Maine to establish shipbuilding vocational school in Bath
Dr. Thomas of Maine schools announces cooperation with the Federal Board of Vocational Training under the Smith Hughes Act to create a Bath shipbuilding instruction center. The plan aims to train youths in wooden and steel ship construction, reflecting renewed national focus on a mercantile navy and American ship production.
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Maine
Federal Board of Vocational Training
Washington
Bath
Germany
Spain
Theodore Roosevelt
America
England
East
Pacific
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Railway neglect costs cattle worth millions annually
Thousands of cattle valued in millions are killed yearly by trains due to cattle straying onto tracks. The piece urges rail officers and track workers to restrict livestock from roadways, report strays, and keep fences and gates in repair. The call to action comes from the American Railway Association commission through The Independent.
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Independent
American Railway Association
Beacons Guild Clambake Draws 100 Plus Fans on Beacon Street
Dorcas Guild of Beacon Street Church hosted a successful clambake at Moses field with veteran Charles Foote of West Bath cooking. Two barrels of clams and plenty of sides fed 100 attendees, funds boosted for the guild’s treasury and plans for annual event. An accident near Woolwich ferry involved a Fitz gerald furniture truck and a Ford, causing damage to both vehicles and minor injuries to occupants.
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Dorcas Guild of
Beacon Street
Charles Foote
West Bath
Moses Field
New Meadows
Wistuisset Road
Woolwich Ferry
Fitzgerald Furniture
Ford
F. A. Richardson
Rockland
Richardson
People’s
Bath
Fitzgerald
Lawrence Williams Wedding in Wakefield Mass
Mrs Lillian Lawrence daughter of Mr and Mrs Marriner I Lawrence of Wakefield and Daniel Williams son of Street Commissioner and Mrs Oscar Fr Williams of Bath were married at the bride's home with Rev A P Rice officiating using the double ring ceremony They will live in a furnished Bath flat at 23 School St after a brief wedding trip Lawrence is a Simmons College graduate and former domestic science teacher Williams is a Bath bank teller and Morse High School graduate
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Wakefield
Mass
Lillian Lawrence
Marriner I. Lawrence
Daniel Williams
Bath
Oscar Fr. Williams
A. P. Rice
School St
Lawrence J
Wakefield High School
Simmons College
Williams
First National Bank
Morse High School
Bank
New Yorker Weds Heiress. MacKaye Honeymoon Plans Formed
Katherine Stewart Nealley and William Payson MacKaye of Bark Hill Yonkers married Saturday night. They arrived Sunday en route to MacMahon Island for a honeymoon at Lichen Lodge. The voyage was aboard H A Nealley’s yacht Bonita. Attending Bath included the bride’s grandmother Mrs FE S Nealley and Elizabeth Houghton. A dancing party followed the reception.
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William Payson MacKaye
Bark Hill
Yonkers
N. Y
Katherine Stewart Nealley
William P. Nealley
Bangor
City
Mac- Mahan Island
MacKaye
Lichen Lodge
Prices Drive Vessel Owners From New York Maritime Register
Shipping sales low and owners depart due to high prices. A reporter found two former regular customers who sold all or most of their fleet holdings. One owner stated he now has only a sixty fourth of a schooner left after buying at inflated prices. another kept a quarter of a schooner as sentiment.
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Independent
City Room
N. Y. Maritime Register
Kindergarten Begins at Winter Street Chapel
Miss Dorothy Jewett from Wheelock School Boston opens a kindergarten at Winter Street Chapel. The room features flowers, a sand-box, blocks, picture books, toys and games. Miss Margaret Hanson plays piano to entertain the children, who attend daily 9 to 12 and on Saturdays. Not all supplies have arrived yet but are expected within the week.
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Dorothy Jewett
Wheelock
Boston
Winter Street Chapel
Margaret Hanson
Hall Rhodes wedding linked families across cities
Miss Jane J. Hall daughter of the late Judge William T. Hall of Richmond and sister of William T. Hall Esq. of this city married Richard Ayre Rhodes of Portland in Bangor on Saturday. Rhodes, son of the late Capt. Rhodes of Rockland, is a public accountant and nephew of the late Congressman Charles E. Littlefield. Mrs. Rhodes is noted in musical circles. The bride was supported by her Bangor sister Rachel Hall formerly of Morse High School.
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Jane J. Hall
William T. Hall
Richmond
Richard Ayre Rhodes
Portland
Bangor
Charles A. Moore
All South Church
Rachel Hall
Commercial Department
Morse High School
Rhodes
Capt. Rhodes
Rockland
Charles E
Compensations Set by House Bill for Soldiers Sailors Death
The House passed a bill outlining monthly compensation after a service death. It specifies widow payments of 35 dollars per month and details other potential allowances under the act.
House approves veterans disability allowances and limits
The bill sets monthly payments for widows and motherless children with caps at 75 dollars, plus variations for spouses and children. It also fixes a 75 dollar maximum for single veterans, 100 dollars for certain severe injuries, and links partial disability to earnings loss with rehab provisions to be detailed later. Representative Fess urged generosity in rehabilitation discussions citing British-front returnees.
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Switzer
Ohio
Fess
House
Steamer Islander Breaks Shaft Near Squirrel Island
The Steamer Islander broke its shaft while docking at Squirrel Island during an upward trip from Augusta to Boothbay Harbor. Captain Dunton sounded reverse bells but the engine failed to respond, nearly causing a wreck, until crew lassooed a wharf post and eased the vessel. About 40 passengers traveled to Portland and up river landings, with a transfer arranged to the Norman II to reach Augusta later. The Islander will not return to Augusta this season due to the accident.
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Islander
Augusta
Boothbay Harbor
Squirrel Island
Dunton
Norman
A. P. Greenleaf
Southport
Knights of the Golden Eagle Visit Keney Club Event
The Keney Club of New Meadows River hosted Knights of the Golden Eagle with wives and children. A one o'clock dinner, bathing and boating followed. Grand Chief and other officers praised the Castle for maintaining a summer camp, unmatched by any other Castle in the state.
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Keney Club
New Meadows River
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Order
City Fathers Plan for Dependants
City officials outline a survey plan for multiple railroad crossings including North St Oak Grove Maple Grove Fifield Union Lord Shepard South Washington Pearl Somerset Beacon Trufant High Middle Bowery and request written reports. They call for cutting and trimming bushes to ensure full visibility along the railroad right of way.
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North St
Oak Grove Avenue
Maple Grove Avenue
Fifield St
Union St
Lord and Shepard Sts
South St
Washington St
Pearl St
Somerset and Beacon Sts
Trufant St
High St
Middle St
Washington and Bowery Sts
Maine plant gains spur track and large berth plans
In Maine the Texas Steamship Company expands with a new spur line into the south end of the yard above the Sewall Coal Yard for plate storage. Foundations begin for a large addition north of the main office, and tracks for two new berths are near completion.
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Maine
Texas Steamship Company
Sewall
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