Love for Maine in hearts of its sons and daughters
Illumined by memory, Maine’s traditions live in Americans across the country. The piece recalls Maine's shipbuilding era, key towns, famed shipyards, and notable families, then details industrial decline and a Maine coastal resort transformation, ending with travel and regional pride as the author tours Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Maine
Edgar O. Achorn
Maine
United States
Union
New England
America
Navigation
York
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Portland
Brunswick
Bath
Richmond
Gardiner
Wiscasset
Newcastle
Damarisvotta
Waldoboro
Thomaston
Rockland
Rockport
Camden
Belfast
Bangor
Castine
Machias
Schofields
Hydes
Sewalls
Rundletts
Tuckers
Lennoxes
Doorlands
Barstows
Gliddens
Stetsons
Metcalfs
Norrises
Chases
Murrays
Wattses
O’briens
Reeds
Carletons
Norwoods
Cobbs
Oconants
Liverpool
Hongkong
Sydney
Horn
California
Cape of Good Hope
Australia
McKay
Massachusetts
Metcalf
Damariscotta
Washington
The
Guardian
Samuel Borland
New Orleans
Sebastopol
Madeira
Manila
City rejects land sale bids and reroutes park plans
City council rejected bids of 50 and 500 dollars for a diagonal strip of property at North street extension and Brunswick road. A petition to set aside City Farm land for a public park was referred to the Cemetery and Park Board. Kelley field would come under Cemetery and Work Board oversight, with funds for upkeep shifted accordingly. Several street improvements and hydrant installations were approved or referred to committees, and appointments for school nurse care, constables, and a coal and materials weigher were confirmed. Tax collections and appropriations were reported, with a substantial uncollected balance noted.
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North Street
Brunswick Road
Cemetery and Park Board
Kelley Field
Cemetery and Work Board
Keiley Field
Bath
Central Maine Power Co
Corliss Street
Marr’s Hill
Highland
Corliss Streets
Hall
Nurses Training School at City Hospital Opens December Class
December class for nurses training at City hospital is formed. Applicants contact Miss Minnie Furbish, superintendent, to enter. Trainees receive four months of instruction before patient care, counting toward the three year course. Also mentions Abbeville industrial school from a 1797 bequest and a Boston department store selling cars on tick.
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City Hospital
City i
Minnie Furbish
Abbeville
Jean de la Howe
Boston
Battery H Boys Win State Prize
Battery H boys from Bath won the 240th Coast Artillery State shoot at the Auburn rifle range. Capt. J. Horace McClure led the squad which included Sergt. Harold Holmes Corp. Edward McMann and Privates Robert Johnson Harold Deering. They topped the field by 181 points, returning home Saturday after a week of competition.
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Bath
240Th Coast Artillery
Auburn
McClure
J. Horace McClure
Harold Holmes
Edward McMann
Robert Johnson
Harold Deering
Maine Three Quarter Century club honors centenarians
A crowd at Augusta and Gov Brewster witnessed Cyrus K Carleton age 102 and Mary Ann Waterhouse age 100 receive special gold medals after a rapid relay of badges by motorcycle police and a plane. The feat showcased Maine ingenuity as time and distance meant little for the Dirigo old folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
State House
Augusta
Maine Three Quarter Century Club
Cyrus K. Carleton
Mary Ann Waterhouse
Brewster
Rochester
N.o
Portland
Foster King
State of Maine
Minor
State of
Fach
Falmouth
Alexander Air Service, Inc
William Alexaunder
Gov. Brewster
King
Flint Touring Car Crashes After Overtaking On West Bath Hill
A Flint touring car driven by a woman from Camden to Massachusetts veered left to avoid a collision with a Ford on the State road at West Bath. The crash damaged the car’s left side and mudguard, while the driver suffered a minor cut and two children were shaken. Bystanders noted the Flint car had passed several cars earlier on the eastbound stretch.
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West Bath
John Foote
Camden
Massachusetts
Ford
Flint
Veteran Sailor Recalls Long Ocean Career and Discipline
Silas W. Owen recounts 1875 beginnings in Bath and a half century at sea aboard ships from the Alexander to the Armenia. He describes harsh discipline, rough fights, and across many voyages the loss of a finger but never a baggage loss, highlighting a life on the Boston Kennebec line and multiple steamer posts.
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Maine
Gloucester
Boston
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Portsmouth
Jones
Inter-State Bridge
Wporthland
Brunswick
Bowdoin Art Museum
Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Wiscasset
MacMillan
Blanch Wills Howard
Benedict Arnold
Canada
Silas W. Owen
Mr. Owen
Times
Middle Street
Owen
Arthur Stewart
Boston-Kennebec
Bath
Charles and
Elvira Weeks Owen
Alexander
Andrew Tarbox
Antwerp
Savannah River
Young Owen
Liverpool
North Star
Wesley Thompson
Cardiff
Rio Janeiro
Callao
Peru
Gibraltar
Canary Islands
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Globe
Queenstown
Morgan Line
Martha A. McNeil
Havre
France
Armenia
Ned Carter
Woolwich
Sacramento
Gard Trask
City
Rome
Levi S. Wiley
Georgie L. Drake
Samuel R. Perey
Henry P. Mason
Rosario
Arg
Capt. Perey
Kennebec Steamboat Co
Eastern Steamship Co
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc
Star of the East
Ransom B, Fuller, Lincoln
City of Bangor
City of Rockland
Bangor
Rockland
Belfast
Reckless Driving Charge In Bath Involving Shaw
Shaw a Boston businessman faced reckless driving charges after a Bath incident. He waived reading of the complaint, case continued pending Bourdon injury outcome, and bail set at 1000 dollars. Bourdon was left at Bath depot after an auto strike near New Meadows river bridge.
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Harris
Shaw
Boston
Rockland
Bath
Keegan
Edward W. Bridgham
James Bourdon
City Hospital
New Meadows River Bridge
Maine Central
Shane
Bourdon
West Bath
Joseph Larrabee
Buckland
C. F E. Wentworth
Armstrongs Return From Week in Old Orchard and Portland
Mrs William A Armstrong and daughter Doris return from a week long trip to Old Orchard and Portland They visited Mrs Lena Shapard formerly of Bath Mr Armstrong joined them Sunday and they all came home Monday night by automobile
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Bath
Rotary Club
William A. Armstrong
Doris
Old Orchard
Portland
Lena Shapard
Mr. Armstrong
Rhodes Scholarships Topic of Bath Rotary Talk
The Bath Rotary Club welcomed Honorable Robert Hale of Portland who spoke on Cecil Rhodes Scholarships. He noted the program funds two Maine students and two nationwide annually for Oxford study, discussed selection criteria, and contrasted American and English education while praising the Rhodes opportunity.
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Bath
Byron Verge
Maine
Kennebec
Miss Dickinson
Bath Club
Robert Hale
Portland
Maine Bar
Passamaquoddy
Hale
Cecil Rhodes
Bowdoin
Oxford
Rhodes
Germain
Germany
England
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Boston Herald
Grand Banks
Tere
Sparmaker
Kelley
Bath Park
Helen Hall
Arthur S. Reynolds
Frank FE. Galloupe
John L. Russell
Winson Chocolate Co
George A. Scudder
William Down
Samuel M. Moore
John ©. Rice
Frank Savage
Cedar Grove
Bath Trust Co
First National Bandetree
First National Bank Oe Pases
Battery H
New Hampden County League
Springfield
Mass
Hampden County Improvement League
Pioneer County League of America
League
Horace A. Moses
Hampden County League
Johnson Bros Co
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