General Draper Claims Family Split Forced His Exit
The will filed in Hopedale states General Draper divides his massive estate among his widow and children with specific bequests. He cites his son George Otis Draper’s divorce and his longheld dislike of the Devonshire family as the motive, while noting the estate could total several millions and executors include Clare H Draper and Oliver H Lane.
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Hopedale
Clare H. Draper
Oliver H. Lane
General Draper
Susan Prescott Draper
George Otis Draper
Lily Duncan
Lexing
Clare
Arthur
Kentucky
Lexington
Clare Draper
Alimany
Elizabeth
William Franklin
Massachusetts
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Mary Sitzgerald
Andrea Bennetts
Feud Splits Draper Brothers Over General Draper Funeral
Milford Feb 4 A detailed account from an authentic source reveals that General William F. Draper ordered his two brothers Eben and George A. Draper barred from his funeral at Hopedale. Governor Eben Draper attended the cemetery but did not approach the grave. The feud, rooted in control of the Draper Company and a severed salary dispute, has long divided the prominent family and the town.
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Milford
Eben §. Draper
George Albert Draper
William F. Draper
Draper
Washington
Hopedale
Fairbanks
General Draper
Draper Concern
Drapers
General
Europe
Draper Company
George A. Draper
William Preston
Kentucky
Only One Bromo Quinine to Cure a Cold in One Day
An advertisement claims a single Bromo Quinine dose cures a cold in one day. The copy promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine and mentions ER. W. Grove as a signature reference. It asserts worldwide use and urges quick relief. 250 characters.
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ER. W. Grove
Left Jail to Be Tried for Murder
The persistence of a New York woman in pursuing charges against a man she says killed her husband led Governor Draper to pardon an inmate yesterday so he could stand trial for his life in the metropolis.
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Draper
New York
Metropolis
William Mason
George Jett
Mason
Fall River
Bridges
Abraham Reeder
Second Avenue
Supreme Court
Keating
State Police
State Line
Ow York
Wireless Call Saves 47 Men on Kentucky
After leaving New York for a 14000 mile voyage on January 22 the Kentucky began leaking but Captain Moore kept the ship afloat with pumps reaching Newport News where Lloyds and US inspectors certified it seaworthy. A late wireless-enabled rescue call saved 47 men after a substitute operator relayed the distress call.
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Kentucky
New York
Sandy Hook
Moore
Newport News
Lloyds
United States
Kentucky ship saved lives amid insured value noted
A crew member saved shipmates today aboard the vessel The Kentucky which was insured for 79000 dollars.
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Kentucky
Rescue of Kentucky Crew After Sinking Near Savannah
Captain Moore and 46 crew members were saved from the sinking steamship Kentucky and transferred to the Mallory liner Alamo, which rushed to Key West. Operator W G McGinnis stayed at his wireless post until drowning water silenced the dynamo, earning public thanks from the rescued men. The Kentucky lost $1500 worth of newly installed silverware as she sank.
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Savannah
Kentucky
Hastern Steamship Company
New York
Cape Horn
Seattle
Key West
United Wireless Company
Moore
W. G. McGinnis
Alamo
Former Joy Line steamship Kentucky sinks off Cape Hatteras
The former Lincoln steamship, built 1896 at Bath Missouri for Eastern Steamship, later renamed Martinique and then Kentucky in Joy Line service between Providence and New York, sank off Cape Hatteras after delivering survivors and bodies from the Larchmont Knowlton collision.
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Wireless
Cape Hatteras
Lincoln
Bath
Eastern Steamship Company
Martinique
Boston
Provincetown
Joy Line
Providence
New York
Larchmont
Knowlton
Passengers Safe After Kentucky Wreck Islanded
A wireless message from Tampa reports the Kentucky went down with nothing saved. Passengers are all safe.
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Tampa
Fla
Kentucky
Alamo rescues 46 from sinking Kentucky near Galveston
The wireless station at Galveston reported that the steamer Alamo saved 46 people from the sinking steamer Kentucky. The message arrived tonight confirming the rescue operation and the number of survivors.
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Galveston
Tex
Kentucky
Calciums Wafers Promise Clear Skin Through Blood Reform
An advertisement argues acne and boils come from blood impurities and touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a remedy. It claims the wafers regenerate blood, attack the root cause of skin eruptions, and offers a free sample with a 50 cent price per box. The address is I A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
I. A. Stuart Co
Gayley Sues for Divorce in Desertion Case
James Gayley, second vice president of United States Steel, filed for divorce on desertion grounds. The complaint gives marriage date February 21, 1884 and the children Mary Agnes and Florence, all residents noted in New York. The defendant Julia Gardney Gayley, of 20 Washington Square North, New York, deserted July 1, 1908 and has refused to live with him since.
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Reno
James Gayley
United States Steel Corporation
Julia Gardney Gayley
Washington Square North
New York
Mary
Agnes
Florence
New York City
St. Louis
Georgetown Grads To Hold Reunion
Georgetown's sons gather at the Brunswick tonight for the annual reunion and banquet under the Georgetown University Club of New England. Speakers include Rev Father Himmel S J president of the university Judge Charles A DeCourcy William A Murphy secretary to Governor Draper and ex Governor Higgins of Rhode Island. A business meeting precedes the dinner served at 6 o'clock.
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Brunswick
Georgetown University Club of
New England
Father Himmel
S. J
University
Charles A. DeCourcy
William A. Murphy
Draper
Higgins
Rhode Island
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