Senator Cummins Dies After Heart Attack in Des Moines
United States Senator Albert Baird Cummins of Des Moines died Friday after a heart attack at his home. The longtime Republican leader, elected in 1908 and famed for the Iowa Idea, faced defeat in 1920 and had been a key figure on railroad legislation and the Interstate Commerce Committee. His passing may shift how the remaining unexpired term is filled and who runs for the seat this fall.
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United States
Albert B. Cummins
Des Moines
Brookhart
Cummins
Hammill
Senate
United States Senate
Northwest
Albert Baird Cummins
Buying on Time and Installment Sales Rise in U S
The Domestic Distribution Department of the Chamber of Commerce estimates total annual retail sales at 30 billion dollars with 17 percent sold on time and installment credit reaching five billion, signaling debate whether this trend signals danger or normal credit system growth. The report notes varied usefulness across trades and acknowledges limited knowledge in many areas.
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United States
The
Chamber of Commerce of the
Department of Domestic Distribution
Prosperity and unity praised in wartime era reflections
William J. Tracy asserts abundant work for building trades craftsman as wartime construction continues. Charles Henry Butler notes record railroad traffic and Westward prosperity, contrasting with European turmoil. A Rockefeller oration unveils a monument to Oliver Hudson Kelley, founder of the Grange, at Rock Creek cemetery, praising the Grange as a rural community center aiding farmers and legislation since 1867.
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William J. Tracy
The
Bullling
American’ Federation of Labor
Tracy
Charles Henry Butler
Montsweng Farm
Washington
Pacific Coast
West
Europe
Oliver Hudson Kelley
Grange
Rock Creek
Kelley
United States
Oregon considers forest tax exemption to aid future timber
The next Oregon legislature may exempt young timber from annual taxes until harvest, taxing the crop as a product later. Under coastal climates a timber crop matures in 40 to 80 years, with thinning yields possible in 20 to 40 years, and private growers must fund forests for the future.
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Oregon
Augusta Lewiston road to be major statewide highway
The road between Augusta and Lewiston is planned as one of the finest in the state. Crews are raising sections near Highmoor Farm in Monmouth and building over the old road to resist frost. The state may also upgrade the Brunswick Bath route to handle heavy traffic when the Kennebec bridge opens.
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Augusta
Lewiston
Highmoor Farm
Monmouth
Brunswick
Bath
Kennebec
SMALL TOWNS IMPORTANT The village role in national life
The Bangor Commercial notes the village as a vital, yet underappreciated, national force with 12 million residents. It portrays villages as small scale manufacturing centers where families have fewer children, more old people and clergymen, and a predominance of native white stock.
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United States
Bangor Commercial
Kitchen Cutlery as a Gift Idea
Kitchen cutlery is an acceptable gift when well chosen including carving knives broning vegetable cake bread and fancy knives plus forks. A long-handled two-tined cooking fork and a prettily boxed fruit knife add usefulness and avoid duplication. For elaborate homes away from town include a clear set with a butcher’s block.
Fonck Plane to Be Radio Lab for Short Wave Research
Capt Rene Fonck's Sikorsky S-35 will fly Atlantic early August as a mobile radio lab. The craft will test short wave transmission with a low power setup to link with amateur operators along the coast, aiming to show distance can be covered with ten to fifty watts rather than large 600 kilowatt stations.
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Rene Fonck
Avho
Fonck
Homer Barry
U. S. Army
Allan Snody
Atlantic Ocean
Wot
Tonch
Atlantic Seaboard
Jack Irwin
US 5
Air Service
Associated Press
U. 8
Amateur Relay League
Trewin
Siwaseconset Station
Nantucket Island
Marconi
San Diego
Rockwell Field
Honolulu
San Francisco
MacMillan
Arctic
U. S
Prince Ruppert
England
America
Continents
Filler Sandwich Made From Dates Figs And Nuts
A simple filling combines dates figs and almonds with orange juice then pressed in a baking powder can and cooled. After ten minutes the mix is sliced thin and placed between buttered white bread rounds for ready to eat sandwiches.
Value of newspaper as educator highlighted by Monitor writer
A Christian Science Monitor essay argues daily papers educate the public by presenting a broad, practical range of public interest matters. It notes readers attend the newspaper school six or seven days a week and that community life informs modern education.
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Christian Science Monitor
Miss Vivian Miller Resigns for Bath Trust Co Position
Miss Vivian Miller, formerly in the office of Central Maine Power Co in Brunswick, has accepted a new post at Bath Trust Co and began duties there Monday.
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Vivian Miller
Central Maine Power Co
Brunswick
Bath Trust Co
Large Old Fashion Cents Hard to Get
Norman B. Merrick of Intergale explains large cents are nearly impossible to complete due to many dates and styles. He lists extensive varieties from 1798 to 1857, notes rare edges and inscriptions, estimates over 500 styles and total cost over $5000, and warns beginners face high prices for a single example of each date.
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Norman B. Merrick
Intergale
Knoblers
Oldest Citizen Oliver Emery Attends Circus in Eastport
Fastport's aged resident Oliver Emery celebrated his birthday and enjoyed Sparks circus in town. A longtime sailor, farmer, and fisherman, he sailed West Indies with brother Captain Robert Emery and later captained his own ship. Father to six sons, he remains active in politics and family business with Roscoe Emery at Eastport Sentinel.
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Fastport
Oliver Emery
Sparks Circus
Mr. Emery
West Indies
Robert Emery
Eastport
Emery
Somery
Out Island
Abraham Lincoln
William
Roscoe
Eastport Sentinel
Woodman Eimery
New York
Toll bridge freed linking Portsmouth and Newcastle
Portsmouth and Newcastle celebrate the transfer of the 1822 toll bridge to free highway status on July 27. The three section coastal link, long a toll point for travelers, joins state control as motor traffic surges, following the Piscataqua river bridge freed earlier. Dover remains with tolls.
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Portsmouth
Rye
Newcastle
John Sullivan
Newcastle Fort
Durham
Bunker Hill
Piscataquis
Kittery
Dover
Alden Descendants at Duxbury Reunion
Descendants of John and Priscilla Alden of Mayflower fame gathered at Duxbury Massachusetts for the 26th Alden kindred reunion. Attendees came from California and South Carolina among other states. Alden Baker of Colchester Connecticut was the oldest member, while 19 month old John Alden of Hyde Park was the youngest. The group reported 62 new members and 12 deaths.
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John
Priscilla Alden
Pacific Coast
South Carolina
Lising
Alden
America
Duxbury
Mass
AL Alden Baker
Colchester
Conn
John Alden
Hyde Park
Miss Harriet Rice Takes Week Vacation
Miss Harriet Rice head nurse in the operating room at Maine General Hospital Portland is spending a week of vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Melvin Rice of Dummers street.
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Harriet Rice
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Mrs
Melvin Rice
Dummers Street
Skimball Again Heads Home From Budget Hearing
The article notes an appropriation of 3050 for repairs and equipment with detailed breakdowns for labor 1449.05 materials 1101.68 household 684.45 office furniture 55.5 percent? 136.35 machinery and tools 222.25 insurance. The annual report of Pres. Kimball will be submitted to the Governor and Council.
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Pres. Kimball
Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum 50th Annual Report
The Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum reports its fiftieth year ending June 30 1926 detailing origins as a Civil War era private effort later made a state institution. It serves children of Civil War Spanish American and World War I veterans and currently can care for about 45 youths housed in 45 beds. The report highlights founder Mrs Sarah S Sampson and her Arlington Cemetery resting place, portending the state supported home’s mission to place children with suitable homes, emphasize family life, and maintain a home atmosphere under Superintendent Mrs Louise R Staples with trustee support.
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Maine
Board of Trustees
Bath
War Department
Commonwealth
Union
Sarah S. Sampson
Charles A. L. Sampson
3Rd Maire Infantry
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Louise R. Staples
Bath Home Finances Reflect Steady Year and Needs
The Bath home reports a steady year with Miss Harriet Jackson resigning as bookkeeper and Miss Ruth M. Ledyard taking over. Non resident parents send children to Bath schools, health was generally good, measles caused quarantines, and an infirmary is sought. Donations from local groups, a Memorial day parade aid, and repairs funded by state legislation mark support and upgrades. Two longtime lady visitors, Mrs Keyes and Mrs Thomas, died, and spraying kept elm beetle and brown tail moth damage down.
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Harriet Jackson
Ruth M. Ledyard
Bath
Josie Rich
Thomas
Harry B. Sawyer
Allen Trish
Edward Hyde
W. S. Newell
John Shaw
W. E. Chase
Thomas Gibbons
Sedgewick Circle
G.A.R. of
Y.M. C.A
Leonard Seavey
Tillian Frost
Miss Palmer
Wiseman Farms
H. FE. P. Keyes
Farmington
W. W. Thomas
Yarmouthville
Appreciation Letter From Bath Institution President 1926
William R Kimball, president, thanks the Executive Committee and staff for cooperation and cordial relations. He praises the institution as a source of pride for Maine residents and expresses confidence it will endure through wartime and its consequences. Bath Maine August 2 1926.
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Maine
William R. Kimball
Bath
Former Bath Man Visits His Old Home
A Harrington of Oakland California, formerly of Bath, visits his brother C F Harrington at 209 North Street after an absence of 19 years. He worked as chief engineer on the steam ship Willapa running Aberdeen Washington to San Pedro California and port Los Angeles, and plans to return to California soon. He toured Westport Woolwich and Camden area and will visit Five Islands and Hatchet mounts before heading back. He notes many changes and the Kennebec bridge construction interest.
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A. Harrington
Oakland
Cal
Bath
C. F. Harrington
North Street
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Westport
Woolwich
Es Lane
Camden Sundae
Gordon Harrington
Hatchet Mounts
Five Islands
California
Kennebec Bridge
Former Bath Boy Tabernacle Leader Returns to Wiscasset
Prof. H. F. Holbrook, a Bath native and former Tabernacle leader, arrived from the west to lead at Wiscasset Tabernacle. He has studied at Moody Conservatory, Monmouth College, and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is known as a gospel soloist at Dr. O Briens church and has been away from Bath 11 years.
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H. F. Holbrook
R.A
Bath
Wiscasset Tabernacle
Professor Hoebeck
The
Tabernacle
Dr. O'Brien
Holbrook
Moody Conservatory of Music
Institute
Monmouth College
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago
West
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Albert H. Shaw
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