D'Wolf Family and their American Ventures in 1812
Harriette Hall Brooks recounts Mr D Wolf founding the Arkwright Mills in Coventry in 1812 and managing nearly a thousand acres of farming. He served Bristol in the Rhode Island legislature for over thirty years, presided as Speaker, and was a U S Senator from 1820 to 1824. He supported protective tariffs and proposed a general system of drawbacks on U S manufactured goods from foreign materials.
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D'Wolf
Arkwright Mills
Coventry
Mount Hope
Metacom
O’wolf
Bristol
United States
Rhode Island
New England
Calhoun
Clay
Lord Bosworth of Oberlin and the unseen kite
The article recalls Professor Bosworth of Oberlin College who, in responding to a skeptical student about God’s existence, compared faith to feeling a kite’s pull unseen at a distance, illustrating knowledge beyond sight. The anecdote highlights his half century influence at Oberlin.
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Bosworth
Oberlin College
The
Christian Science Monitor
Honolulu Post Office Gross Receipts Record Set Last Year
Honolulu Post Office established a new gross receipts record last year at 26 488 227 dollars. The report notes fiscal milestones and mentions Cabialish Setendes Montie in connection with the event.
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Olulu
Honolulu
Cabialish
London Zoo Introduces Automatic Sea Animal Feeder
The London Zoo installs an automat to feed sea lions. The device is designed to improve mood by delivering fish through a slot as sea lions position themselves to receive meals, marking a new approach to animal enrichment in the exhibit.
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London Zoo
ATSCO
The
Christian Science Monitor
The Cistern and the Well
The article traces the evolution of water supply from ancient drought coping to modern plumbing. It notes early cisterns carved from rock and the later discovery of tapping deep groundwater, culminating in today’s ready access to fresh water for households.
Three Roman Catholic May Processions Led by Three Churches
Homage to the Blessed Virgin was offered by about 400 children from St Marys Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Elizabeth during annual May processions. Holy Child and Mary Sodality members marched with music, sermons, and new member enrollments at St Marys and Mt Carmel, featuring May Queen Julia Jamies and a lengthy list of inductees and officers.
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Bristol
Children of Mary Sodalities
St. Mary’s
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St Elizabeth
St Mary's Church
Wood Street
Julia Jamies
Our Lady
Ann Foley
Evelyn Lemaire
Josephine Coggeshall
May Berwick
June Burns
Elizabeth Campanella
Ruth Head
Joseph LaFazia
Holy Childhood Sodality
James Dunbar
St Aloysus Sodality
Catherine Brelsford
Holy Angel Sodality
Holy Name
Children of Mary Sodalit
Rex Michael L. Ryan
Rex Vincent J Griffin
Sisters of Mercy
Victor Trask
Thomas Crowley
Charles McHugh
Luke Callan Jr
Roert Mc- Hugh
Andrew Miles
Harold Gifford
William Burns
Albert Bernard
John Gifford
John Warren
Sodalities
Crowning Crowds at St Elizabeth's Church Observed
Nearly 200 women and children in white dresses marched from the Sisters of Dorothy convent to St Elizabeth's Church for a procession. The evening included crowning the Blessed Virgin, induction of Children of Mary Sodality members, and a sermon by Rev Henrique Rocha with benediction. Mass Fernandes read the consecration.
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St Elizabeth’s Church
Alexandrina Fernandes
Children of Mary Sacet
Mars
Sisters of Dorothy
Tinceln Avenue
Henrique Rocha
Mass Fernandes
Portuguese Espirito Santo Feast Observed by Bristol Portuguese
Bristol residents of Portuguese extraction observed the Feast of Espirito Santo at Holy Ghost Hall on Franklin Street. A flower bedecked shrine, a silver crown, dove of peace and a royal sceptre were central icons as families and children in procession offered donations and prayers.
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Bristol
Espirito Santo
Holy Ghost Hall
Franklin Street
Espiritu Santo Societi
Jack Viera
Third School Street
Mary Viera
Mary Medeiros
Mary Daas
Laura Francis
the Holy Ghost
Dorothy Sousa
Mary Santos
Leah Furtado
Memorial Day Program Observances in Bristol 1939
Memorial Day events unfolded with a parade from Bristol, including the Mariner Ship Vigilant and D A R members. The procession visited North Cemetery for dirges, Gettysburg Address readings, wreath laying, and Taps, followed by a second gathering at Grand Army Hall with a full march and multiple unit details.
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George Millard
Mariner
A . Sidney Herreshoff
Bristol
Frank Sousa
Herbert D Graetz
Hope Street
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Dorothy King
Mr Graetz
Cora M Hill
Cuomo
Battery C
Alessandro
Sousa
Graetz
Sons of Union
Grand Army Hall
Vernon A) Gray
Vernon Gray
Edward M Kavanagh
L.hallan
Arthur W. Barrett Brent
Col
M. Straight
B. W. Wall
Canon A R Parshley
Francis P Slade
Pasquale Mazza
Troon
Bruno Vollaro
John da Ponte
William F Head
Irving Potter
Kearney Sloop
Arthur J Belmore
Golden Rod
William Pinch
Legis
Columbine
Wesley Armstrong
Sidney Dew
Logan
John Partington
G A R
Edward Alessandro
Boy Scout
Herbert D. Graetz
Alice B
Francis P. Cuomo
Edward Allesandro
Sons of Veterans
The
American Legion
243Rd Coast Artillery
Juniper F Hill
St Mary's
Gossip Grams Roadeast Stars In Radio World
Bess Johnson and daughter Jop headline Hilltop House talents while Jop’s versatile record shows painting and music skills. Dorothy Thompson tours Chicago and Hollywood for NBC Hour of Charm with Spitalny orchestra. Don Goddard leads Long Valley fire volunteers. Marek Weber studies subway acoustics for Subway Suite. Readers invited to request star photos.
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Bess Johnson
Hilltop House
Jop
Bess
Chicago
Hollywood
Dorothy Thompson
Hour of Charm
NBC
New York
Miss Thompson
Modern Forum
Phil Spitalny
Don Goddard
Goodyear Farm Radio News
Long Valley
New Jersey
Goddard
Radio Plaga
Marek Weber
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Mary Greene
Dorothy Tavares
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Carl Alisia
Lowell Wright
John McKenna
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Robert Richards
Joseph Tracey
James Bullock
Charles Connery
Michael Fiynn
Raymond Morriss
Louis Silvia
John Sousa
Fred Sever
Kenneth Batley
Robert Almeida
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Robert Brownell
Dominic Bucolo
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Edward Hacklex
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Millie Diodati
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Lola Florenzano
Anna Foti
Antonetta Fusco
Catherine Fusco
Charlotte Federico Phoebe Mascena Rose Madeira
Cecilia Nastri
Mars Pacheco
Eleanor Pagano
Patricia Pagnano
Anna Pensa
Diana Pepe
Sarah Pirri
Antonetta Prezioso
Jola Romano
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Antonetta Stanzione
Mary Troiano
Roselyn Vaccaro
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Phyllis Valero
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Holsghost Hall
Joseph Sousa
Antonio Rodrigues
Vieja
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Kearney
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Francis P Cuomo
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Ge R Fish
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Edgeworth Tobacco
Buffalo
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