Fire destroys frame barn in Bloomingburg
June 2 fire in Bloomingburg destroyed a 40 by 25 foot frame barn behind Babcock’s meat market and Owen’s hardware store. Loss totals several hundred dollars, partly insured with Archibald Taylor and Company, Middletown. Clapham owned the structure, with Frank Babcock and A N Owen occupying portions. Firefighters responded with local volunteers and nearby fire departments, saving adjacent buildings and several horses. A tramp alleged to have slept in the barn is suspected as origin. investigation ongoing.
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Bloomingburg
Babcock
Owen
A B. Clapham
Frank Babcock
A. N. Owen
Clapham
Times
Higham
Middletown
Mophagens
Archibald Taylor and Company
Two Men Executed In Death Chair In Ossining
Ossining New York authorities enacted the death penalty this morning at Sing Sing prison. James Roy Champlain was put to death for killing his uncle Henry McGhee in Wellsville in 2 BC. Joann Supe, convicted of murdering an Italian foreman in Nassau County, was also executed. Dr Arthur Warren Weite slept calmly through the night while awaiting his own fate.
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Ossining
James—Roy Champlain
Smeg Sing
Henry McGhee
Wellsville
Joann Supe
Nassau County
Arthur Warren Weite
Fiie
Train Blown From Rails In Windstorm Near Pontiac
A Wabash Chicago to St Louis fast mail train was blown from the tracks near Pontiac Illinois by a windstorm today. Twenty people were injured and one was fatally hurt. five coaches derailed as the storm lashed the area. Local authorities and railroad workers began rescue and assessment operations immediately.
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Pontiac
City Clerk Taylor Honored At Syracuse Session
Syracuse June 2 Cornelius Fi Buras mayor of Troy was elected president of the conference of mayors and other city officials. Major Walter R. Stone of Syracuse was elected vice president and Mayor Joseph W. Stevens of Albany treasurer. Various state and national officials were named to posts in the comptrollers association. The majors conference declined to rule on woman suffrage and split on a local union resolution.
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C. E. Soles
McKeesport
J. B. AL Taylor
Middletown
Wellliam Dever
Detroit
John Eisman
Joseph Miller
Yonkers
Joseph Dennin
Mark E. Cowan
James T. Lennon
Rosslyn M. Cox
Cornelius R. Burns
Troy
William P. Capes
Syracuse
Cornelius Fi Buras
Yesterdar
Conference of Mayors
Staram
National Association of Comptrollers and Accounting Officers
Walter R. Stone
Joseph W. Stevens
Albany
W. P. Capes
New York
Louis M. Kotechi
Milwaukee
Comptrollers’ Association
Thomas F. Borie
San Francisco
Srst
John W. Eisman
B. J. Campbell
Duluth
R. B. Ae. Taivre
J. F Well
Des Moines
Eugene R. Pike
Chica
E. E Phelps
Pittsburgh
E. A. Boes
Sauke
Utah
Thomas Mn Frost
Chelsea
Mass
Joseph M. Pits Somerville
LeGrand Powers
Washington, D. C
M. FE. Russi
New Rochelle
Rodgers Case Near Conclusion In Newburgh Court
Newburgh June 2 Bromley Rodgers facing perjury charges near trial end as judge and jury prepare for final summations. Prosecution led by District Attorney zs berg with defense by John Bright who argued the case targets Rodgers civil suit and questioned circumstantial evidence plus writings from Charles Laughlin and alleged letter handling by William Wagner. Handwriting expert David Carvalho testified about McLaughlin writ copies as trial proceeds.
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Newburgh
Bromley Rodgers
John Bright
Zsberg
Rodgers
Clainist McLaughlin
Charles W. Laughlin
Aliarmey
William A Wagner
Wagner
Charles McLaughlin
Jip Rodgers
David N. Carvalho
Carvalho Ras
McLaughin
Marriage Announcement Victoria Budwig Esther to Jewell Brand
Continued on page ten WED AT ALBANY. Mrs. Adolph Budwig announces the marriage of their daughter Victoria Esther Budwig to Jewell Clinton Brand of Albany. The ceremony took place on Thursday June 1 in Albany with Rev. Dr. Samuel Goldenson officiating.
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Albany
Adolph Budwig
Victoria
Esther
Jewell Clinton Brand
Samuel Goldenson
Greason Named School Director of Physical Training
Charles E. Greason, after leading Webb Horton Memorial Church physical department for nearly two years, is appointed director of physical training in Middletown schools. The post, required in all cities by a new state act, carries a $1200 salary and begins September 1. Greason, with a decade in practical training, has promoted youth fitness in Middletown, directing Memorial Day events, parade formation, and flag drills.
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Charles E. Greason
Webb Horton Memorial Church
Middletown
Jeason
Greason
Board of Education
Grea- Son
Woman Found Dead In Home In Sussex County
Isaac Winters a seafood vendor returned to 51 Mulberry Street to find his wife dead in a second floor room. The woman, in her seventies, was found partially dressed on a cot with a purse and two Bibles nearby. Doctor Hanmer ruled apoplexy aided by a drug bottle found on a stand. The burial and funeral plans follow, with a later note of a June 15 Australia lecture at St. Pauls Church hosted by The Wesleyans.
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Isaac Winters
Mulberry Street
Winters
W. F. Benedict, Jr
Benedict
Dr. Hanmer
Mr. Winters
Dr Hanmer
Osden
Phar Tracy
H. J. Powelson
Hanmer
X Winters
William T. Cornelias
Sussex
James Babcock
Vernon
N. Y
C H. Reynolds
Florida
Engagement Lasts 24 Hours Hits England Coast
Warspite and four British cruisers battle Kaiser fleet off southern Norway all day and into the night. Several ships go down including small cruisers destroyers and one submarine. One British vessel listed missing. Berlin reports main fleet returned to safety.
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Warspite
Kaiser
Norway
Teuton
Berlin
British Admit Loss of Famous Ships in Naval Battle
Bern June 2 The German admiralty announced the destruction of more than nine British warships in the battle between the Skagerrak and North Sea. Two German ships were sunk and a third is missing. British losses include the Warspite Queen Mary and Indefatigable along with several cruisers and destroyers. The engagement lasted 24 hours beginning May 31 with heavy torpedo and gunfire exchanges and significant damage to both fleets.
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International News Service
Bern
Ger
Warspite
Queen Mary
Indefatigable
Archilles
Turbonant
Nestor
Alcaster
Weisbaten
Pommern
Frau Enloch
Lozden
Jutland
Tuiki
Quee
Pune
Cochrane
Natal
Brill
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Ali UZ
Mayors’ Conference
Taylor
National Organization of Accountants
Means
St. Paul's Church
William George Clark-Duff
Australia
England
Marlborough
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