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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
2
The Independent urges Democrats and Republicans to renominate the current mayor and city government to form a true citizen’s city government. It praises Mayor Hughes and officials as satisfactory and notes open Bath questions needing completion. The piece also mentions the white pole plan for Bath streetcars and Taft’s presidential push.
State and nation notices recap deaths of prominent Maine figures including farmer William Harper Deering of Saco at age 95 after pneumonia. Other items note mill activity in Lewiston, the Brazilian tour for a U S battleship squadron, and ongoing Thaw defense planning in New York.
The article describes how midshipmen at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis celebrate Christmas. The senior class organizes the grand first class parade with the marine band, inspections, and fashion shows from full dress to pajamas. After morning services and meals, the day ends with no study hour and focus returns to semi annual exams.
Miss Grace Gilbert travels to Lewiston on Sunday to visit her sister Miss Barbara Gilbert who is recovering from an appendicitis operation at the hospital.
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