Tragic death of 12 year old stage teacher Fred B Small
Fred B Small died after a fall from the staging at the Eastern Steamship wharf into barge No 9. A hoisting accident fractured four ribs and broke his right leg. he died at Bath City Hospital. Survived by a wife three sons Evelyn a daughter a brother two sisters and his mother. Funeral held at his brother’s home conducted by Rev C W Bradlee.
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Small
Bath City
John
Fred
Patrick
Evelyn
John A. Small
John I. Young
Elias Nelson
Fryeburg
Orrington Small
C. W. Bradlee
Wesley Church
House Destroyed in Mid dle St Fire Near School Site
Fire at 215 Middle Street Thursday wrecked the former schoolhouse site now used as a residence. Mrs Goudy was away and children at school when box 17 rang. Four LOCAL men seized a hose reel from the Marshall Street engine house and fought the flames as Kennebec three and ladder company arrived. Loss about 1000 dollars. roof and chimney damaged. minimal property saved.
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Joseph Goudy
Middle St
Goudy
Kelley, Spear Company
Kennebec
Washington St
William H. Small
Mysterious Stranger Nabbed by Bath City Marshal
Bath City Marshal Pattee seeks the name and residence of a deaf and mute man found near a Winnegance lumber camp. About 45, fair complexion, well dressed but with injured feet, lacking papers. He likely escaped from a home or asylum and cannot read or write.
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Marshall Pattee
Bath
Winnegance
Marshal Pattee
Real estate deals and site improvements noted
Henry W. Howard bought the old car barn at Spring and Washington to fill and grade the lot. Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Co purchased the M. G. Shaw Lumber dock north of Lincoln County Lumber and extending to Maxwell and Coombs spar yard. The Hodgkins house site by the city park has been graded.
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Henry W. Howard
Spring
Washington Streets
Duncan & Jackson Block
Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Company
M. G. Shaw Lumber Company
Lincoln County Lumber Company
Maxwell & Coombs Spar
Hodgkins House
The New Theatre Plans Near Completion in Alameda Site
Architect Churchill of Portland reviews plans for a brick and steel ground floor theatre on the Alameda site by Abrams Amusement, with 120 ft back from Center street. Work likely to start May 1, features include a large balcony, fireproof design, no posts under the balcony, multiple exits, elaborate lobby, ladies retiring room, gentlemen smoking room, and seating for 1200.
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Churchill
Portland
Alameda
Abrams Amusement Company
The
Independent
Center Street
Frank M. Churchill
Maine
Waterville Chamber Invites Grange Masters as Honorary Members
The Waterville Water Ville Chamber of Commerce voted Monday to make all grange masters within 20 miles honorary members. They may attend meetings and share opinions to foster cooperation with rural residents surrounding Waterville. The move is urged as a model for Sagadahoe county.
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Boards of Trade
Merchants’ Associations
Chambers of Commerce
Water Ville
Waterville
Bath Merchants’ Association
Sagadahoe County
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Marks 52nd Birthday
The Queen Esther Rebekah lodge celebrated its 52nd birthday with delegations from Auburn Richmond Woodfords and Round Pond and about 150 out of town guests. A banquet at seven was followed by a musical and literary program that was a grand success. Committees on supper and entertainment are listed with local hosts assisting.
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Esther Rebekah Lodge
Auburn
Richmond
Woodfords
Round Pond
Georgetown man bound over on breaking and entering charge
Lendall Mains of Georgetown appeared before Judge John J. Keegan in municipal court charged with breaking and entering the summer cottage of Ashley Watson of Boston at Kenneboro Point and larceny therefrom. The break occurred in January and shells were sold. Mains was bound over to October term in 500 dollars with two witnesses held in bonds.
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Lendall Mains
Georgetown
John J. Keegan
Simmer
Ashley Watson
Boston
Kennebero Point
Mains
Avery Williams
Richard Poor
Police enforcement extends lid until sheriff matter resolves
City officials move to curb saloon activity as the sheriff situation remains unsettled. The police committee orders a dry list, prompting dwindling liquor sales and reports of difficulty in obtaining a drink as Brunswith joins dry towns and the lid goes down this week.
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Committee On Police
Brunswith
Grace Church Men’s Club Plans City Improvement Drive
The Grace Church Men’s Club aims to mobilize church members and seek help from Bath organizations to improve the city. At its weekly meeting the group agreed to coordinate with others, pursuing systematic, valuable community work, and positioning itself as a leading local association.
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Grace Chuarch
Sam
Bath
Morse High Baseball Schedule Shows Bath as Hub
Manager Edward Coombs lists Morse High games with Bath as home base. Opponents include Brunswick High, Lewiston High, Bowdoin College, Deering High, Bliss Business College, Waterville High, Lincoln Academy, and a final trip to New Castle with June 7 open.
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Edward Coombs
Morse High
Brunswick High
Brunswick
Lewiston High
Bath
Bowdoin
Deering High
Portland
Bliss Business College of
Lewiston
Waterville High
Lincoln Academy
New
Maine lawmakers seek removal of two sheriffs after hearings
The Maine legislature moved to remove Sheriff John W. Ballou of Sagadahoc and Sheriff Kewis Mouton of Cumberland after hearings on alleged failures to enforce liquor laws. Ballou vote: 81 to 50 in the House, 18 to 11 in the Senate. Mouton vote: 80 to 64 in the House, 17 to 18 in the Senate. Shad fishermen prepare gear for the soon to begin season.
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Maine
John W. Ballou
Sagadahoc County
Kewis “Vf Mouton
Cumberland County
Ballou
House
Senate
Moulton
Parcel Post Mail Volumes Rise Across Major Cities
Postal experts report over 150.9 million parcel post packages mailed in the first three months of operation based on 50 large offices. March business rose about 55 percent from January, with Chicago leading at 6,895,744 parcels in two months, New York 5,973,075, and Boston 1,657,036.
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Lyall
York
Eyite New
Iris Denids
38Th St
New York
Edgar T. Smith
Chicago
Boston
Mayor Varrabee Recommends Honest Budget Estimates
The mayor instructs department heads to present their true current needs without padding estimates. He asks the finance committee to use these exact figures when drafting the appropriation bill, aiming for a more accurate budget process.
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Varrabee
Finance Committee
Barge Frank R. Diesel to Launch This Afternoon
The fine new barge Frank R. Diesel will launch from the Kelley Spear yard this afternoon at 3220 oclock. She is a duplicate of the William B. Dises built by the same firm and launched February 3. Hastern Transportation Company of Baltimore are her owners. Sagadahoce's next term of Supreme Judicial court does not come until October.
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Frank R. Diesel
Kelley,Spear Company
William B. Dises
Hastern Transportation Company of
Baltimore
Sagadahoce
Supreme Judicial Court
Bath Iron Works Adopts Eight Hour Day
On June 30 Bath Iron Works will end the long time six day week and adopt the eight hours day for all workers. The change is welcomed by hundreds of men employed there and Patriots' Day next Saturday will be observed as a company holiday.
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Bath Iron Works
Ballou Case Sparks Wave of New England Press Debate
The Ballou case draws intense commentary across New England newspapers as editors and readers discuss the legal and social implications. Analysts weigh the evidence and institutions respond amid public scrutiny.
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New England
Formalities Over The Olu Bath Merchants Assoria
The association long active for the city's industrial welfare has been reorganized and now transfers its property to a newly formed body. It reelects the same officers and committees and remains a chamber of commerce with eligibility rules strict and reputable members.
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Olu
Assoria
Cwink
Thas City
newWr
Chamber of Commerce
Fund Increase Ensures Mary A Wigseins Fund in Bath
Executors Pred Th and Charles C Low paid $5000 to City Treasurer Charles Brown increasing the Bailey School of Industries fund. The fund named Mary A Wigseins promises employment for Bath women at the shirt factory and the paper box plant seeking more workers.
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Bailey School of Industries
Charles C. Low
Minnie A. Wisein
Charles =. Brown
Mary A. Wigseins
Bath
Neponset Paroid Roofing Endorsed by Engineers and Government
Government engineers and railway systems have long chosen Neponset Paroid Roofing for durability and wear. More than 160 000 square feet were sold to the Panama Canal Commission in 1912. Proven in climates from the equator to Alaska, it is advertised as the most economical roofing choice.
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United States
Panama Canal
Equator
Alaska
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John M. Clark
Conducted BY
Wm. C Chadbourne
Front St
Roome
D. M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
A. B. Watson
S. Brunswick
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Cyrus W. Longley
Room 2
Bath, ME
Armour’s Commercial
Read Nichols Co
Commercial St
Love Brothers
Pilus
J. W. Rodick
Fred Small
Fred B. Small
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Lower Middle Street
Portable Mill
the New Theatre
Both Merchants’ Association
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Zephia Parris
Emma Jacobs
John M. Hill
Annie Ripley
Grace Munsey
Unn Farnsworth
Horace W. Ward
Testa
G. W. H. Barton
Charles Ervine
NEW J. P. Morgan & CO. Bank Building
J. P. Morgan & Co
Wall Street
Grace Church Will
MORSE
Parcel Post
Larrabee
Bath Verehants’ Assocition Incorporated
Johnson Bros Co
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