New York City Rush Hour in Grand Central and Beyond
The article describes the 4 to 7 pm peak, with 5 to 6:15 pm as the worst, as commuters from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island flood the Grand Central, Times Square and Hudson Terminal areas. It notes 500,000 daily through Grand Central, strong flows to Jersey tubes, and the patient, courteous crowd dynamics amid crowded trains and elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Long Island
New Jersey
Jersey Ferries
Hudson Terminal
Grand Central
Times Square
Brooklyn Subway
Pennsylvania Station
Brooklyn Bridge
14Th Street
34Th Street
Interborough
New York
Equitable
Broadway
Work Express
Hudson Terminals
New Jersey Tubes
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Madison Square
Woolworth
Singer
Whitehall
TOCO
Trinity
Adams
City Investing
The
Telephone & Telegraph
Bankers’ Trust
Municipal
Empire
Taterborough
City Transit History Shows Ongoing Congestion and Safety Record
A history of the city’s transportation notes chronic congestion from stagecoaches to horse cars to the first electric line begun in 1876. Records show the city lagged in transit facilities, but subways remain unusually safe compared with other roads.
Nettie Weston Robertson Dies After Illness in North Cambridge
Nettie Weston Robertson wife of Angus M Robertson of North Cambridge Mass died Saturday night at her home after a brief illness following heart disease. Daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Chapin Weston of Hardings Branewicek she lived in North Cambridge many years. She is survived by her husband a daughter Jeanne M Robertson and two sisters Mrs Elizabeth S Morse of Winnebago and Mrs Frances W Movers of North Cambridge. Funeral was Tuesday afternoon from the home with burial in North Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Weston Robertson
Angus M. Robertson
North Cambridge
Mass
Chapin Weston
Hardings
Branewicek
Jeanne M. Robertson
Elizabeth S. Morse
Winneganee
Frances W. Movers
Death of John Collins reported in Bath burial in Calgary
The body of John Collins age 75 who died in Oakland on May 21 was brought to Bath Saturday afternoon with his son William Collins. Burial took place in Calgary cemetery. He worked for years as a foreman in the Canadian Pacific railway and had been living with his son in Oakwood. He leaves a wife Mary Collins in Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Collins
Oakland
Bath
William Collins
Calgary
Mr. Collins
Collins
Oakhand
Mary Collins
Wesley Epworth League Picnic At Sabino
The Wesley Epworth League held a picnic at Sabino with 25 attendees. Tuesday many suffered sunburns and mosquito bites after a sunny day of swimming boating and a marshmallow toast feast. Team mixed ball saw Elizabeth Gray’s squad beat Evelyn Oliver’s group 5 to 4 with notable fielding from ALG Oliver batting by Prank TE Hall and base running by Sarah Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Epworth
Sabine
Elizabeth Gray
Evelyn Oliver
Alg. Oliver
Prank TE. Hall
Sarah Black
Memorial Day Coast Guard Station Shore Dinner
Supt Flor Sands of the first district Coast Guard entertained 24 friends with a shore dinner at Popham Beach Memorial Day. Capt Harvey Berry and crew met guests at Bath and escorted them by life boat to the mouth of the river for a fish chowder lobster meal. Guests returned to Bath by 2 80 for autos back to Portland and Portsmouth. They called the trip one of the best outings of their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Flor. Sands
First District
Coast Guard Service
Coast Guard
Popham Beach
Portland
Portsmouth
Bath
Harvey Berry
Red Men Plan Guarded Forest District Gathering
At a Brunswick meeting with chiefs from Brunswick Bath Lisbon Falls and Gardiner the Red Men arranged a June district gathering on the New Meadows river. The plan calls for raiding New Meadows Inn for the cats and then performing the adoption degree in guarded woods. A Sasanoa Bath committee will organize the arrangements at tonight’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Bath
Lisbon Falls
Gardiner
New Meadows River
New Meadows Inn
Grady and Cros by wed in Bath at Cedar Street home
Eugene W. Grady and Miss Viola Cros by were married Monday morning at eight in the bride’s home at 1 Cedar street. Rev. John Roy Browne officiated at Beacon Street Methodist church. The couple wore crepe de chine attire and carried roses. Attendants were Harry Foote and Miss Ruth Crosby. A reception followed with a musical program and light refreshments. The newlyweds will reside at 1 Cedar street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene W. Grady
Viola Crosby
Bath
Cedar Street
John Roy Browne
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Grady
Daniel Grady
Augusta
Texas Sternship Co
Harvey Crosby
Foot of Vesuvius: fertile lands amid lava and ashes
Madame de Stael describes the Naples view from Vesuvius as the most fertile kingdom land thriving beside lava. She notes lava scarred soil, diminishing life, and a stark transition from sunny Naples to the ash and smoke filled volcanic region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Europe
Naples
Madame de Stael
Century Old Fire Fighter Cascade Handtub in Maine Estate
The Cascade handtub, a private estate treasure in Hallowell, Maine, built by Merrick & Co. in 1818, remains preserved though its water delivery and suction design are antiquated. Local firemen doubt it could reach a roof with a stream, while Samuel Merrick of the Tall Farm built it and later supplied a suction engine named the Lion for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Vaughan
Hallowell
Merrick &Co
Philadelphia
William Vaughan
Samuel Merrick
Laater
Veterans Firemen Ready New Broad Street Quarters
Bath veteran firemen work to finish their newly bought Broad street building. Under Arch McNeil and Fred Proctor the ten upstairs rooms are opened into a large hall with partitions removed. A downstairs partition moved for a kitchen and a runway for the handtub built from the main door to Broad street. The tub will stand on one side of the main floor with the social room on the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Broad Street
Baxter
Arclie McNeil
Fred Proctor
Downtairs
Pet's Devotion Costs Him Many Long Runs
Robert Sutherland of Center street owns a Russian terrier named Rags whose devotion leads to extra exercise. The dog chased a departing train to the valley, followed an electric into Brunswick, and was brought from Virginia by Fred Sutherland. Rags is clever and a beloved family pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sutherland
Center Street
Rags
Sutherland
Brunswick
James Sutherhind
Virginian
Bath merchants visit Dresden to boost trade
The Lincoln County News urges Bath merchants to tour surrounding communities to drum up business and build goodwill with customers. The Thursday editorial praises Bath for hustling for business and calls for Lincoln county merchants to imitate this proactive approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County News
Plain of Bath
Bath
Dresden
Lincoln County
Hen and Kitten Chummy In Unlikely Friendship
A Plymouth Rock hen and a white kitten formed an unusual bond on a farm. The pair wandered and groomed together daily, sharing a unique companionship as the sale of the farm forced separation.
Aromatic Woods Attract Attention In Global Notes
The American Forestry Magazine notes that the kulim of the Philippines and Malay Peninsula emits a strong onion scent while Brazil's pao d alho is correctly called garlic wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Malay Peninsula
Rare Old China Bath Collection Narrates a Seafaring Clergyman’s Tale
An article previews Ken Taylor’s collection of 140 year old copper and rose tustre ware and willow patterns, highlighting a blue enlico dress motif inspired by Josiah Wedgwood’s admiration for John Wesley’s widow. It notes patriotic clear glass, ribbed cups and saucers, and sea life motifs, plus Taylor’s seafaring family background and studies at Newton Theological Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken
Josiah Wedgewood
John Wesley
Gold Coast
Africa
Taylor
Prince of Wales
Prince of Alexandra
Tle
Ise
Sheen
Mr. Taylor
John Taylor
Chatham
Mass
Newton Theological Institute
Harper
University of Chicago
France
Switzerland
Italy
England
George C. Lorrimer
Saturday Evening Post
Morse Typists Triumph In Inter-School Contest
Morse high typists defeated Freeport and Lincoln Academy in a school typewriting contest scoring nine of twelve points. Teams of three juniors and sophomores used personal machines. Anna Conley led with 57 words per minute. Freeport and Lincoln scores were limited to brief outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High Typists
Freeport
Lincoln Academy
Morse
Anna Conley
Etta Derman
Helen Johnson
Mary Weston
Lena Green
Blanche White
Lilian Rogers
Carlton Brewer
Neighborly visit to Dresden ends with 75 travelers
A group touring Dresden included John Freeman Mrs Haynes and Mr Chase in Harriman s car, Roy Colby and Roscoe Higgins in Teeling s car, John J Desmond Eugene Desmond A J Stuart J Fuller and F B Teeling, and Harold Thompson in Thompson s car. Despite a few missing, the grand total reached 75 and all want to go again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Freeman
Haynes
Mr. Chase
Charles A. Harriman
Harriman
Roy Colby
Roscoe Higgins
Fred Teeling
John J. Desmond
Eugene Desmond
A. J. Stuart
J. 2. Fuller
F. B. Teeling
Harold Thompson
Charles Hall
Monday Evening Club Hosts A Fine Party
The Monday Evening club hosted a men’s night at Mrs. William P. Hatch’s home on Washington Street. Guests enjoyed bid whist, parlor games, and music with duets by Mrs. Smith and Miss Treals. A mysterious writing game puzzled attendees as a highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Hatch
Washington Street
Messrs
Pierce and Smith
Carlton Lowell
Raymond Smith
Earl Pierce
Wellington Moore
Nathan I. Coffin
Clifton Dodge
Flossie Beals
Roxy Campbell
Fred Pinkham
Hatch
Coffin
Frisco Visit Highlights California Attractions and Industry
The letter describes San Francisco’s modern growth with the Civic Center and Golden Gate views. It notes trips to Palo Alto, Berkeley, Vallejo, Mare Island Navy Yard, and Suny California, plus concerns about ship unions and American merchant marine. It contrasts coastal hills with Maine and predicts relevance of the Panama Canal for freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Government Reservation
Presidio Parkway
Golden Gate
Twin Peaks Boulevard
Pacific
Tlalf Moon Bay
Durenle
Palo Alto
Leland Sanford
Rome
Vallejo
Great Mare
Tseland Navy Yard
San Francisco Bay
Sacramento River
Pranks
Mason
Leon Knights
Bath
Nish
Big Mavy Yard
California
North Atlantic
Maine
Kute
Center Street Hill
Frisco
Los Angeles
Ian
Congress
Png
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Portland
Oregon
Hood River Valley
Columbia Highway
Seattle
FR Nichols
Resting Place Upgrade Planned for Maine's First Governor
Charles S Brown and Clarence F. Madden visited William King’s Maine governor lot at Maple Grove cemetery in Bath. With funds available from the invested fund, officials plan to seek authority from the governor and council to regrade and improve the site during the coming summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Brown
Clarence FE. Madden
Bath
Maine
William King
Maple Grove
Elixir Claim Promises Longevity for Digestive Health
A Nutley reader credits Dr True s Elixir with reversing years of diet limits and enabling many foods again. The ad claims improved digestion and constipation relief as essential for health, urging readers to try the laxative and avoid regrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E
Nutley
N. J
Fruit a tives praised by paralyzed patient testimonial
A patient identified as 885 Grant Sr Burravo N reports paralysis on the right side since April 80th. A physician recommended Fruit-a-tives, claiming the remedy improved his condition and bowel health. The ad promotes 50c boxes, 2.50 for six, and a 25c trial size from Fruit-a-tives Limited in Ogdensburg NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Sr
Burravo
Wi. H. Ostrander
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Fly Time Suggestions and Local Updates
Advice on preventing flies by screening windows and doors, with emphasis on kitchen areas. A Bath visit from George So Williams of Central Maine Power Co is noted. Portland Co reports four new gas tanks for Joea plant, each 36 feet high and eight feet in diameter, adding 40,000 cubic feet storage. Meadowbrook Inn reports strong shore dinner resort business this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George So Williams
Central Maine Power Co
Bath
Joea
Portland Co
M. J. Frye
Meadowbrook Inn
Probate Petition Seeks Letters Testamentary in Bath
William D Oliver of Bath petitions Sagadahoc Probate Court to administer the estate of Clara L Oliver who died May 5 1921 leaving William as widower and heir. The petition asks letters testamentary be issued to Oliver and Charles F Berry. A probate notice orders publication in the Bath Independent for interested parties to appear May 7 1921. James S Lowell judge of probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Belle A. Wallace
Bath
Chester T. Wallace
Sarah M. Sinclair
Toledo
Ohio
Emery C. Wall
Portland
Maine
Roward HH. Wallace
Margaret H. Wallace
New York
N. Y
Hattie Bowker
Beatrice Clark
San Antonio
Texas
Olive Bo Higgins
West Bath
Ada McIntire
Phippsburg
Howard Bowker
Belle A
Wallace
Sagadahoe
Walter S. Glidden
Saradahoc
Said
Said County
Cvase
Ames S. Lowell
State OF
Sagadshoe
William D. Oliver
Clara L. Oliver
William J. Oliver
Ruth
Northampton
Mass
Harvey Lihey
Portland Maine
Mildred Stoneham
Wm. D. Oliver
Chas. F. Berry
William PD. Oliver
Sagadahoc. Ss
A.D
W. F
Dunham Notary
Steadphoess
Rath
Tyne
James S. Lowell
George F. Tracy
Newton
Massachusetts
Herman BT
OY Lelwish
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New York City
Fletcher
Castoria
Nettie W. Robertson
Wesley Epworth League
Sabino
Coast Guard Station
Crosby
Pet
Kittie
Mabel J. Mellwane
OLD China
San Francisco
New England
William F. Dunham
Register
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