Roosevelt backs Hughes as progressive support urged
Theodore Roosevelt urges Progressives to back Hughes in the 1916 race, arguing Wilson’s administration has failed. He condemns German American influence, endorses Hughes’s record, and calls for unity to prevent a third ticket, stressing national welfare over party gain.
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al Things
Progressive
Mome
Tuchanan
Buchanan
Republican Party
Democras
Wilson
Democratic Party
Progressive National Committee
Chicago
Ite
Trinidad
United States
Mexico
McKinley
Cuba
Philippines
Belgium
England
Japan
Germany
Lusitania
Hughes
Progressive Party
Roosevelt Endorses Hughes in 1916 Progressive Letter
Theodore Roosevelt declares strong support for Charles Evans Hughes, praising his integrity and ability. He argues the current administration failed and urges Progressives to back Hughes to ensure an efficient government allied with the people. The letter emphasizes trust in Hughes to translate campaign pledges into action.
Chester Boys Enlist In National Guard and Local Notices
Chester youths including Harry Myers Alfred McLean and Charles Babcock Jr enlist in Middletown units with others not accepted for physical reasons. Dr H R Bull of Grand Junction Colorado marries Ruth Fulwider of Denver. couple will reside in Grand Junction. Chester High School holds grade promotions. baccalaureate sermon at M E Church. Joseph E E Baumgartner named special game warden over Gilemerre preserve. Robert Goelet plans 3000 mallard ducks and hundreds of pheasants. Dr Charles P Smith on extended vacation. Dr Lipincott covers practice. Miss Ruth Lindsley engaged to teach Farmingdale. Elwood Roberts vacationing in Albany. Chester Library Association officers elected. Nanowitz Camp Girls depart for O Late camp for two weeks. Miss Moore’s New York Girls Vacation home opens for summer. Thomas Roe of Cornell visits home. Chester Grange invites Rev J T Van Burkalow to speak July 4. George S Glann buys Oldsmobile touring car. Keno Hyatt lands large painting contract near Goshen. Birth: Anna Marie Boorse June 12. The Coming of Geraldine drama at St Columba’s June 27. Helen Dunning appointed teacher in Arden public schools. Mr and Mrs Alfred Conklin take two months seaside vacation. cottage rented. Ida Murray guest of Mrs John DeKeyser Passaic NJ.
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M. FE
J. T. van Burkalow
Joseph EE. Baumgartner
Gilemmere
Robert Goelet
Charles P. Smith
Chester
Tennyson
Dr. Lippincott
Campbell Hall
Chester Library Association
Theodore F. Lawrence
Bradford C. Durland
Frank Durland
Les W. Kerner
Nanowitz
O. Late
Miss Chinn
Thomas Roe
Cornell University
T. R. Roe
Grange
Chester Grange
M. E. Church
Grange Hall
George 8. Glann
Harry 8. Murray
Clann
Keno Hyatt
Goshen
Ruth Iseman
James 8. Boorse
Bloomfield
N. J
Anna Marie
St. Columba's Parochial School
Geraldine
St. Columba’s Hall
Helen Dunning
Arden
Edith Otte
Randall
Beacon
Alfred Conklin
North Street
Ida Murray
John DeKeyser
Passalo
Fourth of July Amid 1822 Hardship in Orange County
A retrospective look at 1822 Orange County Independence Day celebrations despite a harsh growing season. Describes widespread crop failure from Hessian fly and drought, links to the Year Without a Summer, and recalls William H. Seward as a young participant in Goshen's Fourth of July toasts.
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Orange County
Minisink
Brant
Sullivan County
Delaware Valley
Hudson
William H. Seward
Daniel Seward
Goshen
Wm. H. Seward
Psq
Toast Table Traditions At Old-Time Celebrations
Notable features included interspersed exercises with original odes, and the day closed with tavern gatherings in the long room around a toast table. Leading citizens drank toasts amid three to nine cheers, with band selections for patriotic topics, while partisan disputes were kept from escalating.
William H. Seward's 1821 Florida Fourth of July Toast
A Florida Fourth of July 1821 celebration marked the early public address of William Henry Seward, later famed as a U S statesman. The event featured Seward and Samuel Hopkins delivering orations, with Seward's toast praising South American geese amid a hotel dinner, national salute, and band music.
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Florida
America
Orange County
William H. Seward
Floridan
Goehen
William Henry Seward
Samuel G. Hopkins
Early years of Seward in Orange County explored
The Antiquarian suggests two fragmentary records may illuminate William Seward's youth in Florida and Goshen and offer a basis for a plausible account of his early Orange County years.
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Seward
Florida
Goshen
Orange County
Pine Bush Fire Suspect Tied to Distillery and Mill
In Pine Bush strong suspicion falls on a local man for the late Thursday fire that destroyed Philip Hasbrouck's distillery and Edward Benn's New York City grist mill. Explosions were heard inside the distillery and fire crossed the bridge to the mill, which ultimately burned after the broader blaze. Previous Pine Bush fire had already raised doubts about the same suspect.
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Walden
Pine Bush
Philip Hasbrouck
Edward Benn
New York City
Colonel to Dine With Mr Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will dine together at the Hotel Astor in New York tomorrow night. The meeting signals the final stage of reconciliation between Roosevelt and the Republican Party.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Hotel Astor
Hughes
Altemeier Appointed Special Excise Commissioner
Former Supervisor and Mrs A T Altemeier of Port Jervis were in the city Tuesday. George E Green named Mr Altemeier as special excise commissioner for Orange county to succeed William M Palmer of Newburgh. Salary set at 2000 dollars. Palmer resigned to become clerk for the new prison commission.
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A. T. Altemeier
Port Jervis
Altemeier
George E. Green
Orange County
William M. Palmer
Newburgh
Times-Press
Palmer
New Prison Commission
Bloomingburg Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival Set
Bloomingburg June 27 The ladies of the M E Church plan a strawberry and ice cream festival on the parsonage lawn Thursday evening June 29. If stormy, tables move to the parsonage. John Shorter has new boats for his lake. The strawberry shortcake supper at the chapel Thursday evening drew about 125 people. Mrs F W Bennett and daughter Jessie visited Kingston last week.
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Bloomingburg
M. E. Church
John Shorter
F. W. Bennett
Jessie
Kingston
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham
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Lincoln
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National Guard
Harry Myers
Alfred McLean
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Charles Babcock, Jr
Company I
Middletown
Nathan Hulse
Leonard Hazen
East Chester
Co. I
Hulse
Clarence Griffen
Caldwell, N. J
E. G. Masten
Fred Seely
Urbana, Ill
Old Orange
MR. Hughes
MR. Altemeier
Green
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