Contest for Fay Fortune in Boston Will Case
The will of Temple R. Fay, a Boston merchant who died in 1908, is being contested in the Supreme Judicial Court before Judge Rugg. Fay, childless, left his estate to two unmarried sisters on Charles Street, while two married sisters and Wilson W. Fay challenge the will on grounds of mental incapacity. Several business men testified about his mental condition. the will was executed in 1903.
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Temple R. Fay
Boston
Supreme Judicial Court
Rugg
Fay
Charles Street
Wilson W. Fay
Four Steamers Damaged In Collision At Rotterdam
Four steamers were damaged in a collision at Rotterdam today. The British vessel Thornbeck collided with the Dutch craft Solo and the Spanish steamer Rosario ran into the English boat Bathurst. The ships were not seriously damaged and no one was hurt.
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Rotterdam
Thornbeck
Solo
Rosario
Bathurst
Leyland liner captain to retire after voyage to London
Captain Richard F. Masters of the Leyland line freight ship Columbian sails from East Boston for London and will retire from sea life upon arrival. He served 22 years with the line, 18 as commander, and spent 14 years aboard the Columbian. Masters has logged 130 round trips between Boston and London, counting roughly 265000 miles. The Columbian ships wheat, cattle, provisions, flour, paper and sundries totaling 77 000 bushels, 801 cattle, 250 tons of provisions, 200 tons of flour, 50 tons of paper and sundries.
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Leyland Line
Columbian
Boston
London
Richard F. Masters
Captain Masters
Mediterranean
Liverpool
Old England
New England
Warner's Safe Cure touted by Chicago man for kidney relief
Lysander C. Figg of Chicago credits Warner's Safe Cure with restoring his health after kidney and liver trouble. He details a two month recovery, urges others to try the remedy, and notes free urine analysis offered by the company. Also promotes Warner's Safe Pills as a companion laxative and digestive aid.
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Lysander C. Figg
Chicago
Ill
Warner
Wychmere Hotel
Headless Lady Found Photo Pointed in City
A photograph showing a woman with her head removed was taken yesterday on Summer Street near Sheinwald's Shoe Syndicate at 11 30 a m A five dollar reward is offered for the unidentified woman to identify herself by calling the City Editor's room at the Post between 3 and 5 p m while wearing the same costume as in the picture.
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Summer Street
Sheinwald’s Shoe Syndicate
The
Post
Today Opens Deer Season in Maine
Maine deer hunting opens tomorrow and runs through December 15. Wardens at Bangor anticipate a busier season with moose holding their own and deer more abundant than last year. Rain and high water may push bucks onto ridges, aiding early hunting.
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Bangor
Maine
Walter I. Neal
Frank M. Perkins
Mr. Neal
Maine Big Game License Fees Hint At Seasonal Change
An article notes no changes in big game laws since last season and estimates about 2000 non residents will pay the $15 license fee to shoot big game in Maine this year.
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Maine
Finland Faces Pressure Over Finland Defence Payment
St Petersburg report says another dissolution of Finland's Senate is likely due to a dispute with Russia over annual contributions to imperial defence. Finland offers 2 million dollars a year while Russia demands 4 million.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Finland
Rock in tunnel halts trains in Jersey City
Traffic in the Bergen tunnel of the Erie railroad was stopped for over an hour during the rush hour as workmen cleared a fallen rock from the track. The blast loosened a large rock that struck the rails, delaying many trains until crews cleared the obstruction.
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New York
Bergen
Erie Railroad
Jersey City
Slum Worker Blanche Lord Dies in Auto Wreck
Miss Blanche Lord once a slum worker in New York and reputed author under an assumed name was killed in an automobile accident yesterday while returning to St. Paul from White Bear Lake.
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Minneapolis
Blanche Lord
New York
St. Paul
White Bear Lake
Boy Drunk At School In Glouces ter Case
In Glouces ter Charles Olson a 12 year old Babson school pupil caused a stir by reporting to school with a wine stained slant from wine stolen at home. His mother said the bottle was stolen but the boy says he was given the wine by her. He was kept at the station until sober. This is his second intoxicated incident.
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Glouceser
Charles Olson
Babson School
Duncan Street
Chisholm
German Empress Watches Wright Fly at Potsdam
Orville Wright trains pupil Captain Engelhardt near Potsdam with the Wright aeroplane on open ground. The German empress visited Wright, witnessed two short flights, and congratulated him.
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Potsdam
Orville Wright
Engelhardt
Can You Tell What Ails This Man
An advertising piece claims biliousness causes appetite loss fatigue back and shoulder pain coated tongue and constipation. It asserts bile poisons blood and promotes Simith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills as a universal, habit free remedy with rapid improvements and medical approval.
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Simith
Hello Girl Bound to Elope With Tar
South Norwalk Connecticut September 30 A 16 year old Rowayton telephone girl Edna Savage attempted eloping with a sailor. Her mother interrupted them at the station, spanked both, then took Edna home by the ear. Edna insists she will marry her sailor despite the setback.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Edna Savage
Rowayton
Edna
Jack Tar
Ex-Hub Preacher Arrested in Jersey
William Burnett Campbell, a black preacher, is under arrest in Jersey City as a fugitive from justice. He is wanted in Boston on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. He advertised as "The great divine" and claimed miraculous cures during his stay.
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Jersey City
N. J
William Burnett Campbell
Boston
Miss Morgan Plans Lunchroom at Navy Yard
Washington news item reports Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J P Morgan and member of the National Civic Federation of Women executive committee intends to open a lunchroom at the navy yard in Washington similar to the Brooklyn yard project last spring.
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Washington, D. C
Anne Morgan
J. P. Morgan
National Civic Federation of Women
The
Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Staff of Hospital Resigns Over Matron Row
Eighteen physicians comprising nearly the entire Elliot Hospital staff resign their connections amid a dispute over the retention of Miss Augusta C Robertson as matron. The basis centers on alleged disobedience of medical rules, inadequate care to patients, and the matron overruling doctors in certain cases.
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Manchester, N. H
Elliot Hospital
Augusta C. Robertson
Medical staff resign over hospital leadership dispute
About a month ago the medical staff informed the hospital board that Miss Robertson was unfit for her post and urged the matron's resignation. Trustees ignored the warning, held meetings, and were urged to withdraw by physicians who then held a meeting, resulting in all staff except Dr George C Wilkins resigning. Signatories include Drs Parsons French Towne Carvell Burnham Pattee Flanders Watson Milliken Robinson Parker Wheat Bennett Jones O Connor Fritz. Board chairman Mayor Eugene E Reed will not comment.
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Hospital Board of Trustees
Miss Robertson
George C. Wilkins
William M. Parsons
Melville French
George D. Towne
H. D. W. Carvell
H. B. Burnham
W. H. Pattee
C. F. Flanders
G. M. Watson
C. W. Milliken
J. Franklin Robinson
David W. Parker
Arthur F. Wheat
H. W. N. Bennett
F. N. Rogers
C. O. Coburn
E. A. Jones
J. E. O'Connor
Emden Fritz
Eugene E. Reed
Manarra John F Walters arraigned for assault and profanity
John F Walters aged 53 of Lamartine Street Jamaica Plain appeared in Roxbury District Court yesterday on charges of assaulting Inspector Doloff of the Boston Elevated and using profane language. He was found guilty and fined five dollars on each count by Judge Williams.
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John F. Walters
Lamartine Street
Jamaica Plain
Roxbury
Doloff
Boston
Williams
Heller illness delays Roosevelt Nairobi arrival
On account of the illness of Edmund Heller, the Roosevelt expedition zoologist, former President Roosevelt will not reach Nairobi from the Mweru district until Oct. 23. He was due Oct. 15. Heller’s indisposition is attributed to overwork.
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Heller
Roosevelt
Nairobi
Edmund Heller
Mweru
Quartermaster Caroan Takes Life With Rifle
Quartermaster James Caroan of the Twenty-ninth Infantry killed himself with a rifle early today in his Fort Jay tent on Governor's Island. Authorities cited mounting duties and increased nervousness from airplane flights as factors.
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Quartermaster Caroan
New York
James Caroan
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Fort Jay
Governor's Island
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