Edward Page Mitchell Dies After Long Editorial Career
Edward Page Mitchell, 75, Bath native and leading editor, died suddenly Saturday in New London Conn of a cerebral hemorrhage. A longtime Sun editor and right hand to Charles A Dana, Mitchell joined The Sun at 25 and remained key even after ownership changes, shaping editorial policy for decades.
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Edward Page Mitchell
Bath
Charles A. Dana
New York Sun
Mohicen Hotel
New London
Conn
Mrs. Mitchell
Watehatog Farm
Kenton
R. 1
Mitchell
the Times
Mr. Mitchell
Mare
Edward H. Mitchell
Frances A. Vage
New England
New York
Union Square
Astor House
Vesey Street
Bowdoin College
ITS
Rev
Bls. Stackpole
West Sath
J. O F. Chaney
Brunswick
Ile
Ruston
Daily Advertiser
Daily Advertser
C. A. Dana
E. P. Mitchell
Dana
The
Sun
Mr. Dana
IIT
Mer. Mitchell
the Sun
Pant Dia
Me. Mitchell
Willintin Maecksiy Laffan
Ma. Mitchell
Maine Fire Toll Tops 5 Million in 1925 Losses
Maine recorded fire losses totaling 5 241 136 in 1925 with defective chimneys and flues the leading cause at 529 106. nationwide 559 428 858. U.S. losses include an allowance for unreported fires.
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Maine
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Actuarial Bureau of the Board
United States
First Bridge Span Rolled Out for Kennebec Bridge Work
The McClintic Marshall Company rolls out the first steel span for the Kennebec bridge at the Texas yard. The 3850 foot long by 45 foot high section will rest on a temporary pier for winter and later be floated to the river piers by lighters under G. B. Bullard’s supervision with about 60 men employed.
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McClintic, Marshall Co
Kennebec
Texas Yard
G. B. Bullard
Old Timers Night Planned at Bath Opera House
Bath Opera House announces an old fiddler contest and old timers night to be held this Friday if plans mature. Prospective participants should call 81 to join the event featuring old fashioned tunes on stage with possible dancing and prizes for top performers.
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Bath
Deputies raid bath home seize home brew and arrest proprietor
Deputies Perkins Oliver and Falin with Federal Officer Crosby raided the dwelling at 7 Maple Grove Avenue Monday night about 8 30 taking a few bottles of alleged home brew and the proprietor Robert Wallace to the grand jury which convened Tuesday. Earlier raids Friday and Saturday nights failed to locate similar items.
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Perkins
Oliver
Falin
McClure
Crosby
Maple Grove Avenue
Robert Wallace
Supreme Court session opens in Sagadahoc with Judge Spear presiding
The January term of Sagadahoc Supreme Court opened Tuesday with Hon. Albert M. Spear of Gardiner presiding in the absence of Justice Lucre B. Deasy who underwent surgery in Boston. Details cover jury lists, new docket numbers, naturalization applications, and a probate administrator removal appeal involving Ella Nelson estate.
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Sagadahoc Supreme Court
Albert M. Spear
Gardiner
Lucre B. Deasy
Bar Harbor
Boston
David L. Wilson
Central Church
John J. Keegan
John C. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Maine
Spear
Fitzgerald
John E. Fitzgerald
Bath
Joseph Torrey
Bruce H. M. White
Albert F. Austin
Harrison E. Bowie
Harold Brown
Georgetown
Charles O. Baker
Bowdoinham
John Dolloff
Topsham
Edward T
Traverse
Jesse Bailey
Woolwich
Rufus W. Lombard
West Bath
Charles E. Trufant
Bowdoin
Edward F. Miller
Earl B. Lermond
W. S. Heath
Woodbury Potter
George F. Wilson
Mluchmond
Charles L. Crosby
Arrowsie
Ernest L. Stinson
Watson, Frye Co
Hathorne
Wright
Judge Spear
Hotel Phoenix
A. H. Whitman
Sagadahoe County
Ralph W. Farris
Augusta
Henry R. Drew
Richmond
Arthur J. Dunton
Edward W. Bridgham
Ralph O. Dale
John PL. Carey
Franklin Vierce Sprague
Walter S. Glidden
William T. Hall
Sagadahoceounty Grand Jury
Fred Doyle
Lawrence Kingsbury
Herbert Ellis
Robert Wallace
Vera Swasey
Kingsbury
John P. Carey, Jr
Justice Spear
Henry Nelson
Ella Nelson
Annie Duncan
Alexander McDonald
Harry Thomas
Helen Winters
Lowell
Allan Spear
Nelson
Franklin P. Sprague
John VI. Carey, Jr
Noted Evangelist Coming to Maine Series
Rev Benjamin Beatty newly appointed State Evangelist of the United Baptist Convention of Maine will assist Rev Robert H Carey in a two weeks evangelistic series at Corliss Street church starting Sunday morning. Beatty is an engaging speaker with spiritual, forceful messages. Public invited. services every evening except Saturday at 7 30.
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Benjamin Beatty
Waterville
United Baptist Convention of
Maine
Robert H. Carey
Corliss Street Church
Beatty
Folklife note on Brockton woman wintering in St Augustine
Mrs Florence Willis of Brockton Massachusetts visiting the city with her sister Mrs Fanny Thurlow of Highland Street reports the weather in St Augustine Florida as freezing cold. Residents are bundled in winter clothing and describe the season as very disagreeable during her third winter in Florida.
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Florence Willis
Brockton
Mass
Fanny Thurlow
Highland Street
St. Augustine
Fla
Colonial Club to Improve Quarters for Anniversary
A large meeting of the Colonial club voted 1000 from the reserve fund to renovate rooms and furnishings for the clubs twenty fifth anniversary on March 17. Funds will come from recent play profits and club treasury. walls and ceilings to be redecorated with Central Maine Power Co support.
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Colonial Club
Daniel Williams
Ralph © Dale
Rewin Ramsey
Harry ©. Webber
Williams
Central Maine Power Co
Fred H. Thompson
Frank H. Turner
John A. Legro
Edwin Andrews
Alien M. Irish
Fred J. Teeling
Frank W. Werkins
Clinton DD. Wilson
E. Dpd. True
Joseph McCole
George B. Wolstenholme
John H. Freeman
Ralph QC. Dale
Ralph Small
Columbia Theatre
Industrial firm eyed Bath Iron Works for new plant
A Bath Tren Works visit by a representative of a well known industrial company sparks optimism for a possible new industry in Bath. Group plans to return for further plant review amid Bath's rail links and river harbor advantages that support deep draft ships.
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Bath Tren
Bath
Maineral Railroad
AL & K. Ry. Co
Kennebec
Shipping Sense by Edward C. Plummer Featured by Bath Times
The New York Marine Journal reviews Shipping Sense, a compilation of shipping addresses by Edward C. Plummer, vice chairman of the US Shipping Board and noted merchant marine advocate. It spans five years with a 1898 Portland, Maine delivery, each address containing a sharp lesson.
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Bath Times
New York Marine Journal
Edward C Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Portland
Maine
Times Comy
Buth
Boston couple visits mother during week
Mr and Mrs Leo Thebeau of Boston are spending the week with Mrs Josephine Thebeau at 145 Oak Street while Mr Thebeau is connected with Swain Carpenter Nayl flaw firm of Boston.
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Leo Thebeau
Boston
Mr. Thebeau
Josephine Thebeau
Oak Street
Thebeau
Swain, Carpenter & Nay Flaw
Gardiner Seeks Nomination for Chief Executive
Col. William Tudor Gardiner of Gardiner announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Maine governor in 1927. A Bath resident with a military record and legal work, he highlights public service, tax and bridge interests, and a sheep farm at Phipps Point. He urges voter support in a brief note dated Jan 24 1927.
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Col
William Tudor Gardiner
Gardiner
Bath
Phipps Point
Woolwich
Maine
House of Representatives
House
Bath Bridge
Veterans Banquet Highlights Bath Firemen Hosts
More than 100 people attended Bath Veteran Fireman’s Association’s seventh annual banquet in Baxter Hall. The event featured an oyster supper, a ten-piece orchestra, vocal solos, and reflections on law and citizenship by Rev. David L. Wilson. Speakers praised the fire department’s history from bucket brigades to steam engines, urged upholding the laws, and called for a future Fireman’s Day to showcase equipment and personnel.
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Bath
Baxter Hall
All Star Quartet
Earl Cahoon
L Herbert L. Douglas
Harold E. Cutting
Francis Duprey
Loring Bates
Mel Robbins
Scott Morse
Fire Department
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Striefly
Taft
Baxter
Frank Fortier
Bath Fire Society
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