100 years ago, 1916
Tonight is Carrigan night at Music Hall. The greatest baseball manager of the day will be the guest of the management at the first showing of the Worlds Series pictures in this city. There are four reels of these pictures and they are considered absolutely the best pictures ever taken of an athletic event, showing the critical plays and incidents in the great baseball classic.

50 years ago, 1966
Heavy traffic in the Twin City area was reported Wednesday night as travelers headed for their Thanksgiving Day dinners. At the Auburn interchange of the Maine Turnpike, traffic was reported heavy entering and leaving the turnpike from late afternoon until late at night and at the Lewiston interchange. It was reported heavy both ways until about 10 p.m. when the volume started to decrease somewhat.

25 years ago, 1991
Lewiston Public Library Director Rick Speer is convinced an automated circulation system would benefit both employees and patrons of the Lewiston Public Library. Last year, the City Council rejected Speer’s proposal to spend $35,000 for computer hardware and software to upgrade the circulation desk. “I’m hoping to find some cheaper alternatives for this (coming) year,” he said. Under automation, the library’s collection would be entered into a computer database so that checkouts and returns of library materials could be scanned quickly, much like items at large grocery stores. The labor-intensive card system the library now uses, Speer said, is a severe drain on employee time, time that could be better spent responding to the inquiries and special needs of library users.

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