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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
2
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The entry notes the 1860 Democratic conventions nominating Stephen A. Douglas and John Breckinridge, leading to Lincoln’s victory and the Civil War. It cites 38862 Congress passing the Internal Revenue Act to tax trade and fund the war, and 1885 the Confederate blockade ending by proclamation.
The governor cites a record of unprecedented vetoes on the legislature's 1915-16 bills and blocks a 200000 item for legislative printing. He argues funds are available in the current supply and construction bills and defers printing needs to the 1915 session while shifting related costs to future appropriations.
The piece argues this era is defined by moneylust and social decay yet offers hope through Christianity. It condemns corporate power and waste while urging justice, virtue, and civic courage to curb corruption and improve public welfare. It cites labor abuses, child labor, and cruelty cases as reasons for reform.
Reports claim near perfection of a black tulip and questions about its usefulness. The storm damaged improved highways with exposed sections from recent heavy rain. In Scranton prices for coal vary, while political commentary and local accident reports are noted from Milwaukee to Norwich.
The Borden M M Company has issued a formal decree sending personnel to all factories for a new test regime. Effective June 1, employees will undergo four tests over four months, with one man’s time required per shift. The program runs across all plants, detailing testing frequency and procedures.
An OCR fragment quotes a quirky old typewriter line asking to “get rid of four typeni rie” and ends with a garbled line from a judge. The readable portion hints at a humorous or cryptic note embedded in a historical page.
The Albany Knickerbocker Press suggests former State Senator John B. Rose may challenge Edmund Platt for the Dutchess Putnam Orange congressional seat. The piece notes Rose’s prior Senate wins and cites others favoring Theodore Whitman and Roosevelt, with local industry hit by tariff fears and job cuts in Poughkeepsie.
The Port Jervis Gazette notes Elks funded park work at Twin Mountains Mt William and Point Peter to improve access via paths and roads. It recalls 1841 visit by Washington Irving who admired the Delaware and Hudson canal era panorama from Point Peter, a scene later chronicled by Dr. John Conkling for the Minisink Valley Historical Society.
The wedding of Edna Hallahan of Brooklyn to Daniel J. Reilly of Elizabeth NJ took place at St Augustine Church Brooklyn with 48 relatives and friends attending from Chester and Greycourt. Hallahan, a Chester native, moved to Brooklyn years ago. Reilly works with Central Railroad of New Jersey and hails from Greycourt.
State Senator Towner reports to Surrogate J B Southard that Cragside the Putnam county estate of Mrs Julia Butterfield which left 6060000 to the courts sold for 45000 at auction Samuel Caplan of Cold Spring purchased the property including 120 acres overlooking West Point A probate bearing on the contested will is set for Thursday.
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