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Library of Congress1917

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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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 7, 1908

third District Republicans Henominate Congressman Edwin C Bur leigh by Acclamatien Nomination Speeches Applauded Orlando E Prost of Belfast Stirs the Convention to Cheers The Republican convention of the 3d Maine Congressional district was held at City Hall Waterville April 29th and an enthusiastic and loyal gathering of workers from Kennebec Somerset Hancock and Waldo counties met there in force to enter upon the work of the 190 campaign The convention was marked by absolute harmony and its business was disposed of in business like fashion The convention was called to order at 11 a m by J W Black of Searsport chairman of the district com mittee and after prayer by Rev George Dana Saunders of Waterville the call for the convention as read by Hon W II Wildes of Skowhegan Hon Ellery Bowden of Winterport was elected tem porary chairman and after taking the chair made an able address in which among other things lie said The Republican party during most of the past half century lias enacted the laws which have shaped and mould ed the destinies of this country The periods since 1S61 when the Democratic party was in control were illustrious principally for laws which

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Library of Congress1906

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 8, 1906

CITY OF BELFAST I ist of candidates to be voted for in the several wards of the City of Belfast March 12 1906 To vote a straight ticket mark a cross X in the square over the party naipe at the head of riic ticket _ WARD 1 1 REPUBLICAN HV r Orlando E Frost HdVan Keene imcllinenClifford J Pattee Win H Arnold liool CommitteeHarry Iutz S G Norton irb7 RueseU H Brier lVd ClerkChan H SarBent WARD 2 x OI Orlando E Frost 777777777777m c mn Hifllmen John S Davidson Fred S Jackson tool CommitteeChas S Bickford 77l777777777 Wesley J Bailey Geo A Bussell Clerk Walter C Townsend WARD 3 kepcbrican vor Orlando E Frost irna77 777 7d77a o stoddord Oilmen 9 Shuman Henry J Chaples hooTcommittee 77X1 Stantlal nstaltleA D Smalley A 7777 Fred Smalley t ard ClerkftptJ H Perkins lOrlando E Frost rman7Orrii 1 Wentworth iicilmenTrue C Hayford Frank C Clark ol CommitteeJ W Vaughan table Moses F Hurd N ardenEphraim W Wiley rd ClerkJames F Sheldon WARD 5 REPUBLICAN Utyor Orlando E Frost ifrmanEdwin Frost oilmenEverett A Nickerson Wyatt R Carrow I CommitteeE W Ellis stable Bert E Annis rden Fred N Savery 5 iil ClerkSyreno

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Library of Congress1909

Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 22, 1909

THE REPUBLICAN JlURNAL BELFAST THURSDAY APRIL 22 1909 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Publishing Co CHARLES A BILSBUKY BuStSnager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a year 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 MAINES LITERARY OUTPUT Maine has many claims to distinction If it may no longer be called the Pine Tree State we can take the spruce as an emblem or adopt Miss Sarah Orne Jewetts designation The Land of the Pointed Firs We no longer build ships but they are not built elsewhere and until this class of shipping went into decadence Maine held her supremacy both in ships and their commanders Un til the advent of the artificial ice plant and the Morse ice trust our ice crop furnished employment to hundreds of men and horses in the winter months and when the rivers opened our vessels carried the ice to market Maine is be coming the summer playground of the nation and the mecca of sportsmen dur ing the fishing and big game seasons Lumber and granite are important fac

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Library of Congress1909

Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 29, 1909

THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL BELFAST THURSDAY APRIL 29 1909 __it_ PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Publishing Co CHARLES A PILSBURY Editor and Business Manager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a year 1 00 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 THAT SURPLUS REVENUE The question was recently asked in a Maine paper as to the amount per capita received by this State in 1838 from the surplus money under the Jackson ad ministration It was referred to in a sketch of the life of the late Mrs Salome Sellers of Deer Isle and at that time the enquiry was made as to amount dis tributed It was given by one person as 100 per capita while others united in the opinion that it wjs less than 10 The latter conclusion we believe to be cor rect although we have not been able to ascertain the exact amount The history in brief of this distribution of money by the national government is as follows The distribution of the treasury sur plus among the States in preference to

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Library of Congress1909

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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Library of Congress1912

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 29, 1912

A REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION WILL HE HELD IN CITY HALL BANCOR Wednesday April 10 1012 AT 2 OCLOCK P M For the purpose of selecting six candidates for electors of President and Vice President of the United States and four delegates at large and four alternates to attend the National Re publican Convention to be held in the City of Chicago in the State of Illinois on Tuesday the 18th day of June 1912 Also to formulate and adopt a declaration of i principles or platform for the election next en suing to elect a State committee a district committee for each Congressional district and a county committee for each county Also to transact any other business which may properly come before it The basis of representation will be as fol lows Each city town and plantation will be entitled to one delegate and for each 75 votes cast for the Republican candidate for Governor in 1908 an additional delegate and for a frac tion of 40 votes in excess of 75 votes an ad itional delegate Vacancies in the delegation of any city town or plantation can only be filled by a resi dent of the county in which

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Library of Congress1912

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 7, 1912

A REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION WILL HE HELD IN CITY HALL BANCOR Wednesday April 10 1912 AT 2 OCLOCK P M For the pm pose of selecting six candidates for electors of President and Vice President of the United States and four delegates at large and four alternates to attend the National Re publican Convention to be held in the City7 of Chicago in the State of Illinois on Tuesday the 18th day of June 1912 Also to formulate and adopt a declaration of principles or platform for the election next en suing to elect a State committee a district committee for each Congressional district and a county committee for each county Also to transact any other business which may properly come before it The basis of representation will be as fol lows Each city town and plantation will be entitled to one delegate and for each 75 votes cast for the Republican candidate for Governor in 1908 an additional delegate and for a frac tion of 40 votes in excess of 75 votes an ad itionai delegate Vacancies in the delegation of any city town or plantation can only be filled by a resi dent of the county in which

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Library of Congress1912

Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 28, 1912

The Republican Journal BELFAST THURSDAY MARCH 281912 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Jour Pub Co CHARLES A PILSBURY t Bu Manager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a year 100 for six months 50 cents for three months Advertising Terms For one square one inch length in column 25 cents for one week and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion Taxes are already too high We must spend less of the peoples money The direct State tax must not be in creased It cannot be reduced for 1911 but it should be materially reduced for 1912 Gov Plaisteds inaugural ad dress The direct State tax for 1911 was2712641 88 1912 1809081 65 4621723 53 The direct State tax for 199 was1286651 55 1910 2143156 47 3429808 02 Increase in State taxes1091915 51 In addition to this direct tax on the people there was an increase in other taxes such as railroad tax tax on ex press companies tax on automobiles etc etc amounting in all for the two years to more than 500000 Thus it is clearly shown that during Governor Plaisteds administration the total tax k levy was nearly 1600000 more than the LUA IV I Y UIIUC1 VJVYY1IIU1

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Library of Congress1915

Image 4 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 13, 1915

The Republican Journal BELFAST THURSDAY MAY IS 1916 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Jour Pub Co CHARLES A PILSBURY f Manager Advertising Terms For one square one Inch length in column 25 cents for one week nnd 26 cents for each subsequent insertion Subscription Terms In advance 200 a year 100 for six months 60 cents for three months This is Tulip Week Do all the young men know itBoston Globe Yes but they dont spell it that way With them it is twolip fiftytwo weeks in the year The editor received by mail Monday several strawberry blossoms picked by Merton Bessey in Peru May 2ndRum ford Falls Times South America7 The Germans fired a shot into Dun kirk from a distance of 20 miles and would have killed an infant had it not been rescued by its father Such is war fareGerman warfare Whatever may be the verdict of the jury in the case of Barnes vs Roosevelt i the verdict of the people as voiced by the pressof all shades of political opinionwill be adverse to the Colonel Indeed we may say that the verdict has already been rendered in advance of the jury Chapters of inside

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Library of Congress1861

The rebellion: --its origin and main-spring. An oration delivered by Hon. Charles Sumner under the auspices of the Young Men's Republican Union of New York, November 27, 1861.

Another edition was published in 1861, without frontispiece, but with a list of officers of the Young Men's Republican Union on verso of title page (LCCN 11015772). Another edition was published in 1861, with the frontispiece and with a list of officers of the Young Men's Republican Union on verso of cover and verso of title page (the latter with advertisements) (LCCN 12020500). Also available in digital form.

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Library of Congress1887

Image 5 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 10, 1887, (Supplement)

Republican J ournal Supplement VOLUME 59_ BELFAST MAINE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10 1887 NUMBER 45 CHAT FROM WASHINGTON GOSSIP ABOUT MEN AND THINGS AT THE CAPITAL Frank Hattons New PaperGossip About Robert P PorterBancroft and Cor coran ComparedSome Newspaper Cos ipA Sensation Which ailed Special Correspondence Washington Nov 8It was tho hour in tho afternoon at which the great government departments vomit forth their mass of work ing humanity Crowds of men and women 1 mured by tho thousands out of tlio cavernous jaws of tho United States treasury Tho maws of the state war and navy building vcro black with tho human stream and tho clerks of tho attorney generals office wore leaving their department for their homes Thcaveuuo between Seventeenth street and the Higgs house was black with people and BANCROFT AS A PEDESTRIAN ft was the liveliest hour of the clay in Wash ington Just at this time clown the avenue and through this moving throng walked a straight old man He was six foot tall and as thin as a devils darning needle but his flesh apjiearcd to Ik as solid ns jerked beef and his slop was a springy one lie wore a tall silk hat

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Library of Congress1900

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 17, 1900

NEWS OF THE WEEK Maim Mattkiis At a sheriffs sale last week at the granite works of the Maine iranite Co at Hewetts Island the property was disposed of Jo the fol lowing parties A C lay A Co a large hoisting engine Mathew Baird of New York a derrick w itli hoisting gear Hen i ry Sargent a derrick with hoisting gear and also several cars used to carry stone Jerry Harrington a steam hoisting en gine M A Johnson a steam hoisting engine Sherman A Hoverthe hoarding house The sale netted about 8000 William P Lennox aged To years one of the leading citizens of that section of the State died at his home in AAis casset May 2 For many years lie was president of the AViscasset Savings bank lie had held the office of county and town treasurer and was a promi nent merchant for yearsAVashbum Bros of Thomaston will huiklfor apt AVilliam 1 Lermond formerly in com mand uf the ship 1 l Thomas a four masted schooner with a carrying capac ity of 8000 tonsThe Androscoggin county Republican convention is called for June T An invitation has been ex tended Congressman Littlefield to ad

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Library of Congress1902

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 17, 1902

I MOUNTAINS OF OREGON tirape and Other Beautiful i u aeade Bane Mounts Hood I Helen Uie Springfield Republican jive passed their lives t i l Washingtons birth iutlissolubly associated i ice with cold winter id naked trees and agen filiation But even in a Naturelover though iay prohibit woodland amis and realizes with eh that life is still there ati tlie snow or ice or1 tae pulsing current still but lelt and realized To iheied ill by a glorious witn the air warm and meadow lark singing pti ol Ins cheery little inspiration to a tender It in mined to climb lort i 11joy tlie mild sunshine limy spring air view the uriy and gather some i e beautiful Oregon ml them 8501 miles to Mass cars landed me at the i t where the long flight the top of the heights evergreen whose dark much delight in this climate Step by step iw ith plenty of resting way the summit was it with the exertion of i step is a delight With f building the long flight has been content to let and the overarching mon 11 rest are there in all their tidiness and beauty Ail cssgrown

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 21, 1907

NATION MAY BE DRY Hovember Elections Help to Swell the Roll of Prohibition States The temperance people who are light ing the saloon and the saloon influ ences in politics have reason to feel elated over the result of the November elections Democrats and Republicans lost and won but the returns show a steady gain for the cause of prohibition Following is a statement of actual con ditions in all the States up to date as compiled and issued by the Chicago RecordHerald AlabamaFortyone counties have voted to stop the sale of liquor entirely and the same result is said to be cer tain in nine others where arrange ments have been made for elections These nine include Montgomery the third largest in the State This will make titty out of sixtyseven against whiskey Four of the seventeen left have dispensaries that cannot be dis turbed for two years yet It is well established that the incoming legisla ture will make all the State prohibition ArkansasFivesevenths of the pop ulation live in dry territory License majority of 52000 in 1894 has changed to an aggregate majority of 10000 for prohibition in 1900 CaliforniaFour dry counties and much dry territory in

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Library of Congress1908

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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Library of Congress1912

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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Library of Congress1916

Image 1 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 25, 1916

II The Republican Joitrnai 1 MK Sh BELFAST MAINE THURSDAY MAY 25 WIG ymimli 0 I of locays journal W _ lirtbe8 News of the Gr nges y in Press Association Secret SocietiesPer VlHll Problem Washington Obituary Benjamin Priest itinal Lecture North Wal Grange Vogue of Spots lM i g luris Wilson a Girl of The News of Belfast in Keal Estate Wedding ast BelfastThe News of yoks News of Belfast h Nichols County Corre t A Few Notes on the Life k of Col Jesse Smart of Composite Disease from California Northport Recent Deaths Transfers in i 8tate Two John J Ingalls Accuse U S Department cnculture of Swindle retort Stockton Springs The fast Price Currentborn rm Hied_ I he L hurclies the Congregational church ext Sunday Morning wor Sunday school at noon is Thursday evening at A Knowlton 16 Miller rvice next Sunday in the and all veterans and aftili nvited to attend the Me Methodist church when is will preach an appro t honor ionary Auxiliary of the i their annual meeting iast with Mrs Charles M sent The Kings High dialogue was read by sev mbcrs The annual reports o 1 and the following offi lent

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