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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
1
Reports from Malta say the Japanese liner Yasuka Maru was sunk off the Mediterranean with no warning. The ship carried 120 passengers and 160 crew, including American W. J Leigh. The cargo was valued at 5 million dollars. A French gunboat rescued all aboard.
City government may undergo wide scale changes as mayor elect A C N Thompson plans shared leadership with a harmonious council. Retrenchment, consolidation of offices, and payroll reduction are proposed, potentially merging public works public safety and consulting engineer under one head.
Middletown faced an assessed tax dispute as Supervisor John E. Iseman challenged the city's share of county bonds and poor fund costs. The board referred the assessment to County Attorney Gott for opinion, with a decision expected Monday. Iseman urged action to fix what he calls inequities affecting Middletown and its Poor District No. 8.
Paterson N J December 28 authorities hint Erie railroad may electrify the New York division from Mahwah to Jersey City as a Bergen county short cut accelerates western trains. Backed by Harriman interests the project aims to cut travel times and possibly connect with the Hudson tunnel open to a future full eastern line.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union invites the public to a devotional service at the Home for Aged Women on South ert Street this Sunday at 3 o'clock. Rev Stan ard Dow Butler of the Universalist Church will speak and the Universfirst Church choir will provide Christmas music.
Rev W H Jones of Oswego and Freeport lodge guest at Middle town Lodge No 1097 BPOE meeting on South Street. He shared a Battle of Santiago recital from his Navy service aboard the Texas and recalled eight sailors including Captain Richmond Hobson in the Merrimac action. He spoke on Elkdom from a clerical view and offered a prepared toast to be hung in the lodge room.
Kingston on December 23 the city ambulance met the Ontario and Western train to convey Mrs L K Wood of Ellenville to the Benedictine Sanitary for treatment after a broken...
Mt. Vernon N Y December 23 Countess Ida von Claussen who sought 1 000 000 damages against ex President Roosevelt wins release for the third time from Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital by order of Supreme Court Justice Arthur H Tompkins at Nyack. She will be placed in custody of her brother and warned not to write threatening letters.
International News Service reports that Paul Koenig, alleged head of the German secret service in the United States, sent an agent to Italy France and England to obtain military information. William McCulley was detained at police headquarters at the DOJ's request, tied to the case involving the overseas operative who reportedly evaded detectives at French and British ports.
Federal and local police pursue a counterfeit coin ring circulating spur ious quarters and five dollar bills. Ontario and Western detectives report the spread from Summitville to Liberty along the main line north of Middletown with many dated 1909 to 1916. Officials warn that accepting bad money is a crime and pledge action as clues emerge.
Newburgh enrollment figures show Republicans surpassing Democrats in Orange County with 3924 GOP members to 1436 Democrats. Independents, Prohibitionists, Americans, Socialists, and Progressives trail, while First Assembly district shows Republicans outnumbering Democrats by over 4900. Second district remains closer.
Mrs Harding reports the coroner's sight is improving steadily able to read letters ten feet away though his overall health remains poor. She travels to New York for Christmas to stay with their son Eugene C. Harding. Return date undecided.
Washington reports Ambassador Penfield in Vienna conveyed Secretary Lansing’s second note on the Ancona case to the Austrian foreign office. Vienna promised a speedy reply and maintained hope for settlement without breaking diplomatic ties. The Hague noted Emperor Francis Joseph moved to grant U.S. demands, signaling intent to avoid a rupture. Washington said France delayed reply to the protest over Germans removed from a U.S. steamer until new word from Descartes’ commander arrives.
The surplus estate in Surrogate Court goes to the Ellenville Women's Christian Temperance Union to build a meeting and lecture house with commercial space. Elizabeth Bell receives 5000 dollars. Housekeeper Christian Bell gets household items and a life income of 500 dollars yearly. Mary Lowe and Jacob Rippert gain a par purchase option on John R. Hunt Corporation stock. The citation returns January 24.
London reports Berlin unrest swelling with peace and food riots spreading in form and scope. The Central News correspondent in Amsterdam notes Gene von Bethmann Hollweg's residence is guarded to avert possible attacks by women protesters.
Kingston learns Sherman H. Wilson, a Spencer's Business School telegraphic department graduate, has secured an assistant operator job with the New York Ontario and Western railway at Mountaindale.
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