Crocker Will Case Hearings Question Mental State
In Suffolk Probate Court an array of well known business men testified about Uriel H. Crocker's mental condition before his death. Most witnesses said he appeared sound and natural in his later years. An insurance actuary explained life interest values in the will. The hearing adjourned to Friday morning.
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Crocker Will
Suffolk
Uriel H. Crocker
Everett W. Burdett
Crockers
Benjamin C. Clark
A.S. Hill
Harvard English Department
Jackson
Samuel
Shaw
A. H. Crocker
Testator
Francis M. Lincoln
John M. Brown
Little, Brown & Co
Charles A. Cummings
Francis H. Russell
Francis W. Vaughn
Social Law Library
Solomon B. Stebbins
George H. Sargent
New York
Walter C. Wright
Fels-Naptha Soap Promises Clean Heavy-Duty Overalls
A blunt on wrapper claim urges readers to wash the greasiest workman overalls with Fels-Naptha without boiling or scalding, promising the soap’s effectiveness and savings. The note emphasizes directions are printed on the wrapper.
Plans for New Washington Street Subway Begin
Plans for the Washington street subway are to be drawn up immediately with some preliminary drawings already submitted. The exact start date and commencement point are not yet known.
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Washington Street
Two Firemen Hurt in Brookline Apartment Fire
Two Brookline firefighters were slightly injured in a blaze at a half built apartment house on Babcock street. Lieutenant Keegan avoided a fall by spreading his arms after stepping into a hole on the third floor. Fireman Kelly narrowly escaped from the roof when his clothing snagged on a projection, suffering a deep leg wound. Damages were estimated at 600 dollars.
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Babcock Street
Brookline
Keegan
Kelly
Fifteen Patients Enroll for Dr Lorenz at City Hospital
Fifteen children registered at Children’s Hospital for treatment by Dr Lorenz. Mothers brought deformed children for first appointment time yesterday afternoon. No definite arrival time for Dr Lorenz in Boston yet, but expected soon. Hotel Somerset reserves apartments for his stay.
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Children’s Hospital
Lorenz
Dr. Lorenz
Boston
Hotel Somerset
Havana Governor suspends Havana Mayor amid power dispute
Emelio Nunez, civil Governor of Havana, suspended Mayor Senor O Farrill pending a court investigation into a charge of usurpation of power. The action follows the mayor's significant role in a recent strike and reflects ongoing political tension in Havana.
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Havana
Emelio Nunez
Senor O’farrill
A Thing of Beauty and Cook's Imperial Champagne
A brief note extols beauty as a joy and lauds Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne as wholesome and pure.
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Cook
Unclear Fragment Claims Powders Cure Colds Quickly
Fragment mentions a product named Orangeiie that claims to cure colds and many ailments by reaching the cause, dispelling fatigue. No verifiable details or sources provided.
Bribery Claim Surfaces At Coal Strike Commission
Testimony alleges a former mine foreman offered two union presidents $2500 each and jobs to sway a local vote sending ten men per local back to work. Other details cover Delaware & Hudson figures, miner wages, and the commission's cautious handling of witnesses amid the Colorado strike context. Michael Davitt attends hearings as tensions rise over how evidence is presented and weighed.
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Scranton
Penn
Coal Strike Commission
Coxe
Markle
David Wilcox
Delaware & Hudson
Gray
Wilcox
Union
Delaware & Hudson Company
Commission
Mitchell
Michael Davitt
Mr. Wilcox
Dorchester High School marks fiftieth anniversary
Alumni teachers and friends celebrated the Dorchester High School fiftieth anniversary at the new building on Washington Centre and Talbot. Afternoon program included addresses by Thomas F Temple D Cushing William J Rolfe and others with songs by Miss Bila Hall Shields and Miss May Belle Cadman, remarks by Louis C Southard Sidney A Storer Charles J Lincoln and Miss Laura Hovey. Cushing urged future school buildings to serve as social centers to broaden school influence.
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Dorchester High School
Washington
Centre Streets
Talbot Avenue
Thomas F Temple
Grafton
D. Cushing
William J. Rolfe
Bila Hall Shields
Edwin P. Seaver
Henry A. Clapp
May Belle Cadman
Louis C. Southard
Sidney A. Storer
Charles J. Lincoln
Laura Hovey
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Promoted As Safe Cure
Advert promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe, effective cure for catarrh across head, throat and bronchial passages. Notes ingredients, immediate mucous lining effects, and cautions about secret formulas and habit formation. Mentions 50 cent price and physician approval. Also includes school event items and social details from a separate notice.
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Stuart
Gaston Leads State Democratic Donations Report
The treasurer’s annual report shows a $33 575 total receipts with a dominant $11 000 from William A Gaston and other large donors including R M Burnett and Robert Winsor. Disbursements reach $83 522.57 with $3 350.42 for printing and $9 505 for election day costs, plus $6 555 for district candidate contributions.
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Democratic State Committee
William A. Gaston
R. M. Burnett
Robert Winsor
Harry Nawn
J. R. Thayer
R. Saltonstall
F. E. Snow
C. A. Whittier
A. Shuman
F. H. Allen
N. Y
M. Wineburg
John H. Lee
H. de F. Lockwood
J. H. O'Neil
J. F. Kennedy
Harry Burnett
Chares H. Taylor
C. Eliott
Edward Cahill
James F. Fessenden
John F. Fitzgerald
William $. McNary
Miss Moore of Concord Hints Her Story Should Not Be Printed
Concord residents debate the fallout from the Elbert Hubbard divorce case involving Miss Alice Moore of Lowell street. The Bartlett mansion resident is linked to the Fra Elbertus figure and the young Miriam Hubbard, with a mystery man seen nearby. Moore declines to discuss her connection or future writings.
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Concord
Alice Moore
Lowell Street
Elbert Hubbard
Elbertus
Roger
Buffalo
Miriam Hubbard
Miss Moore
Bartlett House
Lett House
ueManus
Miriam
Bartlett
George Eliot
Concord Society
Mr. Hubbard
Berlin Society Rejects Horse Meat Banquet Invite
Berlin, Dec. 10. The most distinguished members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have declined an invitation from the Fleischer Zeitung to a horse meat banquet. The newspaper plans a dinner under the Butchers' League with about 400 guests.
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Berlin
Friends of
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Fleischer Zeitung
Butchers’ League
May Van Alen Engaged Again After Mourning
New York December tenth Miss May Van Alen once engaged to the late Robert Remington who was shot in the Newport Reading Room has shed mourning and is reported to be engaged to a wealthy man whose name is not yet revealed She has returned to society appearing at the opera Sherry's and on Fifth Avenue
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New York
May van Alen
Robert Remington
Newport
Broken back straightened by rare operation in New York
New York reported a noteworthy surgical procedure at the Poly clinic on Seth Williams of 30 Willow Street Brooklyn. Williams aged 30 suffered a spinal fracture from a fall that had caused a severe curvature preventing upright posture. Surgeons performed the operation several days ago with expectation of restoring his ability to stand.
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New York
Knowlton Named Chief Justice to Succeed Holmes
Judge Marcus P. Knowlton of the Supreme Judicial Court was named by Governor Crane to be chief justice, filling the vacancy left by Chief Justice Holmes. The nomination is expected to be confirmed by the executive council next Wednesday. Known for fairness and clarity, Knowlton is praised by lawyers as impartial and accessible. Born in Wilbraham on February 3, 1839, he rose from farm roots to Yale College, later serving in Springfield city government, the Massachusetts House, and the Senate before his court tenure.
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Marcus P. Knowlton
Supreme Bench
Crane
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Executive Council
Knowlton
Wilbraham
Merrick Knowlton
Monson
Marcus
Academy
Yale College
Westfield Academy
Hopkins Grammar School
New Haven
Common Council
Springfield
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Senate
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Sallie Slick
Sunday Post
Color Magazine
Marion Harland
Crocker, SR
Coal Commission
Edward B. Callender
Eugene H. Stover
Harold C. Childs
Glee Club
Harold Bisbee
May Belle Dadum
Bessie F. Wiswell
Alice Wentworth McGregor
Ella Hall Shields
Charles T. Wentworth
Milford S. Power
Frederick G. Jackson
Purdy
The
Dorchester, High School
Gaston
W.l.douglas
Lextra
W. L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
Wen
Douglas
Heyl
Comer Essex Street
School Street
Court Street
Commer Howard Street
Summer Street
Lincoln Street
Holmes’ Place
Stant Pareas
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Hoa
Dee
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