Forty Years Ago in Bath May 1901 Highlights
Summary of Bath news dated May 28 1901 notes Supreme Judicial Court assignments for Sagadahoc Bath terms Justice Wiswell Peabody Strout notices engineer Blaisdell dies at Middle Street Bath Iron Works keel work on cruiser Cleveland progress Weather and visitors include Dr. Kendall Col Gould from Washington DC shad study at Cathance curious Civil War relics at cashier Eaton home funeral of Warren Mank polo player Bob Russell and other local movements Bath High School class of 1901 schedules June graduation alumni banquet reception excursion and more local notices.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Wiswell
Justice Peabody
Sagadahoc Court
Bath
Justice Strout
Bath High School
Bath Fishermen Plan Meeting to Boost Kennebec River
May 29 1901 reports efforts by Bath fishermen to convene a meeting of local fisher folk on the Kennebec to address river conditions and improve shad stocking after a poor spring. The article notes late shad arrivals, a Phi Rho society dance lineup, veterans events, a Manila return, construction news, a funeral, Memorial Day observances, weddings, and local curiosities.
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Kennebec
Miss Susie Bell to Wed Capt Quick on Shanghai Trip
June 1 1901 report that Miss Susie Bell and her nephew Randall Quick will leave for New York to meet Capt Quick and marry him then sail to Shanghai. Capt Quick to command the ship Edward Sewall succeeding Capt Joseph Sewall now taking over the steel ship William P Frye at Arthur Sewall Co yard. Local notices include War Dept order to remove Bull Rock bridge within 30 days and a Bath excursion for the graduating class with a moonlight sail back to Bath.
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Susie Bell
Randall Quick
New York
Capt
Quick
Miss Bell
Shanghai
San Francisco
Edward Sewall
Joseph Sewall
Bath
William P. Frye
Arthur Sewall Co
Steamer Sagadahoc to Boston Route Tonight
The Sagadahoc under Capt. Thompson will sail to Boston tonight. The Kennebec will haul off for a general overhauling and resume daily Bath to Boston service on the thirteenth. Obituary and local residence updates follow with several new arrivals and travel plans among residents.
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Sagadahoc
Thompson
Boston
Kennebec
Bath
Birthday celebration marks Mrs Shaw's ninety first year
June 3 1901 at Elm street Bath Maine Mrs Jane Haley Shaw widow of James R Shaw celebrated her 91st birthday with many callers including Charles Davenport Esq aged 92 They spoke of old times Her family includes five living children Ellen T Jane H George H Edward P and Daniel C
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Jane Haley Shaw
James R. Shaw
Elm Street
Charles Davenport
Ellen T
Jane H
George H
San Diego
Edward P
Malden
Daniel C
Philadelphia
Summer visitors and locals gather for weekend in town
Westport notes show Mrs. Mabel Eisner returning from Yonkers to spend the summer. Many families from Bath, Everett, Wakefield, Medford, Ashland, and Boston visit or pass weekends at cottages or homes along the area. A Waterville shopper sports a makeshift spoon bracelet, sparking talk of utensil inspired jewelry.
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Mabel Eisner
Yonkers
N. Y
Colin Dunn
Dorothy Davis
Dorothy Stanton
Bath
A. E. Gove
William Lane
Evalin Lane
Everett
Mass
Gove House
Malden, Mass
Brian Jewett
Annlouise Jewett
Whitefield
Guy Howe
Guy
Charlie
Andover
George Pierce
Winchester
Lester Hodgdon
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Ernest Graumann
Dorothea Graumann
W. H. Siewert
Roslindale
Milton
Hell's Gate
Alyn Jewett
Ashland
Albert E. Gray
Wakefield
Lawrence Brown
Walpole
Robert Walt
Roger
Frank Blake
Mechanic Falls
A. P. Jewett
Baker House
Annie Tarbox
White Plains
Tarbox
Coverley Farm
Dorothy Tarbox
Boston
D. M. Baker
Hingham
Witness to Paris and France during invasion horrors
An eyewitness recounts German air raids over Paris and French towns, the mass evacuation, shared shelters of Jews and Christians, and the suffering of civilians. He recalls bombed streets, refugees, the Maginot-like defenses, and the morale of Parisians as they flee south. The speaker condemns fifth columnists and praises unity, faith, and aid from the American Legion amid devastation.
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France
Paris
American Express
John J. Pershing
American Legion
United States
Legion
Orleans
Europe
Dies Committee
Hitler
French
Applaise
Hell
Oliver Moses
John Parker
William S. Blair
W. Percy Marks
Martin Powers
Harvey Hartley
Scott Davis
Mark Hennessy
Franklin Wright
Pardon Petition for John Quinn Set for June Hearing
State of Maine Augusta May 9 1941 notice of a pardon petition for John Quinn who served eight months in Auburn County Jail for burglary. Hearing granted in the Governor and Council chambers Augusta on Wednesday June 18 1941 at ten o'clock A.M. Daylight Saving Time. Harold I. Goss Deputy Secretary of State.
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State OF
Maine
Augusta
John Quinn
Auburn
Harold I. Goss
Hospital to Gain New Equipment For York County
A Maine newspaper note describes hospital resuscitation and incubator gear arriving, while a Maine lumber operation in Kakadjo under John Richards grows with 165 workers and 29 horses. The York County Courthouse in Alfred preserves centuries of records, and a four handed cribbage game begun in 1900 by Deputy Sheriff Daniel Garland continues through today, with him noting plans to “knock the stuffing ut of them” if four men were available.
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York County
Alfred
Daniel E. Garland
Parsonsfield
Garland
Dan
York
Maine
John Richards
Kakadjo
Gore A-2
Baker Mountain
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