Bristol to get two modern theatres rumored plans near Hope and Church
Rumors say Bristol may welcome two new theatres with plans to convert the Abby L Williams estate at Hope and Church into a large two story complex. A Providence theatrical company has optioned the site and will include 1200 seats with a two storey front entrance and upstairs offices and lodge rooms, per local speculation.
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Bristol to host proposed theatre near Hope Street site
Prospective buyers and Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. plan to transfer the Abby L Williams estate property to erect a new theatre costing about 200000. The site offers south side access from Buied Street and favorable north side entry options from Church Street. The deed transfer is expected in December after title searches.
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Church Street
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Stanzione Pagano Nuptials At Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
Relatives attend the wedding of Miss Sadie Pagano daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Pagano and Gaetano Stanzione son of Mrs Pinalomena Stanzione at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church on State Street. Rev Joseph Poja officiates mass. Guests gather at home on Mt Hope Avenue after a brief reception. The couple depart for a wedding trip to New York City and New Haven Connecticut and will reside at Mt Hope Avenue.
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Mt Hope Avenue
THREE HONEST BOYS HONORABLE ACT RETURNS LOST MONEY
Town Clerk J W Church was told by Albert Romano Manuel Silva and John D Alisio that they found a lost bundle at Wood street and Mit Hop avenue. Mrs Zidora Gablin ski identified the money and thanked the youths who returned it earning rewards.
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Dutch Folk Dress In Holland A Snapshot From The Past
A fragment describes Dutch attire including ornamental curls on the Nelmeta and broad trousers for workingmen. Women wear caps while children wear klompen wooden shoes. It notes concealed weapons are unnecessary and a wooden shoe can quell a quarrel. the piece appears as a cultural aside in National Geographic Magazine.
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Holland
National Geographic Magazine
Church shaped like giant organ in Copenhagen
A striking edifice in Copenhagen stands as a gigantic organ outline against the sky, inviting the sense of music from its pipes. Nearby a 258 foot corkscrew tower with external stairs rises beside the Church of Our Saviour, built in 1696 and long a city landmark.
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New Policeman Notices Lights Left On All Night
A rookie on the beat discovers a house with lights burning overnight. The householder thanks the officer but hints the situation is deliberate. He explains his wife is away and he fears the meter will reveal his lonely nights at home.
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London
Bells and the Tower of London Gamble in Henry VIII Era
In St Pauls church yard a bell tower with four bells named Jesus Bells stood in London. King Henry VIII gambled the tower with Sir Miles Part ridge who won and had the tower torn down and bells broken. Years later Part ridge was hanged, with some writers calling it judgment for gambling bells.
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Satis N. Coleman
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Jesus
London
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Henry
Miles
Mind Republic: A Thoughtful Utopia by Ingersoll
The passage envisions a society where majority rule is absent and equality prevails. Exch nne is crowned and distributed authority, while every brow bears a ti ara and a purple hue. Citizens express honest thoughts. persecution is the sole traitor’s act, and voting is seen as sacred liberty.
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Republic of Mind
Robert
Ingersoll
Women Manage Home According To Howe’s Insight
A reflection on motherhood as primary in child care. The text quotes K W Howe’s Monthly noting mothers’ unique influence during children’s formative years while fathers pursue income and struggle to oversee behavior upon return.
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Howe's
We Women Four-Year-Old Vatridha Wishes Her Mother Support
A short Parents' Magazine anecdote describes four-year-old Vatridha washing in her mother s bathroom. Lacking a towel, she surveys the towel racks and firmly urges her mother to use hers, asserting that we women must stick together.
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Mommie
Parents' Magazine
Cleveland Doctor Compares Man to Electric Storage Battery
In a Detroit News note a Cleveland doctor claims the human body is a kind of electric storage battery. He advises reacting to unwanted home commentary with the line My battery has run down, I guess, when proof of weakness is evident.
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Detroit News
Estate of Annie Prest Dixon Administrator Appointed
Ezra Dixon of Bristol has qualified as administrator of Annie Prest Dixon estate. Creditors must file claims in the clerk’s office within the legally prescribed period starting October 18. John W Church, Clerk, notes the dates.
Administration Notice: Victor I. Miller Estate
Arthur M McCaw of Bristol has qualified as Administrator of the Victor I Miller estate, deceased, Bristol. Notice begins October 11 and continues by law for required probate actions.
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Victor I. Miller
Elizabeth Waldron Adminstratrix for Bristol Estate
Notices say Elizabeth W S Waldron of Bristol qualified as administratrix of the estate of Sarah Elizabeth Spooner late of Bristol deceased by law beginning October 11 1929 John W Church Clerk
Guardian Appointed for Lena Raposa of Bristol
Probate Court of Bristol appoints Manuel S. Raposa as guardian of Lena Raposa person and estate. Guardian files bond. claims against ward must be filed with Clerk within six months from first advertisement.
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Bristol
Lena Raposa
HNW Church
Manuel S. Raposa
Estate Notice for Jane O Connors Heir in Bristol
Notice is hereby given that William J O Connor of the Town of Bristol has filed a petition in the Probate Court regarding the estate of Jane O Connor late of Bristol. The case concerns law and administration with proceedings beginning October 11 led by JOHN W CHURCH Clerk.
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Bristol
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William T O'Donnell
Mary A Vickery
Emily French
Ward) Industrial Trust Company
Ward
Bristol Phoenix
John W Church
Administration Notice Estate of Antonio Cruz Almeida
Notice is hereby given that Jose Cruz Almeida of Bristol has filed for the estate of Antonio Cruz Almeida, late of Bristol. Creditors are notified to file their claims with proper legal papers beginning October 11.
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Jose Cruz Almeida
Bristol
Antonio Cruz Almeida
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