Banks Will Contest Proved in New York Probate
In New York on February 6 Surrogate Thomas ruled after hearing witnesses that Miles Banks was married and had a son Ernest who married and had a daughter Maud Ernestine Banks. Ernest Banks is deceased and Maud Ernestine Banks is the lawful heir and next of kin. the will is admitted to probate. The contestant indicated plans to appeal.
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New York
F Banks
Thomas
Miles Banks
Eirnest
Ernest
Maud Ernestine Banks
Ernest Banks
Ernestine Banks
Broadway Bank Dividend Declared in National Bank Settlement
Depositors of Broadway National Bank will receive full deposits with interest up to yesterday. Payments will be made by checks drawn on the sub-treasury at Boston. Only proved claims presented to Receiver Wing will receive checks. many have not appeared to prove claims. Proved claims total $2,231,382 and will be settled today.
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Broadway National Bank
Sub-Treasury
Boston
Wing
Injunction Hinders National Bank Over Collateral Stocks
Judge Braley granted an injunction restraining the National Bank of the Republic from disposing of stocks and bonds held as collateral for a loan to the defunct Dillaway & Starr firm. The suit by A. IL Barrett stems from December 1899 when he bought Osceola copper mining stock through Starr & Dillaway to be carried on margin.
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National Bank of the Republic
Dillaway & Starr
Braley
Superior Court
A. IL. Barrett
Starr & Dillaway
Osceola
Detectives arrest Herbert A. Clark on fraud charge
Detectives Abbott and Robinson yesterday afternoon arrested Herbert A. Clark aged 42 of Everett on a charge of obtaining by false pretences two hundred fifty dollars from Sidney R. Worthington of Boston on January 26.
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Abbott and Robinson
Herbert A. Clark
Everett
Sidney R. Worthington
Worthington
Boston
Blind Dr Cocke's Troubles Create Divorce and Debts
Blind physician Dr J R Cocke faces health decline and a revived legal battle. Carrie Greene has won a divorce though her inheritance remains at risk as Ellie Townsend presses a suit alleging conspiracy to hide their marriage. Townsend bears a young child and has been labeled not maid nor wife nor widow by the court.
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J. R. Cocke
Springfield
Carrie Greene
Ellie Townsend
Dr. Cocke
Test 80 Cent Gas Decision Sparks State Inquiry
The Haverhill Board of Electric Light and Gas Commission rules 8 cents is the proper price. City pressure, led by Mayor John Chase, prompts possible court action to force compliance. Legislature orders statewide gas investigation with a special Boston probe. Carey of Haverhill watches, ready to seek revocation of noncompliant charters.
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Haverhill
Board of Electric Light and Gas Commissioners
John @. Chase
Commonwealth
Boston
Carey
Duel Called A Fake In Berwick Park
Residents failed to confirm a duel occurred early yesterday between I. J. Twombly and B. L. Martin over a dispute about James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries. Police call the reported duel a bungling fake with alleged minor injuries to both men.
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Berwick Park
I. J. Twombly
B. L. Martin
Kniven
James J. Corbett
James J. Jeffries
Twombly
Martin
Injured Workman Rescued After Embankment Cave-In
Victor Cassanio of Charter Street was injured internally when an embankment collapsed at a construction site in Pemberton Square yesterday at 11 30 am. He was rescued by fellow laborers and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Pemberton Square
Victor Cassanio
Charter Street
Cassanio
Massachusetts General Hospital
Purim Ball Box Holders Named by Subscribing Gentry
Local notice lists donors who have subscribed for Purim ball boxes and claimed the remaining few. Names include Simon Vorenberg I A Ratshesky Nathan Rosenfeld A A Ratshesky George Rosenshine J Kattenburgh and Max Rosenshine.
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Simon Vorenberg
I. A. Ratshesky
Nathan Rosenfeld
A.A. Ratshesky
George Rosenshine
J. Kattenburgh
Max Rosenshine
Bordman Defence in Iloilo Court Martial Review
The Boston Globe correspondent reports Captain Bordman of the Twenty-sixth Infantry faced trial by court martial over permitting a native thief and bandit Gargenero to be executed by civil authorities. Bordman cited misreading orders from Brigadier-General Hughes, saying he believed the civil execution was justified and within court jurisdiction. He testified he carried out his duty with a surgeon and six soldiers to prevent disturbance, but Gargenero was killed after a bolo struck him in the back and he was shot.
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Bordman
Twenty-sixth Regiment
Iloilo
Boston Globe
John Bordman, Jr
Twenty-sixth Infantry
United States Volunteers
Army
Pedro Gargonero
United States Army
Hughes
Gargenero
Barker
MacDonald
Senators Demand An American Canal In Nicaragua Treaty
Washington February 6 Senators criticize the Hay Pauncefote treaty arguing it fails to secure a distinctly American canal and U S control in war. The text outlines U S and Britain rights over construction neutrality rules and ratification timing with debate to follow in the Senate.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Senate
United States
United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
India
Pacific
John Hay
Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Pauncefote
O. H. Platt
Connecticut
Tricia
Foreign Relations Committee
Friends of the Canal
Brother-in-law Arrested Over Bankbook Theft in Lawrence
John C. Cartlidge of North Andover, 48, arrested by Essex County police for stealing a bankbook from Essex Savings Bank in Lawrence, drawing $450 after forging James Pearson's name. Cartlidge, Pearson’s brother-in-law, fled with a woman and spent the money, later returning to Lawrence in custody. He previously served four years for stealing a team.
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John C. Cartlidge
North Andover
Tryder
Kilday
Division
Sheehan and Carey
Lawrence
Essex Savings Bank
James Pearson
Cartlidge
Pearson
Cartridge
Miss Daggett Re-Elected D A R Regent
A behind closed doors meeting at Parker House re elected Miss Sara W Daggett as state regent of the D A R delegates and alternates to the continental congress. Mrs George W Fuller proposed creating a state vice regent and a letter from Grace Le Baron Upham urging the measure was read before the proposal was tabled for further study.
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Continental Congress
Parker House
Sara W. Daggett
George W. Fuller
Springfield
Grace le Baron Upham
The Canal Debate: Nicaragua or Panama Route Compared
The article surveys the Panama and Nicaragua canal plans from Humboldt to De Lesseps, noting early advocates, treaties, and later schemes. It contrasts routes via sea level and locks, cites costs around 100 to 150 million dollars, and highlights climate, river control, lake use, and volcanic risks as decisive factors.
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Suez Canal
Congress of Engineers
Paris
Panama Canal
de Lesseps
Aspinwall
Colon
Panama
Culebra
Chagres
Greytown
San Juan River
Nicaragua
Rio del Medio
Rio Grande
Brito
Pacific
Cuscatlan
International Board of Engineers
Nicaragua Canal
Pranks by Young Harvard Students in Court
Two Harvard students Paul Collins and C. Cobb Jr faced a charge of removing two signs from A. N. Cook furrier on Tremont Street. They had just passed exams and were said to be in jovial mood. the Cook firm declined to prosecute and Judge Ely continued the case on nominal bail.
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Harvard
Paul Collins
P. A. Collins
C. Cobb, Jr
Milton
A. N. Cook
Tremont Street
Cook
Ely
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