Imprisonment for Debt in Early Orange County Notices
The piece recalls 19th century Orange County ads showing debtors jailed for lack of payment. It notes six notices from 1817 demanding creditors pursue releases from the common jail, lists towns like Newburgh Goshen and Warwick, and contrasts with 1822 county protests against debt imprisonment. It also references Sussex County notices about debt relief hearings and reflects on long‑reaching social impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Nathan H. White
Keay
Court of Common Pleas
County of Orange
Newburgh
Daniel Seward
Goshen
Ly & Lindsey
Attys
St--Newburgh
Warwick
Minisink
Slylock
Sussex County
Sussex Gaol
James Stewart
William Curr
Hercules Clawson
Inferior Court of Common Pleas
Court House
Newton
Jersey
Auto Show Committee Plans February Middletown Exhibit
The general committee of Middletown’s chamber of commerce met at the Mitchell Inn to organize the city automobile show. Walter B. Maras outlined plans including 47 car spaces in the drill hall and basement display for accessories. Local dealers only, admission 20 cents, show hours 1 PM to midnight with music and dancing nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mitchell Ing
Walter
Maras
New York
Middletown
Lawrence
Mitchell Inn
General Victoriano Huerta Called to Be Removed from Power
War and political observers report renewed pleas for Huerta to resign as military and civilian factions press for stepping aside. Rumors say international mediation and domestic opposition unite in demanding a change of leadership.
Changes at White House
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the president will come to New York to engage in settlement work in Greenwich Village. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, niece of the president, is expected to join in settlement efforts alongside Miss Wilson. Dr. Caryl Gravenon, the White House physician, will reside in New York while pursuing postgraduate study. This signals a shift toward social welfare activity within the White House milieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenwich Village
Margaret Wilson
Helen Woodrow Bones
White House
Wilson
Caryl Gravenon
U. N
Misa Wilson
Misa Bones
Grayson
Inauguration
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
New Jersey
Miss Wilson
Miss Bones
Mine Wilson
Greenwich
Reports Denied at White House on Moving to New York
White House denies reports that Misa Wilson Mise Bones and Dr Gray son plan to move to New York. Dr Wiedimer G Simpkovitch, husband of Greenwich House head, is in Washington to confer with Misa Wilson about settlement work at Greenwich Village.
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White House
Washington
Misa Wilson
Mise Bones
Dr. Grayson
New York
Wiedimer G. Simpkovitch
Greenwich House
Greenwich Village
Arbitration mood as Austrians seek to ease U S rift
Washington reports a forecast from Austro German diplomatic quarters that halfway concessions may prevent severing diplomatic ties with the United States. Secretary Lansing guards sensitive dispatches while Antria replies to the second note on the Ancona incident. Ambassador von Hernstorf may rejoin talks with Lansing to push a final Lusitania settlement.
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Washington
Anatria
United States
Germany
von Hernstorff
Adirondacks
Lansing
Lusitania
Baltimore Catholic Clergy Asked to Aid Billy Sunday Campaign
Cardinal Gibbons sanctioned the Billy Sunday campaign movement and ensured a committee chaired by Rev. Dr Peck of the First MK church. He had no objection to Catholic clergy in Baltimore being invited to cooperate in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Dr Peck
First
MK. Church
Want Ad Style Prompt Encourages Readers to Advertise
A brief call to use the TimesPress want columns for all needs. The ad encourages readers to place advertisements to obtain goods or services and notes the convenient option for seeking items.
Attack Indictment On Asquith Of Osborne
London December 28. Lloyd George threatens to resign over conscription and cabinet split on compulsory service as Asquith faces a crisis of government unity. In New York, the grand jury near a vote on indicting Warden Osborne of Sing Sing for duty dereliction and related charges after hearings.
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London
David Lloyd-George
Asquith
Great Britain
Lloyd-George
Lord Derby
Liloyd George
White Plains
N. Y
Osborne
Bing Sing
Huntington W. Merchant
Fallon
Grand Jury
Mutual Welfare League and Honor Court
Rattigan
Auburn
Dr. Davidson
Jewish Theological Seminary of
Washington Heights
Benjamin Eisler
Sing Sing Prison
Clifford B. Harmon
Fred Dorner
Mutual Welfare League
Sing Sing
Weeks
Ferris
Petit Juror List Drawn for January Trial Term
The county court at Newburgh has drawn a large list of prospective petit jurors for the January trial term. Names include John R. Decker Wallkill George W. Winfield Highlands Urial Bailey Wallkill among many others across Wallkill Montgomy Newburgh various towns and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
John R. Decker
Wallkill
George W. Winfield
Highlands
Urial Bailey
George T. Conkling
Chester
John W. Bookstayer
George Crawshaw
Newburgh City
John Brown
John G. Powell
Montgomery
George Ayers
Charles I. Munnich
Port Jervis
Henry Cocks
Cornwall
Alfred Secor
George RK. Birdsall
John L. Woodruff
Monroe
Elting Cuddeback
Deerpark
William H. King
Wm. Plant
Edw
F. Seer Am
J Maltby
Middletown
Harry Leathem
A. T. Bargent
Herman Wilber
Robert B. Hill
A. Dickerson
Crawford
Wm. A. Kader
Jas. Sweeney
Fred F. Earl
Blooming Grove
Myron Galloway
Fairfax Hedger
John H. Murphy
Newburreh City
Joseph Mandigo
Ridley Rewick
John Mowing
Anthony Sison
T. W. Stewart
Newburgh Town
Chas
A. Felter
John B. Drew
G. W. Jamison
F. J. Reide
Charles Terry
Woodbury
Ed. Wagner
Arthur Montross
Frank Patterson
McClelland Freer
Charles H. DuVall
Albert C. Ogden
Banford P
Thomas Terwilliger
Charlies Boehmler
Mrs Laura Rockefeller Leaves Large Estate
New York December 28 Mrs Laura Rockefeller wife of John D Rockefeller died March 12 1915 leaving a net estate of 1 484 508 Transfers show 950 026 exempt from inheritance tax as it passes to institutions under the law The largest bequest 458 508 goes to the Rockefeller Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Laura & Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Philadelphia Woman Patents Convertible Seak Handbag
Miss Katherine Minehart of Philadelphia patents a handbag that opens and converts into a sealed container or seak. The device features a hidden compartment and a retractable mechanism for quick access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Minehart
Philadelphia
Liner Ville de la Clotat Sunk With Eighty Dead
French ministry reports the Ville de la Clotat torpedoed without warning in the Mediterranean on December 24. Eighty lives were lost, with survivors picked up by an English steamer and landed at Matta. The attack marks renewed U boat activity between Gibraltar and Suez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ville de la Clotat
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marine
Matta
Thames
Gibraltar
Suez
Ministre Beermaert
Mth
Far East
Children sing for accident victims at St Francis Hospital
A group of Otisville Sanitarium children visited St Francis Hospital in Port Jervis on Christmas Day and sang carols for Dr. R. I. Wilson W. B. Morse and others from Otisville injured in an Erie Railroad accident December 18. Nurses and patients enjoyed a Christmas tree as the injured recover well and near return home soon.
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Port Jervis
Otisville Sanitarium
St. Francis Hospital
R. I. Wilson
W. RB. Morse
Otisville
Erie
Otleville
Greece Demands Bulgarian Troop Withdrawal in Albanian Territory
Greece seeks Bulgarian troop withdrawal from Albanian territory with Berlin advisory reports indicating a satisfactory reply is anticipated. Local dispatch notes Greece, Bulgaria, and Berlin authorities involved in the diplomatic dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Greece
Berlin
Bulgaria
Madrid and Portland Vie for Peace Conference Site
Madrid competes with Portland as the potential venue for a peace conference. The exact date remains undecided and unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Portland
Bosion Meraid
Public Notice Naming Printing Awards by Board of Supervisors
At yesterday's Board of Supervisors session Republicans designated Middletown Times-Press Warwick Advertiser Orange County Record Washingtonville for Session Laws and election notices. Democrats chose Independent Republican Goshen Middletown Argus Port Jervis Gazette for Session Laws election notices and official canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Middletown Times
Orange County Record
Washingtonville
Republicasa
Goshen
Middletown Argus
Port Jervis
Bennet
Clark
James D. McGiffert
Orange County
Newburgh
W. Frank Lain
Westtown
Middletown
Superintendent of Poor
Board of Estimate
City of
New York
Rush of Bills Now Exceeds Earlier Congress Pace
Washington dispatch notes that during the first twelve days of the Sixty-fourth congress 6,781 bills were introduced, plus 153 resolutions, far surpassing the 3,880 bills introduced in the same period of the Sixty-third congress, as reported by bill clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Bankers Trust Seeks Receivership for Texas and Pacific
Dallas December 28 A petition filed in court asks for a receivership of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The road allegedly defaulted interest on bonds. Hearing set for January 31. attorneys for the railroad controlled by George J. Gould will contest the application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Bankers’ Trust Company of
New York
Texas and Pacific Raiway Company
George J. Gould
Passports Open Branch Office in New York City
Washington reports a new passport division branch will open at 2 Rector Street New York City. The office will operate under the department's latest strict regulations to combat fraudulent passport use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Passport Division
Bureau of Citizenship
Rector Street
New York City
Police Pay Increase Approved by Aldermen
The Common Council approved a pay rise for police officers after a petition from all officers. The plan raises first year pay no increase, with gradual steps to 1,400 for veterans, and a special rate of 750 for special policemen. President Gould supported the move and urged an age retirement pension pathway.
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Bermal
Miles
DuVall
Common Council
Police Department
Guardians of the Peace
Juan
28th Annual Trainmen Ball In Middletown Hall
The 28th annual Middletown Lodge 40 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen dance drew 150 couples to Eagles Hall last evening. A six man O W Band orchestra provided music as the hall gleamed in national colors red and green. President George Shane praised the well-run event and the committee for a successful fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Eagles' Hall
Mayoy Dies
O& W
Ir Zen
Middletown
George Shane
Lodge 40
Lodge
W. 8. Johnson
Roy Vaughn
William Bertie
J. P. Mullen
F. C. Gray
Micer
Cgeorge Shane
H. B. Young
J. McGuire
John Wilson
Clarence Tyrell
T. J. Larkin
Henry Schuitt
Massachusetts deer kill tops thousand in one week
The state fish and game commission reports 1,108 deer killed during the one week open season in the state. The notice comes from Reston on December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Reston
State Fish and Game Commission
Ee Ee
Noy
Miss Flirty Attracts Attention In Saucy Exchange
A brief item notes Miss Flirty draws male interest and sparks distraction in a social exchange. The quirky remark frames flirtation as a playful interaction among participants.
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Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Pricon
American Press Association
Huerta
Fort Miles
Austria
Ancona
Arthur Balfour
The
Admiralty
Lloyd George
Lord Lansdowne
Earl Curzon
Frederick EB. Smith
Austen Chamberlain
Walter H. Long
Lord Selborne
Warwick Advertiser
Gould
Metropolis
Times-Press
Aldermert
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