Half for Charity Will of Harriet N Flint Filed in Probate Court
The late Harriet N. Flint of Wakefield left private bequests to relatives totaling 53000 and public bequests exceeding 54000 to churches towns and charitable groups including North Reading Baptist and Congregational churches the town of Wakefield for cemetery improvements and a soldiers monument fund along with two thirds of the residue to the Baptist Theological Institution in Newton and one third to the Wakefield Baptist Church.
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Harriet N. Flint
Wakefield
East Cambridge
Baptist Church of
North Reading
Congregational Church of
Flint Memorial Hall
Massachusetts Baptist State Convention
Baptist Home Missionary Society
American Baptist Missionary Union
Massachuset's Baptist Charitable Society
Town of Wakefield
Women’s Baptist Home Missionary Society of Massachusetts
Merrimac River Baptist Association
Massachusetts Society For the
Wakefield Baptist Church
Baptist Theological Institution
Newton
Helping Hand Annual Public Meeting Held At Shawmut
The New England Helping Hand Society will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday evening January 19 at Every Day Church Shawmut avenue. Speakers include Rev I J Lansing Rev Mr Perin and Mrs Mary C Stuckenburg. President Eliza Track Hill will give the annual address with devotional exercises led by Mrs Harriet T Todd and a musical programme led by Mrs Carolyn Frink Cottrell.
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New England Helping Hand Society
Shawmut Avenue
I. J. Lansing
Perin
Mary C. Stuckenburg
Eliza Track Hill
Harriet T. Todd
Carolyn Frink Cottrell
Charlestown School Site Purchase Under Hearing Scrutiny
A Charlestown Aldermen hearing examined Elm street schoolhouse site acquisition by city officials and the Charlestown Improvement Association. Witnesses questioned land valuation, price per square foot, and potential conflicts among Elm street property owners led by Elmira Ladd and James W Jacobs as the city weighed $35 212 for the site amid claims of excessive pricing.
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Elm Street
Charlestown
Quincy
Allen
Charlestown Improvement Association
Paul
Mr. Allen
William H. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Green Street
Hayes
Thomas F.mcmanus
Bryant
Mason
John Haryant
Ladd
Mr. McManus
Elmira Lada
Seventeen Men Fined in Municipal Court for Poolroom Offense
Seventeen men were fined ten dollars each in Municipal Criminal Court for being present at a poolroom on 1931-2 Hanover Street last Wednesday where gambling implements were found. Some demurred claiming no knowledge of gaming, but government witnesses testified the place was known for card play for money, and the court ruled they were bound to know the company they kept.
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Municipal Criminal Court
Hanover Street
Watch and Ward Society
Captain McGriffin Insane in New York Hospital
Captain Philo McGrifin, former U S navy officer and later in the Chinese imperial navy, famed for fighting the flagship Chen Yuen during the Yalu River battle on September 17, 18M, has been admitted to Post Graduate Hospital in New York City for insanity treatment.
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New York
Philo McGrifin
United States Navy
Chen Yuen
Yalu River
Ghosts Haunt Old Province House In Boston Inn Tale
In 19th century Boston residents report a haunted Province House at 325 Washington Street. Rappings, a rattling shafting, and a visible old man said to be Collins in life as Doctor cause nightly disturbances. Visitors recall a squeaky, mysterious voice and steps of a cane bound up the stairs.
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Old Province House
Washington Street
Collins
Blake
Ghostly Hallway Haunts Old Province House Residents
A Post reporter recounts spectral activity in the Old Province House hallway where Room B hosts a ghostly doctor figure. Witnesses including John Blake and W A Hawkes report rapings, music from a controlable music box, rolling shafting, and a ball of light resembling Dr Collins wandering corridors and vanishing after interactions with the room occupants.
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Marie
John Blake
W. A. Hawkes
Collins
Sullivan
Post
Mr. Hawkes
Blake
Hawkes
Charles Packard
A. S. Mayo
Room B
Mr. Blake
No. 7
Along the Water Front. Ships and Captains Move in Trade
Fifty passengers arrived on the British steamer Boston led by Captain Stanwood who will stay in the city. The Philadelphia schooner Three Sisters was sold for 4000 dollars to Captain James Co. Price for coastal trade and pro vinces. Rumors claim the Camden schooner Flora Rogers may be sold to local parties and commanded by Captain Francis. Captain W J Jones returns from the Philippine Islands after beri-beri illness aboard the Bidston Hill. Towboat Taurus will go to Philadelphia for a boiler upgrade. Steamer Maverick and tug Nellie undergoing repairs in East Boston. Lucinda Sutton loaded 2135 tons of coal at Baltimore and sailed for this port. Antigua has been chartered to load one million feet of lumber at Baltimore for Rio Janeiro at ten dollars per thousand feet. City of Truro nears arrival from the Mediterranean with 19 000 packages for Phelps Bros. & Co. sneaked into Fiske's wharf with citrus cargo intact.
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Yarmouth
N. S
Boston
Stanwood
Philadelphia
Three Sisters
Jonathan May
Alfred Winsor & Son
James Co. Price
Chelsea
Price
Ella H.barnes
Nova Scotia
Camden
N. J
Flora Rogers
Francis
Dickey Bird
Liverpool
W. J. Jones
Bidston Hill
Philippine Islands
Taurus
Eldridge
Maverick
Nellie
Lucinda Sutton
Baltimore
Nova Scotia Barkentine Antigua
Rio Janeiro
City of
Truro
Mediterranean
Phelps Bros. & Co
Fiske
Handsome calendar from Hanover street boniface
Among the 1897 calendars sent to patrons by businessmen none are more artistic than those of Thomas F. McGuinness on Hanover street. The calendars feature the head and bust of a young girl in high German art style.
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Thomas F. McGuinness
Boniface
Hanover Street
Market closes steady amid mixed industrials and bank concerns
Thursday closing sees a firm undertone with London buying and bull strength squeezing shorts. Industrials lead gains, Sugar up late on refinery talks, while Wheeling and soft coalers slide. Illinois Steel plunges to 31 after earlier rallies, with reported $6 million floating debt and 1.865 million potential loan via 186,500 shares. Pinkham notes denials of trouble, but street skepticism remains.
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London
Arbuckle
Illinois Steel
Gates
Friends of Illinois Steel
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