Bristol Athleta Committee stage six bout smoker at armory
Story details a March 6 smoker and boxing show in Bristol at the State Street armory. Main event features Al Doherty vs Tons Curcio, with Frankie Caruso vs Eddie Galvin in a semi final. Salvatore Ruggeno and Salvatore Brown components hint at a broader card and Brown’s comeback prospects.
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Athleta Committee
Bristol Tram of Artillery
Boaing
Armory
State Street
al Doherty
Tons Curcio
Federal Hill
Doherty
Toni Curcio
Bristol
Portside
Pete Delaney
Basketball tournaments aid Disabled American Veterans funds
Matchmaker Sam Price returns to Providence Hall of Fiftiess after attempting to resign to join the Philadelphia Buccola stable. He will stage a Thursday show headlined by Jose Santo and Antonio Ruggeno with proceeds aiding injured veterans.
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TDA
Sam Price
The
Auditorum
Providence
Olympians Fall To St Martin's In Trinity Invite Opener
The Olympians of YM CA lost 41 to 31 to St Martin's of Providence in the Hols Trinity tournament opener at Central Falls last Friday. The locals fought hard and produced one of the day’s best efforts in the Twin City.
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Olympians
YMCA
St Martin's
Providence
Hols Trinity
Central Falls
Twin City
St Martins
M. R
Bristol County All Star
Portuguese boxer Jose Santa to face Salvatore Rugirella in Providence
Jose Santa the Portuguese fighter meets Salvatore Rugirella of Italy in a ten round feature at Providence Auditorium next Thursday evening March Sth. Rugirella boasts a knockout record and Santa seeks his toughest test since arriving in the United States. The card also includes an eight round semi final and two sixes, with Santa last seen stopping Carl Carter last October 30.
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Jose Santa
States
Providence Auditorium
Salvatore Rugirella
Italy
Braves Field
Boston
Vittorio Campolo
Campolo
Risger Am
Salvatore
Mike Sankowitz
Pete Winstert
Jack Shaw
Les Kennedy
Charlie Smith
Santa
Carl Carter
Sam Price
Civil Service warns job seekers not to come to Washington
The Civil Service Commission urges the public not to travel to Washington to seek federal employment. It cites cases of hopeful applicants stranded after passing exams and notes that jobs are filled only as needs arise under civil service rules.
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Civil Service Commission
Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Washinon
Commission
District of Columbia Committee On Employment
Obituary of Pas quale Coppola 32 dies after illness
Funeral services for Pas quale Coppola were held at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a requiem mass for his soul. Interment followed in St Marys Cemetery. The Scafati Italy native, 32, died at his High Street home after a period of poor health and leaves a wife Margaret Canola a son Ralph and several stepchildren. Coppola was Past Venerable of Principessa Fiona Lodge No 476 Sons of Italy and worked at National India Rubber Company and more recently caretaker of Academy Hall.
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Pasquale Coppola
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St Mary’s Cemetery
Coppola
High Street
Scafati
Italy
United States
Principessa Fiona Lodge
Order of the Sons of Italy
National India Rubber Company
Mrs Mary DeWolf Dies in Newton Mass at 85
Mrs Mary DeWolf widow of the late Henry DeWolf and longtime resident died last Friday in Newton Massachusetts at age 85. Her casket was brought to this town for burial in St Marys Cemetery. She leaves several stepchildren including Mrs James Holmes and Mrs John Foley of this town.
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Mary DeWolf
Henry DeWolf
Newton
St Mary’s
James Holmes
John Foley
Funeral for Arline Noronha Held After Hospital Death
The funeral of 10 year old Arline Noronha daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Noronha was held this morning from 43 Bay View Avenue. Relatives and friends attended as a requiem mass was celebrated at St Elizabeth's Church and interment followed at St Mary's Cemetery.
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Arline Noronha
Andrew Noronha
Providence
Bay View Avenue
St Elizabeth's Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Heir of Grace Peate Buried in North Cemetery
The heir of Mrs Grace Peate wife of the late Joseph Peate who died in Methuen Massachusetts last Thursday was brought here for interment in the North Cemetery. Saturday afternoon Mrs Peate was not a former resident of this town but had resided here for several years and was active in the State Street Methodist Church. She was of English birth and was 71 years of age.
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Grace Peate
Joseph Peate
Methuen
North Cemetery
Peate
State Street
Meooe
England
Deaths in town and surrounding areas listed
Coppala age 52 in this town Feb 27. DeWolf Mary age 85 widow of Henry De Wolf formerly of this town Feb 27 in Newton Mass. Noronha Arline age 43 Bay View avenue Providence Feb 28 daughter of Andrew and Mrs Noronha. Peate Gras age 71 widow of Joseph Ho Peate formerly of this town Feb 25 Methuen Mass.
In Memoriam of Our Mother Hrideet Haberlin
In Memoriam recounts the loss of Hrideet Haberlin who died March 2 1930. The poem honors a selfless mother whose lifelong care for others went unacknowledged while she toiled and sacrificed. Her children mourn a rare, steadfast parent and express gratitude and sorrow for her absence.
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Hrideet Haberlin
Card Of Thanks Memory Of Frank W Potter
The family expresses sincere thanks for kindness sympathy and floral offerings during bereavement for Frank W Potter who died March 1 1929. Gratitude extends from Mt Hope Chapter EF S Rabbitt and Rebekah Degree Lodge and to Mrs Althea Wright and Parish Aid Society of Trinity Church and NR Co employees.
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Frank W. Potter
Frank W Potter
Howard ¢ Potter
Unders Gnea
Mt Hope
S. Rabbitt
Reba Rebekah
Althea Wright
Parish Aid Society of
Trinity Church
Nrco
Maiden's Revenge on Red Light Becomes Reunion Moment
A motorist runs a red light on West End avenue and meets a puzzled cop who recognizes him. The driver admits attending Washington Diving High and acting in a Thanksgiving day play, revealing himself as Miles Sandish. The cop then proclaims he played Priscilla in the same show.
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West End Avenue
Washington
Miles Standish
Priscilla
the New Yorker
Pygmy Tribes of High Intelligence and Trepanning Remark
An account by Della Akeley notes pygmy Africans as friendly and intelligent claiming a trepanning rite on a child without anesthesia. They reportedly know a leprosy remedy kept secret from whites and intermarry with taller natives, creating striking family pairings observed in the jungle.
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Africa
Della Akeley
Brooklyn Eagle
All Happiness Ended for Betrayer of Trust
A London Tit-Bits note laments how trust can be broken by temptation in business and private life. It warns that pride may open the door to the tempter and lead to disappointment when fidelity or virtue is compromised.
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London
Fat Aunt Returns From Hospital Shock Teen Faces Change
A boy notes his aunt’s weighty figure and the unexpected change after an operation. He comments with blunt honesty that she won’t “bounce go good” now, revealing a child’s blunt view of body shape and transformation.
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Long
Anita Page
Monoplane More Efficient Than Biplane Airframes
The monoplane with a single wing provides more lift per wing area than a biplane and can match lift with less wing area. Wing interference in biplanes and multiwing designs reduces efficiency, making monoplanes superior for lift.
Major and Minor Prophets Roles and Listings
The major prophets received direct divine instruction and political authority beyond rulers, while the minor prophets lacked such commanding power. Major prophets include Abraham, Moses, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah and Jeremiah. minor prophets include Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Zephaniah, Zachariah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai and Malachi.
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Abraham
Moses
Samuel
Elijah
Elisha
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonas
Zephanian
Zacharias
Nahum
Habakkuk
Sophonias
Haggal
Married couple from Atlanta claim odd bone fracture championship
A Georgia couple, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Stallings of Atlanta, assert a dual championship for extensive bone injuries. Mrs Stallings reports eight major fractures including the shoulder and legs while Mr Stallings cites a long list of fractures from skull to ribs, leaving only his right leg and left arm unbroken.
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Atlanta
W. L. Stallings
Stallings
Douglas never proposed to Mary Todd says Beveridge
The Detroit News quotes Albert J. Beveridge on Lincolns era figure Stephen Douglas not proposing to Mary Todd Lincoln. Beveridge notes later propaganda claimed a proposal and rejection for “bad morals” but asserts Mrs Todd never invited Miss Todd to marry.
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Douglas
Mary Todd
Albert J. Beveridge
Lincoln
Mary
Beveridge
Miss Todd
Detroit News
Relief fund cases reveal hardship among NIR workers families
Four families report long layoffs at the NIR Co and related income loss. A shoemaker and a mother leaving the NR job struggle to feed and clothe four children under 15. One family faces hunger while a disabled veteran’s savings are gone and two older boys’ misdeeds compound debt.
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Case
N. I. R Co
NIR
Highway Department
Connors
General Relief Fund Appeal Asked for donations
A call for contributions to the General Relief Fund encourages readers to send funds to The General Relief Fund care of the Bristol Phoenix or to Rev A R Parshley chairman of the Relief Committee.
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General Relief Fund
Bristol Phoenix
A R Parshley
Relief Committee
Marriage of Viola H Anderson and George F Newman
Miss Viola H Anderson of Providence and George F Newman of this town wed yesterday at St Johns Cathedral Providence. The ceremony was conducted by Ross Mortimer Maddox with Harold Simpson of Providence giving the bride in marriage and Jean Carl serving as best man. The bride’s attendant was Miss Bernice Simpson.
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Viola H Anderson
Providence
George F. Newman
St Johns Cathedral
Ross Mortimer- Maddox
Harold Simpson
Jean Carl
Bernice Simp Sony
Funeral tomorrow for Rose Mara Cavaliero eight months old
Rose Mara Cavaliero infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Cavaliero died at 421 High Street this forenoon. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
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Rose Mara Cavaliero
Alfred Cavaliero
High Street
Martinet and the birth of strict military discipline
The article notes Marshal Martinet as the stern disciplinarian shaping early Louis XIV era forces. His rigid rules and precise detail distinguished him, though they made him unpopular, and the term martinet remains a byword for a strict taskmaster today.
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Louis XIV
Marshal Martinet
Martinet
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Hope Street
Bristol, R. J
Nigro Paris
Hope
Salvatore Ruggeno
Koo
Brown
Timmy Hanlon
Denver
Colo
Cleveland
Ohio
Jimmy Holds
Johnny Dundee
Romeo Roach
Holyoke
Louis Kid Kaplan
Hughey Kennedy
Gaston Charles
Terry Parker
Newport
Johnny Brown
K . Brown
Pawtucket Boys’ Club
Holy Trinity of
Memoriam
1 F Dailey
Maiden
Collins-Aikman
Newman—Anderson
Eta
Ot Hong
Aperates
Philco
Lowboy
NEW Bros. Bristol
Campbell’s
Campbell
Pierce
Marshall’s
Mrs. Slack
Pettyjohn
Boyd
R. I
Jane
Keebler
Houston
Hamburg
Swift
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