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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1920
Page
3
Frederick A. Wallis, commissioner of Immigration, cites record one day arrivals of 6200 plus as the busiest since the war. Shortage of inspectors blamed. eight boards of inquiry continue screening undesirables. He pledges humane processing while enforcing tests and considers adding twenty inspectors.
In Bronx Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Mitchell granted a temporary injunction halting the Board of Estimate from contracting with Rogers & Haggerty to dump Manhattan refuse in Bronx swampland. The suit, brought by the Taxpayers Alliance led by Thomas F. Cavanagh, names Mayor Hylan and officials, with action returnable July 2.
Announcement from Mexico City says the Treasury will promptly return confiscated property to its owners except for certain privileged assets. The report mentions political figures and properties used for police purposes. A second item notes a death in the Hudson River from a strong current pulling a boy underwater while swimming with a friend.
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