Stepson of Strathcona Receives 125000 Trust and Pictou Estate
James Hardisty Smith of Brookline has been named beneficiary in Lord Strathcona's will. He receives 125000 held in trust with annual income and outright ownership of valuable real estate in Pictou Nova Scotia. The will also bequeaths Yale University 500000 amid grandiose estates and investments cited by the peer.
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Smith
Will
James Hardisty Smith
Brookline
Lord Strathcona
Pictou
N. S
Smiths
Strathmore Road
Yale Uni
United States
St. Paul, Napolis & Manitoba
Greatorthern
Will funds for modern sciences and engineering instruction
The will directs money for promotion of modern sciences and practical applications to industrial social and economic problems. Trustees may fund civil and mechanical engineering instruction focusing on transport by land or water and related financial and legislative questions. Yale is empowered to equip buildings or endow chairs and provide scholarships for sons of officials or employees of two railways in the United States.
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Lora Strathcona
Yale
United States
Patrolman Rescues Five From Dorchester Fire
A three story Dorchester dwelling at 86 Bowdoin Street sustained 4000 in damage when a blaze started in a tailor shop on the ground floor. Patrolman William J. Chapman carried three women and two infants to safety from rear entrances, aiding Mrs H B Lowe and child, then Mrs L M Burrage and baby, and finally Mrs Mary Stanley. The building was gutted.
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Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
Joseph Palansky
William J. Chapman
H. B. Lowe
L. M. Burrage
Baby
Brenner Near Death After Radium Cancer Treatment
Nan Robert G. Brenner of New Providence, listed as near death for days at a Baltimore sanitarium, showed brief vitality after a sinking spell at midnight. He rallied in the afternoon but remained between life and death as night fell.
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Baltimore
Connan Robert G. Brenner
New Pr
Divorce Granted After 25 Years Absence
Jacob C. Becker was granted a divorce from his wife Catherine Becker who deserted him over 25 years ago. Mrs. Becker, formerly Catherine Parmenter of Boston, married Becker in 1888 and vanished a year later. She has not been seen since.
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Portland
Jacob C. Becker
Catherine Becker
Kellogg Announces Tasteless Castor Oil
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil as a tasteless pure castor oil that works quickly without griping or gas. It claims easy use for children, no bulk sale, priced 25 or 50 cents, with Kellogg signature on a green leaf label.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Boarder Sues for 300 Over Dog Care Costs
In Suffolk Superior Court Mary Dondero of Dorchester sues her brother Charles Dondero of Abington for 300 claiming she fed and cared for a family bulldog from March 1912 to April 1913 at 3 a week after he as administrator took the dog to Lexington Day.
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Suffolk Superior Court
Mary Dondero
Trescott Street
Dorchester
Charles A. Dondero
Randolph Street
Abington
Margaret Dondero
Charles
Lexington
Back Bay sisters sue over fake Madonna painting
Two prominent Back Bay sisters Hannah M. Edwards and Grace Edwards file a $10,000 suit in Suffolk County Court alleging a counterfeit Madonna painting attributed to Panicale and linked to Catholina Lambert. The case centers on alleged misrepresentation of the Italian artist's work.
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Panicale
Suffolk County
Back Bay
Hannah M. Edwards
Grace Edwards
Beacon Street
Catholina Lambert
Firing Line Busy as Reports Tie Chihuahua Terror to Villa
Reports from Chihuahua indicate a reign of terror as Villa loyalists execute suspected federal sympathizers. Skirmishes near Torreon and Puerta de Lacadena force Rebel advances, with Villa vowing to banish opponents and purge Huerta influence. A color page tease closes the item.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Huerta
Villa
First Ammunition Crosses to Rebels at Torreon Front
An express wagon carried 37 000 rounds of ammunition and 70 rifles across the international bridge from El Paso to Juarez under Wilson’s embargo lift. Rebel agents plan further shipments south amid warnings from General Villa about Spaniards aiding federals. Villa insists his warning is to prevent misinterpretation.
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Francisco Villa
Juarez
Torreon
Villa
Huerta
Diez
Madero
Cientifico
Carranza
EL Paso
Texas
International Bridge
Wilson
United States Army
General Villa
United States
Ojinaga
Fort Bliss
Mexico
Torren
Washington
Teachers Bill Hearing Postponed to Feb 16 at State House
The hearing on the proposed teachers tenure bill was postponed from last night to Monday Feb 16 at 7 o clock. Several hundred teachers from across the state are expected to attend the session at the State House.
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State House
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New York
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