Nine-Year-Old Dorothy Herman Funds Middletown Ambulances
Dorothy Herman initiates a fund that, with Times-Press support and civic generosity, buys two olive drab ambulances for the Sanitary Detachment and Company 1. William F. Royce chairs the purchasing committee as a dusk ceremony at Middletown Armory honors the effort and the young founder. About a thousand people attend as the ambulances are presented by Mayor Thompson to Captain Steed and Sergeant Campbell. The fund totals and costs are outlined, with post-purchase balance noted.
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Middletown State Armory
Dorothy Herman
H. Herman
Grand Avenue
the Times-Prees
Dorothy Ambulance Fund
Tland
Uo Can Air
Company 1
Highland Avenue
Hichland
Anr
Times- Press
Tiernthy
Bis Armory
W F Royce
Armory
Royce
Middletown
Times-Press
Larcest Industries
Post Garage Company
Hulse Brothers
First and Second Artillery Regiments Ordered Out
National Guard units destined for Plattsburg and Madison Barracks move within days. Washington reports assembly at armor depots under Major General Bell. Detachments await federal muster and possible state commissions amid War Reform discussions.
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New York National Guard
International News Service
New York
Washington
Bell
J. F. O'Ryan
David Dubar
Buffalo
Troop I
First Cavalry
Division
National Guard
Brandholts
New York Infantry
Snow
U.S. Field Artillery
W. N. Haskell
69Th Infantry
D. W. Hand
New York Field Heavy Artillery
Paris
Laon
Hurtebise
War Office
Estes Hendred
Fontaine
London
Belgium
Durels
Dorothy Herman Seeks Ambulance Fund Help
Dorothy O Herman, nine, of Middletown, writes the Times Press on February 10 1917 asking to start a fund in the paper for two automobile ambulances for the Hospital Corp of Company Her note mentions her brother George serving with them and other children joining the effort to aid the Red White and Blue The letter reaches the Times-Press February 16 and the fund is begun as local troops guard the aqueduct.
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Times-Press
Pretty Dothy O. Herman
Dorothy Ambulance Fund
Middletown
Lear
Hospital Corp of Company
George
Bors
Dorothy
Hermax
Grand Avenue
Council Names New Policeman Amid Contested Vote
The Common Council elected William Harvey LeRoy Wood to fill a vacancy caused by Officer August Mass leaving for the marine service. Seven aldermen supported Wood, one for George H. Hadden Jr. Wood, 24 in July, has worked as a driver for Adams Express and as a night clerk for Wells Fargo. He is active in Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church and Wallkill Council No. 82.
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Common Council
August Mass
Marine Service
Uncle Sam
William Harvey LeRoy Wood
Wood
George H. Hadden
Miles
We Adams Express Company
Wells, Fargo Express
Subscriptions to Fund Progress and Local Birth
Subscriptions to fund the plant site at the old saw factory building are still being solicited until a sufficient total is reached, with about 16 606 raised so far. Also, a son named Tick was born to Mr and Mrs Orville E Foeller of Summitville. Mother and child are reported doing well. The Chamber of Commerce invites garden entrants to submit names for the contest.
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Chamber of Commerce
Orville E. Foeller
Summitville
Tick
Ambulance and Motor Truck Presented to Sanitary Detachment
Dorothy O Herman sent a letter to the Times-Press originat ing the Ambulance Fund on February 10. From February 10 to April 2 the fund grew rapidly. On April 20 contributors met in the Times-Press library to appoint committees for purchase and presentation. The truck and ambulance arrived in the city on June 18 and were presented to local military units.
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Dorothy O Herman
Times-Press
Red Cross Drives On As Week Ends
Red Cross to keep up work in the city with house to house canvass and solicitors seeking subscriptions. Donations may be left at Red Cross headquarters or with H B Woodward at Savings Bank. Boxes on Franklin Square auction proceeds at Stratton tomorrow afternoon. Trolleymen's Union contributes $1 as the week is expected to bring large receipts.
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Red Cross
H. B. Woodward
S| Savings Bank
Franklin Square
Stratton
Hathway
Trolleymen’s Union
General strike of shipbuilders declared along Atlantic coast
Washington June 20 International News Service reports Secretary of Labor Wilson announced a general shipbuilders strike set for next Saturday after efforts to avert it failed. Negotiations continue but both sides resist making concessions, signaling a tense stalemate as the strike becomes imminent. A separate note records a locomotive hauling 56 freight cars 2000 tons over a steep grade, a 44 mile test by Central New England Railroad.
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SY ¥ International News Services
Washington
Atlantic
Wilson
Brewster
Putnam County
Maybrook
Central New England Railroad
Middletown Market to Open July 7 With Wide Produce Range
Chamber of Commerce letters to farmers indicate a broad range of produce for Middletown public market, opening Saturday July 7 and continuing each Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Market hours 7 am to 9 am, with tenporary stalls at Orchard street near North street. Ex mayor Wurster of Brooklyn dies after paralytic stroke. Severe earthquake near Cleveland reported with instrument readings implying distance and intensity.
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Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
Tenporary
Orchard Street
North Street
Wurster
Frederick W. Warster
Brooklyn
Belgia
New York
Liberia
Six Women Arrested at White House Rally for Suffrage
EXTRA Washington June 26 six women named Mrs Annie Avenell of Wilmington Del Miss Maude Jamison of Norfolk Va Miss Virginia Arnold of Asheville N C Miss Lavina Deck of Philadelphia Miss Hazel Hawkins of Billings Mont and Miss Gladys Greiner of Baltimore were arrested today trying to carry militant suffrage banners to the gates of the White House All were released for court appearance later.
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Washington
Annie Avenell
Wilmington
Del
Maude Jamison
Norfolk
Virginia Arnold
Asheville
N.C
Lavina Deck
Philadelphia
Hazel Hawkins
Billings, Mont
Gladys Greiner
Baltimore
White House
Dorothy Ambulance Fund appoints committees at Times-Press Library
At the April 20 meeting of Dorothy Ambulance Fund contributors representatives appointed two committees. Purchasing committee named Wilan F. Royce as chair with Major M. F. Stivers Captain Harry L. Steedman Sayer Fancher and John M. Gaynor. Presentation committee chaired by Miss Myrta Gibbs includes Dorothy Herman Mayor A C Thompson Senator John D. Stivers Prof. James F. Tothill and Addison X. Baker.
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Dorothy Ambulance Fund
Times-Press
Hbrary
Wilan F. Royce
M. 4. Stivers
Harry L. Steedman
Sayer Fancher
John M. Gaynor
Myrta Gibbs
Dorothy ©. Herman
A.C. Thompson
John D. Stivers
James F. Tothill
Addison X. Baker
Dance Benefit for Red Cross by Tompkins Dry Goods
Members of the Mutual Benefit Association of Tompkins Dry Goods promote a Red Cross fundraiser dance at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday. Tickets are 25 cents, covering entertainment and dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a vocal and instrumental program. Net proceeds go to the Red Cross with hopes for substantial public support.
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Mutual Benefit Association
Tompkins
Masonic Temple
J. W. Boyd
J. F. Mode
Eddie Brennan
Doris Risenburg
Sai
Red Cross
Transit firms seek six cent fare increase in PSC petition
The Wallkill Transit Company and major street railways outside New York City request PSC approval to raise fares to six cents in the Second District. This follows a 14 city publicity drive for six cent fares in the past six months. Joseph K Choate of New York City, chairman of a committee on war revenue, says a six cent fare today is worth less than a five cent fare five years ago.
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Wallkill Transit Company
New York City
Buffalo
Public Service Commission
Cties
Joseph K. Choate
Fear Cocchi May Escape The Chair
Alfreda Cocchi faces possible escape from U.S. justice if Italy grants life sentence or death. New York Governor Whitman asks all agencies to push for extradition and full demand for Cocchi’s return before any Italian action. Grace Church Sunday School plans a trip to Bloomingburg tomorrow at 9.
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International News Service
Washington
Alfreda Cocchi
Italy
SA Department
Whitman
New York
Cocchi
Taly
Department
Grace Church
Bloomingburg
Commencement at Stratton Tonight with Class Colors
The Stratton High School prepares for tonight's commencement at 8 15 in a decorated theatre. Class colors, boxes and logos are in place as the class of Li presents its program. The evening promises a full house with diplomas and scholarship prizes awarded after musical selections and orations by students such as Antoinette Conkling Lois Meech Pollard George Adams Boyd Elinor Francisco Catherine May Lalor Tra Marsop Cohen Esther Elizabeth Phillips among others.
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Stratton
Stanard Gow Butler Fissay
Antoinette Conkling
Lois Meech Pollard
Old Orange
George Adams Boyd
Lamper
McWilliams
Lauretta
Nancy Tutbill
Elinor Francisco
Russia
Howard Weale
Love’s Menu
Tyers McWilliams
Essa
Catherine May Lalor
Tra Marsop Cohen
Esther Elizabeth Phillips
Retail Lumber Dealers Meeting in Orange County
A gathering of the Retail Lumber Dealers of Orange County is set for Wednesday at 2 PM in the Common Council Room City Hall. President R C Briggs of the New York State Retail Lumber Dealers Association and R T Gheen of the Southern Pine Association will discuss lumber price increases and show moving pictures of southern pine lumber production.
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Orange County
R. C. Briggs
New York
Red Cross War Fund Surpasses Two Million Mark
Washington report says American people oversubscribed the Red Cross war fund by nearly two million dollars with a noon tally of 3 191 747 252. The total continues to rise as donations keep coming in.
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Tatersarenel
Washington
Red Cross War Fund
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Thompson
Captain Steedman
Sergeant Campbell
Plattsburg
Madison Barracks
Jez
Goodnesa Cme
Harvey L. Wood
Council
Wm. H. L. Wood
Sanitary Detachment and Company
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H. B. Weedward
Dorothy O. Herman
Cleveland
Ohio
Si. Ignatics College
Unschuld McWilliams’ Orchestra
S. D Butler
F. P. Hunter
Clemson
HL Finn
Star-Spangied
McWilliams” Orchestra
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