Adah Richmond’s Status in John Stetson’s Estate
The Boston Post reports Adah Richmond claiming rights to John Stetson’s remaining dollars, arguing marriage under common law. Readers note documents bearing her signature, a June 187% deed, and letters from Adah disputing newspaper claims while Mr. Pattee’s illness delays full will disclosure.
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John Stetson
Adah Richmond
Stetson
Boston
John
Adai
Richmond) Stetson
John Stetson, Jr
John Stetson Divorce Prompts Early Marital Notes
A Pittsburg iron merchant recalls 1874 Boston meetings with John Stetson and Adah Richmond. Stetson, living with her, faced a “family row” and warned that Melvina, his wife, could claim damages if she learned of the affair. The suggestion arose to sue for divorce.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Boston
John Stetson
Stetson
Adah Richmond
Melvina
Mr McGready Details on Stetson Richmond Marriage
John McCready of 358 Winsor Street Cambridge states to a Post reporter that it was generally recognized Adah Richmond was Stetson’s lawful wife when the marriage occurred. McCready, then Boston printer of theatrical work, had done much business for Stetson before a show print shop opened. He denies that he witnessed the ceremony. his brother Samuel knew Stetson but cannot confirm witness status.
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John McCready
Winsor Street
Cambridge
John Stetson
Adah Richmond
Stetson
Post
McCready
Boston
Samuel A. McCready
Pilling Confined by Muscular Trouble Amid Stetson Funeral Controversy
Frank J. Pilling, brother-in-law of the late Mrs. John Stetson and in the city’s theatrical business, is bedbound by a muscular ailment that stopped him from traveling to New York for the funeral. He spent hours at the Stetson home Monday. exertion left him prostrate. He deplores newspaper statements by some and deems the moment improper for further comment.
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Frank J. Pilling
John Stetson
New York
Stetson
Pilling
Question on Adah Richmond deed signatures and Stetson marriage links
The Post presents signatures on a deed by John Stetson Jr and Mrs Adah Stetson and compares them to Adah Richmond's handwriting on her portrait. Critics question whether Adah Richmond and Mrs Adah Stetson are same person, suggesting possible evidence of a common law marriage with John Stetson after his 1874 divorce and before his 1887 marriage to Melvina Stokes.
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Adah Richmond
Adah Stetson
John Stetson, Jr
John Stetson
John
Ome E. Wright
Adah
Kate Stokes
Miss Richmond
Stetson
Melvina Folsom _ Stetson
Miss Stokes
JAH Writes A Letter Denying Talk With Newspaper Men
The letter denies speaking to reporters and says she has changed residence and values health over Stetson's money. It notes Dr Adah Richmond has not yet appeared in Boston and will take days to bring evidence claiming a share of wealth. A letter from Adah was received by a well known gentleman.
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New York
John Stetson
Mr. Stetson, Sr
Boston
Mr. Stetson
Adah
Stetson
Adah Richmond
Will probate prompts claim from claimant in Boston
Following probate offer, reported by those with access to the estate, the deceased's party plans to travel to Boston to present claims. The note suggests ongoing contention over the will and its execution.
Truth about the will of John Stetson in safe deposit box
Report says the will of John Stetson remains secured in a bank safe deposit box and will not be opened until lawyer Charles Pattee is able. Two living persons know its existence while one lies ill at a Winthrop home and the other refuses to discuss contents. A Boston press version is challenged as inaccurate according to the will’s watcher.
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Mr. Pattee
Boston
Adah Richmond
Miss Richmond
Pattee
Soule
Winthrop
John Stetson
Charles Pattee
Firebug Causes West Somerville House Blaze
An incendiary fire in West Somerville destroys a new two and a half story house, damages a second new building, and harms two other homes and a barn. Cambridge engine joins Somerville fire crews. one bystander injures a leg while a watchman guards the property. Police seek a suspect seen fleeing.
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Somerville
West Somerville
Highland and
Willow Avenues
Cambridge
A. E. Dickson
Paul Epstein
Mr. Epstein
Frank Hayden
Somerville Electric Light Company
Mr. Dickson
Wilbur P. Rice
Elm Street
Dodge, Burns and Reick
Bell Boy Stabbing at Crawford House Leads to Dispute
David Barrington and James Crockson, both 22, bell boys at Crawford House, quarreled at about 7 pm. Barrington allegedly stabbed Crockson five times in the back with a knife. Dr Cilley treated the wounds. Barrington disappeared after the fight. Crockson declines to press charges.
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David Barrington
Auburn Street
James Crockson
North Bennet Street
Crawford House
Barrington
Crockson
Cilley
Doans Kidney Pills Bring Relief to Boston Reader
A Boston resident Mr A C Howes of A C Howes & Co baking powder manufacturers testifies after years of kidney trouble. He reports severe attacks at Old Orchard Beach and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with eliminating pain and bladder inflammation. Available 50 cents at local druggists or by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Boston
A. C. Howes
No. 4
Liberty Square
Howes
A. C. Howes & Co
Old Orchard Beach
Dean
Knight’s Pharmacy
Court Street
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Trusted Teller Chester Cross Arrested in Palmer
Chester W Cross former teller at Palmer National Bank is under arrest in Palmer after a small defalcation. Investigators found multiple false entries with total alleged loss likely not exceeding 600 dollars. Deputy U S Marshal Waters served papers. Cross held in Palmer lockup awaiting bail or transport to Boston.
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Palmer
Chester W. Cross
Palmer National Bank
Cross
Palmer Savings
Palmer National Banks
N. W. Chandler
National Bank
United States
Marshal Waters
Boston
Studley
Palmer Lockup
Waters
Rice
Springfield
Mrs Hammond Intercedes With Kruger Over Prisoner Sentence
Pretoria dispatch says Mrs John Hays Hammond, wife of the American reform committee member, met President Kruger to plead for her husband and other convicts. Kruger promised to consider the arguments and hoped for a week end resolution. Most prisoners have signed detailed statements about the agitation.
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London
Telegraph
Pretoria
John Hays Hammond
Johannesburg
Senate Agrees to Conference Report on Legislative Appropriation Bill
The Senate today approved the conference report on the legislative appropriation bill. It settles compensation for United States district attorneys and marshals with a salary schedule by district, but several issues remain unresolved. A further conference was ordered.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Alice McDonald Suffers Three Rib Breaks After Fall
A 64 year old woman Alice McDonald of 480 Hanover street fell down cellar stairs last night and broke three ribs. She was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Alice McDonald
Hanover Street
City Hospital
Meandering Mike Debates Honesty With Hostess
The dialogue shows Meandering Mike asserting his innocence amid suspicion from a woman who declines his company. She claims extreme honesty, joking that she would not even beat carpet, underscoring a humorous social exchange.
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Mike
Deberty
Axin
Cardinal Luigi Galimberti dies in Suchtein near Dusseldorf
Cardinal Luigi Galimberti, titular archbishop of Nicea and former papal nuncio at Vienna, died at Suchtein near Dusseldorf. Born in Rome, he rose from Italian newspaper work to Vatican service, forged ties with Kaiser and Berlin officials, and served as nuncio and archbishop before his death.
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Eprlin
Luigi Galimberti
Nicea
Vienna
Suchtein
Dusseldorf
Galimberti
Rome
Vatican
Berlin
Germany
Spain
Caroline Islands
Prussia
Holy See
Methodist conference reaches woman question compromise
At Cleveland May 7 the general conference approved a compromise on women delegates. The plan allows current women delegates to stay with seats challenged, while resubmitting a constitutional amendment over four years. A substitute proposing limited eligibility was laid on the table amid applause for the eventual compromise.
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Cleveland
Methodist General Conference
A. J. Kynett
Warren
New England
George P. Mains
New York
East
Buckley
City Briefs and Local Incidents
The Channing Hall talk at 25 Beacon Street is set for Saturday at 2 30 led by Rev W Hanson Puls ford on Lesson XIII Diana and Her Silversmiths. Funeral services for John J Crowley father of Officer M H Crowley were held with a Requiem Mass at St Gregorys Milton and burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery. A decomposed unknown man was recovered from East Boston waters and taken to North Grove morgue awaiting ID. Bricklayer John Smith 19 of 16 Magazine Street fell from a staging at the State House site, injuring his right arm.
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Beacon Street
W. Hanson Pulsford
Diana
John J. Crowley
M. H. Crowley
Liquor Squad
St. Gregory’s Church
Milton
Father Degan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Harbor Police
East Boston
North Grove Street
John Smith
Magazine Street
Norcross Brothers
State House
Train Accident Victims Named in Boston Area Report
The report details victims from a railway accident near Savin Hill and Park Square Watertown. William J. Dow of Savin Hill, age about 46, a commercial traveler, and J E Long, 36, a window decorator from Watertown, are identified. Dow’s son George is noted for regional school running. Dow’s death deeply affects his wife and relatives.
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Dow
William J. Dow
Grampian Way
Savin Hill
George Dow
A. H. Wood
Wood, Pollard & Co
Mr. Dow
Wood. Long
Watertown
J. E. Long
Park Square
Spring Street
Brown & King
Boston
Providence
Massachusetts General Hospital
Train Collision Near Newburyport Due to Signal Error
Two freight trains collided near Newburyport about a mile south of the city this afternoon. Engine 18 derailed six cars, with three badly smashed. engine 13 was thrown from the rails. No injuries reported. Cause cited as a signal mistake.
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Newburyport
Portland
Ball House
Freight wreck halts New Haven line near Pelham
Thirteen freight cars of extra train No. 8 bound west from New Haven were wrecked near Pelham station when a king-pin failed. The forward car left its track and toppled into the rest, forming a huge pile. No injuries reported and traffic delayed six hours. Washington express held until 5 o clock.
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Pelham
Manor
N. Y
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New Haven
Washington Express
Harlem River
Paderewski Autographs Shirts In Humorous Dinner Feat
Mr James Ellsworth hosted a dinner for Paderewski in Chicago with guests performing feats to earn a living. Theodore Thomas untied and removed his waistcoat with tied hands while Paderewski signed autographs on eleven shirts, retiring them from circulation.
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James Ellsworth
Chicago
Paderewski
Theodore Thomas
Mr. Ellsworth
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