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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1919
Page
3
Fall River A C soccer team beat the National India Rubber Company 3 to 1 on the Asylum Grounds Sunday afternoon. Capt Simister led the Fall River side as the N I R players, inexperienced at soccer, showed promise with improved play as the game progressed. A good crowd watched an interesting match.
An overheated furnace pipe sparked a fire in the northwest basement of the First Baptist Church causing several hundred dollars in damage to flooring and woodwork. The main church area was undamaged and fire crews from the 25th District quickly extinguished the blaze. janitor Prescott H. Hoar alerted authorities and insurance covered the loss.
The poem extols the Bristol yacht Resolute designed by Herreshoff as a fast modern challenger to Shamrock. It celebrates the vessel’s white and green lines, flawless sails by Hathaway, and vows to retain the silver mug treasured for nearly 70 years. Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock faces a confident, patriotic Bristol counterstroke across the sea.
The Second Troop will drill tomorrow evening at 7 30 featuring special demonstrations. The First Troop holds its regular monthly meeting and social on Friday evening. All scouts are urged to attend. The handicraft class meets Thursday at 7 30 with tests offered for first or second class advancement. The building is open today for scouts to pass tests.
In this town on November 10 marriages were performed by Rev Joseph Poya and Rev Francisco G Vieira. Albert Di Mezzo wed Miss Annie Vona, John Marshall wed Miss Rosalie Furtado, and Samuel Milano of Brooklyn married Miss Mary Louise Bruno of this town.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Elizabeth Young aged 56 in the town on November 9. She is survived by family and was a longtime resident with local involvement.
The October World Outlook features Bishop Thirkield urging action over endless talk on race. He argues for a practical program focusing on health, property, life, and morals, plus education and economic opportunity, with interracial meetings to build trust and joint progress.
The Boston Transcript notes the phrase plays on a pun about finding an open ing. The quote highlights language oddities and humor in print.
A concise definition states temperance moderates desires through obedience to reason, guiding balanced judgment. The concept links self control with rational discipline, shaping conduct and decision making in daily life.
Charles Luther and George Kenney pleaded guilty to vagrancy in the Fifth District Court and were each sentenced by Judge F. H. Hammill to six months in the State workhouse. Several cases were continued for two weeks, including Peter Murphy vs. Lous Cohen and Jaime M. daSilva against Guilherma Sousa and Joseph Perry.
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