Austrian Foreman at Bannerman's Island Arsenal
Francis K Bannerman employs an Austrian foreman at Bannerman's Island arsenal opposite Cornwall. Charles Korac applied for a dynamite license but was denied. Kovak, a deputy sheriff from Poland, and four other Austrians were drafted into the U S Army. Bannerman seeks four more deputies. loyalty concerns noted.
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Francis K. Bannerman
Bannerman’s Island Arsenal
Cornwall
Charles Korac
Ilicense
Kovak
Sherif
Sherif Conklin
Bannerman
Austrmans
Favors boosting of farm loaning rate
A Washington report states the Feeders farm board recommended increasing farm mortgage rates from five to six percent. The move targets new loans while already approved loans remain unchanged due to a tight money market.
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Washington
County jail inspection notes paint and laundry need
The report from the State Commission of Prisons covers the New surgh county jail inspected February 24 1927. It notes 11 inmates all male, 8 sentenced and 1 awaiting grand jury action. Interior recently painted, cleanliness good, but jail lacks laundry facilities and plant for fumigation and sheets. recommendations urge prompt laundry installation and fumigation equipment, plus provision of sheets.
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State Commission of Prisons
Newsurgh
Prinevera
Fie Dau
Weereby Federal Prionerns
Bfe
Jass
AeAgerss
Uosien
Nave Beet
eEdpeo
Board of Supervisors
Gas driven car debut marks new era in travel
New York announces a gas driven motor car by Consoli dated Gas Company claiming high efficiency and potential replacement for gasoline power cars after the war if fuel costs stay elevated. The limousine weighs 4,800 pounds and uses about 272 cubic feet of gas per two gallons of gasoline. William Cullen Morris led the trials, noting gas storage in a steel container and steering-accessible high pressure controls.
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New York
Consolidated Gas Company
Broadway
Wiliam Cullen Morris
Great Britain
Making nails show old versus new forging methods
The passage contrasts historical nail making with modern steel nails. It notes strips were cut and forged by hand, taking about a minute per nail, while today nails are produced by automatic machines. A worker oversees three machines, dropping a nail every second.
Childish Deductions at Hotel Parlor Reveal Hidden Owner
In a hotel parlor Mary and her younger brother Billie gaze at surroundings and a portrait of Martie Antoinette. Billie asks who the girl is and Mary answers in confidences that she owns the furniture, revealing a playful misperception and social satire.
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Mary
Billie
Bilie
Martie Antoinette
Origin and size of an acre defined in English law
The term acre traced to Latin and Ang Saron meanings a field of any size. Edward I defined it as the amount a yoke of oxen could plow in a day. Under George IV a standard size emerged, 4,500 square yards.
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Edward I
England
George IV
High School Notes on War Efforts and Athletics
High School notes describe plans for students to study nursing courses urged by the State Board of Education, with boys preparing for a football team photo expected to appear in the 1917 Spalding guide. A visit from Kepner, now in the U. S. Army, included talks to English classes and a postponed corporal exam for the cadets. Lieut Vernon from Spartanburg will address the students as the drill continues and another session is planned.
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George Bennett
Eliina Marten
Carrie Swartwout
Peter Swartwout
George van Strander
Macd Weynas
Staten Island
A Grifin
John Andrews
Sophia Cohen
New York City
Brr
Cleland
Port Jervis
Martha Grenk
Emma Space
Peter G. Cuddeback
Jersey Cuty
Irving Gumner
Finchrilla
Edna Green
Kate Little
Alma Space
Hancock
McCorrell
New
Wilson
States Board of Education
Albany
Sirs
Elso
Spalding
D. Kepner
Prof. Oakes
France
Corps of Cadets
Greason
Arwore
Lieut
R. M. Vernon
Spartanburg
Farm for Every Soldier Idea Urged by Harding
Washington report notes Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio advocates that every returning United States soldier should have a chance to own a farm. He argues land for veterans should be part of a larger plan to turn as many citizens as possible into productive farm owners and says government action on land distribution is inevitable after the war.
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Washington
United States
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Harding
Fragmentary court scene hints at a witness
The excerpt portrays a defense acquittal expectation and a prosecuting attorney's remark. A defendant smiles on the witness stand as jurors react, fidgeting with beads and hair, suggesting tension in a courtroom moment.
Test of a Good Husband in Dallas News
A brief editorial stance argues no man is a good husband unless he notices when the drawing room curtains have been moved to the dining room. The column reflects domestic keen observation as a measure of domestic virtue.
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Dallas News
Sand in the Lantern
A note explains placing a little sand in the bottom of Japanese lanterns adds weight, steadies the candle, and keeps it secure and upright for cleaner burning and less tipping.
Mystery Baby Ails Mrs. Van Speederty in Parlor
In a mid century scene Mrs. Van Speederty looks at her crying infant and wonders what ails it. She says if it were an automobile she could tell immediately but babies are so different.
Beacon Baker Faces Possible Citizenship Loss Over Pro German Claims
Beacons' John Millendorfer cited as Austrian denied citizenship in Poughkeepsie after Judge Morsehauser adjourned the hearing until after the war. A movement sought cancellation of Herman Heussman, a Beacon baker labeled Anti American. The court planned to refer the matter to the U S District Attorney for action to nullify citizenship. Heussman prepared to surrender his papers and defend against pro German accusations.
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John Millendorfer
Beacon
Poughkeepsie
Ali Hendorfer
James G. Meyer
Heulsman
Baker
Sherwood Philps
Daniel Dugan
Meyer
Morschauser
United States District Attorney
War Bond Pledge Quoted in Local Ledger
A citizen declares purchase of a Liberty bond amounting to $25,000 and asserts the purchase will aid the United States in winning the war. The report notes calm remarks and mentions a request for legal action by a local official over land issues.
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Unis
Air
Meg
Mr. Heulman
Law
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