London Sanitation Gaps Stir American Tourists
An American observer notes London's sanitation limits from public cups to refrigeration. The piece covers paratyphoid, food poisoning, and the public health debate, plus English tolerance of criticism, Hyde Park assemblies, and parallel marches to the Cenotaph showing a divided but orderly city.
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London
The
Independent
England
Health Ministry
France
Italy
America
Hyde Park
Trafalgar Square
Boston Common
Nelson “Monument
Strand
Bethnal Green
Whitehall
Horse Guards Parade
Kitchener
British Legion
Horse Guards
Suspended Carrier Accused of Mail Thefts
Harry C. Sullivan a Bath Maine mail carrier with 16 years on duty was suspended after Boston post office inspectors investigated missing funds from letters. The affair follows years of complaints at the postmaster’s office and inspectors sought a warrant for arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Sullivan
Center Street
United States Post Office
Boston
Bath
Sullivan
Henry W. Owen
Large barn burns on Ingalls farm in North Bath
A large barn on Eugene Ingalls farm at North Bath burned early Saturday causing over 3000 dollars in losses including a Ford touring car a truck farm tools hay and 400 hens and chickens. Oscar Wright notified fire crews after chasing an alarm to central using a noisy call due to a faulty line.
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Eugene E. Ingalls
North Bath
Oscar K. Wright
A. & K. Railway
Ingalls Place
Washington and
Winship Streets
Fire Department
Charles Parks
Canal
Ige
Ark
Bath
Levi Powers
Robinhood
Merriman
Portland
Conti
Times
Wright Line
Mrs Lucy Carter Hosts Summer Cottage Party at West Point
Mrs Lucy Carter of Winchester Massachusetts entertained at her summer cottage with daughters Mrs Warriet Carrington of New York Mrs S wicy McLoud of Milwaukee and Miss Angie Kates of Los Angeles. Guests included Abna Johnson of West Point Mrs Johnson and Miss Alice Johnson and Miss Blanche Bryant of Brunswick.
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Lucy Carter
Winchester
Mass
South Freeport
Warriet Carrington
New York
S Wicy McLoud
Milwaukee
Wis
N.s
Angie Kates
Los Angeles
Cal
Arthur Gradate Bath Trust Co's Blog Entry
Readable fragments show a post about glasses fitting and eye care with days listed as Mon Wed Sat and a contact phone 97. The text is fragmentary but indicates a shop or blog note on eyewear services.
Bath boy writes from Porto Rico about cyclone
Sumner Hayes, Humacao high school principal, describes the devastation in Porto Rico after the cyclone. He recounts seven thousand of Humacao’s ten thousand residents homeless, about 25 dead with hunger and disease spreading, and every public building and many homes ruined. He details loss of clothing, typewriters, labs, and classrooms, plans to start outdoor schooling, and the Red Cross aid arriving as darkness and isolation persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Sumner Hayes
Bath
Humacao High School
Porto Rico
John P. Hayes
Washburn Street
Hayes
Humacao
Red Cross
Dad
San Juan
Sumner
P. S
Bath Boy Wins National Air Race at Fort Worth
George Acheson, a Bath, Maine native and 1st Lieutenant in the U S Air Corps, won the 120 mile National Air Races at Fort Worth Texas with a time of about 51 minutes, earning the Mason M Patrick Trophy for attack type military planes. He flew at over 125 mph.
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George Acheson
Uncle Sam
United States Air Corps
Fort Worth
Texas
Acheson
Lieut. Acheson
Mason M. Patrick
F. Trubee Davison
U. S. Air Corps
New York
Maine
Louise Staples
Orphans Home
Bath
Hose One Delights with Third Annual Duck Supper
Hose Co. 1 hosted its third annual duck supper at the Marshall Street hose house. Fifteen ducks provided by six crew members fed about 50 guests including visiting officials. Mayor Cahill sent cigars. Speakers praised the fire department and called for future gatherings and a state widows and orphans fund.
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Hose Co. 1
Hose House
Marshall Street
James S. Knight
Edward W. Hunt
Vernal V. Chase
Arthur L. Plant
John H. Hunt
Ellery E. Whittemore
Charles H. Cahill
Edward M. Robbins
John W. Gillespie
Stanley Burgess
Harold E. Cutting
Robert E. Small
Ernest L. Stinson
Harold Holbrook
N. Gratz Jackson
Wellington A. Moore
Bath
William Fennelly
Somerville
Mass
Stanley M. Brown
Common Council
Ralph C. Covel
Fire Department
Cahill
Covel
Hose 1
South End
Charles E. Parks
Frank T. Fortier
Committee On Fire Department
Fennelly
Massachusetts
Oscar F. Williams
Department
Old Torrent 2
Whittemore
Harry C. Webber
the Times and Independent
Bath Baseball Club of 1897 Retells a Proud Past
A reminiscence of Bath’s 1897 baseball team, featuring Dan McPhee and a group of tramp players who toured towns to ply their craft. The piece notes their rugged style, storied barber shop HQ, and the team’s role in preserving Bath’s baseball prestige over 30 years ago.
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Bath
Bath Boys
Bath Baseball Club
Dan McPhee
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Harry Sanford
Charlie Carr
Walter Thomas
William Winslow
Hal Bryant
Jack Caldwell
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