Prohibition Rally at Stratton Theatre Highlights Woolley and Morrow
A Stratton Theatre rally drew a large crowd Sunday as Hon. John G. Woolley and Dr. George W. Morrow, prominent Anti-Saloon League figures, urged immediate action for the National Prohibition amendment. They urged Christians to turn belief into political effort, warning of liquor interests and praising practical activism.
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John G. Woolley
G. W. Morrow
Stratton
Stratton Theatre
AntiSaloon League
America
George W. Morrow
Larce
New York State
Anti-Saloon League of America
State League
Empire State
Congress
Stanard D. Butler
R. O. Kirkwood
Morrow
Michigan
Butler
Prohibition speakers rally support across states
Dr. Morrow and Mr. Woolley head 10 teams touring the country in the Prohibition movement. They seek funds for a five year plan with pledge cards circulated at meetings. In Chester and Gardiner contributions topped hundreds. Florida campaign raised twenty thousand dollars and Montana nineteen thousand in short spans. The duo then spoke in Brooklyn and New Paltz as part of a statewide drive.
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League
Morrow
Mr. Woolley
United States
Moses
Chester
Gardiner
Brooklyn
Bushwick Avenue Methodist Church
New Paltz
Woolley
Mr. Butler
War Horse of the Anti-Saloon League Introduced in Potsdam
In Potsdam a student recalls kissing the speaker when Mr. Woolley denounced his party as pure and right. He accepted an invitation to introduce Woolley, promising clear sympathy, then hailed Woolley as the war horse of the Anti-Saloon League. The address emphasized the need for hard work.
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Potsdam
Mr. Woolley
Woolley
Mr. Butler
Sosa
Butler
AntiSaloon League of America
Milk Commission Meets in New York
The National Commission on Milk Standards held its annual meeting at the New York Academy of Medicine on May 22. Twenty members chosen from 200 experts in medicine sanitation and public health discussed controlling milk supply in small communities and general control of ice cream and condensed milk.
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New York
National Commission On Milk Standards
New York Academy of Medicine
West Forty Third Street
New York Milk Committee
New York City
Giles Patient Does Not Rally From Illness
Friends of Job B. Giles of Wilcox Avenue report his condition remains serious after several days of severe illness with little improvement.
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Job B. Giles
Wilcox Avenue
Presbyterian Assembly Bans Sunday Sport Nationwide
The Presbyterian general assembly passed resolutions condemning Sunday amusements and work including motion pictures, Sunday newspapers, and sports such as baseball and golf. Opponent James D. Andrews argued for laborer recreation, while the measure calls for Sabbath observance committees and a post Easter prayer week.
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Atlantic City
Presbyterian General Assembly
James D. Andrews
New York
Andrews
Army Bill Goes to the President
Washington reports the House adopted the conference report on the Army bill by 349 to 25 and sent it to the President for signature. The measure envisions a standing force of up to 216,000 in war time, with increments and reserves, plus expansion of the National Guard and officer training.
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Washington
House
Hay
Military Affairs Committee
National Guard
Britten
Gardner
Gillette
Quernsey
Hadley
Humphreys
Husted
Johnson
Mann
Morris
Morgan
Nelson
Platt
Randall
Rogers
Sanford
Tinkham
Walsh
Wheeler
Buchanan
Thomas
Tavenner
Midhall
Minnesota
London
New York
Walden Lodge to Attend Ceremony at Hoffman Lodge
A special communication of Hoffman Lodge 421 F and A M will be held Tuesday evening with the third degree conferred on a class of candidates followed by lunch. A large delegation from Wallkill Lodge Walden will attend along with prominent Masons from other areas and a presentation is expected as an attraction.
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Hoffman Lodge
Wallkill Lodge
Walden
Hoffman
Supreme Court upholds high license tax on public employment agencies
Washington May 22 The Supreme Court ruled the Michigan statute imposing a high license tax on public employment agencies constitutional. The same session reversed a key appellate ruling in the Coca Cola pure food law dispute, marking a major victory for the government and a defeat for the company.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New Milk Germ Standard Sparks Health Debate
New York May 22 The National Commission on Standards proposes a limit of 10 000 germs per cubic centimetre for raw milk while the New York City Health Department allows 100 000. The panel urges pasteurization of dairy products and sets three to eight grade scales for dairy items.
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New York
National Commission On Standards
M. J. Rosenan
Sorverd University
New York City
Miss McDonough Guest at Mc Dowell Music Club
The Mc Dowell Music Club met at Miss Marjorie Horton’s home on Lenox Place May 19 with guest contralto Florence McDonough of New York City. The program featured piano and vocal solos by Helen Cowley Elizabeth Madden Fearne Torres and Flora McDonough along with a paper by M Henderson and a vocal rendition of Ishtar.
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McDowell Music Club
Marjorie Horton
Lenox Place
Florence McDonough
1St Street Central Church
New York City
McDonough
Chopin
Elizabeth Madden
Harriet Ware
M Henderson
Flore McDonough
Wren
The
Cru
Miss Roberta Swinton to Wed Detroit Man King
Invitations issued for the marriage of Miss Roberta Buckley Swinton daughter of Mr and Mrs John Drummondston Jr of Port Jervis to Ralph Benjamin King of Detroit Michigan on Saturday June at eight o clock in the evening at First Presbyterian Church Port Jervis A reception will follow at 20 Sullivan avenue Port Jervis at 8 80 o'clock
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John Drummondston, Jr
Port Jervis
Roberta Buckley Swinton
Ralph Benjamin King
Detroit
Mich
Firet Presbyterian Church
Swinton
Sullivan Avenue
Willowemoc Social Notes and Local Visitors
Willowemoc notes show Miss Martha Miller hosting a rebirthday event at the Baptist Church for church fund. Locals drive to Livingston Manor and Delaware County relatives are visited. A. V. Decker hosts fishermen and Mrs. M Bivins improves health amid bird sightings and new factory-house tenants. Smaller items list callers Briggs of W A & Jones Claryville and Hillery Conklin in Parkeville.
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Willowemoc
Martha Miller
Bapan Church
Livingston Manor
Delaware County
H. J. Stewart
Otis Houston
Blue Hill
George Miller Jackson Booth
Monticello
Richard Booth
A. V. Decker
Old Erie agent dies at South Nyack station
Nyack Nyack May 22 Henry R Hope aged 72 died after an apoplexy attack on his way home Friday afternoon He had served for 34 years as Erie Railroad agent at the South Nyack station Local railroad official mourns his loss.
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Nyack
Henry R. Hope
Erie Railroad
South Nyack Station
Divorce In Ancient Rome
The first divorce in Rome occurred in 204 B C after the city’s existence passed the two hundred year mark.
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Ancient
Rome
B. C
Flower theft traced by police in Erie
Miss Flora Horton reports repeated thefts of choice tulips from her lawns along Roberts street near Erie Railroad property. Patrolman Bruce McCoach spots tulips in a general store window and learns they were not sold by the proprietor, leading to a police inquiry and ongoing efforts to locate the thieves.
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Flora Horton
Roberts Street
Erie Railroad Company
Cottage Street
Bruce McCoach
Horton Beds
F. X. Dienst
Menst
Governor Whitman vetoes censorship bill in New York
Albany May 22 Gov Whitman vetoed the Christman Wheeler bill to censor moving pictures by a three member board. He denounces the tax as excessive over 1 million dollars first year and 4000 annually thereafter. He notes film return provisions burden manufacturers and cites likely national censorship via the Hughes bill.
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Albany
Whitman
Christman-Wheeler
State Board of Regents
Congress
England Is Only Foe Of America Says Speaker
Judge Cohalan of New York addressing about 2000 at the Regent Theatre in Paterson urged that big financiers aim to draw the United States into the war and warned that England has always been the sole foe and that Americans must oppose forced alignment with the Allies.
Repeal of Laws Needed Says Industrial Conservation
A New York publication prints an opinion by F. W. Snow, president of Ramapo Iron Works, urging Congress to meet every four years to repeal laws. He argues for closer ties between Congress and business, and for wage earners and employers to collaborate to conserve industries.
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Industrial Conservation
New York
F. W. Snow
Ramapo Iron Works
Congress
John I. Cudney 62 Dies Suddenly at Summitville Home
John I. Cudney a well known farmer of Summitville died suddenly at his home near the village early Friday morning. He was 62 and survived by two sons Ellsworth and Irvin and two daughters. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1 PM from Summitville M E Church.
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John IL. Cudney
Summitville
Ellsworth
Irvin
Cudney
Summitville M
Milk Route Sold by Milo Dairy Operator
Harry Beach who ran a Milo dairy has sold his milk route and property to Edward and Charles Richtermann of New York. The Richtermanns will operate the business in the future. Beach has moved to Hanford street in this city and become an agent for the Prudential Insurance Company.
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Harry Beach
Milo
Edward and
Charles Richtermann
New York
Mr. Beach
Hanford Street
Prudential Insurance Company
Criminal cases disposed of in county court on Saturday
Newburgh May 22 grand jury reports arraignments and dispositions. William Meyer pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing a horse and other items. sentenced to 2.5 to 5 years in Sing Sing. Giovanni Mangua pleaded guilty to third degree assault. suspended sentence with probation. Cecil King sent to Sing Sing for one year and three months as a second offender. Other cases include Joseph Dolson with 1 year 3 months in Sing Sing, Floyd Weed held for investigation, Anthony Valenti released on suspended sentence, and several not guilty pleas for firearms, burglary, and assault charges.
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William Meyer
John H. Wells
Sing Sing
Meyer
Middletown
Paterson
N. J
Mexico
United States
Germany
Seeger
Giovanni Mangua
Italy
John Toras
Port Jervis
Hirschberg
Cecil King
Joseph Dolson
Frances Stepseke
Floyd Weed
Montgomery
Anthony Valenti
William Marvin
New York
Tompkins
Giuseppi Pignato
Angelo Lorenzello
Tuxedo
Andrew Decker
J. A. Decker
Annie Ward
Newburgh
Harry Leach
J. D. Wilson, Jr
Leach
Smith Street
S. Roswell Lent
Awnidebeck
Woodbury
Henry Hunter, Jr
Lent
Irving McKeel
John FP
Greaney
Newburgh Finds Typhoid Carrier in Dairyman
The New York State Department of Health traces yearly typhoid outbreaks in Newburgh to a dairy farmer acting as a germ carrier. After a long pattern from 1909 to 1915, the carrier was found to harbor typhoid bacilli and has since left the milk supply. No Newburgh cases in 1916 have been reported.
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Albany
Newburgh
New York City
Barry
Mrs. Terwilliger Improves After Illness
Mrs. J. H. Terwilliger of 12 Knox Avenue, long severely ill, shows slow but steady improvement.
$30 000 Action on in Supreme Court
Newburgh May 22 In Supreme Court before Justice Platt and a jury the suit of Charles O Neill against the Erie Railroad Company for $30 000 for personal injuries from a wreck in May 1808 is being tried. O Neill, a conductor, alleges a caboose collision caused by railroad negligence. The railroad contends the accident resulted from a workman’s neglect. O Neill was injured and unable to work. This is the case’s third trial. a prior verdict awarded $15 000 to O Neill, later set aside, and a second trial ended in a hung jury.
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Newburgh
Supreme Court
Justice Platt
Charles O'Neill
Erie Railroad Company
O'Neill
Owelll
A. H .F. Seeger
Hinman
Howard & Kattell
Binghamton
Philip A. Rorty
Bibert N. Oakes
Henry Floyd Dies Sud denly Friday
Henry Floyd electrical and mechanical engineer died suddenly Friday at his West 8th Street home at age 48. Born in Elizabeth New Jersey he earned A B and A M degrees at a university and Cornell University later earned a BE. He worked for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh Chicago and Minneapolis before joining Cornell professor R C Carpenter as a consulting engineer. He later ran his own business and authored several technical books.
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New York
Hiemry Ptoy
Firsr
West 8Th Street
Mr. Floy
Elizabeth
Weele Teen University
Cornell
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Minneapolis
Westinghouse Electric Company
Hiah Favor
Aliee Benschoten
Orange, N. J
Secretary of War names new chief of Army air corps
Washington May 22 Secretary of War Baker announced Lieut Col George Squier will head the Army air corps replacing Samuel Reber who is due to retire amid an ongoing investigation of the service.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Baker Toddy
Col
George Squier
Area Corps
Army
Pes Samuel Reber
Senna
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John I. Cudney
Dairyman
Chas. O’neill
Henry Floy
Floyd
Neversinkie & Power Plant
Cuddebackville
Philip John
Glenn
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