Boy Survives Fall Into Old Well on High Street
On September 14, 1906, five year old John Maciel fell into the Deacon Thasher well on High street while dipping water. Roy Rush and Frank Vona rescued him. he swallowed water but remained conscious and recovered at home. Now a grown Phoenix staff member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maciel
Catherine Maciel
High Street
Church
Court Streets
Roy Rush
Frank Vona
John
Hale
Phoenix
Fall River Tennis Tournament Opens on Golf Club Grounds
In the first round Miss Martha S Rockwell defeats Miss Chace 6 0 6 4. Miss Harley beats Miss B Eddy 6 1 6 1 and Miss Tryon defeats Miss Pelton 6 1 6 1. Miss Katharine Tucker defeats Miss Ballard 6 0 6 1. Mollie Hamill defeats Miss B Borden 6 1 6 0. In the second round Hamill beats Rockwell 6 0 6 3 and Harley beats Tryon 6 4 6 4. Hamill advances to the semifinals to be played tomorrow.
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Fall River
Martha S. Rockwell
Chace
Miss Harley
Miss B Eddy
West Newton
Miss Tryon
Providence
Miss Pelton
Poughkeepsie
Miss Katherine Tucker
Bristol
Miss Ballard
Miss Hamill
Cornerstone ceremony pending Colt Memorial High School plan
Cement and crushed stone foundations for Colt Memorial High School at Hope and Bradford near completion. No cornerstone date set until Col Colt arrives tomorrow. An open meeting at G A R Hall hosted by Babbitt Post 15 drew over 100 attendees with speeches by John Butterworth and Tom Robinson and a social hour.
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Colt Memorial High School
Hope and
Bradford
Col Colt
G A R
Babbitt Post
No 15
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
Post
Colt and party arrive in New York amid senator candidacy talk
Col. Colt and Col Harold J Gross with Miss Mary L Colt and Miss Beatrice Colt have spent two months touring Europe in an automobile. They arrived in New York Tuesday aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm Jr. Col Colt was interviewed by newspaper men about his possible run for the U S Senate this fall but declined to discuss the matter. He is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col S . Colt
Harold J Gross
Mary L. Colt
Beatrice Colt
Europe
New York
Col
Colt
United States
Aviators and Saints win Lions Club bowling opener
Opening Lions Club bowling league night at Ned Digati alleys saw the Aviators led by Senator Joseph C. Kinder defeat the Hikers skippered by Johnny Walker 1467 to 1465 and the Saints led by Rev. George H. Toadvin Jr. top the Woodchoppers 1326 to 1270.
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Aviators
Joseph C. Kinder
Hikers
Johnny Walker
Saints
George H. Toadvin, Jr
Capt. McKenna
Woodchoppers
Lions Club
Ned” Digati
State Street
Wall
Dr. D'Angelo
Jimmy Lanzire
Louis Tortorice
Dr.Callery
Hawes
Funeral for Paulino Vona Held in Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Funeral services for Paulino Vona 72 were held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church with Rev Fr Joseph Sorzano officiating. Burial followed in St Mary's Cemetery. Vona, lifelong resident for 41 years, born in Moschiano Italy, leaves wife, daughter Annie Di Mezza, sons America and George, and four grandchildren.
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Paulino Vona
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Joseph Sorzano
St Mary's Cemetery
Mr Vona
Moschiano
Italy
National India Rubber Compan
Holy Name Society
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Annie di Mezza
America
George Vona
Daughter Born to Pacheco Family in Mars Angela
In this town on Saturday October 31 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Anthony Pacheco at 241 State Street Mars Angela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacheco
Anthony Pacheco
Mars Angela
State Street
Coming Events Calendar in DeWolf Chapel and Town Halls
A sequence of church and club gatherings listed for November and December. Netopian Society events on Nov 7 14 21 28 at Farr Hall and High Street Gonteras House. Kiddie Revue at Colt High School auditorium. Mt Hope Chapter 23 EO S hosts a Thanksgiving Dance. Christmas sale by State Street MF Church and Ladies Aid Society. Bristol Yacht Club Dance invites the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWolf Memorial Chapel
Col Cheatem
Netopian Society
Farr
Progressive Citizens’ Club
Fagles’ Hall
Makowsky Building
Gonteras House
High Street
Colt High School
Mt Hope
Nmas
Salem Vestry
State Street
Mt Church
Epworth League
Church Street Armory
Auspites Battery C
Ladies’ Aid Society
Congregational Club
Bristol Yacht Club
Westerly Downs Colt High 26 0 Friday Football Rout
Westerly High School defeated Colt Memorial 26 to 0 on Friday afternoon in Westerly. Star back Mudge scored three touchdowns on runs of 65, 55 and 15 yards, aided by strong Westerly line play and Colt casualties. Eldredge added a plunge for the extra point.
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Colt Memorial High
Westerly
Mudge
Colt
C. Lamb
Eldredge
Datalo
J. Mudge
R Mudge
GriHo
W Lamb
Deuth
Azzerrno
Fellicetti
Murona
Gingerella
Lassone
Bliven
Itchewitch
Archie
Sisson
Price
Ruisi
Rose
Kinney
J Mudge
Saddon
Nichols
Azzerano
Deutsch
W Lamp
Nardone
Itchkowitch
Bleven
Rutsi
Markoff
C Lamb
Virtuito
Dotolo
Eldred
Harris Colt Memorial
Guevremont
Borges
Sanford
Mescall
de Leo
Weaver
Deleo
Vorro
Flynn
Annarummo
Dubuc
Jackson
Massa
Mack
Fasano
Caruso
R R Higgins
B Riley, Jr
W Youlden
J K
Perods
Theodore F Green Named Rhode Island Victory Campaign Chairman
Theodore Francis Green of Providence will head the Rhode Island Victory Campaign Committee. The national drive seeks 1.5 million dollars to bolster the Democratic Party for the 1932 presidential election, under leadership announced by Jouett Shouse. Green will direct steps and personnel for the state committee and coordinate with the Democratic National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Theodore Francis Green
Rhode Island
John W. Davis
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Green
New Books Note Milton Quotation at Library Door
Browsing the New York Public Library reveals over the Main Reading Room door a Milton quotation in period spelling. The line emphasizes a book as the life blood of a master spirit embalm’d and treasured for a life beyond a life.
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New York Public Library
John Milton
Lone Cowboy by Will James
Will James recounts his life in Lone Cowboy with sixty drawings. The author blends cowboy slang and Western spirit to portray a vivid frontier life.
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Will James
West
TO HAVE AND TO BOLD Jamestown Tale Reissued
Wary Johnston provides a color illustrated edition by Frank E. Schoonover of a 1621 Jamestown tale. The remembrance print marks one of the outstanding books reprinting an epic of pirates Indians and gallant exploits.
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Wary Johnston
Frank E. Schoonover
Jamestown Settlement
One Night in Santa Anna riotous tale unfolds
A colorful plot unfolds in Santa Anna as a mixing bowl of characters the Captain an Irish Millionaire his wife and a South American politician collide in a South American city. A shop worn writer and artist mingle as the dish bakes into a pan of escalating incidents culminating in a riot.
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Santa Anna
Thomas Washington-Metcalf
Transformation of a Drudge to Fortune in Oppenheim Tale
A windfall after forty changes a man who worked hard for his family. He becomes a leisure gentleman and leaves them behind, while Oppenheim crafts the social ascent with his characteristic skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cradd
Phillips Oppenheim
Finis
Mr Oppenheim
The Fumbled Pass by Ralph Henry Barbour
A prep school novel about a hero who fumbles a critical pass but shows pluck and redeems himself with a standout performance the next year. It targets boys and older readers, with sales options offered by the paper for ordering.
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Ralph Henry Barbour
George Avison
Karl Vogt Exponent of Darwinism Dies at 128
Karl Vogt a naturalist and materialistic philosopher born in Switzerland in 1817 pursued medicine and later devoted his time to authorship and lectures. He became one of the leading exponents of the Darwinian theory of evolution and died in 1859.
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Karl Vogt
Switzerland
Germany
England
Glass Disintegration in Moist Soil Over Centuries
The text explains that glass buried in moist soil would slowly disintegrate due to water and alkali. The rate depends on glass composition and soil conditions, with disintegration occurring extremely slowly and potentially taking centuries for complete breakdown.
Franklin's Last Home in Philadelphia
The house built before 1765 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia became Franklin Place. Franklin spent his later years there, died there, and had it enlarged in 1785 to three stories with a large room for the American Philosophical Society of which he was president.
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Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Franklin Place
Franklin
American Philosophical Society
Look at Me Judged by Attitude and Reformers
A Toledo Blade critique suggests a reformer’s mental reservation may be read as self centered. The piece reflects on the tension between personal stance and public reform rhetoric.
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Toledo Blade
California's Climates Across A Vast Terrain
California presents a global climate mosaic with a 1,000 mile span from north to south. It exhibits climates as varied as northern New York to southern Florida, featuring snow capped mountains and desert heat.
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California
New York
Florida
Catherine the Great and Her Husband Peter the Great
Catherine the Great of Russia married Grand Duke Peter who became heir, though he was physically and mentally weak and despised by Catherine. He did not play a major role in ruling Russia compared with Catherine.
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Catherine the Great
Russia
Peter
Elizabeth
Catherine
Ancient tablet warning echoes across centuries
A correspondent recalls an ancient clay tablet message citing a king’s decree against theft and copying, warning that the gods will overthrow the thief. The quirky note contrasts modern public library frustrations with a 2500-year-old artifact.
Briefly Told Sorrows Gather Around Great Souls
A reflective line on storms circling mountains and the cleansing effect of sorrow on the plain, portraying strength in endurance and renewal after hardship.
Golden Rule Phrase Traced to 17th Century Text
The phrase Golden Rule appears in English as early as 1674 in reference to a verse of Scripture. This older usage links the moral guideline to biblical wording and reflects early religious language shaping common ethics.
Kearney Post and Auxiliary Schedule Joint Installation
Kearney Post No 6 and its Ladies Auxiliary plan a joint officer installation in the GAR Hall on Thursday evening. A brief Rhode Island district meeting precedes the ceremony led by John L. Smith and Mrs L G Cote, with attendees from Taunton Swansea Portsmouth and other Rhode Island towns. State officials Archie Adams and Mrs Bennett will attend, followed by a social and dancing.
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Kearney
No 6
American Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Rhode Island
John L. Smith
Jamestown
L. G Cote
Taunton
Swansea
Mass
Portsmouth
Little Compton
Newport
Riverside
East Providence
Barrington
Warren
Rhode Island Department
Archie Adams
Mrs. Bennett
Care of Captive Turtles
Turtles live well in captivity in a screened box filled with earth. Earth must be renewed every few months and kept moist. They may not feed in winter but in warm weather will eat angleworms slugs insects strawberries tomatoes lettuce melon rind and other fruits.
Ants Show Notable Endurance in Water
Ants endure brief water exposure with rapid revival, but extended immersion slows recovery. Short daily submersion revives them. a full day in water leaves them weakened and prone to death.
Church Union in China Forms unified body in 1927
The Church of Christ In China unites fourteen denominational groups including Presbyterians Congregationalists Evangelicals Reformed United Brethren and English Baptists. It was organized in October 1927 creating a single church body from missionary efforts.
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Church of Christ In
China
Funeral of Dr Williams Led by Bishop Perry at St Michael's
Dr Ws Frederick Williams civic leader dies after brief illness. Funeral held Saturday at St Michael's Church with Rt. Rev. James DeWolf Perry presiding assisted by Rev. Parshley and Rev. Toadvin. Burial at Juniper Hill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers include local officials and Prudence Island Fishing Club members.
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Ws Frederick Williams
St Michael’s Church
Williams
Ife
Brotherhood of St
Bristol
Kearney
American Legion
The
Industrial Trust Company
Bristol Rotary Club
Prudence Island
Camp Sims
James DeWolf Perry
Episcopal Church of America
Anthony R. Parshley
George H. Toadvin
Willams
Walter Angell
Providence
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Bishop Perry
Harold DeWolf
Charles B Rockwell, Jr
James R. Wood
J. Thomas Ashton
Henry Wood
John W. Best
Harry W. Munro
J. Winthrop de Wolf
Wallace L. Mossop
Wallis E. Howe
Robert W. Nelson
Howard R. Newman
St. Michael's Church
Everett Leb. Church
Charles Slocum
What Then Billy Questions After Silent Phonograph Line
A Brightwood boy named Billy hears an old phonograph record and asks his mother what happens after death following a provocative lyric. The note appears in the Indianapolis News as a curious reader moment.
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Billy
Brightwood
Indianapolis News
First Train Tunnel Through Woodhead Opens
The Woodhead tunnel section began in spring 1839 and the first train passed on December 2, 1844, under the Manchester Sheffield Lincolnshire Railway now part of the Great Central division of the London and North Eastern railways.
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Woodhead
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway
Great Central
London & Northeastern Rail
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Weaver Az Saro
C. E Flynn Stichkomich
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Sousa Eldredge
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Carrie Munro
Wilfred LaBelle
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Hecker
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N. B. Grahams
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