100 years ago, 1914“I am sorry but I shall have to ask you not to turn over that seat,” said a conductor on a Lewiston figure-eight car, Saturday, when two women came on and started to turn over the seat in front of the one where they intended to sit. “I don’t know the reason,” […]

100 years ago, 1914The Auburn board of mayor and aldermen met Friday afternoon to tabulate the election returns of Ward One, Auburn, to hear an insane case and to listen to the protest of the Auburn democrats in regard to the special ballots used in the supplementary election in Ward One. The board voted to […]

100 years ago, 1914Comprehensive and convincing was the address on “The Woman Question” dealing with the relation of suffrage to National constitutional prohibition, which was given by Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingstone of Bangor, Thursday evening, in Pine street Congregational church, Lewiston. Mrs. Livingstone came to Lewiston by invitation of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of […]

100 years ago, 1914The annual meeting of the Maine State Association of the Master Horseshoer’s National Protective Association, which will be held in Lewiston next Monday and Tuesday will be one of importance to the blacksmiths of the State. It is expected that there will be between 80 and 90 men in attendance. Headquarters of […]

100 years ago, 1914A ward five, Auburn, man who was working for the Progressive cause in Monday’s election was offered fifty dollars to quit and take off his teams. Instead he dug in harder and got more voters to the polls for the cause in which he was interested. 50 years ago, 1964(PHOTO CAPTION) H.E. […]

100 years ago, 1914Are women interested in politics? Well, you just bet! It was the female of species who made the first inquiries at the Lewiston Journal office, relative to the city elections in Lewiston and Auburn Monday. Within five minutes, just as many women had called to ask news from the polls and they […]

100 years ago, 1914By a plurality of over 350 Dr. Robert J. Wiseman on Monday was elected Mayor of Lewiston, and thereby completely vindicated by the vote of his fellow-citizens. His election was a complete refutation of the methods of campaigning which the opposition had used to bring about his defeat. It is a complete […]

100 years ago, 1914Lewiston and Auburn sports who remember the old roller polo days hero are looking forward to March 5 when Manager Buckley will get an all-star team together to play the Bath team. The team will be made up of Eddie Cote, goal; Leo Welch, half back; Jack O’Brien, center; and Dudley of […]

100 years ago, 1914The Park street section of the Lewiston Journal building is rapidly being turned into a beautifully decorated exhibition hall for the motor show of March 25, 26, 27 and 28. Work of painting the interior of the rooms has begun. To make it possible to run automobiles into the building a new […]

100 years ago, 1914W.R. Jackson of North River Road, Auburn, has a hen that worked overtime recently with the result another egg record is chalked up. This egg is reported to be eight and three-sixteenths inches in circumference and six and one-eighth inches diameter. Some egg for one egg. 50 years ago, 1964Michael, nine, and […]