110 Years Ago The national debts of the world now aggregate 42 billion dollars, having increased 20 percent in the last decade and doubled in the last 40 years. The interest and other annual charges amounted in 1912 to $1,732 million dollars, or an average of slightly more than four percent. The largest national debt is that of France at 6,284 million; Russia 4,553 million; United Kingdom 3,456 million; Italy 2,707 million; Spain 1,815 million; British India 1,475 million; Japan,…
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Bound Volumes, Hometown History November 9, 2023 40 Years AgoHartwick College has received a collection of letters, some written by the Rev. John Christopher Hartwick, a Lutheran minister who bequeathed his estate for the formation of a religious seminary near Cooperstown, which was the forerunner of the college now located on Oyaron Hill in Oneonta. The letters were given to Hartwick College by Yale University. “We’re extremely pleased that Yale officials have given them to us so that they can…
Bound Volumes, Hometown History November 2, 2023 50 Years AgoFour Oneonta natives who are making a name for themselves in music circles throughout the northeast will begin a two-week engagement at the Oasis Motor Inn this week. It’s the first local stand for the quartet known as “The 69th Amendment” although the four members have performed as individuals in Oneonta on many occasions before. The group is composed of Ed Michelson, 24, on piano; Brian Kreger, 28, on drums; and…
70 Years Ago All of Oneonta and the surrounding area have been invited today to attend the inauguration of Hartwick College’s fourth president, Dr. Miller A.F. Ritchie. Some 1,000 delegates and official guests, including leading educators from throughout the United States will participate. Special busloads have been chartered from Rochester and other cities. Today is also Founders Day at Hartwick. Oneonta’s Mayor, Roger Hughes, has proclaimed Saturday, October 24, “Inauguration Day” in Dr. Ritchie’s honor. Special programs are to be…
70 Years Ago On the verge of welcoming Dr. Miller A.F. Ritchie as its new president, Hartwick College yesterday announced that it would take steps to help prevent further attacks in its student newspaper against former college officials. The editorial charged that Hartwick had, in the past few years, “slithered down the drain of incompetence,” and had developed “a sour student body, a lethargic Alumni Association and an overtired, overworked faculty.” Concerning Henry J. Arnold, the retiring college president, the…
Bound Volumes, Hometown History October 12, 2023 70 Years AgoThe do’s and don’ts of home decorating will be revealed to members of the Oneonta Woman’s Club in a series of six lectures to be given at the club by specialists on the staff of Mayfair Inc., nationally known decorators of Albany. The first lecture on Monday will be given by George J. Morgan, senior decorator of Mayfair and a member of the American Institute of Decorators and will be an…
70 Years Ago Arthur Lee Shelley, age 19, of Maple Grove, was driving along Walnut Street about 8:15 a.m. yesterday when police officer Roy Turner stopped him to investigate a noisy muffler. An hour later, Shelley pleaded guilty in City Court to a charge of driving with inadequate brakes. City Judge John L. Van Woert gave him a choice of $25 fine or 25 days in jail. The youth paid the fine. In his information, Officer Turner told how he…
Bound Volumes, Hometown History September 28, 2023 90 Years AgoCamp No. 6 of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Davenport will be moved to McClure the latter part of October. The McClure Camp is four miles west of Deposit. Gypsy moth work will occupy the foresters during their stay there. Plans for the construction of barracks at Camp 30 in Gilbert Lake State Park have been received. It is expected that the contract will be let, rather than employing the members…
Bound Volumes, Hometown History September 21, 2023 90 Years AgoGuiding Your Child by Alice Clarissa Richmond: Mildred is 16 and looks old for her age. The other day she drove 40 miles or more, alone in her car, to call on a boy whom she had met a few weeks before. Her father, who would not have approved of her escapade, was out when she made her getaway. According to her mother, he is too strict and old-fashioned, so Mildred…
Bound Volumes, Hometown History September 14, 2023 40 Years AgoThe city’s new Wilber Park pool created a big splash in its first season of use and made it through the summer with just a few minor problems, Assistant City Engineer Bruno Bruni said. “The main pool held up fine,” Bruni said, adding, “The wading pool was the one that gave us the most problems.” The wading pool was closed twice because of a broken part in the filtration system and…
