Evening Schools Opened Fall Term At Colt Memorial
Registration for the fall term at Colt Memorial High School totals 132 with 124 in high school studies and eight in Americanization studies. Attendance is expected to rise this week. The program includes English to drawing and wages. Faculty listed with principals and instructors. Twilight League Banquet Set For Colonial Hotel With Philip Brady As Toastmaster And Town Council Cup Presented To Cranston Worsted Mall.
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Colt Memorial High School
Annie Wisson
Twilight Baseball League
Cranston Worsted Mall
Colonial Hotel
Philip Brady
Married Matrone Arcella and Valante Roderick Marriages
In this town on Sept 28 two marriages occurred officiated by Rev Fr Poja and Rev Fr Francisco. Santa Matrone and Carolina Ann Arcella wed in town, followed by Valante and Leonora Roderick tying the knot, both in this town.
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Arcella
Joseph Poja
Santa Matrone
Carolina Ann Arcella
Valante
Roderick
Francisco ( Vierra
Manuel Perry Valante
Leonora Roderick
Obituary notices from Providence Baltimore and town deaths
Died Foss in Providence September 29 Mrs Susan S Gifford Foss daughter of the late Captain Waitham Hand Sophia I Gifford of this town Fowler in Providence September 27 F Edward LL Fowler formerly of this town aged 37 Theobald in Baltimore September 29 Caroline DeWolf Theobald wife of Dr Samuel Theobald and daughter of the late Francis LeBaron De Wolf and Caroline Dexter DeWolf in her 80th year Funeral services at DeWolf family cemetery Woodlawn avenue this town Tuesday Wells in this town September 30 Mrs Celina Wells wife of Edward Wells aged 69 years
Second yacht ordered for America's Cup trials at Newport
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company receives a contract to build a second elimination yacht for the New York Yacht Club syndicate led by J Pierpont Morgan and partners. The project signals a busy period at the Bristol yard as builders prepare to defend the Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V with multiple vessels in development.
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Rees
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
New York Yacht Club
Newport
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Herreshoff Company
Hope and
Burnside Streets
Collins & Aikman Company
J Pierpont Morgan
Junius S Morgan, Jr
George C Nichols
Arthur Curtis James
Gerard B Lambert
Richard T. Crane
Henry Walters
Gen Cornelius Vanderbilt
George T Bowden
Carolina
Chatod H Crane
Herreshoff
America
Festival Chorus to Hold First Rehearsal Tomorrow
The Bristol County Festival Chorus meets tomorrow evening at the John Post Reynolds School auditorium for its 1929 1930 season and to elect officers. John B Archer of Providence directs. Judge F Edward Leahy chairs the 250th anniversary committee and plans to discuss chorus involvement in celebration events.
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Bristol County Festival Chorus
John Post Reynolds
John B Archer
Providence
Edward L. Leahy
Burial of Alaric at Busento River Legend Near Casensa
The article recounts the Calabrian tale of Alaric's burial beneath the Busento River near the Crati confluence at Cosenza Casensa. Priors reportedly killed burying prisoners, then diverted the river to conceal the tomb before resuming the stream. The grave remains undiscovered after a millennium.
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Grestonies
Cosenza
Alabria
Washington Star
Casensa
Busento
Alaric
Crati
Calabria
Nemi
Recreation Time Must Be Used to Advantage
Discussion urges using recreation to relieve boredom and stress. Dr Lauren H Smith notes American life treats play as labor not relief and calls for peaceful leisure rather than frenzied activity to improve well being and relaxation.
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Lauren H Smith
Hygela Magazine
Old Tightwad Delights Dinner Guests With Cigarette Trick
At a dinner party one man drew a wild crowd by smoking with a silk kerchief over his eyes. He claims he can name any cigarette, so he never buys them, prompting puzzled guests to laugh at the ruse.
Ants Versus Humans In Height Of Dwellings
Pathfinder Magazine compares ant and human structures noting Munn’s planned 1208 foot height against a termite’s tiny 3 sixteenth inch length. It argues ant dwellings provide far more cubic space per inhabitant than human homes.
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Munn
Pathfinder Magazine
Ferry line changes as Mt Hope Bridge opens alters Bristol Portsmouth service
The Newport and Providence Railway Ferry Co. says its Bristol to Portsmouth service ends when Mt Hope Bridge opens on Oct 24. Bristol may shift to a Riverside to Pawtuxet route across Providence River under Nar ragansett Bay Ferry Co. with Capt Paul A Herzig as president and Clark Burdick as secretary. The move aims to ease traffic and cut travel time, linking east and west destinations. In another item, a wedding at Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel united Missni Cavat and Santo Mitvene amid family and parish gatherings, with vows by Rev Joseph Poja and a reception for over 100 guests. The groom, a WWI navy veteran, is active in local baseball and fire service. the bride is active in church women’s groups.
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Bristol
Portsmouth
Newport & Providence Railway Company
Thames Street
Ferry Road
Mt. Hope Bridge
Riverside
Pawtuxet
Providence River
Narragansett Bay Ferry Company
Paul A Herzig
Clark Burdick
Collis D. Martin
Providence
Arcele CA
Arcelia
Santo
Mt. Carmel
Joseph Poja
Mary M. Sylvia
Yonkers
N. Y
Frank J Sylvia
Margaret Conley O'Brien
Dora Ruggiero
Boston
New Haven
Conn
New York State
Richmond Street
U.S Navy
Dreadnaught Hook, Ladder and Hose Co
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
The Hindu View of Life Reflections on Women’s Morality
Radhakrishnan argues that strict moral codes for women are a compliment to them as they acknowledge female superiority. He warns modern women risk losing self respect by imitating men and adopting masculine traits as they pursue adventurous activities.
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Radhakrishnan
Famous English Clock Big Ben Facts
The minute hands of Big Ben in London measure fourteen feet in length and the clock is estimated to complete about one hundred miles of motion each year.
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London
Quiet Wedding at St Elizabeths Church
Miss Leonora Roderick daughter of Mr and Mrs Antonio Roderick of 6 John street and Manuel Perry Valante of 59 Usher avenue were married by Rev Francisco G Vieira at St Elizabeths Church on Saturday morning. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Delphine Martins. A wedding breakfast for immediate family followed at the bride’s home and a reception. the couple then left on their wedding trip.
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St. Elizabeth's Church
Leonora Roderick
Antonio Roderick
John Street
Manuel Perry Valante
Usher Avenue
Francisco G. Vieira
Delphine Martins
Ta Paz Bolivia A Lofty World Capital Atop Andean Heights
Ta Paz Bolivia sits on a mountain summit about 12 470 feet above sea level making it the highest capital. Quito Ecuador trails by roughly 2 650 feet while Mexico City stands lower. The nearest rival is Asuncion at about 11 820 feet. La Paz averages 50 degrees Fahrenheit though winter nights bring no relief from cold as there is little fuel.
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Ta Paz
Bolivia
Quito
Ecuador
Mexico City
Bisa
la Ung
Beating Heart Theory Questioned in Plant Studies
Plant heart beat claims are challenged by experiments from American and European physiologists showing sap movement is due to instrument tremor, not heat-induced pulsations. This contradicts Sir Jagadish Chunder Bose’s earlier beating heart theory.
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Jagadias Chunder Bose
Populiar Mechanics Magazine
Phil Falking Teases Sam Sellers About Gray Pants
In a light moment Phil Falking jests with Sam Sellers about wearing gray trousers at Mrs Olsen’s, jokingly noting etiquette and social manners in a casual setting.
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Phil Falking
Sam Sellers
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Hope Street
Bristol, R. I
National Association “Wl Insurance Agents
National Association
Annie D_ Sisson
Bessie B Tobin
EF Doris Bullock
Ellen A Condon
Sadie C Callan
Aleta Flanders
Marthe Anne Cote
Alice G Murphys
Festival Chorus
Arragansett Electric Company
The
New England Power Association- Electric Shop
Calabeien
Kerry
Valante—Roderick
Cranston ST
Providence, R. I
Gaspee
Newman
Pierce
S. S. Pierce
College Inn
Dyer
Davis
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