Gubernatorial Nominations and Penobscot Ballot Plan
In Penobscot County three Republican candidates for Maine governor vie for the nomination. Proposals urge an elimination ballot among 10,000 voters to pool support before June primaries, with Parkhurst Bailey and Higgins as possible frontrunners. The outcome could decide whether a local favorite son leads the ticket in 1920. Bangor city clashes over fire engine procurement reveal veto and legal concerns, while Bath and Bath prices probe defend grocers as not profiteering.
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Maine
Penobscot County
Col
Frederic H. Parkhurst
Bangor
Taber
Thniley
Senate
Leon F. Higgins
Brewer
Maine Senate
Warkhurst
Penobscot
Parkhurst
Mr. Bailey
Higgins
Bath
Fire Department
Woodman
Lewiston Chautauqua Guarantors Face $38 Each Cost
Guarantors in Lewiston must pay $38 per person for not selling the required number of course tickets. The Bath group met the terms with total deficiencies including advertising, trucking, and lighting totaling about $4, while Lewiston could have reduced their shortfall with an extra effort similar to Bath.
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Lewiston Chautauqua
Lewiston
Bath
John Kendrick Bangs Seeks Republican Nomination for Congress
The announcement that John Ken drick Bangs will run for the Republican nomination in his district draws strong interest and surprise. His main obstacle appears to be Cumberland County’s claim to name the next congressman since Representative Goodall is not seeking re nomination.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Goodall
Cumberland County
Exhibition Recruiting Party Delights Bath and Old Orchard Crowd
A 42 man recruiting detachment plus nine officers and 11 cars staged an educational display in Post Office Square, Bath, with a 15 member band led by Lieut. E. M. McCraken. The program featured a field radio heliograph, a 37 millimetre gun, machine rifles, and an address by Capt. Wm. F. McCann on army reorganization and vocational training. The show drew praise for its demonstrations and the soldiers’ demeanor as recruits traveled on to Old Orchard Beach, with Bath and Rockland contributing new recruits. Capt. McCann, a decorated leader, previously led Algerian Moroccan troops in World War I.
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U.S.A
National Army
Post Office Square
Bath
Old Orchard Beach
E. M. McCraken
Philip Shaw
War Department
Camp Devens
Wm. F. McCann
Hell
McCann
Music Hall
Rockland
Teen escapes to work then returns home after two months
Fred W. Reed, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. G Payson Reed, disappeared June 24 from his home. After toiling through Boston Bangor Moosehead Cedar Grove ice work and an ice barge, he returned Thursday morning, reporting bouts of homesickness, a crushed finger, and an effort to earn money rather than finish school. He weighed 154 pounds at five feet six inches and plans to stay home, relieved his parents.
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Fred W. Reed
G. Payson Reed
Young Reed
Boston
Bangor
Moosehead Lake
Cedar Grove
Reed
Boston financial firm expands Bath Trust Co alterations
The Office Bank and Library Co of Boston, fresh from the First National Bank deal, begins alterations at Bath Trust Co. By moving the marble counter to expose the west window, a new five window teller and patron opening is created while the marble counter remains in place.
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Bank and Library Co
Boston
First National Bank
Bath Trust Co
Ship Captains Patrol Hazardous Wharf Piles
On the Howard upper wharf Monday Captain William Crocker in the Hattie B faced 45 tons of bag oe or sic pile walks at the North end.
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Howard Upper
William Crocker
First Hand Tub Muster in Bath in 1849 Narrative
The Bath hand engine muster of July 4, 1849 marked the first general hand engine muster in the country. The piece traces Bath’s role as a muster town, describes pioneering engines and distances, notes the rise of veterans musters, and outlines historical contests, prizes, and the evolution of rules to preserve traditional methods amid modernization.
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Bath
New England
Mississippi River
South
New York State
Boston
Boston Veteran Association
Boston Common
Maine
Lowell
Mass
Worcester
Hancock
Brockton
Red Jacket
Cambridge
Plattsburg
N. Y
Washington
Rutland
Kennebunk
Fulton
Utica
Providence
R. L
Veteran Firemen
Weymouth
Waltham
Labor Day
Congress Street
New England Veteran Firemen’s League
Fire Department
Jeremiah Ellsworth
King's Wharf
Kennebec 1
Torrent 2
Fire King
Gardiner
Hecla
Pittston
Tiger 4
Hallowell
Tiger
Kennebeck
Greenville
Hopkinton
N. H
Dexter
Ashland
Kennebec
Baevine
Ame
Plweanie Eae Pe
Agli -Kennebee
Ion Daly
King
Deluge
Victor i
Kendal Mills
Fairfield
Atlantic
Brunswick
Randolph
Niagara
Androscoggin
Topsham
Massasoit
Damariscotta
Knight
Okommakamesit
Marblehead
The
Times
Gruesome Hair Found Embedded in Tree Heart
William B Haggett a Bath Iron Works foreman cut down a large oak at 51 Front Street and uncovered a human hair embedded in the heart of the tree likely placed sixty years ago by someone believing hair in a tree could cure headaches. A tree nail plugged the hole. Maple leaves turn crimson.
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William B. Haggett
Bath Iron Works
Front Street
Water main link reaching big pipe at Washington and Pearl
The final section of a new water main from the North end housing project to the main at Washington and Pearl is being laid. The line runs down Dummer and York to the east side of Washington, near Dr. Harry F. Morin’s residence. In a few weeks streets torn up this summer will be rolled down and buried, removing surface pipes that have caused minor auto accidents.
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North End
Washington and
Pearl Streets
Dummer Street
York Street
Washington Street
Harry F. Morin
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F. BR. Nichols, Pres
Treas
Bath, Maine
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Thayer
Button
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T. Hopkins & Son
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