Local First Regt Guards State Property on Governor Call
Local members of Company T and the Detachment of the Medical Department, First Infantry, NY National Guard, under Captains Steedman and Stivers, answered Governor Whitman's call for guard duty. They departed Sunday night from Wickham Avenue station as crowds cheered, equipped for winter service, and prepared for deployment amid a brisk armory bustle and merchant rapid response.
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Datr
Medical Department
First Infantry
N. G
N.Y
H. L. Steedman
M. A. Stivers
Whitman
Germany
Wickham Avenue
Steedman
Blizzard Disrupts City After Soldiers Depart
Sunday night brought a light blizzard that kept most residents home. Snowfall and drifting slowed travel, with corner lots most affected. Westward, storm coverage is extensive. eastward, lighter. Cold weather expected tomorrow. Transit lines including Wallkill and Goshen faced delays but maintained some service. Orange County Telephone Co reports no line breaks. Trains on Erie and Ontario and Western lightly affected. Continued on page eight.
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Wallkill Transit Company
North End
Hsi
State Hospital
Academy Avenue
Orange County Telephone Co
Erie
Ontario and Western
Local Boys Spend Night Upon Armory Floor at Hilly City
Newburgh news describes Company T and Medical Detachment of Middletown and Company F of Walton arriving about 11 pm. They stayed in the Newburgh Armory after orders changed to send local units home. Bands were ready to escort them but were dismissed. The battalion later boarded a special train from Beacon to Ron Hook, with detachments planned between Tarrytown and Storm King.
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Times-Press
Newburgh
Middletown
Walton
Cornwall
West Shore Railroad
Sheehan
Egan
Blythe
Wallace
Peekskill
Cty
Collins’ Bend
Ortone
Holy Mame
Columbian
Newsburgh
Newbursh
Armoory
Beacon
Ron Hook
Tarrytown
Storm King
Hospital Corps
Walon Company
Company FE
Company L
Ralph P. Ball
Times- Press Sia
Sanger Sentenced 36 Days for Birth Control Info
Mrs Margaret Sanger was sentenced to 36 days in the work house for disseminating birth control information. An appeal for pardon will be made to Governor Whitman.
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International News Service
New York
Margaret Sanger
Whitman
German Americans of Middletown pledge loyalty and suspend group
The German American Alliance of Middletown N Y adopts resolutions pledging loyalty to the United States and suspending the local organization until U S Germany relations improve. President William Vogel signs as authority. The notice, dated February 4 1917, emphasizes naturalized and native citizens’ allegiance.
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U. S
United States
William Vogel
Anddietown
N. Y
German-American Alliance
Middletown
Germany
Bombs Planted At Malone Home And Customs House
International News Service reports two bomb incidents in New York on February 5. Dudley Field Malone, port collector, said a burning fuse was on his home steps and he extinguished it with his fingers. A separate blast at the customs house is described as a possible attempt to harm Malone, discovered under his office room while he worked. Officials note the two events may not be connected.
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International News Service
Washington
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
New York
the Treasury
Peters
Customs House
Malone
Austria
Germany
Ambassador Penfield
Vienna
Wilson
Lansing
Industrial Farms Improvement Plans Detailed at New Hampton
New Hampton Farms will undergo major upgrades over several years with an added appropriation bringing total to 3800,000 for water, sewer, roads, reception and admin building, power house, shop, and three dormitories. Construction begins with reception building materials arriving, first story due April, dormitories planned two stories, foundations by inmates, and power supply updates.
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New Hampton Farms
Freymeier & Hanna Company
New York City
New York
Rockland Light & Power Company
Firemen Parade to be Held in Goshen This Year
Orange County Volunteer Fire Companies plan their annual parade at Goshen after a meeting of officers and the executive committee. Frank C. Hoek of Goshen urged the move, with Chief Higham presiding. A by law change to limit meals to sandwiches and coffee in home towns could let smaller villages host future parades. Represented were Port Jervis Newburgh Goshen Cornwall Warwick and Central Valley. The Standard Bearers meeting was postponed.
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Orange County
Frank C. Hoek
Goshen
Chief Higham
Middletown
Port Jervis
Newburgh
Cornwal
Warwick
Central Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elks’ Club
HL. Steedman
Vor
Hitchcock
Ernest C. Halleck
Steedmen
Ors
Towitae
Randmay Vez
Hudson
Col
C. H. Hitchcock
Custom House
Philadelphia
New Hampton
John Wilson
West Main Street
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