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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
1
A young woman from a respectable family deserts her home for a farmhand who already has a wife. They live in a tent on the outskirts, later moving to a two room building on Oliver avenue where a baby is born. Officials are unsure how to act as authorities watch the unconventional family.
AP reports Washington December 11 that Secretary Lansing denied published reports of a rift with President Wilson over Mexican policy. He said there has never been a difference in opinion with the President and the State Department on handling Mexican affairs despite public claims about the Fall resolution.
Weather dispatch notes partly cloudy and warmer tonight with Friday forecast of cloudiness and possible snow in the north. The report cites a Mexican weather bulletin and mentions tensions between Mexico and the United States in relation to press coverage.
New York report on Dairymen’s League meeting details reelection of ED. Cooper as president John D. Pier as vice president Albert Manning as secretary and B. M. Kilpatrick as treasurer. The executive committee of price setting includes Cooper Thomson Manning Kershaw and Lyceum. Leaders plan to break from price fixing ties with the Horton-Sheffield Borden distributing trust as 50 600 members back broader cooperative work starting December 15.
The Times Press will publish official canvass results and session laws after caucuses. Officials designated include the Morning Standard and Warrick Thepsic with election notices to run in Warwick Adventist and Orange County Herald.
French Premier Clemenceau arrived in London and will confer with British Prime Minister Lloyd George and Italian minister Selavo on ongoing war affairs.
The Christmas Bazaar of Christ Church Universalist ended Wednesday night with attendance exceeding the opening. Booths, entertainment, and dancing drew strong crowds. An auxiliary supper ran from 5:30 to 7:30 with good praise for a well organized event led by Mrs M D Whitlock and Mrs I D Greene among others.
Paris dispatch reports heavy fighting at Fiume between French troops and DAnnunzio volunteers with both sides suffering many casualties. A related note mentions assertions of looting by Annunzio forces and a local youth among three arrested on disorder charges, with a Thanksgiving night disturbance adjourned to December 18.
A fire razed Pine Rest, a mountain resort opened this summer at Yankee Lake by Dulcie M. Agnew of New York City. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars with 9000 on the building and 5000 on contents. partial insurance. Fire began in the furnace room and reignited after initial containment amid a gale.
Friends gathered Wednesday evening at 16 Watkins avenue to celebrate with games music and refreshments for the couple.
In Dublin on December 11 police and military raided homes of Sinn Fein leaders. Thomas Kelly and others were arrested and moved by military lorries to Kings Town, then by row boats to a warship sailing to an English port. Harbor approaches guarded by tanks and armored cars.
Goshen December meeting of the Board of Supervisors lasts five minutes before recess. Chairman Warwick presides briefly then leaves due to illness. The session focuses on action regarding Henry Kohl 7925 and John TJ with Commissioner David 80.21, and on referrals to the County Attorney for handling of a correction and reformation matter.
Justice in the Supreme Court this morning sentenced Oresta Caverhieri to Clinton Prison for a minimum term of two years and a maximum of four years. His partner Carl M Jer faced related charges from the same case linked to an alleged 1930s crime in Sullivan County with bail set at 150 dollars.
A local Grace Church music club hosts a session with members performing. The event is described as a community gathering featuring a mix of piano pieces and choral numbers. Attendance is noted among church members and neighbors.
A City valuation totals 12,638,205 with separate figures for General fund 5% tax 115 court tax 184 Armory 19,485 and county and school funds. Middle Brown precinct shows 142,624,005 state tax 17,878. Armory tax 2,973.36 and various poor funds cited. Times-Price promotes readership, over 20,000 daily.
Indianapolis reports general confidence that bituminous coal mines will resume operations Friday and full production by early next week as United Mine Workers leaders accept President Wilson’s settlement terms. Officials advise no official word on a strike end yet. Normal shipments expected to restart after a two week shutdown.
A fragmentary report describes a caboose from the Erie line running away through the city streets. The tale references a Middletown war era setting and a shaken public reaction as observers try to parse the event and its unclear origin.
A garbled OCR passage references romance and numbers amid stray letters and corruption. The snippet lacks coherent facts, making it impossible to identify people places or events with certainty.
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