Greenburgh bus line seeks NY consent for White Plains route
Notice proclaims Tri-City Bus Line Inc will apply for state consent to operate a New York City White Plains to Van Cortlandt Park Jerome Avenue line and an Mount Vernon Yonkers shuttle. It lists routing, vehicle capacity, schedule, and fares, with a public hearing set for June 4, 1925 in Tarrytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tereby
Tri-City Bus Line, Inc
N.Y
Greenburgh
State of New York
White Plains
van Cortlandt Park
Jerome Avenue Subway
City ‘of
New York
Mount Vernon
Yonkers
Main and
Cty
Main Street
Lexington
Hamilton
Central Avenues
City of
Town of
Central Avenue
City of New York
Jerome Avenue
Bronx River Road
Swain Street
Bronxville Road
Tuehoe Road
Main
Orawaupum Streets
Greenville
Yonkers City
Tuckahoe Road
Bronxville
Rada
Yonkers Avenue
New York City
van Cortlandt “Park
Peculiar Telephone Habits Across Cultures and Times
A playful survey of how telephones baffled and amused people worldwide. From Arctic Eskimos and Arab shopkeepers to Japanese number folk and British joke scenes, the piece chronicles mishearings, language gaps, and taboos with phones, plus odd anecdotes of early exchanges and mock-serious lessons.
White House telephone operators run executive mansion switches
Veteran staff operate the White House switchboard with three senior operators who began as telegraph reporters. They recognize frequent callers by name, handle high level contacts, and coordinate with a White House policeman after midnight. Operators now perform most switchboard duties as telegraph skills mature into core duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
House
Senate
Irvington Village Official Directory and Notes 1924
Village offices listed with Town Hall Main Street contact details and staff roles for this period. Includes Presidents, clerks, health officials, engineers, commissioners for water, sewer, lighting, parks, police and fire departments, public library trustees, and notes on telephone efficiency for the president with references to important offices and postmaster Joseph Fallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
J. Murtha
Justees
Harold E. Brownes
Harry A. Barton
Ernest Behrens
Henry H. Cannon
Robert Dashwood
Harold E. Drones
Irnest Behrens
Jon Opperman
H. Winne
Wim. Eggerling
Yooga
Norn
Treasury
Joseph P. Fallon
Baby Multilingual: Seattle Toddler Speaks Four Languages
Kathleen Draper, aged 22 months, uses Dutch Chinese Malay and English in daily baby talk. Her linguistic mix emerges from her environment as parents and teachers note her early prowess while she adapts to Seattle surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Sig
Kathleen Draper
Kathleen
Tower of Speech for Lower New York
The New York Telephone Company’s 29 story central office and administration building on the lower west side will house eight central offices for downtown Manhattan, becoming the world’s largest switching exchange center. It will hold over 168,000 miles of wire and 693,000 wires in its sub-basements, serving 120,000 telephones in Greater New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Arabia
N.Y
Tel. Co
Arctic
Greenland
Bassimo
Indian Territory of
Oklahoma
Tally
Donald Mac
Millan
Telegraph
Shanghai
MacMillan
Coreas
Turkey
Exchange One
Encincara
New
New York
Nile
Thomas R. Walker
San Fran
San Francisco
Sackles
Hongkong
Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Fingland
Wembley
Telegraph and Telephone Journal ‘of London
The
Telephone Review
New York ‘Telephone Company
New York City
Manhattan
Lower West
West
Barclay
Washington and
Vesey Streets
New York Telephone Company
Wittettero
Indeen
Bencathowek
Fire Alarm Signals and Instructions for Area West of Railroad
Fire alarm signals listed for zones around F Street Broadway Irvington Road and Ardsley Park with codes for West Side of Railroad Tracks and East Side of F Street. Includes Whistle signals for out of town alerts and a 1570 Irvington telephone for reporting fires with name address and fire location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F St
Broadway
Broad'y
Fargo
Will
Irvington Road
Harriman Road
Broad’y
Clinton Ave
Drake's
Ardsley Park
Watsow's Radio Recalls Early Telephone Days
Washington hear of vast annual spend to fight plant pests and prevent foreign imports. The article recalls quarantines, famous pests like gypsy moth and Mediterranean fruit fly, and notes Thomas A. Watson’s early role with Bell in telephony, linking radio’s rise to pioneering work.
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Washington
Federal Horticultural Board
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Japan
Lexico
San Jose
China
United States
Texas
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
New Jersey
Pennaslvania
Del
Bell
Spain
Bell System
Vicilant
Americ
Vetle
Alexander
Graham
Thomas A. Watson
Alexander Graham Bell
Graeham Bell
Mr. Watson
Experts Lead Special Campaign for Electrical and Engineering Knowledge
Telephone workers across the Eastern Division of the company pursued extensive education in electrical and engineering topics. Six hundred thirty two men enrolled with 75 percent average attendance. Instructors from division supervision to cable splicers taught courses at Albany Syracuse and other towns alongside correspondence options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Telephione Review
New York State
Albany
Syracuse
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Dodge
Johns Hopkins Researcher Identifies Potent Germicide
Dr. Yeador Leomard of Johns Hopkins Medical School and Hospital in Baltimore is credited with the discovery of hexyiresureinol, a new germicide claimed to be fifty times stronger than Parbolleack. The finding highlights the institution’s ongoing work in chemical defenses for public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeador Leomard
Johns Hopkins Medical School and Hospital
Baltimore
Age Reading by Scales for Salmon and Trout
Seattle researchers from the University of Washington describe aging fish by scale patterns. Dean Cobb notes yearly scale rings grow like tree rings, with wider bands signaling plentiful feeding years. Experiments extend to other fish species as fishing science advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
John N. Cobb
College of Fisheries
University of Washington
Anld Dean Cobb
Dean Cobb
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M. Adlerblum
South Broadway
Borah
Ann Arbor
Mich
League of Nations
World
World Court
Russia
L. Beckett
Odgen Place
Dobbs Ferry
Pittsburgh
Grandview Avenue
Hobson
Lice
Frank Lee Cor
Stock Exchange
Yanatie
Amber
Bushwick
Dennis
Robert G. Abercrombie
Chatrms
W. Barton
Edison
Alex. J. Meni
Wm. Eggerling
Hall
Harold EB. Bronnes
Harold B. Bronnes
Harold E. Dronnes
Harry A. Darton
James McNeilly
Police
Marry A. Barton
Harold B
Dronnes
Ernest Hebrens
Park Henry H. Cannon
Harold E. Brown
Frederick J. Hoff
George R. Smith
Benjamin P. McCall
Judson J. Ratellis
Charles Habermeht
Francis “Murphy
Anthony Ermal
Richard A. ‘Towey
Frederick T. Raban Fire Department
Cornelius Gallagher
James A. Kelly
John Downey
Public Library
Edwin H. Mairs
Abercrombie
John Hunter
W. Barton Hodison
Frederick C. Sayles
Emma Knodel
Betty Woodriff
Asst
Uriel Renner
U. S. Post Office
Yington
D. A. Burnham
Hudson, N. Y
Ardsley
Tarrytown
Tower OF Speech
Lower
N.Y. Telephone Co
John E. Murphy
Irvington, N. Y
Irvington Fire Department
Irvington Pharmacy
R. H. Fish
Main St
Carl von Schenk
N. Y
Robert M. Johnston
Alshford Ave
P. Reale Express and Heavy Trucking
South D ST
Wirvington, N. Y
Irvington Gazette
Horticultural Board Worlds
Watsow
Watland Boarding
Frank H. Addyman
Ashford Avenue
Ardsley, N. Y
M. J. Tynan
Best Hardware
North Broadway
Omaby
John Rosenzwele
Debonair
Payne
Rosenzwele
Ife
Robert J. Rosvally
Dobbs Ferry Bureau OF Employment and Nursing Agency
Dobbs Ferry-On-Hudson
Westchester Lighting
August Friberg
Golkeiie
Gazette Office
Matthew J. Murtha
George Baker
Undertakers
George Baker, Inc
Baker Place
Hastings, N. Y
Complete Automobile Service
510 East 72Nd Street
Hastings
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