Middletown Newspaper History and Editorial Staff
A historical note lists successive names and dates for a Middletown newspaper starting as Whig Press in 1851 and evolving through Tri-Weekly Press 1870 Orange County 1-Weekly Press 1888 and Semi-Weekly Times 1891 with later versions, editors JOHN D STIVERS and HW KNICKERBOCKER, and AP membership. It details publication rights, postal classifications, pricing, and advertising terms.
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Whig Press
Orange County
Times
John PD. Stivers
HW. H. Knickerbocker
Orpen
Associated Press
New Nn
Middletown
Ennai
Stivers Printing Company
John D Stivers
Stivers Corner
Kine
Center Streets
N.Y
History World Events Reflected In December 1915 Notices
Fragmented OCR shows references to Andrew Jackson proclamation against South Carolina nullifiers, Berlin proclamation of a German empire, fall of Plevna with Deman Pasha surrendering 30 000 Turks to Russian forces, treaty of peace between United States and Spain signed in Paris, 13th MAM gue quotas, Alaska population figures, and notes on rail or territorial changes. mentions Carpathians and Russian movements.
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Andrew Jackson
South Carolina
Berlin
Plevna
Bulgaria
Deman Pasha
Bkobeleff
Unitedates
Spain
Paris
Alaska
Carpathians
Evening stars and morning planets sighted at sea region
The report notes Jupiter Mars and Venus visible in the northwest during evening hours with Mercury Saturn and White Star seen in morning sky. It mentions Vena in the evening sky as well.
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Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Preparations and Ponderings in a Fragmented Page
A garbled column reflects varied notes from family, farming, and economy. It mentions six weeks of attendance, football seasons, Andrew Carnegie’s wealth, delayed Christmas buying, and Armenian hunting prospects, with references to Turka and open hunting time.
Lynchings Rise in Ken City and Debate Over Jailer Role
A clipped report discusses a recent lynching in Ken and criticizes jailers for failing to protect prisoners. It cites public sentiment from Louisville and notes party politics and law order debates, including Sunday closing laws and censorship issues influencing outcomes.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Pris
Abel
Reese
Empire
Tate
Oregon Sunday Law Ruling Questions Religious Observance
The Oregon court found that suspending business on the Lord's day while allowing Saturday observance for Jews and Adventists was discriminatory. The decision could influence future Sunday law challenges nationwide, though saloon closing laws may remain unaffected and few plead religious grounds to keep open on Sunday.
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Oregon
The Christmas Rush and Its Burden on Shoppers and Workers
An editorial criticizes the annual Christmas rush as an avoidable strain on shoppers and especially on mall staff and express workers. It urges preplanning and early purchases to ease the last minute frenzy and preserve holiday joy.
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Publc
Mall
Express
Churches and News New Opinion on church notices in Paterson
The article relays praise by Bishop Blackledge of Gospel Mission at 166 Broadway Paterson for Paterson newspapers donating church notices. He lauds free advertising as valuable outreach, noting many papers charge churches elsewhere. It contrasts Paterson’s practice with other cities and cites Middletown as generous. The Times-Prose commits to publishing church items when possible.
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New
Blackledge
Gospel Minsion
Broadway
Paterson
Patereon
Middletown
Civie
The
Times
Reas Han
Times-Prose
It Pays to Advertise Middletown Chamber's Drive for Industry
Middletown's Chamber of Commerce found it pays to advertise as it sought a new industry location. The Times-Press revealed the need and publicized prospects, with President Wolf reporting enough suitable sites to near land a deal. The piece argues daily Chamber publicity benefits growth and urges coverage of show, education, rail service, and business improvements.
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Middletown
Chamber of Commerce
Times-Press
Wolf
Whitman Ambition Casts Shadow Over New York Gubernatorial Race
Albany December 8 The outlook for the New York Republicans centers on Governor Whitman and his possible presidential bid with officials forecasting his renomination or a new line of candidates. Key figures Francis M Hugo Eugene M Travis and others are discussed as contenders or loyalists while party unity hinges on Whitman s final decision about the presidency and renomination.
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Albany
Dec
Charles 8. Whitman
Whitman
Francis M. Hugo
Watertown
Eugene M. Travis
Brooklyn
Biawy Muge
Travis
Klugo
Edward Behoeneck
Syracuse
Senate
New York
Republican Party
Plaintiff Wins Newburgh Action Against City
The jury in Newburgh returned a verdict for Ralph Ferguson against the city of Newburgh after a two hour deliberation, awarding $2,250 to the plaintiff.
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Newburgh
Dec
Ralph Ferguson
World War A Year Ago Today December 10
France reported successes over the Germans in the Argonne and gained artillery advantage on the Meuse. Germany claimed repulse of French attacks in northern France. French aviators bombarded Freiburg Baden. In Poland German forces captured Preasnys on the right bank of the Vistula by storm.
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France
Argonne
Meuse
Germany
Freiburg
Baden
Poland
Preasnys
Vistula
Two House Fires Damaged Dwellings on Wickham and Ogden
Two overnight fires within an hour damaged a two family home at 22 Ogden Street owned by Joseph Galvin and a two family dwelling at 125 Wickham Avenue owned by Levett H. Billings. Firefighters contained both blazes, with origin suspected as matches on a mantle in the Constantino home and a clothes closet in the Jones residence. Insurance covered all losses.
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Joseph Galvin
Ogden Street
Frank Constantino
Alexander Jones
Wickham Avenue
Levett H. Billings
Mr. Jones
Milton Patmore
Rank Constantino
Montgomery Street
Railroad Avenue
Higham
Constantino
Cottage Street
Louis Diana
Jones
Patmore
Prince Street
Waalkills
Wealthy farmer Henry Meyers missing near Jeffersonville
Callicoon, Dec. A well to do farmer and timber owner, Henry G Meyers of Jeffersonville disappeared after leaving his home to visit his son Ralph half a mile away. He was seen carrying an axe and a gun crossing a field. A court case over scrap iron ownership remains unsettled as searchers fear the worst.
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Callicoon
Henry G. Meyers
Jeffersonville
Ralph
Hovencamp
Meyers
Mr. Meyers
Schultz
Abraham Turetgky
Mr. Turetgeky
Sait
Pastor Accepts Ellenville Call from Jersey City Church
Rev. Walter S. Mains of the Van Vorst Reformed Church in Jersey City has accepted Ellenville's call and will begin duties of his new pastorate in January. The article notes community events including a Japan lecture, a Woman's Club meeting, a history paper, and upcoming basketball and social activities with proceeds for the Doreas Society totaling 115 dollars.
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Ellenville
Walter S. Mains
van Vorst Reformed Church
Jersey City
K. . Kimbse
New York
Munday
Japan
O. B. Barre
Yuma Farms Inn
Woman's Club
George DB. Holmes
Warren Street
W. H. Moser
Edgebrook Club
Norbury Hall
Catskills
Ellenville High School
Mence
Charles C. Brady
Middletown
Doreas Society
Monticello Man Seriously Hurt In Fall
Patsy York, a Monticello handyman, fell 20 feet from a second story window at the Sweeney residence Saturday. He was unconscious on arrival, later found to have a broken arm and other injuries, with fears of serious internal damage.
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Monticello
Dec
Patsy York
Sweeney
York
Dean McNulty Burned In Fire During Early Mass
Dean William McNulty rector of St John’s Church Pater son New Jersey was badly burned on the altar when his vestments touched a candle causing a candle blaze He threw himself on the altar carpet and the fire was beaten out by the sexton John Scullion and Brother Edward The dean finished mass before retiring to the rectory in bed
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William McNulty
St. John’s Church
Paterson
N. J
John Scullion
Brother Edward
Jean McNulty
Breed Talks On Dutchess Roads At Poughkeepsie Banquet
H. E. Breed first deputy highway commissioner addressed the Poughkeepsie Automobile Club dinner. He praised Dutchess county roads and noted the 1916 state appropriation would be about $100000, potentially totaling about $135000 with county funds.
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Poughkeepsie
H. E. Breed
Cleary Trial Set for December 15 Nyack N Y
Nyack New York December 7 William V Cleary former town clerk of Haver straw was acquitted on a murder charge involving his son in law Eugene Newman was arraigned in supreme court on indictments for grand larceny and forgery a trial date of December 15 was set for Cleary. Physicians from the city attended the Orange County Medical Society meeting in Goshen including doctors Preston Conner Cordner Fancher and Shelley.
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Nyack
N. Y
William V. Cleary
Haverstraw
Eugene Newman
Supreme Court
Cleary
Orange County Medical Society
Goshen
Dre. Preston
Conner
Cordner
Fancher
Shelley
Automobile cases at Sullivan term Monticello
The Monticello term opened with a $10,000 negligence case filed by Samuel J. Hughes as administrator against Samuel Sussman after Sussman’s car fatally struck Hughes’s four year old son at Centerville Station. Also heard were manslaughter charges against Charles Schoch and a grand larceny case against Wm Devlin and John Smith tied to a barn theft at Liberty and Maplewood with jewelry recovered.
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Monticello
Supreme Court
Samuel J. Hughes
Samuel Sussman
Sussman
Charles Schoch
Schoch
Cooke
Wm. Devlin
John Smith
New York City
William Fernchild
Liberty
Fernchild
Devlin
Smith
Parksville
Justice Grant
Thomas Poley
Maplewood
Poley
Liberty Authorities
Dollard
Nature and John Burroughs on the stage tribute
A December Schoolmate features Clara Barrus praising Roxbury native John Burroughs, honored in a More family pageant. The outdoors pageant, with 360 performers and 3,000 spectators, staged Nature as a living show where Burroughs is guided by a Vision of Nature, revealing his influence on readers.
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Jolurroughs
Clara Barrus
Nature
John Burroughs
Roxbury
Catskills
John Murroughs
More
Noxbur
John
Betty More
Scotiand
America
Finley J. Shepard
Mr. Burroughs
Earth
Golden Vision
Newburgh jurors reach verdict in Ferguson damage suit
Justice Hirschberg announced the jury had agreed on a verdict for $2,200 in the damage action brought against the city of Newburgh by Ralph Ferguson. The lunch break halted hearings and motions will be heard when court reconvenes.
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Newburgh
Justice Hirschberg
the Palatine
Ralph Ferguson
Rock Tavern Community Notes Highlight Local Moves
Miss Maria Weed, fresh from Eastman's College Poua keesie, accepts a job in Haverstraw after completing a business course. Margaret Mulligan, station agent and postmistress, made a rapid trip to the metropolis and back. Gerow and Fetter shipped a carload of cows from Rock Tavern Tuesday. David Lounsbury family moved into the Armstrong house. Mrs W C Giles spent the weekend in Middletown with sister Mrs Fred Smith.
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Rock Tavern
Maria Weed
Eastman's College
Poua
Keepsie
Haverstraw
Margaret Mulligan
Metropolis
Gerow & Fetter
David Lounsbury
Armstrong House
W. C. Giles
Middletown
Fred Smith
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