Supreme Court Sets Aside $50,000 Will In Crocker Case
Massachusetts Supreme Court upholds Judge Braley in disallowing Ariel H. Crocker’s will on grounds of fraud and undue influence by widow Annie J. Crocker. Estate valued around 750000, to be settled by probate of an 1893 will or the 1900 trust plan, with future compromise uncertain.
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Supreme Court
Uriel H. Crocker
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Braley
Suffolk Supreme Court
Annie J. Crocker
Knowlton
Crocker
Ariel H. Crocker
Joseph B. Crocker
Edgar R. Crocker
Indianapolis Wife Testifies in Five Year Limited Divorce Case
Mrs. Ethel P Offenbacker testified in Superior Court that her husband Harley S Offenbacker treated marriage as cheaper than hiring a helper for his mother. The 17 year old bride worked daily on farm tasks and received only shoestrings as money. She seeks five years alimony totaling 3500 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ethel P. Offenbacker
Harley S. Offenbacker
Offenbacker
Wife seeks divorce alimony and name change in Winsted
In Winsted Connecticut Rosella S Adams sues for divorce from H C Adams alleging intolerable cruelty since their 1896 marriage. She seeks 10000 alimony and a name change to Rosella S Harvey. Adams property on Main Street is attached. he is reported worth over 20000. Household goods were removed and Mrs Adams stays with a sister. Both have prior marriages.
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Adams
Charge: Boy Stole Handbag In City Arrest
James B. Wilson aged 19 of 19 Myrtle Street was arrested last night by Officers Dunlap and McGrath on charges of stealing a handbag from Mary G. Scott at 33 Green Street.
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James B. Wilson
Myrtle Street
Dunlap and McGrath
Mary G. Scott
Green Street
Examiner's First Case Child Dead In Valise
Waltham April 6 Dr West the new medical examiner of the seventh Middlesex district began duties this week His first case involves a newborn girl found in a valise near the Lyman estate Tuesday evening by an employee An autopsy will determine if the child was born alive or dead
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Waltham
West
Middlesex
Lyman Estate
Country Club Horse Show Set for May Dates
The Country Club hosts its horse show from May 23 to May 25 featuring roadsters harness and carriage horses ladies horses tandems four in hands ponies hunters jumpers and saddle horses. Entries must be sent with fees to the secretary Room 225 Tremont building 73 Tremont Street Boston by May 6.
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The
Country Club
Tremont
Tremont Street
Boston
Joseph F Smith Sustained as Mormon Prophet in Salt Lake
In Salt Lake City on April 6 Joseph F. Smith was sustained as prophet seer and revelator by unanimous vote at the opening session of the Thth annual conference. Two hands rose in dissent when sustaining the twelve apostles, a dissenter briefly explaining his vote before being silenced. the protest concerned polygamy.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Smith
Members to Ride to Lexington in Autos
The fourth annual excursion of Boston members of the American Irish Historical Society to Lexington is set for April 19. Members and guests travel by automobile with a morning wreath visit to Paul Revere and Governor James Sullivan graves and a wreath at Major-General John Sullivan’s memorial tablet in King's Chapel. Tickets available from Thomas H. Murray at 86 Newbury Street.
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Boston
American Irish Historical Society
Lexington
Society
Paul Revere
James Sullivan
Granary
John Sullivan
King's Chapel
Thomas H. Murray
Newbury Street
Disappearance of Insurance Manager Sparks Fear of Foul Play
Floyd E. Rock, district manager for Northern New York of Washington Life Insurance, vanished after sending a loving letter to his wife. He left the Empire Hotel at Broadway and Sixty third street in New York and has not been heard from since.
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New York
Floyd E. Rock
Malone
N. Y
Washington Life Insurance Company
Empire Hotel
Broadway
Sixty-third Street
Deputies Named for Irish National Foresters Courts
High Chief Ranger John J. Shea appoints deputies for the Irish National Foresters to serve in multiple courts. The list includes James J. Byrne East Boston James Butler Waltham Daniel D. Shahan Neponset Robert R. Walsh Watertown Michael Traynor Lawrence Edmund Russell Cambridge William H. Powers Lynn Terrence P. McSweeney Brockton John J. Mannix Brockton Miss Jean nette Quigley Star of Erin Watertown John Gill Jr Saint Patrick Roxbury Charles F. Powell Melrose Thomas Mc Dermott Dorchester Stephen M. Hopkins Wolfe Tone Malden Miss Catherine Curran Lady Fitzgerald Boston Mrs Catherine Brennan Innisfail Dorchester Miss Elizabeth B. Cavanagh Fanny Parnell Cambridge John J Belton Unity Charlestown Miss Mole O Neill Lady Leslie Somerville Miss Mary Collins Lady Unity Cambridge Patrick F Bruen Patrick O Donnell Brighton Miss Katherine A Lyons Lady O Donnell East Boston Michael I Cotter General Thomas Francis Meagher Boston M J Clancy John Boyle OReilly Cambridge P J Cummings Edmund Phelan Roxbury Miss Catherine Burke Lady Emmet Waltham Miss Margaret BE Maguire Sarah Curran Melrose John J. McGann Brother Sheares Somerville P J Anderson Home Rule Haverhill Miss Mary E Cullen Lady Grattan Worcester John J Halloran Charles Stewart Parnell Worcester John C Mahoney Henry Grattan Worcester John J Dolan Daughters of Erin Roxbury
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Irish National Foresters
James J. Byrne
Robert Emmet
East Boston
James Butler
Michael Davitt
Waltham
Daniel D. Shahan
Patrick Sarsfield
Neponset
Robert R. Walsh
Watertown
Michael Traynor
Lawrence
Edmund Russell
Columbia
Cambridge
William H. Powers
John Boyle O'Reilly
Lynn
Terrence P. McSweeney
Smyth O’brien
Brockton
John J. Mannix
Emerald Isle
Jeannette Quigley
Star of Erin
John Gill, Jr
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Roxbury
Charles F. Powell
Melrose
Thomas McDermott
Henry Grattan
Dorchester
Stephen M. Hopkins
Wolfe Tone
Malden
Catherine Curran
P. J. Cummings
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Catherine Burke
Emmet
Margaret BE. Maguire
Sarah Curran
John J. McGann
Brother Sheares
Somerville
P. J. Anderson
Home Rule
Haverhill
Mary E. Cullen
Lady Grattan
Worcester
John J. Halloran
Charles Stewart Parnell
John C. Mahoney
John J. Dolan
Erin
Committee to form employment bureau for society members
St. Patrick's Total Abstinence and Literary Society appoints a committee Dr. Joseph M. Sullivan Thomas F. Phelan and John F. Tully to study an employment bureau for members. Delegates chosen for the Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention on May 30 are urged to push for a baseball league with affiliated clubs.
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St. Patrick’s Total Abstinence and Literary Society
Joseph M. Sullivan
Thomas F. Phelan
John F. Tully
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Rehearsals for Choral Union of St Rose Held Next Sunday
Rehearsals of the Choral Union of the Knights and Ladies of St Rose set for next Sunday at 4 PM and April 30 at 8 PM in St Rose Hall Worcester Street. Changes delayed by Lenten services across parishes.
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the Knights and Ladies of St. Rose
St. Rose Hall
Worcester Street
Gray Suits This Summer At Merchant Tailors Meet
Gray dominates the season as 50 tailors dine at the Bellevue for the Merchant Tailors Exchange. Blue remains stylish while gray is seen as dressy, with paddock coats favored by makers and sack coats regaining formality. Sumner Clement touts woolens and notes American tailors led English trends by a year. President F. W. Maynard chaired.
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Bellevue
Merchant Tailors’ Exchange
Sumner Clement
Clement, Soule & Co
America
F. W. Maynard
Brookfield Appendicitis Club Banquet Held at Metropole
The Brookfield Appendicitis Club held its annual banquet at Hotel Metropole with out-of-town members in attendance. Organized three years ago, the event featured an oyster supper prepared by John L. Mulcahy after a brief business session and date changes to suit guests.
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Brookfield
Hotel Metropole
John L. Mulcahy
Large part of Berry estates worth over $500000 missing
James D. Colt, receiver for Charles F. Berry, says no books showing Berry trust accounts have been found after Berry disappeared in late February. Colt suspects a large portion of the estates in trust may be gone, but cannot determine the exact amount.
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James D. Colt
Charles F. Berry
Berry
Mr. Colt
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