Deaths of Veteran Statesman Casts Gloom Over Washington
Edmund Platt recalls Sereno E. Payne of Auburn New York as a genial tireless congressman and parliaments expert. Payne served as Majority Leader and Ways and Means chair and died at age forbearance in Washington while active in debate. His death shocks the New York Republican delegation and prompts tributes from colleagues.
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Washington
New York
Sereno
Payne
Edmund Platt
Poughkeepsie
Sereno FE
Auburn
House of Representatives
Ben True
Amber
District of Columbia
Board of Education
City of Washington
Supreme Court
Central New England Railroad Opens Three Mile Cut Off
Poughkeepsie December 14 The three mile cut off between Slighlands and Liod on the Central New England Railroad is in operation. The project cost about 1,000,000 and includes two major rock cuts and five bridges. The line now offers a straight double track with downward grade toward the Lloyd bridge aiding east bound trains. The completion followed a recent agreement with the New Partzani Highland Trolley Company despite earlier hampered progress.
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Poughkeepsie
Central New England Railroad
Slighlands
Liod
Partzani Highland Trolley Company
Mew Haven
Ony
Soncrete
Lloyd
House Rules Committee Sets Prohibition and Suffrage Debate
Washington December 14 The House Rules Committee agrees to report special rules for Hobson prohibition and Mondell woman suffrage amendments. Prohibition debate begins December 22 with eight hours allotted, suffrage six hours. Debate to start as soon as prohibition is disposed of.
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Washington
House Committee On Rules
Representative Hobsen
Mondell
House
Hobson
United States
Congress
Christmas Club Proves Success in Montclair
Montclair residents fund a Christmas club started by the Montclair Trust Company aims to raise 86000 this week. Four thousand people, including many youths, could receive up to 260 dollars for top savers and about 1 dollar for frequent 26 cent weekly contributors. Adults joined and a similar bank backed club starts December 28 with plans for distribution next Christmas.
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Montclair
N. Ju Dac
Montclair Trust Company
Merchants’ National Bank
Minkhe
Christoras
Beaver Colony Constructs Dam Near St Josephs Station
Port Jervis December 14 reports A Monell owner of the Gilman tract in Foresburgh who bought a small beaver colony and released them near his country home by St Josephs station. The beavers built a dam with a central lodge, backing water up for almost four miles along the brook.
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Port Jervis
A. Monell
Gilman
Foresbburgh
St. Joseph’s Station
Peculiar Animal Found On Engine At Port Jervis
An unusual creature described as a brown yellow and black mouse bat hybrid with webbed feet was found on a pusher engine at Port Jervis crossing by engineer F M Sands. The animal climbed onto the cylinders and was fed cake, observation noted it was unafraid. The report ends with a stray schoolhouse joke fragment about the Hottentots.
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Erie
F. M. Sands
P.ke Street
Port Jervis
Enare
Sands
Charter changes proposed for Port Jervis city council
By unanimous vote the Port Jervis Common Council authorized the Corporation Counsel to prepare proposed amendments to the city charter. The changes include police tenure, district of assessment for lighting streets, street sanitation, punishments for petty offenders by street work, and voting rights for women property owners at appropriation elections.
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Common Council
Port Jjervis
Orange County
Albany
Lebolt
Mrs Laing Sustains Serious Fall at Home
Mrs Laing wife of Rev I S Laing pastor of the Presbytian Church at Hancock fell from stairs Friday night while leaving bed about 2am Saturday in sliding head first to the bottom bruising herself badly without broken bones She remained in bed for several days and is now able to be about the house under a physician care.
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Mrs. Laing
Rev
I. S Laing
Hancock
Jandias
Divorce Evidence 18 Obtained Here In Newburgh
Mrs. Claude Hornbeck of Fortu life seeks an atomic divorce from Claude Hornbeck formerly of Cornwall where he worked as an engineer for Mason and danger Company aqueduct contract. Eureka Detective Agency investigated alleged offenses cited in the complaint. Records show long marital tensions and recent filings in Middletown and Syracuse with agency liaison by George Ported.
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Newburgh
Claude Hornbeck
Fortu Life
Hee
Cornwall
Mason and Danger Company
Aqueduct Contractom
Horntech
Syracuse
Middietown
Smiddietown
Standard. Cit Mar Are the U two Ad Miens
Fragmentary notes mention a judge and neighbors in a sober chat. The readable parts hint at a courtroom or local column but lack clear events, people, or places to ground a fuller summary.
Secure Options Upon Coal Land In Port Jervis
Port Jervis. December 14. Kurt Wageman, representative of the North American Pollulation Company, says options have been secured on thousands of acres of coal land around Port Jervis. Exploration crews near Huguenot continue drilling and report finding a mineral described as bone a coal and slate mix.
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Port Jervis
Kurt Wageman
North American Pollulation Company
Saturda
Wageman
Campbell Hall Singers Delight at Sweeney's Hall
Campbell Bell reports a lively Saturday night show at Sweeney's Hall featuring Mrs A MacMillian and her daughter Miss Daisy. Mrs MacMillian wore men’s clothing while Miss Daisy appeared in Indian attire performing Autumn Leaves and other songs. Daisy shines as a rising star with MacMillian portraying her sweetheart. They reside 19 Campbell Hall X.
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Campbell Bell
A MacMillian
Miss Daisy
Sweeney’s Hall
A. MacMillian
Daisy
Policemen's Ball Promises Fine Affair At Zagie Hall
The second annual Police Pension Fund ball will be held at Zagie Hall on Tuesday evening under the auspices of the Middletown Police Department. Tickets have sold well and decorators and music are arranged. Committee members Gier Maus Dopson Darton Bennet oversee preparations with Florist Thenet handling decorations and McWilliams' Orchestra providing eight pieces for dancing.
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Eagle Hall
Pupis of Mulberry Street
Masic
McWhilams
Fire Plecs
Misa McShane
Igh
School Athletic Association
Bartlett
Woodman
Marjorie Horton
Iail
Zagie Hall
Middletown
Lea
Gier
Maus
Dopson
Darton
Bennet
Florist
Thenet
McWilliams
Port Jervis Man Returned to Home
Norman L Tyst of Port Jervis was brought home by Chief of Police Broan on the Erie Mountain Express Friday afternoon. He is in the care of Dr H F Medrich, after reportedly suffering hardships on his journey and giving a statement about his departure from the city Monday night.
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Port Jervis
Norman L Tyst
Leacon
Broan
Erie Mountain Express
H F Medrich
Mondanicht
Newburgh Child Still Missing Amid Ongoing Search
The Newburgh police district attorney and friends seek the whereabouts of 14 year old Sire Nelle McElroy who left Thursday from 45 Dubois Street. Despite warnings and several search efforts no clue to her location or safety has been found.
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Newburgh Po ‘Yew
Wilsons
Nelle McElroy
Duboisetree
Nip and Tote Lodge Officers Named at Annual Meeting
At the Nip and Tote Lodge annual meeting, officers were elected. Presigem-Felle Madden, Vicw President-Joha Schlint, Secretary-Cota Caray, Treasurer-Ena CarTanaugh, Conductresa-Mota Wheon, Chaplain-Aukusi2a Revers, Warlon-Trene Jones, Janet Goard-Marsaret, Monaigne Quier Guard-Agatha Tayioz.
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Nip
Tote Lodge
Noge
Lades
Brotherhood of Railroad Tramamen
Joh Place Presigem
Felle Madden
Vicw
Joha Schlint
Cota Caray
Ena CarTanaugh
Conductresa
Mota Wheon
Aukusi2a Revers
Warlon-Trene Jones
Janet Goard
Marsaret
Sportsmen Pass On Many Resolutions At Utica Meeting
The New York State Fish Game and Forest League closed its Utica session with debates on leasing public land camps and a single six year fish and game commissioner. Officers were elected led by President George Sawyer of Watertown with Charles W. Gardner and Louis C. Andrews named as vice president and secretary respectively. The group backed buck law defenses and proposed a constitutional amendment to appoint a six year commissioner to oversee state game and fish affairs and manage revenues for conservation.
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Fitzgerald
New York
Payne
Fairchild
Committee of Appropriations
Washington
Mann
Dunn
Rochester
Walter Johnson
Payne Aldrich
Menny
Paynes
House
Senate
Paxie
Uticca
New York State Fish Game and Forest League
Havlings
Long Island
Giners
George& Sawyer
Watertown
Charles W. Gardner
Clayville
Louis C. Andrews
Elmira
Emerson Stowell
Oswego
Board of Disrectors
H. J. Cookanham
Utica
M. P Richards
A. J. Sitterly
Schenectady
S&s
Cleveland
Matt Hoover
Lockyort
Marshall MacLean
New York City
HHH
Culver
Eclth
A. P Snyder
Ithaca
Fred Monroe
Quaida
Walden van Norden
Buffalo
Auburn
League
Western New York Sportsman’s Association
Charles T Sperry
Mongaup Fish and Game Club
Sullivan County
Byron A. Cameron
Saranac Lakke
Fish ‘and Games Commission
Alate
Civil Service
Lost Brooch Recovered After Classified Ad
Mrs Joseph Beard of Chester New York posted a Friday ad seeking a lost gold brooch near Middestown on Thursday. A letter arrived Saturday from Mrs Frank Modfichie saying her son found the brooch. Mrs Beard collected the brooch Monday after visiting Middletown.
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Evers
Tricge-Press
Joseph Uoard
Chester
Beard
Times-Prees
Miidlestown
Thusesay
Joseph Beard
N.Y
Frank Modfichie
Te Boraque Avenue
City
Fou
German Officers Slain by Turks in Constantinople Riot
Det. 14 Athens reports Metini outbreak among Turkish Ager crews at Constantinople over German officers' conduct. Simultaneous revolt at Stamim] Tecke yields two German officers killed amid clashes.
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Athens
Metini
Ager
Constantinople
Stamim
Kired
Paris Bans Headline Prompts in Official Communiques
Paris reports a government ban on any headline about official communiques. The measure aims to curb sensational framing of military actions and reduces emphasis on battlefield details in French press.
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Paris
Ornetr
Prees Ca
Atase
Jackson Actions to Jury Today in Newburgh Case
The trial of Cordelia Jackson versus the New York Ontario and Western Railway adjourned to 10 a m. Monday after witnesses closed testimony and lawyers began summing up. The suit seeks 3900 for a house and contents allegedly destroyed by a freight train. testimony grew sensational with a defense witness revealing an informal and unceremonious marriage arrangement. Local officials noted courtroom interruptions and references to prior arrests as the case moved toward closure with court dates set for January.
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Newburgh
Cordelia Jackson
New York, Ontario & Western
Raiifead
Lewis
Supreme Cour
Justiva Arthr S. Tompains Lewis
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