Possible Clues:

• American city sounds more imposing
• Scene of annual US event one month before its start
• Venerable area in state capital
• Month at a golfing resort
• Capital of Maine state
• Female name; capital of state of Maine
• Majestic, a state capital
• Place in Georgia for Graham Greene's travelling aunt
• Article on Strindberg seen in state capital
• Algernon's aunt (Importance of Being Earnest)