Sells Home and Departs Callicoon
Jacob Zieres a 60 year old farmer sold his farm near Cochecton to Supervisor Paul Hartman and departed November 3. On November 17 his second wife Mrs Zieres left for Jersey City. a letter from him the day after Thanksgiving said she would never see him again. Neighbors report premeditation. Mrs Zieres suffered a nervous breakdown and plans for another auction. Financially stable, she may rely on her hands and limited means for support.
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Callicoon
Jacob Zieres
Cochecton
Paul Hartman
Zieres
Missing Man Henry Meyers Leaves Note I Am Going South
After a weeklong search near Jeffer sonville neighbors found a pencil note in the wood house bearing Henry Meyers signature reading I am going south. His son Chester says the handwriting matches his father but the missing farmer remains unfound two weeks after he disappeared. His brother Wil ditias who lives in Alabama reports no arrival or the missing axe and hammer.
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Callicoon
Henry G .Meyers
Jefersonviille
Chester
Wood House
Meyers
Wilditias
Alabama
Rm 5Oe
Liv
Feyust
Sullivan County Payroll Figures
Payroll figures from Sullivan County list salaries for county officers and poor house staff. Names and roles include county judge, attorney, under sheriff, deputy sheriff, clerk, highway superintendent, sealer, election commissioners, jail physician, janitor, and poor house keeper and staff with specific amounts.
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Fuwan County
Spetial
Baker
Newburgh Jail Salesman Charged with Grand Larceny
December 16 Newburgh arrest of August Bodenweber traveling salesman for Howard Co wholesale grocers on a warrant from Gorge E. Howard. He is accused of misappropriating 74 dollars from Alberi witz & Son grocers, amid ongoing financial troubles with his employers. He was taken from 45 Lander Street.
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Newburgh
August Bodenweber
Howard & Co
Lander Street
Gorge E. Howard
Alberiwitz & Son, Grocers
Calder
Bodenweber
Testimonial for Secretary Hugo at Waldorf Dinner
Francis M. Hugo Secretary of State received a large silver chest at a Dec 16 testimonial dinner in New York City attended by over five hundred automobile inspectors and leaders. Speakers praised his work directing the automobile bureau and road safety efforts with broad bipartisan support.
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New York
Francis M. Hugo
Waldorf-Astoria
Automobile Club of America
New York State Automobile Association
Nassau
Kings
Westchester
Montgomery
Jefferson
Dutchess
Oswego
Albany
A. P. Langtry
Massachusetts
D. S. Crater
New Jersey
Mitchell May
William McAdoo
A. G. Batchelder
The
Charles Terry
Columbia
Elon R. Brown
Watertown
Frank J. Treanor
Washington
Luther W. Mott
Scretary Hugo
Hugo
Automobile Bureau
Woman Rescued From Snow Bank Near Tichenor Factory
A woman from Upper Monhagen Avenue became stranded in heavy snow while returning from the town center late Monday night. Passersby heard groans near the Tichenor factory and found her, lifting her from the snow in a semi conscious state. She revived hours after being taken home.
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Monhagen Avenue
Tichenor Factory
Left. Jack I hear you had money left you
Tom replies that the money left him quite awhile ago, indicating an unresolved financial matter in a terse exchange sourced from the Boston Transcript.
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Jack
Tom
Boston Transcript
Light of the Christmas Candle scheduled at Otisville church
A Christmas story and song by the Presbyterian choir will be presented Sunday December 26 at Otisville. Santa Claus will attend and children prepare songs and recitations for a grand program.
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Otisville
Presbyterian Choir
Ethel Hyward
Elizabeth Krum
Middletown
Judson Mitchell
Rose McLaughlin
Little Friend
Presbyterian Church
M. EB
Brooklyn
G .M. Hill
Seybolt
Josephine Cockrill
Winifred Winter
Santa Claus
Wiring Under Way At Presbyterian Church Progress Report
Lyceum hosts a progress update on church wiring directed by H. M. Anderson. Local residents include St. Clair and Walter Breakell who traveled from New York City on business. Various villagers visit, recover, or travel for holidays including Mrs. Rena Tears returning home from Port Jervis and Postmaster Garrett Tymeson kept in his accustomed place.
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Lyceum
Presbyterian Church
H. M. Anderson
St. Clair
Walter Breakell
New York City
Port Jervis
Rena Tears
Garrett Tymeson
Ruth Dodge
G. B. Smith
George Palmer
Monticello
Oscar Greenleaf
Thrall Hospital
Jens Peterson
James McLaughlin
W. A. Tinney
Donald D. Campbell
J. J. Crane
Montclair
N. J
J. J. Behan
Frank Hull
Middletown
Frances VanDuzer
Edyth Smith
Three Dairymen Struggle Through Snow For Milk Run
Dairyman Eugene Smith and two sons with two helpers fought a heavy snowstorm to haul milk from the Smith farm near Mechanicstown to Middletown. Over three days they moved four miles, loading eight cans after an initial failure to progress with four. They finally reached the city with a partial load before turning back.
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Eugene Smith
Harry
Ralph
Smith
Mechanicstown
Middletown
Arlington Monument Nineteen Thirteen Memorial Plan Unfolds
The Arlington monument project, funded at 750000, assigns a national commission to select a site in Arlington Cemetery across the Potomac. Vermont Marble supplies the stones for an amphitheatre with 6000 seats, crypts, a mortuary chapel, and a military museum, using 450 carloads of marble.
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Congress
Arlington Cemetery
Potomac
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Arlington Amphitheatre
Somessee
Vermont
Vermont Marble Company
Red Cross
Senate
Mess
DAR
Milk Dealers Struggle Homeward Through Snow
Opened road and four extra cans led to a grueling trek as a milk wagon pushed through snow banks. C H Weygant, a nearby milk dealer, tried to reach town but weather forced him to abandon the attempt and return to the farm, consuming the rest of the day.
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C. H. Weygant
Times-Press Want Columns Prompt Ad
When in need of anything use the Times-Press want columns an advertisement note urging readers to place classified ads. The brief item signals a local newspaper feature inviting reader use for commerce and notices.
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Rte Fim
Times-Press
Mueller Cornell Captains Ithaca Football Team 1916
I Kf Mueller of Decatur Illinois was elected to lead the Cornell football team in 1916 at the annual banquet for players and coaches held at the Delta Kappa fraternity house. Mueller played at fullback last season and missed the previous year due to an injured ear.
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Mueller Cornell
Ithaca
I. Kf Mueller
Decatur
Cornell
Delta Kappa. Posilon
Mueller
Men Like Potatoes Warned Of Sudden Hot Water
A humorous aphorism compares men to potatoes, noting they never know when they will be caught in hot water. The line reflects lighthearted caution about unexpected trouble in life.
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Farmer
Wife
West
Jefersonville
Sullivan County
Waldorf Astoria
Men’s & Boys
Stein-Bloch Co
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Manhattan
Youngs
North Street
Dusenberry Building
Samoben
Nyack
Arlington Monument
Johnson
McMonagle & Rogers
North St
F. D. Kernochan
King St
N. Y
Chas. Wolff, Jr
Corner
North & King Sts
Middletown, N. Y
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