First Wife Wins Right to Widow’s Share in Geisler Estate
Margaret Emma Geisler of Philadelphia has won the fight to be recognized as widow of Walter J. Geisler of Weymouth, while Mrs E Josephine Geisler of Weymouth loses and may not share in the property. The master’s report says she married in Camden by a man she believed to be a clergyman, lacks a certified marriage record, knew of a prior Geisler marriage, and suspected alimony payments for wife No 1.
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Margaret Emma Geisler
Philadelphia
Walter J. Geisler
Weymouth
E. Josephine Geisler
Geisler
Camden
N. J
Geisler Gambler Linked Widow Says Master
The master finds E Josephine Geisler closely tied to Geisler gambling operations and notes lack of divorce. Geisler, son of Philadelphia butcher John Geisler, married Margaret Emma Megonegal on January 17, 1877 and had two children. He left his wife May 5, 188 and died February 1911. Widow rarely spoke to him after, and administrator shifts to Weymouth’s George L Barnes who claims deposits of 6115 and a 2000 mortgage note.
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John Geisler
Philadelphia
Margaret Emma Megonegal
Herbert Wilcox Geisler
Geisler
Josephine Geisler
Weymouth
E. Josephine Geisler
George L. Barnes
Alaskan Army Officer Dismissed for Financial Irregularities
May 27. First Lieutenant Robert B. Parker of the Thirteenth United States Infantry was dismissed from the army after a court martial at Fort Lawson Washington. Convicted of financial irregularities while serving as post exchange officer at Fort William H. Seward Alaska last year. Parker was appointed from Illinois.
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Washington
Robert B. Parker
Thirteenth
United States Infantry
Army
Fort Lawson
Wash
Fort William H. Seward
Alaska
Parker
Ilinois
Lipton officers fined in Lipton beer contract conspiracy
At London's Old Bailey nine British army officers and eight Lipton Limited civilians were convicted of conspiring to offer or accept bribes for army canteen contracts. Lt Col Whitaker received six months, while Lipton executives Cansfield and Minto were fined 2500 dollars each, six civilians 250 dollars, and remaining officers were bound over. Justice Darling denounced the Letter from Fiennes as decadence.
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London
Justice Darling
Saye and
Sele
John
Old Bailey
Lipton, Limited
Whitaker
Yorkshire Regiment
Fiennes
Lord Saye
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Darling
Lord Saye and Sele
John Cansfield
Archibald Minto
Sir Thomas Lipton
Lewiston Man Struck by Locomotive Uninjured
Albert Bernier of Lewiston was struck by a locomotive at the Court street crossing in Auburn today and thrown into the air, landing on the engine pilot. He was taken to a hospital and found to have escaped injury, though his bicycle was destroyed.
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Lewiston
Albert Bernier
Court Street
Auburn
Senate Approves Exposition Entertaining Fund
Washington May 27 The Senate approved an appropriation of 1 041 000 dollars to entertain officers and men of foreign fleets visiting the Panama Exposition in San Francisco as part of official hospitality measures for the event.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Appropriation Bill Adds Exposition Toll Exemption
The Senate in the committee of the whole inserted a naval appropriation provision and approved an amendment allowing foreign ships to pass through the Panama Canal to the exposition without tolls.
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Serted
Senate
Committee of the Whole
Fanama Canal
Wireless talk 807 miles apart sets daylight record
San Francisco May 27. A new daylight wireless record is claimed as the Matson liners Wilhelmina and Matsonia, 807 miles apart, spoke for 30 minutes on May 9, according to Captain Peter Johnson. The distance reportedly surpassed prior records by over 300 miles.
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San Francisco
Matson
Wilhelmina
Matson Ia
Peter Johnson
Honolulu
Regret Wilson Cannot Speak on Memorial Day
The New Jersey department of the Grand Army of the Republic sent President Wilson a letter expressing profound regret that his duties prevent him from addressing Memorial Day gatherings at Arlington to honor Civil War figures.
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Wilson
Newark
N. J
Department of New Jersey
Grand Army of the Republic
Arlington
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