Fire devours stores in Panoche village blaze
A devastating fire in Panoche near Ellenville destroys Benjamin West store and adjacent buildings, leaving two families homeless and causing about 15000 in property loss. Fire hydrants froze, hampering efforts as Ellenville crews aided, with mayoral notes and weather forecast concluding the report.
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Ulster County
Apanoch
Ellenville
Arly
Hilenville
Blaz
Beninamin C. West
Benjamin Co
Jar. West
Augustus Whiteley
John Hennes
Supervisors Receive Report on County Ratio
Goshen December 28 The rates of the State and county tax in the various towns and cities of Orange county for the ensuing year have been submitted to the Board of Supervisors the committee on rauto and apportionment Jesse W Canfield
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Goshen
Orange County
Re Board of Supervisors
Rauto
Apporligniment
U S Railroad Operation to Run War Time Transport
The plan centralizes transportation under a single government director for priority. No shipper routing. consignments allocated for maximum efficiency through existing railroad groups with Pittsburgh handling traffic. Salaries cut for top officials. certain cases exempt from draft. IPC oversight of employee payments. Excess earnings revert to the government as railroads seek new financing and improvements funded postwar.
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Dudge
Robert A. Lovett
Pittsburgh
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middletown Employed Boys to Enlist in State Cadet Corps
Employed boys aged 16 to 19 in Middletown are to assemble at the Middletown State Armory this evening to apply for enlistment in the New York State Cadet Corps. Physical Director Charles E. Greason, active in military training efforts, received orders from the New York State Military Training Commission to organize the assembly and receive applications.
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Middletown
New York State Cadet Corps
Middletown State Armory
Charles E. Greason
New York State Military Training Commission
Greason
Robbery Probe at Butcher Shop and Dairy Kitchen
Police continued investigations into a recent robbery at 358 North sites involving George B. Walla and C. BE. & LH. VanFreet. No new details were released. officials maintain a high vigil in the northern district where thefts have troubled residents in recent weeks.
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North Sites
George B. Walla
C. BE
LH. VanFreet
Personal notes on Wolff and Siera return home
Charlies Wolff and L Siera have come back from several days away in New York and Hereford Conn. They spent time in New York City and Hereford, Connecticut, before returning home.
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Charlies Wolff
L. Siera
New York
Hereford, Conn
Former Teacher Passes the Test for Aviation Corps
Prof. Joan McNelis a former High School faculty member now teaching in New York City passed a rigid aviation corps exam. Of 40 candidates only three passed including McNeill. He is sworn in and awaiting call, with hopes to serve in Cornell Princeton Boston Texas France or Italy. He studies engines and motors in spare time and has many local friends. Manufacturers List At Chamber Office A Hendrick's Commercial Registry of the United States lists manufacturing enterprises nationwide and is available at the chamber of commerce for public access.
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Joan ¥. McNelis
Teacate
New York City
A. Norton
Aviation Corps
McNeill
Eldher
Cornell
Princeton
Boston
Texas
France
Italy
Prof. McNeill
Chamber of Commerce
Hendrick
The
United States
President Wilson Turns 61 Amid War Rush
Washington December 2 Associated Press reports President Wilson is celebrating his sixty first birthday. No special ceremony was planned due to wartime duties and the demands of the day.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Stocks Continue Their Advance On Wall Street
By Associated Press New York Dec 25 railroad shares rose further while industrials and equipment stocks also gained. The market showed underlying investment buying and short covering as trading steadied after the holiday.
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Associated Press
New York
Stock Exchange
Erie President Praises Government Plan For Railroads
Erie President Un derwood lauds the Director-General McAdoo plan to operate railroads, saying it is the best news in years and a grand wartime measure. He warns without action some lines would fail and hails government steps as preserving properties, boosting rail service, and solving labor issues.
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New York
Underwood
Erie Railroad
McAdoo
Family Reunion at Moore Home in Branchville NY
Christmas day brought a large family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Royal Moore in Prospect Hui Farm Branchville New York with 32 children and grandchildren listed from several nearby families. The only sour note was Mr Moore’s continuing ill health.
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Royal Moore
Prospect Hui Farm
Branchville
C. EB Mather
Ridgebury
Mirs
George R. Decler
Papakating
N. J
Aster
Westown
George Moore
Papakains
Frea Moore
Newton
Bombing near town kills American private in woods
Associated Press reports that during a moonlit night German aviators dropped bombs near a town in France. An American private was killed in a camp in the woods and a corporal of engineers also died while a party worked in trenches on the front.
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France
Germany
Christ
Christmas Exercises Held by Sunday Schools
Thursday afternoon and evening several churches held Christmas exercises with many children taking part and gifts given. Adults attended and enjoyed the program. First Presbyterian: large audience. Floyd W. Morgans presided. Recitations by Marian Fletherman and Mary Canfield. violin by William Cornelius. flag drill by Miss Ball’s Class. songs by Miss Howell’s Class. More recitals and solos followed, featuring Carner, Ball, Woodman, and Stivers among others. (Continued on page ten.)
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First Presbyterian
Floyd W. Morgans
Marian Fletherman
Mary Canfield
Wiliam Cornelius
Miss Ball
Miss Howell
Janet Ball
Wadsworth Men Disappointed Over France Plans
Spartanburg reports widespread talk after Major General John F. O’Ryan said the 20th Division may need two more months of training before going abroad. Camp Wadsworth workers arrange winter clothing, mail deliveries surge, and a New Year sing plans raise morale. Red Cross provides woolen sweaters to thousands, with officers facing possible elimination after recent physicals. Governor Whitman and Secretary Baker may address troops.
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Spartanburg
John F. O’ryan
Senate
Washington
Camp Wadsworth
France
Siore
Mars
George Francis Kerr
Cifaar
Camp Activites Committee
Woman's Music Club
Chamber of Commerce
Baker
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Wholman
O Ryan
Red Cross drives sweep Central division towns
Christmas reports from five states show Prairie du Rocher Missouri enrolling every resident while Omaha conducts a drive for unborn children and Nebraska reports overrun of its quota.
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Chicago
Central Division
American Red Cross
Prairie du Rocher
Mol
Omaha
Nebraska
Soldier Captured by Germans Is Nephew of Middletowner
Lake Lovely, a 25 year old private from Middletown, captured by Germans about 16 days ago, is nephew of John A Lovely of 30 Lincoln Street. He enlisted March 21, sailed for France July 16, and was among American railroad engineers who abandoned work to aid British forces. A letter from France dated November 17 reached his father Thomas Lovely last Saturday.
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Lake Lovely
John A. Lovely
Lincoln Street
Thomas Lovely
South Amboy
N. J
Lovely
France
Lieutenant Post Highly Honored for Gallantry
Washington December 29 Lieutenant Frank N Post Jr and Private Frank A Ross of the Expeditionary forces have been cited for gallantry in French army orders. Letters of commendation from General Pershing's Chief of Staff were released by the War Department. Post, son of Mrs Price Post of Tuxedo Park, landed his damaged aircraft and saved instruments after a fight at Pau aviation school. Ross, nephew of Chase Cooper of Brooklyn, showed courage under fire and was gassed, hospitalized. The French order of the day dated September 26 1917 commends Post for coolness during the September 25 fight and for steering a safe landing and rescuing instruments. The commander-in-chief expresses satisfaction at the American officer receiving honorable mention.
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Washington
Frank N. Post
Frank A. Ross
Expeditionary Forces
General Pershing
War Department
Post
Brrs
Price Post
Tuxedo Park
Pau
Jemes
Hoss
Chace Cooper
Seventy-second Street
Brooklsn
Questionnaires Sent Out By Board In Local Exemption Effort
The local Exemption Board mailed 128 questionnaires to registrants numbered 1459 through 1596. Post offices listed include Middletown Walden Maybrook Newburgh Montgomery Roseton Burnside Campbell Hall and single deliveries to West Hoboken Paterson N J Brooklyn Orange Lake Crystal Run Waltus Sidney Philadelphia Middle Hone College Park Newberry and others.
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Middletown
Walden
Maybrook
Newburgh
Montgomery
Roseton
Burnside
Campbell Hall
West Hoboken
Paterson
N. J
Brooklyn
Orange Lake
Crystal Run
Waltus
Sidney
Philadelphia
Middle Hone
College Park
Maryland
Newberry
Germans Repulsed By French In Verdun Clash
The German attempt to break the French line northeast of Verdun failed as fighting continued on both sides. German terms for peace and a Russo-German conference offer drew no response from the Entente, with peace talks set to resume January 4 at an undecided location.
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Associated Press
New York
America
Washington
Leon Tretzky
Verdun
Brenta
Pichon
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Central Powers
Russia
Germany
Petrosmol
Menshinsky
Theational City Bank of
FE. R. Stevens
Lloyd George
London
U.S
United States
Wilson
Congress
Teutons Plenipotentiaries
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Benjamin C. West
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John Hennessey
Grandson
Garry
Jesse W. Canfield
Town
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Gu Crawford
Deerpark
Abe
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Monroe
Mount Hose
Newburg
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Port Jer
Tuxeco
Wellsill
Warrick Oe
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Moodbury Uate
Jease W. Canfield
W. D. Canfield
Slate Hill
Go A
20Th Engineers
U. S
Prof. Mceill
Pres. Wilson
ERIE
MOORE
Mise Hartin
Caro
Une Finn
Betty Woodman
Katherine Ball
Janet Stivers
Julia Woodman
Julia Carner
Caret Deuken
Helen Horton
O Christ Eternal
Alred Carner
Misa
Wadsworth
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