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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1913
Page
6
Suffolk Probate Court ruled that Elizabeth Ryan of 37 Dwight Street may, if she desires, have her claim as Peter J. Ryan’s widow legally recorded and receive a share of his estate. The case centers on the widow’s rights following testimony concerning the marriage to the iron mine promoter.
Judge Grant dismisses without prejudice the petition of Mrs. Ryan to remove Elinor G. Ford as administratrix. He notes insufficient grounds to support removal. Evidence cites a Massachusetts Avenue ceremony and Mrs. Ryan's widow claim. heirs argue no legal marriage. If amended to prove widow status, she could obtain a distributive share or widow's allowance.
Washington observers report a 31 hour stretch from midnight Saturday to 7 6 oclock this morning with no drunken arrests in the capital. Police court docket is thin as police credit new law from Congress for Sunday sobriety and a calm city scene.
In Atlanta on August 4 counsel for Leo M. Frank pressed James Conley, a pencil factory sweeper, in a long cross-examination. Conley had earlier accused Frank of degeneracy and claimed the defendant killed Mary Phagan after she repulsed him.
A court order barred women from the trial after sensational testimony. The defense pressed the claimant while the witness Conley claimed many stories, saying some were true. He said he did not want to expose the man and would resume testimony tomorrow.
A horse spooked a wagon loaded with clothes at Echo Street and Columbus Avenue near Roxbury Crossing when a Green horse bolted after driver William Fitzgerald was loading a basket of laundry. The wagon tipped, clothes spilled, and Fitzgerald was thrown to the ground.
Aug 4 Newburyport residents learn a boy’s “glass” brooch hid a real diamond worth 1500 dollars. The finder would gain 50 dollars once located. Meanwhile Mrs. I N Morris recovered jewels, ending rumors of a large theft by Narragansett Pier thieves.
Mrs Morris lost a brooch at Salisbury Beach and offered a reward. A Hebrew boy found the piece, refused offers of cash, and turned it over to Dennis Kellher at the Atlantic House. Mrs Morris recovered the brooch today, with the boy to be paid once located.
Judge Dodge held minority stockholders in absorbed companies cannot sue under the Sherman Act in equity or at law. J. W. Ferris and J. R. Corey, ousted officers of Independent Ice Company, sought threefold damages against Independent Ice, Boston Ice, and American Ice for alleged unlawful restraint and monopoly. Defendants’ demurrers were sustained. officials of the United States only may sue in equity, and stockholders cannot sue their own corporation in a suit at law.
An assailant fired two bullets at Chief of Detectives Stephen Maloney as he sat in his Omaha office early today. The shots came from behind box cars near a police station switch track. No injuries are reported, and the motive remains unclear.
McNamara death attributed to his horses running away after a collision with no automobile linked to the incident. Search by two counties for a driver was discontinued as officials ruled out auto involvement in the Maine case.
In Minneapolis, doctors tested Edward Payson Weston after his June 2 to August 4 trek. The veteran pedestrian, aged 76, showed no abnormal health signs and finished the 60 day journey with no serious mishap. Weston left New York on June 2 and arrived on schedule.
An auto driven by Chester E. Parker of Peabody collided with a Democrat wagon opposite 488 Lynnwary Revere last evening sending both wagon occupants into the air. Jerome Cronan of Revere and Charles Cain of East Boston were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with multiple injuries. Passenger 4 C Hisner of Peabody also injured.
A 12 year old boy in a tenement district, confined by paralysis, serves as umpire and judge for neighborhood street games. He faces mockery from players after a decisive call that costs his team the win. He grows weaker, misses the next season, and dies after a final quiet illness, leaving the boys to ponder his sorrow and memory.
In Emmlenton Pennsylvania on August 4 Edward Q. Crawford an oil operator and local millionaire died instantly when the automobile carrying him Mrs Crawford and three women friends went over a 30 foot embankment. The women were injured in the crash.
An advertisement sells Graves grain alcohol described as a remedy for rubbing down after a salt water dip. It markets a soothing solution for skin care and recovery.
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