Maine Centennial Pageant Promises Spectacular Display
Maine plans a grand pageant tracing the state from its earliest settlers to the present day. The production will showcase customs, industry, and scenery with period costumes and a large outdoor Portland stage. Organizers seek loans of old arms, instruments, and artifacts and aim to engage county bands and local writers for a historically accurate, highly dramatic portrayal.
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Maine
Cochrane
State of Maine
Willy
Centennial Celebration Committee
Maine Centennial Committee
State House
Aie Sole
Harry Cochrane
Monmouth
Portland
Swift
Maike
Tesson
Maine West Point Admissions Exams Held in State House
The Maine Executive Council chamber hosted open examinations for Navy and Army cadet hopefuls to enter the Military Academy at West Point. Only two candidates completed the day long tests under Josiah W. Taylor of the State Department of Education. Successful applicants will be reported to Governor Milliken for appointment, with potential for up to five Maine appointments.
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Military Academy
West Point
National Guard of
Maine
Executive Council
State House
Josiah W. Taylor
State Department of Education
Milliken
Warren Mayers Named Bath Basketball Manager
Warren Mayers will manage the Bath basketball team and promises an interesting schedule. The squad is training hard as the schedule fills, with many home games expected and fans likely to see some of the fastest basketball in Bath.
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Warren Mayers
Bath
Funeral for Mrs Martha W Everard Held on Thursday
The funeral of Mrs Martha W Everard occurred Thursday at two o clock on Upper Washington Street. Rev Hilton Post of Beacon Street Church Maine conducted the service. Bearers were Charles F Dain William A Armstrong Frank Elgecomb and William C Chadbourne. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Martha W. Everard
Upper
Washington Street
Hilton Post
Beacon Street
Maine
Charles F. Dain
William A. Armstrong
Frank Elgecomb
William CC. Chadbourne
Oak Grove
Death of George O Nelson at City Hospital
George O Nelson a laborer of the South end died Friday at City hospital. Born in Nor Way he was a son of Oscar Nelson and had lived in Bath most of his life. A snow slide Sunday night toppled the Johnson bakery awning causing complete wreckage with no injuries reported.
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George O. Nelson
South End
City Hospital
Nor Way
Oscar Nelson
Bath
Johnson Bakery
City measures, lights, and treasury actions in 1920 session
The council discussed a city note for refunding overdraft notes, petitions for new street lighting at Washington Weeks and Harvard Washington, and a public lighting transfer to weeks street area. City Engineer Litchfield reported Rost street layout, Merrill’s accounts totaling 1791.53 were approved, and Mayor Drake named watchmen for Texas Steamship Co. A victualer license was granted to Perley Stacy with bonds accepted from Abraham Hlassam for bowling and billiard rooms.
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Washington
Weeks Street
Harvard
Washington Streets
Harvard Street
Old Couples Home
Committee On
Litchfield
Rost Street
Aldewnan Taylor
Merrill
Drake
Texas Steamship Co
Fred Arthur Curtis
Charles Sumner Grinnell
Frank SK. Moore
John N. Burrowes
Edward C. Homer
Perley Stacy
Abraham Hlassam
Explosion of Gas Ruptures Front Street Restaurant Window
Workmen locating a gas leak beneath the Olympia restaurant on Front Street opposite City Park triggered a flame puff and explosion. A window in the American Lunch next door shattered while two men, wearing glasses, escaped serious injury after steam caused rapid removal of their eyewear. Leak found and repairs made.
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Olympia
City Park
Governor to be Candidate Report
Governor to be candidate for governor, with timing as the Tuesday after the Republican state convention. Ex Congressman Daniel J. Metilli of Lewiston and Hon William Pattangall of Augusta are the only Democrats at the national convention. Central Maine Power Co is constructing a new plant in Farmingdale and Gardiner with a 200 foot chimney.
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Daniel J. Metillieuddy
Lewiston
Maine
Williart Pattangall
Augusta
Pattangeau
Central Maine Power CG
Farmingdale
Gardiner
Eighty year old but still on job in Portland factory
Philip R. Goodrich, who just observed his eighty fifth birthday, continues to operate a cutting machine at Baxter Paper Box Co. He rose from baker to promotion seven years ago, after a long service in the Civil War era as a St New York engineer. He later led Brunswick business years as chancellor of Knights of Daytiffas lodge and held multiple G A R and Masonic offices.
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Philip R. Goodrich
Baxter
Goodrich
Mr. Goodrich
St. New York Engineers
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Brunswick
Fort George Lodge
Knights of Daytiffas
Vincent Mountfort
United Lodge
St. Paul’s R. A
Mt. Vernon
Dunlap Commandery
Portland
Sunday School Board Sets Monthly Meeting and Christmas Plans
About 30 members of the Beacon Street Sunday school board met at Milton H. Douglas’s York Street home to finalize plans for a Dec 25 Christmas tree and concert. Committees were formed for music, speaking, and decor, with new singing books and class reorganizations noted. The board approved a quarterly schedule and planned January meetings with Mrs. H. K. Erskine. A social and refreshments followed. Dr. Charles J. Pillsbury, 60, longtime Scarborough native and physician, died recently, leaving two sons and a daughter, plus two brothers.
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Beacon Street
Milton H. Douglas
York Street
G Victoria Post
M. H. Douglas
E. H. Post
Marion Dain
Pred Bowie
W. Bomey
Bertha Crosman
Parker Worrey
Charles JV. Pillsbury
Lace
Pillsbury
Scarboro
Charles Pillsbury
Kent's Hill Seminary
Dartmouth
Sago
Prae
Board of Health
Fitzroy F. Willsbury
Lowell
Mass
Leon M
Boston
John Adams
Saco
Rev
QO. FF. Pillsbury
Howard L. Pillsbury
Recital Praised Aurore La Croix At Boston Hall
Pianist Aurore La Croix received high praise from Boston Herald critic Philip Hale after a Jordan Hall recital. Hale lauds her technique, touch, tonal quality, and musical depth across Brahms Chopin Debussy and Rubinstein. The piece notes Bath visits and the Cosmopolitan club impressions plus plans for hall upgrades and new furnishings.
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Aurore la Croix
Bath
Jordan Hall
Boston
Philip Halep
Boston Herald
My. Hale
Miss laCroix
Brahms
Chopin
Debussy
Scott
Royce
American Legion Opens New Hall on Vine Street
Roland H. Smith post A L met for the first time in its new hall on Vine street Friday night. Commander Albert N. Greenlaw was absent but business was transacted. Officers will be elected next Friday with a nominating committee Emery Chase Victor R ke Cary and G Stuart DeMott to submit a slate. Members may nominate from the floor and dues paid now or in the future run to January 1 1921. A note of thanks was extended to all who helped prepare the hall.
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Roland H. Smith Post
A. L
Vine Street
Albert N. Greenlaw
Emery Chase
Victor R. KE. Cary
G. Stuart DeMott
Amery Chase
Bath County selects officers for January banquet
Bath Co. elected T. Larsen captain Otis Munro 1st lieutenant Ed ward EK McLellan 2d lieutenant Percival G. Mann recorder and Frank Young treasurer. They were named to organize a banquet and installation in the first week of January. The Pythian fair committee reported a partial profit with more results expected at the next meeting.
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Bath Co
TLR. OR
T. Larsen
Otis Munro
Edward EK
McLellan
Percival G. Mann
Frank Young
Bath Police Adopt Smart Overcoats and Caps
The Bath police force receives new overcoats and caps from the American Clothing Co. Manager Savage of the firm takes pride in the metropolitan appearance of the city’s finest.
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Bath
Savage
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A lab tour shows the remedy's alleged care, cleanliness and herbal sourcing with 350 000 uses of herbs. It describes solvents, sterilization, pasteurization and sealing of Lydia E Pinkham's V Com ae. Letters from women attest to health restoration and its virtues.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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