Heir Claim Sparks Possible $3 Million Estate Battle
In San Francisco, lawyer William A. Cannon claims a child of Charles L. Fair could inherit millions from Fair and his wife who died in France. The Fair heirs’ lawyers call it blackmail, while estate officials dismiss any private inquiry. The case risks a lengthy dispute with $3 million at stake and unsolved questions about the child's birth and paternity.
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San Francisco
William A. Cannon
Charles L. Fair
France
Fair
Senator Fair
Hermann Oelrichs
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Charles Fair
Cannon
Charles Neal
Neal
Seymour
Fair Estate
Old Folks Sunday Honors Local Seniors at First Church
REPRESENT 5331 YEARS STONEHAM Oct. 19 Residents aged 80 and over gathered at the First Congregational Church for an address by Rev. Daniel March D D of Woburn and a poem by Mrs. Silas Dean. The roll of honor lists Eliza Pierce Samuel Ellison Hiram Marston Elizabeth Sherbourne Ann Colby Selina Sweetser Elbridge Goodnow Betsey Holden Elvira K Messer Jonathan Hay Mary I Kelley Ezekiel Swan William Hurd Samuel C Follansbee Elias P Prime John G Goodwin Silas Dean Margaret Colahan Sarah M Durfee Elizabeth H Daniels Samantha Swain Sumner Richardson Martha A Sprague Francis Hay Willis Ross Lydia F Eames Elizabeth Poor William Hayes Dennis Daley Hannah Hill Sarah A Dean Abby Robinson Oliver Winship Hannah G Jackson Nelson W Green Martha F Noble Jonathan Thompson Josiah L Thomas Adeline Richardson Eliza Harriman William T Spiller Cyrus Hay John G Bryant Mary G Vinton George Green Lucy L Hayes Charles Allen Rebecca Chick Dr W Symington Brown Sarah Ellison Margaret Bryant Eliza G Dike Mary A Ross Barney Murphy Moses Page James L Locke Nancy S Loud T Brooks Hadley Emma Harris Charles A Thompson Elizabeth J Whittier Sarah G Green Eliza Green John Mullen Nancy S Loud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira K. Messer
Jonathan Hay
Mary I. Kelley
Ezekiel Swan
William Hurd
Samuel C. Follansbee
Elias P. Prime
John G. Goodwin
Silas Dean
Margaret Colahan
Sarah M. Durfee
Elizabeth H. Daniels
Samantha Swain
Sumner Richardson
Martha A. Sprague
Francis Hay
Willis Ross
Lydia F. Eames
Elizabeth Poor
William Hayes
Dennis Daley
Hannah Hill
Sarah A. Dean
Abby Robinson
Oliver Winship
Hannah G. Jackson
Nelson W. Green
Martha F. Noble
Jonathan Thompson
Josiah L. Thomas
Adeline Richardson
Eliza Harriman
William T. Spiller
Cyrus Hay
John G. Bryant
Mary G. Vinton
George Green
Lucy L. Hayes
Charles Allen
Rebecca Chick
Dr. W. Symington Brown
Sarah Ellison
Margaret Bryant
Eliza G. Dike
Mary A. Ross
Barney Murphy
Moses Page
James L. Locke
Nancy
Loud
T. Brooks Hadley
Emma Harris
Charles A. Thompson
Elizabeth J. Whittier
Sarah G. Green
Eliza Green
John Mullen
Fall River Woman Finds Man Dead At Her Door
Mrs. Martin Glynn of 46 Lee Street found John C. Sullivan, 50, dead in her doorway this morning. Blood flowed from his eyes and nose before medical examiner Buck ruled heart disease due to alcoholism the cause. Sullivan was a well known Fall River character.
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Fall River
Martin Glynn
Lee Street
John C. Sullivan
Buck
Cyclist Sustains Severe Skull Fracture in West Roxbury
William Mullen of 15 Clement Avenue West Roxbury was riding on Bussey Street yesterday when he fell and struck his head on a curbstone. He was treated by Dr Woodworth and taken to City Hospital where surgeons report a badly fractured skull.
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Bussey Street
West Roxbury
William Mullen
Woodworth
City Hospital
Mullen
Clement Avenue
Tonic Advice Sparks Patient’s Witty Bill Rebuttal
A nervous man seeks medical advice and is told to take a tonic and forget his worries. Months later he receives an $18 bill and replies that he has taken the tonic and dismissed the advice, so the bill also must be dismissed. The moral notes that advice can backfire on its giver.
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New York Herald
Newfoundland Reciprocity Treaty Nears Signing
Washington Oct 19 Sir Robert Bond Newfoundland premier returned to Washington to renew negotiations for a reciprocity treaty with the United States. He has British consent to the convention and expects signing before Congress assembles, with ratification sought in December. A provisional draft is prepared.
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Washington
Sir Robert Bond
Newfoundland
United States
Congress
Senate
Harvard Professor Hart Arrives Aboard Ryndam From Rotterdam
Among the passengers who landed today on the steamer Ryndam from Rotterdam was Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard College.
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New York
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard College
Officer shoots at crowd during street clash
Patrolman James J. Gallagher confronted a mob on Warrenton street as Peter J. Cantlon, John Lynch and William P. Flannery attacked him while he attempted to protect a newspaper seller, Cantlon was wounded in the arm and all three assailants were arrested.
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Shepard Young
Grand Army
James J. Gallagher
Station 4
Peter J. Cantlon
Compton Street
Gallagher
John Lynch
Middlesex Street
William P. Flannery
Warrenton Street
Tremont Street
Young
Lynch
Flannery
Cantlon
Fitts
Station 1
Toomey
Warrenton
Paradise for Hunters Near Boston Edges of Park Reserve
A Boston gunner argues that partridge and quail hunts can be excellent within twenty miles of the city. He notes storms push birds to backyard areas near Blue Hills and explains a workaround around park regulations by hunting along park boundaries near West Quincy or Braintree. He warns to stay outside the reservation line to avoid police and enjoy several miles of cover for a full day’s shoot.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Boston
Blue Hills
West Quincy
Braintree
Warren Announces Boston University Progress In Annual Report
President William F. Warren reports Boston University made notable progress across departments. The year saw 1350 students with 428 women and 921 men from 21 foreign countries and 35 states, plus 92 degrees from other universities. The report notes growth in entering class, law and medical sections, and new art gifts from ex Governor William Claflin.
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William F. Warren
Boston University
Joseph H. Chadwick
William Claflin
Liberal Arts
College of Agriculture At
Amherst
Harvard
Brown
Bates, Smith
Tokyo
Connecticut College of Ag
Homeopathic Hospital
University donor tallies total of 45 dollars
The university reports donations totaling 45.00 dollars from multiple sources. Major gifts include 5000 from the Hon Oliver H Durrell, 5000 from the estate of Silas Peirce Esq, 2477.88 from the estate of Julia F Fillebrown, 200 from the estate of Jeremiah Clark, Lowell, 500 from the estate of Rebecca A Goddard, and 500 from the estate of the Hon J F Army of Salem, plus five gifts of 5000 each labeled gifts subject to an annuity, plus other outright gifts for specific purposes ranging down to 2000 dollars.
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Oliver H. Durrell
Silas Peirce
Julia F. Fillebrown
Jeremiah Clark
Lowell
Rebecca A. Goddard
J. F. Army
Salem
Great White Floor at Jordan, Marsh Co introduces white goods display
The great white floor on the third level showcases a full range of white garments including corsets trimming and union suits. The French underwear department features handmade Parisian goods while cotton and silk skirt sections offer sale and ceiling displays with latest fashions.
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Jordan, Marsh Co
New England
The Rev Hiram Vrooman Preaches in Roxbury Church
The Rev Hiram Vrooman opened a 14 sermon series on Rational Religion at New Jerusalem Church Roxbury with Theology as the topic He argued theology differs from science only in interpretation of knowledge and is as concerned with ascertainable facts as science itself He called the God knowledge science universal.
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Hiram Vrooman
New Jerusalem
Roxbury
Vrooman
Missing Beverly and Salem youths in canoeing tragedy
Salem October story reports John Foster of Beverly and Frank Wilson of Salem missing after a duck hunting canoe trip in Salem Harbor. Their overturned canoe was found near Hospital Point. witnesses saw them at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Saturday. Windy seas hinder rescues as families and police search Beverly and Salem, noting Foster as Beverly High School track captain and football quarterback, and Wilson as a Salem commercial school student and skilled canoeist.
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Salem
John FE. Foster
Essex Street
Beverly
Frank Wilson
Andrew Street
Salem Harbor
Misery Island
Hospital Point
Foster
Beverly High School
Beverly Public Library
Wilson
Salem Commercial School
Chelsea Priest Urges Civic Duty in Ninth District Fight
The Rev Thomas Powers pastor of St Ross Catholic Church Chelsea preached at 10:00 mass on the ninth district congressional contest. He tied the race to civic duty under Render Unto Caesar the Things Which Are Caesar's and Unto God the Things That Are God's urging that office should seek the man and not be treated as a political prize.
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Father Thomas Powers
St. Ross
Chelsea
Father Powers
Cesar
God
Preacher Praises the Union Label Sermon at Union Church
In a vesper talk on Buying and Selling Rev Samuel Lane Loomis urged buyers to consider origin and labor behind cheap goods. He praised protective labels showing workers are fairly treated and blessed women who seek to know conditions of makers.
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Union Congregational Church
Samuel Lane
Loomis
D. D
Miss Helen Roosevelt gains over one million in New York property
New York reports Miss Helen Roosevelt, heir to the Astor trust, has come into possession of eight parcels of real estate worth over 1 million dollars. The property transfers were recorded as trusteeship by James R Roosevelt and another, with Miss Roosevelt now reaching her majority. Both she and her fiancé, Theodore Roosevelt Douglas Robinson, are related to the President.
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New York
Helen Roosevelt Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
James R. Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Helen Astor
William Astor
James Roosevelt Roosevelt
London
United States Trust Company
Mrs. Roosevelt
Heathfield
Ascot
Eny
Helen Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Crusade Against Sunday Gunning Reaches Fall River
Fall River police launched a drive against Sunday gunning this season as gunfire chased residents indoors in the wooded northeast. A patrol squad roamed the area all day while nearby Swansea reported two arrests for illegal shooting, later released after lectures.
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Fall River
Swansea
Buffington
A Taste of His Own Salt Ends in Frontier Revenge
Eugene Fairweather arrives in a country village and courts Maud Halpin and Gertrude Hawes. Both women plot to prank him with a staged romance involving their cousin Francis. Francis is posed as a woman to trap Eugene, who falls for him, only to discover the ruse. He leaves town, while Maud and Gertrude rekindle past romances.
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Eugene Fairweather
Maud Halpin
Gertrude Hawes
Eugene
Maud
Gertrude
Jack
Francis
Tom
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