Settlement halts Brigham divorce dispute over $50,000
Report states the Brigham legatee’s divorced wife claimed the will was illegal but settlement reached without court action. Settlement reportedly amounts to 50000 dollars. Robert Breck Brigham left an estate well above two million including Hollis Street Theatre valued around 175500. Personal property consisted of stocks and bonds in several firms.
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Robert Breck Brigham
Boston
Robert H. Brigham
Brigham
Daring Hull Gut Rescuers Save Four From Drowning
Four youths and two girls narrowly escaped death when the Tessie D. sloop tender capsized in Hull Gut near Pemberton. Leo Fitzpatrick Joseph O. MacLaughlin and William Brimes led a rowboat rescue, joined by Pemberton hotel watchman P J Kelly and Mr White’s yachtsmen. The rescued, aged 2 and 15 16, were revived by Dr C P Sylvester and to remain at the hotel overnight.
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Pemberton
Tessie D
Hull
William Marr
William J. Lyman
Milton
Fannie Thompson
Bessie Morris
Dorchester
Hotel Pemberton
Pemberton Yacht Club
Boston
Leo Fitzpatrick
Joseph O. MacLaughlin
William Brimes
R. H. White
P. J. Kelly
Craddock’s Island
Hull Gut
Kelly
Fitzpatrick
McLaughlin
Brimes
White
Ex Deputy Revenue Collector Towne Arrested in Philadelphia
Orrin N Towne formerly deputy collector of internal revenue known as J Lowell Brackett was arrested in Philadelphia on embezzlement charges. Authorities say the stolen amount may reach about $3000 with book conditions hindering exact figures.
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Notman
Orrin N. Towne, JR
Internal Revenue
Philadelphia
Orrin N. Towne
J. Lowell Brackett
Towne
Gill
Col
Runaway crash claims life of Jennie Montague in Pawtucket
Jennie Montague 23, a Pawtucket Telephone Co operator, dies after a runaway accident on Second Avenue. Her companion John F. Bannon 22 becomes violently insane. both were in a carriage pulled by a frightened horse that bolted and crashed into curbing. Montague’s death follows multiple family losses. Bannon is an overseer from Central Falls.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Jennie Montague
John F. Bannon
Second Avenue
Bannon
Miss Montague
Pawtucket Telephone Company
Marian Street
Michael Montague
Central Falls
Miss Montaguoc
Jennie
Boston Area Weather Outlook
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for cloudy conditions Thursday with partial sun later. Friday is likely to bring showers with light variable winds and mild temperatures.
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Boston
Vicinity
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Eases Nervous Digestion
Advert says Horsford's Acid Phosphate quiets nervousness and disordered digestion caused by excess tea coffee or alcoholic drinks. It promises relief and improved stomach function through a tonic claim.
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Horsford
Sister Saved From Death By Father John’s Medicine
Katherine Cronin of 133 Pleasant Street Boston writes that her sister was saved from consumption by Father John’s Medicine. She notes the product had been in use for 50 years.
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John
Katherine Cronin
Pleasant St
Boston
Reward Offered for Cattle Poisoner in Attleboro
At a Board of Selectmen meeting in Attleboro on August 26 a reward of 300 dollars was approved for the arrest and conviction of the Faircroft cattle poisoner whose actions caused multiple cow deaths over the past week.
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Attleboro
Board of Selectmen
Faircroft
Senator Hagpa Improves After Illness in Cairo Office
Hagpa, who was taken ill in his office yesterday, showed marked improvement today. The update comes as he recovers in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Hagpa
Wright and Clough Named Postmasters in Massachusetts
Chester S. Wright appointed Postmaster at Pocasset, Massachusetts and Harry E. Clough named Postmaster at South Acton as of today.
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Washington
Chester S. Wright
Pocasset
Mass
Harry E. Clough
South Acton
Lipton Vows To Die Hard In Light Winds At Sea
The forecast for the International yacht course calls for light to fresh northeast winds shifting to east and southeast with partly cloudy skies. At Sandy Hook the wind is southeast by east about three mph and cloud cover raises doubt about a race tomorrow.
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International Yacht Course
Sandy Hook
New York
Thomas Lipton
Thomas
Sir Thomas
Shamrock
Reliance
Columbia
Constitution
Reliances
Wringe
Windward
Leeward
F. H. Brooks
Wall Street
Leagues Agree on Major Minor Control of Baseball
Leaders from the National League American League and Minor Leagues draft a joint agreement creating a national commission to oversee major and minor league matters. It sets franchise cities rules player contracts and a minor league transfer payment system with protections for players and a vetting process for releases.
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Buffalo
N. Y
National League
American League
National Association of Minor Leagues
Pulliam
Ban Johnson
American
August Hermann
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Commission
Mrs. R. C. Hooper Wins Flower Show Medal
Manchester August 26 Society filled Town Hall for the North Shore Horticultural Society annual show. The silver medal top prize was awarded to Mrs. R. C. Hooper for an artistically arranged centerpiece using flowers from her gardens and greenhouses.
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Manchester
North Shore Horticultural Society
R. C. Hooper
Kirby Blames Timekeepers On Shamrock Handicap
London yachtsman W G Kirby, editor of the London Yachting World, defends Wringe's sailing and says he doubts the handicap was Wringe's fault, noting Wringe showed splendid judgment despite not knowing full particulars. Continued on Page 2 Seventh Column.
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New York
W. G. Kirby
The
London Yachting World
Shamrock
Wringe
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Robert B. Brigham
N. Towne, JR
Internal Revenue Office
Thompson Spa
Washington Street
Hanna
NEW Bay State
Lipton
Kirby
London
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