Old York Belles Minstrels Ended In Alfred Incident
In 1869 Saco group known as the Old York Belles toured after Civil War, singing minstrel melodies on city squares and from William Littlefield's omnibuses. The troupe grew to Olympic Burlesque Company with adds like Hodgdon Goodwin Bascomb and Conley family. They faced a near disaster when a coach rolled on a Buxton trip, then continued fittingly. A printing error at Alfred led to a clash of blackface and whiteface acts, drawing railroad workers and local sheriffs as prohibition laws were ignored. The piece notes this as part of their era and hints at a continuation on Page 8.
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Dick Charles
Saco
S. S. Mitchell's
Old York
Ed ‘‘Hookie
Ricker
Dion's
Biddeford
Dave Moulton
Jimmy Deans
Frank Atkinson
William Littlefield
Molly Brown
Polly Come Up
Tapioca
Olympic Burlesque Company
Sam K. Hodgdon
Alphonso Goodwin
Howard Bascomb
Henry Dearing
George E. Adams
James Conley
Jack Conley
James Lombard
City
Buxton
Alfred
Forecast: A Sneak Preview of Spring
A Saturday forecast previews the upcoming spring season with notes on trends and expectations. The item provides a glimpse into seasonal changes, highlighting anticipated warmth and shifting weather patterns for readers planning weekend activities.
Non peak CMP rate bill filed in Maine
UPI reports Rep. Richard Davies of Orono filed legislation to lower electricity costs by requiring Central Maine Power to create non peak rate schedules. The plan would make electricity used during off peak periods cheaper to shift demand, aiming for more efficient energy use and less need for new plants. He compares it to lower rates for off peak long distance calls and says it guides the PUC to pursue stronger initiatives.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Richard Davies
D-Orono
Davies
Central Maine Power Co
Very Rare Convertibus Migration Reported in Maine
A rare sighting of the Americana Ragtop Convertibus is expected in the Biddeford Saco area as springlike warmth ends a lengthy winter. Forecasters warn of changing conditions but predict 50s temperatures, melting recent snow and prompting a shift to outdoor activities and opened sunroofs across Southern Maine.
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Biddeford-Saco
Amin Opens Talks With Cuban and Soviet Envoys in Kampala
Ugandan President Idi Amin met Friday with the Soviet ambassador to Uganda and the Cuban charge d affaires in Kampala. Officials say the talks aim to bolster Moscow and Havana's push to supplant the United States as the dominant foreign power in the Horn of Africa. Rumors say up to 2,000 Cubans, some military, have arrived from Angola for Soviet led development plans.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
United States
Amin
Kampala
Uganda
Radio Uganda
Moscow
Havana
Washington
Horn of Africa
Angola
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
North Africa
Ethiopia
Romanian quake devastates Bucharest and Ploesti deaths cited
UPI reports put the death toll at 170 in Bucharest and Ploesti after a 7.2 magnitude quake centered under the Carpathians. Rescue work proceeds as outages affect electricity and water while hospitals fill and authorities declare a state of emergency.
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Bucharest
Romania
UPI
U.S
Aira Mg
Europe
Ploesti
Norris Garnett
Agerpress
Tanjug
Garnett
Rodica Kessler
Carpathian Mountains
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden
Colo
Almanac March 5 1770 Boston Massacre to Stalin Death
On this date in history the Boston Massacre occurred in 1770 when British troops killed five civilians. In 1953 Josef Stalin died at age 73 in the Soviet Union. In 1966 a British airliner crashed into Mount Fuji killing 124 aboard. In 1968 an Air France jetliner crashed near Guadeloupe killing 62.
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Mercury
Mars
Venus
Saturn
James Ives
Currier and Ives
Boston
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Japan
Mt. Fuji
Air France
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
Miner Grave Described As Walls Close On Trapped Men
From a Pennsylvania coal mine disaster, Gary Klinger 19 lies in a grave as rescue teams dig through coal to reach Ronald Adley and seven other miners believed buried. Bell tolls and jackhammers echo while television crews seek signs of life four days after the flood.
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Gary Klinger
Klinger
Pennsylvania
Ronald Adley
Adley
Uman
Cartoons and Classifieds Page Teases Laugh Line
Cartoon cartoon caption about hard times draws a chuckle at a Maine paper page. Editorials and features tease national topics while a light note on a $10 steak reflects social humor.
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Food For Thought
Maine
N.E
America
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Mother Nature
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Brian Thibeault
John Ewing
Russia
Cuba
Est
Rome
Nicolae Ceausecu
Bucharest Radio
Communist Party
Geological Survey
Turkey
the Almanacky
United Press International
Journa
Ierch
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