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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1893
Page
2
The Paani reports the Chicago World’s Fair closes in late October after six months of record business and global attention. It notes unprecedented financial success, the pope’s potential移, Rhode Island State House plans, and local political developments as American life buzzes with speculation and travel peril.
The Puente thanks the Commercial Club for courteous reception as Woonsocket faced possible water famine. The Bristol Phoenix salutes Col. Charles A. Greene on retiring after 1862 leadership, noting the Herald Printing Co takeover. The Standard reports the Egisto Ponenix sale and wishes both old and new owners well.
Esther Beron Carpenter of Rhode Island, noted for historical writings and Century magazine contributions, died at her South Wakefield home on Sunday afternoon October 22. Born in 1846, she was the daughter of Rev. James Helm Carpenter, an Episcopal clergyman.
The Illinois Central Railroad directors in Chicago pass resolutions praising Henry DeWolf for thirty two years of service from messenger to treasurer. He died untimely leaving a record of integrity and courteous conduct, with his family to receive a copy of the sentiments.
John Russell Slade, a longtime Bristol contractor and builder admired by many, died at 77 after a cerebral stroke. He helped supervise the Byfield School project in 1871 and leaves a wife and two daughters.
In the Capitol a morning oozes order with clean records and neat desks. By press time the room becomes chaotic as newspapers litter desks and piles of big documents rise. The author notes the mismatch between low desks and tall speakers and the abundance of fat legislative papers.
Mrs. Thomas C Williston visits New York and several residents attend the World's Fair. Rubber Works payroll nears $11000. steamers Mount Hope and Ballymena operate with winter layups. Meetings, illnesses, and social events fill Bristol calendar amid weather delays and naval reserve changes.
Charles F. Baker of Pawtucket led a G A R delegation to Babbitt Post on October 20 with a large list of members and Tobin Relief Corps guests. A literary and musical program followed and Post Commander G S Congdon welcomed the visitors. An annual inspection is planned for November tenth. Also noted is a New Peterson Magazine item about locomotive water pickups and a coal handling innovation being tested on American railroads.
The piece notes a November issue price drop for New Petenson Magazine to ten cents or one dollar a year with premiums for club raisers at 112 South Third Street Philadelphia. It lists products from Hood’s Sarsaparilla to postal receipts for October 1893 and a string of Rhode Island patent grants with inventors and locations.
In Hope Valley Adver tiser a Yankee sloop out speeds Lord Dunraven’s yacht Vigilant as the race for the Cup unfolds. Dunraven urges his crew to push with all their might while the Vigilant sails ahead under bold competition and taunts from the rival boat. The date is October 16, 1893.
A guide to menswear notes Peg-top trousers and the covert Fall overcoat, elongated sack coats, Persian neckwear trends, a standing band collar, natural gray lambs wool underwear, and the favored male shade of suiting. Highlights include the swallow-tail tuxedo for evening wear, opal or diamond scarf pins, the black derby with a curved brim, and pearl derbys with black bands. Thanks are given to Hackett Carhart & Co. for advices.
The article recalls the Valkyrie voyage from Southampton to New York as a perilous ocean crossing for America's Cup challenger. It contrasts the yacht's design with ocean conditions, notes twenty nine days aboard, and cites Captain William Harvey on the voyage. It also mentions the unseen banana consumption in the United States.
On Monday evening October 30 Providence Opera House hosts W. H. Powers scenic production of Glen Da Lough a Romantic Irish Drama led by J. K. Murray and Clara Lane. The five act performance features authentic Irish locales and striking scenery praised as historically correct and picturesque.
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