Middletown Woman Marries Instead of Attending Probate Hearing
Mrs. Mario Ursula Kreig, 74, of Middletown, skipped a Portland probate court hearing and married John Reith, 60, of the city. A Swiss native widow with a recent Swiss fortune, she disappeared with her new husband prompting Chatham officials to seek a conservator for her. The hearing was halted by her marriage and disappearance.
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Middletown
Conn
Mario Ursula Kreig
Portland
John Reith
Kreig
Switzerland
Chatham
Big Manufacturer Stock sale from P A Hirschfield & Co
A 9 o'clock sale of overstocked clothing and accessories from P A Hirschfield & Co Broadway New York. Wholesale to retail buyers with discounts from 40 to 50 percent off normal prices on suits pants hats shoes and more. Store open evenings until 10 during the sale with extensive bargains and guaranteed satisfaction.
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P. A. Hirschfield & Co
Broadway
New York
Sepeo Ae
Oxford
Love for Actress May Threatens Coreys Steel Empire
Pittsburg, Pa. December 8.W Ellis Corey’s love for an actress may cost him his wife his relatives and his leadership of United States Steel Corp. Alfred A Corey of Braddock urges jury punishment and questions Ellis sanity. Andrew Carnegie reportedly backs Thomas Morrison to succeed Corey as U S Steel president. Morrison, a self made cousin of Carnegie, rose from machinist to director after a long career at Edgar Thompson works.
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Pittsburg
W. Ellis Corey
Steel Combine
Ellis
Alfred A. Corey
Braddock
Hawkins Avenue
Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Morrison
United States Steel Corporation
Morrison
Carnegie
Edgar Thompson
Rich widow becomes nun in St Louis manor home
Mrs. Alice O Day widow of Judge John O Day plans to convert her $200000 mansion into the St de Chantel Academy of the Visitation Nuns and will retire from society. She was the judge's second wife and six years ago attempted suicide after a quarrel. She recovered and later obtained a divorce before the judge remarried his stenographer.
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ST. Louis
Alice O'Day
John O’day
St. de Chantel Academy of the Visitation Nuns
Weaving death in police station as Murphy hangs himself
Edwin Murphy a 1 weaver hanged himself with his belt from cell bars in Putnam police station shortly after arrest for stabbing Benjamin Covell a painter who shared a house with him Covell is expected to recover and Murphy died by his own action.
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Putnam, Conn
Edwin Murphy
Benjamin Covell
Covell
Hartford Enforces Blue Laws This Sunday
Hartford police announce the Sunday lid will be enforced with drug stores and restaurants allowed to stay open. The order mainly affects bootblocks and news stands, limiting other businesses.
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Hartford
Conn
Dec
Punish Ryan For Silence Roiled New York Inquiry
A legislative committee investigating life insurance sent a file to District Attorney William T. Jerome seeking proceedings against Thomas F. Ryan for refusing to answer questions. Ryan, owner of a majority Equitable Life stake, explained his actions amid cited Harriman pressure and fears of a receivership and market panic.
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New York
William T. Jerome
Thomas F. Ryan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Ryan
Mr. Ryan
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Equitable
Mr. Harriman
Paul D. Cravath
Hyde
Equitable Society
James H. Hyde
Crosses U. S. For Baby Boy Gardner
Lloyd A. Barrows of Portland and a Portland police letter traveled across the country to Gardner seeking custody of two year old Ralph Ellsworth Barrows from his grandparents James and Mrs McGowan in Partridgeville East Templeton since the mother’s death in April. He alleges the child was spirited away and says the grandparents refuse to surrender him.
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Gardner
Lloyd A. Barrows
Portland
Ore
East Templeton
Ralph Ellsworth Barrows
James McGowan
Partridgeville
Burrows
Mr. Burrows
10 Mile Trudge for Cash Error
Ed ward Wilson received by blunder a check belonging to Reuben Chapman of Adams Express. He walked ten miles home to learn the loss and fainted, then returned with the check to town where it was deposited in a local bank.
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Great Barrington
Edward Wilson
Reuben Chapman
Adams Express Company
Wilson
Chapman
Motorman Brockway Faces Manslaughter Trial
Dedham Mass December 8 The Norfolk county grand jury indicted Frederick S Brockway of Weymouth a motorman on the Old Colony street railway for manslaughter The act stemmed from a streetcar collision with a repair tower at Hingham where Joseph A Vaughan injured and later died
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Dedham
Mass
Norfolk County Grand Jury
Frederick S. Brockway
Weymouth
Brockway
Old Colony Street Railway
Hingham
Joseph A. Vaughan
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Hanover St
BIG Bargain Clothing CO
Hanover Street
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Hanover
North St
Corey All
Laura
Elis
Isabelle Gillian
William F. Corey
W. E. Corey
Mabelle Gillman
U. S
Charlestow
Citizens Union School Board
Society Hall
Roughan Building
James A. McDonald
James H. Conley
Richard S. Teeling
Arthur W. Dolan
Thomas J. Gallagher
Herbert S. Carruth
James J. Storrow
Thomas J. Kenny
John J. Hayes
Court House
Dorchester Street
Frank W. Falvey
Edward F. McSweeney
John Drum
James 8. Storrow
David X. Coughlan
Daniel V. McIsaac
Charles W. Hallstram
Union Ice Company
Board of Aldermen
Dorchester
Columbus Avenue
Northampton Street
Henry A. Frothincham
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