Rival wealth: Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones towers over Green and Astor
In New York and Long Island, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones rivals Hetty Green and the Astors in declared wealth. Her fortune centers on land holdings across New York, Long Island, and nationwide, including millions around Cold Spring Harbor and multiple theaters in New York City. Her lineage traces back to Maj. Thomas Jones from Ireland, privateering wealth, and a 1698 land grant. The Jones estate is held by about 25 heirs, with tens of millions in value, and she seeks land in every U.S. city while disputing sunken Meadows property with New York City.
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America
Hetty Green
American
Astors
Green
Astor
Mary Elizabeth Jones
New York
Cold Spring Harbor
Long Island
Astors By Reason of Their Wealth, Would Belong To Mrs. Jones
New England
Mrs. Jones
New York State
Union
Texas
Oliver Livingstone Jones
Jones
New York City
United States
East River
Tones
Queen Anne
Maj
Thomas Jones
Strabane
Kingdom of Ireland
Oyster Bay
S. 1
James II
Boyne
Flagler Leaves Standard Oil at Age 78
ENRY M. FLAGLER retired from Standard Oil at 78 after a quiet public notice. W H Tilford becomes vice president, succeeding Flagler who helped control a vast stake and dividends of 30 million in ten years. Flagler’s Florida East Coast extension and his personal life noted amid Newport society distractions.
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Enry M. Flagler
Standard Oil Company
W. H. Tilford
Flager
Fidence
New York
Riverside Drive
North Cyroling
Newport Society
Hospital Devoted Solely to Cats and Dogs
A city animal hospital run by a woman surgeon uses sterilized instruments and ether for operations. The piece recalls specimens of ingested objects from dogs, tales of a dog fed raw eggs after spine injury, and pampered pets with brushes beds robes and special diets amid a playful, whimsical tone.
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Dlane
Helen Gould Sued for 20000 Damages by Former Maid
Elizabeth Gauley, a former parlor maid in Helen Goulds Fifth Avenue home, sues for 20000 damages alleging slander. Gauley says Gould denounced her as a questionable character in front of seven servants and accused her of indiscretions with male employees. Gould calls Gauley dement ed. Papers served at Irvington on the Hudson after months of effort. Four witnesses expected to support Gauley.
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Iss Helen Gould
Jay Gould
Elizabeth Gauley
Miss Gould
Fifth Avenue
Irvington on-the-Hudson
Gauley
New York
Will Open Up Vast Tract Along Amur Rail Line
A proposed extension of the Siberian railroad along the River Amur gains ministry support and is likely to be built, opening 40,000,000 acres of rich corn land to development and cultivation.
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Amur
Great tenor Von Godin returns after quitting stage
C A Von Godin the famed tenor once with Sousa and Schumann-Heink was found in Seattle after five years as a laborer in lumber camps and mills. He squandered a fortune left by his father and, after severe censure, decided to work away from the stage. He plans to rebuild his voice and seek opportunities to perform again. Born in Sweden to German English parents, he studied in Europe and at the University of Minnesota before vaunting abroad.
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Wash
C. A. von Godin
Sousa
Schumann-Heink
van Godin
Ballard
von Godin
Sweden
Garcia
Marchesi
America
University of Minnesota
Europe
Camilo @Arville
Will of Louis Schroeder Offers Farm for Egg and Pig Conditions
In Wayne county probate court a peculiar will leaves daughter and son in law Rose and James Gladden a farm under odd terms. They must deliver two dozen eggs weekly and provide pasture and a warm barn for a cow and all needed firewood. Each December a pig weighing at least 150 pounds must be given to the widow, or else risk losing the inheritance. Fifty dollars yearly plus flour to Mrs Schroeder complete the bequest.
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Detroit
Mich
Wayne County
Louis Schroeder
Rose
James Gladden
Saw Off Horn to Free Cow in Allentown Barnyard
A Standard, Pennsylvania cow owned by William Mast got a horn badly crooked and entangled with a hoof. The animal fell and struggles woke the family, prompting Mast to saw off the horn to free the hoof.
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Allentown
William Mast
Standard
School for Horses at Fort Reno Remount Station Planned
El Reno prepares to open a remount station at old Fort Reno to train three-year-old Army horses. Civilians will handle breaking under army supervision with 60 staff aiming to break 800–900 horses and 800–400 mules yearly, seeking longer service and lower cost.
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el Reno
Fort Reno
England
France
Uncle Sam
United States Army
Letcher Hardeman
I. C
Darlington
Germany Tests Light Tower Vision to Extend Lighthouses
Germany experiments to determine if a vertical shaft of light can be seen farther than a horizontal flash. If proven, lighthouses could be equipped with the more effective vertical beam to improve maritime guidance.
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Germany
Jury Favors Both Sides In Montana Drain Case
A Billings jury returned a general verdict for the Sugar company and farmers seeking to recover drain taxes and halt further assessments, while special findings favored the defendants claiming lands benefited and the district was properly established. Judges may set aside either verdict or findings as proceedings continue.
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Billings
Mont
Billings Sugar Company
Yellowstone County
Jtry
Interi
Itigants
Cuts Off Beard to Kiss Sparks Family Outcry
In Pottstown a Glendale engineer, Samuel Boughter, had his luxuriant mustache cut off after discovering a Paris physician’s claim that whiskers harbor disease germs. He believed kissing could spread illness to his wife and five children, prompting family discontent when he revealed the reason.
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Pottstown
Paris
Samuel Boughter
Lucknow
Glendale
Grandson Corrects Grandfather in Humorous Conflict
In Brooklyn a proud grandfather learns a blunt lesson when a four year old boy, playing with a doll, refuses to call him Ralph and teases him. The child endures a stern lecture on respect, but a witty retort leads to the line Hereafter grandpa will call Relph by his right name Brooklyn Eagle.
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Brooklyn
Susie
Ralph
Relph
Brooklyn Eagle
Naming the Baby Across Cultures
A New York Weekly excerpt describes fetal naming customs in diverse cultures. Mahometan parents place two name slips in the Koran, Candle names mark Egyptian practice, Hindu mothers defer to family traditions, Chinese girls are numbered until maturity, while boys receive a temporary name until age 20.
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Jack
Marmaduke
Priscilla
Jane
N. Y
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