Fight Will Of 90 Year Old Woman
George A. Nelson, a year old man who sought to wed Frances Maria Wilson of Charlestown, will testify as the will contest proceeds in Superior Court. The will leaves Nelson the bulk of about $80 000. $3000 to Mrs. James Bartlett a sister and $1500 to George W. Wilson a brother at Togus Maine plus several smaller bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Nelson
Frances Maria Wilson
Charlestown
Nelson
James Bartlett
George W. Wilson
Togus
Contest over will alleges undue influence on elderly testator
Contestants led by Mrs James Bartlett of Lexington charge undue influence on a 90 year old testator. Judge George sent the case to Superior Court for a jury to decide will contest issues after witnesses testified that Nelson pressed witnesses to sign and that one witness wrote the name for the testator.
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James Bartlett
Lexington
George W. Wilson
Old Soldiers’ Home
Charles H. Chambers
New York
Viola
Chambers Wilson
Roslindale
Lillian
Goldie Chambers
Somerville
Walter
Karl Chambers
George
Nelson
Winchester High Triumphs Over Woburn High 1 0
Winchester High edged Woburn High 1 to 0 in yesterday’s game. Weasen’s ball juggling set up Leduc’s second inning score. Colucci and Matthews pitched well for Winchester while Matthews and Johnston teamed on the battery for Woburn. Umpire Mc Loughlin. Time not stated.
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Winchester High
Woburn High
Weaser
Leduc
Colucci
Matthews
R.H.E
Johnston
Moreland
McLoughlin
Malden High Girls Bandit Nine Beat Boys 5-3 at Salem
Malden High School girls defeated the boys 5 to 3 in five innings at Canoble Lake during their annual picnic. Pitcher Alice Leatherman led a strong defense while Bernice Westcott and Constance Webster powered the batting to break a tie in the fifth. A rematch is scheduled for next Monday at Malden High School field.
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Malden
Salem
N. H
Canoble Lake
Bernice Westcott
Constance Webster
Georgia Smith
Alice Leatherman
Malden High School
Dorothy Bush
Dorothy Thompson
Helen Jenkins
Herberta Presson
Madeline Hartnett
Eileen Kearney
Olive Kirschner
Willard McLeod
Charles Flanders
Fred Rowe
Albert Lamprell
Harold Spencer
James Savis
Parker Kimball
Austin Trafton
John Clemens
Madeline Hartnell
Pinkie Presson
Olive Kershner
Hileen Kearney
Protest over Von Mach as Speaker at July 4 Meeting
The idea of inviting Professor Ed mund von Mach of Cambridge German American to speak at the Americanization meeting at Faneuil Hall on July 4 sparked a strong protest at a recent Americanization committee meeting in the election commissioners’ office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund von Mach
Cambridge
Faneuil Hall
Controversy Over Professor Von Mach At Meeting
Congressman George Holden Tinkham proposes Professor von Mach as a speaker, drawing protests from West End social worker Philip Davis who fears offense. Some urge selecting a less pronounced figure. Chairman Minton defends von Mach as capable, while Election Commissioner Frank Seiberlich notes the professor is not a Bostonian and the matter ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Holden Tinkham
Professor von Mach
Philip Davis
West End
Minton
Frank Seiberlich
Critics oppose Von Mach as July 4th speaker
A reader opposes selecting Professor von Mach of Cambridge as chief speaker for the Americanization meeting at Faneuil Hall on July 4. The letter argues his long absence of naturalization, lack of voting, and German loyalties, urging a real American example for new citizens.
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Tinkham
Minton
Election Board
Professor von Mach
Cambridge
Faneuil Hall
von Mach
America
Harvard
Progressive Party
Progressive Club
Massachusetts
Mr. Minton
Cambridge Neighborhood House Outdoor Benefit Concert
A Cambridge lawn party yesterday afternoon featured the Fuller sisters Roslind Dorothy and Dorothy singing 17 British Isles folk songs on the James Russell Lowell estate. The event drew about 600 society members from Cambridge and Boston with tables, flower girls, and tea served afterward.
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British Isles
Fuller Sisters
Dorothy
Rosalind
Cynthia
Dorset
England
Cambridge
James Russell Lowell
Elmwood Avenue
Boston
Berkshire
Oxfordshire
Somerset
Cornwall
Devonshire
Nottingham
Adelene Moffat
Evelyn Bolles
Erica Thorp
Maynard Fixes Tax Rate At $20 For This Year
Maynard tax payers face a $20 rate for 1915, announced by the Board of Assessors. The levy is $1.60 higher than last year's rate, reflecting updated figures used to determine the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Board of Assessors
Jitney Service Begins in Maynard Weekend Route Seen
Jitney buses enter Maynard with a single weekly run on Saturdays linking Maynard to Marlboro. If the service proves popular, operators may expand frequency beyond the initial once per week schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Greater Boston
Marlboro
Princeton 168th commencement draws large alumni turnout
Princeton New Jersey June 11 alumni flood campus as 168th commencement festivities begin. Alumni arrive by train and take over Old North for senior songs while undergraduates hold club banquets. Each class parades with its band through town signaling a strong reunion crowd.
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Princeton
N. J
Old North
Talks to carriers against suffrage at Boston meeting
Mrs. A. J. George of Brookline spoke to Boston letter carriers at their monthly Quincy House gathering last evening. The anti suffrage advocate was invited after a prior address by Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. George
Brookline
Boston
Quincy House
Mrs. George
Team Match At Lexington Golf Club North Lexington
An afternoon event at the Lexington Golf Club Yinks in North Lexington features a team match between the local club and Wellesley Country Club. A return match is scheduled in Wellesley on August 28.
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Lexington
Yinks
Wellesley Country Club
Wellesley
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