Bath publication note from The Times Company
A Saturday edition note from The Times Company Bath Maine indicating publishing cadence and address details for the newspaper operation.
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
2
A Saturday edition note from The Times Company Bath Maine indicating publishing cadence and address details for the newspaper operation.
The article argues that armaments can be affordable relative to rising commerce and population, citing Britain and the United States. It critiques free ships policies and Panama Canal acts, warns that government ownership may fail, and remarks on the Vera Cruz expedition and its aftermath.
A Maine newspaper column rails at war taxes and leadership, argues war needs and civilian burden, praises Bath Iron Works contracts and Fort Baldwin fortifications, and urges a federal constitutional amendment to extend voting rights to women while noting state control over suffrage.
Plans for two new revenue cutters mirror each other in size for Maine and Atlantic coasts. Each is 165 ft 6 in overall, 52 ft beam, 2 ft 9 in draft, 11 ft 6 in mean draft, and 24 tons coal plus 15 000 gallons water. They feature ice breaking bows, radio gear, steam power, five boats, and wrecking gear, with completion expected by Aug 1 1915. One to be stationed at Mobile as an oil burner, the other to burn coal on the Atlantic coast. Nine hundred one convictions under the Mann White Slave Act noted, with 4 434 indicted. William McNamara of Bangor named agent for American Express Co local office as agency ends.
Maine Central Railroad issues circular on new U S internal revenue tax for express and freight shipments. It requires a bill of lading and a one cent stamp on each shipment over five cents, with penalties of up to 110 dollars for noncompliance.
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a genuine old remedy that cleanses blood, corrects acidity, and builds the system to relieve rheumatism. Claiming forty years of use, it targets skin and blood diseases, loss of appetite, stomach and kidney issues, and general debility, urging readers to start treatment and buy from a local druggist.
The 41st annual Maine State Grange session in Lewiston December 15 to 17 is set to draw many attendees. A pre‑meeting reception is planned December 14 at City Hall, with degree work from Au burn Grange. Lodging options and a pre‑reservation system are laid out with contact details for arranging rooms.
Rev. Frank W. Sanford alias Elijah and his Holy Ghost and Us Society gain renewed attention as he collaborates with a plan for a Holy Ghost and Us University while imprisoned in Atlanta for manslaughter linked to the Coronet cruise. The Shiloh colony has long drawn notice.
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