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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
1
The United States Rubber Company and subsidiaries announce that employees called to Militia or Naval Reserve duty will receive full salary and be reinstated on return. The policy, dated June 22, 1916, may be reviewed after one year and requires accounting of costs to the company treasurer.
Battery A of the Rhode Island National Guard departed from Davisville heading for El Paso Texas bound for a border post. The unit numbers 171 men and 5 officers led by Capt Everitte S Chaffee with Capt Marcius H Merchant of the medical department joining the march. They traveled amid cheering crowds and expect a seven day journey due to southern road congestion. C Louis Bagnall, Bristol native, accompanies the battery with well wishes for safety and return.
Col Merton A Cheesman seeks to form an infantry unit within the Bristol Train of Artillery to be offered for Rhode Island National Guard service. A meeting for organization and drills is set for Wednesday July 5 at 8 p m at the armory, with Attorney Edward I Brownell aiding efforts and posters urging eligible members to apply at once.
Bristol leads the Narragansett League with Warren second as the old time rivals meet on the diamond tomorrow. The match is expected to be closely contested with evenly matched teams and strong fan interest. Bristol also plans a game on the Fourth against a Kansas battleship team.
Town Clerk extends hours to 9 pm for registration at the clerk's office. Wednesday, John M. Coggeshall visited Soldiers' Home where 31 comrades signed the registration book. Cumulative total reached 922. four years ago on June 29 the total was 1040.
Uncertainty about celebration features leads the Fourth of July Committee to withhold the official program from the Phoenix. The program will be published in the next issue scheduled for Monday.
The morning collections and deliveries proceed as usual. General Delivery opens 8 to 9 a.m. Mailing Division mails at 7.30 9 2 6 p.m. Money Order Registry and Postal Savings closed all day. D G COGGESHALL P M
U S troops captured at Carrizal are released on orders of President Wilson, easing border tension though Carranza stance remains hostile. The Tenth Cavalry troopers and Mormon scout Spillsbury return to the El Paso base amid varying accounts of the battle and alleged post capture robberies.
The Class of 16 banquet was held at the Hotel Belvedere on a Tuesday evening with guests including S Wesley Gladding toastmaster and Superintendent George C. Minard. Responses were given by Dorothy Clinton Springer Annie Josephine Brogan Madeline Goddard Marion Dunbar John W Card and Louie Henry De Wolf. Music by the Crown Orchestra accompanied dancing later in the evening.
The Newport County Woman Suffrage League will hold a July 1 gathering at Oak Glen Portsmouth near Newport. Speakers include Miss Alice Hall known as Miss Anti-Suffrage and Florence Howe Hall plus other notable figures. Admission is free and a suffrage coffee feature is planned. A JamestownEqual Suffrage League was organized with Rhode Island aiming to organize districts before November to push a strong campaign in the Legislature.
Sir Roger Casement was convicted of high treason in London after a swift jury deliberation. Accomplice Daniel Bailey was found not guilty and later discharged as the Crown withdrew the charge.
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