Mount Hope Bridge Endorsed by Newport Board
The Newport Board of Aldermen voted last week Thursday to endorse the Mount Hope bridge project. Aldermen Williams and Thompson were named to form a nucleus for a county body to develop public interest. Representative Herbert W. Smith urged an official proceeding and advocated forming a 10 resident Newport County committee to collect data for public presentation.
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Mount Hope
Newport
Williams and Thompson
Herbert W. Smith
Smith
Bay
Rhode Island
Bristol
Newport ‘County
Obituary of Rev William J Tilley Rector of Harrison
The Newark Evening News reports the death of Rev William James Tilley at 76 in Newark after illness since resigning from Christ Episcopal Church Harrison in 1918 He served 25 years as rector and later as chaplain at the New Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearny He was born in Bristol Rhode Island and educated at North Yarmouth Academy Drew Theological Seminary and served in Troy Conference before episcopal ordination in 1880 He is survived by his wife Katherine J Travis and his funeral is set for Christ Episcopal Church Harrison with his body laid in state there before interment in Albany Mayor Riordan ordered half staff flags in his memory.
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William James Tilley
Newark
N. J
Christ Episcopal Church, Harrison
Highland Avenue
Harrison Church
New Jersey
Kearny
Tilley
John
Priscilla Mullens Alden
Bristol
R.I
North Yarmouth Academy
Drew
Panienei Wae LE Rouge
Tnerior
Treasury Department
Washington
Methodist Church
Troy
Episcopal Church
Middlebury
Harrison
Katherine J Travis
Cohoes
N. Y
William J. Tilley
Christ Episcopal Church of
Christ Church
Albany
Riordan
Real Estate Transfers Filed At Town Clerk Office
Real estate transfers include Aaron E Markoff to Samuel Young of Providence three lots on Plaza Plaza and Carlo Simeoli to Maria Cioffi land and buildings south side of Mt Hope avenue.
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Aaron E. Markoff
Samuel Young
Providence
Plaza Plaza
Carlo Simeoli
Maria Cioffi
Mt. Hope Avenue
Pastime features and Friday previews at the marquee
The Pastime Theatre hosts Bebe Daniels in Oh Lady Lady at Realart with Walter Meiers Harrison Ford and Lillian Langdon in a praised adaptation. Other offerings include Buck Jones in Just Pass Ruth Roland in The Avenging Arrow Harold Lloyd in Number Please and a big weekend program with Lying Lips starring Thomas H Ince and a noted cast.
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Bebe Daniels
Realart
Walter Meiers
Harrison Ford
Lillian Langdon
Walter Hiers
Buck Jones
John McDermott
Ruth Roland
Harold Lloyd
Mistletoe superstition linked to bad luck and myth
A note on mistletoe as a superstition warns that hanging the plant forebodes misfortune. It cites Balder in Scandinavian myth, slain by mistletoe and later restored, with a vow the plant would harm no one again.
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Balder
New Hampshire’s Vote Helps Form the United States
The piece notes New Hampshire secured the ratification by June 11, 1788, giving it four electoral votes. It traces Mason’s influence from Portsmouth, Exeter, Dover, and Hampton and outlines the colony’s origins, growth, and eventual royal crown as New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire
United States
Virginia
Mason
Portsmouth
Hampshire
England
Charles
Merrimac River
Rye
Dover
Boston
Anne Hutchinson
Exeter
Hampton
Massachusetts
Charles II
White Mountains
Granite State
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Virginia’s Old Dominion: name origins and early history
A concise look at Virginia’s early history and its ties to Jamestown. From Captain John Smith’s leadership to the 1619 establishment of the House of Burgesses and Virginia’s role as the Old Dominion. The text notes the colony’s vast charter reach and Virginia’s later states Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Virginia
John Smith
Jamestown
America
James I
London Company
Old Point Comfort
England
Scotland
Ireland
Old Dominion
Elizabeth
Colonies
House of Burgesses
Kentucky
West Virginia
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Diplomatic Youngster Returns Home After Dinner
Harold visits his grandmother and cannot recall his mother's curfew. He says he will go home after dinner and ask her, since he forgets whether ten or three o'clock was the limit.
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Harold
Language Variation and Word Count in English
A brief note on English language vocabulary noting the approximate total word count and the expansive nature of the lexicon. It suggests English holds a vast and dynamic set of terms with ongoing growth and regional variation.
Auntie Should Have Known That Foot Washing Tale
A Chicago American item recalls a barefoot visit by Marie to her grandmother's home. Her aunt orders foot washing before bed, but Marie retorts she does not sleep standing up. The aunt punishes her for not washing the bottom of her feet.
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Marie
Chicago
Gladstone’s Umbrella Phrase of 1885 Campaign
The term Gladstone’s umbrella signified his policy during the Midlothian manifesto campaign in September 1885. It described how his ministers supposedly sheltered under his umbrella and was depicted in caricature with a gamp under his arm.
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Gladstone
Midlothian
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E. A. Skinner
P. Skinner, JR
Hope Street
F. T. Remieres
Hope and
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Talbot & Hopkins
Bradford Street
Ford
J. G. DesLauriers
Franklin St. Garage Co
Dutee W. Flint
Tor
Railroad Avenue
Croade Street
Warren
A. French
Mgr
Cornelius Harrington
CPM
Providence and Suburban
Providence Telephone Company
Bristol, R. I
MT. Hope Bridge
Board of-Aldermen— of
Thomas H._Ince
Lying Lips
Thomas H. Ince
Associated Producers
Corot
Constable
Nature
North Atlantic
Lips
House Peters
Florence Vidor
Joseph Kilgour
Margaret Livingston
Margaret Campbell
Edith Yorke
Calvert Carter
Emmet C. King
Edward Knoblock
William Fox
New York
France
Russia
Harry Sothernn
E. Sothern
Lady Crute
Robert Schable
John Géostello
Jacob Kingsberry
H. Gilson Wells
Annette Bracy
Thos'h Ince
Benett
Pastime Theatre
Jonathan Brace
QO. M. Bailey
Franklin Street
FISK
Howard R. Newman
Sodini
Cadillac
Franklin Street Garage CO
Ee Mien
Henry Bosch Company
Peper
Mewahoctarere
Sherry Ave
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