100 years ago, 1917
“Down with the Kaiser” and “We’re After His Hide” were the suggestive messages written on the sides of the two cars filled with happy British recruits that passed thru Lewiston Thursday, on their way to the training camps in Canada.

50 years ago, 1967
Auburn’s so-called “Knight House,” the city’s first frame dwelling, is destined for oblivion soon if the plans of the Auburn Urban Renewal Authority are carried out. The house, which was built in 1796, now stands at 21 Knight St. in a small gully. This gully, which is to be filled and leveled, is the proposed site of a government building and a parking lot under plans for the Great Falls Urban Renewal Area. Demolition in the vicinity may start this fall. Clarence L. March, executive secretary of the Androscoggin County Historical Society and the house’s chief defender, protested by letter to the renewal authority when he learned of its plans.

25 years ago, 1992
Boxing champ Joey Gamache scored another victory Tuesday when the City Council agreed to his request and voted unanimously to honor him with a roadside sign. The sign, to be located on outer Lisbon St., will welcome travelers to Lewiston, proclaiming that this is his hometown. “Joey is one of the greatest assets the city has had in a long time,” said Ward 4 Councilor Normand Poulin. “I’m proud to say he is from Lewiston and is a homegrown boy.” Gamache requested the sign when city officials approached him and asked how they could honor him for his new WBA lightweight crown.

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