Forty Years Ago In Bath April 1887 Chronology and Notes
A condensed Bath Chronicle from April 6 to April 12 1887 reports local movements. Clerks and tradesmen Samuel Melcher in Boston seeking work. Bath residents Mrs Hyde Miss Ethel Hyde and Mrs Hyde in Portland. Frank Frazier returns from Hong Kong. students Nelson Ham T Percy Jr etc resume studies in Chicago and Exeter Academy. Bath shipyard and electric light company discuss pole erection. Masonic Dunlap commandery officers installed with banquet. public school schedule changes. numerous court filings and probate notices. Bath steamer yard work and dockyard repairs. upcoming Easter ball at Alameda. various social visits and local business updates.
Mild Winter Across the United States Reported
The Weather Bureau notes a series of mild winters with 126-27 among the warmest in the long record. Temperatures ran above normal across the South and Southeast, with some areas near or above seasonal norms, while the Northeast saw more snowfall than usual. No records were broken, but high readings surpassed previous peaks at many stations.
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United States
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio Valley
Stulf Coast
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Missouri
Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
Insurance Company Financial Statements Fragment
A scrambled OCR fragment shows multiple insurance firms including Girard Fire and Marine, Metropolitan Casualty, British America, and others with asset and liability figures. Details include assets, admitted items, net unpaid losses, unearned premiums, and surpluses for various dates, plus notes on offices in New York, Toronto, Boston, and Newark.
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Summary of Damaged Insurance Ledger Entries in Pittsburgh and New York
The fragment lists assets and liabilities for several insurers including Superior Fire Insurance Co of Pittsburgh with real estate, cash, securities, reserves, and admitted assets. The Travelers Indemnity Co of Hartford shows stocks, bonds, cash, and reserves. United States Casualty and United States Fire Insurance Co of New York and other properties present asset figures, premiums, and liabilities.
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Hartford
Connecticut
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Maiden Lane
New York City
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New York
Unusual Warmth Stretches Across Southern Hemisphere
A weather summary notes Summer occurring during Northern Winter. In South America especially Argentina the period shows unusual and persistent warmth averaging above normal. In Australia the season is mild and warm with harmful temperatures but unusually favorable rains.
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South American
Argentina
Australian
Gasoline tax revenue across states rises modestly
Data from the Bureau of Public Roads shows total gasoline tax revenue reaching a substantial amount with rates varying by state. Kentucky Mississippi North Dakota and Virginia adjust rates while most states keep existing levels. Revenue allocations support state highways county roads and road bonds with miscellaneous uses.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tax Rates Change in Two States Cited as Effective
The text notes changes in late year tax scales with Alabama increasing from two to four cents and Montana from two to three cents, becoming effective after the year’s end. The details imply a broad fiscal adjustment affecting these states.
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Alabama
Montana
Bath City Alumni Food Sale Aids Memorial Fund
The Bath City hospital alumni association plans an Easter Saturday sale at Smalls radio shop at Center and Water streets. Proceeds go to the Donna Chase Purington memorial fund for scholarships. Committee: Louise M. Kean chair, Laura Rogers, Harriet Feeney, Jane McPhee, Izzie Brown, Abbie Wing.
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Bath City Hospital Alumni Association
Smalls
Center
Water Streets
Donna Chase Purington
Louise M. Kean
Laura Rogers
Harriet Feeney
Jane McPhee
Izzie Brown
Abbie Wing
Bridget Wright Funeral Held at St Marys Church
The funeral for Bridget Wright widow of J W Wright was held Friday morning at eight in St Marys church with Rev J P Gorman officiating. Bearers included her son Edward Wright and others. burial followed in Oak Grove. Fire at Gleece Bay Nova Scotia destroyed multiple buildings including the Royal Bank of Canada and the church of England. US soap production in 1925 averaged four pounds per person.
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Bridget Wright
J. W. Wright
St. Mary's Church
Pr J. DP. Gorman
Edward PL Wright
Mallard Lilly
Medward Blake
N. Gratz Jackson
Burin
Oak Grove
United States
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Nichols Shoe Store
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Ethel Hyde
EK. W. Hyde
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Hong Kong
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DPD
T. Percy, Sr
J. W. Melheran
Chicago
Phillips Exeter Academy
Cuthbert Main
Tron Works
New England Shipbuilding Co
Norwich
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TH. KE. Cole
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Torrey, Jr
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Hh McCarty
Magoun
Old Electric Light and Power Co
Dro A. J. Buller
Masonic Trail
Dunlap Commandery
John O. Shaw
Commandery of
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Edwine Mo. Fuller
Frank A. Palmer
HT. A. Tuse
the Itaty
BK. . Mallett, Jr
Freeport
C. Th. Harrington
Samoset
New England Iron Works
Bath Light Infantry
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Castle Hall
Smith
Ham
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Board of Aldermen
United States’ Circuit Court
Thomas G. Campbell
William Tk. Olys
Joseph Webbey
Elijah F. Sawyer
Court Street
Henry W. Swanton
the Alameda
Sagadahoe
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Popham Lodge
R. S. Baker
New England Trou Works
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Ballou
Isaiah Wildes
South End
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Court House
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Oasleigh
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Edward Vaughn
Hayden
Joseph Nichols & Co
Board of Health
Charles Th. Abbott
Charles Ti. Turner
M Fuller
Knight A. JD. Stetson
Trinity Commandery
Augusta
Cony House
Water Street
Chase & Son
Norman Munro
New England Iron Workers
Seabright
Shrewsbury
William Dattee
Wm. Pattee
David Tabor
John Rose
Geo. S. Brown
John ©. Stevens
John Clifford Fastener
Edith Anderson
Lewiston
Conductor Anderson
Maine Central
Addie Colby
Westport
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Dover
Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows
Pejepscot Lodge
Brunswick
Richard Gibbs
Daniel Vaughn
Detroit
North End
A. Sewall & Co
Troy
Charles M. Abbott
West Bath
Charles H. Turner
Rey. T. FL. White
Frank Brown
A. G. Eaton
W. H. Swett
William J. Palmer
Bath Driving Ark
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William F. Dunstam
Mary EF. Stackpole
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Annie B. Cutting
Phippsburg
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William TF. Dunstam
O. B. Clason
Gerdiner
Jane M. Wyman
C. B. Clason
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of
Lewixton
Bath Lodge
C. W. Longley
John McAhiever
A. A. McDonald
Iry Sagadahoe District Lodge
Frank Harnden
Woolwich
Thomas Stevens
Wander
Trumphrey Owen
Alameda
Eugene Small
James Biggins
Walter Melcher
Timothy McAnuliff
George Morse
Daniel McDonough
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Mallen
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N.Y
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Worcester
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Caroline A. Evans
Samuel A. Evans
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John Evans
Quincy
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Ireland
Abeth Dunlap
Belfast
Caroline
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Seradahioc
Edward W. Bridgslam
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Elizabeth
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