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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1905

Page

4

Four Chelsea residents seek share of 80 000 fortune

Mary Alden Annie Kent Bridget Launden and William H Brown all residents of Chelsea claim kinship to Charles Colbert of Butte Montana. They assert their mother Ellen Brown was the late Colbert’s sister and say Montana probate is processing the estate now valued between 80 000 and 100 000. Evidence includes letters from Colbert to his sister and corroborating documents.

Mary Alden Beacon Street Annie Kent Blossom Street Bridget Launden Clinton Street William H. Brown Crescent Avenue Chelsea Charles Colbert Butte Mont Montana Waterford Irc Brown Post Ellen Brown Ire Mrss Gridget

Ships in 7000 Mile Race From Harbor to River Plate

The large fleet started on Wednesday with two square riggers leaving at the same hour for a 7000 mile voyage to the River Plate. At 8 am the George T. Hay of Parrsboro N S commanded by Captain Spicer sailed with 1 424 344 feet of lumber, towed by the tug Samuel Little, followed by the Italian bark Prospero e Davide bound for Montevideo with its lumber cargo.

River Platte George T. Hay Parrsboro N. S Spicer Samuel Little Prospero E Davide Montevideo

Farm hands scarce as farmers offer higher wages

Marlboro August 3. Farmers face worker shortages and are offering about 2.50 dollars per day to attract help, reflecting tight labor conditions in agriculture.

Marlboro

Millionaire Doyle seeks church annulment of marriage

Denver Aug 3 A Catholic ecclesiastical court will probe the marriage of James Doyle a wealthy mine owner after civil courts dissolved it. Doyle seeks to wed a telephone girl while his first union remains invalid only if the wife was not baptized.

Denver Col James Doyle N. C. Matz Doyle Mons. Robinson O’ryan Santa Fe Pope Pius Rome Father Robinson Mr. Doyle

Meningitis Death Claims 24 Year Old at Cambridge Hospital

B S Hall, age 24, died at Cambridge Hospital from cerebro-spinal meningitis. The illness led to his death. no other details were provided.

B. S. Hall Cambridge Hospital

Boston Man Asks Town Tax For Shoreham Judgment

William McKie East Boston shipbuilder sought a writ of mandamus to compel a New Shoreham town meeting to raise funds to pay an $11,064 judgment for the steamer New Shoreham. The hearing was postponed to Aug 11 by U S court Judge Brown who warned prompt collection and possible court action.

Providence R. I William McKie East Boston New Shoreham United States Brown United States Court

Mrs Rockefeller’s Illness Linked to Tainted Money Controversy

Doctors say Mrs John D Rockefeller is gravely ill from nervous strain caused by the anti Rockefeller movement and church leaders labeling his money tainted. Boston women weigh in noting her piety and isolation, while others cite the strain of public judgment on her husband and the couple’s finances.

Mrs. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller Boston Rockefeller Samuel BE. Hartshorn Metaphysical Club Emory Kimball Physiological Club Mothers’ Club

Martin's Son Alleges Unlawful Insurance Trade in Court

Everett Martin son of the late police commissioner charged John W. Dugan with unlawfully carrying on an insurance business. Police say a money dispute triggered the clash. Judge Bolster placed the case on file.

Everett Martin John W. Dugan Bolster

Girl Cut by Glass on Castle Island Beach

Elizabeth Jones of 910 Broadway South Boston was running barefoot on Castle Island beach yesterday when she stepped on sharp glass. Both feet suffered serious cuts and torn tissue.

Castle Island Elizabeth Jones Broadway Boston

Parkway Link Opens From Middlesex Fells To Revere Beach

A new section of the Revere Beach Parkway connects the Middlesex Fells Parkway to Revere Beach enabling travel through Medford Malden Everett Chelsea and Revere.

Revere Beach Parkway Middlesex Fells Parkway Middlesex Fells Revere Beach Medford Malden Everett Chelsea Revere

The Count Von Kramm Seeks Holmes and Watson

A six foot six Bohemian nobleman in aristocratic disguise asks Holmes and Watson for help in a delicate matter that could affect European history and the fate of Bohemia. He demands secrecy for two years and hints at involvement with the House of Ormstein, hereditary Kings of Bohemia.

England Astrakhan Holmes Dr. Watson Count von Kramm Europe House of Ormstein Bohemia Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismund von Ormstein Cassel-Felstein Prague

A Scandal in Bohemia Case Opens for Sherlock Holmes

In London, King Wilhelm of Bohemia seeks Holmes’s help to recover a compromising photograph from Irene Adler. The monarch warns of blackmail as he plans marriage to Clotilde von Saxe Meningen. Holmes agrees to aid, requesting funds and details.

Warsaw Irene Adler Holmes New Jersey la Scala Prima Donna Imperial Opera London Clotilde Lothman von Saxe

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