Edward M Madden Nominated for Senator by Orange Sullivan Rally
A large Middletown convention from Orange and Sullivan counties unanimously nominating Edward M Madden of Orange for the Xth State Senate district. The letter highlights his history in manufacturing, public service, and fearless, outspoken stance on local issues, with past service in the state senate and assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Sullivan Counties
Edward M. Madden
Orange County
Madden
Middletown
Sullivan
Senate
Erie Railway Directors Resignations Reaccepted Before Election
Before the Erie Railway Company annual election on the 10th, President Croald Vice President Fisk and Director Lane offered resignations. Their resignations were accepted but soon after re elected for two years. The board then re elected Gould President Fisk Vice President Lane and Archer with Homer Ramadell of Newburgh on the Executive Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railway Company
Roald
Fisk
Lane
Tve
Gould
Archer
Homer Ramadell
Newburgh
Horace Greeley Lecture for A. M. E. Zion Church
Horace Greeley will deliver a lecture for the benefit of the A. M. E. Zion Colored Church in this place on Thursday evening October 26. The subject is Abraham Lincoln. The appearance is urged for the fame of the lecturer and the worthy cause, with expectation of a large turnout.
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A. M. E. Zion
Horace Greeley
Fatal Accident Under Midland Railroad Bridge
Harrison Terry of Fair Oaks was missing Friday and found Wednesday beneath the Midland Railroad bridge over the Shawangunk 75 feet below. He had bruises and torn clothing after apparently falling from the track. Justice J M H Little empaneled a jury and an inquest returned a verdict consistent with the facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Oaks
Harrison Terry
Midland Railroad
Shawangunk
J. M. H. Little
Accident to Ex-Assessor Kain on Mountain Road
J. T. Kain of Walden formerly Deputy U S Assessor was riding a wagon on the Newburgh and Ellenville plank road when a sudden spring by his horse caused the wagon to overturn dislocating his shoulder. He set the shoulder at Pine Bush after visiting Dr. Woodruff and continued on with only soreness.
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J. T. Kain
Walden
U. S
Newburgh
Ellenville
Mr. Kain
Pine Bush
Woodruff
Fatal Accident at Carpenter's Point
Joseph F. Hamilton of Greenville, son of David Hamilton, was fatally injured after stepping onto a track as a westbound train struck him near Carpenter's Point. He lay unconscious along the Erie Railroad until morning, despite medical aid, and died while being moved toward his home at Smith's Corner.
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Carpenter’s Point
Joseph F. Hamilton
David Hamilton
Greenville
Erie Railroad
Carpenter's Point
Smith’s Corner
Puzzling Curiosity Letter Allegedly From Horace Greeley
A curtailed chirography specimen may be viewed at this office. Supposedly a letter from Horace Greeley to Halstead Sweet about a lecture on the 26th inst. A decipherer of hieroglyphics will report results in the Evening Press columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
Halstead Sweet
Evening Press
Another good nomination for Senator Madden
The New York Standard reports under another good nomination that Republicans in Orange and Sullivan Counties join Westchester and Putnam in nominating Hon. E. M. Madden. It calls him able and upright and says he is honored by all who know him and fit to marshal the Republican forces to victory. It adds a better nomination could not have been made in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madden
New York Standard
Orange
Sullivan
Westchester
Putnam
E. M. Madden
Baker J. E. Iseman Departs for Europe on Cunard
Local baker J. E. Iseman of James Street sails to Europe this Saturday aboard a Cunard steamer. He has not been home in eighteen years and looks forward to revisiting his homeland. Glueckliche Reise.
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J. E. Iseman
James Street
Europe
Cunard
Iseman
Glueckliche Reise
Fayette Welch's Combination at Bull's Opera House
Minstrels formerly known as Minstrels Welch Hughes and White now perform as Fayette Welch's Combination at Bull's Opera House tomorrow evening October 20th. Full particulars appear in the large programmes.
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Welch, Hughes & White
Fayette Welch
Bull's Opera House
Musical school starts Saturday at 2 pm in Gothic Hall
Prof. Ross's Graded School offers reading music and voice cultivation with 12 lessons for $1. The session begins Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Gothic Hall above the Press office.
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Middletown
Orange County
N. W
Gothic Hall
Prof
Ross
Rev. Mr Connitt in New Prospect Hurt in Fall
Mr Connitt of New Prospect is prostrate after a fall from an apple tree on the 10th. He is nearly helpless with no pain and limited strength, the injury located between the shoulders just below the neck.
Meeting to-morrow on Friday evening by Learned Professions
O. G. C. M. invites members to an address titled The Learned Professions to be held Friday evening.
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O. GC. M
Ulster Coal and Iron Company Shaft Sinking Near Burlingham
In Ulster between Burlingham and Walker Valley on Silas Kline’s farm, Prussian engineer Charles De Blissier directs Ulster Coal and Iron Company shaft sinking. A 6 by 14 inch shaft reaches 50 feet with coal prospects, oil not found despite oil bore near the site. The area features a loadstone spring that magnetizes iron nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
Burlingham
Walker Valley
Silas Kline
Charles de Blissier
Ulster Coal and Iron Company
Pine Bush Area Real Estate Transfers and Local News
Gilbert Garner sold a Pine Bush area farm one and a half miles west to J. D. Westbrook of New York City for 6000 dollars. J. C. Gillespie bought Catherine Wilkin’s property half a mile south of the village, 20 acres with buildings, for 3250 dollars and will move in spring for improvements. A Pine Bush post office letter addressed to John Box, Orange County, Pine Bush, America, was found in the letter rack and advertised. The Pine Bush Methodists are building a new 40 by 60 foot church with slate roof. contractor Mr. Smith of Middletown starts soon. Rev. G. W. Connitt of New Prospect, injured by a fall from an apple tree, also lost his cow to illness on the same day.
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Pine Bush
Gilbert Garner
J. D. Westbrook
New York City
J. C. Gillespie
Catherine Wilkin
John Box
Orange County
State of New York
America
Box
Smith
Middletown
G. W. Connitt
New Prospect
Bloomingburgh Hunters Arrive. Local Property Sale Noted
About six New York sportsmen and as many from Goshen arrived Wednesday in Bloomingburgh for bird and squirrel shooting led by Milo Seagears. Mrs E B Terwilliger sold her Ackhart property to M B Decker for 1050 dollars, a modest rise from last spring. Hanford and wife and O W Van Tuy were in town looking well.
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Bloomingburgh
New York
Goshen
Milo Seagears
Terwilliger
Ackhart
M. B. Decker
Hanford
O. W. van Tuy
Donations to Reverends Visit Local Churches
Donations recorded for Rev Jas Dickson of Montgomery on the 24th Rev Mr Wood of Gardenertown Newburgh on the 25th and Rev Wm A Westcott Centerville on the 25th. Rev S Case will visit his Greenville residence Thursday evening Oct 26 with a rain date the following day.
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Jas, Dickson
Montgomery
Mr. Wood
Gardenertown
Newburgh
Wm. A. Westcott
Centerville
S. Case
Greenville
Martial Law Declared in South Carolina Counties
President Grant proclaims martial law in several South Carolina counties amid disorder and threats to governmental authority. The action halts normal civil rules as federal authority asserts control to restore order.
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Grant
South Carolina
Mysterious death of Port Jervis music teacher
Henry Zockmantle a German music teacher in Port Jervis was found dead in his bed at his boarding house on Sussex street. A head wound and possible smothering raise murder suspicions though no culprit was identified at the inquest.
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Port Jervis
Henry Zockmantle
Burroughs
Sussex Street
Erie Railroad
Quick
Zackmantle
Minstrels, Meeting, and a Notable Quilt
Jottings note minstrels at the Opera House Friday evening and a County Teachers' Association meeting at the Academy on Saturday. Carrie Conkling of Turners has crafted a quilt of 12 852 blocks and Doe Finch’s residence on King Street is up for auction next Saturday at 2 PM in Middletown. The piece also mentions the St Pauls M E Church dedication on November 1 and a lecture at Empire Hall on the Acknowledgment of God in the Constitution by Rev. D McAllister.
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County Teachers’ Association
Carrie Conkling
Turners
Middletown
Doe Finch
King Street
Beebe Named Democratic Senatorial Candidate
The Newburgh Journal reports George M. Beebe of Monticello as the Democratic nominee for Senator in the district. It criticizes his Civil War era record and loyalty, arguing his treasonable views and ties to Pomeroy make him unsuitable for Orange and Sullivan voters.
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George M. Beebe
Monticello
Beebe
Territories
Buchanan
North
Brick” Pomeroy
Orange and Sullivan
Foreign buyers acquire Wallkill Montgom ery flour mills
A buyer from abroad acquires both Wallkill mills at Montgomery. Abram Luquer’s mill sells for 21000 dollars and William Titus’s mill for 11000 dollars. Titus intends to overhaul enlarge and fit it for large scale paper manufacture.
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Wallkill
Montgomery
Abram Luquer
William Titus
Ellenville Driving Park hosts third annual fair races
The Ellenville Driving Park Association will hold its third annual fair in Ellenville on Wednesday and Thursday, October 2 and 26. Premiums total 900 dollars for the event.
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The
Ellenville Driving Park Association
Ellenville
AFFAIRS IN CHICAGO Brought by the Great Fire
A survey of Chicago after the fire notes rebuilding continues, commerce in wheat and lumber steady, banks sound, and revenue loss estimated at four million dollars. Troops retain nominal control while schools reopen and transit resumes. Many bodies remain, with drownings and hunger blamed for fatalities.
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Internal Revenue Buureau
Madden Nominated by Republican Senatorial Convention
The Middletown Republican Senatorial Convention nominated Hon. Edward M. Madden of Orange for the Senate seat. Madden, long active in district and state politics, a partner in Wheeler Madden Clemson, is praised for vigor and party service and urged to mobilize Republicans to ensure victory in the November election.
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Middletown
Edward M. Madden
Madden
Orange and
Sullivan
State Senate
Wheeler, Madden & Clemson
United States
Albany
Fires Rage in Northern Kansas and Gloucester Buzz Over British Ship
Northern Kansas faces severe forest and prairie fires and preparations for a grand welcome to Grand Duke A veryx in New York. In Massachusetts, Gloucester remains agog over the schooner E A Horton seized by an English ship for fishery violations. The vessel reportedly escaped, fueling rumors of a British cruiser returning to Gloucester waters. a Boston customs surveyor was asked for a gunboat, but no ship appeared.
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E. A. Horton
Nova Scotia
Gloucester
Massachusetts
Boston
Heavy Robbery at Susquehanna Depot
A bold robbery occurred at Susquehanna Depot between Saturday night and Monday morning. The Erie Company sent $30,000 by express to the Delaware Division pay master, but the agent stored it in the safe and it disappeared when the pay master claimed it Monday morning. The incident was kept quiet and became known only late that day.
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Susquehanna Depot
Erie Company
Express
Delaware
Charles O'Connor Accepts State Attorney Appointment
The great lawyer Charles O'Connor has accepted the role of Attorney for the State in suits against the New York Ring. His action is expected to encourage reform supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O'Connor
Charles O’connor
New York
Friends of Reform
Six Hundred Lives Lost at Peshtego Fire Destruction
A Wisconsin prairie and forest fire devastated Peshtego near Green Bay, killing six hundred residents and leaving the town utterly destroyed. Fires swept east to the Green Bay shore and crippled nearby communities. Michigan counties faced widespread homelessness and millions in losses as fires burned villages and farmland. Authorities call for aid as devastation spreads across five states.
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Peshtego
Green Bay
Michigan
Wisconsin
Peshtego River
The Disastrous Gales Hit Nova Scotia Coasts and Lakes
Severe gales last week wrecked Chester wharves and shore buildings, sank or driven ashore fifteen to twenty schooners, and caused many boats to break up. In Margaret’s Bay shore dwellings washed away, five men drowned aboard a vessel, the R G Colburn foundered in Saginaw Bay with drownings, the Levant lost on Lake Michigan with five crew dead, two schooners ashore on Michigan, and further disasters at Kingston Canada. total losses include lives and property, with full details pending.
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Nova Scotia
Michigan
Huron
Chester
Margaret's Bay
R. G. Colburn
Saginaw Bay
Levant
Lake Michigan
Kingston
Canada
Republican Senatorial Convention Platform Analysis
The platform advocates principled governance and party unity. A candidate endorsing it should appeal to voters seeking steady reforms and fiscal responsibility, aligning with the convention’s stated aims and likely improving electability among honest voters who value integrity and order.
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Washington
Erie Administration
Abraham Lincoln
Kain
Minstrels
Adv
R. P. Purdy
Opera House
St. Paul’s
M. E
Empire Hall
Rev
D. McAllister
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Brigham Young
J. R. Groo
Montgomery Mills
Affairs IN
Secretary of the Treasury
Newburgh Journal
Kansas
Grand Duke
AleXid
Tite East
Pensaukee
Brussells
Williamson’s Mills
Calumet County
Wilwaukie
Sanitas
White Rock
Paris
Port Austin
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