Bequests in Scott Will Probate
The will of the late William M. Scott of this city was filed for probate yesterday and includes large private bequests. The widow Mary A. Scott receives 100000 outright and the residue of the estate. Daughter Mrs. Mary Scott Baldwin gets 50000, her husband a trust fund of 20000. Sister Sarah A. Miller receives 10000 and brother Samuel Scott 6000. Executors are Mrs. Mary Scott and George F. Baldwin. Scott was long a member of Raeder & Adamson, glue manufacturers.
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William M. Scott
Mary. A. Scott
Mary Scott Baldwin
Sarah A. Miller
Caledonian Club Burns Night Celebration Tonight
Governor Guild and public officials will attend the Boston Caledonian Club 65th annual Burns birthday observance in Grand Hall Mechanics building this evening. Delegations from Scotch American societies join the event which opens at 8 with a two hour concert featuring well known vocalists.
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Governor Guild
Boston Caledonian Club
Robert Burns
Grand Hall
Mechanics
Boston
Would Annul Son's Wedding In New Bedford
After eight months of secrecy Miss Delia May Parry married Marshall O. Bourne of Fairhaven on May 18 in Providence. Now Parry seeks annulment claiming Bourne cannot support a wife on $9 a week. The girl hires Boston lawyer John B. Moran to handle the case. The couple reportedly wed quietly and returned to their homes.
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New Bedford
Delia May Parry
Marshall O. Bourne
Fairhaven
John B. Moran
Boston
Providence
New Haven
Captain Bradman Leaves Frisco for East to Command Mississippi
Captain IF L Bradman of the Marine Corps has been detached from the San Francisco station and ordered to command the guard of the battleship Mississippi. The ship enters commission next week at the Philadelphia navy yard and will be attached to the North Atlantic station. Bradman is the son of Frank C Bradman secretary to A Shirmman.
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IF. L. Bradman
Marine Corps
San Francisco
Philadelphia Navy Yard
North Atlantic
Bradman
Frank C. Bradman
A. Shirmman
Destruction of Old Williams Tavern Attributed To Yegg Gang
Dover Louisiana is shaken by a string of vandalism and burglaries blamed on the yegg gang. The latest act ends in the destruction of the old Williams Tavern after a spree that included a railroad station break in just after Christmas and the attempted safe blow at J W Higgins store.
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Old Williams Tavern
Dover
Yegi
H. 8
Dunn
Brooks
J. W. Higgins
Acts Laid to Yeggs Who Have Terrorized Dover
Authorities describe a series of crimes in Dover including an attempted robbery and arson at the railroad station, looting and vandalizing H. S. Dunn’s residence, burglary at J. W. Higgins’ home, a post office break in, and the burning of the old Williams Tavern.
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Yeggs
Dover
H. S. Dunn
J. W. Higgins
Old Williams Tavern
Williams Tavern Fire Sparks Vigilance Mood in Dover
Dover residents fear the Williams Tavern blaze, blamed on a yeggman gang active for weeks. The historic Dover Mass hostelry, home to Joseph Carson his wife and two children, was found ablaze after they awoke to smoke and flames fleeing to the street.
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Dover
Williams Tavern
America
Mass
Joseph Carson
Carsons
Mrs. Carson
Engagement Announced Between Maude Ashford and Senator Davis
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Maude Ashford to Henry Gassaway Davis 84 former West Virginia senator and Parker vice presidential candidate. Mrs Ashford denies rumors of a broken engagement and says public interest on personal matters prompted premature news. Miss Ashford has served as social secretary to Mrs Elkins and Mrs Lee, daughters of Mr Davis.
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Washington
Maude Ashford
Mahlon Ashford
Henry Gassaway Davis
West Virginia
Alton B. Parker
Senator Davis
Davis
Miss Ashford
New Bedford Library Buys Bierstadt Painting
Eighteen Bierstadt vases sold for 7580 dollars. Two large canvases brought 1100 dollars each, including Sunset Near Platte River. The New Bedford Public Library acquired the latter work in New York.
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NEW Bedford Library
Bierstadt
New York
Albert Bierstadt
Selkirk Mountains
Platte River
New Bedford
Mass
Professional Advice Restoring Complexion
A renowned dermatologist offers a home formula to restore a rosy skin tint. The mixture combines Rose Water, Spirits of Cologne, and crystallized Sartain dissolved in hot water, then applied daily after washing to the face.
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Cologne
Dover tavern burns. residents escape as burglars blamed
Smoke filled halls and a fire left the tavern ash smeared with a history as the former Dover postmaster George Howe’s residence. Mrs Carson fainted and neighbors carried her to safety. A seven-year-old girl found a stolen letter. Police say clues point to arrests soon.
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BE. K. Dandrow
Mildred Higgins
Rodney McKenzie
The Inspector and the Golden Eagle
In January a post office inspector named Kieth discovers a clue to a missing golden eagle linked to a December theft. He confronts suspect Robert Ames and protects Elsie Davis, who later marries, returning a second eagle with no name. Kieth never marries and longs for a dream of what might have been.
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Post Office
Kieth
Winton
Elsie Davis
Miss Davis
Elsie
Robert Ames
Eisie Davis
Perkings
Ames
Inspector Kieth
English High School Class of ’94 Dinner Set Tomorrow
English High School 94 will hold its 14th annual dinner tomorrow evening at the Exchange Club. Vaudeville entertainers and out of town graduates from New York will attend as guests, with 60 acceptances already sent and dress suits prohibited. Charles LeBon, Harry Shaw and James Thomas are invited guests.
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Exchange Club
New York
Charles LeBon
Harry Shaw
James Thomas
Mrs. Marilla M. Ricker to Lecture on Ingersoll Today
Lawyer and suffragist Mrs. Marilla M. Ricker will address the John Adams Chapter DAR at Hotel Lenox during its monthly meeting on Ingersoll. She also speaks tomorrow at the Pentagon Club on the same topic and Sunday on Thomas Paine at Paine.
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Marilla M. Ricker
Ingersoll
John Adams
Daughters of the American Revolution
Hotel Lenox
Rhode Island Announces Annapolis Appointments
Congressman D L D Granger named First Rhode Island district appointees to the Naval Academy. Principal Walter Hass of Newport designated with alternates Leyd Sutliff of Newport John C Brennan of Providence and John A Brownell of Bristol.
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Providence
D. AL. D. Granger
Annapolis Naval Academy
Rhode Island
Walter 58
Hass
Newport
Lheyd G. Sutliff
John cC. Brennan
John A. Brownell
Bristol
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EAST
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Virginia
California
Cairns
Singapore
Santa Clara Valley
Targe Messina
Mt. Vernon
Gherwood
Glen Adair
Union Sts
Aintergrocery CO
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J.W. Higgins Store
Rogbery
Wilfred Miss Ashford
the Post
Emma T. Cone
Chandler Street
English High School
Ashington
Winter Streets
Christy, Frost
Gibson
Steigner
Kemble and Hutt
Choice
Guaran
Mother Hubbard
Srenene
Pale
P. Oy M
Ieee
Hermsdorf
Oxford
Anna Scanlon
Suffolk Supply Company
Michael J. Scanlon
Lloyds
Andrew J. Stoyp Co
Birrasia Noyista
Stockholm
H. I. F. Lagercrantz
United States
Copenhagen
Macallar Parker Company
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