Red Cross War Work Expenditures Highlight Veterans Aid
Chairman John Barton Payne cites 2.93 million dollars for disabled veterans and 0.51 million for Regular Army and Navy service, split between National Organization and local Chapters. The piece notes growing death claims, extensive insurance reinstatement work, and Red Cross support at hospitals, garrisons, and in government programs as a key recruitment appeal for the November enrollment drive.
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Regular Army
Navy
Red Cross
John Barton Payne
National Organization
The
National Headquarters
Army
Run Around Game Sparks Large Family Scene in Kansas City
Kansas City Star recalls a family living at Rumpus Ridge where forty children play a looping game of run around in and out of the house each morning while a visitor counts them. The baby counts poorly, so the total remains unknown for now.
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Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Track-Grading Machine Transforms Construction Work
A large track-grading machine redefines contractor work by replacing sifting jacks and shovel crews. It grades and ballast track and builds embankments without trestles by lifting and staging segments along temporary track, moving earth from the sides as it advances.
Oil Tests For Lifeboats In Early 20th Century
In 1914 eight English lifeboat stations tested oil to reduce breaking sea. By 1920 all stations used canvas bags with fish oil tips. Results show oil effects are uncertain in moderate surf and sometimes beneficial, but in heavy breakers the impact cannot be guaranteed.
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London
Metallurgist Guthrie Sets World Photomicrograph Record
Robert G Guthrie of Chicago expert metallurgist enlarges and photographs steel at 15000 diameters in a single projection. He analyzes metal samples from manufacturers and uses microscopic findings to detect flaws, guide remedies, and aid design of processes and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Guthrie
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Guthrie
Not Far Wrong by Capper's Weekly tale of school misread
A Kansas City father recalls his youngest son’s reading lesson where another boy mispronounces the word applause as applesauce. The father notes the insight of youngsters and the light humor in the moment.
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Kansas City
Mount Hope Bridge Company Condemns Land for Bristol Portsmouth Bridge
The Mount Hope Bridge Company filed a condemnation notice under a 1927 Rhode Island act to acquire a 100 foot wide land strip from Bristol Ferry Road to Mount Hope Bay low water line. The parcel includes Parcels H I K L and lies along the Bristol Ferry Road westerly side line, with precise boundary points described and tied to a plat by Francis S. Borden dated October 18 1927. The action targets lands owned by Grace Howe Jordan Julia M West and others and includes riparian rights and improvements.
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General Assembly
Cathods Island
Avell
Nooeger State
Hape Bridge
Sonnanyee Lillithortes
Bristol
Portsmouth
Mount
Hope Bridge Company
Mount Hope Bridge Company
Bristol Ferry Road
Mount Hope Bay
Rhode Island
Grace Howe Jordan
Enmere
Stowmerset
Julia M West
Charles C Marshall
Garome
Aine
Said
Whatel Ferry Road
Trace Howe Jordan
Said Road
Julia West
Charles D. Marshall
Mount Hope
Francis 8. Borden
Public Court Notice on Land Proceedings in Providence
Notice announces a Superior Court proceeding for Providence and Bristol counties. It lists owners and interested parties including Grace Howe Jordan Erick Jordan Isabel L B Jones and others, with a hearing set for November 28 1927 at 9 30 a m in Providence Court House to determine damages and securing costs for a taking.
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Gyswillsen
Providence
Bristol
Saldeer
Missioner
Grace Howe Jordan
Erick Jordan
Isabel L. B. Jones
Arthur P. Jones
William G. Low
Esther B. Marshall
Minnehaha West
Hattie W. Weat
Julia M.west
Industrial Trust Company
Walter S. Reynolds
State Bids Open for Rhode Island Highway Contracts 1927
Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads invites sealed proposals for several federal aid highway contracts in Cranston East Greenwich Hopkinton Middletown Johnston Bristol Warren and more. Bids due by November 23 1927 with certified checks $200 and plans available at State House Room 10 Providence.
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State Board of Public Roads
State House
Providence
R. I
Cranston
Reservoir Avenue
Lockanosset Avenue
Pontiac Road
East Greenwich
Warwick
W Warwick
Crompton
Division Street
Ker, Lane and Cowesett
LSD
R. Y
Hopkinton
Voluntown
Hope Valley
Rockville
Middletown
Rouidneck
Easton's Beach
East Main Road
Johnston
Atwood Avenue
Plainfield Street
Hartford Avenue
Bristol-Warren
Metacom Avenue
Bay View Avenue
Child Street
Rhode Island
Safe Board of Public Roads
Rhode Island State Board OF Public Roads
Abram Ll. Atwood
Benjamin F Robinson John W. H‘nlfy
A H Bodington
Joseph P Burlingame
Administratrix Appointed for Edward H DeWolf Estate
Lena Holmes of Bristol has qualified as administratrix of the estate of Edward H DeWolf also known as Henry Wolf late of Bristol. Creditors must file claims in the clerk’s office within the legally required time from Nov 10, 1927. John W Church, Clerk.
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Edward H. Dewolf
Henry Wolf
Lena Holmes
Bristol
Edward H DeWolf
Guardian and estate notices from Bristol Probate Court
Guardian appointed for Abelo Criscolo of Bristol to manage person and estate with bonds filed. claims must be filed within six months. Estate of Giuseppina Giorgio also Josephine Giorgio by Thomas Giorgio presents first and final account for allowance. hearing November 21, 1927 in Bristol Probate Court. Estate of Josephine Hodges, Attleboro, presents first and final account for allowance. hearing November 21, 1927 in Bristol Probate Court. Notice published for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Abelo Criscolo
John W Church
Josephine Criscolo
Bristow
Giuseppina Giorgio
Josephine Giorgio
Thomas Giorgio
Bristol Phoenix
Josephine Hodges
Fannie E Smith
Attleboro
Mass
Rhode Island
Sal d
Bristol Phenix
John W. Church
Antoinette B. Elias
Daniel L. Salisbury
Susan M. Sheple
State Board of Soldiers’ Relief
R. I
Giuseppe Giorgio Thomas Giorgio
Giuseppe Giorgio
Anid Bristol
Astigmatism and Corrective Glare Described
An excerpt explains astigmatism as a condition where vision lacks a single clear focus. It notes that lines at right angles may confuse perception and that glasses are often required to correct the fault.
Talleyrand and Burr Meet in Paris in 1888 Tale
James Duchonnan left his post as minister to Russia and visited Paris before returning to America. In the French capital he met the famous Talleyrand who, in his eighty fourth year, asked about the Hangsten family and recalled Hamilton’s portrait in his parlor. He noted Hamilton as the greatest American he had met.
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James Duchonnan
Russia
Paris
America
Irinte Talleyrand
Alexander Hangsten
Bucehanan
Aaron Barr
Hamilton
Talleyrand
France
Hfoemilton
Young Reggie Seeks Divorce From Parents in Odd Letter
A fragment from a London Tit-Bits piece recalls Reggie being punished for rude behavior and later found writing a letter. When asked, he claims he is writing to the Archbishop of Canterbury to obtain a divorce from both of his parents.
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Reggie
Horo
Daddy
Canterbury
London
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Second Street
Providence, A
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Oak Str
District Nursing Association
State Street
Archie H. Rounds
Tel. Con
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Dunbar Bros
Constitution St
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Louis Rego
Munroe Ave
Bristol, R. I
A.R. Depasquale & Bro
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Bradford &T
BR. L
E. W. Weaver
High Street
N. J. & H. Wivermette
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Wood Street
Moxie Hanley
Gansett
Morris Bros
Thames Street
R. L
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
KE. L. Watson & CO
Weyboeset Street
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Freeborn
R. Cole
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
O. M. Bailey
Jobme-Manville
Collins Street
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