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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1886

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Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Cleveland 1886

The proclamation designates November 25 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. It urges assembly in worship, gratitude for a free government and prosperity, remembrance of the afflicted, and charitable deeds. Cleveland signs the document in Washington on November 1, 1886.

United States Grover Cleveland Alma Washington Lord United States of America Z. F. Bayasp

Seven Villages Destroyed by Volcano in Friendly Islands

A volcanic eruption devastates seven villages in the Friendly Islands. Other reports note large wheat stocks in Minnesota and Dakota, notable inheritances and legal bequests, and various societal concerns including crime and charity gifts.

Friendly Islands

Humane Association Convention Set for Cincinnati

The American Humane Association will hold its tenth annual Convention at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati Ohio on November 17 18 and 19.

American Humane Association Grand Hotel Cincinnati Ohio

Wealth in California Surges Amid Growth in San Francisco

California has hundreds of men worth over 500000 dollars each as the state nears its 39th year since admission. In San Francisco there are 104 millionaires, reflecting rapid economic expansion and rising fortunes.

California San Francisco

Postmaster Appointments List For Barrington Centre Centredale

The Postmaster General appoints B W Viall as postmaster at Barrington Centre and George T Bacheldor as postmaster at Centredale, Rhode Island.

B. W. Viall Barrington Centre George T. Bacheldor Centredale

Torch of Liberty Statue Lights Night Display

The torch of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was lighted Monday night with fireworks displays from the Battery Governor's Island and Bedloe's Island.

Battery Governor’s Island Bedlow's Island

Sinking at Yakutsk Extends Deepest Ground Penetration Estimate

A well known well at Yakutsk in Siberia was sunk 382 feet without penetrating the frozen ground. A new estimate based on temperature readings at various depths suggests the ground extends 612 feet below the surface.

Yakutsk Siberia

Tichborne claimant Arthur Orton in New York destitution

Arthur Orton, famed as the Tichborne claimant, is described as living in destitution in New York City. He is confined to a bed in a small room and attended by a woman identified as his wife.

Sir Roger Tichborne Arthur Orton Tichborne New York City Ete

Memorial church planned for Judson centennial in New York

Proposal to celebrate Adoniram Judson's hundredth birth anniversary by building a memorial church in New York funded by subscription from Baptists in the U.S. and abroad. Also notes a new West African coffee plant variety with Arabia-like berry. tree grows rapidly to seven feet. experiments planned to cultivate in suitable locales.

Adoniram Judson New York City West Africa Arabia

Eastequaks Records or The Rooxs

A discussion notes denudation leaving detached rock columns and poised boulders as evidence of past earthquakes. It cites Prof. N. B. Shaler showing parts of the Rocky Mountains and upper Tennessee River region have avoided major shocks for tens of thousands of years, with Maine Saxony and parts of Europe also mentioned.

Pered N. 8 Shaler Rocky Mountains Upper Tennessee River Maine Saxony Europe

Spooner and Bradley Win in Rhode Island First District

The result shows Henry J. Spooner elected in the First District with a plurality for Charles S. Bradley in the Second District. The district table lists votes by town, including Newport Providence Barrington Portsmouth Middletown Bristol Tiverton Little Compton Warren East Providence New Shoreham Jamestown and others, totaling 3,457 for one candidate and 2,337 for another with 746 in a third.

ConGression Aton Henry J. Spooner Charles 8. Bradley Ge Eg Newport Providence Barrington Portsmouth Middletown Bristol Tiverton Little Compton Warren East New Shoreham Jamestown

Women's Temperance Union expands reach across seas

In a Washington letter of 1886, the Bristol Philanthropic News notes the World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union growing from a local effort to a global network. It details social purity work, jail and prison outreach, evangelical meetings, press relations, and cross-Atlantic activity led by Miss Willard and English and American pioneers.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union Far West Christian Temperance Effort Ellice Hopkins Durham B. F. da Costa New York England

Evolution of Earth From Germ to Ocean Rains

Dana describes earth's early igneous fusion as a germ with no parts, then continents rising beneath seas, dry land expanding through slow heat and waters, mountains forming, and Alps and Pyrenees appearing as lands finished. Freshwater marshes and vast rivers carve channels, plains, and widespread fertility across continents.

Dana Alps Pyrenees

Fatally Burned Woman in Fall River Lamp Explosion

Josephine Chanquette likely died from burns after a kerosene lamp exploded while she blew out the light in Fall River Mars on Monday. The incident occurred as flames caught her clothing in the fiery blast.

Josephine Chanquette Fall River Mars

Anthropometry Aims to Chart Human Capacity and Growth

The article explains how accurate measurement of human faculties through anthropometry can guide vocation choice, track growth, detect developmental abnormalities, and support rational education. It notes Francis Galton’s work on brain size and sensory detail and predicts demand for laboratories providing individual charts of condition and powers.

Francis Galton

Peatline praised as time saving cleaning product

James Pyle's Peatline is hailed as the best household helper for kitchen and laundry work. It promises to reduce cleaning time without soap and is sold by grocers, though imitators with similar names are warned against.

Citanina James Pyle Peatline

Bristol Town Notes and Local News 1886

Local affairs cover Advent sermons and church events as Bristol hosts a town canvass, a hydraulic engine fair, and public notices. Reports include a fatal drowning, earthquake relief appeals, theater plans, and town finances with committee actions and street lights granted.

Town Hall Week Welcomes Concerts and Plays Amid Disappearance

Town events fill evenings with a benevolent concert for Wm. M. Hutchinson and stage plays by the Seymour-Stratton Dramatic Co. The week also records the mysterious disappearance of George Holmes, a Rubber Works worker, last seen October 26 near Congregational Street. Searches yield no clues.

Stanley Macy Laura Dinsmors Town Hall Robert Griffin Morris Eg Town Wm. M. Hutchinson National Band Seymour-Stratton Dramatic Co East Lynne Colleen Bawn George Holmes Congregational Street State Street Holmes Rubber Works Agust

Hatch bill funds state agricultural stations at 15000

The Hatch experiment station bill moves through Congress with a proposed 15000 dollars annually per state to support agricultural experiment stations. The New England Homestead of Springfield Mass leads public interest and will mail free circulars and petition blanks to applicants. Readers are urged to request information and lobby their Senators and Representatives for passage.

Hatch Congress New England Homestead Springfield Mass Ita

Dog-gerel on paying for a dog’s harm to sheep

A verse asks if a man who keeps both dog and sheep could receive town compensation when his dog bites and kills the sheep at night. It wonders whether the dog fund would cover the event and if the owner should pay back to square the bill at the treasurer’s till.

Probate Court Approves Waldron Will And Executors

The Probate Court met at 10 am with Judge Spooner presiding. The last will and codicil of David Waldron were approved and recorded with David A. Waldron named executor. Guardianships for Justin Tone Smith and Eliza D Littlefield were examined and allowed. Several estate accounts and executors were presented for allowance and continued with notice. adjourned to Monday the 5th at 10.

United States Circuit Court Providence Henry M. Gibson Thomas C Church Richmond Manufacturing Co Court Street Narragansett Avenue Committee On DeWolf North Cemetery Globe Gaa Light Co John B Taylor de Iitgel Eivenusserey E. Ro Gardner William H. Spooner David Waldron David A. Waldron John F. Smith Justin Tone Smith Susan Littlefield Eliza D Littlefield Hezekiah W. Church Joha Mann Samuel M Lindsey James Meiggs William R. Taylor John Turner Bristol Probate Court of David A.waldeon Barrington Bristo Bristol Phenix Herbert F. Bennett

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