05 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1910
Page
1
The piece urges electors to support John S. Hyde for Bath city chief executive, praising his honesty, progressiveness, and hometown ties. It notes no opposing candidate and emphasizes civic duty regardless of contest, while touching on census secrecy and local financial matters of nearby towns.
The Bath concert featured Mrs. Beach performing The Years at the Spring and My Heart at Thy Dear Voice with acclaim. Her Carmen Aria and Rachel Cry delivered dramatic power, supported by Mr. Chapman on piano as the festival showcased versatile, brilliant numbers for a delighted, extended audience.
The advertisement claims pneumonia is caused by a cod as Dougherty the Drug Man promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy that stops coughs heals lungs and expels cold from the system.
Charles E. Alhen argues against modern milk science and city health bureaus, recalling past milk quality fears and urging basic farming common sense. He shares his farming experience, defends plain farm milk, and lists four practical cow care rules focusing on air, exercise, outdoor water, and sensible manure handling.
The Colonial Club presented a minstrel program to a packed Dreamland Theatre crowd on Wednesday night praised for high entertainment value and strong proceeds. The lineup included grand overture, endmen, soloists E S Arnold W A Murtaugh H E Williams, and acts featuring Miss Mae B Swift Howard Black and Deke Hill Co. with bears and novelty sketches.
A single mayoral candidate, Hon. John S. Hyde, heads a slate of local ward contests. The list shows alternating Republican and Democratic candidates for alderman councilmen ward by ward, with ward five and six details, and no Democratic candidates in ward five. An incident reports Councilman Sampson in a runaway yesterday morning near Bath Galvanizing Works on Water Street. An administrator’s notice for Hiram G. Rowe’s estate follows.
Total Liabilities and Sur plus 1 564 197 62 dollars listed by Morse Bros Agents of Bath Maine dated May 26 1912.
A settlement of 1 094 644 65 dollars is awarded to Harry A Langdon as agent in Bath Maine Sagadahoc. The filing notes the sum and location reflecting a legal or claims resolution involving the agent.
Admitted assets 917538.19 dollars and liabilities totals listed for December 31. Net unpaid losses 89418.40, unearned premiums 76, all other liabilities 5658.70, cash capital 500000, surplus over all liabilities 67194.23. Agent 13 Harry C Webber Sagadahoc Co Bath Maine dated 28 5 12.
The 1909 year end financials show assets totaling 2,559,538.17 with admitted assets at 2,546,547.22 and liabilities including net unpaid losses 276,342.43 and unearned premiums 7,748,771.99. Cash capital stands at 500,000.00 with a surplus over all liabilities of 800,000.00.
The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford shows assets totaling 70,252,144.51 dollars and liabilities including net unpaid losses 259,089.96 and unearned premiums 59,004,545.52 as of December 31, 1909. The statement lists real estate, mortgages, collateral loans, policies loans, stocks and bonds, cash, and other items with a 2,000,000 capital and 7,599,752.89 surplus.
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