Braves Dangers in Search for Sister Through War Zones
Miss Stabina Skelly returns to Middletown after two years abroad detailing horrors seen in Hongland Ireland and France. She traveled with two cousins seeking a missing sister in France at war onset and witnessed munitions work sites refugees and Zeppelin raids. One cousin Minnie Connolly died in an auto crash and Rose Malloy and Miss Skelly suffered injuries.
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Braves
Sister
Middletown
Stabina Skelly
Hongland
Ireland
France
John H. Morrison
Mills. Avenue
Miss Skelly
Newcastle
Thyme
England
Ouns
Rouen
Have
Calais
Paris
America
Mies Skelly
Whitby
English
Shields
Skellyjo
Morrigan
Eng
Minnie Connolly
Rose Malloy
Engl
Thomas Skelly
Bridget Skelly
Great Britain
Greencastle
Foose Malloy
Hilke Steaker Company buys Lock Nut Factory in Middletown
The Hilke Steaker Company has purchased the Jacobs Lock Nut factory building and its machinery in Middletown from the Lock Nut company. J. O. Bradney, president of Hilke Steaker, is in Middletown finalizing transfer. operations will begin immediately, with Bradney and Mrs. Bradney relocating. The purchase, brokered by the Chamber of Commerce, aims to start full production locally, creating skilled labor employment and drawing workers from other areas. The firm makes adjustable conveyors telescopic hoists and lumber piling machines used in unloading cargo and lumber yards. The move follows two years of contracted manufacturing with other concerns and signals permanent Middletown plant expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris B. Wolff
Chamber of Commerce
Jacobs. Lock
Hilke Stoaker Company
Erie
Harding Street
West Main Street
J. O. Bradney
Hilke Steaker Company
Middletown
Bradney
Mitchell Inn
Discontinue Davis Case in Newburgh Supreme Court
In Newburgh Supreme Court Daniel Murray sued the City of Newburgh for injuries from a November street fall. plaintiff was non-suited. Mrs Join Davis seeks custody via habeas corpus against Mrs Laura Snyder. discont inance granted. Charles J Wixon vs Reuben Best, default judgment for $123.20 on sale costs. Lucy A Rockafellow vs Marguerite R Rockafellow et al stay of proceedings continued pending court decision. Watts Oakes & Bright appear for defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Daniel Murray
Lucy A. Rockafellow
Marguerite R. Rockafellow
Middletown
Watts, Oakes & Bright
Salvation Army to Give 500 Christmas Dinners Here
Five hundred dinners will be distributed by the Salvation Army in the city this year. The first dinner will be handed out at 11 p.m. Friday December 24 and distribution will continue until noon Christmas Day at quarters No 2 William Street under Adjutant H McGrath. Santa Claus is accepting contributions daily at the Tompkins Dry Goods Company building on North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
William Street
H. McGrath
Santa Claus
Tompkins Dry Goods Company
North Street
Discovery of Synthetic Rubber Method Reported
Berlin dispatch from Overseas News Agency notes a method for producing synthetic rubber, signaling a breakthrough in artificial tire materials. The article highlights the potential impact on tire production and supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dispatch
Much Depends on Americans in Vienna Protest
Washington reports the Ancona protest marks the first US drafted document since the war began. Officials say the shift from diplomacy to a firmer stance could affect the US neutrality and influence Balkan states Greece and Roumania as they assess their choices amid a critical regional moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
United States
Vienna
Ancona
Austria
Balkans
Greece
Roumania
City Braces As Heavy Snow Storm Hits Town
The city endures one of its worst snowstorms in years as flakes pile up rapidly, closing many sidewalks and delaying schools. Auto traffic, streetcars, and even steam rails feel the impact while residents prepare for a prolonged disruption.
Fire companies switch to sleighs amid heavy snow
The fire departments, equipped with sleighs for their apparatus, moved gear to runners this afternoon to face possible emergencies tonight as deep snow blocks wheeled access to fire scenes.
Resolution split Ford peace voyage on board Oscar II
Resolutions opposing American preparedness caused a split in the Ford peace expedition on the Oscar II. Eight delegates refused to sign the resolution and some may leave at Europe arrival. Ford defended the resolutions and insurgents withdrew after acrimonious debate.
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International News Service
Europe
Gov. L. P
Hanna
McClure
Herman Bernstein
New York
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Saionika
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