Pay Big Taxes on Mrs Evans Estate in Essex Probate
Returns of executors accounts show the Maria A Evans estate in Beverly valued at 1 338 180 with a tax receipt of 260 075 64. Executors are William D Hunt and sisters Belle Hunt and Abbie W Hunt. Mrs Evans died October 16 1917 leaving most to her brothers and sisters and trusts of 100 000 cash to Walter Harlow 50 000 to ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria A. Evans
Beverly
Robert Dawson Evans
Essex
Salem
Evans
William D. Hunt
Belle Hunt
Abbie W. Hunt
Walter Harlow
Notable Bequests Reported Including Public Beneficiaries
The will distributes cash to Miss Louise Harlow and Miss Mary McCrillis, both cousins, with $75 000 to Mary and additional cash to Louise. Numerous large public bequests are also mentioned alongside these distributions.
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Louise Harlow
Mary McCrillis
Cousins
Lynn Barbers Move to Raise Haircut Price
The master barbers of Lynn plan a July 1 price increase to 75 cents after the local barbers union approved a wage rise. In Boston general shops charge 40 to 50 cents, hotel barbers 7 cents.
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Master Barbers of
Lynn
Lynn Barbers’ Union
Boston
General
Wilson vetoes appropriations bill over press and exec control
President Wilson vetoed the annual $104 million legislative, executive and judicial appropriations bill. He argued a section granting congressional control over government publications would curb executive functions and censor information to the public. He also criticized the public buildings commission and proposed transfer of the efficiency bureau to Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Government Printing Office
Congressional Joint Committee On
Joint Committee
Public Buildings Commission
White House
Capitol Building
Senate
House
Capitol Power Plant
Smithsonian Institution
Congressional Library
Congressional Commission
Executive Department
Bureau of Efficiency
President veto stems from censorship clash and Babson ties
Senator Smoot accuses the White House of being misled by outside influence over the joint committee on printing. He cites 155 government publications printed without lawful authority and describes a rift with Roger Babson who allegedly influenced the veto through advisors and pressure to end censorship.
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Congressional Joint Committee On Printing
Senate
House
Smoot
Utah
Joint Committee
Representative Good
Iowa
House Appropriations Committee
Mr. Good
Roger W. Babson
Committee On Public Information
Babson
Fire at Main Street Stores Causes Major Damage
A blaze in Plymouth started by an overturned kettle of grease damaged the building at 20-22 Main Street with losses exceeding 2500 dollars. Most loss was at the Mary E. Currier Candy Company store occupying the first and third floors at No. 22 Main Street.
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Plymouth
Main Street
Mary E. Currier Candy Company
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Field’s Corner Market
Dorchester Ave
Dorchester Chas. H. Brown Stores
Elm St
Everett
Broadway
Revere
Morris St
Washingtoo Ie
Chelsea
Campbell’s
Shore Haddock
Bromfield St
Rosenna Allard
Wanoosnoc Rd
Fitchburg
Mass
Cuticura Laboratories
Dept. B
Malden
Vorenberg
Peerless
Boys’ Union
Hanover and. Elm Sts
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