Torpedoed at sea Hugh Mclellan recalls Mediterranean disaster
Hugh Mclellan describes a U-boat torpedoing his ship off the Mediterranean coast while serving with the British army. He details the ship sinking, chaotic abandon ship efforts, rescue by destroyers and trawlers, and his later arrival in Egypt amid Red Cross aid.
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Hugh McLellan
Mediterranean Sea
New York Times
Hugh Mcleallan
M. S. Mclellan
Bath
Heddon Court
A. A
Egypt
England
Havre
France
Marseilles
South America
Gallipoli
Malta
Marconi
Marconi House
Red Cross
Loyall Sewall Recalls Bath Men Fighting Beside French Lines
Lieut Loyall Sewall of the Tank Corps in France writes to his father, Maine safety official, recalling a Bath group led by Major Fogg and Carl Anderson. He describes meeting Bowdoin men and a Maine band encamped near their office, sharing dinner and a sense of home as the Bath contingent comes under fire.
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the Times
Loyall Sewall
Tank Corps
France
Harold M. Sewall
Maine Committee On Public Safety
Maj
Slogg
Milliken Regiment
Portland
Bath
Maine
Major Mogg
Carl Anderson
Hallett’s
Billy Ballou
Bowdoin
Major Fogg
Private McMann Faces Hard Luck After War Injuries
Private Arthur McMann of the 101st infantry was shot near Chateau Thierry on July 23 and suffered neuritis appendicitis and pneumonia during recovery. He is now at base hospital 25 in France and is reported to be making rapid progress.
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Arthur McMann
101St Infantry
Chateau Thierry
John H. McMann
Shepard Street
Ibase Hospital
France
Sagadahoc Wheat Raising Yields Highlight County Farmers
Sagadahoc growers report wheat success with KF W Carlton of Woolwich harvesting about 250 bushels and John Savage of Woolwich threshing J S McFarland's wheat in Arrowsic. Savage plans further threshing for George D Weston with barley to thresh and send Weston’s wheat to Waterville.
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Sagadahoc County
KF. W. Carlton
Woolwich
John Savage
J. S. McFarland
Arrowsic
Wyman Family Leaves Phippsburg Cottage for Boston
J. O. Wyman and family depart their Phippsburg cottage for Boston by car on Monday as the father’s vessel is ordered into overseas service.
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J. O. Wyman
Phippsburg
Boston
Mr. Wyman
German Women On Vacation Machine Gun Duty
A World War I scene depicts three German women operating a machine gun under guard as U S troops advance near Chateau-Thierry. The dying German soldier shown is identified as killed July 28 fifteen miles away. The three women were reportedly captured.
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Chateau-Thierry
U.S
New Freight Office for Maine Central Big Improvement
The Maine Central freight department builds new offices on the second floor of the freight house. The redesign gives views of the Kennebec and opposite shore, reduces car noise, and plans call for steam heat and new furniture. The cashier gains an individual office, with the agent’s private room above his current space.
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Maine Central
Kennebec
Parents receive details of accident at Key West
Mr and Mrs Gorham D Weeks learned from the Salem commander that an investigation is underway into the Sept 29 drowning near Key West of 18 crewmen including Pharmacist’s Mate Weeks. No cause statement yet. A monument will honor the sailors at Key West.
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Gorham D. Weeks
Roland Weeks
Key West
Salem
Weeks
Late Products Arrive as Farmers Send In Harvest Samples
The Times notes new farm produce arriving from Mrs. E. N. Drake of Georgetown with raspberries on Oct. 19. field strawberries gathered by Mrs. L. S. Totman of Robin Hood on Oct. 21. and rer plants from Fred Kingsbury of Bath picked Oct. 21. Irene Oliver joins Kurrimaan's jewelry store staff.
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Times
E. N. Drake
Georgetown
L. S. Totman
Robinhood
Fred Kingsbury
Bath
Safety committee approves coal shed for Woolwich ferry
The Sagadahoc county safety committee granted a hearing on plans to build a coal shed on the Woolwich shore for the People's Ferry Co. to ensure winter fuel and continued ferry service for Bath shipyard workers and city freight.
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Sagadahoc County
Woolwich
People’s Ferry Co
Fred H. Thompson
Bath
Hockomock
Kennebec
Railway Employes Surprise Mr. Fuller Retirement Gift
Employes of the Lewiston Augusta and Waterville street railway presented superintendent Fred A. Fuller with a silver coffee urn upon his retirement Saturday. The surprise ceremony took place in Sagadahoc square with Frank Beals delivering remarks on behalf of the staff.
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Lewiston
Puller
One Bath Woman Manages Plumbers
Miss Merle Huff, bookkeeper for Harry M. Huse, plumber and steamfitter, has acted as manager during his illness. Over two weeks she ran the shop with 10 or 12 men, handling work and men, serving as timekeeper and office worker. Mr. Huse returned to the shop Monday. Mrs. Edward True and son Edward visit Gardiner briefly.
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Bath
Merle Huff
Harry M. Huse
Mr. Huse
Miss Huff
Woolwich Mystery Hints of Murder in Ancient Days
A late 19th or early 1800s Woolwich tale suggests a missing stranger linked to a possible murder. Rev Henry O Thayer notes townsfolk rumor a dead body seen in a dream while brick workers Speare and Oldham are mentioned as nearby figures.
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Woolwich
Henry O. Thayer
Porter
Montsweag
Tibbetts
Thomas Tibbetts
James Tibbetts
Barley Neck
Seth Hathorne
Middle Road
Speare
Oldham
Bath Goes Over Double Bond Quota in Fourth Liberty Loan
Bath exceeded its quota in all four Liberty Loan drives, the fourth surpassing by 635000 with subscriptions totaling 1128000. The city invested about 70 cents per capita on 16000 people, while the Woman's committee raised 273000 through varied denominations and sale efforts.
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Bath
Liberty
Woman's Committee For
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Sagadahoc
Irene Oliver
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Charles H. Moulton
Co. H
103Rd Infantry
Emily Wilson
North Street
Moulton
Fuller
Edward ‘Rue
Edward
Gardiner
Stranger
Fighting Fourth Liberty
Woman’s Committee
Woman
Grace D. Baum
Richmond
West Bath
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Johnson Bros. Company
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