Munroe Will In Providence Probate Court Sealed
The Providence Court of Probate proved Miss Emma M. Munroe's will dated May 7 1928 appointing Henry Bigelow Hills as executor with $100 000 bond. Amy A Goddard to receive life net income and one year occupancy of the Franklin Street home, then trust funds transfer to Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Several charitable bequests and specific gifts to St Michael's Church Ivy Guild and other relatives are noted along with guardianship and estate actions for multiple wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Probate
Edward L. Leahy
Emma M. Munroe
Henry Bigelow Hills
Providence
William T. O’donnell
Munroe
Bristol
Goddard
Miss Munroe
Obituary of St Mary’s Parish Member Mary Doyle
Mrs Mary Maguire Doyle wife of Thomas Doyle died at 289 Wood Street aged 80 about to reach 81. A Warren native since youth she aided the sick and was known for charity. Survived by husband two daughters Miss Mary Doyle Mrs George Hazard five grandchildren and three sons Daniel B Doyle Thomas Doyle Jr Edward Dole. Funeral Friday with requiem mass at St Mary’s Church at 9.00 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Parish
Mary (Maguire) Doyle
Thomas Doyle
Wood Street
Church Street
Michael McCallion
Warren
Mary Doyle
George C Hazard
Providence
Daniel B Doyle
Thomas Doyle, Jr
New York
Edward Dole
Cincinnati
Ohio
St Mary's Church
Henry A Whitmarsh veteran dies at Soldiers Home
Henry A Whitmarsh a Spanish American and World War veteran died at the Soldiers Home He was admitted Oct 2 1927 and served in Company A First Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish American War He later joined Battery B 103d Field Artillery 26th Division before entering the home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Whitmarsh
Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry
103D Field Artillery
Obituary of a Providence man with military and lodge affiliations
The deceased, a native of Rhode Island and son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Whitman Armington, leaves one sister Mrs Lucy B White of 92 Parnell Street Providence. He was 57 and a member of Allyn K Capron Camp No 1 United Spanish American War Veterans Overseas Lodge No 40 F and A M Providence Royal Arch Chapter No 1. Funeral is in Providence tomorrow afternoon with burial in the United Spanish American War Veterans lot at North Burial Ground Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athe
Jonathan
Elizabeth
Armington
Lucy B. White
Parnell Street
Providence
Allyn K. Capron
United Spanish-American War Veterans
Overseas Lodge
Providence Royal Arch
Widow Martha Ashton Dies After Seven Weeks Ill
Mrs Martha Ashton widow of James Ashton died Saturday evening at her Chestnut Street home after a seven week illness. Born in New Brighton by the Sea England she lived in Bristol 42 years. Funeral from her residence at 2 pm with burial in North Cemetery Rev Dr R J Chrystie officiated. Bearers were Harold John Jr Fulton and Stewart Ashton grandsons of Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ashton
James Ashton
Chestnut Street
New Brighton-by-the-Sea
England
Bristol
North Cemetery
R. J. Chrystie
State Street M. E
Harold, John, Jr. Fulton
Stewart Ashton
Providence
First Baptist Church Announces Evening Events and Guest Soloist
Evangelistic supper conferences occur this evening and tomorrow at 6 30 at the First Baptist Church with one hour sessions and follow up home visitations. A Thursday 7 30 church business meeting precedes the midweek prayer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Candy on the Plate Leads to a Family Confession
A father finds four pieces of candy left after dinner and questions his sons. Robert accuses Billy, age three, who denies eating it yet admits it was good, illustrating a polite yet contradictory reply in a domestic moral tale.
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Billy
Robert
Bily
Day of Sea Chanties in the Modern Sailor Life
The article argues sea chanties are a relic of old ship life with few sailors left to sing them. Landsmen publish sea songs as the era of working sailors fades and modern ships rely on bands for onboard music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.ip
Disturbance at Political Meeting Ends in Demand for Jones
A crowded hall in Kansas City becomes stifling as windows cannot be opened. The crowd overwhelms the mayor with cries of "Jones Jones" before he declares he will not speak amid the uproar.
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Jones
Kansas City Star
No Chance for Witches Salem’s Prosperous Salem
A New York Times history asserts Salem has moved past witchcraft fears and 80 years after executions the town enjoys modern growth. Visitors see the Information Chamber of Commerce sign at the Salem railroad station guiding arrival.
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Salem
New York Times
Massachusetts
Chamber of Commerce
Plant Sensitivity and Light Response Noted by Scientists
The text discusses how plants react to light by bending toward illumination and notes a sense of touch in many plants. It cites the sensitive plant and the catchfly as examples of touch responsiveness through hinged leaf movement.
Fingerprint clue leads Leeds police to three-finger thief
Police linked a three fingered thief to handbag robberies at St Anne’s Cathedral after chemical dust revealed a three finger print. A woman fitting the clue was seen entering the cathedral and sitting by a bug with a missing hand, later examined at the police court.
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Leeds
England
St. Anne’s
Origins of the Spencer Coat Popularized by a Bet
A short coat known as the Spencer rose to fame in the Georgian era after Earl Spencer joked that a trimmed coat would inspire imitation. He cut the skirts from his coat and wore the body and sleeves, and within a week a tailor copied the look, popularizing the Spencer.
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Spencer
George III
Earl Spencer
London
Visitor Seeks Mrs Bell Yet Finds Ladies Out
An acquaintance called on worried ladies, but Moses the old servant answered that they were all out. The visitor left cards and explained she wished to see Mrs Bell. Moses repeated that both the ladies and Mrs Bell were away.
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Moses
Missy
Mrs Bell
Mrs. Bell
Character Colors and Moral Labels in Society
The piece catalogs human traits by color terms. It notes red for anger yellow for cowardice white for straightness blue for loyalty and colorlessness for low energy. It adds a quip about a mummy having as much pep as a museum exhibit and being excused by age.
Odor Closes Indianapolis Office as Rat Found Dead
A city business office in Indianapolis faced a foul smell prompting a janitor to search beneath a counter. He located only papers and debris while the odor traced to a dead rat, prompting alarm and an ill-timed warning about leaving evidence behind.
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Tme
Indianapollis
Phewt
Hs Vicence
Indianapolis News
Sweat Production From Public Health Observation
Public health scientists note average sweat output in a 24 hour period may reach two to three pints for a clothed person at 32 degrees Celsius. Optimum temperature humidity and activities can cause higher or lower amounts under different conditions.
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Public Health Service
Mouse Entombed in Birmingham Gas Pipe
During renewal of an iron gas supply on Cannon Street offices in Birmingham a mummified mouse was found in perfect preservation with whiskers intact. The pipe had lain undisturbed for thirty years. The mouse likely entered when premises were erected and the gas sealed its fate, preserving the body from decay.
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Cannon Street
Birmingham
England
Early Electric Trolleys Spur Urban Transit 1880s
The first electric trolley cars were built by Van Depoele and ran in Chicago in 1888. In 1889 electric lines operated in Cleveland and Kansas City. Canada showed its first electric street car in 1885 at Toronto, with a line at St Catharines in 1887. The first fully electric street railway in America began with a Baltimore Hampden line opening in September 1885.
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van Depoele
Chicago
Cleveland
Kansas City
Canada
Toronto
St Catherines
America
Baltimore
Hampden
City of Bridges: Pittsburgh Metro Counts Over 500 Structures
Within Pittsburgh city limits there are 125 bridges owned by the city. Allegheny County in the metropolitan district owns 331 bridges. Additional bridges belong to railroads and street railways, pushing the total of bridges and viaducts in the metropolitan area to over 500.
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Pittsburgh
City
Allegheny County
Local Birth Announcements in Worcester Area
In Worcester April 27 a daughter Joyce Lorraine to Mr and Mrs Aaron Gomberg and granddaughter to Mr and Mrs Jacob Bassing. In this town May 5 a daughter Mary to Mr and Mrs Thomas Maiorano of 608 Wood Street. In this town May 4 a son to Mr and Mrs Charles W McGinn of 7 Howe Street.
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Gomberg
Ini
Worcester
Joyce Lorraine
Aaron Gomberg
Mass
Arid
Jacob Bassing
Maiorano
Mary
Thomas Maiorano
Wood Street
McGinn
Charles W. McGinn
Howe Street
Local Obituaries Rise of Three Town Residents
Died. Martha Ashton 70 widow of James Ashton. May 4 at home. Doyle. Mary Maguire Doyle 81 widow of Thomas Doyle. May 6. Funeral from 289 Wood Street May 10 at 8 30 a.m. Requiem at St Marys Church 9 a.m. Whitmarsh. Henry A Whitmarsh died at Soldiers Home May 5 aged 57. Relatives invited.
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Ashton
Martha Ashton
James Ashton
Doyle
Mary (Maguire) Doyle
Thomas Doyle
Wood Street
St. Mary’s
Whitmarsh
Soldiers’ Home
Henry A. Whitmarsh
In Memoriam Henry Middleton and Georgie Middleton
A memorial notice notes the deaths of Henry Middleton on May 16 and George A. Middleton on June 19 1912. The verse expresses ongoing loss, longing, and the hope of reunion, signed by their mother Mrs Sarah Gilmore.
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Henry Middleton
George A. Middleton
Willie
Darling
Georgie
Sarah Gilmore
Warren land taken for state road project described on plat
Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads records its election to take land in Warren for highway purposes. The description, plat No. 263, and statement were filed with the Warren Town Clerk on April 26, 1929, detailing land along Main Street between Mill Street and Brown Street and adjacent parcels with rights to the highway.
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Mill Street
Warren
Rhode Island
State Board of Public Roads
General Assembly
Recorder of Deeds
Warren Main Street
Sta
Main Street
Sta. 13
Sta 23
Brown Street
Botatien
Sta. 25
Sta. 22
John J
Margaret L. Conways
Isaac and
Eugenie Garceau
Rhode Island State Board OF Public Roads
Abram L. Atwood
F Robinson J W. Hanley
G. BR. Wellington
R. I. State Board of Public Roads
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Amy A. Goddard
Woonsocket
Clarencé Arnold
Woinsocket
Patrick J. Jones
Frank J. Jones
Gertrude F. Peck
Annie Carlos
Westcote Herreshoff Chesebrough
Baptist Church
Charles H Liscomb
Edwin D Ellinwood
Boston
de Guichard
Ellinwood
Elijah
Strickland
Areeaemeerr Electric Company
Aceern
Englychos Marsdeaeeeinnrt
Newland Power
Ee Belvedere Bloc
Seog
Munch
State OF Rhode Island
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