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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1902
Page
5
The new Bulsworth administration faces little change in minor city offices, with Mayor Greely sworn in for a fourth term. The board outlines finances, contemplates tax collection over loans, notes uncollected taxes, and votes budget of 37,612 while aiming to reduce the tax rate.
Coroner and county officials reported no new developments after a coroner s jury in Castine found the infant death due to strangulation by an unknown person. Rumors about birth aboard a Boston to Bangor boat were disputed as unfounded. investigation may continue with the attorney general.
Henry 4 Collins of Waterville Maine claims to have cured pimples and kidney trouble by taking Hood s Sarsaparilla. He reports weight gain from 124 to 156 pounds and improved health after following the remedy, which the ad claims purifies blood and strengthens digestion and organs. Substitutes are warned against. Hood s Sarsaparilla is sold by druggists.
Five Maine cities held municipal elections. Bangor elected William Engle Republican mayor with a Republican majority on the alderman and common council. Brewer chose Leon B Higgins as mayor and a full Republican slate for the council. Bangor and Brewer backed the free bridge proposition. Biddeford elected Joseph Gooch Citizens’ candidate as mayor over an Independent. the Citizens’ Ticket carried every ward. Belfast and Augusta Republicans faced no opposition. Elmer Samii won Belfast mayoral race and Lendall Titcomb won in Augusta.
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