Will appoints Wilmot Evans executor after death
The will dated November 11, 1885, appoints Wilmot R. Evans of Everett as executor without bond and authorizes him to wind up the estate, sell or mortgage property, and carry contracts made by the deceased until probate. Probate is sought via special administration if needed, with public notice to follow. The article recalls Nervy Evans’s precarious finances and public sympathy for his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmot R. Evans
Everett
Probate Court
J. W. Bickford
W.S. Bliss
E. W. Powers
J. H. Benton, Jr
Mr. Evans
Paine
Mr. Benton
W. R. Evans
Register
Evans
Filing the Will Quick Action in Evans Estate
Lawyer J H Benton filed the will of Mr Evans in swift compliance with a testament provision. Benton appeared affected and declined further comment. Settlement of the estate will begin at the earliest possible date.
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Benton
J. H. Benton
Evans
Nervy Evans Dies by Own Action in Everett
News of Nervy Evans death by self-inflicted action shocks Everett residents. Ex Senator Evans, father of the broker, hurried from Boston and learned the tragedy upon returning home, believing market pressures and despondency may have driven his son to suicide. The family mansion at Broadway and Hancock is described. neighbors recall Nervy Evans as a prominent broker and town figure.
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Evans
Everett
Nervy Evans
Boston
Irving A. Evans
Mr. Evans
Suncook
Broadway
Hancock Streets
Wilmot Evans
Irving Evans Found Dead After Overwork and Illness
The Boston banking and brokerage circle mourns Irving A. Evans, partner of I. A. Evans & Co., as overwork and nervous exhaustion are cited by family and physicians. His brother Wilmot R. Evans, president of Winthrop National Bank, confirms fears and notes Evans’s long hours and high energy. The firm’s Boston office plans to operate normally, while speculation about debts and a fast life is addressed by Evans’s relatives.
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Wilmot R. Evans
Winthrop National Bank
Irving A. Evans
Nervy
New York
Irving
Allenstown
Boston
Mr. Evans
Stock Exchange
I. A. Evans & Co
Evans
Fiske
Nichols
West End
Algonquin Club
The Sad Home Coming of a Boston Banker
The body of Mr Evans arrived in Boston at 6 30 accompanied by Mrs Evans. Carriages and friends waited as the remams were taken to the elegant brown stone home at 1180 Commonwealth avenue near Vendome. The five story house was richly furnished. Friends bore the body up the steps and watchers sat beside it amid deep gloom with lights darkened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Evans
Boston
Irvy Evans a Daring Boston Stock Broker Dies
Irving Alonzo Evans once a prominent Boston broker known as Nervy Evans faced heavy losses from Atchison securities and a market collapse. After years on the floor he endured a perilous decline and died by his own hand, leaving a tough legend of nerve and risk.
SOME OF HIS VENTURES IN THE STOCK MARKET
Boston mourns the loss of nervy Evans a bright and able operator on the stock market with an eleven year Boston Exchange career starting in 1880. He helped form partnerships and led bold booms in San Pedro Santa Fe Toledo Delphose Burlington Detroit Electric and West End land stock while attracting crowds with his magnetism.
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Evans
Boston
Mr. Evans
Boston Stock Exchange
Lie
New York
Philadelphia Stock Exchanges
Chicago Board of Trade
George A. Doane, Jr
Austin B. Tobey
William 5. Bliss
Looston Stock Exchange
San Pedro Mining Company
U. S. Grant
United States
San Pedro Company
San Pedro
Santa Fé
Toledo
Delphose
Burlington
Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis
Toledo, Kansas City & St. Louis
Toledo, Delphose & Burlington
Stock Exchange
Detroit Electric
West End
Atchison
Sugar Trust
Doane Reacts to Evans’s Sudden Misfortune
George A. Doane Jr of Hodges Woodman and Doane, once partner with Evans since November 1880, recounts their four year partnership and Evans’s bold, reckless schemes. Doane says he was shocked by the news and remains with the firm, noting Evans’s popularity and nerve at the Boston Stock Exchange.
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George A. Doane, Jr
Hodges, Woodman & Doane
Evans
Boston Stock Exchange
Post
Exchange
Doane
Evans's fast life linked to his untimely end and wealth moves
A Boston banking figure known as Mr. Evans, who never posed for a portrait, died after years of hard living and financial stress. A longtime friend cited heavy drinking and late nights, saying loss of health followed fast living and recent money troubles. Evans had given his wife $200,000 years ago and borrowed $100,000 of it, bought a Commonwealth avenue home, and sought large life insurance which insurers refused after review.
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Post
Irving A. Evans & Co
State Street
Bliss
C. Barron
Boston News Bureau
Barron
Evans
Atchison Railway Securities
Atchison
Old Colony
Mr. Bliss
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Mr. Evans
Boston
Mr. Barron
New York
Windsor
Commonwealth Avenue
Governor Russell Denounces Gerrymander Plan in New Bedford Rally
New Bedford event draws large Democratic turnout as Governor Russell criticizes Republican gerrymander aims in redistricting fight. He cites Lodge plan as partisan and harmful, urging defeat to preserve fair representation and independence in the state. The address highlights partisan battles between Republicans and Democrats over district lines and electoral fairness.
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New Bepforp
New Bedford
Commonwealth
Sons of Massachusetts
Senate
Wmu
Bennett
State House
Republican Committee
House
Boston Herald
Wardwell
Republican State Committee
Washington
Congress
Boston Daily Advertiser
Rouse
Lodge
Redistricting Committee
Advertiser
Republican Caucus Committee
Ward
Sohier
Beverly
Conference
Carpenter
Brookline
Herald
William Power Wilson
Republican City Committee of
Boston
Lane
Rideout
Caucus
Presho
Charlestown
Henry Cabot Lodge
Joseph O. Burdette
Sverett
Powers
Republican House
Boston Post
Boston Journal Jure 5
Navy Yard
Republican Party
State Committee
Wilson
Young Men’s
Republican Club
Journal
Boston Journal Report
Everett
Massachusetts Druggists' Alliance Elects Officers
Thirty-five members met at Young's Hotel last evening to elect 1892 officers led by President W. W. Bartlett and Vice President A. G. Trafton with Thomas H. Hearn as secretary and treasurer. Trade interests were discussed by the alliance.
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Massachusetts Druggists’ Alliance
Young’s Hotel
W. W. Bartlett
A. G. Trafton
Thomas H. Hearn
Alliance
Cambridge Economy Debating Club To Discuss Governor Race
The Economy Debating Club of Cambridge will hold a public discussion Monday night at L O F Hall on the resolution that Charles H. Allen should be elected Governor of Massachusetts. E W Dakin will argue affirmative and H A Locke will present the negative. both are prominent Cambridge citizens drawing much interest.
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Economy Debating Club of
Cambridge
L O. O. F. Hall
Charles H. Allen
Massachusetts
E. W. Dakin
H. A. Locke
Stoddard Lectures Sell Out As Season Starts
John L. Stoddard opens his season to large crowds in Brooklyn and Philadelphia with a repeat of prior success. The demand requires two evening courses and a Saturday matinee in Boston Music Hall in December, as management schedules two evening talks and one matinee for the week beginning December 8.
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Tee Stoddard
John L. Stoddard
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston Music Hall
Rapid Transit Commission Chief Reports Abroad Observations
The Hon. John E. Fitzgerald of the Rapid Transit Commission, recently back from abroad, outlined his observations on various conveyance methods at a Commission meeting yesterday. He discussed findings from his international tour to study transit options and their potential application locally.
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John E. Fitzgerald
The
Rapid Transit Commission
Tom
Widen
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Boston Five Cents Savings Institution
Irving Alonzo Evans
Irvy
Irving Evans
William Doane
Chicago
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Russell and
Corcoran
Gerry Ander
Russell
Mr. Lodge
Repub
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General Corcoran
Allen
the Post
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Gulf
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Alpheus
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Cypress
A. T. Stearns
Lusber Coxs
Neyonset
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Learnard
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