Orange County News Brief on Farm Boy Success Story
A Goshen column recounts a farm family saga in Orange County. It pledges that a son who stayed home pursued bungalow plots and land deals, contrasted with urban wealth, citing Henry Ford and a Russian immigrant’s arc, then argues rural youths should find a single path at home before leaving.
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Middletown
N. T
Florida
California
Lefgrange County
Henry Ford
Orange County
Coolidge Veto Seen As Political Caution In 1998 Campaign
The veto of the MacNary Hagan farm relief measure is viewed as a policy choice by President Coolidge rather than a political error. Observers note that past vetoes, including the Bursum pension bill and postal workers pay increases, show tamped political stakes. The nationwide reaction ranges from farmers to business leaders, but the veto is seen as a principled stand against sectional favoritism, with prohibition still a dominant issue in the looming campaign.
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Coolidge
MacNary-Hangen
West
Middle West
Death of George N Beebe in Ellenville
Judge Beebe laments the passing of George N Beebe at his Ellenville home. The text honors a long life of public service and loyalty, noting his roles in Congress and other trusted positions. It recalls a century of memories, accomplishments, and the tributes of numerous friends.
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George N. Beebe
Ellenville
Congress
Daybook of a New Yorker and Its Whimsical Tales
New York scenes show spontaneous generosity and quirky street life. A laborer shifts through manhole work guarded by a red flag man. a passerby donates a quarter to the hat trick by Bob Benchley. Mississippi Jones, the horse cab veteran, explains why he must quit cab driving as horse-drawn cabs fade, while summer outings offer a respite from the city’s hustle aboard a stately hansom in front of famed hotels.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Bob Benchley
Marc Connelly
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second
Salvation Army
Mississippi Jones
Times Square
Mississippi
Thrudge
Walerdorf
Naa Avenue
Washington Observations on Gibson Kin and Diplomacy
The piece notes Doris Gibson daughter of Representative Ernest W. Gibson and compares her political flair to her father while detailing Washington diplomacy. It lists British and Dominion envoys in Washington, mentions Donovan's travel ambitions, and discusses looming senatorial retirements and potential ambassadorships.
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Doris Gibson
Ernest W. Gibson
Vermont
Miss Gibson
Jim
British Empire
Washington
Esme Howard
Henry G. Chilton
Timothy A. Smeddy
Irish Free State
Vincent Massey
Dominion of
Canada
Chilton
John Bull
United States
Britannia
The Scraps and Wits of a Bygone Age
A collage of quirky clippings shows a youth Henry Grees seeking a Texas legislature page post where a committee member taunts him about size, while the crowd relays jokes on Rastus, church figure scandals, a salesman’s pie misframing, and a gaffe by an inventor. Other items note a Salem marshal banning flappers galoshes, Murphy family anecdotes, a Pomona centenarian’s birth record, a dentist’s gas gag, and brief legal notices on threats and intoxication.
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Henry Grees
Texas
Fight in hotel leads to arrest in Monticello
An altercation between two young women at a local Monticello hotel Monday afternoon ended with one arrest. A hearing is scheduled for March 5 to resolve the matter.
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Hotel Monticello
Middletown Incorporation Vote Records 1848
A historical note recounts Middletown’s 1848 incorporation vote after years of debate amid public utilities gaps. Inspectors report 123 Yes and 77 No from a March 25 election at Joseph Monell’s house, with 452 1 3 acres boundary details and Franklin Square center.
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Middletown
D. W. Bate
Henry 8. Beakes
Israel H. Wickham
William W. Reeve
Court of Sessions
County of
Orange
Joseph Monell
Orange County News
Brown
Jaze Bate
George Little
Franklin Square
DeWitt C. Bdoisen
Samuel Denton
Harvey Everett
Joseph Knapp
Monhagen Brook
Grove Street
Wickham Avenue
Philip pine independence and a riddle about relatives
The excerpt cites a February 21, 1924 letter from President Coolidge to Manual Roxas, stating that greater autonomy for the Philippines must await demonstrated readiness to cooperate with American authorities. A classic riddle about a man, his father, and the speaker’s relation resolves that the depicted man is the speaker’s brother. The question asks who is WU Rogeraz, but no clear context or identification is provided in the text.
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Beverly Hills
California
Norma
Thelma
Thelms
Alexander the Great
Macedonia
Hyphasia River
India
Egypt
Marathon
B. C
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Mycale
Annawan
Wampenoag Sathem
Philip
Answan
Jersey
Guernsey
Harriet Lane Johnson
Buchanan
McElroy
Arthur
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan
White House
Mary Arthur McElroy
Chester A. Arthur
Celern
Poulsdy
Waxae
Deglos
Anwar
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Mia Siar
Huchiand Mittin
N. Y
Ghester
Postoffice
N. FT
Righland
Stadard
Highland Fall
Abe Pastoffice
N. FE
Orange County Snurpercent Corporation
Middisteyn
Armiman Cenacerseey
Wy. Verell Harriman
Laney
D. Gutt
Talcott Tudwell
Tremmurer MA. Stivers
KOTK
Country Boys
Uch
Goshen
Judge Beebe
New Yorker
By Garton Roscoe
Frederic W. Wile
Donovan Williar J. Donovan
Persia
Goldier
Globe-Trotter
France
Donovan
Near East
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Damascus
Roland S. Morns
Japan
Siberia
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Bill” Donovan
Beig
Department of Justice
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Buffalonan
Underwood
Senate
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Lenroot
Rastus
Red Hot Babies
Ottawa
Kans
George W. Lloyd
Philadelphia
Cornell University
Thomas Hensley
Salem
Ind
Murphy
Murphys
Jane Murphy
Bob Murphy
Biddy Murphy
Pat Murphy
Dennis Murphy
Pete Murphy
Paul Murphy
Murphy's
London Titus
Petra Mora
Pomona
Cal
San Gabriel Mission
Walt
Monticello
Sarah Hosier
Phillipsport
Hopkins
John Herling
George Colwell
Hoater
N. J
Isaac al
Wan
William Eberh
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Harmony
England
P. B. Willams
Daily Herald- Ties
New York Avenue
Washington, DC
Bulletin
U. S
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Beate
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Daily Herald-Times-Press
WU Rogeraz
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