British ships under construction overwhelm world capacity at one time
London describes a vast British shipyard where battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines rise in numbers beyond any other nation’s capacity. The piece notes swift prewar-style construction times new monitors inspired by Ericsson and a highly organized naval base with agile supply and repair operations amid wartime urgency.
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London
Associated Press
Manila Bay
Santiago
United States Mercantile Marine
Hugh Law
West Donegal
John Ericsson
Belgium
Gallopoli
Monitor
Philadelphia
Horton and Holbrook
Oll
North Sea
Naval Yards
Sion
Beatty
Jutland
France
Warspite
Navy
Admiral Beatty
Hearie Algernon
Madeline
Army
Parents Await News of 4th Co CAC NGS M Possible Border Order
Parents and friends of members of the 4th Company CAC NGS M anxiously await word that the unit may be ordered to the Mexican border.
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4Th Co
C.A.C
N.G.S.M
Taunton girl finds relief with Vegetable Compound
Miss Clarice Morin recalls debilitating monthly pains from Taunton Massachusetts. A neighbor recommended Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and after using it she says she worked full months without absence. The ad urges others with painful periods to seek medical advice and try the remedy.
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Taunton
Mass
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bath Team Whitewashes the Cabots in Narrow Win
Saturday at Kelley Field Bath defeated Cabots 8 to 0 in a dominant showing. Debutant Charles Knights starred in left field and shut out the Cabots in the final two innings after a first at bat walk, while Miss Natalie Lemont assumed duties at the Cosmopolitan Food and Gift Shop.
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Kelley Field
Bath
Cabots
Brunswick
Charles Knights
Texas Steamship Co
Mr. Knights
Rae
Natalie Lemont
Cosmopolitan Food
Miss Lemont
Miss White
Lewis Kirshner
Maine Election Seen Shaped by National Issues Not State
Analysis of Maine's 1916 campaign argues national factors ruled the election more than local issues. Roosevelt's attack on Wilson and Hughes’ appeal boosted Republican prospects after an initial locally driven race. The piece notes the Lewiston speech marked a shift to a national campaign shaping outcomes beyond Maine.
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Maine
Roosevelt
Wilson
Hughes
Lewiston
Bath man nabbed in fake diamond scam
John S. Ranlett Jr of Rockland bought fourteen paste diamonds that failed to match a sample. State Detective Kalloch and Deputy Sheriff Bramhall captured two suspects, Dick Hanlon of Boston and John Gillin of Lewiston, near Waldoboro and recovered 449 of 550 dollars. The stones were deemed paste by a local jeweler and the grand jury will reconvene.
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Bath
John S. Ranlett, Jr
Rockland
Rockland Courier-Gazette
Randlett
Elks
Kalloch
W. E. Bramhall
Ranlett
Waldoboro
New York Express
Irons
Dick Hanlon
Boston
John Gillin
Gillit
Lewiston
Kallock
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure and Endorsed
An old advertisement promises Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh with a 100 reward and notes F J Cheney Co of Toledo as the supplier. It includes testimonials from the National Bank of Toledo and cites internal consumption to affect blood and mucous surfaces, pricing a bottle at 75 cents. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Pe Rce
Oledo
O. Hall
All Ee Aneete
Hall
New Meadows Inn Closes After Successful Season
The New Meadows Inn closed Sunday at 8 45 after a large supper crowd departed. The farewell events included a party at Miss Annie Trufant home and a dinner at Mrs. E F Miller’s home, with most girls leaving Tuesday evening.
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New Meadows Inn
Annie Trufant
New Meadows
E. F. Miller
Forty Fifth Wedding Anniversary in Clinton Mass
Mr and Mrs William E Newhall of High street Clinton observed their 45th wedding anniversary with a family dinner Saturday They were joined by their children Mrs Alice Gould and her son of Athol B F Newhall and wife and two children of Clinton and Harry Newhall of Bath Mrs Newhall's sister Mrs Sarah EB Reeves of Boston Also noted are teachers schedules gunnery activity at Merrymeeming Bay and increasing church congregations after the outing season
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William E. Newhall
High Street
Clinton
Mass
Alice Gould
Athol
B. F. Newhall
Harry Newhall
Bath
Mr. Newhall
Sarah EB. Reeves
Boston
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Columbia Chambers
B. I. Watson
Thomas C. Lucet
Madeline Beattie
F. C. Keefe
John Anderson
N. Y
A. S. Carpenter
Bath Tron Works
Connection
R. Oliver
Fields
Sullivan
Paiement
McNeil
Knights
B. Charron
Racine
Charron
M. Oliver
Kenniston
Lavalle
L. Charron
Wild
Roy
Flaherty
Sagadahoc
North Bath
Knights of Golden Eagle
Po Paiement
Lamarre
Lachance
Moreau
Adams
Stocer
Bragdon
D. R. Oliver
Freeman Trott
Eastern Steamship Company
Leeds
Woolwich
A. E. Trott
Mr. Trott
Morse High School
Ladies’ Sewing Circle
the Hirst
Willys Ocean
Bath Iron Works
William W. Hutchins
Popham Beach
Hartford
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Mosher
Women’s Auxiary of
Grace Church
Augusta
St. Marks Church
Rockland Man
Oliver Swindlers
Ray Parker
Melvin Savage
Merrymeeing Bay
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Chic
Hester
A. B. Watson
New York
Union Street
Maine Central Railroad
THD
Maine Central
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Cyrus W. Longley
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