Mud Drenches Plattsburg Camp as Rookies Strive to Drill
Mud swamped Plattsburg military camp after daily showers. Recruits, short on rubber boots, trudged through foot-deep mud. tents lagged, boards lined tents, and a sand bank was spread to dry routes. Amid the mud the march songs raised by Company F revealed opera star Gaston Sargeant, a principal basso, among the troops.
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New York Times
Plattsburg
Ma Hierbert Shaw
Osoe
J. B. Barnes
Company F
Sousa
Sargeant
Gaston Sargeant
Chiera
England
Men Picked to Train Boys at Peekskill Camp
Major General John F. O'Ryan announced selections of officers to train school boys in a Peekskill camp from Aug 9 to Sept with Colonel N. B. Thurston in command the camp under General O'Ryan. Assisting officers include Colonel William H Chapin Lieutenant Colonel Edward Olmstead Lieutenant Colonel William S Terribberry Major James M Hutchinson Major Allan L Reagan Captain Frederick E Humphreys and Major Sanford H Wadhams. The War Department provides 1000 Krag rifles. costs to participants cover uniforms about $5 travel to Peekskill and ration allowance per day.
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John F. O’ryan
Peekskill
N. B. Thurston
O Ryan
William H Chapin
Edward Olmstead
William S. Terriberry
James M. Hutchison
Allan L. Reagan
Frederick E. Humphreys
Sanford H. Wadhams
Medical Corps
S. A
War Department
British Munition Firm Exits Demand for New Shell Contracts
T H Curtis of Curtis & Harvey in Montreal says Britain has sufficient munitions and labor to sustain the war effort. He notes high prices and slow delivery deter new U S contracts, cites 12 factories in Britain and a large plant near Montreal employing nearly 1000 women. Curtis reports potential peace prospects uncertain and discusses Kitchener’s death shock.
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London
T. H. Curtis, Curtis & Harvey
Montreal
Liverpool
Finland
Canada
Great Britain
Pingland
Anada
Curtis
England
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Arthur Ellershaw
Hunter Alumnae Winners Highlight 1915 Exam Results
President George S. Davis reported Hunter College enrollment rose 10 percent to 1,497 in December 1915. In 1915, 786 graduates were examined for teaching positions. only seven passed, five among Hunter alumnae. Several notes describe passing rates for Assistant Teachers of Mathematics in City High Schools and other admissions changes.
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George S. Davis
Hunter College
Board of Trustees
Frenco
Hunter
Wis
New Charity Staff Plan Drawn By City Board
The Board of Estimate advanced a plan to create a 42‑position charity staff to inspect city funded hospitals and charities. The proposal adds 58 000 annually and includes a director, 22 inspectors, seven physicians, a stenographer, two clerks, and nine typists.
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State Board of Health
Strong Commission
Committee On
Department of Charities
State Board of Charities
Dowling
Board of Aldermen
Bureau of Standards and Appeals
Bureau
Mitchel
Rudolph Miller
Hitis
Lamar Hardy
Civic Association of
Staten Island
Columbia Club May Move to New Quarters
The Columbia University Club plans to relocate from its Gramercy Park home after endorsement by its Board of Governors. A ballot is being mailed to members with reasons for moving, proposing a site between Fortieth and Forty ninth Streets and Fifth and Lexington Avenues. An eight story building with many facilities could cost about 400000 dollars, with membership rising from 1500 to 2000 and higher annual dues.
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Columbia University Club
Gramercy Park
Princeton Club
Columbia Club
Fortieth
Fortyninth Streets
Fifth
Lexington Avenues
City seeks injunction to stop Ford factory on Brooklyn streets
Edward P. Doyle notes the city filed for an injunction to block Ford Motor Company from building a factory at Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. Opponents of the garbage disposal plant say the move mirrors earlier actions over Lyderrick the bungalow. Drake threatens warrants for theft if his structure is removed, but police decide to defer action after conference with Magistrate Hanc.
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Ford Motor Company
Eastern Parkway
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Edward P. Doyle
Doyle
Lyderrick
Sterling Drake
Drake
Hanc
New Brighton
New York
Vreeland Denies Involvement in Metropolitan Suit Testimony
H H Vreeland former president of the Metropolitan Street Railway testifies at the Supreme Court trial over a $300,000 alleged conspiracy. He says he learned of the Nugent case from newspapers and denies discussions with directors or Mooney. He resigned in 1902 and cannot confirm the company's current status. trial resumes Monday.
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Heim
Metro Company
Benjamin Upperpolitan Street Railway
Supreme Court
Goff
HH Vreeland
Nugent
Vreeland
Henry A
Will contest reveals Amos Eno opposed charities
Testimony in the will case notes Amos F. Eno’s remark charities be damned as he returned from Europe. The will, challenged by Amos Pinchot and relatives, leaves about 5 million dollars to Columbia University. Mrs. Hubbell recalls Eno seeking advice and claiming no use for charities before the last day. Trial resumes Monday.
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Europe
Wid
Cahalan
Amos Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
William P. Eno
Columbia University
George W. Hubbell
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