Bristol Boy Reported Among First U S Marines In France
A Bristol family believes Raymond E. Bliven son of Mr and Mrs E B Bliven landed in France with U S Marines during midweek. He left Boston with Marines to join a cruiser in the convoy crossing the ocean and may be among about 30 000 U S troops now in France awaiting near front training.
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Bristol
U.S
Raymond E. Bliven
E. B. Bliven
U. S
Boston
Marine Corps
John R. F.dwards
Eliven
France
Son of Admiral Ed wards Enlists in Ambulance Corps in France
Front section notes that a son of Admiral Ed wards has served in the ambulance corps in France for several months.
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Front
Admiral Edwards
France
Star Theatre Presents The Battle of Life
The Star Theatre screens The Battle of Life a five act William Fox drama this evening with Gladys Coburn in the lead. Also on Saturday William S Hart stars in Truthful Tulliver a five act Western drama Mollie King appears in The Double Cross Mystery. Monday features Ella Hall Ruth Roland and comedies from Rhode Island Weekly and Hearst's Weekly.
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Star Theatre
William Fox
Hospital Corps Unit Seeks Local Recruits
Young men of enlistment age in town are urged to consult General Secretary Milligan of the Y M C A for full information about joining a Hospital Corps Unit likely to depart for the front soon.
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Milligan
Williams Celebrates 90th Birthday Pioneer Agriculturist
William Williams, long serving State Board of Agriculture member, marked his 90th birthday at his Bristol Neck home. Born in London, he came to America at 20, worked as a commercial traveler, and later founded the Trans-Atlantic Express Company in New York City. He lived in Philadelphia, joined the Treasury Department, then settled in Bristol over 40 years ago, serving on the School Committee and as Assessor of Taxes from 1890 to 1912, and was appointed to the State Board of Agriculture in 1891.
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William Williams
State Board of Agriculture
Bristol Neck
Mr. Williams
London
Philadelphia
New York City
Trans- Atlantic Express Company
Treasury Department
Washington
Bristol
Assessors of
John Davis
Local Charity Whist Nets for Comfort Bag Fund
Mrs J F Xavier and others acknowledged gifts totaling 60. A whist at Mrs Eugene Rounds home on Church street raised 16 for the Comfort Bag fund. Donations to the 19th Company C A C should be sent to Treasurer Mrs F Brownell. First Aid class likely mid July. apply to Mrs W Fred Williams. Individual subscription amounts to be published later.
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Eugene Rounds
Church Street
F . Brownell
W. Fred Williams
Gift of Grammar School graduates to Col. Bailey portrait
Bristol Grammar School graduates presented a framed 28 by 32 inch portrait of Col. John Bailey Jr. to the school at graduation in Memorial Hall. Wallace Abbott, class president, made the presentation to Superintendent DeCoudres. The picture will hang in the John Post Reynolds school once ready.
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Bristol Grammar School
Colt High School
John Bailey, Jr
Byfield School
Wallace Henry Abbott
Thomas H. DeCoudres
John Post Reynolds
Col. Bailey
Byfield
Walley
Rhode Island Conscription Boards Named by Wilson
Governor Beeckman reports the selection of Rhode Island conscription boards by President Wilson. Local committees include Bristol Jamestown Middletown Little Compton New Shoreham Portsmouth and Tiverton with Andrew W Anthony R H Beattie Dr Charles H Bryant Henry S Robinson Chester F Newcomb and Henry W Hopkins named to organize registration and oversee drawing and examinations. Two federal boards to be named later will act as appeals.
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Beeckman
Wilson
Rhode Island
Bristol
Jamestown
Middletown
Little Compton
New Shoreham
Portsmouth
Tierton
Andrew _W. Anthony
R. H. Beattie
Tiverton
Charles H. Bryant
Barrington
East Providence
Warren
Henry S. Robinson
Chester F. Newcomb
Waterman Avenue
Henry W. Hopkins
Women to Parade on July 4th in Town Event
The Woman's Division in the Fourth of July parade will feature 60 volunteers so far with 200 hoped to join. Miss A B Wyatt, Marshal, reports strong early returns and suggests groups can march in the Red Cross section if needed. Forty Foresters of America women will join in uniform regalia.
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A. B Wyatt
Red Cross
Miss Wyatt
Alice Lodge
Foresters of America
Brown Pleads Nolo Contendere in Beer Glass Assault
In Providence Superior Court Judge Sweeney hears Frank Brown plead nolo to assault with a dangerous weapon for throwing a beer glass at a man in a saloon. Col Merton A Cheesman vouched Brown’s enlistment in his Bristol Train of Artillery unit. Assistant AG noted clemency if he is called to service. Sentence deferred on costs and good behavior.
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Superior Court
Providence
Sweeney
Frank Brown
Manuel Brown
Nolo
Merton A. Cheesman
Bristol Train of Artillery
Brown
Phillips
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Hit 1.4 Million for US Rubber Co
Col Samuel P. Colt announces all returns from Liberty Loan subscriptions by United States Rubber Company employees are in totaling 1,400,000. National India Rubber Company Bristol workers subscribed 150,000 and Woonsocket Rubber Company Woonsocket workers 57,000 while the company itself subscribed 1,000,000.
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Samuel P. Colt
United States Rubber Company
Liberty Loan
National India Rubber Company
Bristol
Woonsocket Rubber Company
Woonsocket
Col. Colt
Red Cross War Talk by Prof Alfred L Morgan at YMCA
Prof Alfred L Morgan who served at Robert College in Constantinople will speak at Rockwell Hall YMCA next Monday evening about war conditions in Europe and his travels through Servia and Austria Hungary. The talk is for Red Cross benefit with a small admission fee and the public is invited.
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Europe
Alfred L. Morgan
Rockwell Hall
YM. C. A
Morgan
Robert College
Constantinople
Turkey
Servia
Austria-Hungary
Red Cross
Celebrated 80th Birthday of Local Express Fig ure
George B Warren, long involved in the express business here for 55 years, marked his 80th birthday with a family gathering at his daughter Mrs W H Phillips home at 110 Lloyd Avenue Providence. An auto trip by grandson Warren D Phillips followed. Warren retired from business four years ago and lives at Bradford Street corner Central Street in good health.
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George B. Warren
W H. Phillips
Lloyd Avenue
Providence
YMCA Board Names Committee For Nominations
The YMCA Board of Managers held a special meeting to consider appointing a new Physical Director and left the matter to a special committee. Admiral Edwards appointed a nominating committee to select officers and managers whose terms expire, for action at the annual meeting. The committee includes George E. Leighton Parmenas Skinner Jr. and Arthur W. Barrett.
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YMCA
Admiral Edwards
Association
George E. Leighton
Parmenas Skinner, Jr
Arthur W. Barrett
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