Recall Fights Over Land Tenure in New York Convention
In Albany the Constitutional Convention faced a clash over Section 13 of Article 1, which prohibits land leases beyond twelve years. Louis Marshall and railroad attorney Le Roy Austin debated the section amid fears repeal could revive the old patroon system and spur alienation of farmland, with tensions hinting at broader reform battles ahead.
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New York Times
Albany
Louis Marshall
H le Roy Austin
Monroe County
Austin
Marshall
Silas Wright
Ment
van Rensselaers
Delaware County
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mr. Austin
Lemuel E. Quigg
New York
Columbia County
Broadway Lines
Austerlitz
Qui
William Barnes
Gregory to Aid Prisoners in Federal System Work Plan
Attorney General Gregory returned to Washington after visiting Atlanta Federal Prison. He toured all areas and spoke with inmates, proposing a plan to employ prisoners to earn wages for their families while ensuring the work does not compete with free labor. He cited state prisons as a successful precedent.
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Washington
Gregory
Atlanta
Attorne
Real estate blackmail gang eyed zones in city
Albany June 69 Walter Stabler of Metropolitan Life testified at a constitutional convention hearing on measures to let New York City authorities create business and residential zones, curb building heights, and condemn sanitation-unsafe properties. Lawson Purdy backed zoning to curb invasion of residential districts by business, arguing taller structures ruin light and air. F G Hobbs urged banning hospitals in residencies. Five bills proposed by Parsons Bayes Bannister. No opposition voiced.
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New York Times
Albany
Walter 5. Stabler
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York City
Stabler
Lawson Purdy
Mr. Purdy
F. G. Hobbs
New York
Herbert Parsons
William H. Bayes
William P. Bannister
Edward J. McGoldrick
Lawrence
Veiller and Whitin Back Planning Society in New York Study
The Veiller of the Organization Society and Robert Whitin advocate a planning society likely tied to Fifth Avenue foundations, supporting coordinated urban development and public welfare initiatives amid a broad push for city planning reforms and civic improvement.
Judge Mack Seeks End to Prema Juvenile Court System
Albany June 29 Judge Julian W Mack urged constitutional convention judges to abolish the prema system that places juvenile delinquency cases in criminal courts. He advocated equity jurisdiction with criminal powers for adults, arguing children should be spared criminal stigma and guided toward proper citizenship. Two amendments on juvenile jurisdiction by Clearwater and Stimson are before the convention.
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New York Times
Albany
Julian W. Mack
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Illinois
Judiciary Committee of the
Constitutional Convention
Prema
Mack
Alphonse T. Clearwater
Kingston
Henry L. Stimson
Advertising snippet with shop prices and product lines
A fragmented advertisement notes prices for items such as Negligees and baby needs. It mentions discounts up to 20 percent off market, with street addresses and store identifiers partially readable, including references to small children products and a Bryant Greenley area.
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Ane Bryant Greeley
Ubibibibibb
Heiss
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