02 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
1
Washington authorities set a $200 fine for anyone taking mail not theirs from the post office. Postmasters err, but recipients must inspect and return misdelivered items immediately. Newspapers and all mail are covered by this rule, with warnings to curious readers who open letters.
On Ash Wednesday March 8 the Church of St James holds Proper Office and Holy Communion at 10 30 am a Children's Service at 2 30 pm and Evening Prayer with sermon at 8 00 pm with a less church service noted.
The Board of Supervisors visited Yonkers yesterday afternoon and were entertained at dinner by Surrogate Silkman. The banquet took place at the City Club of Yonkers. Under Austria’s poor law every male sixty years old is entitled to a pension equal to one third of his daily earnings in working days, a remark on pensions follows.
Mary Merritt a lifelong servant of the Cornell family in Quaker Ridge died at the Cornell home last Friday at age 82. Born in Quaker Ridge she never left the area beyond two blocks from her work. Funeral was Monday from Davis undertaking on Rowse Street New Rochelle with Rev. Johnson officiating Beechwoods cemetery burial.
A legislator proposes a ten cent tax per hundred dollars of income on bachelors over five years of age to fund orphan asylums. The measure prompts warnings of married life pressures and moralizing views, with supporters arguing for general principle and critics noting social consequences and gender dynamics.
At a Sunday meeting in St John’s school assembly rooms the Young Men’s Catholic Club was formally started. Father Keeffe outlined the work to about seventy five attendees. The club aims to provide a wholesome place for parish youths to spend their leisure time with good influences.
Surveyors recalled after plans for a new Brewster to Springfield line are dropped as New Haven and New York Central reach an understanding. The proposed road will not be built.
A counterfeit operation owned and run by convicts was uncovered in a Richmond Virginia penitentiary, linked to producing many ten cent pieces and quarters. The notice lists upcoming civic events: March 2 meeting of Scarsdale Fire Company, March 4 Inauguration Day, March 4 Health and Town Board meeting at 7 40 PM, March 6 Ash Wednesday, and April 23 Easter.
The Board of Supervisors committee reports unanimous Bar Association support for a new court house in Westchester and proposes a restricted competition at an estimated cost of 500000 dollars. Plans must include floor plans elevations and perspective views at 1 4 inch scale and be judged by an expert from the American Society of Architects who will award 2500 dollars for first choice 250 dollars for second and 100 dollars for third with the rest returned.
Contracts signed with Electric Storage Battery Co of Philadelphia to install eight storage reservoirs on the New York Central and Harlem lines between Chesining White Plains and Grand Central. They will supply 60 000 horsepower during outages, with sites at Moy Haven Kingsbridge Glenwood Ossining Woodlawn and Scarsdale.
The notes document a Washington's Birthday program held Tuesday afternoon in School No 2 arranged by Miss Dixon. It lists singing, recitations and quotations by grammar and primary grades, with students named and a closing song. A letter to the editor from W. J. Ackerman denies writing local item news and rumors about authorship.
The White Plains Sabbath Alliance credits halting Sunday racing at the Speedway. A burned hotel on Post Road Eastchester is reported. Hastings reports its first jury trial with acquittal. A bond issue for Greenburgh road macadamizing is introduced. A sleigh crossing Hudson River is noted after fifteen years. Mt Vernon Anti-Saloon League arrests saloon keepers for Sunday closures. River ice crossings fall out of fashion. Railroad seating penalties may start if a bill passes. Hastings complains of mud and water on Central Railroad exits. Bronx map claims Westchester and Boston route via White Plains Road. Port Chester man robbed on King Street by two masked men. Armonk transport workers to quit by July. Armonk residents adjust by walking. Keatchester district bond proposal of 541 100 for school building. Mount Vernon Republican dinner praised as large and harmonious. Westchester electric road fare speculation. commuter tickets noted. Police hunt for Italian murderer Petro Dalmico after New Rochelle killing and disguise. He was last seen in White Plains.
Paul Meade, a veteran New York City businessman and White Plains resident, plans a high grade bakery and confectionery on Railroad avenue opposite the courthouse. He pledges to use only top quality materials and strict controls to uphold a strong reputation. Lott & Co. of New York will supply chocolates and wafers.
Friends announce Gus Schleich has been discharged after six weeks in the hospital. Dr. Schmid supervised his care and he now rests at his Hunt Place home with hopes of resuming duties as a trolley conductor in a few weeks.
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