State Board of Charities Proposes Nonpartisan Prison Board
The Maine annual report urges removing prisons from politics, creating a nonpartisan prison board to manage operations and shift prison inspector duties to this board except for county jails. It highlights poor conditions for women in county jails, calls for higher hygiene standards, and notes jailer employment should rest with county commissioners for better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Board of Prison Inspectors
Trapped Canadian Lynx Near Harvards Triggers Trapper’s Victory
Elijah Bremner on the John Harward place trapped a Canadian lynx on Thanksgiving morning. The four foot eight inch, forty pound animal weighed heavy and had a fine black tipped pelt. Bremner, a veteran trapper, shot the beast with help from a helper. C A Alexander verified the tale. Bremner also trapped eleven foxes and two mink since November first.
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Richmond
Elijah Bremner
John Harward
Harvards
Bremner
Lynx
C. A. Alexander
Old Royal Building
Main St
Thousands Poisoned By Uric Acid Says Doctor
Dr L C Babcock warns excess uric acid poisons the body, harms kidneys, and causes gout and rheumatism. He urges drinking hot water between meals, taking Anuric three times daily, and flushing kidneys to remove the poison. Mental fatigue and physical wear also linked to uric acid buildup.
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Dr. L. C. Babcock
Unusual Tax Collector Record of Charles E. Shaw
Charles E. Shaw of Clinton Massachusetts rose to statewide fame as a long serving tax collector. Elected in 1899 and re elected 15 years in a row he never left uncollected taxes. His fiscal skill helped Clinton issue bonds and secure loans at low rates. He was defeated in 1915 after previously declining to run again. He belonged to Trinity Lodge Prescott Club Clinton Lodge A U W.
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Charles E. Shaw
Bath
Clinton
Mass
Worcester Telegram
Capt. Shaw
Trinity Lodge
Prescott Club
Clinton Lodge
Boston
Felix Guilmet
Commercial Towboat Co
Grant St
Medford
Capt
Guilmet
Brest
France
Ida M. Dalby
James Woolley
John G. Chandler
Charles T. Gallagher
Sailor Captain Henry M McKown Dies in New Brighton
Capt Henry M McKown longtime Maine mariner dies at Sailor's Snug Harbor New Brighton N Y Funeral plans set for Boothbay Harbor burial Survivors include sons Ralph J traveling salesman for Cummings Brothers and C C in Concord New Hampshire.
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Sailor's Snug Harbor
New Brighton
N. Y
Henry M. MccKown
Maine
Casco Bay
Harpswell Lines
Merriconeag
Bath Iron Works workers face injuries and layoffs in latest notices
George Clough suffers a thumb injury requiring a nail removal after a wrench mishap. True Dwyer, F. Rhines, Harold Cressy, and William Kelsey also incur injuries or layoffs from various incidents at the Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass plants. Frank Savage treats an injured finger. Fred Stickney slips and strains leg muscles.
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George Clough
Bath Iron Works
True Dwyer
F. Rhines
Harold Cressy
Fred Stickney
Frank Savage
Works
William Kelsey
Hyde Windlass
Swift elected Mayor of Augusta and Republicans win council
Willis E. Swift, Republican, won the Augusta mayoralty by 561 votes over Democrat E. Maynard Thompson and Independent Calvin Carr. Swift, 45, a Sidney native, has served in the City Council and as a state senator, and will gain increased appointive powers. The Republican slate also carried the aldermen seats in this city election.
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Willis E. Swift
Augusta
E. Maynard Thompson
Calvin Carr
Swift
Thompson
Carr
Oscar P. Anderson
Virgil E. Trovant
Henry O. Parmenter
J. C. Blanchette
Charles B. Philbrick
Arthur G. Hopkins
Burton Giddings
Amos E. Cunningham
Sidney
Augusta Board of Trade
Kennebec Yacht Club Names Officers for New Year
At the Kennebec Yacht Club monthly meeting the nominating committee submitted the slate for the upcoming year to be voted at the January 8 annual meeting. Officers include Commodore George B. Moody and Vice Commodore Robert D. Titcomb with others: rear commodore William W. Denison treasurer J Chas Footer secretary Arthur K Purington directors James P Ledyard Thomas E Artis Harry H Donnell measurer Ernest F Kelley and regatta chair Walter R Many. A winter dance series was approved with Ralph Tourtillotte chairing the planning committee assisted by Augustus W Viden Frank C Skillings and Arthur Footer.
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Kennebec Yacht Club
George B. Moody
Robert D. Titcomb
William W. Dennison
J. Chas. Footer
Arthur K. Purington
James P. Ledyard
Thomas E. Artis
Harry H. Donnell
Ernest F. Kelley
Regatta Committee
Walter R. Many
Ralph Tourtillotte
Augustus W. Viden
Frank C. Skillings
Arthur Footer
Justices Assigned for Sagadahoc County Terms
Chief Justice Albert R. Savage assigns nisi prius justices for Sagadahoc County. Hanson of Calais on January fourth Tuesday, Madigan of Houston on May second Tuesday, Bird of Portland on October second Tuesday.
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Law Court
Augusta
Albert R. Savage
Auburn
Leslie E. Cornish
George E. Bird
Portland
George F. Haley
Saca
George M. Hanson
Calais
John B. Madigan
Houston
Androscoggin County
Aroostook
Supreme Judicial Court
Sagadahoc County
Probate Court yields multiple administrations and accounts
At the adjourned November session Probate Court approved administrations for the estates of Rebecca H. York Clarence J. Hall and Arthur H. Brown and named executors or guardians. Various first and final accounts were filed or allowed for the estates of Ann M. Lynch Frances W. Humphreys Christopher J. Patterson Theodore H. Edgecomb Charles F. Footer Susan F. Drummond and others. The four masted schooner James W. Elwell remains in Santos pending court action. Public notice warns householders to secure sheds and doors as thieves seek old junk.
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Lowell
Rebecca H. York
Richmond
Susan Borgisson
Admx
Clarence J. Hall
Topsham
Joseph R. Hall
Admr
Arthur H. Brown
Bath
Frank Brown
David J. Tabor
William T
Tabor
Jennie A. Brown
Harold E
Helen M
Arthur D. Brown
John J. Keegan
Ann M. Lynch
F. H. Wilson
Frances W. Humphreys
J. D. Wilson
George E. Wilson
John W. Foster
Christopher J. Patterson
George A. Hawkes
Sarah L. Eastman
E. W. Vaughan
Theodore H. Edgecomb
Joseph C. Footer
Charles F. Footer
Susan R. Gibbons
Susan F. Drummond
Edward Sewall Sets Nineteen Day Philadelphia to Galveston Run
A Tuesday telegram from Capt. Richard Quick reports the vessel Edward Sewall completed a rapid voyage from Philadelphia to Galveston in nineteen days, arriving in Galveston on December 12.
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Richard Quick
Edward Sewall
Philadelphia
Galveston
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Board of Charities
Henry M. McKown
Boothbay
Sailors Snug Harbor
Bath Office
Greany
C. Dodge
Cadman
Hufman
IT. Dodge
Connor
Turner
Page
Fraser
Alexander
Ross
Gaynor
Correll
Guerin
Bauereis
Mond
Cyr
Bickle
Kistler
Locke
Stover
Thistle
Hopkins
J. C. Mulligan, Jr
Monday Club
Charles R. Donnell
Washington St
W. E. Swift
Commodore
Supreme Court
Probate
James W. Elwell
Buenos Ayres
Santos
Maribou
Jap Minks
Black Fox
James FF
Brunswick, Maine
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