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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1901
Page
7
Reports from the Atlantic describe derelict vessels adrift in busy ocean lanes as large liners cross toward New York. Immigrant ships and three Western Atlantic steamer wrecks are cited along with several ships from Liverpool and Marseilles. Government may send a gunboat to destroy the derelicts to prevent disaster.
The British steamer Mystic under Captain Dawson arrived at Louisburg C B hauling its third car this month for Frerett Gas and Coke. The article notes April tonnage to the plant, inclement weather delaying arrivals, and other vessels in port including the NorwegIan Alf and the Italian steamer Cerea.
Fragmentary OCR shows a shipping notice with times and vessel names. Mentions harbor schedules, boats at 8:00 a.m., a lake steamer at anchor, and references to multiple ships in transit amid a busy port scene.
An old advertisement touts Dr Hallock’s Wonder Electric Pills as a cure for nervous exhaustion headaches eye trouble and general weakness. It claims the pills restore nerve tissue nerve centers eye clarity and vitality with a one dollar price per box or six boxes for persistent cases.
An advertisement offers a five days' treatment with medical advice sent by mail at no charge, requiring a 10 cent postage payment. It urges readers to send for trial treatment and directs to Hallock Drug Co located at 110 Court Street, Boston Massachusetts.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Cambridge Boston May event with payments due and a poet Serato Leta. Details are unclear. entities are partially readable, making precise summary difficult.
Fragmentary auction notice lists items and bidders but unreadable. The legible portions mention an adjourned sale date and partial descriptions of goods.
A probate court in Boston Suffolk jurisdiction issues notices for administration of an estate and transfer of shares in a Massachusetts company. The order requires publication for three weeks in the Boston Post and delivery of a copy to the court, with a hearing date set for 1901 at ten o'clock.
A probate matter in Suffolk County names Mary as the estate subject and designates a representative. The administrator is cited to appear in Boston Probate Court on a specified date and time to show cause why the probate action should not proceed. The citation is issued under authority of Register Elijah George.
Suffolk Probate Court cites heirs and interested parties in the estate of George A. Ames of Boston for probate to Sarah King executrix with letters testamentary to be issued. Publication required in the Boston Post for three weeks prior to May 30 1901 and notice by mail or delivery seven days prior. Witness Elijah George Register. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Probate Court also notices Mary E Stanton administrator in the estate of John Stanton at Boston Probate Court June 20 1901 for allowance of accounts. publication in Boston Post for three weeks prior and mailing thirty days before court.
The text records probate court citations in Suffolk County Massachusetts for heirs and interested parties regarding estates of deceased individuals including Olbert Ohel and John F Dolan. Notices require appearances in Boston court on specified dates to show cause and to publish weekly citations for several weeks.
A garbled note referencing a mare and foal, a carved object, and a register entry. It mentions a May publication and a dated line about a legal or property matter, with unclear names and events. The text is fragmented and difficult to interpret.
Fragmentary notice from a probate court appears to announce the administration of an estate. It references letters of administration and the estate of a deceased individual, with directions about publishing and other procedural steps.
A widow of Lowell seeks court approval of her rights to the estate of the deceased Maine and Massachusetts residents. The petition requests admission of her appointment as administratrix and asks the court to order notice to the Treasurer and Secretary General fourteen days before the return day. Judge Charles J. MeIntire signed the citation on May 9.
Mass probate court summons heirs and next of kin for Mary E Horley late of Boston deceased. Citations require publication in Boston Post weekly for three weeks and service of copies to interested parties before May 30, 1901. Bailiff announces appearance at Suffolk Probate Court with judge Elijah Georges presiding.
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