15 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
1
Mount Vernon Mayor Edwin W. Fisker invites Westchester County leaders to a council chamber meeting to form a mutual benefit organization for shared communities. Officials from towns villages and counties are urged to attend, aiming for closer coordination and more effective future operations.
Mrs. Caroline Dow of Crestwood filed assault charges against Holmes Jones after he was expelled from her house and used a barn to store furniture. Judge Ellis discharged the defendant citing that he lawfully entered the premises and did not use unnecessary force.
The Westchester County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children opened a three story shelter in Yonkers on a recent Saturday. The facility includes a main living area and second floor armament with dormitories on the top, plus kitchen and baths, inviting guests to tour and become acquainted with the SOS Ch Re Soci.
Westchester County Supervisors meet in White Plains to discuss a Research Bureau proposal to disband the Board of Supervisors and replace it with a county commission government. The session also reviewed taxes and a $500 000 anticipatory borrowing plan. County Attorney Van Auken proposed a revised military act requiring requisitions to be filed with the Board of Supervisors, with potential returns if items are objected to.
On Good Friday evening a lecture illustrated with views of the Passion Play will be given at the Hartsdale Fire House. The Rev Augustus U Mann D D acting pastor of the First Episcopal Church will speak on why the Passion tale endures and its impressions. Admission will be charged.
The body of James A. Donovan, a Standard Oil salesman from New York City, was found in the Lattimer home on Yonkers Avenue. He had died overnight from heart trouble, with authorities later identifying him as the wanted man linked to an attempted murder case in New York.
Chauncey T. Secor longtime Scarsdale and county supervisor dies at 10 1 am at his Longview Avenue home White Plains funeral to be at Grace Episcopal Church Kensico Cemetery interment in Kensico Funeral follows a life in politics though he claimed not to be a politician descended from a long line of local officials including his father Francis Secor who also served on the Board of Supervisors Secor leaves three sons and two daughters and a widow Henrietta Fish Secor born in Scarsdale educated at Alexander Institute he had seven decades in public service with a long family history in local government
Prohibitionists of Westchester County plan a community dinner in October to discuss temperance goals and local enforcement efforts. Organizers emphasize unity, fundraising, and public outreach at the event.
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