Shannon Brothers Complete 350 Mile Ride to Saco
On July 30 1884 the Shannon brothers Col R C Shannon of New York City and Dr J R Shannon of Camden N J rode from New York to Saco visiting their brother Prof C W Shannon after a 350 mile trek they traveled through 65 towns resting Sundays. They left the Buckingham Hotel July 8 riding Claire and Boone and faced few fellow travelers as rail travel grew popular. They spent the first night in New Rochelle after leaving Fifth Avenue and Riverside Road during the day and reached Saco after a long ride.
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Shannon Boys
Saco
New York City
C. W. Shannon
Col
R. C. Shannon
J. R. Shannon
Camden
N. J
Buckingham Hotel
Claire
Boone
Fifth Avenue
Riverside
New Rochelle
Curious Connecticut Journey of Prohibition Brothers
The two brothers traveled from Greenwich to Saco over 22 days, stopping in towns like Bridgeport and New Haven. Crowds speculated on their identities while newspapers exaggerated their pace, and a gypsy horse camp encounter sparked humor. They reached Saco on July 30 after 350 miles of rural travel.
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Greenwich
Conn
Lennox
Salvation Army
New York
Cleveland
Hendricks
Bridgeport
Chicago
New Haven
The
Register
Evening Register
Connecticut
Maine
James G. Blaine
Neal Dow
Amendment Party
Central Village
J. H. Shannon
R. O. Shannon
Mrs. Wilcox
Worcester
West Boylston
Clinton
Sterling
Leominister
Lowell
Lawrence
Haverhill
Plaistow
Newton
Kingston
Exeter
Durham
Dover
North Berwick
Wells
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
McDonald’s Bus Sniper Convicted. $10,000 Reward Announced
Paul Bianchini McDonald's area supervisor reports threats to his family and calls for the firm to pull its courtesy bus after a shooting that wounded driver Kenneth Charles. McDonald’s vows a $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction as Saco police continue the investigation.
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Paul Bianchini
McDonald’s Hamburgers
McDonald’s
Nounce
Kenneth Charles
Saco
Alfred Cote
Lynn Hower
Food prices may rise slightly in 1975
U S Department estimates retail food prices could be 6 to 8 percent higher than 1974 if grain crops reach record levels. The rise would follow two years of 14.5 percent increases, with grain price gains linked to Soviet purchases totaling 9.8 million tons of wheat corn and barley in the past 10 days.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Russia
Dawson Ahalt
Soviet Union
U.S
Four vehicles strike Belfast man in two minutes
Bob Finnegan, 22, a steel worker, suffered a fractured skull, pelvic injuries and multiple wounds after being struck by four vehicles on Falls Road within two minutes. He was flung over a taxi roof and later hit by a van and another car before the crowd fled. Finnegan remained in hospital with serious but nonfatal injuries. The incident left several bystanders injured.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bob Finnegan
Falls Road
Finnegan
Ball Corp investigates missing jar lids amid home canning boom
Ball Corp. has opened an internal inquiry and asked the FBI to search several states for missing canning jar lids as a possible internal theft and black market. Estimates vary with reports of up to 30 million missing lids, triggering FTC probes and calls from lawmakers for action.
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Muncie
Federal Trade Commission
Ball
Vern Schranz
Jury to hear first degree murder case of Joan Little
Testimony set to begin Monday in the first degree murder trial of Joan Little a 21 year old black woman accused of killing a jailer she says attempted rape. Final motions were heard Friday with seven defense attorneys present and no opening arguments planned.
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Raleigh
N.C
Joan Little
Superior Court
Hamilton Hobgood
Hobgood
Miss Little
Supreme Court
New England Folk Festival Not Stopped By State Officials
About 80 people were arrested and hundreds of cars towed at a folk music festival in East Stoneham Maine. Authorities conducted searches without warrants but said actions were legal. over 8,000 attended by Friday with more expected. Officials decided not to halt the four day event despite lack of mass gathering permit citing safety concerns. The state planned no immediate action to end the festival, aiming to avoid a potentially explosive confrontation.
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Pat Sherlock
Associated Press
East Stoneham, Maine
Oxford County Sheriff's Department
South Paris
Evergreen Valley Resort
Ronald Hiltz
Sheriff's Department
Frida
Maine Health and Welfare
David E. Smith
Smith
Col
Donald Nichols
Maine
Tom Paxton
Col. Nichols
National Guard
Seven Maine constitutional and bond issues on November ballot
Maine voters face seven statewide measures in a November referendum. Two bonds total 14.5 million dollars for highway and housing upgrades. five constitutional questions cover apportionment, petition procedures, gubernatorial disability provisions, and reforms including possible abolition of the governor's executive council.
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Maine
Elections Division
Department of State
Augusta
State Highway Department
Washington
Woman Priest To Give Communion
In Syracuse New York the Rev Betty Schiess will celebrate communion Tuesday marking the first such act since her ordination as an Episcopal priest. The service at Grace Church follows the ordination anniversary of herself and 10 other women priests in Philadelphia. The church will decide on policy regarding women in the priesthood.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Betty Schiess
Philadelphia
Schiess
Grace Church
Dear Abby Cartoon Style Column Customer Waits
A journal item notes many people face long waits when entering restaurants. The reflection points to shopper patience and service pace as the public mood in dining scenes.
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