1895 | First publication of the newspaper the Coast Watch in Cape Elizabeth by Libby & Smith |
1912 |
Birth date of Nathaniel M. Haskell in Pittsfield, who served as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and later as President of the Maine Senate |
1918 | Worry about the increasing spread of influenza, (worst in Portland) officials cancel parades, consider closure of theaters, schools, places of public assembly. Lewiston Health Board denies any epidemic there. |