Bristol Phoenix Official Publication Details
The Bristol Phoenix is published every Saturday by the Herald Printing Company, located at the office on Bradford Street.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1894
Page
4
Subscription Rates and Postage Details
Rates listed for one year paid in advance two dollars in full. Six months cost one dollar forty. three months includes fifty cents. Single copies five cents. Entered at the Bristol Post Office as second class matter.
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Bristol Post Office
Chillicothe track hints at national pacing record
The Chillicothe Ohio track appears set to claim top status among U S raceways as a recent time there suggests the pacing record could drop below two minutes. This development signals a potential national mark for pacing events led by a strong track performance last week.
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Tre “Kite
Chillicothe
Ohio
Rhode Island Welcomes Secretary of the Chinese Legation
Secretary of the Chinese Legation visits Rhode Island this week amid reports the trip centers on acquiring Howell torpedoes from Hotchkiss Arms Co. for use in the Chinese Japanese war.
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Rhode Island
Washington
Howell
Hotchkiss Arms Co
Rhode Island Sons of the Revolution mark bombardment anniversary
The Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution celebrates the town bombardment anniversary with arranged exercises intended to inspire patriotism in the rising generation.
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Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Georgia Populists threaten violence at Wayne county election
Populists in Georgia threaten Democrats and Black voters with instant death at Wayne County elections this week. The phrase business end of a gun barrel is described as a convincing argument.
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Georgia
Wayne County
Japanese Press Policy Sparks War Reporting Debate
Observers note Japan grants press representatives access with troops, hoping for fewer conflicting dispatches from the eastern war. Japanese leaders praise martial prowess and advocate reporting in a European style.
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Japan
East
Gambling dens spread to Hammond after Chicago crackdown
The piece notes Chicago losses and Hammond gains as anti gambling efforts push gamblers toward Hammond, Ind. where seven gambling establishments operate within 600 yards, highlighting the shift in activity and local attitudes.
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Wuart
Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Murder in Scituate Shocks Old Fashioned Town
A brutal murder in Scituate shocks residents, with vivid condemnations of the criminal and detailed recounting of the grisly acts. The piece shifts to praise October’s beauty and the solace of nature, urging readers to seek peace in Indian summer days.
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Scituate
Geary law prompts depor tation drive against Mongolians
A newspaper note explains the Geary law allowing free transport of Chinese to their homeland and empowers courts to imprison unlawfully present Chinese for up to a year before deportation. It warns Mongolians from Mexico to return home to avoid hard labor and confinement in U S prisons.
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Arizona
Uncle Sam
Pacific
United States
South
Mexico
Urban growth outpacing rural population in the South
The article notes hope that future census tables will distinguish urban from agricultural populations. It points out that urban areas, especially in the South, are rapidly outgrowing rural areas, with rapid urban growth since 1860.
Population shift from farms to cities in America article
A Newport Herald analysis notes urban migration reshapes farming by attracting workers from rural areas. Massachusetts contrasts show cities vastly outsize rural areas. Fear of farming loss to immigrants and the effect on American agriculture grows amid rising city congestion. New York Sun piece on Mackinaw trout highlights tackle and methods for catching large lake trout in Lake Michigan. A Traverse City anecdote spurred copper wire trolling line adoption, with fishermen aiming for big catches and using revolvers or gigs to finish fights. Fall shopping notes mention dry goods stores advertising as a new season begins.
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Massachusetts
Europe
America
Union
Portugese
Newport Herald
Lake Michigan
New York Lakes
Traverse Bay
Traverse City
Hee
New York Sun
Tobacco culture and a roadside tale from Hezekiah Strong
A farmer discusses growing tobacco to save on insecticide costs and shares a practical tip about curing the crop. The excerpt then shifts to a tall tale by Hezekiah Strong about reading a railroad crossing sign and surviving a wagon accident, with a vivid memory of the event and his now crippled state.
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Hezekiah Strong
Minnesota Roads Show Wisdom Lacking Despite Wealth
A. B. Choate in Good Roads notes Minnesota’s vast wealth from flooring mills, logging and mineral lands yet laments the slow adoption of road reform. He cites business leaders supporting reform, while farmers doubt urban endorsements and daily papers, urging education to overcome prejudice.
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Minnesota
Union
Daily Papers
A. B. Choate
Long Island farmers urged to fit wide tires on wagons
Queens county supervisors adopt a rule requiring loaded wagons weighing 2600 pounds or more to use tires at least 8 inches wide. Violation carries a $10 fine and possible imprisonment on a second offense. The measure aims to reduce road wear and maintenance costs on eastern Kings and western Queens roads.
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Kings County
Queens
Queens County
New York
Brooklyn
Jamaica
New York Tribune
Bad Roads and Social Strains
Kate Field argues in the New York Advertiser that poor roads trap rural and urban workers in isolation. She links inadequate transportation to ruined education, limited social contact, and increased state costs as communities stagnate and mental health suffers.
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Kate Field
New York Advertiser
Good roads urged in Louisiana and California praise
The editorial quotes stress that Louisiana faces hard road conditions from heavy rain and sticky soil and urges action through local taxation. California Governor Markham emphasizes roads as a civilizing force improving society, transport, and rural life in a milder climate.
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California
Markham
Ant Army Defeats Snake in Nighttime Ambush
Col Crossman of Dayton, Ohio recalls camping near Alabama during the late war when a band of black ants attacked a striped snake under his blanket. The snake was driven onto an ant hill where scores of ants overwhelmed it through relentless reinforcement and tactical pursuit, ending with the snake dead beside the ant hill.
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Alabama
Crossman
Dayton
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Dust shapes the daylight and blue sky, says Popular Science Monthly
Dr. P. Lenard describes dust as dominant in Earth's atmosphere, scattering light to create a blue sky. Without dust the sun would glare, and daytime illumination would resemble lunar landscapes with sharp contrasts and limited visibility.
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Earth
Dr. P. Lenard
Popular Science Monthly
Ladd Co Dress Goods and Silks Exhibit in Third Floor Parlors
The H W Ladd Co showcases extraordinary demand for dress goods from foreign productions and a premier display of fancy silks in Providence. Mrs Jeanne M Carr oversees orders from simple outfits to elaborate ball costumes, with personal attention to customers.
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Providence
Ladd
Jeanne M. Carr
Broad offerings at technical school with free tuition
The notice invites young men and women to mathematics, engineering, biology, agriculture, horticulture, literature and languages, art, and military drill. It lists labs in chemistryPhysics botany zoology carpentry forging and machine work. Graduate B S degree available with special and winter short courses. Entrance Sept 17 1804 term Sept 18 winter Jan 2 tuition free. Send terms and catalogue.
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