Obituary of Josiah Coggeshall longtime Narrows resident
Josiah Everett Coggeshall died suddenly at his home in Little's Narrows on Sunday at 5 PM from heart disease. Born January 19, 1851 in Taunton Massachusetts, he moved here at age 23 and ran a real estate business while serving over 20 years as highway district superintendent. He leaves his wife Alice M. (Smith) Coggeshall, a son William L. Coggeshall, and sister Mrs. Charles A. Johnson. Funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at his home. Rev. Herman W. Warren to officiate. Burial in North Cemetery.
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Josiah Everett Coggeshall
Little’s Narrows
Coggeshall
Heath
Mr. Coggeshall
Taunton
Mass
Loring F
Mary A. (Paull) Coggeshall
The
Narrows
No. 12
Alice M. Smith
William L. Coggeshall
Charles A. Johnson
Herman W. Warren
First Baptist Church
Warren
North Cemetery
Fifth District Court Accepts Dismissals in Nuisance Charge
Judge Frank H Hammill presided as cases on the docket of the Fifth District Court were disposed yesterday. The charge against Chief of Police Hugh F Kelley, Frank Marks for maintaining a nuisance at Church Street House, was dismissed after testimony failed to substantiate it. Other actions included pleas of not guilty and fines in assault and overloaded vehicle cases, with several civil and trespass matters continued.
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Fifth District Court
Frank H. Hammill
Hugh F Kelley
Frank Marks
Church Street
Hammill
Walter Remueres
William Remueres
Kelley
McMahon
Manuel, Jr
Joseph A. Hammill
John Mederios
Frank Marshall
Joseph Marshall
Frank J Richards
American Electric Co
National India Rubber Company
Edwards & Crist Co
Otis M. Bailey
Charles Falugo
J A Janson
Beehive Manuscript Loaned to University of Pennsylvania
The Beehive, a rare Pestorius manuscript by Germantown founder Francis Daniel Pastorius, is loaned to the University of Pennsylvania by his descendants. It spans about 1000 closely written pages and remains unprinted, written as a legacy for his son. The volume contains Latin Greek German and English texts with dry humor and philosophy.
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College
Francis Daniel Pestorius
Germantown
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia North American
Pastorius
Cumberland High Defeats Colt High 12-5 In Thriling Game
Cumberland High runs past Colt High 12 to 5 as Andrade and Green homer. McGrath strikes out 10 in first start with three hits support. Colts' Andrade McGrath and Rinaldis star. Cumberland’s Forestal Lincoln shine. Colt meets Rogers at Newport next.
Ingenious Band Saw for Heavy Timber Work
An inventive band saw uses a chain of linked teeth rather than a continuous blade. Four ball bearing sprockets support the chain in a light frame, driven by a 5 horsepower gasoline motor for coarse tasks like felling trees and cutting stove wood.
Michael Kavanaugh dies after illness at home
Michael Kavanaugh a long time resident died yesterday morning at 9 15 at his home 356 Wood street after weeks of illness from a complications of diseases He was born in Ireland about 80 years ago came to the United States as a youth and lived here over 50 years He served twenty years as janitor of Byfield School and before that thirty years as a fireman at National India Rubber Company He is survived by two brothers John of Newport RI and Richard of this town a son Edward M and two daughters Mrs Francis Doyle of Providence and Mrs Bernard J Farley of this town Funeral services will be at St Marys Church Thursday at 9 am Burial will follow in St Marys Cemetery.
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Michael Kavanaugh
Wood Street
Mr. Kavanaugh
Ireland
Byfield School
National India Rubber Company
Kavanaugh
John
Newport
Richard Kavanaugh
Edward M
Francis Doyle
Providence
Bernard J. Farley
St Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Richard F Burke 49. Warren interment after Malden mass
Richard F Burke died after a paralysis illness and a Malden requiem mass. He was a Warren native and riveter at Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, worked on cup defenders, and is survived by his mother three brothers and a sister. Burial at St Marys Cemetery in Warren followed.
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Malden
Mass
Richard F Burke
Warren
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Burke
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Steel
Timothy
John
Thomas
Frank Mahoney
Lost In the Fog Impacts on London Children
Health statisticians report fogs in London raise death rates from bronchitis and pneumonia. Heavy fogs trap coal smoke from factories and homes, lowering resistance to germs and increasing fatalities.
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London
Leaflets Distinguish Box Elder from Ash Maples
Leaflets number three to five on a stalk, with ash like leaves. Bark on the trunk is light brown gray with shallow furrows. Young twigs show olive green coloration according to Nature Magazine citing the American Tree Association.
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American Tree Association of
Washington, D. C
Nature Magazine
Rickshaw Replaces Taxicab in Durban Town
Durban is a popular summer stop for Johannesburg visitors. Rickshaws drawn by Zulu men now outnumber taxis, offering a cool sway and a sense of superiority, though drivers often live harsh early deaths from sun and exposure.
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Durban
Johannesburg
G. B. Mackenzie
World Traveler
Britain Has Smallest Cathedral in the World
The smallest cathedral in Great Britain is the cathedral of the diocese of Argyle and the Isles on a Firth of Clyde island, housing only 100 worshipers. St. Asaph Cathedral is also small and praised for beauty, with Durham as possible comparison.
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Diocese of
Argyle and the Isles
Firth of Clyde
St. Asaph
Durham
Vale of Clwyd
Ruthin
Dhyl
Clwyd
Elwy
St. Asaph Cathedral
London
Broadway Electric Signs Glow With 36000 Lamps
Five bold Broadway signs in New York use nearly 36000 incandescent lamps, more than were used nationwide in 1881. The largest chewing gum sign lights 19000 lamps while the total draw is 890 kilowatts, about a quarter of 1881 national consumption, yet their illumination surpasses the prior night’s brightness.
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Broadway
New York
United States
Edison
Mine trader returns from New York sale in Salome
Salome Sun reports Bill With ers has just come back from New York where he traveled to sell his mine. He says buyers wooed him with riches and signing him up rapidly while he cannot recall the details. He plans to return home with fellow burros, calling New York a hellish place for a white man.
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Dick Wick Hall
Salome
Ariz
Sun
Bill Withers
New York
Bill
Three Bulls and Yeats as a Col lector of Irish Bulls
Publisher calls William Butler Yeats a col lector of Irish bulls. One bull cites a politician who warned his audience that his remarks would verge on bluntness. Another bull features a priest lamenting flowers on graves after death. A third bull involves a Belfast parson praying to water grace.
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William Butler Yeats
Belfast
Irishman signs articles with both hands joke
A shipboard Irishman Pat writes his name with his right hand then switches to his left and finishes. The officer notes the feat and Pat replies that his father taught him to cut fingernails with the left hand in case he loses use of the right.
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Pat
Sad Ending In A Schoolgirl Tale
A conscientious mother cautions her daughter Miss Thirteen about a book's sad ending. The girl agrees the story is lovely yet replies it ends tragically with a death and a husband returning to his wife. The dialogue preserves a domestic mood and concerns literary taste.
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Miss Thirteen
Bristol Scouts Plan Field Day Activities and Pageant
The First Bristol Troop meets weekly with ongoing Friday sessions. Troop 2 will finalize plans for Field Day in Providence on Saturday while Rally winners practice for events. A large turnout is urged for Field Day at Roger Williams Park with a pageant investiture streamers badges contests and stunts by Dum Bell Troop No 1.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Providence
Roger Williams Park
Dumbell
Hope Street
Bristol Yacht
Married Ruggiero Leone in Our Lady of Mt Carmel
In this town on May 19, at the Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Orlando S Ruggeiro married Miss Helen B Leone, both residents of this town, with Rev. Joseph Poyja officiating.
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Ruggiero—Leone
Funeral notices for Coggeshall and Kavanaugh
In this town May 18 Josiah Everett Coggeshall aged 73 died son of Loring F and Mary A Coggeshall funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. from his residence Little's Narrows relatives invited. In this town May 19 Michael Kavanaugh aged 80 is noted.
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Coggeshall
Josiah Everett Coggeshall
Loring F
Mary A (Paull) Coggeshall
Little
Upcoming Community Events List For Kearney Area
A schedule of events from April 26 to May 25 includes Bazaar nights at Grand Army Hall by Kearney Post No 6 A S and American Legion Auxiliary, four one act plays by Ex celsior Tennis Club, food sales by Green and White staff, a card party by Mount Hope Chapter U D OES, a Bristol Yacht Club dance by First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts, and an Italian recitation night at Pastime Theatre hosted by Loggia S M Maddalena Costeria No 1173 O F D I.
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Grand Army Hall
Kearney, Post
A. S. and
American Legion Auxiliary
Kearney
Trinity Parish House
Excelsior Tennis Club
Colt Memorial High School
The
Green and White
Green & White
Mount Hope
U. D. Order of Eastern Star
Bristol Yacht Club
Bristol
Boy Scouts
Loggia S. M. Maddalena Costeria d’Amalfi
F.D.I
Poppy Day Fundraiser By American Legion Planned
The American Legion Kearney Post No 6 and its auxiliary announce a Poppy Day on May 24 to raise funds. Proceeds go to the auxiliary with one tenth to the National Child Welfare Commission and the rest for disabled veterans and their families. Legionnaires should join Babbitt Post No 15 at State Street M E Church next Sunday evening.
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American Legion
Kearney Pos No. 6
Bristol
National Child Welfare Commisson
Legionnaires
Babbitt Post
No. 15
State Street
M .E
Origin of Sheep in Nature Magazine
Sheep origins remain a puzzle to naturalists as to who first brought them from wild roamings to serve humans. Domestication may be ancient. today wild sheep show thick hair and little wool, while over 200 domestic breeds exist and wool buyers recognize more than 600 wool grades.
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Nature Magazine
Electricity as a dietary element explained by physiologists
Physiologists claim everyone consumes some electricity daily. They say muscle and nerve cells act like batteries and even plants exhibit electric activity. Some researchers argue that non electrically active food provides little nourishment.
Buchanan's Firm Fare Policy Cited in Inklings Text
The passage notes President James Buchanan always paid his own travel fare even after leaving office, rejecting free passes. It quotes friends recalling his stance that TJ would cover his costs while able and would stay home when unable to afford travel.
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James Buchanan
Early Introduction of Horses to Native Americans
The text traces the arrival of horses in North America from Spain. It notes that Spaniards introduced horses to Mexico, De Soto spread them to Florida and the Mississippi region, and Coronado brought the horse to Great Plains tribes in 1541.
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America
Mexico
de Soto
Florida
Mississippi
Coronado
Great Plains
Silence refutes hardest arguments in wisdom's realm
A compact remark asserts silence as a powerful counter to heated dispute and values wisdom above forceful rhetoric. The quote credits silence as a superior, irreplaceable tool in argument and decision making.
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H. W. Shaw
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