Resignation at Local Telephone Exchange Prompts Change
Miss Ella Flowers resigns after six years as chief operator at the local exchange. Miss Lilian R. Luther, recently head operator at the Warren exchange, assumes the position. A stationery sale offers 25 sheets and 25 envelopes for 15 cents at the State Street M E Church event. An executive committee for a church meeting includes Miss Lillian M. Nicholas and Miss Lillian K. Luther among others.
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Ella Flowers
Miss Flowers
Lillian R. Luther
Warren Exchange
Luther
State Street M. E
Lillian M. Nicholas
Lillian K. Luther
Junior Epworth League
O. R. Siegal
Vesta L. Blaisdell
Minnie Potter
Wilcox Family Outing at Bristol Narrows
A party including Miss Nydia Wilcox Miss Elaine Wilcox Miss Adenelle Wilcox Lucien O Connor and William B Spooner enjoyed an outing at Bristol Narrows Saturday.
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Nydia Wilcox
Elaine Wilcox
Adenelle Wilcox
Lucien O’connor
William B. Spooner
Bristol Narrows
Colt Memorial High School Gridiron Marvels Veterans in New Football Drive
Colt Memorial high school's football prospects shine as veterans return for another season led by coach Johnny Walker. Only four seniors graduated. core players include Jackson Otten Parella Bullock Borges Mansi Sousa and Mello with new contenders Rohrman Securo Bullock Caruso Esenstadt Principe Serpa Gilroy Morris Perroni Romano Alfano Fiske Perry McCarthy Seimoes. A tentative schedule lists six games including Cranston St Raphael Warren and the Armistice Day classic at Bristol.
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Colt Memorial High School
Johnny” Walker
Mike DeLeo
Sparky
Fasano
Henry Sanford
Alfred Dubuc
Fd. Jackson
Vernon Otten
Vorra
Parella
Ray Bullock
Eddie Sousa
Manny” Borges
Leo Mansi
Whitey
Mello
Paul Bruno
Joe Bruno
Capone
Wayne Smith
McGuigan
Henry Rohrman
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Pip” Securo
Bertram Bullock
Fishy
Caruso
Esenstadt
Principe
Serpa
Gilroy
Morris
Perroni
Romano
Alfano
Fiske
Joe Perry
McCarthy
Seimoes
Colt
Soldiers
Edward T Fitzgerald
Colt High
Cranston High
Cranston
South Kingstown
Bristol
St Raphael
Pawtucket
de la Salle
Newport
Warren
Fairhaven
DeWolf Farm Horse Show Scheduled for Bristol Tomorrow
The first annual DeWolf Farm Horse Show will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at Poppasquash in front of Mr and Mrs Harry DeW Allen's residence. Ten classes and a championship offer prizes with judges Mrs William MacColl and Muss Dimits. Town Clerk John Wo Chuarch will ringmaster as dozens of local youths enter.
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DeWolf Farm
Poppasquash
Harry Dew Allen
Bristol
William MacColl
North Farm
Muss Dimits Oasis
Rumstick Point
Miss Davis
MacColl
Jean
Mass Davis
John Wo Chuarch
Nancy Allen
Eleanor and
Martha Rockwell
Avis Barrett
Ruth Palmer
Jean and
Uzelle de Rocha
Jean MacColl
Dimity Davais
Frances Usher
Henry Tinglex
John W . Church
PTA Boosts Americanization Classes in Rhode Island Parishes
The PTA executive board discussed an Americanization program for the year and arranged collaboration with Rev Manuel J Barras of St Elizabeth's and Rev Joseph Sarzano of Our Lady of Mt Carmel to enroll large classes in their parishes. They expect federal funds for unemployed teachers via a Rhode Island grant and invited State Americanization director Mrs Althea Jencks to speak October 5 at Colt Memorial High School.
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Althea Jencks
Colt Memorial High School
Marguerite Brogan
Byfield School
Louisiana Purchase Transfer The 1803 deal to U S control
The text recounts Napoleon offering Louisiana to the United States for 60 million francs after failing to protect colonial holdings in America. The 1804 transfer was celebrated a century later in St. Louis with a postage stamp issue honoring Americans who aided the transfer, plus McKinley for signing the enabling bill.
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France
West
Florida
Orleans
New Orléans
Mississippi
Napoleon
America
Louisiana
United States
St. Louis
Upper
Louis XIV
McKinley
Chicago Tribune
Pipe Organ Makers Still Rely on Hand Craftsmanship
The article notes that pipe organ construction remains a labor intensive craft with highly skilled workers. It highlights slow production, with one company producing 1,500 organs in 78 years, and describes testing of over 3,000 pipes from 43 inches to 64 feet in length. The console assembly and electrical modernization are also mentioned as minor changes in five centuries of practice.
Diamonds the hardest and most brilliant precious stones
Diamonds are pure carbon crystals found in various colors including colorless yellow blue green red and black. Impure forms called bort are used for polishing and cutting while rare large stones like the Cullinan feature in crown jewels.
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Brazil
Angler Fish on Show at London Zoo Described as Rare
The Montreal Herald reports the rare Angler fish on display in the London zoo. It features a gigantic head, circular mouth, and long rods with lures that attract prey. The five foot long creature blends with rocks and seaweed, making it hard to spot until too late.
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London Zoo
Montreal Herald
London
Zoo
English Courses Lead in Interest Across Wisconsin Study
The University of Wisconsin extension division analyzed ten years of inquiries from about a hundred Wisconsin citizens. The compilation shows English courses attracted the most interest among those seeking to improve writing and speaking for business and social success.
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Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Extension Division
Yale Bulldog Mascot Handsome Dan Remains Icon of Yale
The Yale University Athletic Association confirms the mascot Handsome Dan is real. Owned by Andrew B Graves of the class of 1902, the white brindle bulldog served as Yale football’s official mascot for over a decade. After his death his stuffed body was placed in Yale's trophy room.
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Yale
Yale University Athletic Association
Handsome Dan
Andrew B Graves
Handasome Dan
Presidents as Penmen and Their Legible Accounts
The article notes that many U S presidents were skilled writers with clear penmanship. It highlights George Washingtons legible Treasury records and Abraham Lincolns flowing stenographic style as examples of presidential writing ability.
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United States
Hamlet
George Washington
Treasury Department
Abraham Lincoln
Inca Rule and Spanish Conquest Described
The text outlines the Inca elite as descendants of Manco Capac and notes the Inca state’s wealth, arts, and irrigation while highlighting municipal advances and a peaceful ruling class. It contrasts their prosperity with later Spanish conquest and the decline of Quichua culture.
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Peter Naty Payers
Manco Capac
Yaeeg Go Ey
Peru
Pert
World's Coldest Room Used to Preserve Food
Cambridge research station in a central heated building houses a near polar frost chamber. The room holds a hundred degrees of frost with walls and roof encrusted in frost and long ice stalactites. Ten minutes at a time is the typical endurance limit for scientists studying long distance food preservation.
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Cambridge
Food Investigation Department
Tit- Bits Magazine
Peculiarities of Domesticated Sheep
A Los Angeles Times item notes that domesticated sheep never revert to wildness once born. Eager mothers may starve their newborns while licking them constantly. Sheep tend to return to their birth pens and descend hills diagonally, preferring small running water over still tanks or broad streams.
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Los Angeles Times
Earthworm Music Sparks Theorized Night Sounds
Some claim earthworms produce music at night with rubbing bristles or scraping stones. The sounds are debated and considered poor, and the worms cannot hear them as they are deaf.
Verchny-Udinsk Eyes Open to Baikal Walks and Wildlife
A stroll through Verchny-Udinsk in the Mongolian Buryat republic offers crooked streets and ancient town charm, followed by a swim in Lake Baikal where clear waters host seals and glittering sand grains on a rare sunny day.
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Verchny-Udinsk
Buryat Republic
Lake Baikal
Birds Guard Sheep In Venezuela
Venezuelan shepherds rely on trained cranes to guard and herd sheep at night. The birds, a crane species, corral scattered flocks and drive them home with no trouble, acting as an intelligent replacement for dogs.
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Venezuela
Tammany Honors U S Presidents With Honorary Office
The Tammany society conferred the kitchi okeinan or great grand lacheys honorary office on Presidents Washington John Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe John Q Adams and Jackson. The post was abolished after Jackson's term.
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Tammany
Tammany Society
United States
Washington
John Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Q. Adams
Jackson
Opening clash looms in Warren Bristol baseball series
The expected five game battle pits Warren and Bristol with star players like Lefty Greenwood Jake Rippel and Jack Young. Managers Bennie Smusz and Howie Martin pick a mix of veterans and youths as Frankie Sousa or Foxy Marshall may start for Bristol. Officials include James B Lee as official scorer and a Bristol umpire on first base line.
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Paul” Broo
Andy DiAmbrosia
Hut Correira
Jimmie Sal
Frankie Sousa
Foxy Marshall
Jimmie Garvin
Lefty Greenwood
Jake Rippel
Jack Young
Jack Hibbert
Chet Beauregard
al Mercier
McKara
al Fish
McKenna
Polak
Hanley
Urban
Topaz
Mechanics Fire Co
Warren
Eddie Jansen
Providence
Bristol
James B. Lee
Charlie Burdge
James Blee
World War Cost Totals Reported by Treasury in 1919
Treasury department figures released in May 1919 show total World War expenses from April 1917 to April 1919 at 21.85 billion dollars. The last ten months of the conflict averaged about 44.7 million dollars per day in U.S. spending.
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Treasury Department
United States
Bristol Probate Court Seeks Guardian for Minor
On September 6 1933 the Bristol Probate Court hears a petition by William Henry Shayer requesting guardianship of his minor son William Henry Shayer Jr aged under fourteen. The matter is set for October 2 1933 at 10 AM with notices to run fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix. Another entry notes Benjamin F Lindemuth as administrator presenting the final account of Rosina M Ellery and a future hearing scheduled for October 2 1933 at 10 AM with weekly notice in the Bristol Phenix.
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Bristol
William Henry Shayer
Wiliam Henry Shayer
Louisa (Tellier) Shayer
Woonsocket
R. I
Bristol Phoenix
John W Church
Rosina N. Ellery
Benjamin F Lindemuth
Rosina
M Ellery
Bristol Phenix
Raffaele Proto
Annie Proto
Rhode Island
Bourn Street
John H. Pearce
Seabury Manchester
William St. Phelps
Huddy & Moulton
Westminster Street
John Donato
Santa Donato
Rhogtea Island
State Street
Michael Traynor
Giuseppa Spata
St. Mary’s Church
Angelo Russo
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