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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
6
The German city mirrors the ideal of a well run municipality with extensive public ownership and services. Dusseldorf operates electric railways and streetcars, runs markets and slaughterhouses, funds housing loans, and owns utilities while offering vocational schools and domestic and commercial training to residents.
A North Dakota initiative describes the Little Country Theater as a 200 seat, simple open country hall style venue for rural communities. It aims to stage easily performed plays in schools and community spaces to engage students and socialize rural life, becoming a vital social force in North Dakota.
Marquette Michigan has operated a municipal electric plant since July 1880, using Dead River water power. It now yields about $40,000 yearly on an investment near $400,000, with debt largely paid and most of the remainder expected to be cleared before 1913. Lighting rates are low and power rates suitable for household and shop use, with the store in the heart of the business district showing substantial dividends. The city also runs its water works a stone crushing plant and a cemetery.
The text discusses adopting city manager as chief executive replacing mayors, suggested by a national municipal league with ties to New York and Arcadia University, led by Lowell. It predicts widespread use of city managers chosen by aldermen under a commission form, tied to a proposed charter to adopt the new system.
A Philadelphia Press bulletin notes Massachusetts real estate experts estimate street trees raise abutting property values by 2 to 50 percent. With park controls and legal protection, trees gain security and promotion, urging wider adoption to enhance neighborhood appeal and future preservation.
London reports German aviators attempted raids on Southend on Sea and Dover. Two aircraft crossed the channel, engaged by British forces, suspected bombs not dropped, no injuries. Paris fronts describe French British gains along the 300 mile conflict line with advances near Albert and in the Argonne amid artillery battles and counterattacks.
Prominent Colfax Washington women join a volunteer committee to complete the new park. They haul dirt and haul grass to top dress the area while men assist with wagonloads and tools. Their efforts finish the park ready for grass and flowers.
A garbled passage references Prive Winner and unclear mentions of Huggine and Benpeck with scattered phrases about Mexico, flags, bread, and pricing. No coherent event or identifiable figures emerge to establish a concrete news item.
Peter Makar ski of Wellesley Massachusetts is accused of forgery after a $137 check with an almost similar signature was spent. He says the check arrived by mail and that he expected another with the same amount. He details his work history and family, claiming the forgery charge is a myth. He was arrested by Sheriff Kinnie and Under Sheriff Hall and handed to Massachusetts authorities.
Reports from Petrograd and London describe heavy fighting along the front from Cracow to East Prussia with Russians repelling German assaults near Priezow and Nowe Miasta Korcaya while holding the Nida river line. Claims say about 5,000 prisoners taken and Russian left bank Nida entrenched. Some dispatches note a major German effort toward Warsaw and sporadic successes for Germans at Miach, countered by Russian gains elsewhere on the front.
Persistent rain shadowed Rome's Christmas in 1914. The pope, assured by cardinals at the audience, believes a prisoner exchange deal is near and may expand to all prisoners. He expects neutral powers to help hasten peace and prays for divine intercession to bring a miracle, despite past failures.
Reported violence erupts in Albania against Exaad Pasha after the government expelled him. Tirana palace looted and burned, massacres feared. Italian sailors freed from Aviona port to restore order and protect Europeans and civilians amid regional tensions and broader war alignments.
A garbled OCR passage references a ledger watch column and a fragmented quote about seeking help thinking of names or terms. The text is incomplete and inconsistent, making it impossible to identify persons, places, or a coherent event. No clear entities or actions emerge.
A Baltimore American snippet reports a humorous misunderstanding at the Mowers where a person questions the electric entry and jokes about cerebral mischief after biting windows. The quip ends with a staged suggestion of a stomach part involved in the misdeed.
Popular Mechanics notes left hand drills work opposite to regular drills and offer useful results in shops. They cut over thread angles rather than into threads, avoiding catching in threaded holes and enabling faster, cleaner drilling in such cases.
The French government bans red and white lead with a 1914 sunset. Zinc white replaces white lead, iron oxide may substitute red lead though less effective. Graphite mixed with cinsenoff protects iron from rust and lowers costs. New electric furnace processes expand graphite supply as demand grows.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition will showcase motor trucks as a key transport exhibit. Birthe H Henderson, assistant chief of transportation, notes railroads seek flexible transport using automobiles to reach communities without direct rail. California rail lines rely on motor trucks with routes over 50,000 miles. Blythe Hendricks Senderson, born 1808 in Terra Haute, Indiana, advanced through engineering firms to Panama-Pacific roles, becoming chief clerk then assistant chief of transportation exhibits by March 1914.
A method to remove all the cream from milk uses a small rubber disk with a slightly concave surface. The disk is hung on three light wires and slipped edgewise below the surface to capture the fat layer, then drawn out.
Mrs Thaw accompanies Harry Thaw at a Christmas gathering in Manchester New Hampshire with her daughter and son in law Mrs Whitner of Milton also present. The trio arrived by electric car, dined, and departed bringing the day to a quiet close with no notable incidents. Mrs Thaw plans to stay several days.
A distressed inquiry unfolds as a real estate agent faces sarcasm during a two hour house showing. A woman questions motives and accuses lovers of a planned deception, while the buyer challenges the agent’s explanations amid a tense exchange in Milam.
reports that Mr Dajeut underwent a spinal operation at St Marve hospital for medical recovery. doctors say the procedure was successful and he is comfortable. a full recovery will take several days before doctors declare him out of danger.
A curious home experiment uses a foot loop of sewing thread and a coin in a glass tumbler to measure time. The coin pendulums inside the glass, striking its rim in regular eight-note cycles, revealing that eight strokes correspond to eight oclock.
A historical cipher example shows transforming a plain sentence into an encoded form by inserting three intermediary words between each real word. The demonstration uses phrases like My Dear Jack and We are surprised, illustrating key-based spacing as a method to conceal content.
A puzzle lists six beheading clues yielding word plays and hidden entities. It shows how removing initial letters produces new words and phrases such as Leal, Veage, Stray, Slaud, Ideal, and Void, culminating in a Busia reference.
A described device uses an empty cigar box with a canvas end and a one inch hole. Inside a saucer coated with carbonate of ammonia sits over which hydrobromic acid is poured, creating ammonia vapors that are released by pressure to form white smoke rings that rise and hold their shape briefly.
Brigadier General Melutyre of the War Department asks Manila Governor Harrison about a possible plot for a Filipino uprising. Reports say revolutionary agitators show increasing activity and clashes with police, though Harrison finds no solid basis yet. Officials acknowledge growing malaise among agitators since the insurrection ended.
Fragments depict Mrs. Rinks described with muddled praise and odd spellings. The note references her connections to Sears and Treing, and mentions attending church on Sundays, all within a Philadelphia context.
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