Congress Faces Likely Extra Session In Early 1924
Washington reports indicate a legislative jam with many bills piled up across topics such as farm relief, Muscle Shoals, railways, radio, banking and Boulder Dam. Debate continues in both houses and an extra session could be forced if key appropriation bills fail, as the government budget year begins July 1.
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Washington
Congress
Boulder Dam
Cyrus E. Woods
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
United States
Coolidee
Senate
House
Senate backs arbitration in Mexican dispute
The Senate adopted the Robinson resolution 79 to 0 urging arbitration of the alien oil and land law dispute with Mexico. Supporters said it expresses the Senate's sense, not binding policy, while opponents want congressional action on troops and policy. Senator Lenroot cautioned that some Mexican issues cannot be settled by arbitration.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Nicaragua
Coolidge
Congress
Frazier
North Dakota
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Wheeler
Montana
James A. Reed
Missouri
Robinson
Mexico
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Hudson Valley Apples Could Lead New York Market
At the eastern meeting of the New York State Farm Bureau Federation in Poughkeepsie, officials from Orange County discussed making Hudson Valley apples the state standard. State college speakers covered production costs while committees recommended grading standards, culling poor trees, proper spraying and pruning to boost quality and reduce costs.
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Hudson Valley
New York
New York State Farm Bureau Federation
Poughkeepsie
E. R. Farley
Goshen
Lester Clark
Newburgh
C. C Davis
A. D. Long
Orange County
State Agricultural College
Monroes Honor for Fire Alarm Record Holder Captain Johnston
Monroe honors Albert Sidney John stone for answering more fire alarms than any other person. Captain Johnston of the New York City Fire Patrol retires after 40 years at 65, plans life on a farm near Monroe. He has logged over twenty one thousand alarms, earned the life saving medal with a bar for two rescues, and recalls the quick hay market blaze as his fastest fire.
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Monroe
Albert Sidney Johnstone
Captain Johnston
New York City
New York Fire Department
Broadway
Bleecker Street
Albert Kern
West Ninety Fourth Street
Mr. Johnston
Chatham Street
Charles N. Johnston
Johnston
Hay Market
West Thirty-fourth Street
Hudson
Tenth Avenue
St Josephs Catholic Men's Club Card Party Dance
Members of St Josephs Catholic Men's Club will hold a card party and dance at Park Circle Hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Music will be supplied by the Blue Chasers orchestra.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Men’s Club
Park Circle Hall
Blue Chasers Orchestra
Entertained Friends at Pilgrim's Corners Home
Mr and Mrs Tunis Knight hosted a small gathering Tuesday evening at Pilgrims Corners with dancing and refreshments for friends.
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Tunis Knight
Pilgrim’s Corners
Demerest Store Fire Causes Minor Loss
Fire damaged merchandise and cornice at the three story Demerest building after a spark from a nearby chimney ignited the cornice. Water from the sprinkler soaked clothing and forced repairs, but the blaze was quickly controlled and the store remained open.
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North Street
Middletown
William Seeley
Seeley
Ser
Concensus
Walling Sells Hathorn Farm to Raynors of Warwick
Charles F. Walling of Warwick sells his lower farm known as the Pierson E. Sanford homestead to Wilfred L. Raynor and Dorothy D. Raynor. The deal includes the Revolutionary stone Hathorn house built in 1773 and about 110 acres with possession April 1 for the farm and May 1 for the old house. The Raynors plan to use it as a home and improve the property. Rudy remains as farmer and Walling takes the Roberts street home in Middletown.
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Charles F. Walling
Warwick
Pierson E. Sanford
Wilfred L. Raynor
Dorothy D. Raynor
John Hathorn
Rudy
Walling
Roberts Street
Middletown
Former resident weds insurance broker in New York ceremony
Miss Hannah Lipfeld, 39, formerly of Middletown, marries Alfred Worman, 54, an insurance broker of 54% Fast Twenty-first street, New York. The wedding was held by Deputy City Judge J. J. McCormick in the Chapel of the Municipal Building. The bride, born in Middletown to Samuel and Yennie Lipfeld, listed 530 Manhattan Avenue as her present address.
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New York
Hannah Lipfeld
Middletown
Alfred Worman
Rance Brek
Twenty-first Street
J. J. McCormick
Worman
New York City
Samuel
Yennie Lipfeld
Manhattan Avenue, New York
Eleven Deer Cross Hudson During Snowstorm
Major W. A. Welch reports eleven deer swimming the icy Hudson River from Peekskill to Stony Point while crossing on floating ice. He notes daily crossings from Westchester to Rockland, with additional groups observed from Dunderberg Mountain and Anthony's Nose to Bear Mountain Park as snow drives migration.
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Hudson
Peekskill
Stony Point
W. A. Welch
Palisades Interstate Park System
Westchester
Rockland County
Major Welch
Dunderberg Mountain
Anthony’s Nose Mountain
Bear Mountain Park
Orange County Circuit Heads Plan for Races
At a New York meeting of track managers for the Orange County Circuit plans were laid for the 1927 racing season. Horace P. Murphy of Syracuse, a major organizer, has died but the circuit will proceed with meetings at Endicott Monroe Goshen and Middletown. Purses will total over one hundred thousand dollars. Attendees included E. Roland Harriman and other officials from Monroe Goshen Endicott and the Orange County Agricultural Society.
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Orange County
E. Roland Harriman
New York City
Horace P. Murphy
Syracuse
Endicott
Monroe
Goshen
Middletown
Murphy
Harriman
Monroe and
W. L. Snow
Ideal Stables
George E.martin
John H. Artmann
Frank H. Finn
Alan C. Madden
Orange County Agricultural Society
Bail Set at 5000 for Extradited Swindler Connelly
Bail of 5000 was fixed by County Judge Russell Wiggins for John F. Connelly recently extradited from California to face indictment for swindling in Orange county. He is charged with swindling Charles E. Gray of Middletown in the gas company promotion case. He remained in Middletown custody before a state trooper moved him to Newburgh. District Attorney Elmer H. Lemon said a surety company will furnish bail. Trial likely in March.
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Russell Wiggins
John F. Connelly
California
Orange County
Connelly
Charles E. Gray
Middletown
Newburgh
Elmer H. Lemon
New Agricultural Agent Named for O. and W. Railroad
Traffic Manager J. B. Stewart announced the appointment of J. H. Hurley as Agricultural Agent for the New York Ontario and Western Railroad to succeed the late L. D. Greene. Hurley will assume duties February 14. local O. and W. offices had not been notified and details about Hurley were unavailable.
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J. B. Stewart
New York City
J. H. Hurley
L. D. Greene
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Mr. Hurley
New Mess Hall Rising At West Point Completes By July 1928
Under increased appropriations the new mess hall at the southwest corner of the drill field West Point Military Academy will be completed by July 1 1928. Construction began in 1924 under a five year plan with an estimated cost of 1 800 000 dollars.
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West Point Military Academy
Pine Island Man Wakes to House Fire
Phillip Slaghle of Pine Island woke at 4 a m to discover his home's upper floor ablaze. He and his wife saved the first floor furniture as the Warwick department battled the fire, destroying the interior. Damage estimated at 5000 dollars. Fire likely started in the chimney with the stove still burning after the flames were out.
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Pine Island
Phillip Slaghle
Slaghle
Warwick Fire Department
Judge Wiggins Elected Orange County Scout Chief
Judge Wiggins was elected chairman of the Orange County Council Boy Scouts of America at the fourth annual meeting in Middletown. The council reported 1023 badges awarded this year and a campaign total of 46 725.75 dollars collected or pledged.
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Russell
Wiggins
Orange County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Middletown
M. F. Davis
Cornwall
Philip A. Rorty
Goshen
J. Louis Schrade
Walden
Court of Honor
John A. Crabtree
Montgomery
F. R. Wooster
Arthur S. Moore
C. C. Chappell
General Davis
Fred Stern
Newburgh
Civil Service
Raphael Egan
Port Jervis
Reading
A. H. Naylor
National Council
Judge Wiggins
Clifford A. Owen
William F. Royce
Edward P. Walkenburgh
John W Sanford
Warwick
Clarence W. Hunter
Rorty
Hammond
John Bright
Henry Pelton
A. S. Moore
Liavis
E. Roland Harriman
Justice Cropseym
Bellvale
Central Valley
Chester
Florida
Greenwood Lake
Maybrook
Monroe
Otisville
Pine Bush
Unionville
Tuxedo
Carrier pigeon possibly crosses sea to Midfield Farm
The carrier pigeon arrived at Midfield Farm the home of Joseph F McClean on January 14. The bird wears leg band A126W S068 and is under care while Mr McClean seeks to decipher its meaning and possibility of origins across the sea with help from William Cairns of Bloomingbury and the London Homing Pigeon Society.
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Midfield Farm
Joseph F. McClean
Tea Show
McClean
William Cairns
Bloomingbury
London Homing Pigeon Society
Bear Mountain Park Prepares for Interstate Ski Jumping Championship
Bear Mountain Park has built a giant icebox with more than 150 tons of snow stored for an Interstate Ski Jumping Championship on February 13. Major W A Welch reports a crew has shoveled four inches of snow for emergencies and, if February warms, he will not worry thanks to the park's strong insurance and preparations.
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Bear Mountain Park
W. A. Welch
Welch
Spring Field Trials Set for Week of April 18
Orange County Field Trial Club officers met at Dr. W A Hubbard s offices to schedule spring trials the week of April 18 with entries closing April 18 and braces at 8 30 pm The puppy and all age open stakes will have cash awards and Mitchell Inn is named as headquarters More than a hundred dogs are expected to start with liberally supplied quail from Dr Frank Kent San Antonio Texas and birds used for several years
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Orange County Field Trial Club
W. A. Hubbard
Mitchell Inn
Frank Kent
Sanantones
Texas
Attitude To Be Made Public Tomorrow On Treaty Rights
A forthcoming state department memorandum will be released tomorrow outlining U S support for gradual reform of China’s unequal treaties. It endorses progress toward abrogating extraterritorial rights slowly, cites Pekin conference participation, and notes ties to Strawn and MacMurray policies versus the Porter resolution.
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Washington
Coolidge
Lemanda
China
State Department
United States
Pekin
Silas Strawn
Chicago
Minister Macmurray
Peking
Shanghai Fortification Strengthened Amid Cantonese Threat
Shanghai authorities in the international and French settlements extend barbed wire entanglements around the city fearing Cantonese forces. Defense plans call for a five mile neutral area, artillery control of roads and railways, and a Japanese destroyer flotilla to augment harbor defenses.
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Shanchal
Shanghai
Tall Cedar Meeting at Newark February 1
Esser County Forest announces a mid winter ceremonial in Krueger Auditorium Newark Tuesday evening February 1 at 7 30. Veterans promise Royal Court degree unsurpassed splendor and Sid onian degree with new stunts. Refreshments will be provided. Ramapo Forest to hold a ceremonial session January 28 at 8 p m in the Masonic Temple Suffern followed by entertainment and refreshments.
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Esser County Forest
Krueger
Newark
Royal Court
Cedarism
Ramapo Forest
Masonic Temple
Suffern
Orange County
Order
Middletown Lodge to Install Officers Tomorrow Evening
Officers of Middletown lodge No. 112 I O O F will be installed at the meeting in the lodge rooms tomorrow evening. The installation will be performed by J R Lattimer district deputy grand master. Members of other Odd Fellow lodges are invited to attend.
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Middletown Lodge
J. R. Lattimer
Odd Fellow
Deisseroth to Broadcast From Syracuse Station
A. C. Deisseroth, former Middletown resident and Middletown High School graduate, will broadcast from station WFB in Syracuse this evening between 7:30 and 8:00 with the Randall Tom Tom Boys. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Deisseroth of 126 Academy Avenue.
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Deisseroth
ATR
A. C. Deisseroth
Middletown
Middletown High School
W. F B
Syracuse
Randall
Albert Deisseroth
Academy Avenue
Dairymen League to Meet Thursday at Grange Hall
A sub district meeting of the Dairymen's League is set for 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Grange Hall in Liberty.
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Dairymen's League
Grange Hall
Liberty
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Johnson
Hathorn Farm
WEDS
London
Bear Mountain
Orange County Club
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