Suspect Duke of Grafton story echoed in Brooklyn death tale
A reclusive night watchman at Salvation Army quarters in Brooklyn died after days behind a locked door. Detectives probed the claim he might be the Duke of Grafton, noting a Masonic apron and a clipped family history tying him to Lord Euston. Authors traced a centuries old marriage scandal and a found treasure of a life insurance policy, photograph, and clippings.
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Salvation Army Eadquarters
Elizabeth Moore
Euston
Duke of Grafton
Lord Euston
Lillian
Charles Robertson
Ministry of Education
Egypt
Margaret Fitzroy
Viscount Epswich
Margaret
Eric Carrington Smith
Stonewich
Sussex
Inkerman
Brooklyn
The saga of Lord Euston and the Fitz Roys scandal
The narrative traces Lord Euston’s troubled life from a contested annulment to securing a legal marriage to Kate Walsh and his sister’s scandalous record. It notes bankruptcy, emigration, and his death in 1912 with scant details, while the line of Fitz Roys passes to the head of the family after the Duke’s death in 1918.
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Kate Walsh
Lord Euston
George Manley Smith
Smith
Lady Euston
Eleanor FitzRoy
Royal Hussars
Fitz Roys
Dime Insurance Policy Linked to Edward Euston in 1897
New York July 19. Investigators report the dime a week life insurance policy issued to Edward Euston on July 16, 1897, not tied to FitzRoy family. Euston, described as a cook born in New York April 20, 1860, was single and in London for debt litigation as late as 1903. No beneficiary was named in the policy.
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New York
FitzRoy
Edward Euston
Lord Euston
London
Euston
Charge extortion in burial case joins family feud
Labawitz faces extortion claims from relatives of Harry Kritzer the aged caretaker who died under police inquiry into a corpse buried during a heavy snowstorm without permit or death certificate. The investigation centers on the secret burial and the ensuing family dispute over the identity of the deceased.
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Beaudreau
Samuel Miller
Miller and
Golden
Mayor Probes Wo burn Cemetery Mystery After Extortion Claim
The extortion charges target Mayor Bernard J. Golden of Woburn after a cemetery inquiry. The widow and children of the caretaker allege a $4000 demand for silence about a secret burial, prompting a state-backed exhumation and autopsy orders.
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Bernard J. Golden
Woburn
Golden
Labowitz
Boston
Woburn Board of Health
Vernon C. Stewart
Mystery Burial and Controversy Ties to Kritzer Case
Bessie Millman recalls a grave found five feet deep with no burial permit in a dispute involving Kritzer and Goldhagen. Kritzer faces a $4000 demand from Anshei Labo witz after a committee meeting. The scene shifts to Simbo Rossi and Alphonss D Errico’s stock scheme and a commission inquiry into Il Pungolo and D Errico’s wheel claim. The hearing will continue tomorrow.
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Bessie Millman
Kritzer
Max
Goldhagen
Goldhagén
Minnie
Simbo Rossi
Framingham
Commission On Public Utilities
Alphonss D’errico
Harrison Avenue
Boston
D’errico
John Basile
Il Pungolo
Italy
Stock buy linked to citizenship claim at Airless Resilient Wheel
A man named Cas claimed yesterday that purchasing stock in the Airless Resilient Wheel Auto Company made him an American citizen with the right to vote. The report notes the assertion and conveys the context of citizenship by stock ownership.
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Cas
Beatrice Char ette to Be Buried After Accidental Brother Shooting
Funeral services for 15 year old Beatrice Char ette of Westbrook Maine will be Friday morning at St Hyacinth's Cemetery burial follows an accidental shooting in the home at 31 Bridge Street by her brother Leo.
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Westbrook
Beatrice Charette
Leo
Bridge Street
St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
Kellogg's Bran advertised as health booster and bowel aid
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Bran as a daily health booster that prevents constipation and promotes longer life. It claims improved digestion, stronger growth, clearer skin, and enhanced brain activity, urging regular use and suggesting recipes and serving ideas.
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Kellogg’s
Kellogg ’S
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Grafton
Australia
F. T. McIntyre
Desert
Maurice Brody
Everett, Kimball & Co
Malden
Crosby & Collins
Charlestown
Stewart & Salisbury
Melrose
Haslam’s
Lynn
Fitch Drug
Ackerman’s
Salem
Ropes Drug Stores
Lawrence
Mass
John J. Forrest
A. F. Ryder
Norwood
Fred FP
Brooks
Huston
Fashion Park
Palm Beach
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Minnie Yoffe
Max Kritzer
Pk Tors Ae
LY Cos
Rae
Goodyear
Back Bay Tire Co., Inc
Cambria St
Boston, Mass
Commonwealth Tire Co
Commonwealth Ave
Cambridge Motor Company
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, Mass
George Donovan
Irvington St
S. G. Davison
LaFayette St
Salem, Mass
Eidam Tire & Supply Co
Lawrence St
Lawrence, Mass
Grove Hall Tire Exchange
Warren St
Roxbury, Mass
Thomas E. Hogan, Inc
Harvard Auto Company, Inc
Edward H. Hill & Son
Boylston St
Brookline, Mass
Haymarket Hardware Co
Washington St
King Auto Supply Co
the Mandelstam Tire Co
Dartmouth St
George A. MacDonald
Roxbury Motor Mart
Humboldt Ave
James A. Travers Co., Inc
Brookline Ave
Peter L. Thompson, Inc
Terminal Gas & Supply Co., Inc
Cor
Mystic and
Main Sts
Charlestown, Mass
American Lead Fencil Co
Fifth Ave., N. Y
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