Yonkers Man Awarded 20000 in Elevator Shaft Fall
Wallace T. Nickerson of Yonkers won a 20000 jury verdict in the Supreme Court against Electro Silica Company of New York for a May 15 incident in a New York City building shaft. He fell three stories into an open elevator shaft, suffering permanent injuries including a broken hip leg and ribs and a fractured skull. Nickerson sued for 50000, represented by Thomas J. ONeill of Yonkers and Amos O. Stephens of New York City.
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White Plains
N. Y
Wallace T. Nickerson
Yonkers
Supreme Court
Electro Silica Company of
New York
New York City
Nickerson
Thomas J. Oneill
Amos O. Stephens
Extermination of Livestock Began in Westchester County
The state department of agriculture opened Wild Plains headquarters to combat foot and mouth disease. One hundred twenty six cows five hundred chickens and a number of pigeons belonging to William Fibbinson Yonkers were shot. Quarantine is enforced and veterinarians inspect herds advising frequent disinfection with Mercury bichloride solution.
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Westchester County
Wm. Fibbinson
Central Avenue
Yonkers
State Department of Agriculture
Wild Plains
R. G. Jenks
Ossining
M. F. Hayes
Federal Department of Agriculture
Oglesbys Sue Cochran Over Fees After Property Purchase
John E. Mack of Poughkeepsie was appointed referee in the case brought by Woodson R. and A.S. Oglesby against Alexander Smith Cochran. Oglesbys had represented Cochran in a City of New York water shed appropriation at East View. The property was valued in the several hundred thousand dollars range, with lawyers seeking about $30,000 in fees.
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John E. Mack
Poughkeepsie
Justice Mills
Woddson R
A. S. Oglesby
Alexnder Smith Cochran
Oglesby
Firemen Enjoy a Successful Entertainment Night
The Scarsdale Pi Company smoker at Sprague Avenue fire house drew social and financial success. President Charles Gartel opened with remarks, Maurice the Magician entertained, and Henry P Beaugard and Jack Armour performed. A buffet followed as the firemen praised the committee for organizing an evening of social events.
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Scarsdale Pi Company
Sprague Avenue
Jtvas
Charles P
Hi Partment
P. Beaugard
Jack Art
Maurice the Magician
King
Addres
David Welch
Fr. R. Glendenning
Arthur Loveridge
J. W. Diskinson
Protest Meeting On B V Sewer In Mount Improvement Area
Roscoe Conklin chairs a committee opposing a Valley Sewer Act amendment and announces the group secured a hearing before the Assembly. Joshua M. Jr. and local property owners spoke for the Fifth Ward on the contested assessment area terms amid stalled Senate action on sedimentation plant questions.
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Roscoe Conklin
M Cht Improvement Association
Conklin
Johsua M. Ji Jr
Mount
Senate
Conklig
Scarsdale Woman Publishes Song “Bid Me Good Bye and Kiss Me”
Mrs. Joy Mills of Scarsdale wrote the words and music for a four song effort titled Bid Me Good Bye and Kiss Me and has had it published. She is an accomplished musician trained in vocal and instrumental music in the United States and Europe. The song is on sale at O Farrells drug store.
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Joy Mills
Scarsdale
Angell & Co Real Estate Sales Report
Angell & Co announce sales of two Brambach houses in Scarsdale N Y for Charles Russell and a sale of a White Plains avenue plot 50 by 100 to William Egan. They also advertise rental of the Charles E Simmons house and season offerings by Angell & Co with Mr A D Griffin of the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
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Brambach Entie
Scarsdale
N. Y
Charles Russell
Charles E. Simmons
Angell & Co
A. D. Griffin
Singer
Compa Angell & Co
Mh Egan
the Avenue
White Plains
Lecture on Rudyard Kipling by Dr Leon Vincent at Heathcote Hall
Dr Leon Vincent, who led a Robert Louis Stevenson group, will deliver a lecture on Rudyard Kipling at Heathcote Hall next Thursday. The talk draws strong interest and invites all friends of the school to attend.
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Leon Vincent
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rudyaling
Heathcote Hall
Kiping
All Friends School
Dansant at Heathcote Fray at Heathcote Hall
The final Heathcote Hall soiree dances will be held Friday evening March 26 with a public event at the Heathcote venue promising a social close to the season.
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Dansant
Heathcote
Fray
County Board appoints unpaid commission for government reforms
A six member commission from White Plains New Rochelle Peekskill Mount Vernon Pleasantville Rye and Yonkers will study county town and village government. They will be paid for expenses but serve without pay. The move follows a recommendation from the county chamber of commerce.
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Henry R. Barrett
White Plains
Henry Colwell
New Rochelle
Clifford Couch
Peekskill
Edwin Fiske
Mount Vernon
Daniel P. Hayes
Pleasantville
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Rye
William J. Wallin
Yonkers
County Chamber of Commerce
Heathcote Hall to stage two plays Saturday
The Heathcote school benevolent association presents The Kleptomaniac and The Christmas Party at Heathcote Hall on Saturday March 27 with matinee at two and evening show at eight. Candy sale follows the matinee and dancing after the evening performance.
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the Benevolent Association of the
Heathcote School
Heathcote Hall
Margaret Cameron
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Bird
John Burton
Leonora Nicchols
Valerie Armsby
Virginia Coombs
Freda Dixon
Mary Ingersoll
Charles Dover
Eugenia Davis
Preston Ashley
Marjorie Dunn
Evelyn Evans
Isabel Shaw
Katie
Burton
Rosaline Schladermundt
Donald Bird
Elizabeth
Suffrage Talk Slated for Scarsdale Firemen Meeting
The Scarsdale Equal Suffrage Association will send a speaker to address the Scarsdale firemen at the April 1 meeting at the fire house on Sprague Avenue.
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Scarsdale Equal Suffrage Association
Scarsdale
Special Election Next Monday on Scarsdale Village Incorporation
A public meeting on York Post road discussed incorporating Scarsdale as a village to avoid losing state highway aid. Proponents argued for town-to-village governance amid rapid development and potential subdivision annexations, with a vote set for Monday March 22 at the school house.
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York Post Road
E. W. Williamson
Frank O. Ayres
W. T. Brewster
Greenacres
Seling
Acres
Todas
Scarsdale
Willains
Dr Frank Crane to Speak at Scarsdale Church Dinner
Dr Frank Crane editorials in the New York Globe will speak at the Congregational Church Club dinner in Scarsdale on Tuesday the 23d. His topic will address a recent Sabbath sermon.
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Frank Crane
New York Globe
Congregational
Scarsdale
North End Association Discusses Annexation and Village Incorporation
The North End Association held a meeting where F. Q. Ayres spoke on sentiments about incorporating a Scottish village. Residents of Wilmot and Arthur Manor areas in Eastchester debated annexation by the town of Eastchester and the possibility of forming a separate village.
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North End Association
F. Q. Ayres
Scotish Village
Wilmot
Eastchester
Chester
Arthur Manor
Come In
Actias
Heastchester
Mawson Pictures Draw Packed Arctic Region Showings
A large crowd in New City increasingly praises Sir Douglas Mawson’s Arctic scenery film. Viewers call the documentary the finest portrayal of polar landscapes seen to date.
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Douglas Mawson
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White’s Shoes
White Plains, N. Y
Edgemont
Spearsdale Company
Dwnien
J. Warren Thayer
Pres
Bearsdale, N. Y
Fifth Ave
Mr. Ortman
S. J. Neuman
Main Street
Washington Avenue
Scarsdale Hardware Company Telephone
Scarsdale, N. Y
Scarsdale Station
Joseph G. Wyman
Certified Public Accountant
Wall Street
OUR
Mises
Coats
Wanaker & Barrow
Country Life
Scarsdale Estates
An ,Esbys
Lexander Smith Cochran
Home Savings Bank
N. Patierno
M. Rocco & Co
Bronx Parkway Commission
Brook Street
Tuckahoe Post CE
Firemen’s Entertainment
B. V. Sewer
Angell & Db
Rudyard Kibling
the Board OF Supervisors
Albany
Hawk Rochelle
Forsyth
United States
DR. Crane
Mawson
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