Twenty Two Bath News Items From June 30 1897
Forty years ago in Bath reports list Miss Maria Upton visiting in Portland and Henry Worth traveling to Edgartown for a month with relatives. Citizens discuss cricket revival, electric service expansion, clergy liquor petitions, and local celebrations. July 1 notes include social visits, boat wharf work, and a Bath to North Bath mail contract as Colby honors a local student.
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Maria Upton
Henry
Portland
City Parade Rules Urge Decorated Homes and Quiet Sparks
City Hall calls on residents to decorate their houses for the parade and to refrain from firing firecrackers or explosive devices during the event to ensure safety and a peaceful procession.
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Bath Daily Chronicle July 2 1897 Local Notes and Accidents
Capt. Thomas Gibbons returns from Cuban trade. Harry Lewis narrowly escapes fatal crush between freight cars at School street crossing. Charley Hodgkins injures foot in shipyard accident. Front street prank causes injury on electric car. William Mathews returns from Dover for celebration. Thompson Bros clerk John Desmond vacation in Portland. Muster prizes awarded with Niagara, Androscoggin earning top prizes. A Merry-Go-Round river cruise for 105 partygoers. Fireworks licenses granted and parade planning details. Bath steamship Sailor accidents and July 4 celebrations outlined. Fire crews, ice cream sales, and public notices. Belle of Bath burned at sea June 18. crew reached Barbadoes. Various race results and summer events.
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Harry Lewis
Middle Street
School Street
Motorman Howard Hunt Injured in Electric Car Collision
On July 6 1897 motorman Howard Hunt suffered a serious accident last night on the 9 30 car from Winnipeg after a collision with a pole at an unidentified location. Police and company officials investigated the incident and Hunt received treatment. Further details on injuries or consequences were not immediately available.
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Witham
Howard Hunt
Winneganee
New England Wages Above Average in Census Report
The 1935 Census of Manufactures shows overall U S industry up from 1933 with higher employment wages and output. New England produced nearly 4 billion dollars in goods, about nine percent of national value, with 911 thousand wage earners and wages totaling about 894 million. Also notes double wedding in Gardiner, Lamb family reunion in Farmington, and an unusually prolific peony plant in Topsham.
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United States
New England
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Customhouse
Boston
Summer Theatres in New England Great Attraction
New England summer theatres offer an ambitious season with larger venues, more productions, and stronger companies from New London to Maine. The scene includes Cape Cod, Lakewood near Skowhegan, the Berkshires, Brattleboro, Tamworth, Ogunquit, Peterborough, Stockbridge, and Westport with about fifty established companies. The trend blends Broadway hits with revivals and serious drama, featuring stars such as Margaret Sullavan and Katherine Hepburn, serving as a training ground for rising actors and a popular vacation staple for both locals and visitors.
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New England
Seacoast
New London
Maine
Lakewood
Skowhegan
Times Square
Simon-Pure
Simmer
Broadway
Hollywood
Margaret Sullavan
Humphrey Bogart
Katherine Hepburn
Richard Whorf
Summer Theatre
New York
Sally Rand
Claude Rains
Margaret Anglin
Thornton Wilder
Blanche Yurka
Ina Claire
Edith Barrett
Nance O'Neil
Jane Cowl
Lanny Ross
Eva LeGallienne
Katherine Alexander
Mary Rogers
New England Council
M'Mahan Island Enjoys Summer Camp Activities
Talbot M. Rovers will teach art basics to campers while several plan to study with Mr Rogers at his studio collage. Tennis courts reopened after delays from rainy days, becoming a busy social hub. Jim and Bill MacKaye spotted a bull and cow moose near the island church route, with tracks confirmed by others.
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MacMahan
Jim
Bill MacKaye
Mary Lee
Bath
Herbert J. Painter
Andrew D. Mutch
Fayette
James S Rogers
Mutch
Rogers
Eleanor Rogers Wideman
Albert George Conway Marthind
Lakeville
Camp Marienfeld
Chesham
N. H
Sheepscot Bay
Talbot M. Rovers
Ike Merrill Captures Low Gross Honors in Maine Golf Meet
Ike Merrill of Rockland, four time State Amateur champ, won low gross at Bath Country Club in a 45-player Maine State Golf Association Handicap event with a 77 gross. Wesley Marco and Eric Berg posted notable scores, while many players from Bath, Augusta, Rockland and Waterville finished with strong nets.
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Issac L
Ike” Merrill
Rockland
Bath Country Club
Maine State Golf Association
Merrill
Wesley Marco
Bath
Eric
Ollie” Berg
South Portland
Conrad Michaud
Brunswick
Marco
Joseph Williamson
Augusta
Rex Sprinkle
Riverside C. C
Godsend tonic praised by Boston woman for health boost
Mrs C E Roberts of 195 West Curton Street Boston credits a physician's natural remedy, Preetiss Tonic, with curing nervousness headaches and appetite loss. The private formula claims to tone the blood nervous system stomach and kidneys and is sold at drug stores or by Dr Reilly 1079 Boylston St Boston Mass.
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Cour Tonte
C. E. Roberts
West Curton Street
Boston
Reilly
Boylston St
Mass
Electric devices of many varieties in nation's homes
A survey of household labor saving appliances lists electric roasters mixers exhaust fans sun lamps and violet ray outfits as popular items. The piece highlights benefits from compact kitchens to pain relief and beauty in the home. It also notes warnings from Judge Heselton on double parking and updates on a DAR broadcast scheduling error.
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Gardiner
Water Street
Henry Heselton
Laurien Dutremble
North Street
Augusta
Dutremble
Heselton
Gas saving device to increase mileage of motor vehicles
Lewiston relatives of R Harold Le Blanc a Gouverneur N Y pressman learned of his forced draft vaporizer that claims to raise mileage by 33 1 3 to 50 percent while also boosting engine power. Tests on Gouverneur streets support success with no moving parts and a vault storage awaiting patents.
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Lewiston
R. Harold LeBlanc
Tribune Press
Gouverneur
N. Y
Mr. LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Ten Pound Salmon Wins Brunswick Rotary Trophy
Ellis L. Aldrich caught a ten pound salmon at Dennysville late Saturday afternoon to win the Brunswick Rotary club’s largest inland waters fish trophy offered by President Worthen E. Brown. William H. Farrar awarded the trophy at Monday’s club meeting, with members sharing the catch for the meal.
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Ellis L. Aldrich
Dennysville
Worthen E. Brown
Brunswick Rotary Club
William H. Farrar
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