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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
2
The Orange County Times-Press publication details postal and legal notices and advertising terms. It lists subscription rates at 150 dollars yearly and six months, with delivery to city districts and standard operations including daily and Sunday editions, and notes office locations and holiday closures.
October 10 in history highlights General Washington urging canal inland navigation and planning Lake Erie to Hudson link. Naval Academy opened at Annapolis. Forest ore dispute on Minnesota border tied to large property losses. Evening stars Mercury Jupiter. morning stars Saturn Venus Mars. Cygnus visible near Milky Way junction in early evening.
Judge Hiscock did not sit in the Ives cane case and had no part. He wrote the prevailing Bronx county cane decision upholding referendum rights. He concurred in opinions on measures limiting weekly hours and railway safety rules, aligning with broader labor and industrial cases.
Middletown Republican Charles J. Boyd a longtime local figure with printing and editorial roles, insurance work, and public service including village clerk, supervisor, and water commissioner, has been unanimously chosen by the county committee for the Assembly seat in the second district.
The text cites multiple New York cases with Judge Hiscock and others on Employers' Liability Act reach. It discusses sufficiency of allegations, the act's added remedies, administrator recovery, and constitutional limits on labor hours and safety provisions in public works and private employment. It notes decisions in Harris v Baltimore Machine Co and Gallaghorn Newman as shaping remedies and public policy.
Loyal voters in the First District of Ortngo county favor Judge Hodges for governor and elect a Republican ally. The district cites dissatisfaction with the Norphy Sulzer administration and party extravagance, pledging to restore government in Albany to the party of the people.
Washington reports the administration plans swift steps to repeal the five percent preferential dating in the new tariff law, risking foreign policy clashes. The dispatch references Democratic opposition and cites confusion amid a fire prevention day and other local disruptions.
A damaged OCR fragment blends poetic lines about idolized figures with a transportation notice. It mentions Monne Sollenberger in October and a Connecticut trolley, then reports Fred Bell leaving Wells Fargo to Waterbury Connecticut for a position on Woolley Road.
The Times-Press reports on an Argus editorial criticizing the New York milk conference held September 25, arguing it aimed to form a body to regulate milk prices without duplicating the Milk Exchange. It defends the conference as a neutral effort to seeking a fair, open discussion among producers dealers and consumers.
Tod Delsseroth announced the Newburgh quintet will represent the city in the New York State Basketball League. The league season starts Monday night October 22, with possible exhibition games before the regular season.
A pretty home wedding occurred Wednesday October 1 at the Lowe home in Divine Corners. Miss Manile A. Lowe married Wilbur Calkins of Blasbrouck with Rev Conro officiating. The ceremony was in the parlor at 8 p.m. The couple will reside at Divine Corners after a New York wedding trip.
Pine Bush October notes report funerals in Goshen for Mrs. DuBenberry. Local residents attend fairs in Danbury and Albany election matters are discussed. Donations near $90 with hopes to reach $100. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Brice from Brooklyn and Miss Abbra Dudley from Wittowemo. New Prospect Church plans a harvest festival with a supper served by local ladies.
The Class of 1915 at Millie Town High School elected officers led by President Earl Dickerson and Vice President Carl Talcott. The junior class comprises over seventy five members, one of the largest in school history. Reverend Wm EC Gumba Doo, formerly of the AL M Church, now serves Mt Teman A M Church in Ekieshott N J and is visiting old friends. Dr Guanks urges progress on a planned $2500 pa n s a s t o wall project and supporters wish him success.
A compilation of editorials mocks government payrolls and political cronyism while debating tax, tariffs, and diplomacy. It highlights varied opinions from Rochester Herald Albany Knickerbocker Press Ohio State Journal Wall Street Journal and others on imperial royalty, German relations, and international pacts.
Walter Comfort of New York president of Reid Ice Cream Co. and Miss Irene Comfort with Harrison Comfort of Next Darth appeared at the Empire House on Monday. The group, former Monkton residents, had no band practice that night. A large gathering of walnuts was noted nearby. Charles H. McCobbs of near New Park was in the area earlier in the week.
County Judge A HLF Saenger of Newburgh attended the Goshen term of the Supreme Court and is reported to have gone to Lexington Kentucky to watch a race this week between two famous horses.
A dramatic ballad recounts a baseball clash in Philadelphia where Baker and teammates crush the Giants 6 to 4 before a large crowd. Meyers is praised and spotlight falls on Collins, McInnis, and chute of Giants, with praise for the Athletics and Baker’s power hitting throughout the contested game.
A crowd attended the euchre event at Lin den Hall hosted by the Ladies Society of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Prizes included a glass and a box cigar for top players while McWilliams' orchestra provided dancing music and refreshments featured ice cream and cake.
A committee of issues oversaw the affair with Frank Benett as chairman and members Clarence Weick Wil Ham Deland Frank Wesloski and Wittam Abears serving on the panel.
Thomas Ashton and Albert Brown of New Windsor pursued a horse thief after a horse and bridle were stolen from Mr Brown’s stalls on the Bethlehem road. A call to police traced the thief to Wallkill, and the men planned to trap him near Hyde Park to complete the capture.
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