Italians fund drive gains near two thousand in canvass
A Middletown campaign raised nearly 1700 in subscriptions for an Italian building fund with less than 300 still needed. Volunteers from Rev U L Mackey to Rev Perazzini organized a broad church coalition, canvassing citizens and collecting at paper offices as ministers praised unity and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Committee
Lewis H. Decker
Harry Stitt
C. H. Hopkins
Ray Williamson
Mr. Sherrerd
George Snyder
William Wood
J. H. Rumph
Rev. C. B. Neyrot
Edwin Goldsmith
Clarence Ghee
Chas. Hood
Harold Cox
A. P. L. Rifenbury
D.S. Horton
Judson Allen
George Gardner
Carman de Voli
G. H. Roe
S. D. Tuthill
Robert Lawrence
J. M. Kenny
Joseph Brinkerhoff
Carman Ippolito
Mr. Connor
K. Greene
E. T. Hanford
Fred Knifin
W. G. Irwin
J. E. Mills
C. EB. Greason
John Decker
Mr. Fuess
van Keuren
John Gregory
E. EK
Raasch
Wired Steinard
Earl Wear
W. A. Hartin
Calvin Cooper
Archie Simpson
Silas Brink
T. A. Shafer
Harry Durland
Mr. Marburger
0. P. Hopkins
Henry I. Sayer
C. H. Mattison
Max Clouse
D. B. Hardenbergh
C. A. Smith
Mr. Heissenbuttel
Lewis Moore
U. L. Mackey
New York City
Francis C. Perazzini
Perazzini
First Congregational
Picla Buffa
Bronx
North Street
Giovanni Tron
Brooklyn City Missionary Society
Henry Kauffer
Heng
Tron
Viga Verdoja
Mayor Arrests Two Speeders In Middletown
Mayor A C N Thompson led a Sunday arrest of two local men for speeding on Middletown streets. Charles H Smith of Empire Garage drove Lewis Dierfelter s Oakland and William Stewart Ker drove his own Ford. Both pleaded guilty, were fined ten dollars, and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
A. C. N. Thompson
Charles H. Smith
Empire Garage
Oakland
Lewis Dierfelter
James Street
William Stewart Ker
North Street
Thompson
King Street
Starr
Robbins Donates Elm Street Lot for City Manufacturing Plant
Charles H. Robbins, a Chamber of Commerce member, donates a 560 by 100 foot building lot on Elm Street on condition a substantial manufacturing building is erected. The gift is praised as a boost to the city’s manufacturing interests and will benefit Chamber members and citizens alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Robbins
Chamber of Commerce
Elm Street
Robbins
Chamber of Commerece
Snow Dump Hits Deadwood After Two Day Dakotas Storm
Snow in Deadwood South Dakota counts nearly two feet on level after a two day storm ends. May 15 date appears in report. Local residents brace for closures and travel disruption as the heavy fall blankets the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Deadwood
Utica Publisher Thomas F Baker Dies
Utica May 15 Thomas F Baker co proprietor of the Sunday Globe died this morning at his home. He was a noted publisher in the city and founded the paper with partners. His death ends a long local journalism career and leaves a vacancy at the Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Thomas F. Baker
The
Saturday Globe
Fourth annual Elks convention to be held in Peekskill
The New York State Association BPO Elks will hold its fourth annual convention and reunion in Peekskill from June 6 to 8. All 66 lodges participate, with many members expected to attend. The event includes a June 5 dinner for officers and delegates and a Thursday parade, with ample accommodations planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Association
B. P. O. Elks
Peekskill
State Association
Chauncey Mitchell Depew
K boat collides with steamship Aragon near Ca Delware
A wireless message from Washington reports the submarine K-2 collided last night with the steamer Aragon 14 miles north of Ca Dela ware while en route from Hampton Roads to the New York navy yard. The submarine sustained severe damage but reached New York. further details were not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department Today
Aragon
Delaware
Hampton Roads
New York Navy Yard
New York
Brandeis Nomination Stalls Amid Senate Judiciary Inaction
Washington May 15 The Senate judiciary committee again failed to act on the nomination of Louis D Brandeis to the Supreme Court. The panel adjourned after a two hour session with no time set for a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Charles T. Dunning Dies at Home in Goshen
Goshen May 16 Charles T Dunning longtime Goshen resident died at his home 64 Murray avenue Sunday afternoon at 4 pm after several weeks illness Born Greenville Nov 2 1845 he lived in Goshen since 1872 He served as clerk for 17 years in Goshen and two years as clerk of the Senate He was active in Democratic politics and served on multiple commissions He married Georg ia Thompson and Mary E Millapaugh who survives him Funeral Wednesday 1 70 pm at his residence with interment in Wallkill Cemetery Philipsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Charles T. Dunning
Murray Avenue
Greenville
Braddock R
Harriet Waleh Dunning
Unionville
Middletown
Jersey City
Dunning
Phigeas Kwnsey
Board of Supervisors
Senate
Board of Commissioners of Appraisal
Georgia Thompson
Martin Thompson
Inent
Mise
Mary E. Millapaugh
Mr. Dunning
St. James Church
Wallkill Cemetery
Philipsburgh
Fighting shifts to new theatres
London reports sharper fighting moving away from Verdun as skirmishes erupt along British lines in northern France and Flanders. Paris notes artillery duels in Champagne while Premier Asquith travels to Belfast amid Ireland unrest. Berlin claims British attacks near Hulluch repulsed and French assaults near Le Mans Hill and Caillette Wood fail.
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London
Verdun
France
Flanders
Paris
Champagne
Asquith
Ireland
Belfast
Berlin
Hulluch
War Office
le Man's Hill
Caillette Wood
Four Die in DuPont Nitrate Plant Blast
Wilmington May 15 four men were killed in an explosion at the Du Pont Powder Company nitrate plant in Gibbstown New Jersey. Fire followed the blast and several other workers were feared dead as 60 men were in the plant at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
du Pont Powder Company
Gibbstown
N. J
Dry Goods Firm in Big Failure
In New York on May 15 three small creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against Milla & Gibb, a $2,090,000 dry goods firm. Estimated liabilities exceed $2,000,000 with no asset valuation available. The firm, incorporated in 1890 in New Jersey, operates branches in Baltimore Philadelphia Boston Chicago and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Milla & Gibb
Mille & Gibb
New Jersey
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Assemblyman Boyd Attends Clergy Funeral in Brooklyn
Former Assemblyman W. J. Boyd traveled to Brooklyn Monday morning to attend the funeral of Rev. Dr. Nacy Motlee Waters a prominent Congregational Church clergyman noted in the city for his work and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waters
W. J. Boyd
Brooklyn
Nacy Motlee Waters
Congregational Church
Mothers' Day Observed Across the City
White carnations were worn citywide on Mother's Day as churches held special services. The observance traces to Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia who proposed honoring mothers to foster responsibility for motherhood and child welfare in homes and workplaces. The idea gained government and church support, with a 1914 resolution urging federal officials to wear white flowers on the second Sunday in May and the Methodist Episcopal Church designating that date in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anya Jarvis
Philadelphia
J Thomas Hettin
House
United States
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Auto Runs Over Young Bicyclist in Front of Home
Ten year old Charlies Van Leuvan, son of Mrs. Alice Van Leuvan, was slightly injured when he fell from his bicycle in front of Z. K. Greene’s residence on Washington street and was run over by Frank B. Ayres’s touring car. Dr. M. A. Stivers treated him. he went home and soon recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies van Leuvan
Alice van Leuvan
Academy Avenue
Frank B. Ayres
East Avenue
M. A. Stivers
Charles
Washington Street
Z. K. Greene
Ayres
Lansing Prepares Second English Protest Over Seas Interference
Secretary of State Lansing begins drafting a more vigorous second protest to Britain over high seas interference with American ships. He cites The Hague convention declaring ships must be inviolable on the oceans and aims to reiterate the U S stance after Britain's unfriendly reply to the prior note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Lansing
Great Britain
Final Attempt to Prevent Strike in New York Railroads
Federal mediators met with representatives of the New York Central and West Shore lines to avert a nationwide telegraphers and signal men strike. Union leaders warned that failure to break the deadlock could trigger a strike order for 5,900 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Central
West Shore Lines
Carranza Force Advances Toward U S Border
On May 15 Major Langhorne leads cavalry from Bongquillas toward Mexico to pursue Mexican bandits raiding the Big Bend region. About 1 500 Carranza troops under Obregon move into the area as General Bell probes fires at Fort Bliss and Funston orders a formal inquiry. State guards gather at Douglas Columbus and San Antonio with many ill equipped for duty. Antonio Villareal, former Nuevo Leon governor, denies instigating the raid from New York.
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Langhorne
Bibley
Horne
Carranza
Obregon
Bell
Fort Bliss
Funston
Sierra Blanca
Here
McKinney Springs
Douglas
Columbus
San Antonio
Washington
New York
Antonio Villareal
Nuevo, Leon
Mexico
Villareal
County Judge Seeger Fined in Newburgh Traffic Court
Eight people were fined in police court before Recorder Cantline for traffic violations. Judge A. H. F. Seeger was fined $2.60 for making a left turn from Broadway to William Street. Frances J L Fleming of Middletown paid $5.50 for speeding. Bernard Levinson of Middletown was fined $5.50 for a left turn into Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Cantline
A. H. F. Seeger
Broadway
William Street
Frances J L. Fleming
Middletown
Bernard Levinson
Fo e of M Carren Taken by Death in New York
William F. Melody former sheriff of Kings County and Brooklyn political figure died today. He had long fought to topple the late State Senator Patrick H. McCarren Democratic leader in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William F. Melody
Kings County
Brooklyn
Patrick H. McCarren
Vogel addresses Newburgh Germans at Turn Verein Hall
William Vogel of Middletown spoke to about 100 members of the German Alliance in Turn Verein Hall Newburgh on Sunday urging the defeat of Congressman Edmund Platt of Poughkeepsie if he seeks reelection. Vogel said Platt favored the United States taking no arms against Germany and urged Germans to form a political organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
William Vogel
Middletown
Verein
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Medrick
Franklin Avenue
Central Presbyterian Church
Webb Horton Memorial Church
Francisco Perazzini
Webb Horton Memo Church
Memorial Church
Hunter
Texas
Mr. Robbins
Chamber Commerce
Elks’ Convention
Democratic Party
Verdun Front
Avecourt Wood
Dupont
Big Carranza
U. S. Boundary
Interior
el Paso
Major Langhorne
Bongquillas
Big Bend
Seeger
M’carren
MR. Vogel
Turn Verein
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