Editing Brewer, Maine (section)

==Notable events==

In 1900, Dione Polliot, a 17-year-old [[French-Canadian]] girl, won $10 (over $200 today) for being the first person to climb to the top of the 173-foot chimney of the [[Eastern Manufacturing Company]]. The company had a standing offer of $5 to the first boy who made it to the top, but all had turned back half-way. The bet was spontaneously doubled when Polliot took the dare. The feat was reported in ''[[The New York Times]]'', which called Polliot "not only the prettiest girl in South Brewer, but the pluckiest".<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/08/19/101064562.pdf "DIONE CLIMBED THE LADDER.; She Won $10 and When Offered a Husband, Said She Preferred a White Flannel Waist"], ''The New York Times'', August 19, 1900</ref>

In the early hours of August 29, 1903, [[bank robber]]s broke into the [[Brewer Savings Bank]] using dynamite. They took $300 from the vault (most of the money having been removed beforehand) and retreated across the bridge to [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]] firing their guns at people in Brewer and police on the Bangor side. Despite mobilizing the entire Bangor police force in pursuit, they escaped capture.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/08/30/102020517.pdf "A Bank Looted: Cracksmen Terrorize the Inhabitants of a Town"], ''The New York Times'', August 30, 1903</ref>

On June 12, 1906, four [[Brewer High School (Brewer, Maine)|Brewer High School]] students drowned while sailing at Brewer Lake. On hearing the news, a woman in nearby [[Old Town, Maine|Old Town]] went into a trance and reportedly identified the location of the bodies with some accuracy, though they were recovered before her information arrived at the lake. The incident was later reported in the ''Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research''. Graduation ceremonies were canceled and 1,000 people attended the funeral.<ref>[http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=136110&zoneid=224 "Deaths Prompted Psychic Research"], ''Bangor Daily News''  {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In January 2019, a photographer conducting a [[First Amendment audits|First Amendment Audit]] was criminally trespassed from City Hall after video recording the public lobby.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/gP6VVbo46mw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200115211840/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP6VVbo46mw Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP6VVbo46mw| title = Trespassed Harassed Followed Brewer City Hall I.D. Refusal First Amendment Audit | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/8VnGJnVo1FA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200228163203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VnGJnVo1FA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VnGJnVo1FA| title = No I.D Threats #1 "2 hr Detainment" #2 "Charged instead of Warning" Brewer P.D. 1st Amendment Audit | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This prompted calls from across the country to various city offices inquiring into the event.