Woman Injured When Wharf Plank Gives Way at West Georgetown
Mrs. Seward Emmons fell through a rotten plank at the West Georgetown wharf while waiting for the steamer Virginia to Bath. Her ankle was sprained and leg bruised as bystanders pulled her from the hole. Repairs may occur if the owner authorizes work. residents warn of ongoing danger.
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West Georgetown
Seward E. Emmons
Post Office
Thomas N. Williams
John D. Williams
A. K. P. Oliver
Popham Steamboat Company
Phipsburg Election and Moonlit Outlook
In Phipsburg the sheriff race ended with Wilbur C. Oliver winning 120 votes amid a generally clean, well-fought election. The piece notes stronger GOP support, mentions liquor confiscation aiding Oliver, and blends weather and local happenings from Small Point to Boston with upcoming road work and housing projects.
Maine Republicans sweep state victory on large turnout
Midnight wire reports Maine Republicans with Progressives support won a sweeping victory in the state election. Milliken led his ticket to defeat Curtis by over 13 000, securing two U S senators and four congressmen while reclaiming the state house. The race featured a strong Progressive return to the GOP and the first popular vote for two U S senators.
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Portland
Maine
House of Representatives
Milliken
Carl FE
Oakley C. Curtis
Hale
Curtis
United States
Frederick Hale
Charles E. Hughes
Plattsburg
N. Y
Wilson
Senate
Bath Led Early with Hand Tub Muster Tradition
Historic item notes Bath's pioneering hand tub musters starting July 4 1849 with prizes totaling 811750 paid later. The piece credits C Galen Hinckley of American La France Fire Engine Co for translating a Fireman's Standard article on Bath’s prominence before the Civil War and afterward.
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C. Galen Hinckley
la France Fire Engine Company
Massachusetts
Hinckley
Fireman's Standard
Bath
Hand Engine Musters Track Early Firefighting History
The first general hand fire engine muster was at Bath Missouri on July 4 1849 and about 700 musters have followed nationwide mostly in New England. From 1877 to 1916 veteran associations held 467 events with 5468 engines contending and 2056 prizes totaling 197071 dollars. The largest single season had 27 musters in 1900s 1901 and prize money peaked at 11750 in 1900.
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Bath
New England
Providence
Ashland
Mass
Natick
Henry Wilson
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