Japanese Officials Congratulate Berry Anniversary
Wireless messages reached Worcester Massachusetts from high Japanese officials congratulating Dr. and Mrs. John C. Berry on their golden wedding anniversary. Berry, born in Whippsburg, is a medical missionary who helped modernize Japan and founded the Dishisha University Hospital. The celebration at 25 Trowbridge Road drew guests from Boston and Worcester including church and university figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
John C. Berry
Bath
Hgh
Japan
Wos
Berry
Trowbridge Road
Count Makimo
Viscount Ito
Viscount Okuro
Viscount Shiruzawa
Mikado
Whippsburg
Mary Elizabeth Gove
Otis Cary
Boston
Serry
James L. Barton
William J. ‘Strong
Enoch J. Hell
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Arthur P. Rugg
Daniel W. Abercrombie
William Woodward
George C. Whitney
Frank E. Heywood
Shepherd Knapp
Central Church
Paul B. Morgan
Harris Holton
Brockton
Jefferson Medical College
Dishisha University Hospital
Kyoto
Snacred Treasury
Kerry
Vienna
United States
Y.M.C.A. Board of
Congregational Club
Econome Club
City Missionary Society
Plymouth Congregational Church
Katherine Fiske Berry
Helen Berry Horton
Gordon C. Berry
Pattangall and Wattangall enter Maine primaries for senate and governor
Six Gov Oakley C Curtis of Portland and ex Attorney General William R Wattangall of Augusta announce Democratic bids for U S Senate and Maine governor. Bertrand G McIntire of Norway runs for representative in the second district. Edwin C Moran Jr may withdraw to back McIntire as papers circulate with April 17 filing deadline. John S PB HL Wilson of Auburn weighs gubernatorial ambitions amid party shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley C. Curtis
Portland
Henry W. Howard
Bath
Howard Coal Co
United States
William R. Wattangall
Augusta
Secretary of State
Bertrand G. McIntire
Norway
Conness
Rockland
Edwin C. Moran
Jdr
McIntire
Curtis
Pattangall
John S. PB. HL. Wilson
Auburn
Daylight Saving Plan Expands Across New York State
John R. Young of the Merchants Association reports a statewide canvass shows all daylight saving users last year will continue, with many new places adopting it. In Rochester a campaign aims to shift from standard time to daylight saving ahead of the 2 a.m. April 80 change.
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New York State
John R. Young
Convention Bureau
The
Merchants Association of New York
Young
Rochester
Bath Men Make Hit With Music
Francis McPherson and Joseph Avery on piano and marindaphone perform for dancers who travel from Boston weekly for study. They played at the Red Men’s party in Music Hall Monday night and drew many encores. Nettie Bilis and Fred Clark won whist prizes, with consolation awards to Jeanette Puffer and William Mullin. Committee from Sasavoa tribe and Ramona council noted includes Woodbury Potter, Lawrence McCulloch, Ralph Boardman, Mrs. Garrett Galvin, Martha Wilson, Nettie McKay.
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Francis McPherson
Joseph Avery
Boston
Music Hall
Nettie Bilis
Fred Clark
Jeanette Puffer
William Mullin
Sasavoa Tribe
Woodbury Potter
Lawrence McCulloch
Ralph Boardman
Ramona Council
Garrett Galvin
Martha Wilson
Nettie McKay
Strait fined in liquor case
W B Striar of Bangor and Harvey Cline of Rockland were caught trying to land 20 cases of Scotch whiskey in Bath last winter. Striar pleaded guilty in Portland to unlawful possession and transportation and was fined 250 dollars by Judge John A Peters. He forfeited bail of 1500 dollars pending May term appearance. Miss Anne Kimball left New York for Bath to visit Mrs James F Murphy and Miss Jane Murphy.
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W. B. Striar
Bangor
Bath
Harvey Cline
Rockland
Oliver
George Aldrich
Prohibition
U.S. District Court
Portland
John A. Peters
Striar
Supreme Court
Anne Kimball
New York
James F. Murphy
Jane Murphy
Bath Delegation Returns From Republican Convention
The Bath delegation to the Republican state convention in Bangor returned Thursday night after a pleasant trip. Attendees met candidates from U S senators to county officers and heard speeches by Congresswoman Alice Robertson and Senator Frank Willis. The group traveled in several Pullman sleepers and stayed around the Bangor House where governors and state leaders greeted supporters. laryngitis sidelined Gov. Baxter briefly but he remained present.
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Bath
Bangor
Supt. Lewis
Maine Central
Portland
Brunswick
Sagadahoc Square
United States
Besore
Miss Robertson
House
Congress
Oklahoma
Washington
Senate
Harding
Robertson
Willis
Alpheus
Cumberland County
York County
Aroostook County
Richmond
Woolwich
Bangor House
Gov. Baxter
Governor Baxter
John Verey Deering
Saco
Arthur Nickerson
State Committee
Alameda
Sagadahoe
Robert J. Peacock
Lubee
City financial standing shown with 15000 loan plan
The Bath city council discussed authorizing a temporary 15000 loan and reviewed a complete itemized statement of debts and contingent liabilities as of January 31 1922 prepared by City Treasurer Ralph K Hall. The audit itemized unpaid bills across departments and noted misallocations from January February rolls and overdue accounts.
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Ralph K. Hall
City
Treas
Hall
Bath
Maine
Board of Aldermen
Board of Common Council
John W. Gilmore
Bath Daily Times
F. B. Torrey, JR
Cemetery Department
Park and Soldiers
Yument
Health Department
Bath Health Center
Board of Highways & Sewers
Fire Department
Dr Payson Smith Addresses Bath on Education Reform
Mayor Torrey clashed with Payson Smith, Massachusetts education commissioner, at Morse Hall before a packed Bath audience. Smith praised public schools and funding, while the mayor questioned budgets and urged steady support for children’s education amid debates on local finances. Smith noted Massachusetts’ wealth from education despite few natural resources, citing $72 per child vs Bath’s $47.80.
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Torrey
Morse Assembly Hall
Payson Smith
Massachusetts
Smith
Commissioner Smith
Board of Education
Sally
Maine
Fred W. Courser
South Street Parent Teacher Association
Bath
Rockland Gains Added Maine Central Rail Service
Public Utilities Commission-approved service upgrade adds a Rockland to Brunswick through train 59 with connections to Portland Boston and Lewiston lines. Westbound train No 50 restored to 5.30 pm Rockland Bath Bruns wick schedules with through connections to Portland and Boston sleeping cars open at 9.50 pm. Aimed at improving Knox and Lincoln division travel for Rockland and surrounding towns.
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Rockland
Brunswick
Maine Central
Public Utilities Commission
West
Bath
Portland
Boston
Lewiston
Boston & Maine
Knox & Lincoln Division
Mits
Old Days on the Bath Branch Reminiscences 1853
The piece recalls 1853 Bath branch rail operations with conductor Elijah Hinckley’s near fatal injury while shackling cars. It notes Kennebec & Portland Railway freight limits, Brunswick station woes, a proposed Brunswick station near the Y, and time card changes. Also mentions a July 1853 Brunswick noise incident and a 50 hour snowbound ride near Bath, plus evolving Maine railroad expansion debates.
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Elijah Hinckley
Bath
Kennebec & Wortland R. R
Brunswick Station
Kennebec & Portland
Brunswick
Bath Times
Patagugers
Portland
Patten
Kennebec
Augusta
Boston
Gao
Cape Elizabeth
Portland, Saco & Portsmouth
EB. C. Hyde
Brunswick Tub “Niagara
Lewiston
Androscoggin
Seine One
Kennebec & Land
Cape
Lincoln
George
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Maine
Lewiston & Topsham
Kennebec & Wiscasset
Somerset
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George W. Cartwright
California
Bath Rotary Club
George W
Cartwright
American Educational Association
Bath Club
America
New England
Russia
Wirren FE. Kershner
M. N. Beerwort
C. H. Volz
F. J. Drake
J. J. P. Burke
Fred TB. Feeling
Joseph Torrey
Percy Low
Donald Carr
Rev
D. HW. Wilsop
Wilbur Hagan
Strait
A. R. & G. A. Cahill
Park and Soldiers’ Monument
Board of Health
New England Tel, & Tel. Co
American Railway Express Company
George R. Ingraham
Committee On
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Highway Department
Board of Highways and Sewers
ACPO
Police Department
Morse High School
Morris Huntley
North Street
Thirtieth
Charles
Kennebec & Portland Railroad
Congregational Church
D. C. McGoan
Reuel Williams
Gilman
China
Johnson Brosco
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