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...Harvard Unit, and in September, 1918, he was sent to the American Army, spending a short time with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He is a member of the Public Health Council of the State of Massachusetts. From 1915 through 1918. Clark was occupied in working out the "Plattsburg Idea". He was the first to suggest holding the original "professional and business men's" training camps in 1915, as derived from General Wood's organization for summer camps for college men. For his work he received the Distinguished Service Medal. He is a trustee of the Orthopaedic Hospital...
Died. Harry M. Kaiser, 71, strict warden of Clinton state prison, abode of New York State's 1,800 most vicious criminals; at Plattsburg, N. Y.; of paralysis caused by overwork. His wards rioted last July, and ever since have threatened new riot...
...dividend. Last summer he painted a 6,400 sq. ft. canvas ceiling for the Dennis, Mass. "Cinema" (TIME, July 28). Last month he won his suit against Delaware & Hud son R. R. for resumption of passenger service between Ausable Forks (where he has a 200-acre farm) and Plattsburg, N. Y. Kent's reputation as one of the foremost U. S. artists has grown rapidly; his illustrations for these two books will not abate his fame...
Died. Oliver Curtis Perry, 64, oldtime trainrobber; at the Dannemora State Hospital, near Plattsburg, N. Y. where he had been for 27 years. In 1891 Perry, a trainman of the New York Central, longed for luxurious living. One night he sawed his way into his train's money car, overpowered the guard, and while the train was still in motion crawled back out through the hole with enough loot for six riotous months in the West. A year later, broke and back for more, he clung by a rope-ladder to the same train as it sped through the night...
...been successively rural schoolteacher, school superintendent, college professor and educational expert since he was graduated from Missouri in 1911. For a while (1919-20) he was at Columbia Teachers College, for two years (1920-21) was professor of school administration at Minnesota. When War broke out he went to Plattsburg, thence to France with the 42nd ("Rainbow") Division as an infantry captain. He was wounded in action...