Old Days on the Bath Branch
An affectionate profile of long-serving North American railroad engineers and conductors, celebrating experience, skill, and safety. The piece highlights the care, discipline, and knowledge required to operate fast expresses, the conductor’s varied duties, and lists veteran staff such as S. H. Anderson, F. L. Whitney, and E. S. Kirteen, noting decades of service and the evolution of locomotive operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motive Power Department
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Anany Station
S. H. Anderson
F. L. Whitney
Maine Central
E. S. Kirteen
Harvey Hilton
Veteras
Coast to Coast Car Trips Without a Guide
An editorial urges motorists to follow marked blazed trails for transcontinental journeys from Atlantic to Pacific. It notes major routes, desert hazards, and the vast mileage of roads across the West, highlighting the Lincoln and Santa Fe highways and cautions about delays, thirst, and rough terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
United States
Rockies
Sierras
Missouri River
New York World
Los Angeles
New York City
Colorado Springs
New England
Mississippi
Reno
Nev
Nevada
Ely
McGill
Salt Lake City
Springville
Spanish Forks Canyon
Ogden
Denver
San Francisco
Utah
Idaho
New Mexico
New York
Pacific
Broken Springs
California
Yellowstone
Oregon
Pike’s Peak
Ocean
Spokane
Chautauqua Season Tickets urged for Bath event
Bath residents are urged to buy season tickets for the Chautauqua week to aid guarantors and ensure the visit. Tickets at 75 cents per performance or 1.00 for a full play, with season admission covering all events. If guarantors aren’t secured, Bath may not host Chautauqua again. Tickets available at W. H. Smith & Son Shaw's book store Times office and Webber's drug store.
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Bath
Chautauqua
W. H. Smith & Son
Shaw's Book Store
Times Office
Webber's Drug Store
Central Maine Power wins rights to Freeport service
The Public Utilities Commission approved Central Maine Power Co and Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway Co petition to sell Freeport Electric Light Heat and Power Co properties for 20000 dollars. CM Power succeeds Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Co, gaining service rights in Freeport with consent from the railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Central Maine Power Co
Andrescoggin & Kennebec Railway Co
Freeport Electric Light, Heat and Power Co
Androscoggin & Kennebec Sra Co
Freeport
Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway Co
Freeport Company
Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Co
Brunswick Power Co
Bright recalls Jumbo visit to Bath with Barnum circus
George Bright, a retired hackman, recalls the 40 year old Jumbo elephant visit to Bath with the Barnum circus. He notes the hottest summer day, three extra trains, crowds, and drivers, including his $40 pay and Hodgkins $45. He describes dust, thirsty horses, and the day’s bustling activity. A Sumner correspondent adds that Fifty years ago the 3d Maine Regiment was mustered out in Portland. only two Sumner men remain alive.
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George Bright
Hackman
8Jumbo
Bath
Barnum
Mr. Bright
Knox & Lincoln
Cours
Circus
George Trodgkins
Dan Nickerson
Hodgkins
John Norton
Sumner
3D Maine Regi
United States Service
Portland
S. Frank Stetson
Sheron Robinson
Buckfield
Alphonse B. Warren
Moses Brown
Morse Notices Detectives Must Stop Anoyances
Charles W. Morse in Bath Maine served notices to six men watching his home and tailing his car for weeks demanding they desist espionage and harassment. Four notices were refused with one man claiming action only by court order.
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Portland
Charles W. Morse
Mr. Morse
Bath
Maine
Bangor man pleads guilty to attempted bribe in Prohibition era
Michael Driscoll of Bangor pled guilty in U S District Court to attempting to bribe Prohibition Agent Robert H Jack in March. He was sentenced to two months in jail and is serving it, with a physician’s testimony cited as a factor. Judge Peters ordered returns and forfeitures from the Haggerthy residence relating to seized liquors, ruling pre Volstead goods were legally held.
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Michael Driscoll
Bangor
Robert H. Jack
United States District Court
V Peters
Driscoll
Alexander C. Hagerthy
Ellsworth
Peters
Dr. Haggerthy
United States
Harriman
Names and Contraries in Municipal Court Exchange
In a municipal court session last Wednesday a bondsman for Lisle L. Shepard faced Judge J. J. Keegan. The exchange included remarks by attorney Thomas Leigh of Augusta and a man identifying as “Grover Cleveland Mariner” who claimed not to be a Democrat.
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J. J. Keegan
Lisle L. Shepard
Grover Cleveland
Mariner
Thomas Leigh
Augusta
Roxbury Girl Wins Ford Car in Dixfield Event
Four year old Dorothy Reed of Roxbury is possibly the youngest car owner in the state after winning the Ford automobile awarded at Dixfield on the fourth.
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Dorothy Reed
Roxbury
Dixfield
Governor Baxter Opposes Giving Up State Rights
Governor Baxter and the Maine governor's council reject the Sheppard-Towner bill for 85000 in federal aid for maternity and infancy. They authorize 5000 from the contingent fund under Dr. Kendall, arguing states should guard against federal overreach and delay until the next legislature. The proclamation cites Taft and court challenges, urging Maine officials to resist federal control while supporting the union.
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Percival VP. Baxter
C.F. Kendall
Baxter
Washington
Maine
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Congress
Taft
Around the Rim of Maine Makes Wonderful Trip
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Nichols and family, returning from a ten days motor trip to Montreal and Eastern Maine, describe travel from July 5 through ferries to Quebec and Montreal, with visits to Burlington and Lake Champlain, noting improved roads, scenic prominence, and plans that the Rim of Maine route will become a premier U S automobile highway with fine hotels such as Windsor Montreal Ritz Carlton Mount Royal and Chateau Frontenac.
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F. JB. Nichols
Paul Niven
Barrett
Montreal
Quebec
Maine
Hare
Morrill’s Corner
Woodfords
Naples
Bridgton
Fryeburg
Bethlehem
Riviere du Loup
Edmoniston
St John River
Upper Minda
Wiska
Fort, Fairfield
Houlton
Grand Lake Stream
Calais
Red Beach
Cherryfield
Riviere du,Loup
Rivieresdu
Loup
Aroostook
Presque Isle
Ellsworth
Rockland
Bath
Wortsmouth
Dover
North Conway
Portland
Portsmouth
United States
White Mountains
Green Mountains
Lake Champlain
St. Lawrence River
St. John
Saroostook
Aroostook County
Bar Harbor
Mt. Desert Island
Sumner
Old Windsor
Mount Royal
Dpacific Railway
Canada
Chateau Frontenac
Plains of Abraham
St. Lawrence
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Charlies
Mie
Homsred
Hing Enugine
Willy Heunese
Bright
Jumbo
Morse
Johnson Bros Co
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