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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
2
Bath revels in the Chester’s record breaking performance as the fastest ship in the world besides torpedo boat destroyers. Citizens praise Bath Tron Works, bid for more contracts, and note missing city band hampers celebrations. Hon. John S Hyde leads praise and underscores shared effort of builders and backers. New city government to be inaugurated soon amid looming town meeting battles.
A meeting in City Hall organized Sagadahoc Lincoln County and Brunswick merchants into a district linked with the State Association. Officers named include Charles T. Jackson as president and C. V. Minott as secretary treasurer. The group plans to send representatives to state and national conventions next June in Boston.
A group of six Brooklyn men employed by the Bell Telephone company claim to draw electricity from the atmosphere with a four foot box kite winding 200 feet of copper wire to a ground receiver. They report successful wireless messages from the Brooklyn navy yard and Fall River steamboats, note height dependent reception, plan Bay Ridge testing, and aim to store energy for power and light.
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