Senator Colt Urges Limited War Press Powers
Washington May 14 1917 Senator Colt replies to L F C Garvin of Providence Rhode Island arguing for limited presidential power to control publications during war He says trust in the President is warranted to prevent information that could aid enemies and notes the press is loyal but may need safeguards for national survival
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
L. F. C Garvin
People's Forum
Providence
Leb B Colt
Automobile Registrations Show Local Car Entries
Last week at the State Board of Public Roads office, registrations included entries for Albert Jamies Warren Ford 22h p touring 29866, George H Burnham Warren Oldsmobile 19 h p touring 29916, Marston Lincoln Warrington Buick 25h p touring 8930, Henry A Hoffman Barrington Ford 22h p touring 29940, Mira H Hoffman Barrington Ford 22h p touring 12080, and Walter W Whipple Barrington Cadillac 31 h p touring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Board of Public Roads
Albert Jamies
Warren Ford
George H Burnham Warren
Oldsmobile
Marston Lincoln
Warrington
Buick
Henry A Hoffman Barrington
Ford
Mira H Hoffman
Barrington
Walter W Whipple
Cadillac
Real Estate Items for Home and Investment Prospectuses
A list of properties offered for sale including farms with 10.5 acres and multiple 8 to 12 room apartment houses, along with cottages, leased properties, building lots at Fox Hill Plaza, and other town lots. Describes utilities and potential investment value while inviting personal calls to discuss purchases.
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High Street
Church Street
Thompson Avenue
Bradford Street
State Street
Fox Hill Plaza
Charlotte Walker Stars in The Trail of the Lonesome Pine at Y M C A
The Y M C A presents Charlotte Walker in The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with a Virginia moonshine tale of love between an Internal Revenue officer and a moonshiner’s daughter. Also shows include Visited the Sultan of Sulu travelogue and other shorts. matinee at 4 30, evening show at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. C. A. Moving Pictures
Charlotte Walker
Cumberland Mountains
Jané
Eld Judd Tolliver
Tolliver
Sultan of
Sulu
Paramount
North Pole
Bobby Bumps
Bobby
Library Competition Brings Bristol and Warren Vote Contest
The Great Library Contest prompts Bristol and Warren to display books and invite local institutions to vote. Eleven contestants in Warren plus eighteen in Bristol compete for hundreds of dollars in books, with results to be published next issue. Citizens are urged to participate by postcard to the Library Advertising Company at Columbus Circle New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Warren
Kunz
Cizcus
Warren Shoe Company
Agate
Teappante
Library
Columbus Circle
New York
Bristol Contest Standings Show Wide Mix of Participants
The standings list a diverse set of contestants including Mt John's School vane Gurls, Warren High School Camp Pare Gurls, Potesters of America, Methodist Church, Baptist Church, Papiut Brotherhood, Washington ILF, and Fagles Heights of Columbus Church Org. Scores shown include figures like 46, 524, 25fy, 7, 50, 29, and 16, reflecting a broad participation across groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt John’s School
Vane Gurls “Club
Warren High School
Camp Pare Gurls
Potesters of America
Methodist Church Baptist Church
Papiut Brotherhood
Washington Ilf & Po
Fagles Heights of Columbus Church
Local Businesses List Includes Shoes Jeweler and Grocer
A compilation of business names appears, naming Butler's Shoe Store Edward D Kunz jeweler W M Connery men's store Louis Benjamin Reed House Furnishing Co Warren Shoe Company Excelsion Grocery and Market The Family Drug Store C J Besaw ideal five ten cent store C C Bliss cigars and stationery Reed House Furnishing Co.
Letter From French Front Describes Shelling Near Cathedral
John R. Edwards Jr writes to his parents about a World War I experience with American Ambulance in France. He recalls sixteen inch shells, a near miss from an "Eclat," and the fear and danger as ambulances moved to a poste secours. He describes gas victims, brancardiers, and the comforting custom of wounded men gripping a comrade's hand.
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John R. Edwards, Jr
France
Adams
Hospital Poste
Red Cross
Par Poen
Poste Secours
Brancarther
Notice of Probate and Bond on Bristol Estate
The undermined Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Cecelia Ada Munro has filed as admitted to probate in Bristol. All persons with claims against the estate must file them with the clerk within six months from the first advertisement. Nellie R. Munro is named as executrix.
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Cecelia Ada Munro
Bristol
Nellie Ro Munro
Samuel Isaacson
Samuel Kennieson
Bristol Phenix
John M Coggeshall
Susie F. Gladding
Ristol
George T Gladding
Probate notice in Bristol for Emma P Williams will
The Bristol probate court presents for probate a will alleged to be Emma P Williams. The matter is received and referred for hearing on June 4 1917 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room. Notice is ordered to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Robate
Bristol
Emma
Williams
Emma P Willamstate
Jyne
Bristol Phoenix
John M Coggeshall
August W. Orgelman
Mabel E. Orgelman
August W Orgelman
Atte Coggeshall
John Russell Pearse
William J. Pearse
Bristol Phenix
Torn of
Coggeshall
Erstate
Charles B Woop
Moses
Wood
Charles B. Wood
John On. Coggeshall
Mrs Clayton's Letter Praises Vinci For Nervous Weakness
A Louisville reader, Mrs W Crayton, reports improvement after taking Vinci. The ad claims Vinci rebuilds a run-down nervous system using beef and cod liver peptones, iron, glycerophosphates and mange peptonals. HOPE DRUG CO Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Vinci
Crayton
Hope Drug CO
Bristol
Registration Day Board Appoints Assistants for Two Districts
The Federal registration act committee led by Wallis E Howe appoints assistant registrars for two districts. First District registrars include Robert J Connery Augustus P Connery and others. Registration is set for June 5 at Artillery Hall for District One and Town Hall for District Two.
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Wallis E. Howe
John M. Coggeshall
W. Fred Williams
Council Chamber
Robert J. Connery
Augustus P. Connery
William J. McShane
James F. Lavarider
Joseph A. Hammill
William H. Sisson
John Rusheneck
John H. Wall
Fred Wilbur
John
War Department issues Newport harbor anchorage chart
A Town Council hearing months ago led to a newly issued War Department harbor chart through the United States Engineer Office at Newport. The chart marks channel fairway and angles along the harbor from Bristol Yacht Club to the upper harbor, with an 400 foot wide anchorage space west of the channel and requires all vessels to drop anchors. Harbor Master Samuel Wardwell filed the chart at the Town Clerk's office yesterday.
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USS Army
War Department
United States Engineer
Newport
Samuel Wardwell
Bristol Yacht Club
Marriages and Notices from Holyoke and Nearby Towns
Marriages and obituaries announced: Hughes and Martindale wed in Holyoke on May 21 with Dr Edgar Hughes and Florence Ada Martindale named. Dillon wedding in Eden Park on May 23. Gracia birth/age listed as 50 at death in town on May 24. Davis obituary note for Rebecca K., daughter of Thomas and Hannah Davis, formerly of the town, reported May 23.
Fifteenth-annual King Philip Steam Fire Engine Fair schedule
The notice lists events from April 14 to June 2 at Artillery Hall, Colt Memorial High School, Pastime Theatre, Columbia Hall, and Odd Fellows' Hall. Activities include a fire engine fair, private dances, entertainment, motion pictures, a dance by the Portuguese Club, whist, and a final dance under local auspices. The entries cover dates, venues, and organizing groups such as the First Bristol Troop, Rhode Island Boy Scouts, Young Men's Portuguese Club, and United Brothers' Social Club.
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King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
Artillery Hall
Colt Memorial High School
First Bristol Troop
Rhode Island Boy Scouts
Columbia Hall
Young Men's
Portuguese Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
United Brothers’ Social Club
Court records show name change, estates handled in Bristol
The Bristol court contains decrees changing Samuel Isaacson to Samuel Kennieson and scheduling probate actions. Administrators present final accounts for August W Orgelman, John Russell Pearse, and Charles B Wood guardianship, with hearings set for June 4 1917 and weekly notices in the Bristol Phoenix.
Will and Probate Copy for James Mills Estate
Estate of James Mills in Bristol County Massachusetts requests filing and recording of the last will and probate. Copies issued under the Court seal and referred to June 4 1917 at 10 30 a m by Probate Clerk Poggeshaul.
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Bristol
James Mills
Thomas B. Norris
New Bedford
Rhode Island
Bristol Phoenix
Ants Poggeshaul
Notice of Executor for Susie F Gladding Bristol Wills
The executor of Susie F Gladding's last will and testament in Bristol gives notice that he has accepted the will and posted bond in the Probate Court office. The filing is recorded under George T Gladding with the date 11 18 25.
Fruitatives End Constipation and Fatigue, A Customer Note
Dan McLean reports relief after two years of constipation and headaches using Fruitatives. He praises restored appetite and energy, noting the product costs 50 cents a box or six for 2.50, available at dealers or by mail from Fruitatives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McClean
Fruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Patriotic Concert Under Jolly Three In Columbia Hall
A Thursday evening program on June 28 titled Saluting the Flag features entertainment under the Sunshine Club auspices at State Street M E Church. local notices indicate community groups organizing the patriotic event in Columbia Hall and at the church venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Jolly Three
Columbia Hall
Sunshine Club
State Street
M. E. Church
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Scott's
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Senator Colt
Properte
N. J. Golden
Congregational ST
St. John’s School
Lagles
Voase
Knights of
At Mary's Church
Epatotic
American Ambulance Field Service
Service En Campagne de Ambulance Americaine
Mrs. Clayton
DAY Board
Keith’s Theatre
Albee Stock Company
Keith
Providence Theatre
Boston
Albee Company
Albee
DR. Andrews
Washington ST
Mathewson ST
R. I
Phone Union
State OF
Providence Plantations
Town OF
William W. Franklin &Co
Wood St
OTISL
Otis L. Wood
DeWolf Avenue
Northip Bros
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
Dorothy Dodd
Sam
G. A. R. Block
Thomas Christodol Corner
Thames and Oliver Streets
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
W. O. Talbot
W. Hopkins
G.W. Simmons Undertakers and Funeral Directors
E. L.F. Colwell
Telephone
Constitution Street
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Cr. of
E. L. Watson &Co
Industrial Trust Co
R. L
Isaac B. Munro
Garfiel Garfield Ave
R E. W. Weaver
Union Streft
Insurance and Mortgages
Congregational Street
Walter H. Cogceshall
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