Call to settle coal and rail strikes spurs push for American merchant marine
The piece urges timely settlement of coal and railroad disputes to avoid shelving a vital goal: a robust American merchant marine. It argues a strong fleet ensures independent transport for war and trade, supports American jobs, and keeps profits and purchases within U S yards and markets. It notes Secretary Toaver plans to import British coal to ease shortages, risking funds and profits leaving American operators. Sanford, Maine, boasts 15,000 people and three new mills with over 200 building permits in seven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spain
Europe
Frederick Phile
York County
Old Orel
Toaver
Sanford
Maine
Bath Chautauqua Guarantors to Form Permanent Group
Bath Chautauqua organizers plan a Thursday meeting at the common council rooms to establish a permanent Bath Chautauqua association. About 70 guarantors have signed for 1923 though contracts remain unsigned, with Charles R. Oliver serving as secretary pro tem and Charles H. Volz as temporary chairman. The aim is a 100 to 200 member body to reduce annual liability and ensure high class programs continue in Bath. Buckner's Dixie Jubilee singers closed the event with a concert, and children performed the pageant Conquests of Peace with Punch and Judy features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Charles R. Oliver
Charles H. Volz
Chautauqua
Buckner’s
Dixie Jubilee Singers
Herbert A. Taylor
Portland YWCA Forms Girl Reserves Across Maine
The Portland YWCA authorized to organize Girl Reserves in sections of Maine plans fall visits to Bath and Brunswick. The corps, 12 to 15 year olds, already meets in Gray and uses town hall weekly. Members span many regions, sharing a global sisterhood and service ethos as training for leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Vanama
Hawaiian Islands
China
Ronimeania
Russia
South America
Porth
Y.W.C.A
Tath
Brunswick
Freeport
Bridgton
Kamptonaway
Yarmouth
Girl Reserve Corps
Helen Orr
Reserey
Panama
Slow Up For Safety At Grade Crossings
Editorial urges auto drivers to slow for safety at railroad crossings. Warns that daydreaming and haste cause fatal accidents and derailments, erasing plans and lives. Emphasizes constant vigilance and avoiding crossing at danger points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vrade
Jessy
Remarkable Native Hit Believed in Natural History
British officer notes a surprising local belief during a Nile station expedition. He describes a superstition that a hunter’s game reveals fortune by which side it falls when struck, with observers arguing it may be spendthrift luck or superstition, while the outsider sees a possible natural history insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prom
Nile
Srila
Spinney Family Mourns after Mother’s Death
J Arthur Spinney of New York employed at The Texas Co. loses his mother Mary A Spinney of 02 High Street to a fatal illness.
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J. Arhtur Spinney
New York
The
Texas Co
Mary A. Spinney
High Street
Maine bears and deer fate debated by inland commissioner
Commissioner Willis H. Parsons discusses bear and deer management in Maine. He cites varying public views on bear bounty and season timing, notes a hunter receiving a $34184 bear payout, and warns deer protection amid bobcat and lynx predation. He urges limited deer two per season and camera-only moose conservation for tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Fisheries and Game
Willis H. Parsons
Maine
Bruin
Carsons
Boston
Maine Woods
Names and Origins of Historic Cloths Across Cultures
Dee and Mrs Walter FE Rowe and Mr and Mrs Thomas S Gibbons returned from a motor trip through Nova Scotia New Brunswick stopping in Boston Yarmouth NS Bridgetown Moncton St John and Houston. They report the trip through the Land of Evangeline was wonderful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee
Walter FE. Rowe
Thomas S. Gibbons
New Scotia
New Prunswick
Boston
Yarmouth
N.S
Bridgetown
Moneton
St. John
Houston
Land of Evangeline
The Pool Road Rant Through Maine Travel Woes
Poet James Flagg vents about a brutal Maine drive from Biddeford to his Pool cottage arguing the Pool road is the worst in the state. HeComic tale ridicules detours, broken axles, and taxes while urging civil engineering reforms and better maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Curtis
Fletcher
Stan Goldthwait
Maine
Valuable Souvenir Given to Dunlap Commandery
Dunlap Commandery received a leather bound book from Omar W. Tapley, eminent commander of Blanque Fort Commandery Ellsworth, a Boston 1905 triennial conclave souvenir. The volume includes Henry W. Rugg’s address, portraits of prominent knights, and a page on Dunlap Commandery with badges and a hotel Plaza group photo. Mr. Tapley, Union Trust Co. president, arranged the gift after a Bathman meeting in Musworth.
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Dunlap
Omar W. Tapley
Blanquefort
Ellsworth
Boston
Henry W. Rugg
Universalist Church
Bath
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
United States of American
Charles E. Mason
Charles W. Clifford
Shimuel Ro Peres
Albert Ta. Strout
the Commandery
Plaza
Tapley
Bathman
Musworth
Tie
Union Trust Co
Whimsical Sparrow Swallowed by Pelican in London Park
Reports from St James Park recount a sparrow eaten by a pelican at luncheon near a lake. The pelican opened its beak to eject the intruder after a tense moment, the sparrow reappearing and flying away unharmed, like a modern Jonah tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’ Park
London
London Daily Mark
Pelicans
Jonah
Lemon Sour Label on Bottle Leads to Seizure and Probes
Deputy sheriffs visited Woolwich and Bath to seize a five gallon copper still and 41 bottles labeled lemon sou. They suspect contents differ from the label and test for alcohol. The haul includes hoses and still fixtures found at Clarence Bailey’s farm. In Bangor, Mrs. Mary Withiam faced three municipal court charges for reckless driving, refusing signals, and cruelty to a horse, with fines and costs imposed on two counts and the third continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Aderton
John A. Norris
Woolwich
Bath
Aoise
Clarence Bailey
Dailey
Mars
Mary Withiam
Bangor
Two Men Fined for Row at Dance
Allen C. Brown of West Bath hosted a summer log cabin dance night. Owen S. Armstrong and Neil A. McQuarrie allegedly arrived intoxicated and fought Harold Kingsbury. Both men were found guilty on intoxication and disturbing the assembly, with fines of 10 dollars and 116.95 costs and 30 days in jail for each charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen C. Brown
West Bath
Owen S. Armstrong
Neil A. McQuarrie
Armstrong
Harold Kingbury
McQuarrie
Mr. Brown
C. Brown
Chester Claderton
Harold Kingsbury
Winnefred A. Brown
Stella Higgins
Ward TP
Milton
Seth Doughty
Forrest Cl Alley
Keegan
Jaid
Cholera Microbe Shows Varying Movement Rates
Experimental observations from the director of the Pygienie Institute in Rome indicate the cholera quibrion is the fastest bacterium, moving at about TS inches per hour near room temperature. The study clarifies that infection is not driven by cilia or conveyance structures, as the cholera organism lacks them while slower movers possess them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pygienie Institute
Rome
Local visitor stays at Cox's Head cottage
B D Lewis of West Medford Massachusetts arrived by boat from Boston Thursday morning to spend a few days at his Cox's Head cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.D. Lewis
West Medford
Mass
Boston
Cox's Head
Return of the Snuffbox
The London Express reports a rising secret habit of snuff use among English women of the better classes. A snuff maker claims women consume about 65 percent of snuff now rarely admitting the habit publicly. He cites Lancashire cotton operatives and others, noting daily use as decorative boxes reveal.
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London Express
Lancashire
Prich
The Flapper Brings New Hope to Training Schools
Angela M. Keyes notes the flapper’s influence on city training schools injecting vigor daring directness and brainy efficiency. She says this revival brings back hope for crowded urban institutions and their students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela M. Keyes
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