Death of Samuel W Beakes in Washington D C
Samuel Willard Beakes of Ann Arbor Michigan died February 9 in Washington D C after a long illness and a severe heart attack. He was 66. He served in the 63rd 64th and 65th Congresses from Michigan and later worked with the Department of Commerce and the U S Veterans Bureau. He authored Michigan histories and was born January 11 1861 in Burlingham. Funeral plans include services in Ann Arbor and Washington.
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Washington
D. C
Robert- C. Beakes
Bloomingburg
Ann Arbor
Harmon F. Mentley
Beakes
Michigan
Department of Commerce
U. S. Veteran's Bureau
Burlingham
George M
Notable Michigan Publisher and Mayor Dies After Long Career
The obituary outlines a career from Ohio law practice to publishing the Adrian Record and Ann Arbor Argus, with later roles as postmaster under Cleveland and two-term mayor. It notes family ties including a widow Annie S. Beakes and a life spanning Orange and Sullivan counties with many visits to the area.
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Annie S. Beakes
Ohio
Adrian
Pell Retains Gold Racquet With Strong Win Over Mortimer
Clarence C. Pell defended the Tuxedo Racquet and Tennis Club Gold Racquet by routing Stanley G. Mortimer 16-2 15-11 15-5 in the final round. Pell, praised for peak form, plans to challenge for the national title next week in New York before sailing to England for the English championship.
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Pell
Mortimer
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Clarence C. Pell
Tennis Club
Stanley G. Mortimer
Ous
Jem Wjonw
Qnideq
Eddie Rogers
New York
England
Thursday's Best Radio Features 1927 lineup
United Press lists radio features for Thursday including CNRO and CNRO Symphony Orchestra, WJZ Shannon quartet hookup, WBBM Opera Hour, WEAF hookup across 15 stations with Henry Burr artists, and KDKA Little Symphony.
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United Press
CNRO
CNRM
Cnro Symphony Orchestra
WJZ
Shannon Quar
WBBM
WEAF
Henry Burr
KDKA
Little Symphony
Baker Gives $100,000 for Camp at Lake Sebago
George F. Baker banker and philanthropist donates $100000 to the Palisades Interstate Park Commissioners to establish a new camp at Lake Sebago for employees of New York financial institutions.
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George F. Baker
Palisades Interstate Park
Keefe Re-Elected President of Newburgh Chamber of Commerce
Frederick H. Keefe, general manager of the Newburgh News Publishing Company, was re elected president of the Newburgh Chamber of Commerce at the meeting last night.
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Newburgh C
Frederick H. Keefe
Newburgh News Publishing Company
Newburgh Chamber of Commerce
Span of Life Gains Shown by Doctor Flexner
Albany Feb 9 U P The Span of Life is rising with experts predicting the present generation will live about 12 years longer than the prior one Dr Simon Flexner head of the Rockefeller Institute cites animal experimentation as the key driver He explains how controlled animal tests shifted medical progress from trial on patients to systematic study and led to vaccines antitoxins and safer drug therapies for heart malaria sleep disorders and infectious diseases
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Albany
U.P
Simon Flexner
Public Health Council
New York State Department of Health
Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Dr. Flexner
Middletown Clinic System Praised for Immunization Drive
Dr F W Laidlaw the district health officer praised Middletown for a statewide acclaimed diphtheria toxin antitoxin immunization program. City health officer H J Shelley and others inoculated children as hundreds of parents and youngsters gathered at City Hall. Laidlaw credited superior preschool vaccination rates and community cooperation.
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Middletown
F. W. Laidlaw
City Hall
H. J. Shelley
S. W. Mills
L. J. Distler
William EE. Kelly
Robert Cordner
Common Council
Laidlaw
Schriver Enters Republican District Attorney Race
Franklin A. Schriver of Orange County announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for district attorney. He states a local resident should hold the post and has decided to run in the upcoming contest.
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Middletown
Orange County
Franklin A. Schriver
Schriver
Bail Fixed At Twenty Five Thousand In Earley Case
Justice A H F Seeger set bail at 25000 dollars for Lucy Baxter Earley in a murder case in Newburgh on a motion by Henry Hirschberg. District Attorney Elmer H Lemon opposed. If unable to pay, Earley and several other women may be moved to Newburgh for counsel. The judge rejected a 5000 dollar bail citing the circumstances. Earley has two children and seeks a speedy trial. Trial likely to open March 21.
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A. H. F. Seeger
Newburgh
Lucy Baxter Earley
Henry Hirschberg
Elmer H. Lemon
Justice Seeger
Goshen
Hull
Hirschberg
Walter Ward
Insurance settles Eden policy after Lake George gale
Travelers Insurance in Middletown paid more than 20000 to the estate of John J. Eden of Arden in a Lake George gale tragedy. The payout, the first on polices for Eden or Lawrence D. Greene of Middletown, follows the police report by Grant Wilson who aided in the search. Greene was agricultural agent for the railroad and Eden managed the Harriman estate at Arden.
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Charles W. Stitt
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Middletown
John J. Eden
Arden
Lawrence D. Greene
Midddletown
Lake George
Travelers Company
Grant Wilson
Eden
Harriman
DuBois Reappointed Federal Prohibition Agent
John E. B. DuBois of 24 Beacon Street, a former federal prohibition agent, has been reappointed to the post on the recommendation of Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr. He will be assigned to the southern district of the state, including Orange County.
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John EB. DuBois
Beacon Street
Hamilton Fish
DuBois
Orange County
Disregard Priority Law for Highways Proposed in New Orange County Bill
Senator Caleb H Baumes of Newburgh proposes a measure to allow state highways in Orange County to bypass the 1925 map priority rules. The plan would let the State superintendent grant requests from two thirds of the Board of Supervisors to advertise contracts without regard to existing highway maps, while promising equitable construction with other counties where feasible.
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Caleb H. Baumes
Newburgh
Senate
Orange County
Steuben
Chemung
Baumes
State Superintendent of Highways
Board of Supervisors
Dairymen's League Officials Visit Campbell Hall Home
Town division superintendent and Harry, directors for Orange county, called at E. W. Bennett's home Wednesday afternoon. Hendrickson brothers near Middletown baled bay on Mrs. Susan Price's farm this week. A rabbit was struck and killed by a car near Mrs. Jennie Travis's home.
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Town
Harry All
Campbell Hall
Orange County
Dairymen’s League Cooperative
E. W. Bennett
Hendrickson Brothers
Middletown
Susan Price
Jennie Travis
Raid at Montgomery Targets The Tourists Inn
An incident reported at The Tourists Inn located at the intersection of Union and Ward streets in Montgomery is noted. Investigators describe a disturbance at the Montgomery lodging with attention to local security and street-level crime response.
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Union and
Ward Streets
Montgomery
Circleville Missionary Society Elects Officers
Circleville Feb 17 The Woman's Missionary Society held its annual meeting and elected officers for the coming year led by president Mrs Jennie M Travis. Officers named include vice president Mrs William R Wallace secretary Mrs Herman Welisshaar treasurer Mrs Milton H Santee and secretary of literature Mrs Frank Coddington. The society mourns two deaths this year Ire Hunt and Emily Lemon. Miss Hazel Bennett visited Miss Elinor Bull of Stony Ford. Mrs M H Santee, wintering in Ellenville, was a guest with Mrs Jen n ie Travis. Mr Petherbridge of Middle-
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Circleville
Woman’s Missionary Society
William R. Wallace
Jennie M. Travis
Irving J. Gibbs
Jennies M. Travis
Herman Welisshaar
Milton H. Santee
Frank Coddington
Ire Hunt
Emily Lemon
John Hatch
Vernon
Jennie Travis
Mr. Petherbridge
Prohibition raid leads to arrest of Middletown shopkeeper
Police raided at 5:30 on Thursday afternoon seizing a quantity of alleged contraband. Thomas Cicconi, proprietor, was arrested and to be arraigned before United States Commissioner Harry T. Crist in Middletown on Saturday.
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Thomas Cicconi
United States
Harry T. Crist
Middletown
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S. W. Beakes I
Samuel Willard Beakes
Mich
Sullivan County
Richard M. Clark, Jr
Pioetly
Chervane
Aeden
New - York
M. Singer
James Street
Middletown, N. Y
Sunday Herald Tribune
America
American Medical Association
Thomas D. Wood
Columbia University
Herald Tribune
William Brown Meloney
The
Delineator
Herald
Net
Tribune
Dr. Laidlaw
F. A. Schriver
DIST
Circleville Missionary Society
W. H. Fitzgerald
Nec
Mill Street
Axminster
North Street
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