President Wilson Accepts War Time Prohibition Decision
President Wilson declares he will shoulder responsibility for any nationwide prohibition decision during the war. In cabinet talks he presses that the food control bill pass now and leaves the prohibition clause to his discretion, warning that delay could hinder war efforts. British forces push near Lens with gains along a wide front while Verdun sees limited German success and French defense holds. Greece moves toward wartime posture as Italian talks wind down and rapid submarine chaser construction continues.
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International News Service
Washington
Wilson
Martin
Gerry
Congress
London
Lens
War Office
Lne
Verdun
Avion
Arras
Oppy
Hindenburgh
Aisne Tiver
French War Office
Aisne
Greece
Associated Press
Athens
Red Cross
Graduation Exercises at Hospital Highlight Dr Kirkwood Address
Graduates at the hospital held a notable commencement with Dr R O Kirkwood delivering the principal address. The event featured a large class, a decorated hall with emblems colors and flags, and a concert by the orchestra. Seventeen graduates listed with names such as Rose Masel, Mary Bray, Julia Macy, Josephine Lairds, Florence Doran, and Greta VanFredenburg among others. the program included selections and an address by the chairman and board members.
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Hic Hasneed AL
Mareh
Dodds
McNarm
Agnes M. Valley
Schock
Moi Prise—Wm. Ik
Idest Board of Man- Preservation
O Rovers
Orchestra
Rose Masel Sramnal Mery E. Bray
Julia Macy
Uronin
Josephine B. Lairds Marrs
Lulu Dede
Florence B. Doran
Je Eckert
Anna O Kelly Hese McGee
Xellie Gertrrde McGrath Hesen Marpa Rosilie Margaret. TeHes Whldted Tucker
Greta M. VanFredenburg
Masel
Wiliams Lettie J. York Joseph Hertert
James W. G. Hunt
Kirkwood
Board of Managers
Middletown State
Catherine E. Farinaert
Rosilia
R.N
Walter A. Schmitz
Ella &. Krauss
Julia F. Woodman
Arthur S. Moore
Samuel B. Pond
Wm. E. Kelly
Sr. Burdeau
Louise M. Schaefer
Matron of Home Brutally Slain in Winnisquam
An Associated Press report from Laconia New Hampshire dated June 29 details a brutal murder at Cottage Lake Winnisquam where head teacher Richards and assistant matron Elizabeth Suess were wounded. Myertis P Bradford, a guest at a cottage supper, allegedly fled two miles before surrendering. Survivors describe severe injuries and threats from Bradford.
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Associated Press
Laconia
N. H
Cottage Lake
Richards
Elizabeth Suess
Dorothy Davis
Myertis P. Bradford
Beatin
Bradford
Fragmented Rural Dialect Snippet On Domestic Pillow Fight
A mangled speech fragment depicts a woman advising restraint as a man tries to kick the covers. The speaker says if he were a daddy he would not intervene beyond covering him and weeping, noting the limited “exercise” of the situation.
Autoists Fined By Recorder For Law Violations
A Recorder in this city enforces traffic law by fining violators, with portions of fines going to state and city. Police monitor careless driving, running without lights, speeding, and midnight infractions, demanding prompt payment and warning that the law will continue until motorists adjust.
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Howard M. Starr
Zu & Settle
Tieimornms
Voeiore
Ned
Adams in Co Eight at Plattsburg Reserve Camp
In the alphabetical roster of the Second Provisional Infantry Regiment at the Reserve Army Officers Training Camp Plattsburg J Edson Adams Jr of this city is listed as a member of Company Eight Sunday baseball. Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock on the diamond at Midway Park the Mechanics A A of this city will meet the Eagle team of Newburgh.
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Midway Park
Mechanics A. A
Eeagle
Newburgh
Rejections Rise In Local Army Recruiting May Be High
Indianapolis June 29. Why so many men are rejected for primary service is outlined by the weekly report of recruiting officer Sergeant G A C Wright compiled after the large drive for recruits in the United States Marine Corps. Of applications for enlistment during the week only 24 were accepted. Others were rejected for under age underweight defective vision defective hearing flat feet mental and moral defects. Sixty one others were rejected as undesirable for failing to meet exacting requirements. The standard of the Soldiers of the Sea is very high though some modifications may be made later. Wright says 12 percent is about the national average for acceptances.
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Indianapolis
G. AC. Wright
United States Maine Corps
Wright
Three Missing Girls Located Near Peekskill
Three missing girls aged up to twelve were found in a wooded cottage near Peekskill after several days missing from New York homes. They had been lured away by three men now being sought by police as reform groups push Grace Filmiston to lead a white slavery campaign in the city. The case prompts calls for action and a review of police handling, with official inquiries and perjury charges arising from the Cruger investigation.
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Grace Filmiston
Ruth Croger
New York
Swann
Humiston
Fisners
Ruth Crazer
Missling
Peekskill
Woods
Lisac
Cruger
Accounts
Wallstein
Brown
McKibben Awarded Record Personal Injury Damages
Robert J. McKibben, a brakeman, wins a landmark verdict for personal injury damages. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad faces a $38,490 settlement for the loss of an arm and leg in a Newark case decided June 28.
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Cay International News Service
Newark
MN. J
Robert J. McKibben
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Grace Church Organ Rebuilt For First Post-Remodel Service
Grace Church announces its rebuilt organ will be heard Sunday with a dedication prayers in the morning and a recital by Miss Helen Hampson in the evening. Builders Reuben Midner & Son of Brooklyn oversaw the $2,209 project under the parish music committee led by Howard Hasten John Bright and Wickham W Young. The overhaul included new chests electric action and added pedals and couplers, expanding the organ to a modern, bright tone with upgraded tunnels and pipes revoiced for sweetness.
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Grace Church
Helen Hampson
Reuben Midner
Sundey
Miss Hampson
Christian Sridiers
Sullivan-Whitney
Durham Pilgrims
Solemrelie
Guilmanti
Callaeris
Greece Breaks Diplomatic Ties With German Allies
Greece cuts diplomatic relations with Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey on reports from Athens. Entry into the Entente is anticipated soon as Constantine abdicated. Greece is counted as the eleventh European power to take the field with an estimated army of 450 600 men.
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Ice Service
London
Greece
Athens
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Constantine
McLean Family Linked to American Expedition in France
Reports from Newburgh and Orange County indicate several local youths may be serving with the American expedition landed in France. Lieut Rossiter McLean, son of A. A. McLean, previously in Mexico, is suspected to be in the French contingent. Sergeant Peter Moran Burgh and Raymond Rogers, a former Newburgh scholar, are also linked to the France deployment, though confirmation is pending.
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Orange County
France
America
Lieut
Rossiter McLean
Arthur A. McLean
Newburgh
Pershing
Metsico
McLean
Mexico
Chickamenugua
Peter Moranburgh
Anower Newburgh
Raymond Rogers
Newbursh
Charles Rogers
Members Forum Meeting Addresses Chamber Plans
The Cham ber of Commerce Members Forum met at the chamber office led by Chairman Charles B Buck The discussion covered extending lines between the city and outside points and pushing toward inscriptions The merchants division may form a credit rating bureau using a card system action is anticipated This report also notes Alonzo Souslin from Darton Ohio plans to exit Kingston after a recent journey and a rumor of German spy arrest is unfounded W Harry L Wood to assume police duties this Saturday evening.
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Chamber of Cormamerce
Charles B. Buck
Credit Rating
Iscal
Souslin
Kingston
Alonzo Souslin
Darton
Ohio
1 Souslin
Middletown
Rmimor
Guardsmen Banned from Smoking in Uniform in Public
Major General John F. Q O'Ryan issued a general order for New York National Guard members prohibiting smoking in streets while in uniform. The directive also covers saluting in public, keeping coats buttoned, and overall neatness as part of public behavior.
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National Guard
Faithful Horse Falls Dead in City Street
At about 10 34 this forenoon at the corner of James and Hing streets George Saunders son of Henry J Saunders of 17 Wawaranda avenue was driving an old horse before an open bogey when the animal dropped to the pavement. Crowds gathered and theories abounded about the cause while the boy mourned a family pet relied on to fetch feed for the animal.
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James and
Hing Streets
George Saunders
Henry J. Saunders
Wawaranda
James Street
King
Lieut Tremain’s Death By Suicide Reported
Lieut Robert Levi Tremain retired naval officer died after falling from a hotel stairway in Monticello New York. He was 62 and retired March 1st 1881. A graduate of Annapolis Tremain belonged to a prominent family and lived in Monticello for many years. Also notes Poughkeepsie June 19 Dr ALG Cremstorf will assume editor duties at the Evening Enterprise following Louis Mageais resignation.
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Robert Levi Tremain
Tel St. Denis
Tremain
Monticello
Navy Register
Annapolis
Daihhvan
Orange Counties
Poughkeepsie
Alg
Christ Church
Evening Enterprise
Louis J. Mageais
Menaser
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Copenhagen
Imperial Bank of Germany
R. O. Kirkwood
M. S. H. H. School of Nursing
Haled
Jacob Wiseman
Wickham Avenue
North Street
GRACE
Ilieut
Lean
A. A. McLean
Members’ Forum
W. Harry L. Wood
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