Fight over estate of E S Stokes in New York begins
In New York on November 4, Rosamond Barclay widow of Edward S Stokes declares she will contest his estate. She says the will is uncertain and alleges marriage records may prove her claim while detailing Stokes wealth from coal, railroad interests, and a cafe business.
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New York
Edward S. Stokes
Rosamond Barclay
Edward
Stokes
John Delahunty
St. Paul
Miss Barclay
Europe
Harlem
Mr. Stokes
Canada
Mr. McNutt
McNutt
Washington Heights
Learys
West Virginia
Greenwood Cemetery
Malden Hosts First Dog and Cat Show in Peirce Building
Malden prepares for its first dog and cat show at 102 Pleasant Street in the Peirce building, led by Mrs. G L Weaver and the Misses Weaver. Dr Samuel Green oversees as superintendent. about 100 animals entered including Clapton Duchess from England. Ribbon prizes, 10 AM to 10 PM, judging 2 PM to 6 PM by Lingard for dogs and Miss Pease with Miss Gray for cats.
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Samuel Green
Malden
Peirce Building
Pleasant Street
G. L. Weaver
England
Lingard
Everett
Boston
Miss Pease
Miss Gray
Flora Bernard v Lynn and Boston rail action in civis court
First Session Judge Hopkins hears tort suit. Flora Bernard claims personal injuries from a wagon accident on Chelsea street between Chelsea and [missing text]. Plaintiff alleges being thrown from wagon when struck by one of the defendant’s cars.
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Hopkins
Flora Bernard
Lynn
Boston Rail
Chelsea Street
Chelsea
Richardson
Sarah Vearton
Kennebec Steamboat Company
Warren & Garfield
Rbordman Hall
Jeffrey O'Connell
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Curtis Street
Whipple
Sears & Ogden
Samuel Hoar
Bond
AMI
W. J. Doucett
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Doucett
Boston
Somerville
B.J. Flynn
B. B. Reardon
E. F. Saltonstall
Hardy
T. J. Morrissey
J. T. Morrissey
Catherine Morrissey
J. DB. Kenney
Meehan & Meehan
L. W. Folsom
H. W. Barrett
P. B. Runyan
W. B. Buckminster
Charles F. Hechinger
Edward F. Sullivan
Shawmut Avenue
Dedham Street
J. A. McGeough
J. J. McCarthy
LAXAKOLA Free Sample Draws Strong Praise
Letters from customers in Massachusetts praise LAXAKOLA for constipation relief. Writings from William D. Terrio and Mrs. W. T. Noonan attest to easy availability, repeat purchases, and satisfaction with the product. Includes note that druggists carry 25 and 50 cent bottles and free samples offered by The Laxakola Co. in New York.
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William D. Terrio
Chandler Street
Lawrence
Mass
W. T. Noonan
Washington Street
Boston
Laxakola CO
Vesey Street
N. Y
Boston Court Dockets Review of Damages and Defenses
A compendium of civil actions shows plaintiffs seeking damages against major firms including American Express Boston & Albany Railroad and Boston Elevated Railroad in multiple sessions. Verdicts vary with several defendants winning on totals ranging from 500 to 5 000 dollars and more, while others proceed to trial on counts of personal injury and contract actions.
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Boston
H. C. Long
H. F. Hurlburt
E. D. Hardy Et al
American Express Company
Hard, Pratt & Co
Paris
France
Hutchins & Wheeler
Ropes, Gray & Gorham
Jim Fisk's Widow Resides Quietly in South Boston
The widow of Edward Stiles Stokes lives in modest circumstances in South Boston. She has no concern with the death of Stokes and memories of the tragedy linger through the four principal actors once central to the sensational case.
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South
Boston
Stokes
Edward Stiles Stokes
British Lender Hints Larger Taxes And Loans
London November 4 The Chancellor Sir Michael Hicks Beach warned of new taxes and larger loans as war costs in South Africa rise and the national exchequer faces higher ordinary expenditures. He suggested the country may bear greater burdens next year. John Morley echoed fears saying annual government spending rose by about 140 million dollars in the last decade, with sinking fund suspensions totaling 160 million.
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London
Great Britain
Michael Hicks-Beach
Bristol
South Africa
Sir Michael
John Morley
Forfar
Scotland
Centaur Club Dorchester Dance at Bloomfield Hall
The Centaur Club of Dorchester hosts its fifth annual entertainment and dance in Bloomfield Hall Dorchester tomorrow evening. Leading local men organize the event with top city talent including Charles Sandy Chapman Lawrence B OConnor Billy Troy John T Clahane Charles Littlefield Johnny Purcell and Johnny Quigley. entertainment runs from 8 to 10 with dancing until 2.
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Centaur Club
Dorchester
Bloomfield Hall
Charles
Sandy’) Chapman
Lawrence B. O’connor
Billy’’ Troy
John T. Clahane
Charles Littlefield
Johnny’ Purcell
Boers Seize Two Guns From Benson's Column
Report from Pretoria states Boers escaped with two guns captured from Colonel Benson's column in the recent engagement near Brakei laagte in eastern Transvaal.
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Pretoria
Benson
Brakeilaagte
Transvaal
Reverend Kinsey Twining Dies In New Haven Home
The Rev. Kinsey Twining D D once literary editor of the New York Independent died in New Haven at Miss Twining s home from angina pectoris He was among 46 surviving members of Yale class of 1853 a relative of Yale President Hadley and left a widow and three children He is the second member of his class to die since the bicentennial.
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New Haven
Kinsley Twining
New York City
New York Independent
Miss Twining
Yale
Hadley
John L A Simon Legree to Return to Stage Role
John L Sullivan seeks to play Simon Legree in Uncle Tom's Cabin after a spell in vaudeville and other jobs. He pressed a Bridgeport manager to join a new company and start rehearsals, aiming to secure the lead role despite a current contract.
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John I. Sullivan
Simon Lezree
John L
John
Simon Lestee
John I
Simon Legree
George H. Downing
Bridgeport
Sullivan
Downing
Appointment of John W. Riddie as embassy secretary
The President appointed John W. Riddie of Minnesota to be secretary of the United States embassy at St. Petersburg, announced from Washington on November 4.
Hunter Fearing Law Let His Victim Die After Accident
Leslie Bowker of Marshfield, 28, died from a gunshot wound believed accidental near the Great Falls on the Machias River. Bowker, shot while crossing an open field, was left by the shooter who fled to avoid legal risk, intensifying debate over the new Maine statute penalizing hunters who kill another person. Bowker's companions carried him five miles to the river and then two miles to his home, but he succumbed to blood loss and exposure.
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Machias
Leslie Bowker
Marshfield
Bowker
Great Falls
Richard Sullivan
Dan
Leo Lowell
Everett Pennell
Whitneyville
Faith in Commission Drives Grade Crossing Hope
Rev. Father Hugh O Donnell, vice president of East Boston Improvement Association, backs a state Supreme Court commission study on grade crossings. He notes past dangers, deaths, and schoolchildren crossing tracks, urging an overpass from Curtis Street to Jeffries Point to protect the public.
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Fr. O'Donnell
Boston
Hugh Roe & Donnell
East Boston Improvement Association
Post
O'Donnell
Supreme Court
Court House
Curtis Street
Jeffries Point
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