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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 25, 1909

Nearly Three Centuries Of Temperance Agitation and Legislation in Maine16361909 BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 6 In 1891 the Peoples Prohibitory En forcement League of Maine was organ ized and incorporated by the legislature Although this organization was rather shortlived yet it did much good in strengthening our prohibitory law and aiding in a more rigid enforcement of the law Dr John C Stewart of York was president of this organization and John W Mitchell of Freedom was its secretary Both gentlemen were promi nent members of the Good Templar or der and the best of feeling and harmony existed between these temperance or ganizations Dr Stewart is still living and only the past winter I met him at the State House in Augusta He is the same earnest and zealous champion of prohibition as in the days when he was an active Good Templar and a power as a debater in our grand lodge John W Mitchell the able secretary of the En forcement League was one of the most fearless temperance workers we have ever had in the State of Maine and his sad ar d tragic death by drowning in the Kennebec at Augusta in 1894 brought

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 6, 1916

The Second Maine Regiment Left Augusta June 29th for Texas Regi mental Flag Presented by City Addresses by Mayor Viles and Hon Frank M Dut ton 15000 People 1 hrong the Streets to see the Start From the Kennebec Journal Through ianes of cheering people wav ine flags teardimmed eyes and flutter mg handkerchiefs the sections of the three long trains bearing our State of Maine soldier boys to Laredo Texas to serve their countrys flag pulled slowly from the Augusta station Thursday afternoon the first at 520 the second and third sections at intervals of 15 min UtBefore the noon hour hundreds of the 15000 people who thronged Water street and Market Square packed the windows of every block at the south of the street and dotted even the roofs and towers of surrounding buildings had begun to take their positions There was a tense un dercurrent of excitement in the whole spirit of the people who gathered to wish our boys God speed it was a different attitude than any crowd has ever mani fested in this city since the days of the SPinhou8oclocK the expectations of those who had for hours waited patient ly on the street

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 21, 1905

PROBATE COURT Following is an abstract of the business oi the Γιobate Court for Waldo county September term 1H05 Estate of Nancy A Downs late of Win terport lora SI Kneeland appointed ad ministratrix Estate of Slary Bobbins late of Belfast petiti m for administration filed Estate ot Ethoia V Frost minor Belfast Orlando E Frost of lielfast appointed guardian Estate ol Ida Yeaton of Knox Wilson P entworth of Knox appointed guardian Eitate of Benjamin I Campbell late of Palermo petition for allowance Med Estate of William A Lassel late of Burn ham petition for allowance granted Petition for adoption of Mary E Turner by Flora E and Artemus Turner of Paler mo granted Estate of Cyrus True late of Searsport warrant and inventory tiled Estate of Statira R Keene late of Bel fast warrant and inventory tiled Estate of Meliitable Wentworthof Waldo warrant and inventory filed Estate of Lydia L Blake late of Sears litont warrant and inventory filed Estate of James F smalley of Belfast warrant and inventory tiled Estate of Augusta Wells of Belfast war rant and inventory filed Estate of Frank 11 lianton late of Free dom first and final account presented Estate of Boyton

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 22, 1908

The First Maine Cavalry A Regiment With a Fighting Record The annual reunion of Co D First Maine Cavalry Veteran Association was overlooked at the time it was held in Ellsworth but it is worth recalling now in connection with the history of this famous regiment The only representa tive present for Waldo county was Abner K Gray of Prospect The meeting was held in Grand Army hail which was dec orated for the occasion with flags and cards bearing the names of 108 battles and engagements which Co D had the proud distinction of being in The First Maine Cavalry saw more fighting than any other cavalry regiment in the service The regiment was organized in the fall of 1861 It was a State regiment the com panies being appointed among the differ ent counties the larger counties being al lowed a company each while of the smaller counties two were allowed a com pany Company D was raised in Wash ington and Hancock counties The reg iment went into camp at Augusta where it spent the long severe winter of 18612 living in Sibley tents banked with snow and heated only by a little stove hung on a

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 31, 1908

MRS BLAINE S LETTERS Edited by Her Daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal Mesgrs Duffield Co published last Saturday The Letters of Mrs James G Blaine edited by her daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal As excerpts from familiar letters that passed be tween the wife of one of the great his torical characters of America and her children and relatives and friends they have a peculiar and intimate charm For Mrs Blaine as this book proves was an excellent letter writer vivacious keen wilted and humorous She draws excel lent little vignettes of Mr Blames fa mous contemporaries his friends and his enemies She makes passing allusions to the great events of the day which are full of insight and acumen Unfortunately she and all her family were in Augusta dur ing Mr Blaines successful candidacy for the Republican nomination in 1884 and the unsuccessful campaign for the presidency that Vilowed Consequently this exciting period goes unchronicled There is very little about Benjaman Har rison that little only indicating that she did not like him The letters begin in 1871 when Blaine was at the height of his popularity as the Speaker of the House and end in 1899

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Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 6, 1909

THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL BELFAST THURSDAY MAY 6 1909 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Publishing Co CHARLES A PILSBUKY Editor and Business Manager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a ear 100 for six months 50 cents for three months Advertising Terms For one square one inch length in column 50 cents for one week and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion The report that the Pattangall co teriewhy not say ring instead of coterieis trying to shelve Obadiah Gardner finds confirmation in the attacks upon the late Democratic leader because of his course at Augusta as chairman of the Grange legislative committee We should have more sympathy for Brother Gardner if he had not faced two ways on the liquor question As a candidate for Master of the State Grange he was an ardent prohibitionist while as the Demo cratic candidate for governor he was for resubmission as a stepping stone to li cense or free rum In one respect how ever lie is entitled to sympathy With i uti gan tongue anu pen against mm he is robe pitied And to make a bad mat ter fT Gardnerworse Oliver Otis has irawy his sniekersee and taken the war

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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 22, 1911

he Secret Orders atholic Order of Foresters held fe state convention at Livermore P Twentytwo courts were repre f ivcr300 of the order paraded W mUit was served Rev Louis i8 f Biddeford will remain as a until his successor is appointed Walsh Noel Beaupre of was reelected chief ranger S y rotary lierre P Thibault of tf Treasurer Elzear F Thib iurn L Micheau of Fort Laboie of Chisholm and u ante of Westbrook were cues of 11 of the 14 can latriarchs Militant were council held with Canton Waterville June 13th The Miners were elected presi Wewart Bangor vice presi Berry Waterville secre vette Bangor treasurer Portland chaplain L L mien officer of the day or Augusta officer of the Lennan Gardiner aide Waterville sentinel M South Portland picket Warley Gardiner afternoon June 13th Rev a ith of Bangor grand mas nH InHiro F anH A TV1 iis suite convened a special grand lodge at Livermore icated the new quarters of i lodge The quarters are in building the finest brick 1 section in the third and and are believed to be the in that part of Maine lodge antedates the setting State ol Maine by Massa out

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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 25, 1912

bounty Correspondence Deferred sWVihase Hon A E Nickerson Mr r ckerson and Mr A T Nickerson at J Republican State convention in tvveek_Miss Augusta Nickerson ieion spent the latter part of the of1 tn lltr parents Mr and Mrs J W I he A S met with Mrs J NiC ast Thursday and reelected the utticers for the ensuing year oi Church is now in order and will SF as soon as the shingles can be he schools began Monday With eachers 1 and 2 Miss Wood mi 3 Miss Nellie Rose 8 and mrtshorn 7 Miss Alice Nicker Nickerson is very sick i has been quite sick but is im LthpokT Mrs Wm Dihvorth have arrived v and will probably stay all sura V i F Hills who has been very measles is getting better Clar till sick with them aiso Willie f1 klrenSchooner W H Jewell x I Mar posts for RocklandSchools i v April 22d Miss Mary Kelley I Cove Capt Wm Patterson hood has gone to Bangor for a Mrs Annie Herrick has ar ii Bangor where she has been mother since last December xrk has been operated upon in a r and is getting along

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 28, 1912

Some New Books QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER DETECTIVE L C Page Co of Boston have re cently published a volume by Charles Felton Pidgin entitled Quincy Adams Sawyer Detective chronicling the fur ther experiences of Quincy Adams Saw yer The possibilities in the establish ment by this clever discreet and ever entertaining person of such attractive qualities of an office for the investigation of crime are capably handled by the au thor The young detective proves his intelligence by unravelling a seriesof startling mysteries which have long baffled the city police LITERARY HEARTHSTONES OF DIXIE La Salle Corbell Pickett widow of Gen George E Pickett the Confeder ate officer whose name is associated with the desperate charge at Gettysburg who has devoted her life to literature is the author of Literary Hearthstones of Dixie a volume full of side lights on Poe Sidney Lanier Paul Hamilton Hayne Henry Titnrod Joel Chandler Harris Francis Scott Key Fr Ryan Dr George W Bagby Margaret Junkin Preston and Augusta Evans Wilson all of whom are poets or authors of the South The text is appreciatively writ ten and much of the material relating to the writers who are alive was gathered in person by

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 1, 1917

rr i The Suffrage Resolve Passed by the Maine House 113 to 35 Augusta Me Feb 211917 Suffrage for the women of Maine on equal terms with men won the greatest victory in the history of the movement today when the House of Representatives of the 78th Maine Legislature voted 113 to 35 with only three members absent to submit the question to the people The vote m the House followed a lively debate which involved an exchange of personalities between Representative Bussabarger of Lubec a Democrat and leader of the Democratic faction in favor of the resolve and Representative Mur ray of Bangor Democratic floor leader and leader of the faction of the Demo cratic party opposed to the passage of 4he resolve Others who took part in the debate were Representative Percival P Baxter of Portland Republican Free man D Dearth of Dexier Republican Charles E Gurney of Portland Repub lican Seth L Snow of Mars Hill Re publican Theodore W Longley of Sidney Republican and Ralph 0 Brewster of Portland Republican in favor of the resolve and Representative Sherman L Berry of Waterville Democrat Edward W Larrabee of BathDemocrat John L Meserve of Naples Democratand Edgar E

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 19, 1917

MAINE ITEMS Mothers Aid Law Goes Into Effect in Maine Augusta Me July 7 Capt James F Bagley secretary of the State Board of Charities and Corrections is sending out to the municipal boards instructions on the Mothers Aid law passed at the last session of the Legislature which be came effective today The act provides that every city and town shall help mothers with children under 14 The applicants must apply in person to the Municipal Board of Moth ers Aid and file a statement of their re sources and when medical aid is required the request shall be made to the nearest hospital receiving State aid Dependent children upon reaching 14 shall go to work for the time allowed by the school attendance laws if physically able Cash aid will be given in every case if the mother is found to be compe tent to manage cash and if she is not competent some one else will be ap pointed The municipal board will be re quired to furnish proof satisfactory to the State board that the applicant has lived in Maine for five years When an applicant moves out of a city or town it will be

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Image 1 of New-York daily tribune (New-York [N.Y.]), April 2, 1857

NEWYORK TRIBUNE New Publications rises AMERICA AGAINST ALL ENGLAND he time p oa for the TEST OF SPELD AND BOTTOM Reteesn AMERICAN AND ENGUISH HORSES The excitement jncreasss PORTERS SPIRIT Nas made arraugements to Reap tbe Nala of this journal wel ONDITIONS OF THE RACES CHANCES AND Le a bolea collation ORIGINAL MATTER Wuperior to that of Ry A ew spaper published in tents this week may be found the Dillowing or mam TY By Weston Freagr us ENCOUNTER WITH A PANTHER By CLARA AUGUSTA THE OLD MAN TO HIS YOUNG LOVEBy W W Fos PISHING IN NEW_HAMPSHIRE By ARTRGALL OREAT THIRTY MILE TROT IN SAN FRANCISCOBy ovr Special REPORTER GREEN TURTLE SOUPBy Fitz ACoRrs A LYTTER ABOUY THE ERONM INK AND CRAYON SKETCHESBy C A P A STRANGE CUSTOMERBy Muss KoGrE BUNTING THe ORANG OULANG IN QUALLA BATIO By Westos Fisnen BROTHER PRUFFLES PRAUVONT OF THE SEINE LADIES COLUMN WARDROBE HINTS KISSING AND KISSES MARKETS CRICKET AND FISTIANA SIC AND ThE DRAMA EEE THE BOKER MARRI AGEJOHN DEAN NOWHERE HF HUNDRED MILE RACE TROTTING ON THE RED HOUSE TRACK Nw gy ThACK ARD JOCKY CLUB 0111 Ir THE SOU c ke ke NGA SEE PORTER 3 SPIRIT OUT ON

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