Public Hearing on Merritt Case in Tuckahoe Hall
Public notice invites Eastchester taxpayers to Tuckahoe Village Hall next Tuesday to discuss the State Comptroller's Merritt report and to decide on steps to protect town interests. Rumors swirl about Merritt’s indictment and possible grand jury action, with talk of auditors probing accounts and possible leniency if rectification occurs.
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State Comptroller Issues Statement On Merritt Case
State Comptroller William Lohmer defends the examination of the late Eastchester Town Supervisor’s accounts in Westchester County New York. He says investigators provided information to Supervisor Frederick P. Close to aid local authorities, revealing the work spanned 1911 to November 13 with a November 18, 1913 update showing specific accounts.
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Brave Rescue When Ice Breaks on Pond
Theodore Phillips of White Plains saved a boy who disappeared into a hole in the ice at Dickel's Pond. The drowning child Wilfred Funston, son of Mr and Mrs Funston of Osborne Street, was rescued and revived, potentially to be named for Carnegie Hero Fund recognition.
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White Plains
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Eleven Grade Crossing Deaths Reported for December
The National Highway Protective Association reports 1913 year data for New York and New Jersey grade crossings. In New York State eleven killed and ten injured in December across pedestrians, horse drawn vehicle riders, and youths. New Jersey fatalities reached fifty four in 1913, down from sixty one the previous year, with motor vehicle collisions rising overall.
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Scarsdale Congregational Church Announcements
Communion service recep tion of members offering for Ministerial Relief Fund last year about 25 dollars Evening Praise Service at 8 Mr Pritchard speaks on Moses and the First Lesson Israel wandering Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 o clock topic The Kings Business Clearing the way by confession Our witnessing church Meeting at S L ll Ferncliff Road Local Board of Officers January Meeting Ladies Aid Society Immigration study valued Missionary and Aid Society at Mrs William Hitlock s Friday 3 P M Morning worship next Sunday by Sunday School Rev Milton S Littlefield and Mr James E Peabody on our work and modern religious educational movement
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Bi weekly Board Sessions Consider Westchester School and Prison Plan
County supervisors held two bi weekly meetings this week, considering a proposed Westchester Normal School with a $150,000 appropriation and a board of trustees. They also began steps toward a county penitentiary to house prisoners locally, reducing inmate transport costs and crowding. The Bronx Parkway committee reported tentative purchase contracts, led by figures including A Moles and Combes and H R Wilsons Veterm.
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Fire destroys Muller home on Fen Road
Scarsdale firefighters respond to a blaze at the two story frame residence known as the old Willett on Fen Road west of Simpson's. With no hydrants, the Scarsdale Fire Company used chemical devices but the house burned for hours and was reduced to a charred ruin. The Mullers were away. insured value listed at about 4 500 dollars.
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Counties Seek New Sing Sing Prison Site
Duchess and Rockland counties press for a state prison site to replace Sing Sing, with a $4 million project slated for award in weeks. Wingdale was considered but abandoned amid contractor concerns and political intrigue. Dutchess fears lost land value and argues Wingdale could still work, while anxieties about barren land and local politics loom.
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Chauffeur Nearly Freezes in Tuesday Cold Ride
In severe Tuesday cold Ernest Fritz, a chauffeur for a Tuckahoe firm, waited for a train at Harlem station to take a fare to Mamaroneck. After hours returning from the long trip, he resumed his accustomed stand at the station.
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