Rhode Island Public Laws January 1899 Session Summary
Public laws enacted May 1899 amend habeas corpus procedures in Providence County and adjust jail custody. The act references long survey lines and boundary monuments, plus repeals, ferret and rabbit protections, and the repeal of the American Investors Company charter. Also notes validation of Edmund S Hopkins notary acts.
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Edmund
Hopkins
General Assembly
Edmund S. Hopkins
Providence
Rhode Island
Charles P. Bennett
Chapter 682 Annual appropriation for Providence Lying-In Hospital
The act provides an annual grant of twenty five hundred dollars to the Providence lying-in hospital, a state chartered entity, with the state auditor to issue payment upon governor approved orders. The measure repeals inconsistent provisions and was passed May 25, 1899.
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Providence Lying-In
General Assembly
Providence
Boundary line between Rhode Island and Massachusetts established
The act fixes a boundary from the Burnt Swamp Corner in Rhode Island to the sea as per a joint commission report. It describes a sequence of granite monuments with Mass and RI markings, locations along rivers and towns, and precise latitude and longitude data. The text lists monuments along the boundary including Attleborough Cumberland Pawtucket Seekonk and East Providence, with azimuths and mileages connecting them.
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Taunton Avenue
Nast Providence and
Seekonk
Runanin’s River
Warren Avenue
Luther's Corner
East Providence
Runnin’s
R. L
Birch Swamp
Monroe’s
R. J
R. I
Mount Hope Bay
Fall River
Tiverton
State Avenue
Cook’s Pond
Bliss Road
Sandy Pond
Westport
Joe Sanfords
Adamsville
Little Compton
Mass
Atlantic Ocean
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Burnt Swamp Corner
General Assembly
Wrentham
Cumberland
Greenwich
Brickstone River
Attleborough
Pawtucket
Seven Mile River
Attleborough Pawtucket
Ten Mile River
Central Avenue
Brook Street
India Point
New York, New Haven
Hartford R. R
Central Pond
Central Mills
Bridghams Woods
Hunt's Mills
Engraved Calling Cards and Wedding Stationery in Phoenix
Orders for engraved calling cards wedding invitations and monogram stationery receive prompt careful attention at the Phoenix Office. If you want a copper plate engraved or cards printed from your plate call at No 7 Bradford Street. We furnish correct fashionable styles and sizes with telephone connection.
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Monogram
Phoenix
Bradford Street
Traitors Reward and a Soldier’s Fall in Manila
A sensational true tale follows Corporal Henry Haze of the First California as he deserts his country for a Philippine woman named Chiquita in Manila. He is lured by romance, faces discharge and distrust, and is shot by former comrades after abandoning the flag. The narrative paints exotic scenes of Manila society and clash of loyalties.
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Haze
Henry Haze
Califfornia
Golden Gate
Pacific
Manila
Autunia
Chiquita
Tree
Iloilo
Company D
California Volunteers
Co. D
United States of America
Loilo
California
Jarrah
Burnside Memorial Building
CAPT EVANS TALKS ON NAVY AND WAR
Capt Evans of the Iowa 1121 recalls the Spanish American War, praising McKinley and Long, recounting swift naval deployment from Florida, a near-miss with Spanish fire, and a night watch that kept Cervera in harbor. He notes the Merrimac’s loss, Luna’s advance, and a dramatic picket duty night patrol. The piece also covers California volunteers in Iloilo and a curious tale of a deserting white soldier.
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Robly D. Hyvans
Iowa
Santiago
Ohio
McKinley
Long
Navy
Havana
Florida
GUO
Cervera
Admiral Sampson
Cervern
Sampson
Merrimac
Mediterranean
Camara
Hair import trends influence upholstery markets
South American wild horses provide first quality horse hair used for haircloth and upholstery. long tails and manes are coil bound for wall lengths over sixteen inches. Second quality blends short horse and cattle hairs. third rate comes from Siberian goats. Hair of horses, cattle, and goats commands strong prices in the United Kingdom and United States upholstery circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
America
Britain
United Kingdom
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Commissioners of Birds
American Investors’ Company
Kilmers
Maitfree
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, NY
Corporal Haze
Evans
Spain
Picke
Japan
Samuel S. Lyons
Osaka
Tokyo
Kobe
Etas
Eta
New England
U. S. Dental Association
Westminster Street
Wr. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Co. F. Sanford
William ST
Bristol
City Savings Bank
Weybosset Street
R. 1
John S. Palmer
James E. Cranston
D .Russell Brown
J. W. Crocker
Jeffrey Davis
George W. B. Bourn
Jos. A. Starkweather
John H. Cady
Wm G Nightingale
Wm C. Peirce
Charles T. Howard
Linyd C Eddy
George H. Chadsey
James C. Church
Geo. H. Peck
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York
Unite States
Ic Fidelity and Deposit Co
Maryland
THE
District Court OF the
District of
Willon
Earl
William S. Earl
Bristol ‘County Court House
Athan VW
Sectlefield
T. A. Morris
Bristols
Anderson’s Shoe Store
Fide
Jas. Anderson
Winth Fa
Erato Street
Gordon Church
Shorey
State Street
H. H. Pierce
German Chemical CO
Broadway
N. Y
Fred Fish
Hope Street
L. F. Qorhams
BRI
Henry S.tafft
Weybosset St
Providence,r.i
William B. Read
G. A. R. ‘Hall
James Tobin
Hope St
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket, EI
George A. Mumford
Wedward A. Greene
Mason James L. Jenes
Benjamin Y. Smith
Philo E. Thayer
George W. Newell
J. Milton Payne
Frederick W. Easton
A. A. Mann
Chas. P. Moses
Isaac Shove
Seoretary
P. Skinner Jn
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