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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
1
A mothers day observance at the state hospital drew staff patients and visitors together for a brief ceremony that featured uplifting readings and songs. Attendees praised the care given to families and honored mothers with flowers and small tokens.
The second Sunday in May brought Mother’s Day observances at the State Hospital with hymns selected by residents. Rev. Charles H. Reynolds led a 3 p.m. chapel service noting Miss Anda Jarvis’s 1908 idea of Mother’s Day and its global spread. A visiting quartet performed, and the choir featured Miss Marlin Vanderson, Miss Edith Ladd, H. Winter, C. H. Brown, with Miss Anona Tarragy directing. Additional notes mention open-season drills led by Clef Engineer Wills, staff rosters, and local upcoming events including Ringling’s circus, a psychiatric convention in New York, Memorial Day, and nurse alumni activities.
A tulip bed at the front of the main building is enhanced by a patriotic display. Three flags, Union Jack, French tri color, and Stars and Stripes, flank a gilt laurel wreath portrait of Marshal Joffre. Music by the McWillomn quartet accompanied a lively evening.
Sir Francis argued for a dual tube Channel tunnel from London to Paris with 18 foot diameter and water lock. He forecast rail links expanding to France, Belgium, Holland, Italy and beyond via electric powered sections, guarded by Dover forts and Kent power stations.
Adelaide business leaders, through the Sydney and Melbourne Chambers of Commerce, endorse a postwar empire wide program to curb trade with enemy countries. They urge ships, ships material, and empire-wide controls, favor neutral nations, and call for export credit banks and coordinated policy to rebuild after the war.
The War Department delayed mobilization of the New York National Guard, with orders to keep key units ready by June 13. Lt. Gov. Whittman’s party noted the change as the call to arms nears, while Nathan takes a seat after confirms in Albany. Alfred Christy, 22, fractured a leg in a Monticello accident, hospitalized after a street fall. doctors reduced the fracture.
The article recounts early Erie and Middletown railway struggles from 1841. It details the May 25 1845 public announcement that the line would reach Middletown the following week, the Goshen to Middletown schedule, and the freshwater drama including farmer Adrian Holbert resisting track passage until paid. It notes Middletown’s effort to push completion via the Middletown Newark and Erie Railroad Association and the later financial rescues and corporate arrangements that finally opened the Middletown terminus, ending with a memorial note for Rev. Dr. Michael Salley at St. James Church.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a $9,000 verdict in favor of Harold H. Smith against the Erie Railroad Company. Smith, a brakeman of Port Jersey, lost his right arm in a flying switch accident on September 30, 1915 at Rock Junction, Pa, while under twenty one. The case, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, was hotly contested with many witnesses. Guardianship was by guardian ad item William Lord. Ivan A. Gardner represented Smith. Watts Oakes & Bright represented Erie.
The Maharajah of Bikaner rejects a London letter proposing a republican movement in England and asserts he speaks for the Indian Empire and its masses. He warns against weakening the empire and affirms loyalty to the sovereign, pledging repudiation of the writer’s views across India.
A garbled excerpt from a literary reminiscence presents disjointed quotes and miswritten phrases. The narrator reflects on a father writing, a daughter Mamie, and scattered scenes of daily life, marriage notions, and an electrical car reference, all muddled and hard to parse.
Middletown officials and business leaders hosted New York State Grange delegates at the Mitchell Inn to persuade them to hold the 1918 convention in Middletown. Leaders from the Chamber of Commerce and Orange County officials pitched accommodations for about 1,000 attendees, with rail and Erie interests detailing transportation support. Grange officers planned to visit Binghamton and Niagara Falls for final deliberations, with decisions expected after further consults over the next days.
Notice from John E. D. Ross County Sealer of Weights and Measures on required self measuring gasoline pumps. Garages must have a tested gallon measure and pump tested each morning and after new supply. Sealer ensures accuracy, but future correctness rests with vendors. Consumers should carry a measuring stick and test their own tanks.
A New York World clipping reports on a New York Ontario and Western train crew who supply newspapers to soldiers guarding bridges. Conductor appeals and crew members George L. Geer William Clyton and J. P. Hawyer fund daily papers, ensuring every soldier gets a paper, even buying Sunday papers for a $2.46 treat.
New York financier Henry P. Denison, named chairman of the Red Cross War Council, travels to Washington for the war effort. He urges broad public support and announces plans to recruit more members, establish 24 camps, and prepare for emergencies as Red Cross mobilizes nationwide. Cadet orders place McKay at Madison Barracks Sackett Harbor for a supplies department role, with unclear official confirmation.
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