Baxter Proposes Charter Amendments to Maine Water Power
Representative Percival P. Baxter urges two amendments to every new or extended charter for water power firms. One bars transmission of electric power outside Maine and prohibits mergers with out of state rights. The other allows the state to seize company rights at fair value while not paying for the franchise. The aim is to protect public rights and allow private development to continue.
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Maine
Percival P. Baxter
State may halve ballots to cut paper waste
The State could reduce paper waste by printing fewer ballots per election. The Secretary of State must provide more than enough ballots and then double the supply as a precaution, but experience shows the extra set is rarely needed. With high paper costs and tight supply, waste from unused ballots should be avoided.
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Secretary of State
Germany misjudges nations and fights war at sea
The piece argues Germany misread nations including the United States and Japan, noting Germany’s disregard for treaties and national honor. It cites submarine warfare results of 490000 tons sunk in a month with 52 of 181 ships belonging to nations at peace. Maine city election results show Republican gains and strengthened control on city boards.
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Germany
Mexico
Japan
Zimmerman
England
Belgium
United States
Censure of Senators overthrown will and traitors cited
The President condemns a small group of Senators for blocking a Senate majority action. He calls their conduct morally reprehensible and says they aid enemies by preventing essential measures to defend the country. He urges expulsion or lasting obloquy akin to Burr and Arnold.
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United States
Congress
Senate
Burr
Arnold
Mexico and German Alliance Efforts Raise Urgency
The piece argues Mexico under Carranza shows pro-German leanings and that Zimmermann's proposal could be supported. It states Japan shows innocence regarding German alliance proposals and urges prompt firm measures to meet the Latin American threat.
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Japan
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
Zimmerman
Eckhardt
Latin America
City Campaign Praised Amid Respectful Races
Congratulations to Mayor Small on his election and to former Mayor Hyde for a good run. The campaign is commended for its dignity with only one disparaging sheet circulated by an outsider. Republicans note a pleasant day might have yielded victory.
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Small
Hyde
Maine Senator Fernald Emerges in Senate Leadership View
The new U S Senator from Maine, Fernald, gains notable notice from veterans in the Senate and is making a strong start. If he maintains this pace, he may soon assume the leadership role long held by Maine lawmakers.
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Fernald
United States Senate
Maine
Mr Hyde Congratulates Mayor After Election Win
Mr Hyde, a gracious loser, went to Mayor Small to congratulate him on the victory, wish him a successful year, and offer his services. Acknowledging his good sportsmanship, Hon. E. W. Hyde reflects the respect he has earned among the people.
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Hyde
Small
E. W. Hyde
German pledge on prisoners released by March seventh
The report notes Germany claimed prisoners held since December 31 would be freed by March seven, aligning with a February notification to the United States that those prisoners had already been released.
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Germany
United States
Tidewater Harbors Seen As Solution To Transportation Woes
An appeal argues that reliance on railroads harms inland manufacturers and urges moving industry to coastal harbors like Bath Maine. It notes ocean freights rise with war but remain cheaper for firms running own vessels and cites Bath's deep harbor and cheap power from Kennebec waterfalls as ideal for new plants and reduced freight costs per ton.
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Tidewater
Bath
Seaboard
Kennebec
New York
Henry Watterson Warns of German War Across Two Years
Henry Watterson declares Germany has waged war on the U S since the Lusitania sinking and argues that two years of defense measures cannot be deemed precipitate.
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Henry Watterson
Germany
Lusitania
Damm Family Detained in Germany Questioned by Consul
Anxiety rises over whether the Damm family is detained in Germany along with Consul C A Damm and what that implies for their safety and status.
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Damm
Germany
C. A. Damm
In Maine Cities The Result of Monday's Election in a Nutshell
A compact report covers Monday’s Maine election results across multiple cities. Voters weighed in on local contests and referenda, highlighting notable shifts in council seats and proposed measures.
Snow and shoveling fill local jottings and council notes
Local notes report snow and roof shoveling activity while John L Perry and Ray F Kendall visit Boston for an auto show. City officials meet to canvas election returns and church groups meet at Universalist locations. A convalescent Alonzo Fisher returns home through a storm. Construction extends at the Texas Steamship Co office as steel girders delay work. Phi Rho Society names officers for a banquet marking its fiftieth anniversary on March 27.
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Ing
Manchester
N. H
Samuel Ward
Clarence Miller
Walter Brown
Burdock Blood Bitters Ad Promises Strength and Appetite
A vintage advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a family system tonic to boost strength appetite digestion and promote sound sleep. It lists a price of $1.00 and emphasizes life enjoyment through the product.
Morse High School Rout Northeast Losses North Yarmouth Academy
Morse High School defeated North Yarmouth Academy by a wide margin 92 to 7. Coss led Morse with 15 floor goals and 14 from Perkins, while Johnson was the visiting hero. Referee Sullivan and scorer Attaya officiated. timer Weinblatt. Periods 2 halves of 20 minutes each.
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North Yarmouth Academy
Morse High School
Morse
North Yarmouth
Coss
Perkins
Johnson
Morse North Yarmouth Academy
Curtis Leydon
Williams Bernard
Lf Perkins
E Jewett
Rg Holbrook Talbot
Lg McMann
Leyden
Talbot
Bernard
Holbrook
McMann
Jewett
Ward
Curtis
Williams
Sullivan
Attaya
Timer Weinblatt
Maine Topographic Maps And Geologic Folios Published
The U S Geological Survey has completed topographic maps of about 50 Maine districts and geologic folios. Maps show elevation statistics and building data with atlas sheets ten cents each. An index map for New England is available on request. Also notes Captain Horace Barter’s move to Brooksville and Sunbeam trade updates. Gardiner Leader reports lodge liquor request refusals and the new anti liquor transport law to take effect July 1, 1917.
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Geological Survey of
Department of the Interior
United States
Maine
U. S. Geological Survey
New England
Washington, D. C
Anson
Augusta
Bangor
Bar Harbor
Bath
Berwick
Bethel
Biddeford
Bingham
Blue Hill
Boothbay
Bryant Pond
Buckfield
Bucksport
Buxton
Casco Bay
Castine
Cherryfield
Deer Isle
Eastport
Ellsworth
Freeport
Fryeburg
Gardiner
Gray
Kenenbank
Kezar Falls
Lewiston
Liberty
Livermore
Matinicus
Monhegan
Mount Desert
Newfield
Norridgewock
Norway
Orland
Orono
Petit Manan
Poland
Portland
Rockland
Sebago
Skowhegan
Small Point
Swan Island
Tenants Harbor
the Forks
Vassalboro
Vinalhaven
Waldoboro
Waterville
Wiscasset
York
Horace Barter
Sunbeam
Tampa
Fla
Matanzas
Cuba
Barter
Brooksville
Kate L. Pray
Spinney Bros
Kennebec
Thomaston visitor Dr Langtry Crockett in town
Dr. G Langtry Crockett of Thomaston was a visitor in town Saturday afternoon.
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G. Langtry Crockett of
Thomaston
Cape Cod Canal Vessel Rules After February 20 1917
The Cape Cod Canal Company announces vessels must arrange independent towage after February 20 1917 due to Cape Towing Corp cessation. All navigators must hold Federal Pilot licenses and comply with federal rules. whalebacks and Great Lakes bulkers are barred. Vessels will be boarded near the breakwater and Wings Neck to verify licensing and safety suitability.
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Cape Towing Corporation
Department of Commerce
Cape Cod Canal
Wings Neck
Buzzards Bay
Essel
Great Lakes
Canal Company
Mass
An Old Chanty from the Baltimore Clippers
A New York Sun letter recalls a chanty sung by American sailors aboard Baltimore clipper ships around 1840 on the Patapsco River. The poem describes crew life, discipline, and seafaring bravado with lines about a Yankee captain and a rogue tailor named Rauso, reflecting maritime lore.
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New York Sun
Baltimore
Seven Seas
Patapsco River
Pepticon Remedy Promoted For Broad Ailments
An advertisement extols Pepticon a mineral tonic with iron pepsin and nux vomica. It claims benefits for scrofula rheumatism catarrh stomach kidney liver troubles neurasthenia and nerve exhaustion. The copy urges readers to try the preparation.
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Hood
Old Man Drinks Jamaica Rum Aboard Ship Near Liverpool
The crew gathers as the ship gains speed and the captain retreats below to sample Jamaica rum in a ten gallon keg, hoping it will last to Liverpool. Report by Isaac B. Owens from New York dated December 11.
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Jamaica
Liverpool
Isaac B. Owens
New York
Maine Automobile Association asks members about wartime volunteer service
The Maine Automobile Association mailed a blank with questions to members nationwide asking if they would volunteer as ambulance or staff car drivers and if they would lend cars or motorcycles for government use in case of war. It also seeks physician volunteers to form ambulance corps and asks about owned vehicles. Eighteen hundred Baldwin Locomotive Works workers were laid off after completing shell contracts.
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Maine Automobile Association
Boston News Bureau
Baldwin Locomotive Works
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