21 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1926
Page
1
Real estate ads describe multiple 10 to 19 room houses for sale in good locations near factories, stores, and harbor views. Each listing notes rooms from 7 to 19, hardwood floors, baths, electric lighting, steam heat, cemented cellars, and garages. Prices range from 6 500 to 13 000 with various refer by codes.
Attorneys for 25 residents file claims with Bristol Town Clerk seeking 26500 in damages for property loss from the Bristol Fireworks Company blast on August 9. The filing says explosion caused nuisance and alleges town officials failed to abate it. Claims range from 100 to 4000 dollars, with one claimant seeking medical damages.
Miss Helen Smith and John Lannon were hurt when a coupe driven by Moana Med collided with an automobile at the Main Street and High Street junction. Smith suffered a facial cut and bruises, Lannon injured his hand and face, and the touring car driver fled unharmed as the damaged vehicle was towed to a garage.
In Fall River before Clerk John J Tonergan Joseph Linda fined 100 dollars and costs after retracting a not guilty plea to drunken driving. Attorney Joseph A Hamill represented Linda. Case details and future dates noted.
Lodovico Principe of 43 Prospect Street and Miss Anne Maria Castighego of 133 Bradford Street announce marriage intentions. The notice lists both parties, their ages, and current residences as recorded in the marriage section of the local registrar.
Community drive in Fayal Island continues this week aiming for 2000 to aid sufferers. Rev Francisco G Vieira, pastor of St Elizabeth's Church and committee chair, forwarded 1400 through Industrial Trust Company Bristol branch. Local captains report numerous individual donations including Frank Silvia 220.50 and Joseph Costa 6750 plus many other contributors.
At the September board meeting Yo OMG On revised membership rates for 1920s era terms. Gymnasium access to all members begins tomorrow with regular classes starting October 1. A committee led by Miss Laurine W Bradford Miss Sadie Cailan and Miss Booker will organize Wednesday evening gym classes supervised by Mass Tesher Booker.
Colt Memorial High School drew first blood with a 6 to 0 win over West Warwick High at Royal Mills Field Riverpoint. The game featured a close score and earnest play from largely inexperienced rosters with Colt edging its Pawtuxet Valley foe by a small margin and scoring early.
The piece notes that blue songs flourished in the southern central states long before jazz gained wider fame. It describes them as simple spiritual like pieces, sharing a nature with jubilee tunes common across the region.
The Rochester Times-Union quotes a muddled line about styles and behavior, noting repeated changes and a fixation on habits and language. The fragment suggests social commentary on gendered expression and fashion without clear event details.
In British Columbia a peculiar mine yields a strange soap substance. The origin remains a mystery though borax and fatty ingredients are suggested. Researchers note the material forms a semib sticky consistency and raises questions about its natural production.
Fragmentary text references MERA van and plays from first years with broken names Chater Bruyere and code S220 indicating an uncertain event.
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