Crisis grows as 91 killed in Mexican riots and unrest
In Mexico City on January 13, General Jose Alvarez said 91 combatants were killed in clashes between federal troops and insurgents over two weeks, including 18 soldiers. He cited revolts without central leadership and blamed religious conflict with the Catholic church for the unrest amid reports of Catholic revolts in three states.
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Mexico City
Jose Alvarez
Calles
Alvarez
Bichon Pascual Diaz
Bigamist Is Sentenced To County Jail
Denman, a 26 year old man from Summitville, was sentenced to five months in Goshen jail after pleading guilty to bigamy. He had married Beatrice Berger in 1923 and later Mary Hawkins in 1926 using the alias Kenneth Countryman. The first wife attended court and expressed forgiveness after he paid his debt to society.
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Denman
Beatrice E. Berger
Ellenville
Mary Orvilla Hawkins
Linden Avenue
Middletown
Harry T Crist
William J. Lamont
Kenneth Countryman
Hawkins
Rebels Burn Arrandas City Hall in Jalisco News
Reports from Guadalajara say about 600 rebels known as the Burn City Hall Bandits attacked Arrandas and burned the city hall. Municipal authorities escaped with official documents. A priest was among the attackers. Federal troops pursuing the rebels were sent from nearby towns.
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Mexico City
Jalisco
Arrandas
Guadalajara
Fire tears through two houses in Newburgh early morning
At 2 o clock today Newburgh firemen battled a blaze at 12 Clark Street and the adjacent corner building. Ten residents in night clothes fled into the snow as two frame houses were gutted before the flames were stopped. Origin undetermined as damage estimates await.
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Newburgh
Ann and
Clark Streets
Clark Street
Alex Cocochette
Louis Nelson
Boy to Recover From Fractured Skull
Benjamin Fletcher a 15 year old of Sloatsburg is expected to recover after a sled collision with Frank Simpson's automobile while traveling downhill with James Eschen. Fletcher sustained a fractured skull and is being treated at Tuxedo Hospital. Eschen was unhurt. no charges have been filed.
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Benjamin Fletcher
Sloatsburg
Fletcher
James Eschen
Frank Simpson
Tuxedo
Eschen
Simpson
Man Dies After Auto Strikes Local Pedestrian
Michael Elko of Ridge Street died from injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle in Nyack. The driver Arthur Netick of West Verstraw reported the incident and was held on $2000 bail for a hearing next Monday.
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Michael Elko
Ridge Street
Nyack
Arthur Netick
West Verstraw
Netick
Mor 'Ay
Taft Heads Orange County Y M C A
Taft of Mead and Taft in Cornwall-on-Hudson was elected President of the Orange County Y M C A at a Monroe meeting. John J. Eden, drowned last fall, previously held the post. Edward T. Clark of Goshen became vice president, Augustus C. Wallace of Goshen recording secretary, and Dr O. VanKeuren of Monroe treasurer. The 1927 budget of 8000 dollars was adopted. the year’s treasurer report praised finances and planned expansion work for boys nine to twelve and young men 16 to 25 in Friendly Indian groups.
Ellenville Electric Company Boosts Stock to 4800 Shares
Ellenville's electric firm gained approval to raise its capital stock from 1200 to 4800 no par shares on Thursday. The move expands the company's share base and financial capacity.
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Ellenville Electric Company
Ellenville
Hard Cider and Chaos End in Bogash Arrest at Westtown
Austrian foreman George Bogash of Westtown is jailed in Goshen after alleged violent acts sparked by hard cider. He reportedly hurled bricks from a barn roof at occupants, threatened Mrs. Kate Stone and her son with a revolver, set lamps afire, and fled with runaway horses before state police caught him in a woods chase.
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George Bogash
Westtown
Goshen
State Tropers
Bogash
Kate Stone
Robert Sayer
Brownies to Retain Jobs Until April Albany Story
Sixty six motor vehicle inspectors slated for removal from the state police patrol will remain on the state payroll through April 1. Governor Smith Senator Hewitt and Assemblyman Hutchinson support the delay to avoid harsh winter displacement. January and February will cover registration rush, with a one month vacation starting March 1. By end of March they may seek positions elsewhere or transfer within government.
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Albany
Smith
Hewitt
Hutchinson
Legislative Budget Committee
St. Albert's College Receives $3500 Bequest
Mary McDonough's will, filed for probate in Surrogate's Court, leaves $3500 to St. Albert's College at Middletown, New York. The bequest, part of a $5000 estate, is directed to the Missionary Society of Our Lady of the Scapular to be used for the college. Mrs. McDonough died December 7.
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New York
St. Albert’s College
Middletown
N. Y
Mary McDonough
Missionary Society of Our Lady of the Scapular
Campaign Aims to Raise 8000 for Newburgh Girl Scouts
A drive seeks eight thousand dollars over two years for Girl Scout work in Newburgh. Fourteen active troops are part of the program, with community fundraising and volunteer support expected to expand scouting activities.
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Newburgh
Ten-year resentence for third degree burglary in Beavercourt case
George E. Erb a Tennessee native and former West Point trainee had his prior sentence vacated by County Judge Russell Wiggins and he was resentenced to Sing Sing for ten years for third degree burglary as a second offender. He had a November conviction in Goshen for three and one half years as a first offender. Erb confessed the prior conviction avoiding a jury trial. He previously served 33 months in a Keystone State reformatory after pleading guilty in 1914.
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George E. Erb
Tennessee
West Point
Heard
Russell Wiggins
Erb
Goshen
Ossining
Elmer H. Lemon
Baumes
Keystone State Reformatory
Sing Sing
Highland Falls
Landis Frees Star Players In Ball Scandal
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis exonerated 21 baseball players including Charles Risberg and Arnold Gandil in a 1917 Chicago Detroit series inquiry. The decision said funds were not paid for fixing games but to reward Detroit’s defeating Boston, with key testimony from Eddie Collins Ray Schalk Donie Bush supporting the accused.
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Chicago
Detroit
Kenesaw M. Landis
Landis
Charles
Boston
Risberg
Ganiil
Eddie Collins
Ray Schalk
Donie Bush
Gandil
Big James
James
Gandi
Middletown Men Pass Civil Service Examinations
Residents of Middletown passed the recent competitive civil service examination for assistant engineer and electrician in the State service with monthly salaries ranging from 82 to 110 dollars. Named examinees include Homer W. Slater, Jack M. Benjamin, Merrill Shoemaker, and Gordon E. Morris with listed addresses.
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Albany
Middletown
Homer W. Slater
Wallkill Avenue
Jack M. Benjamin
Middletown State Hospital
Merrill Shoemaker
Hanford Street
Gordon E. Morris
Monhage Avenue
Barred Entry Hopes Hears Marlboro Merchant Antonio Amadeo
World War veteran and Marlboro merchant Antonio Amadeo faces possible denial of entry to the United States due to more than five years spent in Italy. He says illness delayed his passport renewal and notes he was naturalized in 1919. A hearing will be held to decide his case.
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Antonio Amadeo
United States
Italy
Historic Montgomery Horse Thief Detecting Society Disbands
The Montgomery Horse Thief Detecting Society, long famed for chasing horse thieves, voted to disband at its annual meeting in Montgomery. The $1,004 treasury was divided among 70 members, with a humorous note that funds may go to gasoline. The group traced its roots to guarding stock in the horse era and aided in recovering stolen horses and assisting prosecutions.
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Montgomery
Storm King Highway Will Stay Open Through August
The bill will fund a new state road through West Point reservation to prevent August closures during artillery practice. Colonel Greene announced federal permission and a plan to keep both Storm King and the new route open only in a national emergency, easing delays for thousands of motorists.
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Albany
United States Military Reservation
West Point
Frederick Stuart Greene
Levis
War Department
Federal Department
Greene
Hanford MacNider
West Point Military Academy
Walter Brown Declines Orange County Jury Commissioner Post
Walter G Brown of Goshen declines the newly created Orange County Commissioner of Jurors post citing a belief in one public office per citizen. The Board of Supervisors previously backed Walter Brown’s rival, John J Toth, for the position and Toth plans to meet with Justice Seeger and County Clerk Penogar to finalize appointment and start classifying 300 Grand Jury volunteers.
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Orange County
Walter G Brown
Goshen
John J. Toth
Jervis
Board of Supervisors
Brown
Courts of
Orange Couunty
Mr. Brown
Toth
Wr. Grown
Rockland Births Rise in Sullivan County 1926
Rockland and Sullivan county recorded nine more births in 1926 than 1925. The past year saw 29 girls and 31 boys born, marking a total of 60 new lives in the community.
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Rock and Town
Sullivan County
Wayne County Divorces and Marriages 1926
In Wayne County Pennsylvania 34 divorces were granted in 1926 an increase of five from the prior year. Women filed 20 of the divorce actions. During the year 187 marriage licenses were issued.
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Wayne County
Fire Claims Nine Buildings In Newburgh Area
A major blaze in Newburgh on Tuesday morning destroyed nine buildings and left 16 families homeless with damage around 300000 dollars. Eighteen outside fire companies from towns including Middletown aided the Newburgh department before the fire was extinguished around 9:30 p m. Officials said the fire started at a central heating plant in Shapiro Bros confectionery on Colden Street and spread through cellars, with several firefighters injured and treated at St Luke's hospital. Local aid from Red Cross and Salvation Army supplied hot coffee and meals as crews battled ice forming from the freezing conditions.
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Newburgh
O'Cloek
St. Luke’s Hospital
William Nixon
Newburgh Fire Department
Shapiro Bros
Colden Street
Cornwall
Marlboro
Central Valley
Highland Mills
Beacon
Poughkeensie
Reed Haight
George Davis
Edward FitzGerald
Dale Coleman
Red Cross
Salvation Army
McQuoid Company
Middletown
McQuaids
Livingston Manor Exhumation Of Local Man Stirs Interest
The body of William Hendrickson, exhumed at Livingston Manor for the State Compensation Insurance Fund inquiry, is believed to be the first exhumation there. Hendrickson, who was injured while working on a box car, later died of a stroke attributed to the injury and compensations. Portions of the brain were sent to New York City for microscopic examination.
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William Hendrickson
Livingston Manor
Hendrickson
New York City
Arrest in Monticello for Stealing Auto Tire
Willard Robinson of Liberty arrested on a charge of petit larceny for stealing an automobile tire valued at 25 dollars. He pleaded guilty before Justice Fred Sprague and was sentenced to 60 days in Sullivan County Jail. Authorities had previously arrested him for automobile tire thefts but charges were withdrawn and a suspended sentence given.
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Monticello
Willard
Robinson
Justice of the Peace
Fred Sprague
Liberty
Bronght
Sullivan County
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South Water Street
Brewster -Ladder Co
New the
Bigamist
Clinton Denman
Summitville
Wiggins
Special County
Henry Merritt
T. K. Taft
Conty Y. M. C. A
Cornwall Man
J. J. Eden
Brownies
Scouts
Roscoe Bridge
Beaverkill
Rescoe
State Department of Public Works
Frank Lewis and Sons
Astor
Risberg and
Walter Brown
Port Jervis
Rockland Statistics
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