Social Happenings In The Shipping City Notes
Bath and surrounding town social life is sketched with many names and events. Readers find visits, engagements, travel plans, parties, theater, and church activities. The long list includes Miss Agnes Fields, Donald Specht, Mrs J J Welsh, Miss Clare Conabs, Mr and Mrs J Montgomery, Miss Dorothy Webling, Benjamin Turner Stephenson, and numerous Bath residents attending outings, cruises, and gatherings in January.
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Agnes Pields
East Peanawiek
William Pields
Donald
Speeht
Mields
Morse High School
Bas Bees
Brunswick
New England Pel & Tel Co
Specht
Cliss
Wepound
Tivde Windlass Co
Dorothy Webling
Walter Webling
Clark Road
Brookline
Mass
Benjamin Turner Stephenson
Toston
Central Maine Power Covs Visitor in Augusta
A business visitor from Covs for Central Maine Power called on Thursday in Augusta to discuss local operations. The meetings focused on regional energy services and community impact.
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Central Maine Power Covs
Trath
Augusta
Lambs Return to Mechanic Falls After Grove Street Visit
Reverend and Mrs. Frank A. Lambs returned to Mechanic Falls on Friday after visiting their daughter Mrs. Jason A. Merrill on Grove Street.
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Frank A. Lambs
Mechanic Falls
Jason A. Merrill
Grove Street
Old Time Builder Reflects on Clipper Era and Yankee Traders
A reminiscence by William P Dhull about his Thomaston Maine roots, Chapman and Flint ships, and the glory days of American clipper vessels. He recounts family ship names, daring captains, and anecdotes with figures like Roosevelt, Carnegie, Gompers, and Schwab, noting health discipline and temperance. The piece profiles his life from boyhood along New York docks to leadership in rail and trade, ending with reflections on the Montpelier replica effort and a life spent across seas and chancelleries.
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India
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Schwab
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Travers
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Russia
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United States
Smelt Fishing Improves After Thaw and Cold Snap
Smelt fishing shows improvement after a thaw and recent cold snap. Fishermen reported some excellent catches on Monday. Chicago broadcast pioneer KYW has been on the air for nearly five years.
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Chicago
KYW
Signal Corps Plans and Progress in War and Peace
The 1926 annual report by General Saltzman, Chief Signal Officer, highlights a busy year of useful service to the army and the public. It details a major equipment program, decentralized procurement trials, and strong ties with industry and amateur radio operators, expanding radio channels for emergencies and training young men in technical trades. It also notes advances in short wave high frequency radio, carrier currents, meteorological support, and ongoing research enhancing military and civilian communications.
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New York
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Navy God
Philippine Islands
Washington, D. C
City Chat highlights and light local notices
Rev Edwin D Hardin of Winter Street Church Bath was invited by the Maine senate to act as chaplain at the session opening. Play rehearsal for The Bad Man stars HL Huse W A Furber and others Thursday eve. A red shade caused a false blaze at 674 High Street. Worumbo Manufacturing in Lisbon Falls to produce Kashmir De Taxe fabric. Men's club at Winter Street Church heard IL Nelson recount WWI service. Universalist Ladies Aid elected officers. Slippery walks and sand, smelt camps moved due to thaw. Marble game scores, Oliver promoted to New Bedford Times. Oliver V Webster travels through the South. Red Man whist prizes awarded. booby prizes to Ham and Doyle.
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Winter Street Church
Bath
Maine Senate
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Signal Corps Advances in Aerial Navigation and Alaska Service
The Signal Corps reports progress in radio beacons for airship guidance enabling pilots to navigate from about 200 miles away. Soldiers also operated a deep sea cable between Alaska and Seattle, linking 37 radio and telegraph stations, boosting communication with homelands. Fort Monmouth trains personnel in advanced signal devices, with staff participating in Army War College exercises at Camp Dix to cap a year of testing and training.
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