Mount Hope Bridge Hearing Faces Sec War Permit
Mount Hope Bridge Corporation seeks permission from the Secretary of War to span Mount Hope Bay between this town and Portsmouth. District Engineer R F Fowler presided as Attorney General Charles P Sisson and others attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Federal Building
Providence
Secretary of War
Mt. Hope Bay
Portsmouth
Mount Hope Bridge Corporation
Mount Hope Bay
R F Fowler
USA
Federal
Fowler
William B Greenough
S G Sharth
Coast Artillery Corps
Narragansett Bay
Shartle
D F Steinman
Mt Hope Bridge Corporation
East River
New Yank Andbein
Brooklyn Bridge
United States Navy
Manchester Ship Canal
England
Albert F. Haas
New England Steamship Company
David . Atwater
Fall River Navigation Company
Fall River Officials and businessmen listed in transportation group
A readable fragment lists Fall River figures including Mayor James Dunne Brig Gen L H Calkin H F Sherwood and city engineers along with Joseph Martin president Charles Barlow transportation manager Staples Coal Company and others connected to commerce and public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hever Smith
William Ian Clark Burdick
James
Cranston Worsted Athletic Association Formed
The Cranston Worsted Athletic Association was formed last evening at Rockwell Hall Y M C A Building with Henry W Peterson as temporary chairman. Officers appointed include Elisha Hibbert as president and James J Garvin as vice president. Howard G Puot ter as secretary and Harold C Newman as treasurer. The group plans by laws and will form a football team named the Cranston Tigers with Sabten Alisiao as manager and meets again next Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranston Worsted Athletic Association
Rockwell Hall
Henry W Peterson
Elisha Hibbert
James J Garvin
Howard G. Puotter
Harold C Newman
Albert Hartley
Cranston Worsted Mills
Cranston Tigers
Sabten Alisiao
Annual Harvest Supper Planned by Ladies Aid Society
Members of the Ladies Aid Society of the State Street Moon Church met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Fred G Blaisdell. They planned the annual harvest supper to be held in the church vestry with date to be announced. Arrangements committee includes Mrs Rachel Simmons as chairman and several others. Winter work was also discussed and refreshments were served by the hostess.
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Ladies Aid Society
State Street Moon Church
Fred G. Blaisdell
Rachel Simmons
Charles W. Martin
Greorge of
Richardson
Fred Gs Blaisdell
John H Potter
Abbe FF Hulh
Archibald M. Mubllere
Fred Tewet
Pineapple's Rise From Royal Banquets To Everyday Tables
The史 story traces the pineapple from 1661 Charles II banquets to modern times. It notes royal newness, exotic cultivation in Morocco and England, and the pineapple canning led by James Drummond Dole. It ends with the fruit becoming a staple and pineapple pie popular in American diners.
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Charles II
Spain
Morocco
South America
Cronwell
Royal Botanical Gardens
London
Hawaii
England
Sir M. Decker
Richmond
Surrey
Balzac
Les Jardies
Tropics
Europe
Hawaiian Islands
Don Paulo Y Marin
Mexico
Dona Island
Brasil
West Indies
Asia
Afica
James Drummond Dole
Harvard
Hawai
Dole
Charles I
Johnson's Dictionary Triumph Elevates English Scholar Status
The article recalls Samuel Johnson spending seven years on the dictionary after moving to London ten years earlier as a hack writer. He earned 4500 dollars and employed assistants, with the work boosting his reputation and drawing praise as he neared completion and Chesterfield’s silence turned to support.
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London
Johnson
Chesterfield
Fielding
Richardson
Gibbon
Switzerland
Gray
Cowper
England
Lichfeld
Kansas City Star
Famous Last Names on Pages of History
A scrambled excerpt traces the phrase last of the Feathers to St Bernard who died 1153 and mentions Last of the Goths as Roderich last Visigothic king who ruled Spain from 414 to 711. It cites Last of the Greeks as a famed Arcadian military leader and notes Last of the Moors as a Cooper novel title. Also references the Last of the Romans and Attila’s halt at Orleans in Gaul around 454.
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St. Bernard
Roderich
Spain
Phillipoemen
Arcadia
Coopers
Etius
Attila
Orleans
Gaul
France
Foreign words slow Locarno talks and postage like Antlilko...
A foreigner notes the labor with which Locarno negotiations proceed and quotes a long German term for invitation cards to a commission that verifies expenses of printing the anti alcoholic congress member list.
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Mark ‘Twain
Locarno
Commission
Anti Alcoholic Congress
Truth at Any Price by Robert Louis Stevenson
A fragmentary reflection on moral education and honesty. The speaker urges Truth at Any Price as essential in shaping conduct. It defends rigorous learning about life and the world, asserting truth builds character despite discouragement or difficulty.
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Crite
Robert Louis Stevenson
Weather Predictor Well Foretells Storms in Oregon
An old note describes a well in eastern Oregon that indicates approaching storms by water flow. It claims the well breathes and drafts increase 12 to 24 hours before weather changes, with jet-like winds and mist as the storm nears.
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Oregon
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Kissing Customs Across Historical Ages
The article recalls how male kissing was common in medieval England before the seventeenth century and how knights greeted each other before jousting. It notes French etiquette with kisses exchanged when handling and delivering articles as a sign of honor.
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England
France
Cenders
Juniper Mountain Deepest Peak in Western Hemisphere
Geological note places Juniper Mountain thirty miles west of Craig Colorado as the deepest mountain on the western hemisphere. The survey claims its bottom lies deeper than any other on the continent and describes it as a walled rock sight in the Craig region.
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Craiz
Colo
United States
Craig
Plea for Brotherhood in Universal Love
Quote from Ella Wheeler Wilcox urging a consistent spirit of universal love rather than waiting for disasters to inspire brotherhood. Emphasizes a hopeful message about harmony during crises.
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Ella Wheeler Wicox
Bristol Probate Court Honors Final Account of Ellen V Falvey
Owen Trainor as Administrator presents the first and final account of Ellen V Falvey late of Bristol deceased. The court orders referral for October 17, 1927 at 10:00 A.M. in the Probate Court Room for consideration and requires fourteen days of weekly publication in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Robate Court
Bristol
Ellen VY. Falvey Owen Trainor
Ellen V Falvey
Bristol Phoenix
Probate Court Seeks Support Allowance for Bradford Colt deWolf
On September 26 1927 Gertrude E deWolf widow of Bradford Colt deWolf petitions Bristol probate court for a reasonable allowance from the deceased’s estate to support his family. A hearing is set for October 17 1927 at 10 AM in the Bristol Probate Court. Notices will run for fourteen days in the Bristol Phenix.
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Arselia M. Babbitt
Bristol
Arselia M Babbitt
John W Church
Rhode Islam) Hospital Trust Company
Providence R I
Theodora Tadard Jarrows
City of Providence
le Baroan
Sid Bristol
Aire
Torin Wo Church
Merk
Wieltiam
Munro
Hristol
William F. Munroe
Mristol
Bradford Colt Dewolf
Gertrude E. deWolf
Bradford Colt
deWolf
Bristol Phenix
John W. Church
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Mfg. Chem
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Herbert L. O'Rourke
Cambridge
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Hale Mattresede
Constitution St. Tel
Ed Grays
J. F. Pannone
Ryan Avenue
Dora Ruggiero
Hans Schneider School
Wood Street
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Usher—Humes
Rehoboth
Frederick Dark
Richard Harold Usher
Lillian Louise Humes
Qo’ Rourke
Herbert L. Rourke
SpeHacy
Mabel Frances Spellacy
Wescott
Emerson Wescott
Memoriam
Nellie Francesi
William Smith
Bertram Bullock
Amd
Manuel Mello
Tebaron
Mary HE Munro
Rorate Court
FMILY
Industrial Trust Companys
Fmils
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Ate
Weybosset Street
Lanzite’s Express
Lanzire Telephone
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
O. M. Bailey
Collins Street
Johns- Manville
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Burton St
E. W. Weaver
Obbing
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Archie H. Rounds
Tel. Con
Union Street
Freeborn
R. Cole
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
Bristol District Nursing Association
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Hope St
Tel
Miss Thyra Carlson
R. I
M. G Farrally
Warren, R. I
Joseph F Farrally
William Bradford
Clinton T. Sherman
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