Board of Education meets with boiler inspections and year-end report
The Board of Education delayed its January meeting by one week and plans to present its annual report to the Common Council. Boiler inspections were conducted by Hartford Steam Boiler and Engine Insurance Co across four sites with all boilers found in good condition. The report lists financials: balance December 1, 1915, receipts for year, payments, and remaining balance, deposited at First National Bank.
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Ney
Stanton
Hartford Steam Boiler and Engine’ Insurance Company
Lingen Avenue
Thrall Library
Bennett Hill
Albert Street
Board of Education
Rleport
Common Council
Whickerson
Veterans to Face Monticello Quintet in Gridiron Clash
EF Vets and Terptt Conpar meet Monticello in a basketball style game night described with loose terms. The piece mentions a crowd and an event on Thanksgiving night with music by Sterling's Premier Orchestra, highlighting veteran teams and a local sports atmosphere.
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Aarmlery
Semkot Pina
Niontics
Ds Hialpis Mousa Wallan
Port Jervis, Middletown Refuse Final Football Rematch
Port Jervis officials decline a rematch with Middletown Ung? for the city league title. School authorities cite recent play and fear another heated rematch unwise for fans and players. Superintendent writes to the school director about the decision as the teams tied for the championship.
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Deddervis
Port Jervis
Middletown Ung
Middletown
Gome
Wermp
Earad
Nuaslor
Supersma
Teawn
Early Shoppers Headline Holiday Gift Fever
Early shoppers report brisk gift buying with men seeking shirts neckwear hosiery and handkerchiefs and women choosing Phoenix silk hosiery umbrellas neckscarfs and gloves. Families join the rush as shop windows showcase seasonal bargains.
Carpentier Retains Title With 50 Second KO Highlight
In London the heavyweight champion Carpentier defeated Joe Beckett in 50 seconds at the dfolburn Stadium before Prince of Wales and a gathering of nobles. Beckett held the British title, while Carpentier is poised as Europe’s top heavyweight and a future challenger to the world title.
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Carpentier
London
Leo
Chorges
City Mail Carrier Clings To 25-Year Tricycle
Washington report says a government offer of an official car for a mail carrier’s routes was declined, as the worker continues using a tricycle he has relied on for deliveries in the city for a quarter century.
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Washington
Carpentier Knocks Beckett Out in First Round Bout
A swift right hand by Carpentier ends Beckett’s challenge in the opening minute as the French challenger floor grabs the moment. Beckett collapses and is carried to his corner while fans cheer the dramatic knockout.
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Beckett
School Ideation Sparks Board Debate and Truancy Report
Citizens proposed ideas for the school plan but were not met, leading to amendments. Mayor Cox’s amendment failed while ideas were forwarded to Kerk George H. Stanton for review. The truant officer reported 259 absence cases last month, with 155 due to illness and 74 for other legal excuses. George H. Stanton noted $370.20 collected for non-resident tuition for the quarter ending November 7. High School lamps were replaced with nitrogen lamps after being down. Ernest S. Hilsdorf proposed granting teachers five days of leave.
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Hilsdorfs
Cox
Kerk
George H. Stanton
John F. Myers
W. W. Young
Building Committee
Ernest S. Hilsdorf
Grasshopper’s Flight Serves Up Practical Lesson
An old proverb notes a grasshopper jumps without foresight but soon learns, through agricultural agents’ trials, that after a few hops its landings are often unwelcome. The piece treats insect behavior and the value of ongoing study.
Fate of First of the Tribunes in Rome Riot
On October 8 1854 Rienzi theItalian leader who headed a Roman revolution was killed while serving as tribune of the people His ambition led to power and he died in a riot sparked by his actions
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Rienzi
Ttalian Parnner
Rome
Kuei
Fie
Executve Ability Critique in Ohio State Journal
The Ohio State Journal argues executive ability means shifting tasks to others who can do them better, framing leadership as delegating work rather than hogging it. The piece emphasizes efficiency, accountability, and the limits of personal productivity in management.
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Ohio State Journal
Wealthy Divorc ee Sirs and Cereal King’s Heir
Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune, has been granted a divorce from Major Edward Bennett Close. The split follows their 1905 marriage and involves custody of their two children.
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New Haven
Marjorie Merriweather Post Close
Charles W. Post
Edward Bennett Close
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