Real estate offer for White Plains school site
Joshua M. Sprague, a White Plains landowner, offered nine acres of Westchester avenue baseball field land to the White Plains Board of Education at no cost. The property, valued around $50,000, had a clouded title that Sprague promised to clear. Bloomingdale Asylum officials joined the offer, but the board adjourned without action to next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua M. Sprague
White Plains
Gearedale
Board of Education of
Westchester Avenue
Sprague
Mr. Sprague
Bloomingdale Asylum Authenties
White Plains Banner Town in Registration
Westchester County towns show registration gains and losses with Mount Vernon New Rochelle Ossining Yonkers and Peekskill listed. White Plains emerges as the banner town with large gains compared to 1904 and 1902 in a presidential year context.
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White Plains Banner
Mt. Vernon
Peekakill
New Rochelle
Ossining
Rye
White Plains
Yonkers
Mount Vernon
Osining
White Piafna
Mysterious shooting in Mamaroneck leaves man wounded
Deputies seek witnesses as a well dressed foreign speaking man is found wounded on a Mamaroneck porch. He was shot in the breast with a bullet entering the right lung and exiting the back. Despite blood loss he remained still during surgery and refused to identify himself or explain the incident. A local resident reportedly fired at a nearby farm hen house, but it is unclear if the stranger was hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamaroneck
Brown Perkins Wedding Held at Hartsdale Home
Miss Gernetta Brown married Mr. Richard D. Perkins at the Brown home on Columbia Terrace Hartsdale in a late afternoon ceremony attended by relatives and friends. Rev. R H Kelly and Rev. Burch officiated. The bride wore white lingerie and a bouquet of bridal roses. Her sister Mabel Brown was a pink dotted swiss attendant and David Dobbie served as best man. A reception followed with many gifts reported.
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Gernetta Brown
Richard D. Perkins
Columbia Terrace
Hartsdale
R. H. Kelly
Lake Mahopac
B. Burch
Mabel Brown
David Dobbie
Demand Trial of Aldermen In New Rochelle Case
The Republican City Committee of New Rochelle requests speedy trials for the aldermen indicted last summer by a New York Grand jury over a franchise sought by Semieme Company. The committee argues delays harm both aldermen and citizens and should not continue.
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City Committee of
New Rochelle
Republican City Committee
New York
Mastodon Tooth Found Near White Plains Area
In Westchester County near White Plains, Mr. Wm. H. Fish uncovered a six inch molar tooth of a Mastodon while ditching on an old farm. The find, a rare proboscidean remains, lies two to three feet underground with bone fragments nearby. Excavations will continue and the NY Museum of Natural History has been notified with strong interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
White Plains
Scarsdale
Wm. H. Fish
Fish
Quinn Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter Charge
Edward Quinn sixteen pleads not guilty to first degree manslaughter for shooting James McKean, coachman for Broker Graves, in Greenville. He previously pleaded guilty, but his lawyer Clinton Taylor plans to contest the charge. trial set for early November after being in prison since July 4. Local support suggests the shooting may have been accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Quinn
James McKean
Broker Graves
Greenville
Clinton Taylor
Rae
SA ‘2
McKean
Quinn
Election Davy Matches at Scarsdale Links Golf Club
On Tuesday next Election Day two matches are planned at Scarsdale Golf Club. At 9 30 a m a two ball foursome for ball sweepstakes medal play one ball entrance fee and two cups for the winning pair. At 1 30 p m mixed foursomes no handicaps two captains select sides by Tournament Committee. Two cups go to the winning pair and a cup to the player with the season's lowest gross score. The season closes November 20.
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Scarsdale Golf Club
Athletic Club Social Draws About $40 At Boarsdale
Boarsdale Athletic Club reports a successful social held last Saturday with members and guests including relatives and friends. Estimated net from the event is about $40.00.
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Boarsdale Athletic Club
Scarsdale OLF Links Mr Won Milne Cup
In Scarsdale an event linked to the Milne Cup saw Mr Carter victorious over rival contenders in a notable local match. The outcome highlights a tense contest with Camras Carter among top finishers.
Yonkers Runaway Horse Save by Fireman John Reilly
In Yonkers near Getty Square a horse driven by a boy, master John O’Hern son of contractor Thomas O’Hern, ran wild toward the dock. Fireman John Reilly of Chief Mulcahey’s force clambered into the wagon and stopped the animal with a dangerous dash, likely saving the boy from injury.
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Ene Son
John ,O'Hern
Thomas O'Hern
Yonkers
Getty Square
Hoeey Bride
John Reilly
James J. Mulcahey
Reilly
Contre
Mass Meeting Attended by 300 On Greenburgh Candidates
Under the Ninth District Republican Club, Charles M. Lane and Frank V. Minard sought Sheriff and Surrogate, with James K. Apgar for assembly and Warren Bigelow speaking at Maxwell's Mall Monday evening. About 300 residents heard speeches after orchestra selections with seven Greenville officers among attendees.
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Ninth District
Republican Club
Greenburgh
Charles M. Lane
Frank V. Minard
James K. Apgar
Warren Bigelow
Maxwell's
Mall
Greenville
Painters Fall From Scaffold In North End Tract
Two painters, Ernest Stuhl and Ernest Steel, fell from a scaffold at Mr. Peter J. Krug’s home on Grand Boulevard North End Tract. Both landed in an areaway with cuts and bruises. neighbors provided care until an ambulance from White Plains hospital arrived. They were taken to the hospital and are resting comfortably.
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Peter. J. Krug
Grand Boulevard
North End
Ernest Stuhl
Ernest Steel
White Plains
Fire Destroys Yonkers Home Sparks Alarm
Firemen responded to a Yonkers blaze that engulfed a house in flames. The fire quickly spread through the interior before crews could gain control, destroying the entire residence and contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Je & Ws
Enging Co
Woman's Guild Meeting At Mrs Hyatt's
The Woman's Guild of the Church of St James the Less will meet Thursday at Mrs Oliver A Hyatt's home. Attendance is urged. Separate notes report delays on the courthouse foundation due to labor troubles and quicksand in the west extension. The Y M C A building at White Plains nears completion.
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Woman's Guild
MRS. Hyatt’s
Woman’s Guild of the Church of 8St. James the Less
Oliver A. Hyatt
Court House Foundation
White Plains
Community Calendar Highlights for November Events
Readers note the Harte dale fair on November 1 with the N. Bad Hose Co and Sharsdale Fire Company meeting also on November 1. A Town Board meeting is slated for November 3.
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N. Bad Hose Co
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Joshua
Sprague Wit
Ae Far Lees
Grens
Brown
GEO. Fennell & CO
South
Fourth Avenue
Company
of New York
H. H. B. Angell
Todon
Wm. H. Fieh
Lad
Grenville
Congregational Church
OLF
Won Tha Milne
Oup
Fur
Ona
Carter
Hartedale
Yonkers Park
the County Trust Company
N. Y
Irving A. Johns
Telephone
White Plains, N
John Matthews, Jr
Livepy
Salé and Exchange Stables
Vbothda
Ea ‘Sorahol Wee
H. O. Ericsson
Scarsdale Avenue
Scarsdale, W.Y
Louis W. Haight
Depot Square
White Plains, NY
Hessels' Auto Garage
Tagerhoe
Newport Market
Railroad Avenue
White Plains, M
F. H. Townsend
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