Editorial Get a Hook for These Old Standpatters Who Run Up a Side Street
The piece attacks old standpatters and party machines for trying to influence primary voters. It argues independence starts with the voter, condemns machine control, and calls for a responsive Middletown Republican City Committee. It cites Charles L. Mead vs Wallace and notes continued discussion on page eight.
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Republican City Committee
Middletown
Russia
Charles L. Mead
Times-Press
Mead
Wallace
City Committee
MR. Mead
Men of 21 Register Saturday for Military Service
Men who have reached majority since June 5 will register nationwide on Saturday under Wilson's manpower plan. Exemption district registration runs 7 AM to 7 PM at the City Hall Exemption Board. Second edition questionnaires will be mailed starting Aug 26 to new registrants for a September call targeting 1918 class men.
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United States
Wilson
Exemption Board
General Crowder
Focal Draft Board
Newburgh Labor Board Names District Rep for No. 4
John HL Dkins of Eflenvile was appointed Wednesday as representative of District No. 4 on the State Advisory Board at a meeting of county representatives in the Palatine. Max Grashimer of Middletown was named to represent the employes. Permits allow employers to announce unskilled labor needs in the press until the U S Employment Service is fully organized, after which hiring via official channels will proceed.
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Newburgh
John HL Dkins
Eflenvile
Rockland
Orange Bieter
Sullivan
Palatine
Max Grashimer
Central Labor Union
Middletown
New York State Advisory Board
New York City
United States Employment Service
Allies Capture Vast Numbers of Guns in Allied Push
Allied reports recount a titanic clash on a 25 mile Picardy front from Lihons to the Coreuil as British and French forces gain ground. Captured booty includes over 200 guns with many large calibres, while German bridges across the Oise were not destroyed. Health and Pershing bulletins note good troop conditions and aerial bombardment success.
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New York
Lihons
Somme
Coreul
Arras
Ancre
Picardy
London
Oise
Ailette
Sempigny
Couchy le Chateau
Geneéral Mangin
Noissons
Ussuri River
Vladivostok
Harbin
Local Soldier W J Ellison Wounded In France
Sergeant W J Ellison, son of Mr and Mrs George W Ellton of Beacon Street, describes being wounded July 18 in No Man's Land during a five mile advance. Bullet in left shoulder near spine, no spinal damage, treated in caves and hospitals, now recovering at a base hospital in France after transfers to Paris and a mountain region hospital.
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W. J. Ellison
George W. Elton
Beacon Street
Hig Fetter
France
No Man's Land
Ellison
Navy Commander William Williamson Killed in Accident
Commander William Price Williamson of the Navy was killed in an accident aboard a warship. Born in Virginia, he entered the Naval Academy from Wisconsin.
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Washington
William Price Williamson
Navy
Virginia
Naval Academy
Wisconsin
Charles W U Sneed Speaks At Parish House Grice Church
Charles W U Sneed of Newburgh running for District Attorney in the Republican primary spoke at Grice Church Parish House last evening addressing allegations by District Attorney Hrabbers and points from Mr Hirschberg. Introduced by Alan C Madden of the Times-Press, Sneed touted law enforcement as the key issue and pledged accountability, noting his role as chairman of the Orange County Bar Association grievance committee. Continued on page three.
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Charles W. GU. Sneed
Newburgh
Grice Church
Hrabbers
Iirschberg
Sneed
Alan C. Madden
Times-Press
Madden
Assuure
Middletown
Hirschberg
Jonathan D. Wilson, Jr
Republicum Party
Orange County Bar Association
Mev
Draft registrants to depart city in early September
An official notice shows 116 draft registrants will leave the city during September 1 to 6, including five colored men for limited service and 21 white men for limited or special service. Entrainment will be staged over three days with no more than one class leaving per day, mobilization orders expected soon.
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A. ©. N. Thompson
Sherrill
Times-Press
Mately
Noo
Warwick Town May Vote Again On Booze Question
A special term of court in White Plains heard petitions to resubmit four local option liquor questions in Warwick town. James M Welly’s lawyer argued notices were misissued by the town clerk. State Excise opposed. A decision from Justice J Addison Young was pending, with a possible September election if granted.
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White Plains
Supreme Court
J. Addison Young
Ivan A. Gardner
James M Welly
Florida
Warwick
Wark
Board of Elections
W.R Dernan
State Commissioner of Excise
Thompson
Sulivan
Justice Young
Orange County
Let It Possible That The original New Year ssolution
Indianapolis Star reports a puzzling remark by Adam about turning over a pew seaf amid humor and speculation. The item notes a New Year context and suggests a broader sense of change or reversal. No firm outcome or action is given in the readable text.
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Adam
Indianapolis Star
Erie Operator Falls From Train Injured at Port Jervis
Port Jervis Aug 23 Robert Berus 14 of Long Eddy leaned from a moving Erie train to retrieve a forgotten item near UE tower at Long Eddy. He suffered a skull fracture and brain concussion with facial and bodily injuries. He was placed on an eastbound soldiers’ train to Francis Hospital, condition critical. mother and sister at bedside.
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Port Jervis
Robert Berus
Long Eddy
Erie
Delaware
Imesht
5. Francis Hospital
F. M
British Plane Makes Long Flight With Crew and Nine Men
A large British airliner flew from interior France to interior England in just over half an hour. The test was conducted under routine conditions using a service aircraft of the largest type, carrying a crew and nine passengers.
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Associated Press
London
France
England
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