Bristol Highways Report Urges Drainage and Bigger Budget
The 1915 annual report by L. H. Callan, Bristol Rhode Island surveyor of highways, describes severe road deterioration, poor drainage, and rising costs. It warns the $7000 appropriation is inadequate for repairs and notes extensive sidewalks, bridges, and bituminous street work needed, urging bond funding or other finance to modernize streets and prevent costly accidents.
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Highway Department
Bristol
Warren
Garfield Avenue
Collins Street
Charles Street
Cole Street
Richmond Street
High Street
Franklin Street
Wood Street
Burton Street
Bay View Avenue
Roma Street
Coggeshall Street
Thompson Avenue
Church
State Streets
Mt. Hope Avenue
de Wolf Avenue
Ammunition Saved in Wood at Crecy Forest
A Lagny dispatch describes the Crecy forest devastation as French and British troops cut paths with axes and branches while heavy shelling and cavalry pursued enemies. A tusking hill incident saved ammunition as German shells threatened piles of ammo and soldiers removed boxes under fire. The King's Own Royal Lancashire Regiment fought near Mons with heavy losses and bayonet charges led by Clutterbuck, while Lt Steel Perkins died gloriously.
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Lagny
Seine
Marne
Crecy
King’s Own
King's Own
Royal Lancashire Regiment
Lancashire Fusileers
Middlesex Regiment
Mons
Cambrai
le Cateau
Clutterbuck
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Steel-Perkins
Dover
France
Opera Star Maurice Renaud Goes To War In Paris
Maurice Renaud, famed opera singer, meets General Michel in Paris and requests front-line duty. The general congratulates him as Renaud volunteers, citing a past youthful omission from military service. He departs at dawn for Verdun in private soldier’s uniform to atone for earlier evasion.
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Cout
Michel
Paris
M. Renaud
M. Maurice Renaud
The
Opera
Maurice Renaud
Verdin
Renaud
Debonair
Yorkshire Regiment Adopts Ca Ira as Memorial March
The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, praised for valor in Belgium, uses Ca Ira as its regimental march past. The tune honors the capture of a French regiment with its full band during a French campaign.
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Britten
King’s Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Belgium
Yorkshires
Naval Warfare Cost Study for Dreadnought Squadron
A hypothetical scenario estimates eight dreadnoughts racing at full speed for 24 hours and firing every gun and torpedo once would cost about 1,000,000 dollars to the nation, excluding depreciation of material.
Wooden legged spy nabbed near Düsseldorf in wartime sting
A wooden legged man arrested near Dusseldorf on suspicion of planning espionage for France. Police found hidden military documents and infantry bullets inside the prosthetic leg. he was searched for and an important stash uncovered.
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Puedechfelde
Dusseldorf
France
ifJn
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Annual Report
Superintendent of
R. L
the Honorable Town Council
Parker Mill
Savsas Wea Teilg Dt
Tebe
Samuel Kinder & Bro
Hope
East Providence
Salah Aldeas
Lupe
L. H. Callan
Essene
MT. Hope Ave
South
Perry's
Bax Ee Avenue Salar
Coggeshall
Labor
Street
Thompson Ave
Aeteeere
Labor Tee
Serene
Freight Shaw
Pirebawneiteyecthn Goiedens
Mason Ee Ee
Labor Ee
Essen
Thomas Goff
High St
Mildred L. Williams
Hope St
J. B. Herreshoff
Walter Cole
Eam Ene
Eevee
Rame
American Sugar Ref’ CO
Boston, Mass
Chiropodist
Geo
H. Peck
B. W. Wall
Bristol, RB
G.W. Simmons
E. L.F. Colwell
Constitution Street
Grecy
King’s Own Royal Lancashire Regiment
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