No Harm ‘To Come To Coastwise Trade’ Assured
Edward Plummer returns from a Washington conference on wartime shipping and coastwise seamen. Secretary Redfield and Col. Plummer discuss the emergency use of foreign vessels, opposing the Hardy bill that would loosen coastwise limits. Heat in D C worsens as deaths occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Plummer
Washington
Conz>s
Redfield
Col. Plummer
New York
Savannah
House
Congress
Col. Plimier
Dorcas Guild Holds Special Meeting and War Enlistment List
Dorcas Guild convened Wednesday at 2 20 PM at Mrs Weston L Bonney's home Washington Street An opening exercise featured the hanging of a Poll of Honor Sergeant Elliott A Fuller Lieut Harvey K Erskine and others listed as enlisted in the army and Milton Joring John Minott Earl Crosman Frank Dickson in the navy A brief prayer was offered by Dr J E C Sawyer A Sunday school opening included singing America The Ladies Aid met Friday with Mrs Fred Willis on Cummings Street
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Dorcas Guild
Weston L. Bonney
Washington St
Ionor
Douglas
J. E. C. Sawyer
America
Harvey K. Erskine
Elliott A. Fuller
Irving Baker
Roland Smith
Eugene Worrey
Oscar Smith
Milton Joring
John Minott
Earl Crosman
Frank Dickson
Ladies’ Aid
Fred Willis
Cummings St
Corliss Street Notes Pulpit to Be Supplied by Boston Preacher
The pastor finished summer work with large congregations and travels to Massachusetts for a month's vacation. The Sterling Bible class met, the Far and Near Missionary Society gathered, and the Research class held its Friday session. Rev Isaac Higginbotham of Boston will supply the pulpit next Sunday. he is Colby College and Newton Theological Institute educated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Sterling
Deering Room
Far
Newton Theological Institution
Higginbotham
Former Bath Boy Herbert Swett on Month-Long Vacation
Herbert Swett of Hood Rubber Co Watertown is visiting this city for a month on his annual vacation. Swett has 15 years with Hood Co and serves as a superintendent in the tennis shoe department. Ostar Tanguay works as a special delivery clerk at the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Swett
Hood Rubber ‘Co
Watertown
Swett
The
Hood Co
Ostar ‘Tanguay
Questions on Selective Service Law Answered
Answers from Hugh Johnson to Maine inquiries explain dependency and exemptions under the draft act. Local boards should weigh claims carefully and avoid broad discharges. State officers eligible for exemption are limited to governor appointed, and only if no superior between them and appointing power. Physical examinations are not advised where credits suffice to avoid first increment calls.
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George McL. Presson
Maine
Washington
Justices of the Peace
United States
Hugh & Johnson
Juage
Crowder
Sudden Death of Dewar Dupont Breck at Garden City
Dewar Dupont Breck of New York aged 47, a summer resident at Small Point, died suddenly in Garden City New Jersey after leaving Augusta on a business visit. He was prominent in New York insurance circles and survived by his wife Mrs Sydney Manley Breck and three children. Mrs Breck traveled to New York after receiving the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewar DupOnt Breck
New York
Small Point
Garden City
N. J
Breck
Manley
Augusta
St Marys Parish Lawn Party Marks Third Anniversary
St Marys parish hosts a two day lawn party on August 14 and 15 with afternoon and evening events. Music and entertainments will attract attendees and refreshments will be served as committees from parish societies organize what is billed as the churchs biggest event to celebrate Rev Fr Iforan completing three years as pastor.
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St. Mary’s
Iforan
St. Mary's
Loss of Ameri can schooner William M. Critchett reported
Captain Joseph D. Sproul and six crew members reached New York to report the William M. Critchett ashore on Bird Rock in the West Indies on July 17. The vessel is a total loss, partly insured, after a voyage from Philadelphia with coal to a Cuban port. Owned in Boston and built in 1913 by F. S. Bowker in Phippsburg.
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Joseph D. Sproul
Schooney
William M. Critchett
Bird Rock
West Indies
New York
Critchett
Philadelphia
Boston
F. S. Bowker
Phippsburg
Fraudulent weights and measures blamed for high living costs
Portland deputy state sealer Levi S Pennell warns that lax enforcement of weights and measures costs are hidden in daily life. He cites public reports to spur cooperation between buyers and officers, noting confidential tip reporting and frequent confiscation of short weights and measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi 5S. Pennell
Portland
Department of Agriculture
Pennell
Bailey
Volunteers Deliver Parcel Post for Government
Charles C. Williams insurance agent and Sprague of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. helped deliver parcel post packages for the government. Postmaster Hartnett faced a short staff day when carrier Elm Hodgkins was in a civil service exam, prompting Williams and Sprague to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Williams
Sprague
Singer Sewing Machine Co
F. W. Hartnett
Harnett
Elm Hodgkins
Mr. Williams
Young Man Fare Gifted by Stranger Misses Gratitude
A Bath weekend traveler, left penniless, received unsolicited train fare from a stranger. Upon reaching Bath the man sprang from the moving train and fled without expressing thanks to the benefactor.
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Bath
Red Cross Benefit Concert and Torpedo Boat Launch
The Bath Opera House hosts a Red Cross benefit concert on Wednesday August 22 featuring Emilio de Gogorza. Bath Iron Works plans the launch of torpedo boat destroyer Manley on Thursday August 25 at 4 p.m.
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Red Cross
Bath Opera House
Emilio de Gogorza
Manley
Bath Iron Works
Two Long Keels Stretched at Texas Steamship Yard
Two 429 foot steamships are being fitted with stretched keels at the Texas Steamship Co. yard. The work fills the space left by the steamers Maine and Rhode Island, recently removed from service.
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Texas Steamship Co
Maine
Rhode Island
One Picker Harvests 12 Bushels on Brunswick Plains
A single blueberry picker gathered 12 bushels on a cultivated plot at Brunswick plains. He used a rake and worked Sunday. Last year 1100 bushels were harvested from this tract.
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Brunswick Plains
Many Lobsters Shipped on Express Train to New York
A large Bath shipment rode the 10:22 train in a special express car carrying 191 bushels of lobsters for New York parties.
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Bath
New York
Bath Pastor and family visit Liberty with guest Roger McInnes
Rev. David L. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson with sons Cuthbert Blair Donald and Me pass the month at Liberty. They are accompanied by Roger McInnes staying with the boys. Isaac H. Rideout, landscape gardener, finishes grading at Old Folks Home.
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David L. Wilson
Wilson
Cuthbert
Blair
Donald
Roger McInnes
Isaac H. Rideout
Granddad Shaw Receives News of Granddaughter
Brooklyn report confirms William R. Shaw’s family addition as a granddaughter is born to his son Frank S. Shaw. A Washington dispatch notes customs collectors are ordered to end extra fees for vessel clearances on Sundays holidays or nights, responding to a 1912 law amendment. Dad Channel in Boston reports 64 percent guests at Grand View hotel on New Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Shaw
Brooklyn
Frank S. Shaw
Washington Dispatch
Dad” Channel of
Boston
Grand View Hotel
New Meadows
Obituary for Adrianna Curtis of Bath and Pittsburg
News of Adrianna Curtis death reaches this city. Widow of Captain James H. Curtis formerly of Bath she was daughter of sea captain Preble and married a seaman herself. Her husband perished at sea off Florida during a historic storm. She had returned to Harpswell to visit friends and later lived with her son James F L Curtis of Westinghouse Co. and daughter Mrs Chlovhs Pasis of Lyron Massachusetts.
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Pittsburg
Preble
Florida
Harpswell
Jamies FL Curtis
Westinghouse Co
Chlovhs
Pasis
Lyran
Mass
Obituary Notice for John Wilson OBrien
John Wilson OBrien aged 88 years 9 months died at 3 oclock Saturday morning after valvular heart trouble. Born in Portland he lived in this city since youth and worked as a bartender. Survived by his wife and daughter Charlotte, his parents, sister Mrs Mae, brother Lewis and grandfather John J. O Brient. Funeral Monday at 1 oclock from St Marys Church.
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Join Wilson
Ien
William J. O'Strin
Columbia Hotel
Oelack
Jean
Portland
Reston
Mae Jis
Liv
Charlotte
Rev Bristol Dies in Northboro Parish Leader
News says Rev F L Elliston reports the death of Rev Bristol in Northboro Massachusetts. The pastor served the Congregational Church of Phippsburg. He is survived by his widow a daughter and three sons. The funeral will be held Wednesday from the church in Northboro.
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Northboro
F. O. Bristol
Bristols
Phippsvurt
Annie ¢ Will
Annie Larrabee
George 1
Uden
Nerthbern
Funeral Held for Mrs Nancy Mc Pherson in Tatamagouche
Mrs Nancy Mc Pherson died in Tatamagouche Nova Scotia on July 21. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Mr Foxy at Cariis Street Baptist Church and in Tatamagouche by Rev Mr Fories. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. Attending were relatives from Boston Portsmouth and Portland along with local family. Born in Tatamagouche in 1441.
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Nancy McPherson
Tatamazouche
N.S
EL Archibald
Washinster St
City
Com. Foxy
Cariis Street Baptist Church
Wall Bear Cy
Fevvr
John, Sidorey
Stewart
Matthes Micherson
Whis City
Flurry Smith
Funeral of John Wilson O’Brien at St Mary’s Church
The funeral for John Wilson O’Brien, son of Mr. and Mrs. J W O’Brien, was held Monday at St Mary’s Church with a Requiem High Mass by Rev N J Keran. A large turnout of relatives attended. floral tributes were numerous. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery with pallbearers John Murphy, William Dowling, Joseph Crane and Julian Cavanaugh. Out of town mourners included Mrs Elizabeth Hollywood, Mrs Pucom and Nelson, John H O’Brien, Albern Sawyer of Portland, Mrs Iney, Miss Mary Pheney, Dora Buckley, Clarene O’Conner of Louiston, ALB Thomson and son T of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilson O’brien
JW. O’brien
S Mary's Church
N. J. Keran
John Murphy
Willkem Dowling
Joseph Crane
Julian Cavanaugh
Calvary Cemetery
Elizabeth Hollywood
Pucom
Nelson
John H. O'Brien
Alwrn Sawyer
Portland
Iney
Mary Pheney
Dora Buckley
Clarene O'Conner
Louiston
Alb. Thompson
Boston
Fire in woods near Oak Cemetery prompts caution
Firemen respond to a woods fire near Oak Cemetery after a lighted match or cigarette is discarded. Chief Parks notes engine No. engine not needed as chemical extinguished the blaze. West Bath resident Samuel Brown, a war relief worker, and his 78 year old wife help knit for soldiers. The ad promotes Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for home remedies.
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Iagan
Parks
Chemiiai
West Bath
Samuel Brown
Eugene Brown
Millice
Drowned Captain Kennedy in Lobster Trip Off Small Point
Captain Alexander J. Kennedy 62 of South Portland drowned off Cape Small Point Friday night while on a lobster purchasing trip with William Small. Their craft ran on ledges near Wood Island. Kennedy fell overboard and remains were later recovered. Kennedy leaves a wife and three children and had worked in the family transport business along the Maine coast.
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Alexander J. Kennedy
South Portland
V Point
Curtis
Portland
Kennedy
William Small
Small Point
F. S. Willard & Co
Wood Island
Sana] Point
Bath Wins Local Series Game Over Texaco 4-2
Bath defeats Texaco 4 to 2 in the city series third game. Woodcock held Texaco to five hits while McNeil fanned three in the eighth. Laskey drives in Cass with a deep center hit. Sullivan doubles and scores in the next inning. McPherson, Creswell, and Leighton tally for Bath as McNeil allows two runs off six hits. Stolen bases by Sullivan and Laskey highlight the effort.
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Bath
Woodcock
Texaco
Laskey
Cass
Sullivan
M. Oliver
McNeil
Bss
Texaco Ab
McPherson
Cocke
W. Folds
Creswell
Fields
Leighton
St. Clair
MeNeel
Meaning of Philippine campaign ribbons and service uniforms
The text describes various campaign ribbons and service uniform insignia worn by soldiers, detailing colors and meanings. It notes medals for merit, distinctions for campaigns in Spain and the Philippines, and explains ribbon designs and their significance.
German Warfare in Salt Lake a Peddler Arrest
A Salt Lake dispatch reports a travelling peddler selling court plaster tainted with tetanus germs. Joe Fetterman, 21, was arrested after Dr T B Beatty of the State Board of Health announced germs detected in the plaster sold by Bergerian.
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Joe Fetterman
T. B. Beatty
Ewrefars
State Board of Wealth
Bergerian
Sheriff Seizes Whiskey Belonging to Brady at Express Office
Sheriff Oliver seized a dress suitcase at the American Express office on Monday containing three quarts of whiskey and two pairs of shoes consigned to join Brady. The items were packed to hit each other, and if the matter goes to Federal authorities, Brads Sill doubts its significance.
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Oliver
American Express
Brady
Fally
Brads Sill
Post to Soldiers Set to Ship Parcels at 17 Cents
The post announces parcels for soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces at 17 cents per pound. Packages cannot be registered insured or sent C O D. Wrappers must show sender name and address and recipient name with unit.
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Postfire Department
Delayed Bath Seaman Reported for Examination
Galen D. Watson of this city, listed among those reported to the local examining board for examination last week, is employed at the torpedo boat station in Newport R. I. His official excuse claims he was delayed in Bath before the scheduled examination.
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Galen D. Watson
Newport
R. L
Lecal Board
Bath
Bis
Navy may seize ships from contractors over labor delays
Secretary Daniels telegraphed shipbuilding firms handling seized German ships to report promptly on repair progress. If disputes delay work, the Navy Department may remove the project from private contractors and complete repairs in government yards.
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Navy Department
Con
Daniels
Regular Doctor Refuses Hearing Tests for Bath Boys
An army surgeon at Fort Baldwin lined up the Bath boys of the First company and quietly singled out those hard of hearing. The line was dismissed with no further examination, leaving their hearing status unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Fort Baldwin
Bath Box Factory Expands Output With Busy Shipments
Seventy five men are employed as business runs at the Bath Box Factory. Weekly shipments include seven car loads of manufactured shocks, one car of sawdust, one car of baled shavings and two cars of kindling wood. Manager Moore claims he could employ twice the current staff.
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Bath Box Factory
Moore
Bath Nurses Report From France And Canada
Miss Stannix, once of Bath City Hospital, is with a Red Cross unit in France and enjoys the work. Miss Wilbur, former Bath head nurse, is taking a Red Cross course in Massachusetts and plans to join a foreign service unit in the fall after a vacation in Nova Scotia.
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Miss Stannix
Bath City Hospital
Red Cross
France
Miss Wilbur
Massachusetts General Hospital
Nova Scotia
Bath notices and probate actions span estate sales and administrator filings
The Bath Independent reports probate proceedings for James E Fish of Bath with petition to sell real estate in Sagadahoc County to settle heirs, plus administrator Cyrus W Longley and Lincoln E Rogers notice. Also includes Administrator Annie E Soule estate with claims and debts due for settlement. A separate church service notes a new musical arrangement, increased Sunday school attendance, and Bath boy George H. Stewart enlisting in the U.S. medical corps now at Strathuse New York.
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E. S. Stackpole
D.D
K. S. Gordon
George H. Stewart
U.S.A. Medical Corps
Fis
Strathuse
N. Y
Henry F. Peabody Co
New York City
State OF Maine
Homerade
Protate Court
Sagadaheer
F. Morris Fish
Histlewell
Kennebec
Water Street
Charles A. Corliss
Amene
Morris Fish
Soceiahoe
Bath
Amd
Sagadahoe
Said
Said County
James
Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
Annie E. Soule
Segadaher
Man Recovers After 45-Foot Fall at Texas Company
Robert Grace fell 45 feet at the Texas Company on Wednesday. He suffered punctures to one arm and hip injuries but is getting along alone and improving steadily.
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Robert Grace
The
Texas Company
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Philippines
Equalize
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Times
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Beither
Satase
Vila
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Bowdein
Sagadahee
Lincoln E Rogers
Sidney J. Willis
Thien Hemor
James E Fish
Beath
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