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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1911
Page
7
Bath enjoys a busy week with moonlight sails, circuses booked, and social outings. Local residents attend excursions, picnics, and dances while reporting on ships, cars, and growing telephone networks. A note on public health and a fatal drowning rounds out the week.
Governor Plaisted and officials toured Malaga Island in the New Meadows river observing life there. Attorney General Pattangall argued the island belongs to Phippsburg, not the state, raising questions on taxation, pauper care, and future ownership of nearby islands and the people living on Malaga.
Attorney General Pattangall's decision is expected to clarify the fate of Malaga Island as local matters heat up. The passage notes ongoing disputes and awaits a ruling likely to settle who owns property and who governs the island and its residents.
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