Many heirs claim $750000 estate in Murdock case
Susana Murdock of South Carver died September 4 1902 intestate, leaving a $750000 estate. Master Warren Goddard was appointed to determine kinship as 14 additional relatives contend for a share. The probate court named first cousins Louis J. Pratt and Benjamin F. Ellis among heirs, with Amiel Murdock’s status central to the claim. Over 2000 letters have been sent by administrator George B. Fowler to resolve the knotty genealogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susana Murdock
South Carver
Warren Goddard
Brockton
Braley
Supreme Court
Susanna Murdock
Plymouth
Louis J. Pratt
Sharon
Benjamin F. Ellis
Peoria
Ill
Amiel
Miss Susanna
George B. Fowler
George Dodge
Boston
Suffolk
Benjamin Mann
Pemberton Square
Mass
American stowaway lands ashore in England aboard Lancastrian
A man claiming to be American, Edward Barrett of New Bedford born on Scott Street, was set ashore on England’s southwest coast by Captain Wood of the Leyland liner Lancastrian after being discovered hiding aboard. Barrett, 28, may have sought admission later or boarded the ship again. The Lancastrian from Liverpool took 12 days, carrying 2000 tons including 2167 bales of wool and gin, sumac, chalk, hides, and more, docking at Hoosac docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wood
Edward Barrett
Barrett
London
Scott Street
New Bedford
Liverpool
Hoosac
Bassett Misidentified in London Stowaway Case
In New Bedford on February 1 police say the man who tried to stow away in London is Edward Bassett, not Edward Barrett. Bassett, of 8 Scott Street, sailed on a whaling brig from the port last spring and has not been heard from since. His father Napoleon Bassett, a loom fixer at the Butler mill, says the son will return home and that he likely grew tired of life at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
London
Edward Barrett
Edward Bassett
Bassett
Scott Street
Napoleon Bassett
Butler
Rockport Liquor Conviction Stuns District Court
In Gloucester District Court Edwin F. Knight and Otis H. Hayes of the Anti-Saloon League secured Andrew J. Mason a Rockport druggist guilty of liquor selling on January 17 and 18, with a $50 fine for the first offence and the second case placed on file. Miss Mary K. Murray faced similar charges, pleading not guilty and delaying proceedings to February 8. she denies sales and recounts a burglar alarm sales visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Anti- Saloon League
Edwin F. Knight
Otis H. Hayes
Pigeon Cove
Gloucester
Andrew J. Mason
Mary K. Murray
United States
Guy A. Ham
Anti-Saloon League
Mason
Murray
Hatchet
Miss Murray
Mr. Mason
Mother Seeks Bennie Wax in Disappearance Case
Mrs. Lemna Wax of 5 Sibley Place West End appeals to the Post to locate her son Bennie Wax J4 a former library employee who vanished nine years ago after last seen in August. She notes Bennie wore a black knickerbocker suit black lace shoes and a black golf cap and weighs about 110 pounds. Bennie wrote from Montreal claiming paternity a detail she suspects may tie to his abrupt departure as his sister Jennie Wax also disappeared from Fulton street that same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemna Wax
Sibley Place
West End
Bennie Wax
Bennie
Montreal
Jennie Wax
Fulton Street
Collector Gill Confined at Home With Grip
James D. Gill collector of internal revenue is confined to his home with the grip. His illness not of an alarming nature but requires rest and absence from duties for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
James
Gill
Pick Sheehan to Win Place in the B A A Race
Frank Sheehan a top long distance runner from Boston is slated for the two mile invitation at the upcoming B A A meeting. He has won prizes in Boston open meets and beat Cornell’s Munson at St Augustine's. A prior win over Parsons then at prep school is noted as a past achievement. South Boston fans expect he will earn a place despite strong competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sheehan
Boston
Sheehan
St. Augustine
South Boston
Ocean Water Saves Life After Poison Attempt
Patrolman John Flynn of Division 12 and John Connors of 522 Seventh Street saved a young man’s life after he drank poison near Strandway and fell. Flynn filled his helmet with salt water and revived him before ambulance and Dr. McCormick treated him at City Hospital where he was listed on the dangerous list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flynn
Division 12
John Connors
Seventh Street
Connors
Mr. Flynn
Hth Street
Carney Hospital
McCormick
City Hospital
U. S. Court Denies Habeas Plea in Hawley Case
U. S. court rejects Woodward alias Big Hawley habeas corpus petition. Judge Brown affirms prior denial by Judge Dodge. Woodward to serve six months in state prison. term ends May 28 if behavior remains good. Court says federal practice allows shorter sentences and state law does not restrict it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Woodward
Big Hawley
Girl Is Knocked Down by Street Horse In Roxbury
Adelaide Henderson eight, playing near 232 Quincy Street Roxbury, was kicked by a horse in the street yesterday afternoon. She is in City Hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Street
Roxbury
Adelaide Henderson
Fair Boston fish receipts with diverse vessel cargoes
Boston yesterday saw fair fresh fish receipts as twenty six vessels, mainly shore fisheries, landed 415600 pounds at T wharf. Haddock led with 308000 pounds followed by cod 68100 pounds hake 36000 pollock 1500 and cusk 12000. Prices ranged from haddock 11 2 to 13 4 cents per pound to cusk 11 2 cents. Also noted were tug duties and voyage movements including Symra cargoing 145000 bushels of macaroni wheat for Genoa and the Saxonia arriving with 24 first class and 78 second cabin passengers. Captain Kelley absent at a funeral prompted a temporary command change aboard Paoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
T Wharf
Haddock
Catherine Burke
Symra
Mystic Wharf
Genoa
Cunard
Saxonia
Liverpool
Queenstown
T. J. W. Charles
Shipping News Miniature Almanac Update
Shipping notice details sunrise and sunset times, tides, and daylight. Arrivals list multiple steamers with origins including Liverpool and Queenstown and cargo breakdowns. Clearances and sailings note numerous vessels bound for Boston, Halifax, Baltimore, and New York with tugs and barges in tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radnor
Devon
International
Philadelphia
Pine Forest
Cape Porpoise
Burnside
Richardson
Newburyport
Wryalusing
Perth Amboy
Eckley and Buffet
Salem
Balize
Vesta
Upton
South Amboy
Lynn
Tacony
Randolph
Oxford
Fortland
Joshua Lovett
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Murdock
Seth M. Murdock
Horace
Isadore H
Francis A
Lewis C
Alice
Louise E. Murdock
New York
Robert S
Seth F
Sterling Allen
Katharine M. Seymour
Ada M. Leupp
Linus A. Shaw
Albert Shaw
Amiel Murdock
U. S
Captain Evans
Portland
Ned Evans
Boston Towboat Company
Staples Coal Company
John Kelley
Mit Kelley
Murrell
Baltimore & Boston Barge Company
Porto Rico
George W. Dow
Custom House
Malden
Jobes
Nora
Macoris
San Domingo
Simpson’s
McDorman
J. McDorman
Merchants & Miners
Nantucket
Baltimore
Norfolk
Nickerson
Juniata
Harwood Palmer
Cod. Hake
Pollock Catherine Burke
Minerva
Sadie A. Nunan
Mary C. Santos
Gertrude
Teresa
Newhall
Mortis
H. Perry
Frances V. Silva
Venus Epe
Mary E. Cooney
Shipping News
Miniature Almanac
Coor
Saxonias&r
Charles
Charles P. Sumner
Lancastrian
Aranmore
Couillard
Halifax
N. S
McKenzie
Yarmouth
McDerman
Chippewa
Macbeth
Jacksonville
Charleston
S. C
H. M. Whitney
Howe
Seaboard
Holmes
Dingley
Dennison
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Jame Lenape
Anderson
Manhelm
Neers
L Tience
Calhoun
Davidson
E. W. Stetson
Daniel Willard
Fitzgerald
Edgewater
N. J
Riverside
Paoli
Evans
Brilliant
Morrison
Iquique
Delaware
Catherine Moran
Baker Palmer
Smeed
Vineyard Haven
Savage
Sarah W. Lawrence
Moore
Willey
Frank Barnet
Frances
Brunswick
William P. Hood
Smith
Alexandria
Governor Ames
King
Clara A. Donnell
Brendige
Newport News
M. IL. Wetherell
Collins
Provincetown
Anglian
Jabes
P. M. Cochrane
Port Greville
N. 8
Martin
Waltham Chemical Cotes
Waltham
West End Dispensary
Cambridge St
Bowdoin Sq
Bloo
Compton and Tremont Ets
Castle Sy
Bankfrs Loan CO
Court Square
Worcester
Boston Loan Coo
Washington St
E. E. Reynolds, Treas
State ST
Gordon & CO
an-d&Surf
R. Briggs CO
Water St
Franklin Loan CO
School St
P.O
City Loan CO
bid&Su
KOOMS
Devonshire St
Tolman
Bromfield St
W. T. Salter
P. O
d&Sutf
Colonial Loan CO
d&Su-tt
McNamara
Sheese
Working Men’s Loan Association
Robert Treat Paine
Beacon St
Pilgrim Investment CO
Tremont St
d&Sutt
Washburn Loan
Wash
St. el
the Post
Chas. C. Allen
Court St
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, Superior Court
Superior Court
George WV. Stevenson
Winthrop
Elizabeth A. Stevenson
Sanfrancisco
Denver
Colorado
San Francisco
California
Vancouver
Washington
George H. Stevenson
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
County of
Boston Post
A. Campbell
George I. Drury
Eastern Steamship CO
Bangor
Foster’s Wharf
Rockland
Winterport
Bar Harbor
Blue Halls
Portland Division
Calvin Austin
India Wharf
International Division
Commercial
Eastport
Lubee
St. John
Naturs
Co. E. Laechler
Gen’l
Vv. P. & Gen
Merchants and Miners Transportation Co, Steamship Lines
Pr. m
Providence
A. M. Graham
Battery Wharf
Washington Street
Summer Street
Coria
R. I
White Star Line
Canopie
Sat
Company
India Building
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line
Eoa
Kindadelphia
Ticats
Lieiput
F. P. Eral
Central
Warren Line
Sachem
Michigan
Sagamore
Hoosac Tunnel
Docas Warren & CO
Milk Street
Donahoe’s
Boylston
Continental Clothing
Patrick M. Donahoe & CO
Europe
Dominion Atlantic
Provinces
Union Wharf
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Perry
Gen
Mgr
Boston Law Syndicate
Read’s Legal Agency
Catre
Glen Haven
Petts-Vogel Co
THOS
Snow & Sons
North Market St
Fsasuth-Ts
State House
Committee On Railroads
Edward H. O’brien
John J. Frawley
George J. Barnes
Im. Bepward BB. Nevin
John Lamoureakx
Committee On Harbors and Public Lands
Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners
Green Harbor
Rock Harbor
Orleans
Herring River
Wellfleet
BECK
William R. Brooks
Committee On Labor
Allan G. Buttrick
Joseph A. Parks
Allan G. Petprick
Wrex Edison
Columbia
Pike Talking Machine CO
Cor
Friend St
Ernest Gabler & Bro
Wessell
Nickel & Gross
Gabler
Henry I. Miller
Arlington Family
Tyers & Pond
Steinway
Wood Piano Co
Montgomery St
Park St
Dorchester
W. S. Stokell
Heinemann
Marshall
W. Newton St
Prof
Slyf
Harvard
MAX Keezer’s
Bow St
Cambridge
Harvard Sq
N. M. Hatch
Park Sq
Guy's
Canal St
Morris-Ireland Safe Co
Sudbury St
Te. P. Blake Safe Co
Lhaunel
Alfred Gross
Broad Cove
Whitman & CO
Arlington Ave
Sullivan
Tel
Typewriter Exchange
Bromfeld Et
Ss. R. Knights & CO
Iruit Street
G. FF. McKelleget
STATE
Haverhill St
North Union Station
James Coyne
M. E
COYNE
Boston Plumbing School
MFR
MARST
Hanover AA
Union
Coyne Bros. CO
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
America
Calvert Lithographing CO
Detroit
Mich
HUB Automobile School
Freeport St
Maxwell- Briscoe Motor Coo
Pawtucket
R. J
Houghton & Wake
Alberts
F. E. Bacon
Middle St
d&Sui
Boston School OF Piano
D. FE
Houghton & Ware
Atlantic Shipping CO
Commercial St
Bi-2
Bis
Felkin
India Sq
Chelsea
St. Bernard
MR. Piementel
Ocean Ave
Revere
Brookline
A. T
Longwood Ave
W. M. Adrian
Upland Road
Quincy
C. EF
Twombly
Fellsway
Medford
Casaret
Jordan Marsh
A'S
Green St
Jay
Raskind & Shuman
Waltham St
City
D. Bonner
Leverett St
All-Bs
Klyman
Lowell St
Postal
Ee Eat Paiseaeinsase Samia Teena Stone Bros
Ashmont
Aod
The
Bulfinch ST
Arthur
Tucker
East Somerville
Broad St
H. &. Wyman
Taylor St
Milford
Atlantic Ave
Astrology
Sylvania
Ivernia
Campania
Lucganta
Carmania
Umbria
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Naples
Adriatic
Caronia
Carpathia
Slavonia
Pannonia
Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd
Chas. P. Sumner
Agt
United Fruit CO
Admiral
Phila
Barnstable
W. H. Eaves
F. &. Jopp
Long Wharf
U. K
Trading Stamp Exchange
Dover St
W. Gove
Chauncy St
Franklin, St
J. S. Cushing & CO
Norwood Press
Norwood, Mass
Suffolk Supply Co., Inc
Tae
Peabody Medical Institute
Biauch St
Revere House
Luston
F. C. Fowler
New London
Conn
Rue Evans Chemicat Co
Gincinnati
DR. Weinstein
Touraine
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