Y M C A Managers Hold Winter Plans Meeting
The Y M C A Board of Managers met to discuss winter work and a membership drive to raise the local association to its community standard. A bowling tournament committee was formed consisting of W Def Brown J B Newman F E Clark J W Best and J F Farlary with the President and General Secretary ex-officio. The library was renovated with electric chandeliers and new flasiders funded by Dr and Mr H M Howe who endowed it in memory of their son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
W. Def. Brown
J. B. Newman
FE. E. Clark
J. W. Best
J. F. Farrally
H. M. Howe
Alaska Coal Prospects Stir Congressional Action
The article argues Congress will push for opening Alaska coal fields to meet expected demand and ease Pacific coast shortages. It notes the government spends about a million dollars yearly on freights to move Pennsylvania and West Virginia coal to the Pacific for naval use and suggests Alaska coal would conserve resources, citing Senator Perkins of Naval Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Congress
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Perkins
Committee On Naval Affairs
Szid
Geological Survey
Navy and commerce seek lower duties on Pacific coal
Admiral Dewey as head of the General Board of the Navy and Senator Perkins cite the Geological Survey report to argue for cheap Pacific coal. They contend a duty of $2 to $2.50 per ton would allow delivery to tide-water for about $1 per ton to San Francisco and other Pacific ports, aiding naval and commercial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Dewey
General Board of the Navy
Meyer
Geological Survey
Perkins
San Francisco
Star Theater Presents Four Films and Songs Tonight
Star Theater shows a strong program headed by Under the Stars and Stripes from the Edison Company depicting a naval battle with Paul Jones. The Forest Ranger and Go West, Young Woman Go West follow as westerns and a Biblically themed Marriage of Esther. Miss Clara McArdle performs illustrated songs. Matinee Wednesday admission 5 cents. Biograph feature planned for Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Tonight
Stars and Stripes
Thomas A. Edison Company
Moving Pictures
Paul Jones
Forest Ranger
Esther
Clara McArdle
Baby Bennet James Born to Manro Family
Sept 13 in this town marks the birth of Bennet James, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Manro, aged 23 days. Also noted is a daughter born to Mrs. Henry Gladne on Sept 4 in Manro-In this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecham
Gladne
Henry Gladne
Young couple misreads romance in social room
A hostess notes a tense exchange between a young man and woman who seem to bore each other. Miss Davenne agrees she tries to imitate a magazine image while he imitates a book he recently read. The scene captures social performance and desire to impress.
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Davenne
School Committee Meeting Notes On Building Repairs
The Bristol School Committee reviewed repairs at Byfield Valley Oliver and Northeast District schools. Leaks and slating fixes were prioritized with new glass, window frames, and a red cement wash for cellar walls. Names change: Franklin Street to Hayman, Middle District to Taft, Northeast to Mason.
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Norcross Bros
Providence
Col Colt
Iste
Byfield
Josn Connors
Valley School
Slaters
Miss Scanlon
Miss Church
Portwest
Oliver School
Oliver
Metacom Avenue
George H. Bush
Chas. F. Sanford
Valley
Franklin Street
Reynolds
Hasbrouck
Hayman
Mason
Nathan Hayman
Bristol
Taft
Putnam W. Taft
Mendon
Mass
Evening Commercial School plans outlined at Colt High
The School Committee discusses enrollment for the Evening Commercial School at Colt High, deposit rules, and fees. Arthur L. Williams is named principal at $2 per night. Miss Helen A. Stedman and Miss Emma Marguerite Flowers to assist. Grades evening school deposits set at $1. Five Rhode Island Normal School students begin five months of practical training in Oliver and Walley Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Taft
Mason
Williams
Colt High School
Byfield
Arthur L. Williams
Helen A.stedman
Emma Marguerite Flowers
John H. Bailey, Jr
Josephine R. Kerr
Nerone
Williamsi
Henry Wn. Boynton
Hasbrouck
Hayman
Burton
Sapt. Reynolds
Col Colt
Col. Colt
Wardwell Street
Colt School
Rhode Island Normal School
Oliver and Walley School
Catherine Louise Galvin
Marion Elwood Shippee
East Greenwich
Magadeline Cecilia Brennan
Peacedale
Annie Scanlon
State
Ortic
Yeaterday
Jane Brennan Dring
Newport
Oliver
Barbara Osrlotta Peckham
Agnes Buchanan
Mary E. Spooner
Oritio
Ten Commandments and secrets test a wary couple
A terse exchange questions how much a husband reveals about religious tenets and private life. The dialogue hints at tension between keeping faith disclosures private and sharing information with neighbors and a spouse. The fragment implies social scrutiny and prudence in personal disclosures.
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Beacham
Star Theatre
Star Theater
John
Mr. Spenders
Buffingtons Brug
Warren
Cornelius Warrington
Cor. Joyce St. & Railroad Ave
BR. I
Ee G. A
Glenwood
Reed House Furnishing Co
T. R
Wall Street
Burnside Memorial Building
George H. Peck
Bristol, R.I
Georgie-H. Peck
Rhode. Island
Sra
Stlical
Merchants and Miners Trans, Co
Norfolk
Newport News
Baltimore
Fall River
Philadelphia
A. L. Bongartz
Fall River,Mass
James Barry
R. I
Rhode Island State College
Home Economics
Kingston, R. I
G. W. Simmons
Emma, E. Carey
Constitution Street
Canal Street
Hope Grocery Store
Vermette & Young
A. W. Orgelman
Bristol Fish Market
John Shepard
Chiropodist
Mrs. Williams
Wright
Patier
Pridav
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