Fight for 800 000 Estate In Suffolk Will Contest
In Suffolk Superior Court Judge King presided over a jury trial over the will of Benjamin W. Parker of Winthrop a molasses broker who died December 12 1910 leaving about 800000 to his brother Clark Parker. Dr Frederick P Gay a nephew contesting the will alleges inadequate provision as he received only 500.
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King
Suffolk County
Benjamin W. Parker
Winthrop
Central Street
Boston
Clark Parker
Frederick P. Gay
University of California
Parker Will Contest Seeks Reversal Over Alleged Undue Influence
The will, dated June 8 1910, allegedly made while Parker was not of sound mind and under influence by Clark Parker and Phoebe R. Parker. Trust funds placed with New England Trust Company for Clark Parker until his death, then appointees receive the estate. Beneficiaries include Dr Gay and Edward A Badger among others. witnesses L H Spooner Olive F Masters Burton KE Eames. Legal counsel include Fletcher Ranney for contestant and John L Bates for Clark Parker.
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Parker
Clark Parker
Phoebe R. Parker
New England Trust Company
Dr. Gay
Edward A. Badger
Medford
Robert Hogg
Everett
Edna Hartshorn
Winthrop
Henry A. Root
E. Keay
Lyda Miltz
East Boston
Nellie Corliss
Brookline
L. H. Spooner
Olive F. Masters
Burton KE. Eames
Fletcher Ranney
Michael J. Dwyer
The
Will and the New England Trust Company
John L. Bates
Sylvia Pankhurst Threat at Limehouse Meeting
Sylvia Pankhurst vowed to stay on the steps of the House of Commons with no food or water until Asquith received a deputation. At Limehouse she warned that suffragists would carry out the act if their bid to meet the prime minister on June 10 failed, while others denounced the Liberal government and spoke of militant action.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Sylvia Pankhurst
Limehouse
Mediation hinges on Carranza for Mexican talks
In Niagara Falls Ontario on June 3 a mediator waits for General Carranza, commander of the constitutionalist forces, after receiving a message from three South American diplomats. His decision will determine if Mexico’s crisis is settled by diplomacy or continued armed conflict toward Mexico City.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
Mediators Open Door for Constitutionalists in Mexican Talks
The mediators urge acceptance of their bid to include the constitutionalists in peace negotiations with Carranza. A rejection could prompt Washington to withdraw moral support. They expect Carranza to send envoys soon and see a favorable reply in a day or two. The note aims to clarify misunderstandings and invite constitutionalists back into talks.
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United States
Washington
General Carranza
Carranza
Rafael Zubaran
Mexican constitutionalists in talks at Niagara Falls delayed
Washington reports that the participation of Mexican constitutionalists in peace negotiations at Niagara Falls may be decided within a day.
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Washington
Mexico
Niagara Falls
Girl Hurd By Auto At Beach In Readville Tragedy
Miss Hilda L. Mugford two years old of Elliott street Readville was struck crossing the Revere Beach boulevard about 11 o'clock last night by a car owned and driven by Louis H. Watts 120 Clark avenue Chelsea. Her skull was fractured and she suffered numerous injuries. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Her companion Gerold W Clausen Belmont twenty five years old also hit but escaped with minor injuries and not hospitalized. Watts was arrested on reckless driving charges and held to await Miss Mugford's condition outcome.
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Hilda L. Mugford
Elliott Street
Readville
Revere Beach Boulevard
Louis H. Watts
Clark Avenue
Chelsea
Massachusetts General Hospital
Metropolitan Park
Holdger W. Clausen
Belmont
Watts
Miss Mugford
Insurance Manager in Sanitarium After Fund Irregularities
T Howard Lewis Boston manager for Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York has been committed to a private sanitarium after alleged irregularities with company funds totaling about 10 000 to 11 000. His wife lies prostrate with grief at the Lewis summer home in Milton.
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Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
T. Howard Lewis
Boston
Lewis
Milton
Boston agency head Lewis suffers breakdown amid $10,000 loss
G K Sargent says irregularities in Lewis’s Boston conduct will cost the company no more than 10 000 to 11 000 with much covered by a surety bond. Paul S Burns becomes acting manager as Lewis rests in a sanitarium and an audit proceeds. Mrs Lewis cites mental and physical collapse from work overload.
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Lewis
G. K. Sargent
Boston
Milk Street
Touraine
New York
Sargent
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Howard
Tragic Jump From Sixth Story At Downtown Hotel
A man identified as Quigley leaped from a sixth floor window and fell to the sidewalk below near a downtown hotel. He had worked locally and frequented the hotel for years, with little recent contact. police found torn letters and noted he had recent ties to McMinn & Quigley and Bayer Steam Soot Blower Co. prior to the incident.
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Magrath
North Grove Street
Quigley
McMinn & Quigley
Atlantic Avenue
Bayer Steam Soot Blower Company
Milk Street
Quigleys
Mentello Street
Roslindale
Quigley’s Career Shifts Highlight Local Business Figure
Quigley, once a partner in McMinn and Quigley, left the firm a year ago and sold his interest. He then joined a Pennsylvania sales firm and continued to enjoy success as a steel salesman. The couple's home life at 2 Trowbridge Street Arlington appeared very happy.
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Trowbridge Street
Arlington
Quigley
McMinn & Quigley
Harry F. McMinn
Pennsylvania
Dawson in serious condition after race injuries
Indianapolis June 8 Joe Dawson automobile race driver remains in serious condition tonight at a local hospital after the 500 mile race last Saturday. Doctors report internal injuries with crushed back and chest and say an operation would do no good but Dawson still has a chance for recovery.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joe Dawson
Dawson
Charlestown Engine Cleaner Killed in B M Yards
William Regan of 175 Rutherford avenue Charlestown, an engine cleaner for the Boston & Maine, was run down and killed by a backing locomotive near the Prison Point bridge in Charlestown. He had been on duty only five minutes when the accident occurred last evening.
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William Regan
Rutherford Avenue
Charlestown
Boston & Maine Road
Prison Point Bridge
Regan
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