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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1917
Page
1
Prices and patriotism drive Bath’s ship and real estate boom
The article notes high freight and ship costs spurring national attention, Bath’s revival in shipbuilding and real estate as a response to war demand. It praises investors who kept hulls and properties ready, credits local builders, and lauds parade muster by the Mremen and firemen. It also covers opinions on beer linked to German brutality, Russian war events, and U.S. wartime diplomacy and reactions to the Pope’s peace note.
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Bath
Reginald Aldworth Daly
Harvard
von Moltke
sBeer
Germany
France
England
Engand
British Isles
Riga
Petrograd
Moscow
Higa
Gulf
Baltic Sea
Feel Like A New Being From Fruit-Atives Ad
A Montreal testimonial for Fruit-A-Tives claims health restoration after two years of headaches heart palpitations and kidney pain. The seller cites 50c a box six for 2.50 and postal delivery from Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
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St. Rose St
Montreal
Mapam
Arthur Laplante
Fruiteatives Limited
Ogdensburg
New York
City Council Debates Heating Upgrade and Bridge Funds
The council endorses a heating plan for City Hall with a $1000 appropriation and outlines street, bridge, and hydrant projects. It authorizes borrowing $4000 for the New Meadows bridge and approves hydrant work and a one ton truck purchase for potato deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quimby
New Meadows Bridge
Sid Nate
Cosmopolitan Club Holds Monthly Meeting and Entertainment
Cosmopolitan Club met Wednesday evening with Miss Ruth Thompson presiding. Miss Mollie Berry acted as secretary in Miss Bessie Moores’ absence. Dining room opens October first. Helen Crosby sang solos and James P. Welder readings. Welsh olives and olives served. Committees listed: House, Program, Philanthropic with named members.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Ruth FE. Thompson
Bessie Moores
Mollie Berry
Miss Thompson
Helen Crosby
James P. Welder
Phillips- Exeter Academy
Warren Hawley
Arthur H. Stetson
House
Louise Harriman
Pauline Hatch
Dorothy Higgins
Rachel Hodedon
Raymond Welen
Henrietta Potter
Philanthropic
Fred Shaw
Fred Sawyer
Warren Stilphen
Smith Giveen wedding in Brunswick at bride home
Miss Katherine S. M. Smith and Charles Giveen cashier of the Topsham Brunswick 25 cent savings Bank were married at the bride’s Everett Street home today by Rev R Gilson of St Paul’s Episcopal Church. They will reside in Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Katherine S. M. Smith
Charles
Giveen
Topsham- Brunswick
Everett St
R. .Gilson
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Topsham
Sheriff Seizes Johnsons Liquor and Launch at Seguin
The sheriff seizes a cabin launch worth about 500 dollars and liquor tied to the Johnsons. The couple face a 1990 dollar fine and up to a year in prison if convicted. They were previously arrested at Matinicus on similar charges and fined in Rockland. The case involves bootlegging activity along the Maine coast with prior cruise claims for health and visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif Oliver
Department of Justice
Portland
Johnsons
Seguin
Small Point
H. J. McClure
Chehaven
Depts
Johnson
Nova Scotia
Lubec
Maine
Bailey’s Island
Editor entertains guests at New Meadows Inn in Richmond
Editor and Mrs W F Dunham and daughter Lillian hosted guests at New Meadows Inn on Wednesday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles W Jack of Richmond and Mr and Mrs Harold B Davis of Waltham Mass. Davis, superintendent of the Waltham Grinding Wheel Co, is on his annual Maine visit. Cumberland County Superior Court expected many divorce cases in the September term and one notable divorce libel involves Eldora F Bonney of Portland and Edwin W Bonney of Bath. The couple married in Lewiston on November 14 1911 and lived in Bath until July 4 1912.
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W. F. Dunham
Richmond Bee
Lillian
New Meadows Inn
Charles W. Jack
Richmond
Harold BE. Davis
Waltham
Mass
Davis
Waltham Grinding Wheel Co
Maine
Cumberland County Superior Court
Bath
Eldora F. Bonney
Portland
Edwin W. Bonney
Lewiston
Egg Prices Rise as Cold Storage Costs Climb This Winter
Bath representatives report 1916 summer storage eggs at 22 to 24 cents while this summer the lowest price reached 38 cents. West Bath’s Wylie farm undergoes extensive alterations. Major William R. Kimball died Wednesday in Portland.
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Bath
Wylie
West Bath
Real Estate Transfers Recorded at Court House
Real estate transfers listed include Spinney to Manes in Georgetown and McCormick to Shaw in Bath among many others. Several properties change hands in Bath Bowdoinham Woolwich and West Bath involving individuals and companies such as Harris Dielsey Adams Adams and The Texas Steamship Co.
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Court House
Calvin M. Spinney
George L. Manes
Georgetown
Mary A. McCormick
Albert H. Shaw
Bath
Margaret E. Desmond
Charles A. Corliss
Laura B. Walters
Wendell P. Baker
Annie M. Campbell
M. G. Shaw Lumber Co
John C. Humphreys
Lewis B. Snell
Daniel R. O’grady
Joseph B. Swift
Woolwich
Clara H. Adams
Henry O. McCabe
Harriet M. Aterton
Parker E. Lewis
Alton B. Thwing
Herbert A. Munsey
Margery EB. Bailey
John L. Russell
James Wv. Mulligan
William H. Gooch
Adeline S
Okos Lose to White Angels at Hampton Beachmaster
In a Hampton Beachmaster race the Okos were defeated by the White Angels of Salem whose winning distance was 180 ft. 8% in. The Okos finished 178 ft. 19% in. Winds of head wind kept race records from falling.
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Hampton
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