Plans for Improved Trolley Service in Westchester
The Union Railway Company outlines major upgrades including a double track from Mt. Vernon to Yonkers, extending the Webster Avenue line to Mt. Vernon, and a $200,000 Harlem Railroad viaduct funded by NY Central, New York State, and Mt. Vernon. The project would connect Mt. Vernon to White Plains and extend toward Hastings and Dobbs Ferry.
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Union Railway Company
Westchester County
First Street
Mt. Vernon
Yonkers
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Yonkers Avenue
Nepperhan Avenue
Webster Avenue
Williamsbridge
New York Central
State of New York
City of
Tuckahoe
Scarsdale
Hartsdale
White Plains
Harlem River
Hastings
Dobbs Ferry
Street Railway Journal
County Board Probes Auto Speed Regulations
The Westchester County Board of Supervisors considers regulating automobile speeds on county roads. The Judiciary Committee will confer with the Automobile Club of America to frame proper rules and regulations for the county.
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Board of Supervisors
Westchester County
Board
Automobile Club of America
Yonkers Papers Honor County Clerk Leslie Sutherland
Representatives of Yonkers papers presented a silver tea service to County Clerk Leslie Sutherland last Friday in appreciation of the courtesies he showed while mayor of Yonkers. The gift acknowledged his service and the cordial relations with the press during his tenure.
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Yonkers
Leslie Sutherland
Sutherland
Preaching Services at Arthur Manor Monthly
Residents of Scaradale and the North End will have a nearby preaching service once a month in Fireman's Hall Arthur Manor. Rev Dana Street of the Congregational Church White Plains will lead the third Sunday each month and this Sunday January 19 at 3 45 p m.
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Arthur Manor
Fireman's Hall
Arthur
Congregational Church of
White Plains
Children Sewing Circle Meets at St James Chapel
The Children’s Sewing Circle holds Saturday morning meetings at 10 o’clock in the chapel of St. James the Less under Mrs. Orr and Miss Fleming and Miss Gunning supervision.
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Chapel of
St. James the Less
Orr
Afternoon party for Girls Sewing Circle at Mrs Orrs
Mrs W W Orr hosted a Thursday after noon gathering for the Girls Sewing Circle at her home. Games included a peanut hunt with Rena Edwards winning by finding twenty four and receiving a small bell prize. Coffee was served in tiny cups and guests left around five o clock.
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W. W. Orr
Rena Edwards
Mrs Ford Robbed at Sea on Bermuda Steamer
Mrs H S Ford aboard the steamer Trinidad to Bermuda woke to a burglar in her state room. The thief also robbed Mrs Ford’s maid and fled via a skylight. The captain marshaled the crew as Mrs Ford identified the man, who was arrested and jailed in Hamilton Bermuda. A prior Bermuda–New York voyage saw other passengers robbed and a large reward offered.
Youngster Fractures Leg In Wagon Accident At Upper Tuckahoe
Master John Stewart of Upper Tuckahoe slipped while climbing a wagon on December 31 and struck a wheel breaking his leg above the knee. He is at St Joseph's Hospital Yonkers and is doing well though homecoming is 5 to 6 weeks away.
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John Stewart
Upper Tuckahoe
St. Joseph's Hospital
Yonkers
Second Historical Lecture by James Wood in White Plains
Tonight at eight James Wood lectures in the Supreme Court Room White Plains on the History of Westchester County from settlements to colonial times No admission charge attendees to be treated to a program of interest and enlightenment.
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James Wood
Supreme Court
White Plains
Westchester County
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The
North End
Mr. Dana Street
Mr. Street
Children’s Sewing Circle
Ford
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