Electrical storm wrecks havoc in Bath and suburbs
A Thursday night electrical storm lashed Bath and nearby areas causing widespread damage to public utilities and trees. Wires snapped, poles fell, and limbs toppled, disrupting trolley service and telephone lines while several homes and a laundry were struck by lightning and fires were fought by residents.
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Central Maine Power Co
Lewiston
Bath
Vine Street
Solovich
Front Street
Oak
Brunswick Road
Lincoln Street
Lime Rock Hill
Middle Street
C. A. Peaslee
Eamesholm
North Street
Middle
North Streets
Otf
Emma Lily Moses
Washington Street
John Melnnes
William Sy. Newell
Ralph O. Dale
Ily
Weir Point
New Meadows
Garnet
New Meadows River Bridge
New Meadows Inn
Paul Cunningham
Boothbay
North Edgecomb
Merritt S. Rairden
Popham Beach
Coast Guard
Kennebec River
C. W. Walsh
Bibber
Walsh
Edmund M. Staples
Lower Arrowsie
Georgetown
Myrtle Lodge Wins Odd Ladies Prize At Maine Field Day
Myrtle lodge won the best entertainment prize at the Odd Ladies of Maine field day held at East Auburn grange hall on July 21. Mrs Tilly Blake received an individual prize for a clever stunt The Merrimeet lodge of Brunswick earned the largest attendance prize.
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Myrtle Lodge
Odd Ladies of
Maine
East Auburn Grange Hall
Tilly Blake
Merrimeeting Lodge of
Brunswick
Sunshine Club
Walter Kingsbury
James Gillespie
Frank Higgins
John Hunt
Hylam M. Jewett
Priscilla Blake
Howard Blake
Lillian Wright
Sadie Couillard
Emma Crosby
W. O. Chaney
John Sunt
Albert Vpollard
Brown
Seth Stewart
Lizzie Haggett
Lizzie Vpollard
Lucy Perry
Amelia Mitchell
Elsie Higgins
H. M. Jewett
W. W. Chaney
Bertie Johnson
Clarence McIntire
Priscilla
Jennie Thompson
Mary Curtis
Gertrude Stewart
Florence Emmons
Miss Smith
Telephone Lines Restored After Thursday Storm
About 175 telephones were out Friday morning due to Thursday night’s storm. Most outages were fixed during the day as damaged poles on Brunswick road were braced and replaced. Postal Telegraph Co reported initial trouble but full service returned by Friday.
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Brunswick Road
Poxtal Telegraph Co
Milkmen Struggle After Thursday Storm Winds
North Bath milkmen faced delays delivering milk Friday as a thunderstorm the night before dropped large tree limbs on roads. A pair of sizeable branches near the Harry Plummer farm at Whiskeyay blocked the road, littering it with debris about 20 feet before clearing.
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North Bath
Harry Plummer
Plans to Produce Marine Fertilizer in Bath Maine
William Davis, a metallurgist, plans to manufacture Bath Marine Ash and Liquid Plant Food using kelp and fish derived marine ingredients. He claims a feldspar pot ash elimination process and notes strong interest from Southern buyers. Davis seeks suitable Bath property with three sites under consideration.
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William (. Davis
Brownville
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Davis
Maine
Prize contest offers rewards for best grounds in North End housing
Three neutral judges will select winners in a grounds improvement contest for North End tenants and owners. Aug 1 awards include 10 dollars for best grounds and 5 dollars for second best. The notice urges entries and notes no obligation to participate.
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Arthur G. Spear
Portland
People’s Investment Association
North End
Reduction in Hours at Sanford Milla Plant
Announcement from Sanford Milla corp states the weaving department will run on a four day and four night schedule until further notice. The change affects several hundreds of workers. The firm also declares an extra five percent dividend.
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Sanford
Sanford Milla Corporation
Wedding at Hotel Gara Harbor Unites Dunton and Sewall
A Saturday ceremony at Hotel Gara Harbor united Mrs. Eliza Dunton and Joseph Sewall of Bath with Rev. W G Kirchbaum officiating. Attended by sisters, bridesmaids, and local notables, the couple plans a brief honeymoon and will reside at the hotel. The bride's education and groom’s naval service noted.
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Garaay Harbor
Gara Eliza Dunton
Lewis Austin Dunton
Joseph Thomson Sewall
Bath
W. G. Kirchbaun
Congregationa Church
Boothbay Harbor
Rudolph M. Magruder
Tampa
Fla
George Nevens
Butler Framex
Hartford
Butler Eames
George S. Nevens
Archibald Campbell
Boner
Georgette
K. Weston Farnham
Eleanor Hutchinson
Lewis A. Dunton
Mark W. Sewall
Dick's Harmony Boys
Gardiner and Pooler
Portland
Hotel Gara
Sewall
Maine Governor in Wyoming Talks of State Rights
At Cheyenne Wyoming on the second day of the 12th annual governors conference East and West delegates argued over federal control of natural resources. Maine Governor Brewster spoke on state rights and obligations noting the split between eastern support for federal management and western resistance to remote federal dominion.
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Maine
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Brewster
Harvard Men Visit Inn And Maine Clubs In Harford Affair
President A Lawrence Lowell leads a Harvard Club of New England delegation at New Meadows Inn with over 50 Harvard men visiting the area. The party tours Bowdoin College Orrs Island and Vpland Spring House, staying at Brunswick chapter houses and Portland Country Club, with leaders including Edward Whitney and William Bing ham among those attending.
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A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Harvard Club
New England
Harvard Clubs
Maine
New Meadows Inn
Harvard
Brunswick
Portland Country Club
Bowdoin College
Kenneth M. Sills
Edward A. Whitney
William I. Nichols
Harvard Crimson
Leo F. Daley
Starvard
William J. Bingham
Orr's Island
Vpland
Tno
Frank J. Sullivan
Concord
NHS
Samuel Hoar
Leoston
Fordyce T. Blake
Worcester
Mass
Edward A.taft
Boston
William H. Reed
Taunton
Daniel C. Manning
Yeabody
Roswell TP. Angier
New Haven
Richard B. Walsh
Lowell, Mass
Percy M. Williams
Rutland, VI
Arthur Ingraham
Oakland, R. L
Mellie Dunham in Town to Play in Rockland
Norway fiddler Mellie Dunham who toured the Keith circuit after playing before Henry Ford arrived in town with his wife Gram. They showed interest in the ferry operation, met Gov. King, and anticipated a pleasant evening in Rockland.
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Mellie Dunham
Norway
Keith
Henry Ford
Gram
Mellie
Gov. King
Kockland
Brewster Speech on State Rights and Federal Regulation
The speaker argues federal regulation has fallen behind economic reality in areas like radio telephone and interstate power. He cautions against laissez faire and urges cooperative action with government and business to prevent overproduction and mass unemployment. The piece notes the nation’s shift since World War I and the ongoing struggle to regulate interstate commerce.
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Jefferson
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
America
Egypt
Republicans Hold Enthusiastic Sagadahoc County Meet
More than 100 Republicans gathered at New Meadows Inn to discuss party strategy for September elections. Speakers included Daniel Field and Wallace H. White Jr., with focus on voter registration, club formation, and Maine’s September election as national debt and Republican leadership were highlighted.
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New Meadows Inn
Bath
Charles J. Dain
James Edward Drake
Leslie L. Malon
Bowdoin
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
Walter S. Glidden, Esq
George M. Stinson
Woolwich
Henry W. Butler
William F. Dunham
Richmond
J. Horace McClure
Cahill
Arthur K. Purington
Sagadahoc County
Clarence A. Peaslee
Peaslee
Brewster
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Purington
Daniel Field
State Committee
Eva C. Mason
Dover Foxcroft
Wallace H. White, Jr
Congress
Sagadahoe County
Republican Party
Maine
Mason
Field
United States Senate
Senate
Hamlin
Blaine
Dingley
Frye
Reed
Hale
Pew
Colel
New England
New
Life Saving Class At New Meadows Landing
About 25 men and several girls joined a Red Cross life saving course at New Meadows Landing taught by Capt. Robert K. B. Miller. Most attendees were teens, with strong local swimmers among residents of the Shipping City. The session covered rescue methods, releasing drowning victims, and resuscitation techniques.
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New Meadows
Red Cross
Robert KB. Miller
Caissons Built for Kennebec Bridge Construction
The Independent features two pictures of caissons for Pier 4 and Pier 3 at Bath Iron Works. The big wooden boxes, new to Bath, resemble launched boxes as they enter the Kennebec, with one caisson staged to be filled by Bath mechanics. Also shown is a concrete scow type built during Wartime for bridge work.
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Kennebec
Kennebec Bridge
Pier No
Iron Works
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Man Pinned Beneath Elm Tree Escapes Injury
Charles Treat a wood chopper living at the Columbia hotel was pinned beneath a fallen elm that toppled onto two Front Street houses, 327 and 329. He was freed after about 20 minutes, suffering only a bruised arm and facial scratches. The tree split near the butt, two feet thick, damaging clapboards and a water conductor at the Staples and Walsh homes.
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Charles Treat
Columbia Hotel
Front Street
Charles W. Walsh
Edmund M. Staples
Treat
Millard F. Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Walsh
Caisson Work Advances on Kennebec Bridge Pier
The caisson for pier four is being sunk as top additions are bolted on while pier three’s caisson sits in the water and cement is poured into pier four walls. Progress continues on the new compressor plant at Maine Central wharf to supply air to underwater chambers. Bath Water District plans pipe laying for the bridge with engineers from McChintie Marshall and Maine Central in discussions.
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Pier Four
Kennebec Bridge
Foundation Co
Maine Central
Bath Water District
McChintie Marshall
Dr. Waddell
New York
Linxtriet
Maine Cestral
Meniay
Woelwich
Maine Central Railroad
Pigeons Declared Nuisance by City Officials
Portland city council hears opinion from Harry C. Wyllar corporation commissioner that wild pigeons are a nuisance and may be exterminated if they damage private property.
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Portlad
Harry C Wil- Lar
Corporation Commsel
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Suburbs
East
Auburn
Arseur
Allen
Bath Trust Cy. Bldg
Joseph T. Sewall
Gara E. Dunton
Governors
Ralph O. Brewster
Dunham IN
New Meadows Landing
Crete
Johnson Bros Co
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