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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
4
Administrator T. A. Lawson Purdy announces a notice for the 17th day of December 1606. The attorney for the administrator is Pele te it neat.
In the upper Bronx near West Farms the Westchester Road program by the New York Westchester & Boston Railway Company has expanded its construction force beyond 600 workers since breaking ground on June 3. Local residents report leadership claims that only the Westchester Company has right to build the road through the Bronx to the city line and onward to Port Chester and White Plains.
Hart Dale resident Wright Lorimer, home Hillcrest, gains national attention for rapid ascent from unknown to leading star. From a single year to big stage success in The Shepherd King at Knickerbocker New York, he earned major contracts and a strong tour from Boston to Providence and Pittsburgh, with Forrest now stage director for his Shepherd King production.
Franklin Petit filed for a temporary injunction in Justice Traux to stop the Board of Estimate from acting on the New York and Port Chester Railroad franchise application. The move follows prior Wilcox suit efforts to restrain subway franchises. Local aldermen resist losing franchise power until courts decide the Ellsberg bill’s reach, while the New York and Port Chester project faces prolonged legal hurdles as the New York Westchester and Boston line progresses westward.
Noble Strauss eight years old, son of John Straps of Dobbs Terrace, is ill with scarlet fever. Health Officer Dr. Gunning declared the home quarantined and a New York doctor was placed in charge of the case.
Properties near the station and on Scarsdale roads offer 40 plus acres and multiple houses. Listings include No 1437 with four bedrooms and attic, No 1804 on high ground with colonial design and modern features, No 1154 near station with eight rooms, and No 1666 on 40 acres. Prices range from 4 500 to 19 200 dollars with various terms and water systems.
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