Merritt Surrenders in Indictment for Grand Larceny
Henry C. Merritt returned to White Plains to face a grand larceny indictment. He posted an $8,000 bond with sureties from Hillcrest and Scarsdale. Merritt pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge Platt and faces up to ten years in prison if convicted.
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Inquirer
Henry C. Merritt
White Plains
Grand
Merritt
Harry F. Barrett
Frederick C. Wekes
Grand Jury
Hr. Cooke
Geo H. Rogers
Hillcrest
Nina B. Seaman
Scarsdale Avenue
Tuckahoe
Platt
Court House
Eastchester
New York City
Alan R. Campbell
Thayer
Yonkers
Merritt Construction Company
H. R. Bar
John L. Hayes
Oneirs
Connetion Company
Supervisors Reopen Eastchester Creek Bridge Bids
White Plains supervisors debated financing and technicalities of the Mount Vernon Pelham bridge over Eastchester Creek. Bids were opened earlier, Lanier and Remick’s bid ranged from 69 700 to 100 000, and all bids were returned for reconsideration. A Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce plea to build the bridge was referred to Roads and Bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
Eastchester Creek
Mount Vernon
Pelham
Lanier
Remick
Platt
Finance Committee
State Civil Service Commission
Mt.Vernon
The
County Medical Society
Gramatan
Woman's Auxiliary Meeting in White Plains
The Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Parish in White Plains will hold a pelgadocneed meeting at Bronsville. All members are urged to attend for a special program and announcements.
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Woman's Auxiliary
White Plains
The
Woman's of Christ
Poe
Bronsvile
Wil White Paine Ea
Dissent of Justice Howard on New York Central case
A Bronxville attorney supplies Justice Howard's dissent in the New York Central Railroad versus Public Service Commission case over suburban fare rates. The piece notes the appeal to higher courts, the large record, and arguments that the burden of proof and merits favor the railroad despite a Commission finding of noncompetitive rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The_Inquirer
Bronxville
Wesley
Howard
New York Central Railroad
Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Howard, J
New York
Death of Brakeman John Gordon Jr Near Scarsdale Station
John Gordon Jr a 22 year old brakeman for the New York railroad died after a collision near Scarsdale station. His head struck an overhead bridge while on the engine tank en route to White Plains Hospital where he died en route. Survived by his father John Gordon Sr sister Evelyn and brothers Norman and William.
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John Gordon, Jr
New York
Central Avenue
White Plaini
Scarsdale
Gordon
White Plains
White Plains Hospital
Kelley
Black
John Gordon
Scotland
Evelyn Gordon
Norman
William
Old Scarsdale Residents Face Almanac Gloom in Harlem
William Tompkins and Deborah his sister claim blood kin to Daniel D. Tompkins the fifth governor and U.S. vice president. They say they have lived in Harlem for three years with a niece and nephew and must move by February 15 due to severe poverty and rheumatic illness. Their West 147th Street home is in jeopardy. They are grandchildren of Caleb Tompkins, a Scarsdale resident from Fox Meadows, with ties to Revolutionary era figures. Major details about Tompkins's career are unclear due to damaged text.
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William Tompkins
Deborah
Daniel D. Loekins
United States
Monroe
Harlem
Sheribard
Bethany Presbyterian Church
West 147Th Street
Mr. Tompkins
Caleb Tompkins
Daniel D. Tompkins
New York
Scarsdale
Fox Meadows
Tompkins
Columbia
Morgan Lewis
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Guardian
the County Trust Company
N. Y
Joseph G. Wyman
Certified Public: Accountant
Wall Street
Doepel’s Market
Doepel's Market
Spring Street
White Plains, N. Y
Scarsdale Estates
Robert E. Farley
Fifth Avenue
Martine Ave
White
M. J. Ortman
Dr. $. J. Neuman
Dentists
Railroad Avenue
Washington Avenue
Tremont
Searedale Station
Macedamonde
Gowan
Senentate
Appellate Divison
Scarsdale Station
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