Balance of trade seen as long run favorable to U S
Commerce Monthly argues the United States will face an eventual unfavorable balance as Europe recovers, due to creditor status and expanding foreign banking. It rejects gold export fears and overproduction worries, saying maldistribution, not excess capacity, drives trade, and foreign investment offers only temporary effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Bank of Commerce In
New York
Commerce Monthly
Muroepe
Gould
Great Britain
Europe
Bath School Board Gridlock Draws Public Ire
A Bath Board of Education report shows tension after replacing a larger board. Public sentiment opposes a mass candidate, pupils protest a teacher’s election, and critics warn political pressure harms schools. The piece also notes President Wilson’s potential term and an English airship claim about crossing from Ireland to Newfoundland within two weeks.
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Bath Board of Education
Bath
Beth
Irish
Newfoundland
Officers raid poker joint arrest nine gamblers Sunday morning
Deputy Sheriff Aderton and Capt. Witham raided an attic poker game on Center Street above a flower shop. Eight players were arrested with a ninth later captured. all pleaded guilty and paid $20 fines. Tom Lee, owner, was fined $100 or four months in jail for maintaining a gambling place.
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Aderton
Witham
Center Street
Thomas Lee
Lee
Chester Aderton
Capt
Allen and
Mitchell
C. T E. Cahill
Nan
Tom Lee
Keegan
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Meets at Bowdoin Center
Members of Sagadahoe Pomona Grange, most of them women, gather at Bowdoin Center on May 28 with talks on war experiences, local history, and the Standard of Excellence contest. The program includes readings, a memorial service, and discussions on attendance and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe Pomona Grange
Sagadahoe Grange
Bowdoin Center
Five Islands
Leon Marshal
England
France
C. O. Purington
Tlarold Hildreth
O. V Parington
Kennebec River
Lewiston Falls
Bowdoin College
Rebecca Bowker
Thrace Marshall
Host Grange
W. W. Canham
Pine Tree
Levi Staples
J. K. Nstabrook
Dirigo
Germany
Edith Hildreth
Topsnam
Pomona Grange
Edwin Hildreth
George Wright
Fred Rackley
Topsham
Oscar Hatch
Carroll Small
Johanna Hodgkins
Bath
Altar Service for Local Grange Members and Relatives
A memorial service remembered several local figures including Marion Hildreth, Roland Purington, Ruth Leonard, and Thomas T. Whitney. The list also honors members and attendees from Enterprise, West Bath, Merrymeeting, Topsham, and Dirigo Granges with named individuals such as Josephine Libby, Charles Libby, Sophronia Higgins, Wow deinham, Amanda Williams, Robert Hatch, Hattie Rideout, Mary Willis, Eva Orr, Charles Graves, Frank Mallett, Abbie Morse, and Emily Hodsdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hildreth
Roland Purington
Ruth Leonard
Thomas T. Whitney
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Josephine Libby
Charles Libby
West Bath Grange
Charles Campbell
Sophronia Higgins
Merrymeeting Grange
Wowdeinham
Amanda Williams
Robert Hatch
Hattie Rideout
Topsham Grange
Mary Willis
Eva Orr
Charles Graves
Frank Mallett
Dirigo Grange
Brunswick
Abbie Morse
Emily Hodsdon
Camp Kateon Dinner With U.S.W.V. Members
Camp Kateon U.S.W.V. entered the procession with 40 men led by W. J. Curran and a disabled comrade driven by C. Plummer. They dined with guests, wives and daughters served the banquet, and speeches followed by readings from John F. McPherson. The camp adjourned to the next meeting on June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Kateon
U.S.W.V
J. Curran
KE. C. Plummer
W. J. Curran
W. R. Kimball
F. W. Keeler
H. H. Donnell
M. 1D. Whitlam
J. J. Hamilton
Walter Gasser
John F. McPherson
St Mary's Observance For Dead Soldiers And Sailors
In the quiet morning a Mass for the dead soldiers and sailors was said at St Marys Catholic church. A procession of the society's children to Calvary cemetery followed with exercises by Rev N J Toran. Children carried American flags with floral emblems at the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Cathofie Church
The
Society
Calvary Cemetery
N. J. Toran
Soldiers Dine Informally Before City Parade
Nearly 200 returned soldiers and sailors, most in uniform, enjoyed an informal lunch hosted by the city through the Red Cross canteen committee. The event took place in the Winter Street Church men’s room, decorated with flags, then the men formed in a street procession lineup.
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Red _Cross
Phe—atate
Winter Street Church
Cadets Return to Memorial Day Parade After 30 Years
The High School cadets march in a Memorial Day parade for the first time in 30 years. The group recalls early 20th century drill days under Captain Fred Be Hooper of New York, with Springfield rifles, blue double breasted coats, brass or black buttons, and white gloves. A silk banner with B. TH. S.C. marks their long history and ties to Maine cadet tradition.
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TSS
Comand
Fred BE. Hooper
New York
B. TH. S.C
Maine
War garden advocate visits Chamber amid postwar planting push
Miss Tabor representing the National War Garden Commission spoke at the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday urging continued planting of war gardens despite the war's end. Senator Bert M. Pernald replied to the chamber's request to oppose repealing the Daylight Saving Law, noting divided public opinion and promising careful consideration.
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Tabor
National War Garden Commission
Chamber of Commerce
New England
Bert M. Pernald
Chamber
Sergt Ernest White Praises Salvation Army Service
Sergt Ernest White of Co H 68th Infantry, wounded at Argonne and Chateau Thierry, credits Salvation Army workers in No Man's Land with saving his life. He recalls McAllister sisters of Portland giving aid and hot coffee as he recovered at Bath. White urges Bath residents to support the Army’s work and notes his discharge on March 7 at Camp Dix.
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Salvation Army
No Man’s Land
Sergt
Ernest White
Co. H
68Th Infantry
Bath
Sergt. White
McAllister Girls
Portland
Argonne
Chateau Thierry
Ile
Camp Dix
Death of Van Buren Powers of Chicago
Relatives and friends mourn the death of Van Buren Powers on May 20 in Chicago from heart failure. He was 1 male, long in charge of the Safety Deposit vaults at the Chamber of Commerce bank, leaves a son Horace Swett Powers of Chicago. He was 1 personable, genial man and a frequent visitor here.
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van Buren Powers
Chicago
Powers
Mary
Br. P. Swett
Chamber of Commerce Bank
Tle
Horace Swett Powers
Spencer & Powers
Mr. Powers
Auburn trust company backs pure-bred stock loans
AUBURN trust company offers loans covering up to 75 percent of the cost of pure-bred dairy stock with two year payment windows for young bulls or heifers and 12 to 15 months for cows. A Farm Bureau and University of Maine extension committee will vet applicants for equity and risk, with bureau assistance in animal selection. The program aims to spur Maine dairy stock growth and may spread to other banks.
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Auburn
Farm Bureau
University of Maine Extension
Androscoggin
Sagadahoe
Bureau
Maine
Bark stripped from maple tree shocks Linden street crowd
A maple tree near Linden and Front streets lost bark from about two feet up to a high reach. Residents express indignation at the prank with one citizen asking how a boy would feel if his hide were stripped.
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Linden
Front Streets
Our American Workmen and the Fight to Keep Health
An old wartime appeal promotes iron tonics Iron tic and Golden Medical Discovery from Dr Pierce. It urges workers at factories farms and homes to take these tonics to restore red blood vitality and energy. The ad links strength at work with national effort and urges asking for Dr Pierce’s products.
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Pierce
America
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Plan for Wider Roads to Boost U S Transportation
The B F Goodrich Rubber Co argues America lags in highway development as car use surges from 400000 in 1910 to an estimated 7 million by 1920. It calls for widening all major roads to at least double present width to accommodate trucks and rising traffic.
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America
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Goodrich Company
United States
Maine Adapted To Big Orcharding In The State
An expert notes Maine’s hilly land and climate suit large orchards and high quality apples. Maine could supply export and domestic markets, with many varieties and about 2.5 million trees yielding roughly 4.75 million bushels annually. Twenty three grower associations and the Maine Fruit Growers Exchange coordinate marketing. Standish hosts a new local association, Oak Hill Fruit Growers, organized May 1. The outlook remains strong for stable prices as France Italy and others falter in shipping.
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Maine
New England
United States
California
Rolfe
Foundling
Perfect
Winthrop Greening
Parlin
Stowe
Dudley
Quice
Starky
Maine Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Standish
Oak Hill
France
Italy
England
Germany
Russia
Maine Apple Today and Berry Growth Highlight Postwar Trade
The postwar shipment value ranged from eight to nine dollars per barrel. Small fruit farming including raspberries strawberries and blackberries yields 220 000 to 240 000 dollars yearly on some farms with fifteen acres or more. Plums and pears also feed home markets as Maine showcases its fine textured apples with the Bath Maine slogan Apple Today.
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Maine
Bath Maine
Paradise Spring Bottling Plant Planned at Merrymeeting Park
John J. Burchenal of Cincinnati plans a large bottling factory 150 by 50 feet on Gilman estate land near Merrymeeting Park Brunswick. Paradise spring water will be sold widely with a spur track for carload shipments and a major advertising push to popularize the waters.
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Brunswick
Gilman
John J. Burchenal
Cincinnati
Paradise Spring
Burchenal
Merrymeeting Park
Gilman Estate
United States
Henry Carmichael
Brunswick and Topsham
Maine Central Railroad
Burehenal
Poland
Westover to Star in Russell Film Directed by Henry King
Winifred Westover will be William Russell's leading lady in a new picture directed by Henry King. The casting announcement highlights a collaboration among notable names in early cinema.
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Winifred Westover
William Russell
Henry King
Morse High Suffers Fifth Defeat to Lewiston
Morse High fell 18 to 5 at Kelley Field as Lewiston capitalized on Morse errors and free hits. Daley led Morse with the bat while Holbrook and Perkins starred on defense. Lewiston scored five in the fifth inning to stretch the lead.
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Morse
Lewiston
Kelley Field
Mennealy
Holbrook
Way
Daley
Colby
Perkins
Prectices
Lewiston High
A. E
Wood
Flaherty
Murphy
Miller
A. Wiseman
Carrigan
Frasier
Oo Conway
Stearns
McMann
Higgins
Morse High
Wiseman
Ler
Navy recruiting drive at local employment office
A Navy recruiting agent will be at the local employment bureau every Tuesday to obtain recruits and answer questions. Boatswain's Mate Oberson has served several enlistments and participated in European waters during the present war.
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NAVY
U. S. Navy
Objerson
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White Lands Salvation Army
Perfection Pictures
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