D Wolf Inn Razed After Demolition Work
Demolition of the D Wolf Inn on Thames Street, begun August 25, was completed yesterday. The four story 40 by 203 foot building, once a summer hotel and later a boarding house, housed a primary school on ground floor rooms. Charles B Rockwell of Cranston Worsted Mills owned it. a new mill may replace the site. Burial followed at Taunton family plot. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Cruz died Friday with funeral at 2 pm Sunday at St Marys Cemetery.
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D’wolf
Thames Street
Mver Shaprtro
Fall River
Randall & Randall
Providence
National Indian Rubber Company
Charles B Rockwell
Cranston Worsted Mills
United States Rubber Company
Recentl
Rockwell
Marion Cruz
Wall Street
St Mary's Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Jane Kinder Held at North Cemetery Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Jane Kinder formerly of this town who died Thursday at Oak Street Home Providence were held at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon at the mortuary chapel of the North Cemetery.
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Jane Kinder
Oak Street
Providence
North Ceme
Community events calendar for late October listings
Over twenty events appear this week at Grand Army Hall and area venues. Activities include a St Marys society gathering, a Core Club fair at Grand Army Hall, a Halloween dance at Trahan Hall, a Sunday School teachers gathering at Mt Carmel Church, and an Epworth League musical in State Street Mo Church vestry.
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St Marys Itar V Society
Grand Army Hall
St Alban's Lodge
Trahan Hall
Wood Street
Mt Carmel Church
State Street Mo & Church
Epworth League
Mt Carmel Football Preview for Oct. 30 opener
The Mt Carmel team formerly called the Bone Crushers prepares for its first appearance Saturday October 30 against Frog Hollows on the common. Manager Balzane lists 14 players including Jack Bisbane Red Grange Marrabello and Wentworth Abate Dooles Balzane and Spellman Gapuher. Coach Mansi will conduct a 2 o’clock board test with all players required to report or face removal.
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Mt Carmel
Bone Crushers
Frog Hollows
Mt Carmels
Balzane
Jack
Recier) Bisbane
Red Grange
Marrabello
C. Wentworth
Abate Dooles
Spellman Gapuher
Mansi
Mt Carnell
Nit Carmels
Keefer
Bisbano
Wentworth” Abate
Dooles Balzano
Spellman l Capuce
Drgiano
Ascob
Pasqurella
Bride Weds William Velleca in Church Ceremony
Miss Velleca, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Velleca of 215 Franklin street, married William Simmons in a church mass. She wore white georgette crepe with beads and rhinestones and a pearl necklace. attendants wore rose pink georgette crepe. Best man was Thomas Velleca. music by Miss Dora Ruggiero and Charles M Morgan. A reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home on Richmond street. couple to live at 215 Franklin street.
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Simmons
Church of
Irmel
Ricara
William Vise
Franklin Street
Emelia de Felice
Thomas Velleca
Dora Ruggiero
Charles M Morgan
Richmond Street
Frank Velleca
Joseph Simmons Slocum
Casino Orchestra
New Haven
New York
Niagara Falls
Dickens and His Women Portraits in Literature
The Westminster Gazette cites Dickens as depicting women as vivid individuals whose quirks sustain reader excitement. He treats Miss Wardle with pathos yet avoids universalizing female emotion, suggesting he never fully accepts women’s ordinary feelings or failings.
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Westminster Gazette
Nickleby
Sunkey
Dickens
Miss Wardle
Jingle
Haunting Polar Bears No Longer Perilous
The article contrasts old and new polar bear hunting methods. It notes early native hunts had four hunters with harpoons and leathers, but now hunting uses dogs to tire the bear while rifles are fired from a distance.
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Rey J Snetlono
Polar
North
Louisiana
Idaho
Moving Picture Experts Explain Screen Darkness
Experts of the movtes note the screen stays dark for much of each picture as the projection system shows frames three times per image. A six part disk with a synchronizing device drives the rapid motion, causing the eye to miss the dark intervals.
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Movtes
Florence Crittenton founder Charles Nelson Crittenton
Charles Nelson Crittenton American philanthropist born in Adams Jefferson county New York. He entered the drug business in New York City in 1861. After his five year old daughter Florence died in 1882 he devoted his wealth to founding Florence Crittenton homes for homeless girls and their infants. The National Florence Crittenton mission was incorporated to carry on this work. Many mission homes were organized in large cities across the United States and abroad including Marseille Tokyo Shanghai and Menieu ete.
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Charles Nelson Crittenton
Adamns Jefferson County
Noy Hie
New York City
Florence
Florence Crittenton
Tech
Florence Crittenton Mission
Mr Crittenton
Stabat Mater and Notable Musical Settings Through Time
The medieval Stabat Mater, of uncertain authorship likely Jacopone or Pope Innocent I, gained popularity in the 13th century. Its beauty inspired many composers, beginning with Josquin des Prez in 1519 and followed by works by Pergolesi Haydn Saint Clare Astorga Winter Ramond Dvorak Verdi Ernest Walker and Sir C Y Stanford.
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Jacopone
Innocent I
Josquin Des Pres
Pergolesi
Haydn Steffant
Clare Astorga
Winter
Ramonds
Dvorak
Verdi
Ernest Walker
Sir CY Stanford
Literary Digest
One Bridge in 2,000 Miles In Ching
A single bridge spans the Yangtze at Tzuul amid a 2000 mile river course. The suspension structure uses two pairs of six chains and remains in fairly good repair. A second Kaotung bridge was destroyed during northern raids that led to slave raids on Chinese communities.
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Ching
Yangtze River
Tzuul
Kaotung
Tzul
Estate proceedings and sales approved in county court
Proceedings show approval of ASE execution and petition to sell real estate and stock in Nar ragansett Electric Lighting Company. Administrators and guardians are named with accounts and liberty to sell assets. several petitions continued or allowed with dates and estates including Russell S Church Cornelius J Hasbrouck Patrick McGovern John Anthony Fenner Josiah F Peckham.
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Cot. A
Russell ‘S. Church
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company
Cornelius
J. Hasbrouck
Patrick McGovern
John Anthony Fenner
William H. Fiske
Josiah F. Peckham
Road Land Taking in Barrington Rhode Island Plat No 162
The State Board of Public Roads records a taking of land in Barrington Rhode Island described with Plat No 162 for East Providence Barrington Town Line County Road improvements. It details route centerline references and bounds along the East Providence Barrington line including adjacent parcels and rights in the 1926 record. The description cites a vote on September 22 1926 and notes recording on September 27 1926 in Barrington Town Clerk office.
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Barrington
Providence
Primrose ‘Hill
Rhode Island
State Board of Public Roads
General Assembly
Recorder of Deeds
Providence- Barrington
E. Providence-Barrington Town Laine
East Providence
Providence-Barrington
Sal Center Lne
Sta
Teing Inca Roth
Spid
Sta Mko &3
Townerk
Harrington Mays Ltd
Counts Road
Providence- Barrington Counts Road
Providence-Harrington
R Tt
United Electric Railways Company
Southerl
United Electric Railways
Anid
Abram Sh. Atwood
Benjamin F Robinson
John W Hanley
RK. Wellington
RTI
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Sheik
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Wilma Banky
Geo. Fawcett
Bull Montana
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Olympia Theatre
D’wolf Inn
Anson B Howard
St Michael’s Church
James R and
Joseph S Woodseorge
Pailthorpe
Alfred Henshell
Taunton
Hubby
Cranston St
Burgess, Providence
Apfhat Beer
Aundry
Gaspee
Florence Crittenton Homes
State OF Rhode Island
Connery
Thomas F. Bretsford & Son
Hope Street
BR. L
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H. Rounds
Tel. Com
Union Street
Edward E. Witherell
Noyes Avenue
Tel
Freeborn
R. Cole
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Edward F. K
Constitution
Pearl St
Providence, R.L
Wm. W. Franklin & Co
Warren and Bristol
Railroad Ave
Warren
R. I
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST. Bristol
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
Kell, Watson & CO
Westnesset Street
Roi
Lanzke’s Express
Frank Lanzire
G. H. Spencer Roofing Co
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol Neck
District Nursing Association
State Street Telephone
Martha Graham
Hope St
Thyra Carlson
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