100 years ago, 1914Blown 2,000 miles off her course, the four-masted schooner, City of Lewiston, principally owned by Lewiston and Auburn people, and commanded by Capt. Thomas T. Ginn of Auburn, arrived Monday in Mayaguez, Porto Rico. The vessel sailed from Boston, three weeks ago for Bridgewater, N. S., and under normal conditions would have […]

100 years ago, 1914The Franklin Company this morning took over the operation of the DeWitt Motor Hotel at Pine and Park Streets in Lewiston, and within an hour had a sign on the front door saying, “Hotel Closed.” According to Gard Twaddle, agent for the company, the building will be razed before April. The 110-year-old […]

100 years ago, 1914Sheriff-Elect Davis has named his deputies and that is final. He has also named George Skillings of Lewiston as cook and this may not be final. Will the county commissioners confirm the appointment of Skillings in place of Emile Martin, the present cook, a democrat, but retained by Sheriff Stevens? Regardless of […]

100 years ago, 1914One of the new eight cylinder Cadillac cars has been received by Wade & Dunton at their garage, Park street, Lewiston. It was driven thru from Portland on Sunday by Mr. Holmes, head of the automobile department of the firm’s business. Since the car arrived here the garage has been visited by […]

100 years ago, 1914The Manufacturers’ National Bank of Lewiston was opened to the public, Wednesday, with a reception by the bank officials. An unadvertised feature was the transfer of the currency securities and other valuables from the old bank to the vaults in the new structure. This was accomplished about ten o’clock, last night, and […]

100 years ago, 1914A bad accident occurred near Poland station Friday morning about ten o’clock. John Schillinger was driving toward E. A. Jordon’s store when his horse became frightened of a handcar. Mr. Schillinger lost control of the horse and the wagon collided with a stone hitch just in front of a residence and threw […]

100 years ago, 1914It is claimed that a movement is on foot to have the 77th legislature investigate the alleged Auburn shoe manufacturers’ agreement and it is said that a representative of the National Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union was in Auburn last week gathering evidence to be used in the investigation, which will not […]

100 years ago, 1914Nine empty flat cars left the rails at the fair grounds at 4.30 Friday afternoon and tied up traffic until 9 last night. A journal box on one of the cars gave way causing the break in the train. Twelve lengths of rails were ripped up. No one was injured and the […]

100 years ago, 1914Two Auburn men looked out onto the Androscoggin river from Miller street, Sunday morning and saw a boy skating The next time they looked they saw a hole in the ice. Presently the head and shoulders of the young man who had been skating bobbed up out of the hole and it […]

100 years ago, 1914Bates has at last taken up the idea of flooding the field back of the gymnasium for the purpose of constructing a hockey rink. Supt. Andrews put the matter before the men of the college at a meeting held at the Commons Wednesday. In a very short time $60 was subscribed towards […]