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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
2
The text references oversubscription of a 1st liberty loan, Victory loan support, and national war effort mixed with local notes. It cites figures like county agent Caroline M. Cuddeback and discusses dependency among children due to alcohol, plus economic wartime concerns. Names and places are scattered, with references to policy, public sentiment, and war-related figures.
The article discusses standardization of war materiel as a key Allied advantage. It praises national and international uniformity in ammunition trucks and supplies, citing the Shipping Board. It also comments on New York Democratic politics, noting McAdoo’s potential gubernatorial bid and tensions with Taftoman figures.
At a Buffalo convention the American Moderation of Liber adopted a renolation urging unity for modern laws while defending protection of American workers. The meeting split on whether Cronidgnt Wilbon would shift policy toward protection or free trade, raising questions about party direction and labor interests.
Induced by crowded camps and insufficient clothing for cold weather, the army failed to equip draftees in early September. By December, shortages of woolen garments persisted, despite declarations improving supply. Washington faced complaints that the country was not taking the war seriously, with civilians fearing for loved ones abroad and the strain hitting thousands at home.
A feeble tale set in a pherepy village where loafers enjoy leisure while a millionaire passes by in splendor. A father schools his son on the value of labor, contrasting loafing with virtue as a distant, moralizing vignette unfolds amid garbled dialogue and antiquated phrasing.
The text appears as fragmented OCR from a wedding notice or social column. It mixes garbled names, attire details, rumors, and exaggerated quotes about a best man, bride, and guests, with stray lines about subscribers and a chaotic moralizing aside.
Military observers in Europe say they have never seen conditions so unsettled in the region as now. They note delays in supply and preparedness, while American initiative is praised for maintaining momentum. The overall conclusion stresses cautious progress amid fatigue and uncertain outcomes.
A fire in the japanning department of the Howell Hinchman Company sparked a prompt alarm from Box 37. The building’s sprinkler system and quick action kept losses light, with leather stock moved to save it from water damage and several workers narrowly escaping burns.
Mrs. Frank Drake of Shiny Mountain Pike County was found dead Sunday afternoon on the Wayne County side of the Paupack River. She had driven a horse and wagon to Hawler for shopping, faced bitter winds, and apparently lost her way while attempting to reach the Schumann house vicinity, perished in the predawn cold.
A poorly legible report notes an Austrian foreman employed by Bannerman in a matter involving Charles Kenac and dynamite. It states officials moved to revoke a deputy sheriff appointment at the request of Mr. Ranoripiin and mentions four other Austrians facing actions. The piece mentions Voland origin and Austrian rule sentiment, plus a federal land bank rate proposal to rise from five to four percent in the past.
State Commission of Prisons inspected Newburgh county jail on February 14 1917 noting clean premises proper inmate classification and active jail farm work. It records 11 male inmates two awaiting trial one awaiting grand jury action and ongoing federal prisoner collaboration with Goshen jail. Recommends immediate laundry facilities fumigation plant and sweet provisions to reduce costly outsourced laundry.
New York December reports the Consolidated Gas Company testing a gas driven motor car that could replace gasoline power vehicles after the war if gasoline remains costly. The limousine uses gas from a reservoir on the running board, with engineers noting about 273 cubic feet of gas equals a gallon of gasoline for the 4,300 pound vehicle. The engine’s high pressure controls are operated from the driver. Other notes include various town news from Hunguenot and Port Jervis, with local announcements and social tidbits.
Superintendent James F. Tuthill reports opposing the winter shift to save coal, arguing summer playtime boosts health and food production value. He notes state law for training 16 to 19 year olds, examines New York City recreation hours, and provides school enrollment and attendance figures from Nov 1917.
Austrian resident John Millendorfer in Beacon fails to secure citizenship in Poughkeepsie with Justice Morehhauser adjournment after the war. The case spurs talk of canceling German baker Heussiman’s papers and prompts notes by James G. Messer and others urging action. Separate items include a damaged O and W pay car at Weehawken repaired locally.
Fourteen men left for Poughkeepsie and Fort Slocum to serve with Uncle Sam, enlisting from the local registrants. Names span signal corps aviation and quartermaster assignments, with several rejections for physical defects and a note that the recruiting office remains open indefinitely for those between ages 18 and 35.
Washington December 12 That every United States soldier who returns from the war should be given the chance to own a farm is a principle enunciated by Senator Warren G Harding of Ohio. He argues land for those who served is essential for restoring the nation and that the government must act on this land distribution now, driven by postwar sentiment.
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