Jones amendment to tariff bill favors American merchant marine
The Senate received Senator Jones of Washingtons proposal to tax goods imported on non United States vessels at five percent ad valorem and two percent on most imports if they come by foreign ships. The plan seeks to boost U S shipping by ending treaty protections after one year and cites figures on waterborne trade and potential revenue shifts under the new tariff. The piece links this to broader disarmament talks and notes pending Bath postmastership selections nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Washington
United States Senate
United States
Wilson
Harding
Baltimore
Omaha
Congress
America
British Board of Control
Ghent
Postmaster Selection Moves Away From Political Contests
A Bath postmaster race shows little campaigning due to a new civil service method that ranks three candidates by merit, reducing caucus influence and preventing usual political battles. The Shipping Board plans an Americanization survey of ships, followed by a campaign to recruit U.S. mariners. Forest fires this year caused unusual damage from careless disposal of lighted items, urging greater caution to prevent waste and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Reapportionment Plans Stir Maine Redistricting Debate
The Bangor Commercial reports on a House apportionment plan that would reduce Maine from four to three representatives. If the legislature fails to redistrict, the governor secretary of state and attorney general would redraw the state, a method seen as novel and partisan, likely sparking western Maine pressure to reconvene for a district realignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor Commercial
House of Representatives
House Committee On
Maine
Missouri
Baxter
Ball
Dover
Shaw
Houston
Piscataquis
Aroostook
Penobscot
Hancock County
Peters
Hersey
Longtime Bath couple marks 52nd anniversary at North End home
George M. Fowles and Hattie H. Cressey Fowles observed their 52nd anniversary in Bath after marrying August 10, 1869 at Westport. He, a veteran Kennebec River fisherman born in Westport in 1849, notes a poor shad year though sturgeon in late season brought profit. They had no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fowles
Upper Washington Street
Bath
North End
Westport
Mr. Bennett
Wiscasset
Martha J. Harriman
Fowles
Wilmot Fowles
Mrs. Fowles
Hattie H. Cressey
William J. Cressey
Triangular Mix-Up on Pitch Pine Hill
A Tuesday accident on Pitch Pine hill Winneyanee involved a horse drawn by Miss Bessie Hunt colliding with a horse driven by George ver of Phipsburg. The Hunt horse was scratched and Oliver was thrown from a wagon. Oliver’s horse fled to Fred 8 S. Coombs store and was stopped by Earl Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitch Pine Hill
Small Town Openings Attract Ambitious Young Men
A long feature by John F. Thornton Jr. argues that modern America offers more opportunity in small towns than big cities. It highlights banking and farming, noting bankers who mentor locals, fund farm innovation, and build community wealth. A standout tale shows a rural bank leader who reshapes a county and stays in the bushes rather than Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Thornton, Jr
America
Caesar
Longfellow
Cone
Rome
Engagement Announced At Portland Tea In Bath Family Ties
Miss Priscilla Kimball of Bath and Miss Katherine Clifford of Portland were honored at a Tuesday noon tea hosted by Miss Katherine Kimball on Deering Street Portland. Miss Kimball announced her engagement to Wheelock Whitney of St. Cloud Minnesota. Guests from Bath included Mrs. Frederick H. Kimball and several Kimball sisters along with visiting Mrs. Graham Blandy of Worcester and Mrs. Raymond H. Trott of Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Kimball
Bath
Katherine Clifford
Portland
Katherine Kimball
Deering Street
Kimball
Wheelock Whitney
St. Cloud
Minn
John M. Kimball
John H. Kimball
Frederick H. Kimball
Dorothy Sewall
Virginia McGilvra
Anne Kimball
Miriam Kimball
Graham Blandy
Worcester
Mass
Raymond H. Trott
Providence
R. I
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Case Dead at Hyannis Mass
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Case widow of Capt Willis Case died in Hyannis Massachusetts after a long Bath origin. A Bath native and Bath High School graduate of 1878 she was the last of eight siblings and lived in Hyannis over forty years. She leaves daughter Maud Case niece Mrs Palmer two Bath nephews and several Bath cousins. Mrs Palmer will attend the funeral in Hyannis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William FE. Palmer
Hyannis
Mass
Mary Elizabeth Case
Willis Case
Mrs. Palmer
Harry H. Donnell
William R. Donnell
Bath
Frank A. Small
Otto F. Bullman
Mildred Nichols
Rath
Palmer
Whitelaw Reid and the Rise of New York Skyscrapers
The Tribune building corner stone in 1874 marked a frontier in urban height. Royal Cortissoz notes Reid’s urge for editorial critique of New York architecture, urging sharp standards and disdain for brownstone fronts. The tale contrasts early skyline ambition with later Manhattan towers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw Reid
Tribune
Manhattan
Neld
New York
Clarence Cook
Royal Cortissoz
Doctor True's Elixir Ad Promises Easy Digestion
Testimonial from Mrs J E Nutley New Jersey praising Dr True's Elixir for constipation and indigestion. Ad claims user eats everything now with no more diet and urges others to try the laxative, describing it as mild and harmless and beneficial to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. True
Chase and Marion Pendleton wed in Bath home ceremony
Naval veteran Chase Jr. and Miss Marion Pendleton married in Isleboro at high noon. Rev. Pringle officiated. families attended. Bride wore georgette over satin with lace. bouquet of white roses and swainsonia. Honeymoon to Northern Maine. They plan to reside in Bath. both hold teaching and academic credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Emery Chase, Jr
Bath
Marion P. Pendleton
Inez Pendleton
Isleboro
Dr. Pringle of
Milo
Bowdoin N. Pendleton
Westbrook
Morse High School
Chase
Walter KF. Chase
Bowdoin College
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
United States Navy
W. E
Fruits Once Sailed From Medicine To Modern Food
The article recounts how foods like strawberries were once used as medicines in the Middle Ages and by Linnaeus in botany. It notes doctors and folk healers prescribed strawberries for consumption, ulcers, gout, liver, blood, and spleen, with contemporary claims about complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linnaeus
British Isles
America
Indies
Words of Wise Men Reflect On Duty And Evasion
The passage urges embracing helpful duties and shedding hindrances. It notes the best moment to act is when a task is recognized as a duty. Dodging disagreeable chores worsens the outcome by delaying decisive action and adding foretaste of discomfort.
Boy Camp Trips Highlight Summer Season at Boothbay
Thirty two campers from Boothbay camps led on weekly trips with boys in six canoes heading to Belgrade Lakes and a forty strong boat outing to Popham Beach. Girls from Merrymeeting camp planned a White Mountains bus trip while visitors including Cincinnati business leaders dropped by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay
Thorne Island
Belgrade Lakes
Augusta
J. Blake Hillyer
William Boyd
Popham Beach
M. H. Miller
E. C. Scott
Angier
Merrymeeting
White Mountains
Harry A. Rockaway
Cincinnati
Lewis Kaiser
John van Range Co
Weehawken, N. J
Wiliam Stickel
Boothbay Camp
Brushwood Camp
Woolwich Shore
Brushwood
Paul H. Seay
Bath council approves 30000 loan to cover overdraft notes
Fifteen councilmen and five aldermen attended a special Bath city council meeting to authorize borrowing up to 30000 dollars at the lowest interest rate. The note dated Aug. 10, 1921, due Feb. 10, 1922, is countersigned by the mayor and city treasurer to refund notes from prior administrations used to cover overdrafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Hall
Ward 3
Board of Common Council
City of
Bath
Applications Sought for City School Nurse Post
A special committee appointed by Mayor Cahill met in the Red Cross rooms to organize and announce it is ready to receive applications for the vacant school nurse position left by Miss Mary McDougal. The panel includes Mrs. James E. Lockery as chairwoman, with Mrs. Seth S. Mullin, Mrs. Louise KR Staples and Henry W. De Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahill
Mary McDougal
Red Cross
James E. Lockery
Lockery
Jhhairman
Seth S. Mullin
Louise KR. Staples
Henry W. de- Long
Dromore Grange Honors Third and Fourth Degrees
A class of eight received third and fourth degrees at Dromore Grange Whippsburg on Tuesday evening. About 80 were present with DT Master F E W Haggett of West Bath grange presiding. A harvest feast followed. Sagadahoc county Pomona meets August 31 in Richmoi village at Enterprise grange hall. Next Tuesday’s program includes readings songs papers and discussions by local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Whippsburg
FE. W. Haggett
West Bath
Enterprise Grange
Grange
Fannie Murray
J. E. Perry
J. F. Upton
Rose Wyman
Gilbert Woodmanf
H. W. Cutting
Althea Campbell
Abbie Minnett
Marion Raffnell
Bones Turned Into Glue By Sulphur Dioxide Process
Raw bones are treated with sulphur dioxide the fat is removed with benzine and the mass boiled in water under pressure to produce a strong glue. The procedure yields a very good adhesive from bone material.
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the Times Company
B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Front Street
Bath, Maine
Uphold Merchant Marine
New Shipping Board
Board
Merchant Marine Service
Mary E. Case
the Tribune
Central Maine Power Company
Central Maine Power
Augusta, Maine
H. S. Cole
Care
Central Maine Power Co
Brunswick
Pendleton
Andrews Road
Fletcher
Castoria
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