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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
6
The piece recalls grim episodes from early American history, listing brutal acts against Indigenous peoples and enslaved individuals, contrasted with a later river trip to Mount Hope Park. The narrator vows to present hard facts with a somber tone and shifts to a reflective voyage memory as the day ends.
An instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Aniello Voccia of Bristol is presented for probate. The court orders notice published for fourteen days once weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. Jor W Chul Rch, Clerk. 9-15-22-29.
The text notes archaeology has revived interest in Greek art and shows the golden age was gradual, not sudden. Discoveries of the last fifty years reveal long prehistoric epochs shaping Greek civilization before classical art emerged, making the story of Greek culture clearer for scholars and adventurers alike.
A French physicist reports a curious explosion of a half millimeter glass tube containing 25 milligrams of radium bromide. Removed from liquid air, it produced a loud bang in a dark room, scattering microscopic glass and glowing radium fragments like a starry sky, with internal pressure likely above 20 atmospheres.
The article explains that Romany groups across Europe stem from diverse origins. It notes Italian Romngras tribes as pure Roman, Spanish gitanos Moorish, and Balkan Romany travelers roaming in gypsy fashion. It also cites French Romanichels from Alsatian roots and English gipsies with Welsh and Irish linguistic influence.
The piece argues fugitives trade short jail terms for lifelong loss of identity and freedom. It notes fugitives live in constant fear of discovery and reveal themselves through the smallest traces of their former life. It reflects on personal safety and the social toll of life on the run.
Administration notice lists probate admission by Bristol Probate Court for Mary Ann Gladding with executor bond. six month claim deadline from first advertisement. Also requests appointment of administrator for estate of Arthur Bowler husband of Matrie Bowler. hearing set for October 2, 1922 at 1:30 PM by Probate Clerk John W Church.
Sept term enters probate for the purported last will and testament of Lanindia Frago Toste of Bristol. The court orders fourteen days of publication in the Bristol Phoenix and sets a Probate Court room hearing at 10 oclock A M. for consideration.
Benjamin FO Lindemuth guardian of Edwin Cure’s estate presents his final account for allowance at the Bristol Probate Court. A notice is ordered to be published weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. John W Church, Probate Clerk.
Albert I Calder 2nd Administrator of the Frederic F Gladding estate presents his first and final account for allowance. The filing occurs at 10:30 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol. Notice published in the Bristol Phoenix for fourteen days weekly.
An English observer notes Oxford University comprising over 20 colleges with about 150 men per college. Each college features a library chapel lecture rooms dorms professors quarters dining hall and kitchen. An athletic field accompanies every college. A boy in church requested the song Win the One Next to You.
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