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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"Lamb processing is $55 to $75 to kill; federal lambs $60 to $70 to kill. Red deer processing 85 cents per pound dressed; inspection charge is…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 2 of 2

"Print. G-Men Kill Brady and Pal. Bangor Daily News 13 October 1937: 1-4. Print. How "Trap" Was Sprung Revealed."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… 14, 1864, "manufacturers made a clean sweep to kill pressing over so as to sell new stock and established a fashion as above to take off the rim…"

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Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… they didn’t have heat or their heater gave off killing fumes. The ice storm caused so much damage throughout Maine that power companies from…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Although this picture was not used in the Portland Evening Express article on May 21st, it shows the collapsed roof that killed Captain Kent."

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Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"Also carbon monoxide poisoning kills Martin McClusky in his home in Waterville. Martin’s wife Glady McClusky was moved to the Maine General Medical…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"Gould only enjoyed his home for a short while, for he was killed at sea from yellow fever in the early 1800’s."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"Henry was among the soldiers killed when the Confederates drove the Unions from Bull Run, during the battle a cannon ball shot off both his legs."

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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… prevent me from going further? Would the disease kill me eventually? In the end, no one ended up being killed due to fighting in the war thanks to…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"… to move around a lot and try not to get hurt or killed, and when you are a construction worker, you have to be careful and also try not to get hurt…"

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Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Once the whales were within reach, the whalers killed them. The species that the whalers did this with were small, such as the Pilot Whale, Beluga…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… the execution of a Confederate Captain, who had killed a guard in an escape attempt. After the war Mr."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"Fire Cheif. n.d. Harlow, Doug. “Carbon Monoxide Kills Waterville Man In Home.” Storm Edition: Day 3, 11 Jan."

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Eighty innocent people were killed that sad day. None of Moulton or Harmon's men were killed. They took a few captive young boys and 28 scalps…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… failing to capture it, burned empty houses and killed both Alger brothers. Scarborough, a town of three settlements of over one hundred houses and…"

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Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… a neighbor clear debris from his yard and was killed. A man who was elderly and was from Vassalboro died when he fell down some steps in the dark."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… lighting hit in the middle of a cow pasture killing the whole herd of cows. One story Jeremiah told me was about an apple, an uncle, and two…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… lived a few houses to the east of Robinson, was killed in a duel near Washington, D.C. in 1838, at which time Robinson was elected to fill the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"He was killed by a cannon ball that blew off both of his legs. As he was dying, he gave his diary and hat to the soldiers to bring back home."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"He was killed in a hunting accident in 1961. Beanies Public BeachStrong Historical Society The beach property was transferred to the town in…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… for her brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was killed in naval action with Corsairs at Tripoli in September 1804."

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"George Abbott, a Brewer fireman, was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… succeeded in destroying several machine guns and killing numerous enemy riflemen. His gallant and heroic actions were an inspiration to those about…"

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Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"The global Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 killed between 50 and 100 million people worldwide, far more than the 21 million killed in the much more…"