Orange County Times-Press Chronicle of 19th Century Editions
A fragment listing the Orange County newspaper lineage from 1851 through 1906, naming editors Stivers and manager Knickerbocker, with postal filing details, Associated Press membership, and notes on commercial printing services and facility capabilities.
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Whig Press
Tri-Weekly Press
Orange County
Orange County Weekly Times
Times
Stivers
W. H. Knickerbocker
Daily History Events for December 7
Marie Stuart born and beheaded in 1587. Delaware first to adopt the Federal constitution in 1787. Marshal Ney born 1769 and executed by his own soldiers in Paris in 1815. French troops won key positions on the Oise river line in 1914.
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Marie Stuart
Elizabeth
Delaware
Marshal Ney
Napoleon
Paris
Oise
France
Evening and Morning Star Alignments Thought
Astronomical note lists evening stars including Jupiter Mara and Venus with morning stars Mercury Saturn and a white star south of Orion's Hell toward Rigel. A red star north of the Belt is Betelgeuse.
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Jupiter
Mara
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Orion
Hell
Rigel
Belt
Frivolous Paragrapher Comment on Concrete Furniture
A satirical note questions the ease of abstracting Mr Kadhieons concrete furniture. Voters earning under 2000 dollars demand liberal appropriations while those over 2000 dollars face new taxes.
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Kadhieon
Miasma millinery boast and rumor of ads
A fragment notes a millinery item for the Miasma and public advertising power. It mentions a lost umbrella notice exchanged for print and tearful parents hoping for a consolation prize like the class valedictory.
Albany Schools Grow As Population Expands
The piece notes crowded high schools in Albany and other cities as communities repeatedly build new structures to house rising pupil rolls. It argues that tax and price debates accompany school construction but emphasizes the value of schooling for communities and the harm of tearing down buildings for lack of use.
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Albany
Cliles
Utica
Syracuse
Unfortunate Farsighted Businessmen Fight Protection Costs
Prominent bankers rail against trusts and government actions that hamper trade. They cite the American International Corporation with £50,000,000 capital as a key player in boosting the nation's overseas business and urge Washington to stop pressuring industry.
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Tts
Washington
Department of Justice
American Intertional Corporation
Reading Freight Congestion Sparks Protests Over Merchant Marine
A columnist rails against railroad bottlenecks into New York and foreign ship ownership. The piece blames five years of failed policies and government ownership plans for blocking American merchant shipping and urges a Congress that enables profitable operation.
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New York
United States
Congress
Shakeup Follows Changes on Erie Trains
The annulment of trains 47 and 48 on the Erie between Jersey City and Hornell triggers a broad crew shakeup. Conductor Martin Murphy moves to trains 27 and 30 between Binghamton and Port Jervis. Martin Blake takes trains 17 and 46 between Susquehanna and Port Jervis. John H. Gordon is assigned to trains 30 and 183 between Port Jervis and Jersey City. Additional changes affect through trains linking Chicago, Cleveland and Jersey City.
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Erie
Jersey City
Hornell
Martin Murphy
Binton
Binghamton
Port Jervis
Martin Blake
Susquehanna
John H. Gordon
Matamoras
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Breakers Ahead As 64th Congress Faces Uncertain Path
The upcoming 64th Congress will see Democrats again in control of both chambers but with less secure majorities. House figures include lukewarm or hostile members and rising bitterness. Tammany’s delegation may hold sway in the House balance of power, complicating President Wilson’s agenda.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Wilson
Warriors
Manhattan
64Th Congress
Captain Bassett Begins His Suit for Daughter
Newburgh December 4 The case of Captain William R Bassett who filed habeas corpus in the Supreme Court November 22 to gain possession of his five year old daughter Beatrix, now in the care of her grandmother Mrs Adam Tennant, was argued in court today. An adjournment for two weeks was taken to attempt an amicable settlement and straighten out the lien.
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Newburgh
William R. Basset
Supreme Court
Beatrix
Adam. Tennant
Erie Conductor Loses Both Legs in Train Accident
Frank McCullough 47 of Jersey City was fatally, sorry injured when the Erie Railroad train he supervised ran over his legs while he waited from a car. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon near the track.
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Jersey City
Erie Railroad
Frank McCullough
Sixteenth Street
Sussex Register Now Independent Sussex Register Now Independent
The Sussex Register reports a political shift from Republican to Independent marking the end of the county’s sole Republican newspaper. Allen E. Page resigns as owner editor. Judge William B. Werner may be unable to resume duties soon, reducing the bench to nine judges sharing time.
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Newton
Dec
Sussex Register
Sussex County
Allen 8
Awaited White House Marriage Date Sets Rumor Ablaze
Washington society buzzes over the expected date of the President’s marriage to Mrs Norman Galt. Press reports highlight gowns and orchid gifts from the White House conservatories, with diplomatic queries surrounding imports for Mrs Galt and decorum from the diplomatic corps. The public savoring courtship ends as focus shifts to deficits, tariffs, and governmental matters.
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Washington
Norman Galt
Daily Press
Trousseau
Firet
White House
State Department
Corpa
Court of Appeals faces large workload in 1916
Ten judges of the Court of Appeals will review nearly one thousand appeals in 1916. The new calendar, printed January 17, outlines rules and practice notes for the highest court. The court will convene in the Old State House on Eagle Street after reconstruction. The first session begins in January and runs five weeks. details remain to be set.
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William B. Werner
Rochester
Court of Appeals
New York State
Albany
International News Service
Dee
Supreme Court
Walden Reiterates No City Incorporation Move Planned
The Dec 3 Walden report states that a proposed incorporation of the village as a city is not based on facts and no such action is contemplated in the near future.
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Walden
Aiken S Tallman Nominated for Doorkeeper
At a Republican conference in Washington last evening Aiken S Tallman from Dutchess County, secretary to Representative Edmund Platt, was nominated by Representative Chandler for Doorkeeper to the House.
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Washington
Morse of Representatives
Aiken S. Tallman
Dutchess County
Ed.mund Platt
Chandler
Mrs Tuckerman Hosts First Dinner in Ritcalton Palace
Mrs Paul Tuckerman of Tuxedo Park hosted the opening dinner in a series at the Ritcalton last night. The event drew 28 guests.
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Tuckerman
New York
Paul Tuckerman
Tuxedo Park
World War A Year Ago Today December 7
Allied forces captured an important German outpost in front of La Bassée France. In Poland near Piotrków Austrians and Germans defeated a Ruslan column marching against Von Schwarzenburgs right flank at Łódź. French continued attack on the German entrenched line on the Oise river gaining Nouvois Parvillers and Quesnoy-en-Santerre.
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la Bassee
France
Poland
Piotrkow
von Slindenburg
Lodz
Oise
Nouvrois
Parvillers
Quesnoy-en- Santerre
Nicholas Cantine City Engineer Passes Away
Nicholas Sickles Cantine former first city engineer of Middle Town died at his home on Williams Avenue Friday afternoon just before his 79th birthday. A Civil War veteran and long respected engineer he helped lay out Thrall Park and surveyed the water system. He is survived by one sister Mrs Marie Louise Cudney and was a lifelong resident esteemed by many in the city.
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Nicholas Sickles Cantine
Llt Wiam Avenue
Mr. Cantine
Golf Links
Cantine
Kingston
Nathaniel and
Gertrude VanKeuren Cantine
Poughkeepsie
Liberty
Middletown
Thrall Park
Middletown Lodge
Kuior W. F. Royce
Brother Royce
Roll of Deed Brothers
George W. West
Edward D. Tompaing
James G. Martin
Artur K K. O'Connor
Harry M. Hayes
Walter H. Brewster
Benjamin W. Ferguson
T. Edmund Hayes
William A. Northrop
Ambrose R. Liouhu
James J. Devin
George W. Heed
William H M. Tremper
David Walsh
George W. Reed
Lord
Messrs. Herbert and
Tromper
Walsh
Willoughby
John B. Willoughby
Amsterdam Lodge
Mr. Owtekhby
Earth
Ilving
Ncwore
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Ihs
Paris
Omar
Whittier
Ormuzd
Ahbriman
Bethlehem
Judea
Calvary
Oscar Edsall
Sussex
New Jersey
Daytona
Florida
Memorial Services of Elks Impressive
The Middletown Elks hold a solemn memorial service honoring deceased brothers. The program featured music by McWilliams orchestra, readings, a long roll call, and addresses by John B. Willoughby and Mayor Cox, emphasizing charity, memory, and moral duty.
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Messrs
David Walsh
William H. Tremper
William C. Herbert
McWilliams
Martin
Ro Eag
Trifkhaus
Cox
Rosslyn M. Cox
Middletown Lodge
John B. Willoughby
Amsterdam Lodge
No. 101
Stratton
Earth
Brothers and Friends
Grand Lodge
Great Brotherhood
Elks
Land
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Poastoffice
Associated Press
Stivers PF Prises
John Dore
Ativers
Kine
Center Streets
N. Y
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Times-Press
Captain Basset
Frederic T. Cardozo
Nicholas S. Cantine
Northway Meyer
Nicholas
Shade
Marth
James Russell Lowell
Tisa
Adam
Abou Ben Adhem
Christ
Buddha
Mohammed
Cardinal Newman
Bik
Charles Frohman
Tennyson
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