Settlement Ends Will Contest Over Pet Trust
The will of Ellen Frances Barnard who died last December left nearly all her estate to care for her pet cats dogs canaries parrot and cockatoo. Eight nephews and nieces challenged the will alleging insanity and undue influence by executor Charles W Bond beneficiary Mrs Bond and attorney Harry E Perkins. The dispute settled in court with bonds to pay heirs and proof of the pets’ deaths. Also noted is Procope Cafe of Paris a historic site associated with Voltaire Rousseau Robespierre Gambetta and other famous visitors.
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Ellen Frances Barnard
Temple Street
Procope Cafe
Paris
Voltaire
Rousseau
Robespierre
Gambetta
Fails to Find Girl on Liner at Boston Pier
Mrs. John L. Gibney of Detroit searched the White Star steamer Pittsburgh for Mary Donoghue an 18 year old Irish girl but could not locate her among passengers at Commonwealth Pier South Boston The search began after trips from Ireland via New York cost Mrs Gibney 400 with the Travellers Aid Society asked to assist Also aboard were John Randoph the American consul at Constantinople and Jimmie Cox English lightweight boxer seeking local bouts Cox reports 21 wins 14 by knockout and says he served in the British navy.
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Gibney
Detroit
Mary Donoghue
Pittsburgh
Washington
Hughes
Near East
London Population Tops 7.48 Million in Latest Census
London officials report the city’s population at 7,480,201 in the newest census, the highest total ever recorded. The figure underscores continued urban growth in the capital as of November.
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London
Greater London
Kate Ryan Benefit Nets Close to 3000 in Boston
A testimonial event at St James Theatre featured leading Boston theatre stars honoring Kate Ryan for over fifty years of stage service. The performance drew a record crowd and the committee announced the net proceeds approached 3000 dollars as Ryan lay critically ill in a Boston hospital.
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Kate Ryan
Boston
St. James Theatre
Miss Ryan
Receiver Sought for Massachusetts Oil Refining Company
The Old Colony Trust Company as trustee for a $5,000,000 7 percent issue and first mortgage holder asked the Suffolk Superior Court yesterday to appoint a receiver for the Massachusetts Oil Refining Company due to default in interest payments.
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Old Colony Trust
Suffolk Superior Court
Massasetts Oil Refining Company
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E. B. Horn
E. H. Hewitt
Joseph A. Love
Bond
White Star
Commonwealth Pier
John L
Jimmie Cox
Cox
Chanalette
OIL Refining Company
Wheuvelenvao L
Norfolk
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