Bath People Spend Weekend at Sabino and Larrabee Cottages
West Bath residents and guests filled Sabino and Larrabee's Grove with weekend visits. Numerous Bath families and friends from Lewiston Portland and surrounding towns enjoyed cottage stays, Sunday church services, and social calls across Campbells Pond and King's Point. A son named George Thomas was welcomed by Mr and Mrs Ernest Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Elmer Bullock
Ashland Avenue
Lexington
Alfred Vachon
Louis Lussier
Lewiston
Larrabee’s Grove
Wendall Williams
Caampbells Pond
Moemony
Boston
Salon
Lois Palmer
Eilith Stewart
Bath
Larrabee
Genin
Lemont Street
Ernest Bye
Dre
Bls Stackpole
Berlin
and Mora
Howard Parker
Edwin W. Taggett
Sumner
Emanon
Walter T. Brown
Isiah Puntoof
Mia
B. &. Brown
Bo. Jordan
Sa Dattus
Eluer Craig
Frances Trainer
Waterville
John Pooler
Sabing
John Sylvester
Percy Plant
Derwin Small
Tierherr Russet
Sabine
Everett Lemont
Joseph Thurlow
James Lemont
James Jr
Joseph Lemont
Harry Lemont
Kk. W. Slaggett
Arthur
Livermore Falls
Sabino
Oscar Smiley
Merton Wright
Woolwich
Wright
W. H. Larrabee
Eleanor Bates
Samuel F. Bates
Portland
Br. J. Noyes
C. Hayes
Everett
Mass
Horace Aitken
Ernest Coombs
Auburn
Rosedale
William Hennessey
Topsham
Frank Coombs
Coombs
Rangeley
Hennessey
King’s Point
Ernest Rose
George Thomas
Bath visitors and residents noted in brief Bath list
Mrs Adelbert Bailey and daughter Beryl returned to Mt. Vernon New York after a visit with Mrs Bailey’s mother and sister on Green Street Ida Coffie of Central Maine Power Co resumes duties after a two week vacation Mr and Mrs Stephen Pinkham son Stanley and daughter Betty Syracuse are spending the Summer at Boothbay and visited Bath Wednesday J R Mathes of Dover New Hampshire and Peter Bascom of Dover visited Bath on business Mathes notes lumber business changes since 15 years ago and plans mills in Bristol Mills Damariscot Brunswick and Dover communities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert Bailey
Beryl
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Bailey
Green Street
Ida Coffie
Central Maine Power Co
Bath
Stephen Pinkham
Stanley
Betty
Syracuse
Boothbay
Dover
Tie
Bristol Mills
Drunswick
Mathes
How Women Delegates Bothered Politicians
Thomas Carens notes in the Boston Herald that the recent Democratic convention exposed tensions over women in politics as many once pro suffrage men wavered. He cites Mississippi’s unit rule and shifting votes between Davis and McAdoo amid backstage maneuvers and a perplexed male delegate venting his frustration.
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Thomas Carens
Boston Herald
Mississippi
Davis
McAdoo
Barge Windsor Salutes Yard Of Its Builders In Maine
The barge Windsor saluted the Kelley Spear Co. yard where she was built as tug Seguin towed her up the Kennebec. The yard has been shut since, while Windsor earns praise as a sturdy craft built for West Snereland Co. A second incident saw Bath State Ferry Gov. King suffer a rudder link break in mid stream, repaired at Woolwich by lowering a slip. Also Seguin towed Coal Jaden barge Pilgrim to Augusta to unload at the Maine State hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Othe Kennebec
Seguin
Kelley Spear Co
West Snereland Co
Gov. King of the
Bath
Woolwich
Pilgrim
Augusta
Maine State Hospital
Husband and wife held on larceny charge
James Seeley and his wife Mabel of Richmond were arraigned on larceny charges. Mrs Meegan of Louisville testified against Seeley over theft of household goods from a farm, and Mrs Seeley faced silverware theft at Deputy Bond's home. Both were found guilty and fined ten dollars plus costs, with a $150 appeal bond to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Seeley
Mabel
Richmond
Benjamin F. Curtis
Myra Meegtin
Louisville
Seeley
Laurence Bond
Supreme Court
Henry R. Drew
Automatic Gas Meter Rifled by Thieves
Mr and Mrs Alton Lewis returned to their Washington sand Center streets home Sunday night and found gas escaping after thieves rifled the automatic gas meter. Several quarters were missing and the gas connection broken, a discovery that prevented possible serious harm to the occupants.
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Alton Lewis
Washington Sand Center
Rotary Rest Room Hosts Draw Roslindale Guests
Mrs Langdon hostess at the Rotary club rest room Saturday with callers from Roslindale Eda Walker Helen T Walker and Lillian J Walker Jeane T Weare from Waltham A M Belville of New York City and Reese J Eby formerly of Bath now in Connersville Ind Also visiting Friday afternoon were Mr and Mrs Lewis J Pierce and their son Junior of Winthrop
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon
Snipe
Rotary Club
Eda Walker
Helen T
Lillian J. Walker
Roslindale
Mass
Jeane T. Weare
Waltham
A. M. Belville
New York City
Reese J. Eby
Bath
Connersville
Ind
Lewis J. Pierce and Son
Winthrop
Funeral for William F. Swain Held at Home
Funeral services for William F. Swain were held Thursday afternoon at 120 Center Street. A large turnout of relatives and friends attended. Floral tributes included a prominent wreath from his chums reading Our Pal. Dr Woodworth of Portland conducted the service. bearers were Harry Final Roy Clark William Curran James Callan Charles Dotten Maurice Perry.
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Willian F. Swain
Center Street
Pal
Dr. Woodworth
Portland
Harry Final
Roy Clark
William Curran
James Callan
Charles Dotten
Maurice Perry
Beal Rites Held For Zaccheus M Beal At Dowdon Center
Rev Zaccheus M Beal was honored at a funeral held Sunday at his home in Jowdoin Center. George Tedford of Topsham officiated. Pallbearers were his four grandsons Raymond Beal South Royalton Vermont Ernest Beal South Portland Bernard Troyle Springfield Massachusetts and Harold Willis Topsham. Burial followed in Woodlawn cemetery West Bowdoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury Potter
Zaccheus M. Beal
Jowdoin Center
George Tedford
Topsham
Raymond Beal
South Royalton
Ernest Beal
South Portland
Bernard Troyle
Springfield
Mass
Harold Willis
Joan Pendleton Chase Burial Service Held
The infant daughter of Walter E Jr and Marion P L Chase died in Sharp Pa and arrived for burial in Oakgrove family lot. A committal service at the grave was conducted by Rev. David I Wilson of Central Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Pendleton Chase
Walter E Jr
Marion PL Chase
Sharp
Oakgrove
David I. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Rotary club rest room hosts and visitors noted
Mrs Melvin Hi Beerwort and Mrs Michell C Arvel hosted the Rotary club rest room Tuesday. Morning visitors included Helen Elizabeth Hoffmann Florence May Richards of Cincinnati and Mrs James IB Perkins of Boothbay Harbor. Monday afternoon guests were Marcia and Victor C Humphreys of Brookline Grace Donovan Newton Alice Maginnis Brookline Helen Moore head of New York Mrs Roy Moore Bay Point Mrs D H Todd West Georgetown and Mrs John TH White New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Hi
Beerwort
Michell C. Arvel
Rotary Club
Helen Elizabeth Hoffmann
Florence May Richards
Cincinnati
James IB. Perkins
Boothbay Harbor
Marcia
Victor C. Humphreys
Brookline
Mass
Grace Donovan
Newton
Alice Maginnis
Helen Moorehead
New York
Roy Moore
Bay Point
International Races Broadcast From Belmont and Aqueduct
International races at Belmont Park on September 4 and Aqueduct on September 27 will be broadcast live. May August Belmont and Westchester Racing Association partner with WAZ radio to relay running descriptions to distant listeners. Epinard will face American horses like Wilderness and Snob II in six furlongs at Belmont and a mile at Aqueduct, with J Andrew White narrating.
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Belmont Park
Belmont
Westchester Racing Association
WAZ
Radio Corporation of America
Epinard
Pierre Wertheimer
Staro
J. Andrew White
Western Union
West 42Nd Street
New York
Wilderness
Miss Star
Snob II
Baffling
Sun Pal
Paine Ae Doreen
My Own
Little Chief
Snob IL
Papyrus
Jasper Leigh
Telephone Etiquette Improves Service
The Chicago Tribune notes phones are a public utility and calls demand courtesy. Be on the line when answered, state your message briefly, and lead the conversation. Take calls promptly, identify yourself, and avoid personal chatter on business phones. Speak slowly, gently, and with a smile in your voice.
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Chicago Tribune
Sir Lancelot
Reverend Zaccheus Beal Expires After Brief Illness
Reverend Zaccheus M Beal died at his Bowdoin Center home after a two day illness. Born in Bowdoin he lived nearby most of his life. He worked in shipyards, farmed, and in 1896 was ordained a Calvanist Baptist minister serving Bowdoinham Gardiner. He retired two years ago. He is survived by son George W Beal of Lisbon Falls four daughters Annette Estey Lisbon Falls Ella Hoyle Melrose Highlands Rachel Potter Bath and Mary Minott Portland, along with 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaccheus M. Beal
Bowdoin Center
Bowdoin
Nathaniel
Mary Beal
Bowdeinham
Gardiner
Ile
George W. Beal
Lisbon Falls
Annette Estey
Ella Hoyle
Melrose Highlands
Rachel Potter
Bath
Mary Minott
Portland
Joseph Delisle Funeral at St Marys
The funeral for Joseph Delisle was held Friday morning at St Marys with Rev Fr Nichols J Horan presiding. Bearers were L J Avery Joseph Vachen Leander Dauphin and Alphonse Rey. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Joseph It Delisle
St. Mary's
Fr. Nichols J. Horan
L. J. Avery
Joseph Vachen
Leander Dauphin
Alphonse Rey
Oak Grove
Bailey praised for prompt Chautauqua hauling service
Bailey R. G. Bailey who handled the hauling contract for Chautauqua was commended on the quickness in which he managed the big tent platform chairs baggage. The tent captain said this season the service was never more prompt and the gear was on the lot ahead of any other town the tent had visited.
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R. G. Bailey
Chautauqua
Ryan Hart Marriage Returns Recorded in Hartford
City Clerk John W. Gilmore records the marriage of William Ryan of Hartford and Gladys Mae Hart of Bath. They wed June 3 at 47 Burton Street Hartford by Rev James J. Duntop. The bride is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hart of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilmore
William Ryan
Windsor Avenue
Huartford
Conn
Gladys Mae Hart
Bath
Burton Street
Hartford
James J. Duntop
Tenets Setrof Abend
Mee
Lewis Ryan
Charles Hi. Hart
Political players scoff at women voters in mockery
A speaker derides six women at a polling scene saying they pray before voting and choose candidates like Sfer McAdoo Davis or Joe Robinson without any rhyme or reason, claiming the group is impractical in the election game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sfer McAdoo
Davis
Joe Robinson
Maine Women Voters Aim for National Cup in 1924 Race
Maine women voters organize a get-out-the-vote drive to win the National League of Women Voters silver cup for the state showing the greatest proportional vote increase from 1920 to 1924. Clergymen teachers students and many workers enlisted as campaigns outline for the 1926 contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
National League of Women Voters
Helle Sherwin
National League
J. H. Huddilstone
Maine League
World's Largest Dam On Indus Near Sukkar
The Indus River dam in Sind province India, named Lloyd barrage, will be nearly a mile long with two bridges. Construction began with 20,000 workers on Oct 24, 1923 and aims for completion by June 1930. It will regulate flow via 66 gates and feed an extensive canal network, including Rohri and central rice canals irrigating hundreds of thousands of acres.
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Indus River
India
Siates
Sukkar
Sind
Indus
George Lloyd
Bombay
Woolworth
New York
England
Rohri
Grant's St. Louis Home To Become Memorial
The old red brick house in St. Louis where Ulysses S. Grant lived as a lieutenant and married Julia Dent is slated to become a memorial. The Grant-Dent Memorial Association plans restoration and a shrine for mementos of his life, raising $10,000 with support from commercial and patriotic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Julia T. Dent
West Point
Jefferson Barracks
Grant
Througout
John H. Gundlach
Grant-Dent Memorial Association
Associattion
Baltic and Nordic markets lose to Russian grain exports
A Berlin report by Peter Petroff states Russia's grain exports rise while Baltic Nordic German Dutch markets lose ground to Russian competition. Between Oct 1, 1922 and Oct 1, 1923 Russia exported 99,123 476 poods of grain, rye leading. Germany and England absorbed the largest imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic States
Finland
Berlin
Peter Petroff
Germany
Petroff
Petrograd
Bolshevist
England
Russia
Governor Baxter Reviews Forts Popham Knox and Baldwin
Governor Percival P. Baxter reports on inspections of Forts Popham and Baldwin at the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. He notes Fort Knox’s medieval layout and dated design, Fort Popham’s similar features, and Fort Baldwin’s three batteries now without guns. The state will protect and open the sites to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival P. Baxter
Popham
Baldwin
Kennebec
Knox
Penobscot
Fort Knox
Fort Popham
Kennebec River
Fort Baldwin
Maine
Hawaii Moves to Safeguard Native Families
The Hawaiian Homes Commission plans to survey subdivide and open about 3400 acres on Molokai for homesteading. The second unit in the rehabilitation program will offer 40 acre homesteads for about 85 families of Hawaiian blood with over 150 applications filed.
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Hawaiian Homes Commission
Molokai
Kalanianaole
Unrest in Korea Prompts Japanese Security Reinforcement
The Korean government reports rising unrest in Korea with insurgent and bolshevik interest growing among rebellious elements. Japanese authorities fear danger within years and plan to reinforce gendarmerie and frontier guards. The move follows a drive to unify local labor and religious groups used to spread seditious ideas, listing 171 organizations for dissolution.
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Korea
African princess dies in Germany former Zanzibar sultanate kin
Frau Emily Reute died at Jena Thuringia at age 50 she was born a Princess of Oman and Zanzibar and sister to two former sultans of Zanzibar Her German husband a Hamburg merchant traded in Zanzibar before Zanzibar was ceded by Germany to Britain for a lucrative swap note deals with colonizers
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Emily Reute
Jena
Thuringia
Zanzibar
Oman
Hamburg
Germany
Spanish King's Racing Stable Dominates Early Years
The Duke of Toledo stable, symbolizing the King of Spain’s colors, has earned 2 116 954 pesetas in stakes since 1916. In 1923 the three year old Ruban won the Grand Prix de Sebastian worth 500 000 pesetas, boosting total stable winnings to 626 730 pesetas.
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Duke of Toledo
Spain
Ruban
Eastport Doubts Daylight Saving Time Adoption
Eastport residents express dissatisfaction with daylight saving time adopted in spring. The system disrupts train and boat connections, with Lubec as the only nearby town using it. Citizens expect daylight saving to end this year.
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Eastport
Lubec
Calais man receives Canadian long service medal
Sheldon Laughlin, 31, of Calais, earns the Canadian Department of Militia and Defense medal for long and meritorious service after twenty years in the army. He began as a bugler at age 11 in the York Regiment at Milltown, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Laughlin
Calais
Canadian Department of Militia and Defense
Tlsr
York Regiment
Milltown
N. Ti
First American Sawmill Claim Spurs Historic Debate
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association notes a tercentenary for the first sawmill in America but places its erection among Maine New York or Virginia. York Maine claims a 1623 post. Saco Maine 1623. Manhattan cites three mills by 1625. South Berwick Maine argues for 162% with several later mills.
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America
Research Bureau
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Maine
New York
Virginia
York
New England
New World
Saco
Manhattan
Dutch West Indies Company
South Berwick
Berwick
John E. Hobbs
Bolles
United States
Salmon Falls River
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Mason and Gorges
Wesebaugh
Lumber Industry of
Wiscataqua River
Piscataqua River
Strawberry Bank
Boston
Wortsmouth
Defebaugh
Newichwanhock
Belknap
Newichwannock
Thomas Eyre
Laconia
London
Gibbons
Plymouth
Pascataquacke
Eyre
Berwick Township
Dinners Reported at New Meadows Inn by Various Groups
Officials from the Dennison Manufacturing Co. of Framingham Mass dined in a private room at New Meadows Inn on Thursday noon. Earlier 50 Lisbon Falls merchants and clerks ate there, followed by a party of 12 from Androse Logging. Mills were among the diners. Friday 55 campers from Merryme shooting camp dined there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison Manufacturing Co
Framingham
Mass
New Meadows Inn
Lisbon Falls
Androse Loggin. Mills
Merrymeeting Camp
Local man bound over to October term in beer manufacture case
Eugene Verkins arraigned in municipal court pleaded not guilty and waived examination. He was bound over to the October term of the S. J. court in the grand jury with a $500 bond.
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Eugene Verkins
S. J
Missionaries Murdered in Interior China Incident
Report says missionaries in interior China are being killed, with the death toll rising beyond a single figure as authorities investigate. Local communities express concern over escalating violence and security measures.
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China
Maine Highways Under Construction Abridged List
State says sections of multiple highways are under construction with detours. Highlights include Raymond, Cavto, Naples, Bridgton, New Gloucester, Northport Belfast, Norridgewock Skowhegan, Orneville Lagrange, Passadumkeag, Enfield, Mattawamkeag, Faston, Smyrna, Perry, Edmunds, Bingham Caratunk, Moose River routes. Travel allowed over work. detours noted for several segments.
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Raymond
Jordan River Bridge
Raymond Village
Temporay
Cavto
Bridgton
South Casco
Naples
Naples Village
New Gloucester
Poland Springs
Norway
Gray Corner
Danville
Northport
Belfast
Miller Street
Congress Street
Perkins Road
Werkins Road
Northport Avenue
Norridgewock-Skowhegan
Orneville-Lagrange
Passadumkeag
Enfield
Enfield—State Highway. “K
Mattawamkeag
Faston
Smyrna
Perry
Edmunds
Dennysville
Bingham-Caratunk-Tae Forks
Bingham
The
Forks
Moose’ River
Probable Cause Found in Local Liquor Case
Mr and Mrs James Lyden of 116 Commercial Street were arraigned in municipal court for alleged search and seizure after Deputy Chester Aderton found two bottles of alcohol in the Lyden home. Mrs Lyden was found guilty and fined 3200 with 60 days in Cumberland jail plus six months on default. she appealed with $500 sureties for October term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lyden
Commercial Street
Municipal Court
Chester C. Aderton
Lyden
S. J. Court
Great Future for Farms in Argentina
American expert Leon M. Estabrook, reorganizing Argentina's crop reporting, predicts rapid agricultural growth. He says immigration will fill vacant lands, cotton fruits nuts and vegetables will rise, mineral and forest resources will develop, new industries will form, towns will grow, and employment will increase as Argentina adapts to improved farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Leon M. Estabrook
Ministry of Agriculture
Estabrook
Brides Like Air Lights To Start Honeymoon Flights
Honeymoon air travel across the channel gains popularity as a fashionable start to marriage. Brides lead the trend, often calmer than their partners while waiting at Croydon airport. Mr and Mrs William F Pond spent Friday in Porthind with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Pond
Porthind
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West Bath
New Meadows
Norway Medicine. CO
William F. Swain
Z. H. Beal
Zaccheus H. Beal
Joseph Delisle
Ryan-Hart
Goucher College
Baltimore
Kennebec and
Penobscot Rivers
Hawaii
Spanish King’s Racing Stable
Old Town
State Highway Commission
Haas
Croydon Air Station
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