Courageous Seattle mayor halts Bolshevik unrest in 1919
The article lauds Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle for standing up to I W W agitators and preventing a strike from turning into a Bolshevik reign of terror. It credits his resolve with keeping public utilities running under threat of martial law and troops. It also comments on shipping plans, Maine suffrage votes by Senators Fernald and Hale, and local efforts to form an orchestral society in Bath as well as spring steamship preparations and Maine automobile association growth.
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Ole Hanson
Seattle
Hanson
Disciples of Disorder
Dack
Maine
Senate
Fernald
Hale
Samate
Eugene Hale
Bath
Mateo
Struck
Atkins
Tampa
Baltimore
Florida
Elisha Atkins
Courtney C. Houck
Deering
Harlem
Capt. Atkins
France
Phippsburg Town Talk Hopes for Candidate on Board
In Phippsburg talks build ahead of the town meeting about possible candidates for the selectmen. Some favor reelection of the present board while others expect a new panel, with Charles V. Minott urged as a potential candidate on the highway issue.
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Board of Selectmen
Charles V. Minott
Minnott
Phippsburg
Bowdoinham
Pomona
Melvin Wallace
Stamford
Conn
Lewis Collins
the Basin
Collins
Sarah
Fred York
Alex J. Coffin
New Meadows
Casco Bay
Coffin
Hattie Morse
Parker Head
Winne- Rance
A. C. Johnson
Bath
Ada F
John Morse
Reed Farm
Charles Morrison
James C. Perry
F. S. Bowker
Bath ferry shown as vital public transportation link
The Bath to Rockland ferry is described as a crucial Maine transportation link expanding beyond Bath to Portland Lewiston and eastern towns. The piece argues for a larger or second vessel to handle rising auto traffic and for winter operation as a backup, urging legislative action.
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Portland
Bath
Nccd
Woowich
Kennebec River
Rockland
Maine
Maine Central
Kenneter
Belfast
Boothbay Harbor
Kennebec
Penobscot
Lewiston
Boston
Bar Harbor
Gardiner
Richmond
Bowdenham Man Dies After Fall From Hatchway Into Hold
Benjamin F. Blanchard of Bowdeinham died at City hospital from lung hemorrhages due to internal injuries after a 30 foot fall from a staging through a hatch into a barge hold under construction at Kelley Spear Co. yard. He was in his sixties and well regarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Blanchard
Bowdeinham
City Hospital
Kelley, Spear Co
C. A. Peaslee
Arrival of a baby at Page Wyman's home noted
Mr and Mrs Page Wyman receive congratulations on the arrival of a boy at their home Wednesday. The snippet records a family notice with the event occurring in Portland area.
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Portland
Page Wyman
West
Georgetown Parish Plans Clam Chowder Supper
The Baptist church parish in Georgetown hosts a Monday clam chowder supper with Working League plans for a chopping bee at the church to follow. Many local residents and visitors are noted in attendance at recent gatherings and visits in Bath Five Islands and West Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Parish
the Baptist Church
Working League
William Olver
Bath
Oliver
J. Everett Jewett
Raphael Rowe
John D. Williams
Bdgar B. Hunt
Nancy I. Russell
Horatio N. Douglass
Stearns W. Scott
Frank Heald
Robinhood
E. A. Williams
Z. Pinkham
Cacua
Wiliam A. Todd
West Georgetown
Stephen Trafton
Grange
Five Islands
Marion Buzzo
Roland Harford
Willi Boyd
Joseph Stevens
Harold F. Hunt
Melvin Cuningham
William A. Todd
Benjamin H. Woodside
Ethan B. Todd
Gladys Oliver
Baptist
Kind
William ‘Boyd
Joseph Harford
Bath Schooner Makes Record Run to New York
The Bath, Maine four masted schooner Harry G. Deering lying at Pier 4 Brooklyn after a 3900 mile dash from Para with rubber and nuts in twenty days, beating a steamer and Brazil sailing record. The Republic left Rio on Sept 15 and lingered four months longer. Deering’s owner G. G. Deering expects rapid unloading and sees the ship as a fast, practical carrier with 2100 tons deadweight and cargo handling underway.
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Pier No. 4
Brooklyn
Old Bridge
Harry G. Deering
Bath
Rio Janeiro
Deering
Lge
Republic
Xantippe
Socrates
Neptune
Ter
William’ Struck
Baltimore
Booth Steamship Co
Highlands
Para
Edwin G. Farrar
Bill Struck
Norfolk
Rio
Cape Henry
Buenos Ayres
Boston
Minot’s Ledge
Brazil
Amazon
Abeam
Atkins
United States
Valentine ghower Valentines distributed to city institutions
Valentines were distributed among the several public institutions in this city according to a vote at the meeting.
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THE
Times Company
St., Bath, Me
America
Germany
Wiwarna
Hath
Boothbay
Minnie Wallace
Gray
Levi Wallace, Jr
Maine General Hospital
H. E. Pike
Dora Frisbee
George C. Beals
Walter Parshley
Camp Mills
N. J
Bath Grain Co
George C. Pease
Basin Road
Hart
T. A. Huston & Co
Auburn
Richard Mann
F. 8. Bowker & Sons
Edith Dodge
Dodge
Edith Wallace
Sebasco
William A. Coffin
Frederick
George (. Beals
George L. Cutting
Dromore
George Wilson
Red Cross
A. C. York
Fort Baldwin
People’s Ferry
Cook
Water Street
Georgetown
Bath Schooner
New York
Jacksonville
E. Atkins
Wollaston
Deetine
Strud
Porto Rico
Cape Hatteras Co
eJrsey
Deéring
Ger
New York World
Pentecostal Nazarene Church
Lelia Knight
Sarahy Aderton
Martha Southard
Gertrude Hayes
Almshouse
Clara Davis
Flower Mission
Nellie McCutcheon
Hannah Baker
Sarah Aderton
Martha South
Alice May Douglas
Lena Knight
Addie Robbins
Lillian Mayo
Frances Molen
Fred Stevens
Union
Bronx
the Houses
John J. Desmond
Conley’s Specialty Store
Valentine Ghower
Hepkdis &” Son
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