Talk on Good Roads Urges New Hampshire Style Trunk Lines
John Clark Scates of Westbrook critiques Maine roads and advocates New Hampshire policies. He argues trunk lines funded by state aid, contracted construction, and strict supervision yield better roads at lower cost, urging Maine to adopt similar lines from Kittery to Bangor and westward, with improved state oversight and repairs.
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Dandy launch overboard at Phippsburg Center crowd
A large audience gathered in Phippsburg to witness the launch of the Edward R. Smith schooner. Miss Dorothy Lewis christened the vessel as it slid into the Kennebec, marking Bowker’s ongoing shipbuilding tradition and a festive social day with notable guests from Boston and New Bedford.
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Lewis
Harold P. Lewis
New Bed
Mc Finne
Sparmahker
J. A. Dunton
Boothbay
Clathes Wiklis
Cautker
Smith
Stranger at Court Street House Claims to be Chimney Inspectors
A strange man called at a Court street house and claimed to be a chimney inspector sent by an insurance company to inspect the chimney. The woman refused entry until morning after consulting with an agent who advised the firm’s inspectors were used. The man did not return.
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Bath Observes Columbus Day First Time as Holiday
Bath Maine marks Columbus Day as a legal holiday for the first time with schools and Bath Iron Works closed. Weather fine. residents visit Topsham fair and river resorts. Sagadahoc Council attends Portland observance with a delegation. Local wharf repairs planned by Morse brothers and Maine Central, to be carried out by FW Carlton.
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City trolley car window pierced by rifle pellet
A small leaden pellet from a .22 calibre rifle crossed the city limits, piercing a trolley car window on the G.80 trip from Winnacunsee near Cottage Park. The bullet left no trace inside the car, suggesting it rebounded after hitting the glass. the shooter is unknown and no serious damage occurred.
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