WARDEN OSBORNE INDICTED WILL LOSE HIS POST
Two indictments were returned against Thomas Mott Osborne warden of Sing Sing by the Westchester county grand jury for perjury and mismanagement. Superintendent Riley announced Osborne would be removed as warden, saying an indicted man cannot hold the post. Governor Whitman indicated no interference with Riley’s plan, while Osborne argued the charges were unfounded and planned to appear in court in White Plains for arraignment.
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New York
Themas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing
Westchester County Grand Ch
Osborne
B. Riley
Albany
Hall
Molds
Whitman
Riley
Cao
Belmont
White
White Plains
Tor-al
Het Alteny High School
Fallon
Oth Sing
Thomas M. Ovborne
Sing Sime
Westchester County Crond
Huey
Starden
Moe
Half Million Parcels Carry Soldiers Gifts in Paris
Paris dispatch reports 480000 packages containing New Year gifts were shipped by the central military office. The event is described as a record, with parcels sent to soldiers and families, marking a large wartime gift effort.
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Paris
Xreterday
Geduldig Named Successor to City Prosecutor Post
Political circles expect Abe Geduldig to become assistant prosecuting attorney for the city court with John P. Gray vacating. Geduldig, currently clerk of the board of appraisal earning 900 a year, is set to resign that post when a full time clerk handles Gutles duties. The fight for the city clerk position and related offices is noted, with Stetzer and others mentioned as contenders. Geduldig previously held the appraisal clerkship and is described as favored by Geduldig’s supporters for the next office.
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Abe Geduldiz
Geduldis
Board of Appraisal
John P. Gray
Theodore E. Stetber
Geduldig
Stratford Citizens Again Petition For Sidewalk And Curb
Stratford residents petition for a sidewalk and curb from Center school to the railroad viaduct, urging immediate action. A public hearing is set for January 4 at town hall after a December 13 session yielded no decision. Also proposed is a fence along Ferry Boulevard and East Main Street for the American Breas Co. property.
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Stratford
Congregational Church
American Breas Co
Ferry Boulevard
East Main Street
Oronogue Iddge of Odd Fellows
Noble
Martin Kauff
William Buddington
Harry Tompkins
Allen Judson
Harry Hurst
Edger Burritt
James Mallett
Fred Wilcoxson
Howard M. Curtis
Main Street
Branford
iStratford
Town Hall
Christian Endeavor Society
Edward
Campion Ache
Diocese of
Connecticut
Christ Episcopal Church
Acheson
Hev. Chauncey C. Kennedy
Ing St. John’s Lodge
Armenians Seek U S Aid for Refugees
The American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief reports 110,000 Armenian refugees arrived at Erivan in destitution. It plans to raise 40,000 dollars. Ambassador Morganthau in Constantinople says relief funds are exhausted but can supply food to thousands if more remittances arrive.
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Boston
American Committee For
Smith
Tiflis
Russia
Erivan
Morganthau
Constantinople
State Treasury Pays Half Yearly Interest
Hartford Dec 29 The State Treasurer Chamberlain sent out 106 checks to holders of Connecticut state four per cent registered bonds to pay the semi annual interest due January 1 1916. The checks total 116860 and the semi annual interest on coupon bonds amounts to 83140 and is paid on presentation of coupons.
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Hartford
Chamberlain
Connecticut State
Pan American delegates discuss prohibition policy
At the Pan-American Scientific Congress the public health section focused on prohibition and crime prevention while discussions on international law with the International Law Society drew continued attention. Robert Bacon stated the American ambulance work in Paris costs about $1000 daily, with him as a leader.
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Washington
Pan-American Scientific Congress
International Law Society
Paris
Robert Bacon
France
Ieuder
Turkish Forces Report Dardanelles Actions and Bombardments
The Turkish War Office reports near Imbros after an enemy air raid. A British Agamemnon class battleship and cruiser group bombarded Turkish positions while Anatolian batteries bombarded Tekku Burnu and Seddul Bahr. Our guns hit the Agamemnon and a cruiser, and a Turkish water plane dropped four bombs on a tent camp.
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Constantinople
London
Turkish War Office
Dardanelles
Aii Burma
Imbros
Moniter
Isle of
Merkeb
Anatolian
Tekku Burnu
Seddul Bahr
Night calm with brief combat near Chaulnes and Navarin Farm
Paris dispatch reports a calm night overall with fighting in Chaulnes using grenades at close quarters. The Champagne front saw bombardment of enemy positions west of Navarin Farm, as announced this afternoon.
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Paris
Chaulnes
Champagne
Navarin Farm
Adams Express Co Driver Admits Theft
Thomas Semlar of Delano California pleaded guilty to embezzling 400 dollars from Adams Express Co. He was bound to the February term of the superior court by Judge Frank I Wilder. Bonds set at 1500 dollars he could not furnish. Semlar, an express messenger, failed to deliver 3400 dollars to the Waterbury agent, vanished, then was traced to Delano.
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Adams Express Co
Thomas Semlar
Delano
Cal
Superior Court
Frank I. Wilder
Semlar
Waterbury
Lost Bank Roll Near East Side From Work Day
An East Side man misplaced a roll of cash on the way home from work totaling about 42 to 45 dollars. The wad included a twenty, two tens, a two and possibly two ones. Found money if turned in at The Farmer office may reach its owner, the man says, hoping for an honest return.
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Orchard Street
Hallett
Pembroke Street
Unable to Sup Wife On $25 Per Week Says Young Husband
Raymond Mallinder of 563 Wayne Street earns $25 weekly but cannot support his wife and child. In city court Judge Wilder ordered $10 weekly support or four months in jail. Mallinder posted $400 cash bond and was released.
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Raymond Mallinder
Wayne Street
Wilder
Mallinder
Mongolia Arrives In New York For Atlantic Route
New American liner Mongolia arrives in New York from San Francisco after Cape Horn voyage. One of four big cargo ships purchased from Pacific Mail to fly the American flag, to operate by Atlantic Transport Line between New York and London.
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New York
Mongolia
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Atlantic Transport Line
San Francisco
Cape Horm
London
Engagement party announces Loretta Hayes and George Nothnagle
The engagement of Miss Loretta Hayes to George Edward Nothnagle was announced at a bridge party at Miss Hayes’ home. Decorations featured poinsettias and greens. Miss Hayes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hayes of 381 Barnum Avenue. Nothnagle’s father is a partner in George H. E. Nothnagle and son.
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Loretta
Wesley F.hayes
Barnum Avenue
George Edward ‘Nothnagle
William Nothnagle
Miss Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Hayes & Betts
Mr. Nothiagie
Andrew Montgomery Cooper
Brooklawn Avenue
Killarney
National Guard Pay Bill Backed by Gen Cole in Hartford
Brigadier General George M. Cole of Connecticut supports a federalized militia pay bill as a step to raise National Guard efficiency. He argues pay and federal oversight align with wartime needs while preserving state control in peacetime. the measure would reimburse service costs and potentially fund training, with officers and enlisted men to receive specified pay levels under the Hay bill provisions.
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Congress
National Guard
George M. Cole
Connecticut
Cole
Hartford Courant
Connecticut National Guard
United States
War College
Judge Advocate-General
War Department
Division of Militia Affairs
General Cole
Congressman Hay
Effort to Lessen Suffering in Prison Camps
Geneva efforts push for better welfare for detained soldiers and civilians amid World War I. The plan, led by the International Red Cross, seeks neutral delegates to monitor and improve living conditions in camps, reduce suffering, and aid families, with action organized through the Geneva committee and camp headquarters near Geneva. It notes prior insufficiencies and emphasizes humane, impartial care by professionals from neutral nations.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross Committee of
la Petite Pierriere, Ghartibesy
German science cult members appeal from jail
Fraulein Huesgen and Frau Ahrend, two Berlin Christian Scientists, appeal their prison sentences for causing two actress deaths. Authorities expect affirmation, citing Imperial Supreme Court rulings on gross negligence for treating patients without calling a physician.
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Berlin
Fraulein Huesgen
Frau Ahrend
Imperial Supreme Court
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King's Tieirs
Frank P. Sing Aguliet
City Ice & Coal Co
Communioner
King
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B.J. McMan
Ebauee
Heck & Son
Gray
U. S
Byard Brotrens
Matsuo IL
Charles H. McLean
Cottage Streets
Hici
Werner Institute
Evans—Cooper
John Reckison
the National Guard
Gen. Cole
Dorsens
Waris
Infernitone Committee
Hibssan
Albania
Germany
Ausitin
Cese
Eoverniow
von Mily
Ayrus Phaewigey
Science Cult
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