Town Council Opens Special Session On Flu Control
A special Town Council session heard Dr. Henry L. Teller report 300 to 400 influenza cases in town with ongoing spread. The council ordered liquor saloons to close 8 pm daily and 1 pm Saturdays, taverns and pool rooms to close 1 am Saturday to Monday. Chief Dwyer to enforce measures and clergymen asked to curb Sunday services. Drug stores may serve ida and soft drinks in sanitary cups.
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Henry L. Teller
Thomas Dwyer
Bristol Town Council Urges Church Closures During Influenza
A letter from Walls E. Howe president of the Bristol Town Council dated October 10 1918 asks clergymen to close or limit church services to curb influenza. With around four hundred cases the council cites crowds and closed spaces as high risk and suggests outdoor services or brief gatherings with windows open if services must continue.
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Walls FE Howe
Bristol
Wallis E. Howe
Bristol Town
Bristol Boosts Fourth Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Bristol has raised its Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan total to 477100 with about 80000 more expected from National India Rubber Company employees. Canvassing at Herreshoff and National India Rubber Company plants nears completion with strong results including 245 of 280 workers at Herreshoff and 2533 subscribers at National India Rubber Company totaling 186100 in bonds. Assistant Attorney General Capotosto praised workers and urged higher contributions as national subscriptions lag and President Wilson calls for maximum effort amid influenza and war news.
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Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan
National India Rubber Company
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Cranston Worsted
Narragansett Rubber Company
Capotosto
Rhode Island
Wilson
Deserter Chirello to Face Court Martial at Camp Merritt
Angelo Chirello, arrested a week ago as a deserter, was taken by U S Secret Service to Fort Adams and handed to Camp Merritt New Jersey officials. He will be court martialed there after being returned from Bristol where he protested a Providence Journal error.
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Merritt
U.S. Secret Service
Fort Adams
Newport
United States
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Bristol
Providence Journal
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Euterine
Ambiguous Fragments Hint At Wartime Sentiment
The unreadable OCR fragment mentions September price and a willingness to travel to France to fight Germans, with a partial line about a desire or request. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or events to confirm specifics.
Bristol Knights of Columbus Install Officers In Charge Ceremony
Newly elected Bristol Council No. 379 Knights of Columbus officers were inducted in K of C Hall with District Deputy James Shields and Providence staff as installing officers. Grand Knight James F. Lavander and visiting District Deputy urged support for the Fourth Liberty Loan and war charities. A chowder dinner by M. J. Doyle preceded a social smoker event.
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Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
St Michael's Plans Open Air Services at Barns Terrace
Health authorities urge church aid and the choir and congregation of St Michael's are invited to a brief open air service on the brick paved terrace at the Misses Barns residence at 11 30 on Sunday morning. An early service will be held at 8 o'clock if conditions permit.
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St Michael's
Postwar price outlook as Col. Colt warns of recessions
Col Samuel P Colt, president of the United States Rubber Company, predicts price cuts for labor and key commodities after the war. He warns smaller competitors may not withstand the peace shock, foresees food deflation easing workers but risking farmer hardship, and urges reserves in raw materials and government securities to avert disaster.
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Samuel P Colt
United States Rubber Company
Pate
Erry Neem
Phand
Influenza Situation Improves As Town Oversees Restrictions
The influenza outbreak in town shows signs of peaking with expected decline ahead. Doctors report overworked staff but growing improvements while churches limit services and school reopening date remains undecided. Rogers Free Library will not issue books during the epidemic but accepts returns today during special hours.
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Rogers Free Library
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