Bonney Seeks Maine House Speaker Post
W L Bonney of Bowdoinham announces he will run for Speaker if elected to the 78th Maine House. A native of Turner and Colby alumnus, Bonney has served from Bowdoinham in the last session, gaining praise on key committees and building local support. He now operates a Bowdoinham orchard and remains active in state politics.
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Maine
Bonney
Sagadahoc County
Bowdeinham
Islature
Turner
Hebron Academy
Colby
American Book Co
Bowdoinham
Fire wagon clash at Cen ter St involves O'Brien and Parshley
An incident near the New Method Laundry on Cen ter St pitted Driver O'Brien of Combination 4 against Henry C. Parshley former foreman. O'Brien claims he warned bystanders to move while Parshley contends he was not in the way. Friends separated the men after a scuffle as the fire wagon passed.
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Center St
O’brien
Combination 4
Henry C. Parshley
Parshley
New Method Laundry
Local House Transfer at 398 Washington Street
Carroll A. Deering buys the John P. Fisher residence at 398 Washington Street now occupied by Captain W. G. Small. The 1902-built home was erected by Fisher, who lives in Charlestown and works at the Navy Yard.
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Carroll A. Deering
John P. Fisher
Washington St
W. G. Small
Mr. Fisher
Charlestown
Navy Yard
Fire at Center St. Store Causes Heavy Damage
A Wednesday blaze in the Olys block on Center Street destroyed the John Sarkis store owned by an Assyrian. Building damage is estimated at 1000 dollars, Saunders pool room fittings upstairs at 600, and Sarkis stock at 4400 with 2000 insured.
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Olys
Center St
John Sarkis
Sarkis
Starkis
William DeCoste
Pawtucket
Edward Pepper
Stage Driver Oliver Misses First Trip in 19 Years
In Phippsburg town notes the first day of spring brings heavy snow and ice. Stage driver William Oliver misses his usual route after nineteen years due to deep drifts near Popham.
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William Oliver
Popham
Oliver
George Sprague
James Cutting
William R. Bowker
Wynburg
Bath
John C. Berry
Rural land credits discussed to aid farmers and borrowers
E C Plummer spoke at King Tavern on rural or land credits a plan to pair government backed bonds with farmer mortgages to provide long term low rate loans. The system would let banks lend while issuing bonds, aiming 3 1 4 to 5 percent rates with up to fifty year terms, benefiting farmers and consumers.
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King Tavern
E. C. Plummer
Congress
Col. Plummer
Europe
Bismarck
National Reserve Bank of the
United States
Ship City of Memphis Under Fire in Asiatic Station
The American steamship City of Memphis endured three days of bombardment by Allied and Turkish fire near Scala Nuova Smyrna area while loading cargo. Chief Engineer Walter J. Percy reports a perilous voyage from New York with horses and ammunition, then to Gibraltar France Spezzia Naples and Greece, before reaching safe harbor. Geddes, brother of W N Geddes of Camden, died by suicide in Smyrna after beating by Turkish troops. his body was placed aboard the City of Memphis for transport home.
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Memphis
Walter J. Percy
Phippsburg
Scala Nuova
Asia Minor
New York
Walter M. Geddes
Smyrna
Gulf
Borum
Samos Island
Geddes
W. N. Geddes
Overbrook
MacAndrews-Forbes Company
Camden
Percy
Gibraltar
France
Spezzia
Naples
Italy
Greece
Athens
Captain Cook Visits Wharves on Riverfront
Capt. Cook of the Old Couples' Home was downtown for the first time in two months on Tuesday, surveying the wharves and the river.
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Capt. Cook
City Council Organized in Bath 1916 Inauguration
The Bath City Council for 1916 convened Monday with Mayor John A Small and the two boards present. Officials elected included Grass y Grassy City Clerk and Hooper as presidents. McCabe and Ward initially not seated due to residency questions. The ceremony included oaths, a prayer, and the mayor's inaugural call for prudent administration of about $160 000 for schools and highways.
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John A. Small
George E. Barker
Ralph C. Covel
Levi T. Thompson
Herbert O. Morse
Edward B. Smith
Eugene McGrath
George F. Jackson
Abram C. Oliver
William Bruce
John D. Lee
Edward T. Whitehouse
Joseph C. Footer
Laurence L. Kane
John Kgess
Harrison E. Bowie
J.red Tobey
William W. Hosmer
Charles H. Hooper
Siddy D. Swett
Alexander Mason
Arlington R. Marr
Hen T. Leeman
Ray Dunton
Harry T. Passmore
R E. Rogers
Eric B. Haggett
Kane
Thomas C. McCabe
Ward I
Galen E. Ward
BE. C. Plummer
Plummer
Grassy
B. P. Browne
Corliss Baptist Church
City of
Bath
Sherwin Williams Buggy Paint Promises Tough Exterior Finish
The Buggy Paint was designed for repainting old buggies and combines toughness durability and color strength to endure hard wear. It claims to be unmatched for porch and lawn furniture and other outdoor items needing a strong gloss finish.
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W. L. Bonney
State Capitol
Alice, Marks
Miss Mikelsky
Alice Randall
John Kimball
Percy Marks
Elliot Fuller
Harry Hallsnow
New Ivon House
John M. Clark Undertaking
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Chadbourn
Front St
Phippsburg Town
Oliver Misses
Robert Walker
Thomas
Malcolm
Boston
George C. Curtis
Small Point Beach
Wilbur Wyman
Grippe
Dr. Williams
Wyman
J. Arthur Stevens
James Perkins Stevens
Marguerite Darling Irving
Grace Dickinson
Maine Savings Bank
Ling
Mediterranean
ER. B. Smith
Grassy City
Ham
McCabe
Sherwin-Williams
Johnson Bros. Co
Bath, Me
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