Greatest Thing in Life and other weekend film lineup
The ad promotes D W Griffiths The Greatest Thing in Life as a first of its kind war drama with themes of victory and purpose. It also lists Betty Compson George Larkin in The Terror of the Range Houdini in The Master Mystery Mack Sennett comedy Edith Storey As the Sun Went Down and Friday’s Strange Woman with Gladys Brockwell plus Pearl White in The Lightning Raider and other selections.
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D. W. Griffith
Yanke-pver
France
D W Griffith
Betty Compson
George Larkin
Charles Ray
Ray
Arizona
Houdini
Mack Sennett
Metro
Edith Storey
the Bernhardt
Gladys Brockwell
William J. Hurlburt
Paris
Iowa
Delphi
Angelo Chirello Returns Home After Discharge
Angelo Chirello of this town, a private in the Ninth Company, Third Battalion, 151st Depot Brigade, was honorably discharged at Camp Devens on March 14 and arrived home Friday. He denies newspaper allegations of highway robbery and says his citizenship status affected his drafting. He recalls seeking a police patrolman job and asserts his desire to serve both town and country.
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Angelo Chirello
Rattaligh
151St Depot Brigade
Cam Devens
Chirello
Racter
Vation
sérgioenet + aan
Providence
Sing Sing
Exemption Board
Chitrello
Beecrance
Bristol
Fifth District Court Hears Adulterated Milk Case and Insanity Commitment
Frank Garcia and Philip Ferreira faced Judge F H Hammill for selling adulterated milk and paid fines with $200 bonds on appeal. A private assault case Mary Morris vs Manuel Morris was dismissed on costs. State Treasurer vs Benjamin Brothers and Charles Walsh with Edward L Leahy receivers vs Luigi Malafronte were continued. William Mahoney was found insane and committed to the State Hospital for the Insane at Howard.
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Frank Garcia
Philip Ferreira
F. H Hammill
Fifth District Court
Thal
Mary Morris
Manuel Morris
Richard W Jennings
Benjamin Brothers
Charles ‘ Walsh
Edward L. Leahy
Luigi Malafront
Entertainments Open at Colt Memorial High School
The first lyceum show in the series takes place Thursday at 8 15 in the Colt Memorial High School auditorium. The Metropolitan Concert Company will perform a five member ensemble of soloists and is described as a top tier Grand Opera level group. Subscribed course holders will have first claim on seats until Thursday evening with remaining tickets at 75 cents.
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Lyceum
Colt Memorial High School
Metropolitan Concert Company
Boston church artists to perform four entertainments for Ambulance Fund
Prominent Boston church figures with strong solo reputations headline a series of four concerts in Bristol. Tickets for the 815 start promise a high value show while ensuring on time seating. After 270 course tickets sell, 100 seats remain to net about $200 for the Ambulance Fund.
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Bristol
National India Rubber opens day nursery for workers in old Colonial house
The National India Rubber Company establishes a day nursery for its young employees. Mrs. John P. Reynolds will lead the facility with an assistant matron and cook. The remodel includes a sun parlor, dining area, naps rooms, a large kitchen, new furnace and electric lighting, and a separate entrance for parents.
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National India Rubber Company
High Street
Bourn Street
John P. Reynolds
Jens
Isgel
Funeral of Mrs McKatherine Harvey Held at St Mary's Church
The funeral for Mrs McKatherine Harvey wife of Owen Harvey was held Saturday at 8:30 from her Congregational Street home, with requiem mass at St Mary's Church. The service featured Gregorian chant under Prof Henry A Donovan, assisted by James Mullen and Miss Margaret J Gartland. Bearers included William Trammill, William O Connor and others from Providence and local relatives. interment followed in St Mary's Cemetery.
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McKatherine Harvey
Owen Harvey
Congregational Street
St Mary's Church
Chor
Henry A Donovan
James Mullen
Margaret J Gartland
St. Paul’s
Funeral of Miss Harriet L Sanford Held in Riverside
The funeral for Miss Harriet L Sanford formerly of the town was held yesterday at 2 PM from her sister Mrs Emma E Allen’s home at 14 Dyer Avenue Riverside. She was born here to Leonard and Harriet Bradford Sanford and is survived by a sister and two brothers. Burial followed at Juniper Hill Cemetery.
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Harriet L. Sanford
Emma E. Allen
Dyer Avenue
Riverside
Leonard and
Harriet Bradford Sanford
Emma Allen
George
Confirmation at Trinity Adds Crowded Bishop Visit
Despite heavy weather Trinity Church hosted Rt Rev James DeWolf Perry Jr of Rhode Island for a Sunday night confirmation. The service featured Battle Hymn of the Republic and St Patrick's Breastplate with words by St Patrick, an anthem by Sir George Martin, and a War Cross presentation to two parish boys. The Bishop spoke of chaplains in France and urged support for U S war aims. The closing hymn was Fight the Good Fight and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Trinity Church
James DeWolf Perry
Rhode Island
St. Patrick
France
Bristols
United States
George Martin
Cross Bearer and Liar among week of film at local theatre
A Tuesday special features William Brady presenting The Cross Bearer with Montagu Love as Cardinal Mercier. Thursday offers a double program headlined by Virginia Pearson in The Liar, a dramatic tale of a young mother clearing her name and unborn child, plus Don't Change Your Husband by Cecil B. DeMille with Elliott Dexter and Gloria Swanson. Saturday showcases William Faversham in The Silver King, with Pictograph and a Mack Sennett comedy.
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William 4. Brady
Montagu Love
Cardinal Mercier
Willam Fox
Virginia Pearson
Miss Pearson
America
Haiti
Ceril B. DeMille
Elliott Dexter
Lewis Cady
Gloria Swanson
Sylvia Ashton
Theodore Roberts
Jeanie Macpherson
David Graham Phillips
William Faversham
Faversham
First American Gold Coins Sent To Circulation Long Ago
The initial American gold coinage including eagles ten dollars half eagles five dollars and quarter eagles two fifty was issued and circulated 126 years ago. Earlier one and three dollar gold pieces were minted but stopped in 1890. The eagle name traces to Ireland in the thirteenth century from a figure of an eagle, later used by Persians Romans and many empires.
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United States
Ireland
Charle Magne
Holy Roman Empire
Napoleon I
Napoleon III
Austria
Prussia
Russia
Misconstrued Silence in a Quip by a Boston Philosopher
A witty remark from the Boston Transcript satire notes how a philosopher who says nothing is often accused by his wife of thinking deeply. The quip plays on misquotation and silent judgment.
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Boston Transcript
Pine Leaf Fiber Substitutes Jute in Carpet Making
Fiber from pine leaves is used as a substitute for jute or flax in carpet manufacturing. The note highlights an alternative material reducing reliance on traditional fibras.
First American Bishop Samuel Seabury Biography
Samuel Seabury was the first American bishop. He graduated Yale in 1748, studied medicine at Edinburgh, and was ordained in 1753. He served in New York and Connecticut, practiced medicine to supplement his clergyman’s income, was elected bishop in 1788 and consecrated in 1789, with his jurisdiction including Connecticut and Rhode Island. he died in 1796.
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Samuel Seabury
Yale
Edinburgh
England
Forest
New York City
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New London
Conn
Seabury
Local Bristol testimonial praises Dean's Kidney Pills
George N. Dunbar of 20 Charles Street Bristol says kidney trouble from a cold was cured by two Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports frequent trips at night and back pain stopped, claiming no issues for over a year. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York markets the remedy.
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Bristol
George N. Dunbar
Charles Street
Dean
Buffington
Mr. Dunbar
Foster-Milburn Co., Msgrs
Buffalo, N. Y
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Charlotte Spears Woodruff Coloratura
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N. LA
Bishop Perry
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
Westminster Street
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Road King Tires
Howard R. Newman
Hope St
New England
Biase
Ata
Kingling
Shenry
Trudell
Bustol
Ace
M Or
Wate Et I Mente
Nga Oe
Franklin Street
Garage ‘Co
Goodyear
Franklin Street Garage
O. Franklin and
Thames Sts
R. I. Tel
R. A. Deslauriers
Round Table
NUCOA
Ieaps
Rawling
Kenyon
Newman Bros
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