City Deadlock Over Highway Board Adoption Debate
City government remains deadlocked after aldermen and councilmen split on abolishing the Board of Highways and Sewers. A conference committee failed to unite on reports, while a plan to delay any change until January was rejected.
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Moretiie
Board of Highways, and Sewers
Lincoln
Academy Streets
United States Housing Corporation
J. Eward Drake
City of
Bath
Anid City
City of Bath
Lincoln Street
Academy Street
J. Edward Drake
Joint
Standing Committee On
John N. Taylor
Clarence A. Peaslee
Charles FE. Tibbetts
Daniel MacDonld
Fred E. Bragg
Washington Street
North End
Tibbetts
Cummings Street
Middle
Winter Streets
Middle Streets
Washington and
Pine Streets
Chestnut and
High Streets
Academy and
Lincoln Streets
Lincoln and
Center Streets
Pearl and
Washington Streets
North
Oak
Bose
Grove
Garden
Rose and
Cato Avenue
Farrin Street
Deering
Board of Aldermen
Board of Highways and Sewers
Elbridge Tt
Wright
Bragg
Charles E. Tibbetts
Use of Cigarettes Will Cost Man Leg
George St Hilaire known as the human spider who thrilled Bath and Augusta by climbing walls suffered a severe fall while working at a church. His left foot was amputated above the ankle after the incident caused by smoking. George Polley, the human fly, had warned against smoking and recently raised funds for Hillaire.
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George St. Hilaire
Bath
Court House
Augusta
George Polley
First National Bank
Hillaire
Royal Suite Wall Honors At Old Boston Hotel
The famed Revere house in Boston displayed a shield listing guests from Jenny Lind to Emperor Dom Pedro. The hotel long hosted distinguished travelers but dwindled as a landmark before going out of business, remaining a survivor of its era.
Portland Dance Hall Ordinance Faces Debate
Portland drafts a dance hall ordinance requiring a 25 dollar yearly fee for public halls and a single fee for dances not held in regular halls. It bans moonlighting and dimmed lighting and prohibits wearing wraps or hats while dancing citing safety concerns from past incidents with large hats and hairpins.
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Portland
Nees
Mrs Rupert Baxter Trip to Boston Includes Lydia and Winifred
Mrs Rupert Baxter travels to Boston with her daughter Lydia Baxter and friend Winifred Johnson on Sunday and plans to return Wednesday.
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Rupert Baxter
Lydia Baxter
Winifred Johnson
Boston
Jury List Revised for Three Years by Municipal Officers
The city accepted the revised jury list drafted by municipal officers last Wednesday. It names hundreds of jurors including Adams William M and Adams Oscar E and covers a three year term, listing numerous residents and officials across multiple names.
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Adams
William M
Oscar
E Armes
Fred W
William E
Bliss
Charles
Brackley
Fred I. Brown
Freddi Brown
F. Wilbur
Brown
John Bowker
Frank M
Baker
Rnomande Chase
Vernal
Clarke
Charles D
Conley
John M
Cook
Edward Hy
Charles F
Covel
Ralph C
Seneca H
Corliss
Charles A
Coombs
William D
Coomby
James W
Cornish
Edwin T
Crooker
Frederick W
Fernaldo D
George F
Clark
Frank J
Crosby
Elwell S
Guy H
Crosman
Harry W
Cushing
Christopher
Dain
Charles J
Deering
Harry G
Denham
Alden Py
Virgil P. Fitzgerald
John E
Foote
Edmund F
Freeman
Fuller
Elliott N
Golder
Scott M
Grindell
Herbrt E
Grinell
Herbert L
Groves
Alton Hatch
William BE. P
Hall
Ralph K. Haggett
Melvin A
Hagen
Winfred M
Frank W
Ham
Winfield le Harris
Herbert S
Hartnett
Hagwell
Edward H
Harriman
Chas. A
Harrington
Edward A
Hodgdon
Henry G
Hodgkins
George H
Herbert
Heald
Ernest B
Hickley
Fred J
Hooker
Lloyd Lee
Holbrook
William J
Howard
Dora L
Henry W
Hooper
Charles H
Hyde
Edward W. Jackson
Lawrence B
Johnson
Howard B
Jones
Edwin M. Kelley
Ernest F
Kimball
William R. Lakin
Albert
Tarabee
Arthur F
Larabee
Edward W
Leonard
John A
EK. Randall
Ledyard
Owen J
LeMont
Lucius M
Lennox
Dentee
Lord
Frank V
Lockery
James M
Loring
John M. Marr
Arlington A
Melcher
Walter II
Merritt
Frank H
MccDougall
Charles Vih
McDonald
Daniel A
McFadden
Roscoe P
McGrath
Eugene
McKay
Maurice
McLellan
J. Houghton
McPherson
Stewart D
Mitchell
Leland R
Morse
Herbert O
John H
Almon R
Potter
Fred
Potter, Woodabury
Powers
Charles Ie Price
Arthur H
Curtis candidate for the nomination for Maine governor
Bangor dispatch reports Hon. Oakley Curtis of Portland a former Democratic governor in 1915 16 is willing to be a candidate again. Several prominent Democrats say they have received letters from him and this marks the first declared candidate for the next state election.
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Bangor
Oakley CC
Curtis
Portland
Maine
Central Maine Fair Plans Stock Increase and Expanded Board
The Central Maine Fair elected nine directors and voted to raise capital stock from 10 000 to 25 000 with 25 000 in preferred stock par value 25 per share. Preferred stock carries voting rights matching common stock. Directors named Eaton Lanigan Smith Kendall Besse Thompson Haines Barrows Atwood and others authorized to mortgage bonds up to 25 000.
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Maine
Harvey D. Eaton
William J. Lanigan
Roy C. Smith
W. B. Kendall
Frank Besse
William J. Thompson
Frank Haines
N. F H. Barrows
E. K. Atwood
Tides Threaten Houseboats Along Commercial Street
During the week’s high tides on the river, a Thursday saw water encroach on the second rail of the car track on Commercial Street. Men worked to prevent houseboats in the dock and along the shore from adrift as the swollen river threatened to set them afloat.
Firemen Celebrate Hand Engine Purchase At Armistice Eve
Members and guests of the Hook & Ladder fire company held a social at Water street hall after a supper at the cafe. Senator Rupert Hy Baxter SENT regrets due to a legislative session, but hosts praised the service and the hand engine purchase. An ensemble of guests and numerous members recounted past events and planned Armistice day muster activities.
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Colonial
Hook & Ladder Hall
Water Street
Cahill
Vetern
Rupert Hy
Baxter
Herbert L. Grinnell
Sagadahock
Roscoe P. Ham
Arthur K. Purington
Roscoe TP. McFadden
Chester Marston
Fred Proctor
Archie McNeil
William Roderick
John Marks
Levi Thompson
Edwin ©. Knights
Edward Miller
John Burgess
A. McDougall
Archie Grant
John Coffill
Mel Savage
Ralph PB. Dunbar
Arthur Wilson
Thomas Douglass
Roy Merry
Oscar Kingsbury
Seth Stewart
George Worrey
Howard Blake
Christopher Cushing
Frank E. Emmons
Sandy Buchanan
Fred Sears
Herbert Anderson
William Shaughnessey
Percy Dunbar
Elmer Whitten
James Vickery
Joseph Everard
John Norris
Residents demand sidewalk relief on Park Street
Nar Street residents allege discrimination as granite curbing appears on Garden Street while Park Street remains muddy. They urge the Board of Highways and Sewers to act, noting Park Street’s status as a premier real estate area and previous city obligations to benefit local families.
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Nar Street
Garden
Board of Highways and Sewers
Park Street
Bear killed after bear encounters during stray trip
A Bath, Maine resident witnessed a Boston man transporting a 200 pound bear on the running board of a car. The hunter traded cartridges, fired buckshot, and killed the bear after attempting to cut its throat, though the bear injured him first.
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Brunswick
Boston
Big Woods
Maine
Massachusetts
Bruin
Washout on A. and K. Street Railway at Gahan Bridge
High tide washed away part of the A. and K. Street Railway fill at Gahan bridge, forcing passenger transfers around the washout. Superintendent Lewis arranged one car on the lower end to serve riders. No service after 4:30 pm. water depth prevented transfers for rubber-booted passengers. A carload of gravel was sent to replenish the fill.
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Gahan
Funeral for Miss Hannah Hatch Held at Sister’s Home
Funeral services were held Friday forenoon at the Oak street home of Miss Hannah A. Hatch’s sister Mrs. William H. Watson. Rev Culbert MecGay of Grace Church officiated with bearers William TP Hill Alfred Tarbox FE Randall Leonard and Harry Day. Burial followed at Oak Grove. Born September 27 1840 in East Pittston she taught in Bath Litchfield Academy Gardiner High School Wor cester Mass academy and lived with her sisters in Bath in later years. She was among Grace Episcopal Church’s first communicants and is survived by one sister Mrs. William IL Watson of Bath.
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Hannah A. Hatch
William H. Watson
Oak Street
Culbert MecGay
Grace Church
William Tp, Hill
Alfred Tarbox
Randall Leonard
Harry Day
Oak Grove
Miss Hatch
East Pittston
Zenas
Mary Young Hatch
Bath
Litchfield Academy
Gardiner High School
Worcester, Mass. Academy
Grace. Episcopal Church
William IL Watson
New trolley wire extended to Robinson street line
A mile of trolley wire has been installed by Andros Coggin & Kennebec Street Railway Co extending from the southern end of the street car line to near Robinson Street. The old wire was worn from years of service.
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Robinson Street
Androscoggin & Kennebec St. Ry. Co
Bull in Heat Finds New Home After Train Arrival
A large registered bull arrived from the east on the 4.05 express for a Bath party on Thursday afternoon. The animal stood high on a portable stall in the cold wind, drawing pity from passengers before it was loaded onto a white truck to its future home.
Phippsburg News: Local Arrivals and Weather Notes
Captain J D Farstman of the schooner Priscilla Gay arrived at Newport News after a port visit with Mrs Eastian. many friends welcome their homeward return. Local officials report winter tax collections strong as roads suffer after heavy rains and high tides.
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J. D. Eastman
Newport News
Priscilla Gay
J. Dd. Farstman
Newport Newa
Eastian
Henry W. Butler
Basin
Capt. Butler
Sandy Point
Cross Road
Sam Dayhill
Parker Head
J. S. Upton
George C. Pease
James Blaisdell
Landner
Lewinstow
Tarker Head
Popham Beach
Henrietta Webber
Elbridge Morse
James Stacey
William R. Bowie
Grants Company Right to Sell Stock in Augusta
The Bat Brodewick Light and Power Co. is authorized by the public commission to sell 496 shares of its common stock at $100 par, totaling $49,600 to reimburse treasury capital expenditures. Evidence shows capital purposes from 1919 to 1919-09-30 amounting to $67,550.22 with no issue against it. total authorized capital stock is $750,000, of which $7,400 has been issued, leaving $49,600 uncapitalized and subject to future orders.
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Augusta
Public Commission
Bat Brodewick Light & Power Co
Treasury
Furth
Dwyer and Savage Wed at People's Church
Nellie G. Bavajen and William Dwyer wed at People's Church in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Samuel A. Evans. The couple, who live at 2% Oak Street, were greeted by about 20 guests after the event with music from the bridegroom’s brother Fred on violin. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clough and the groom is son of Mrs. Herman Crowell, a river worker at Bath Tron Works Ltd.
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Nellie G. Bavajen
Wiliam Dwyer
Peple
Samuel A. Evans
Oakstye
Fred
George H.clough
Herman
Crowell
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
Dwyer
Oak Street
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