British Victory Seen in German Fleet Losses Reported
London reports indicate the German battle cruiser fleet reduced to three or four ships after Wednesday’s engagement. Officials say at least 18 German warships totaling 113 435 tons were destroyed including battleships, battle cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers and a submarine. The British grand fleet controls the North Sea and can field full strength after heavy German losses. repairs will take weeks.
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International News Service
London
North Sea
Pans
Aive Tan
Edith Sherman Ends Her Life in Endicott Tragedy
Edith Sherman aged about 58 was found dead in her apartment in Endicott after an apparent gas suicide. Neighbors and family report a recent quarrel at a Johnson City shoe factory and years of marital estrangement. She left notes for a friend and took photographs of her baby and husband as she faced an ending she had long feared. Funeral arrangements are noted for her in Honesdale and Ellenville.
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Honesdale
Binghamton
Edith Sherman
Endicott
Scranton
William Backes
Edith Grote Sherman
Ellenville
Durland-Weston Shoe Company
Court Street
Parsons
Terrace Street
Johnson City
Sherman
Fila Grote
Charlies Howe
Pine Bush
Walter
Moses
Helen Grote
Funeral Sunday for George Neaf at Otisville Methodist
The funeral for George Neaf was held Sunday at 9 in Otisville Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor. Interment followed at Plains Cemetery. Mrs. Neaf, wife of the deceased, returned to West Hoboken, N J, after meeting an Erie railroad claim agent. another settlement conference is planned this week.
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George Neaf
Otisville
Plains Cemetery
Junior Order Dance Promises Elegant Evening Social
The Jr O U A M committee vows a most enjoyable private dance tonight. The hall will be prettily decorated with palms ferns and national colors for a festive season event.
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Jr Oo. U. A. M
Webb Horton Church Thimble Party Planned
The Webb Horton Memorial Church invites every lady of the congregation to a thimble party hosted by several Aid Society members in the chapel on Tuesday afternoon from 6 to 6.
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Webb Horton Memorial Church
Aid Society
Port Jervis Woman Dies After Auto Crash
Mrs Anna C Kadel Dewitt 78 died at her Matamoras home from injuries after a Sunday auto collision on East Main Street Port Jervis. The deceased, her daughter Miss Katie Dewitt and son Jacob M Dewitt were in a car driven by Robert S Danley. The crash involved a second vehicle from Ellenville. Survived by two sons, three daughters and siblings. funeral set for Wednesday at 2 30 pm at Pennsylvania avenue and Second street with burial Laurel Grove Cemetery.
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Port Jervis
Anna C. Kadel Dewitt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Second Street
Matamoras
East Main Street
Fowler Street
Jacob M
Alva J. Dewitt
Katie Dewitt
Robert S. Danley
James
Dewitt
John K. Devaney
Ellenville
Kingston Avenue
Emma Farnum
Devaney
Danley
Farnum
G. Otto Pobe
Collier's Ambulance
E. G. Cuddeback
Kingston
East
Main
Fowler
Berganan
Hesse-Darmstadt
Germany
Frederick Kadel
United States
New York City
Cornelius L. Dewitt
Hope Church
Matamoros
Ladies’ Christian Union
Katie
Mary Dewitt
James W. Gross
John Kadel
Michael Kadel
C. H. Gerhart
Laurel Grove Cemetery
Settlement in Accident Case In Otisville Community
Mr and Mrs Charles H Moore and William Morse of Otisville settled their lawsuits against Erie Railroad over December 18 injuries at the village station. Mrs Moore sustained internal and external injuries after being thrown during a snow storm and Morse fractured his pelvis. Both were treated at St Francis Hospital Port Jervis before returning home. Attorneys Ivan Gardner represented the plaintiffs and Watts Oakes Bright the railroad interests.
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Otisville
Charles H. Moore
William &. Morse
Antil
Erie Railroad Company
Moore
Morse
Ivan A. Gardner
Middletown
The
Erie
Watts, Oakes & Bright
Dead in Newburgh series of automobile accidents
In Newburgh a 57 year old man, Henry Riddings of this city, died from injuries after a collision between his speeding motorcycle and a Kingston automobile driven by Thomas Horton. Riddings, employed at Sweet Orr Company, died at Vanua Sanitarium Kingston. Also in accidents near Mountainville and Beacon, several injuries occurred to locals and visitors, with none fatal in those incidents.
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Newburgh
Henry Riddings
Thomas Horton
Kingston
Riddings
Vanua Sanitarium
Sweet, Orr Company
James Hill
Cornwall
H. Bartail
Midvale
N. J
Mountainville
Hall
Misses Neh
Flora Hall
James Hall
Newberry
Cornwall High School
Edith Fairchild
Beacon
Henney
Barta
Mulligan
Joseph Ronolvi
Yonkers
Joseph Colondel
William Yates
Yates
Bilen
Dairymen Plan to Enlarge Local Branches Demand Better Milk Prices
At a meeting in Albany last week the Dairymen's League approved expanding local branches and enrolling more milk producers to push for higher milk prices. Details will follow as the plan is outlined. In related incidents a vehicle crash injured Mrs Yates and others were hospitalized in Highland. a man claiming to be Dr Cook arrived in Bea con with a damaged auto after a reported double collision near Garrisons, with no injuries reported.
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Dairymen's League
Albany
Dr. Cook
Beacon
Stafford
Garrisons
Bids Opened for Orange County Highways by State Official
Albany June 5 Edwin Duffey state highway commissioner to open bids June 7 for three Orange county projects Middletown Goshen Middletown Montgomery and Goshen village roads. Contracts total about 122 500 with completion by 1917 for the first phase and longer for others including bituminous macadam sections and brick paving on Goshen Main Street.
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Albany
Edwin Duffey
State Commissioner of Highways
Orange County
Middletown
Goshen
Middletown-Montgomery
Goshen Village
Middletown-Goshen
Pine Island
Erie Railroad Company
East Corporation
Middletown City
Wickham Avenue
Montgomery
West Corporation
Wallkill
Miller
Mackinson
Ronowsky
Miller, Ennis, Smithem
Mackinnon, Mills, Stage and Mould
Slaughter Estate
Chestertoshen Road
South Church Street
Main Street
Middletown-Goshen Road
South Corporation
M. Beclesine
Ecclesine
Allocany
Cortland
Dutchess
Wire
Greene
Hamilton
Herkimer, Jefferson, Livingston
Madison Monroe
Niagara
Oneida
Orange
Schoharie
Schuyler, Steuben, Sullivan
Ulster
Westchester
Wyoming
Yates Counties
Rolker prize at Columbia awarded to Robert W Watt
The Rolker prize at Columbia University grants an annual income of 1000 dollars to the graduating Columbia College student deemed most worthy by classmates for scholarship activity and athletics. Robert Wilson Watt of Hamburg New Jersey won the prize.
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Rolker
Columbia University
Columbia College
Robert Wilson Watt
Hamburg
N. J
Erie veteran Michael Long dies after brief illness
Michael Long, an Erie veteran, dies at Nyack after a very brief illness. He served nearly 66 years in Erie’s service, making him one of the oldest in the force.
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ERIE
Michael Long
Nyack
Mr. Long
The
New Charities Head Arrives in City Office
Early Monday Miss Ona Emily Pfluke took the constitutional oath as the new charities commissioner after arriving from New York via St Paul. She outlined plans to begin work promptly, with Florence Davidge aiding the charity reorganization and possible office in the City Mission House.
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Ona
Emily Pfluke
Recorder Starr
Recorder's Court
H. K. Wilcox
City Mission House
Mise Pfinke
Times-Press
Mise
Florence Davidse
NY Tax Official Lambasts Orange County Assessments
Exenator Ralph W. Thomas of Hamilton and a State Tax Commission member criticized Orange county’s system as the worst in New York. He warned of changes after telling Columbia county officials that assessments as low as certain percentages are possible, and suggested penalties for underreporting. He also stated autos cannot be taxed as personal property unless used for commercial purposes.
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Ralph W. Thomas
Hamilton
State Tax Commission
Orange County
New York
Columbia County
Thomas
Ministers Hold Annual Outing at Golf Club
The Ministerial Association of Middletown and vicinity met at the Golf Club Monday with wives, enjoying a basket luncheon. Members discussed various matters pertaining to the work of the association and expressed a season of enjoyment.
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Ministerial Association
Middletown and Vicinity
Golf Club
Justice on Second Ballot Sought by Hughes Supporters
Roosevelt followers fail to force Hughes to declare support for Roosevelt policy. Hughes will not comment on the convention or nomination plans. Hughes backers claim 296 votes on first ballot and aim to keep him at the front, while Roosevelt forces plan last minute moves and a possible appearance by Roosevelt himself.
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Washington
Roosevelt
C. B. Hughes
Justice Hughes
Lawrence H. Green
Green
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Old Guard
Hughes
Justice
Harold Lockes
Gardner
Massachusetts
George W. Perkins
Perkins
New York
Root
Whitman
Wadsworth
Elon R. Brown
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Ial
Ares
Che Ae
International Film Service
Rosker Prize
Charities
Mr. Thomas
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