Chancellor Michaelis Speech in Reichstag Sparks Mixed Reactions
The article critiques Dr. Michaelis and the Kaiser’s influence in the Reichstag with warnings that war aims blend monarchy and limited democracy. It notes allied optimism from American intervention, German naval policy, and drives for a new loan, while reporting local events and weather in Bath including public notices, rumblings of unrest, and community reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michaelis
Reichstag
Kaiser
Bethmann-Hollweg
Make Yourself Stronger to Ward Off Ills
An advertisement urges readers to improve health through proper blood and diet. It promotes Dr Williams Medicine Co. products including Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming enriched blood boosts energy, steadies heart function, and restores color and vitality with sun light, air, food, and rest. It invites readers to write for booklets on blood and diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dion
Willian
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Phenectady, N
Dr. Williams
Juuok Mills
Greeks in city await Greece war outcome with anxiety
The Greek community in the city faces possible repatriation if Greece enters war. About 50 non serving or reserve men may be drafted, while naturalized citizens may remain. Greece’s military age runs 21 to 45 and service lasts 14 months. Desertion would bar return. Many Greeks with Balkan War service are ready to go. They express patriotic resolve despite business ties and distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Venizelos
United States
Atlantic Carriers Elect New Officers At Boston Meeting
At the Atlantic Carriers Association annual meeting in Boston Capt S R Percy was elected vice president succeeding the late Frank A Small. Fields Pendleton is president F C Plummer attorney Fleazer Clark treasurer. Plummer then went to New York on business and returned to Bath on the Bar Harbor Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Carriers’ Association
Boston
Young’s Hotel
Beacon man cultivates thriving garden and poultry
John C. Minott of Beacon Street tends a transformed yard since April 19. He planted 400 hills of potatoes and various vegetables, dug the first potato Friday, and keeps nearly 100 hens and chickens. He enjoys outdoor work in his eight and a half year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Minott
Beacon Street
Mr. Minott
Draft numbers corrected in yesterday’s list
Washington July 21 In draft numbers correction for serials 1949 1118 and ≈2290 1143 not 1042. Serial 4815 adjusted to 985 from 965. Rotation numbers 2187 3082 mislisted as 1021. 1292 Hd548 mislisted as 1053. No. 2 187 10 021 and other lines corrected as shown.
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Washington
Prize Winners at Bath Opera House Amateur Night
The Bath audience crowned McLean first prize, Freddie the acrobat second, and Coffin the dancer third. A Worcester note from W. E. Ham praises the city, while an ad touts Dean's Regulars laxatives at 30 cents in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Opera House
McLean
Freddie
Coffin
Dean
Rockhaven Camps at Foster's Point Picnic
The Rockhaven camp at Foster's Point near Rockaway hosts a Saturday picnic organized by the Pioneer and Rockaway cottagers. Guests include Mrs. Merriman Powers and the Toothaker family, with a program of songs, recitations, dances, and athletic events culminating in a Votes for Women cry. Jerome Murphy sustained a broken wrist while cranking a motor boat and left camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Toothaker
Margaret
Raymond
Hostom
Camp Breeze Rock Farm
Fosters Point
Rockaway
Merriman Powers
Maine
R. A. Toothaker
Mary I. Toothaker
Portland
Wellington
Paul Bennett
Jerome Murphy
Lewiston
Rockhaven
Ellis Coombs
Alice Ramsay
Bath
Philip McMorrow
Katherine
Dorchester
Mass
Murphy Cottage
Edward, Tewkey
William O'Brien
Edward Gahagan
John Murphy
Lynchburg
Virginia
Campmeeting at Kennebec Valley near Richmond August 10 19
The Kennebec Valley Campmeeting Association holds its annual session August 10 to 19 at the Richmond grounds. Rev J T Johnson of North Conway NH returns to lead with evangelists and music. Expected workers include Rev H Brown D D Dennis Ct Rev C H Walsh Gardiner Rev J C Beers Lowell Rev W F Berry Waterville Rev F C Norcross Malden Rev George E Ackerman Brunswick Rev B C Wentworth Yarmouth Rev H C Turner Skowhegan Rev G B Cornish Richmond Rev H S Dow Gardiner Rev S E Leach Hallowell Rev C O Perry Fairfield Rev J L Pinkerton Bowdoinham Rev John C Clifford Wilton Mrs Abbie J Lawrence to head singing and chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
H. Brown
D. D
Denison
C. H. Walsh
Gardiner
J. C. Beers
Lowell
Mass
W. F. Berry
Waterville
F. C. Norcross
Malden
George E. Ackerman
1. D
Bunswick
Death of Charles H Goodrich Fisherman in Bath
Charles H Goodrich aged 65 died Saturday at Bath City Hospital after a brief illness from shock. A Gloucester native, he had lived in Bath 26 years and worked as a fisherman. He is survived by two sisters. Funeral a 9 AM Monday from George Tinney residence 10 Granite Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Goodrich
Bath City Hospital
Gloucester
Massa
Bath
George Tinney
Granite St
Colonial Yacht of George Dearborn Afloat at Small Point
One of the coast’s most attractive yachts, the Colonial, owned by New York’s George Dearborn, cruises for summer visitors at Small Point. The vessel seats a 22 crew and has seven staterooms and stands about 200 feet long. Blueberriess arrives in markets at 25 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
George Dearborn
New York
Day's Ferry Lady Celebrates 92nd Birthday in Good Health
Mrs. Charlotte Ann Leonard widow of Joseph Bradley Leonard observed her 92nd birthday at her niece's home in Day's Ferry. She aids Red Cross by knitting for French convalescents and remains active in reading, cards, and drives. Tax notices warn last day for 2 percent discount is July 31 and 7 percent penalties after September 1. Real estate taxes to be advertised December 15 with sale planned February 1918. Aliens taxed same as citizens.
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Red Cross
Charlotte Ann Leonard
Joseph Bradley Leonard
Leonard
E. R. Warren
Day's Ferry
Hervey P. Hathorne
Flora Leonard
George W. Leonard
Emma J. Leonard
Julia Phinney
Centerville
Merrill
Draftsman Wishart Sends Home Souvenirs From War
John Wishart and family display a wartime souvenir collection in their Times window. The include batons collar insignia cap plates from Donald Wishart 14th Canadian Battalion Royal Engineers and others German buttons from Vimy Ridge plus badges from South African Australian forces and Bavarian Saxon items. Wishart 22 a draftsman at Bath Iron Works before enlisting is recovering at No 10 base hospital after shell shock and typhoid fever from the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wishart
Donald
Royal Engineers
David
Vimy Ridge
Wishart
No. 10 Base Hospital
Vimy Ridee
Bath Iron Works
Spence to Lead Groton Iron Works Shipyard
Thomas Spence of this city becomes general superintendent at Groton Iron Works and leaves for New London to begin duties. The yard will launch six 1000 ton steamships with six berths and 600 foot keel foundations. The plant will use steel and concrete and feature the latest shops and machinery, aiming to be the Atlantic coast's ship building leader. Spence recently retired from Texas Steamship Co and is visiting his Smell Point home.
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Thomas Spence
Groton Iron Works
New London
Atlantic
Spence
Texas Steamship Co
Smell Point
Groton
Convention of Adventists to Be in Lewiston
The Maine conference of Seventh day Adventists will hold its ten day convention and camp meeting in Lewiston from August 22 to September 2. President Homer W. Carr attended to convention matters. The site on the Gov Garcelon farm near East Avenue and Sabatis Street is dry elevated and deemed highly desirable. This marks the fiftieth annual convention in Maine with many hundreds of delegates expected from across the state.
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Maine Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists
Lewiston
Homer W. Carr
Governor Garcelon
East Avenue
Sabatis St
Maine
Ladies Aid Lawn Party Raises Funds at Morse Estate
The Universa list Church Ladies' Aid held a lawn party on the Morse estate grounds with ice and cake carved at tables. Six young ladies served and the event added $50 to the Aid's treasury. committee members included Miss Jennie R. Morse and Misses Lydia and Emma Moses.
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the Universalist Church
Morse
Jennie R. Morse
Lydia
Emma Moses
Funeral of City Marshal Wallace Held at Two
Funeral services for City Marshal Charles F. Wallace were conducted Thursday at two o clock from the residence 45 Western Ave. The service drew prominent citizens including delegations from the City Council Katahdin Commandery Gilden Cross Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias and local departments. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles F. Wallace
Western Ave
Knights of Pythias
Katahdin
John W. Gilmore
Chester C. Aderton
John A. Norris
Rudolph Roy
John Foley
Oak Grove Cemetery
Polly Annalesque Hallowell Rogers Injured by Falling Barrel
Hallowell Rogers limps after his foot was injured by a falling sprayer barrel but says he considers himself lucky not to lose the foot. Mrs. Elizabeth Winslow of Boston and Mrs. Abbie Stubbs of Brunswick visited Mr. and Mrs. John Pooler in Sabine last Friday. Mrs. John M. Conley and her son Jack are visiting Mrs. Frank Perkins in Groton Connecticut for two weeks.
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Germany
Mars
Reichstag
Hallowell Rogers
Elizabeth Winslow
Boston
Abbie Stubbs
Brunswick
John Pooler
Sabine
John M. Conley
Jack
Frank Perkins
Groton, Conn
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts by F J Cheney Co
Frank J. Cheney a senior partner of F J Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of arrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice urges sending for testimonials and notes the product is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Chaney
F. J. Cheney & Co
A. W. Gleason
Hall
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Lowell Woman
A Lowell Massachusetts woman describes relief from change of life symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter cites fewer nerves headaches and pain and endorses the remedy as the best for sick women. The notice invites readers to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret Quinn
Bear
Worthen St
Lowell
Mass
Soldiers clambake bids farewell at Kenn Club
Lincoln Castle KG.E. hosts a farewell banquet for 4th Co CAC before federal service. Eight o'clock start featured a clambake smoker music and jokes. Members praise the evening and recall it from the French trenches as flags and lanterns decorate New Meadows. Council to work Pilgrims and Crusaders degrees next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenn Club
New Meadows
Lincoln Castle
Kg.e
4Th Co
C.A.C
Timber for new yard arrives for Pendleton schooner
The first carload of frames for a schooner to be built by Fields S. Pendelton in the William T. Donnell yard arrived Tuesday. The frames will be rafted from the depot to the yard for construction.
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Fields S. Pendelton
Wm. T. Donnell
Pendleton
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Russia
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Marshal Wallace
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Cumberland
Jamaica
Oliver
Savadahoe
England
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Boothbay
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Associated Press
America
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Prince Albert
Augusta
House of Representatives
Uncle Hersey
London Post
Churchill
Barvers
Percy
Spry Bathman
W. EF. Ham
Worcester
Tie
Rockhaven Camps
Foster’s Point
Helen Bennett Brownie
Richard LaGee
Susan Powers Corb
Otsrine
Dr. Johnson
Margaret Toothaker
Elizabeth Johnson
Pauline Bennett
Bennett
Richard LuGee
Blanche Wellington
Raymond Toothaker
Paul Johnon
Raymond Tothaker
Bob Toothaker
Ruraldo Riley
Margaret Cronin
Iton
Small Pointers Yachting
Blueberriess
Day’s Ferry
Harvey P. Hathorne
Convention OF Adventists
Garcelon Farm
Universalists
Morse Place
Walter Shanaghnessy
Popham
E. M. Fuller
Polly Annalesque
Frank J. Cheney
Castoria
Fletcher
F. S. Curtis
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Chichester
Chi-chester
Chi-Chesters
A. B. Watson
Union Street
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Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Cyrus W. Longley
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