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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
2
Olga Isile of Los Angeles was arrested in Vallejo while entertaining a crowd of bluejackets from the torpedo flotilla. She had come up from San Pedro as a stowaway on the torpedo boat Hopkins.
The late Lewis S. Dabney, noted Suffolk bar leader, filed for probate. A unique clause states that if George B. Dabney is engaged to be married at his father's death his fiancée receives 1000 dollars. The will, drawn in Dabney's handwriting years ago, leaves most to his two sons Frederick L. and George B. Dabney and their sister Caroline Miller Dabney, with legacies to servants and 1000 dollars to the Boston Bar Association library fund and 500 dollars to the Boston Legal Aid Society.
A large compliment dinner at the Hotel Somerset in Somerville honored Alexander McGregor of Malden. Attendees included political and business leaders such as Governor Bates, Walter S. Glidden, and John Crocker, with Behr's Orchestra providing music. The event, arranged by Glidden, was a social tribute with no political aims.
Complicated probate case centers on a 1907 will and its 1899 codicils now in Boston. Attorney John H. Hinckley holds the Aug 29 document from London via Mrs. Elizabeth Moore Ruckley. Bequests include 150000 to Moore and 10000 to the US President, with a wide range of sums to Fisher and others. Evidence of forgery rumors and missing witnesses cloud the Cambridge Probate Court review set for next month.
The letter states a major deal is closed with goods proceeding today marking the largest hat shipment to Boston for men. It markets split braids at 95 cents and $2.00, and world class $5.00 split braids at $2.00, urging buyers to act.
A new eye tonic marketed as Marine Eye Remedy claims to restore vision and relieve eye ailments. The advertisement touts restorative effects and urges purchase, citing patient testimonials and routine use for lasting benefits.
London telegram reports an all Irish industrial conference set for September 16 and 17 in Galway. The event aims to open new markets for Irish goods with invitations sent to Chambers of Commerce in America Canada and the Australian colonies.
The Supreme Court sustains an injunction against Eugene N. Foss for operating an automobile garage on Newbury Street, enforcing the real estate deed injunctions. The Back Bay garage faces closure as a result of the decision.
Thomas A Walsh marked 50 years with Macullar Parker Co at 400 Washington Street with a silver loving cup from Charles W Parker and roses for his wife. George Norris added a Russia leather easy chair and a black walrus rug to honor the milestone.
The LaPorte grand jury returned seven indictments against Ray Lamphere. Counts include the murders of Mrs. Belle Guinness, Philip Guinness, Lucy Sorenson, and Myrtle Sorenson by destroying the Guinness home, plus an arson count and a murder charge in the death of Andrew Helgelein on January 14, with an additional count of being an accessory to Mrs. Guinness in Helgelein's murder.
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