes in the Saturday Evening Post that many modern coeds discuss delicate topics freely on scientific terms. He suggests mothers may know more than daughters admit and argues dowagers listen and repeat such conversations. He comments that statisticians are needed to parse the social trends.
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Kenneth J. Roberts
Saturday Evening Post
Clock Believed Made for Pope Sixtus V Marvel of Ingenuity
The British Museum houses a famed clock said to be made for Pope Sixtus V. A swineherd risen to papacy, he allegedly amassed vast wealth. The clock spans three stories with zodiac signs, celestial motions, and a top tier depicting the ages of man and figures of death and Our Lord. A cock atop the dome crows when the bells chime.
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England
British Museum
Sixtus V
Holy See
Europe
Rome
Sigirlya Rock Tale of Blood and Kastpa’s Rise
The Times of India recounts Sigirlya rock near Dambulla rising 450 feet above the plain. Kassapa seized the throne by killing his father and trying his brother, ruling for 18 years before being defeated and slain in battle by his brother.
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Sigirlya
Ceylon
Times of India
Uambulla
Trince Road
Kassapa
Inside a war tank engine dominates its interior layout
The main interior is engine space with room on both sides for adjustments. The driver sits at the front, with a machine gun or heavy gun mounted in a movable tower for all around fire. Additional guns may have side ports in the armor.
College Men Wip Honors The Nations
An editorial notes that less than 1 percent of American men are college graduates yet this group has produced 54 percent of Presidents, 36 percent of Congress members, 47 percent of House speakers, 54 percent of Vice Presidents, 62 percent of secretaries of state, 50 percent of treasury secretaries, 67 percent of attorneys general, and 60 percent of Supreme Court justices.
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Wip
The
Nations
Congress
House
the Treasury
Supreme Court
Sand as Defense in Southern Siberia Horse Jurisdiction
The passage traces the origin of using sand to disrupt an opponent to southern Siberia where tribes rely on fast horses. Sand thrown into a foe's eyes could cause temporary disorientation and blindness, giving safety through evasion.
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Siberia
Juror Uses Toothpicks to Track Trial Scoring in Cincinnati
A juror in a Cincinnati trial kept score of the defense and state by placing toothpicks in his pockets. He reportedly used a toothpick in his second pocket for each state point and another for each defense point, leading to questions about impartiality during the verdict decision.
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Cincinnat
Joiets
Children’s Day Observance At Baptist Church
A Sunday morning program by the church Sunday School marked Children’s Day. The event featured recitations, songs, solos, and missionary stories led by superintendent Mrs Harold Pedley with Fred Marz assisting. The service included flag salute, Bible offering, and closing prayers.
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The
Baptist Church
Harold Pedley
Fred Marz
Magdalen Hodgdon
Harry Bullock, Jr
Edward Luther
William Fields
Miss Williams
Vivian Hill
Janett Kershaw
Gladys Buffum
Julia DeFelice
Ruth Kershaw
Mary Conklin
Muriel Bullock
Emily Joseph
Bertha Alger
Walter Fields
Francis Luther
William Alger
Wilson Luther
Dorothy Conklin
Real Estate Transfers Recorded at Town Clerk
Real estate transfers listed include Bessie Pardee McKee to Emma O H Larned for a tract on Griswold Avenue and Charles R Wood and wife to Margaret E Kelly of Worcester for two lots on Metacom Avenue. Also Charles R Wood to Leonard W Jones of Shrewsbury for a lot on the Charles R Wood plat.
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Bessie Pardee McKee
Emma O H Larned
Griswold Avenue
Charles R Wood
Pawtucket
Margaret E Kelly
Worcester
Mass
Metacom Avenue
Leonard W. Jones
Shrewsbury
Richmond Called Modern Rome on Eight Hills by James River
The city of Richmond Virginia famed as Americas Rome grew from seven hills to eight by 1842 following Charles Dickens visit. He described the city as delightfully perched on eight hills overlooking the James River.
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Richmond
Rome
Charles Dickens
James River
Mrs Mary Hackett Bell Dies After Birth In Rochester
Mrs. Mary Hacket Bell 38 wife of Michael Webster Bell of Glenwood Avenue Rochester New Hampshire died Monday at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after giving birth to a daughter. She was born Mary Hackett in Bristol Rhode Island and later graduated from Emerson College Colt Memorial High School and served as a yeowoman at New London Submarine Base. She is survived by her husband two daughters her father James J Hackett a sister Irene Fatzer and a brother Jack Hackett. A memorial service and military funeral were held with three taps at the grave. She was active in the American Legion and spent her youth in Bristol New London and Rochester.
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Mary Hacket Bell
Michael Webster Bell
Glenwood Avenue
Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Bristol
James J. Hackett
Warren, RI
R. I
Emerson College
American Legion
Submarine Service
Rochester
No 7
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Bell
May Hackett
Colt Memorial High School
New London
Louisiana
B. & M. Railroad
Return to Selid Basis Resumption Act of 1875 approved
The resumption act approved January 14, 1875 directed the secretary of the treasury to prepare for the resumption of United States notes in coin after January 1, 1879, enabling payment in specie after the Civil War.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
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