Boston Woman Returns 108-Piece Dinner Set from England
Mrs Estabrook of Back Bay refused to lie or pay heavy duties on a 108-piece dinner set and embroidered linen. She personally navigated Customs House red tape, returned the items to England aboard the Cunarder Ivernia, and planned to repurchase locally in Boston.
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George Rowland Estabrook
Westland Avenue
Back Bay
England
Ivernia
Estabrook
Custom House
Laura Branscombe
London
Boston
Prince Fernald
Springfield
Park Mansions
Knightsbridge
Mr. Hodges
New York
United States Steel Declares Regular Dividend
The United States Steel Corporation directors announce the regular quarterly dividends of 13-4 percent on the preferred stock and 11-4 percent on the common stock for the quarter ending Sept 30, with payment to shareholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
North Cambridge Child Enters Beauty Contest
Mary Maloney of 22 Seymore Street North Cambridge has light brown hair blue eyes and rosy cheeks She can sing and dance Supporters in North Cambridge back the girl as one of the prettiest children in Cambridge and Cambridge has many pretty children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Maloney
Seymore Street
North
Cambridge
Mary
Arrested for Death of Friend in Roxbury
Charles Flynn aged 28 of 31 Marcella Street Roxbury was arrested on a warrant for manslaughter after an argument with George E. Hutchins of 101 Cedar Street Roxbury Oct 8. Hutchins later died from concussion after being struck on Bartlett and Washington streets. Flynn to be heard in Roxbury Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Flynn
Marcella Street
Roxbury
Flynn
George E. Hutchins
Cedar Street
Hutchins
Bartlett
Washington
Doherty
Engineer on lookout killed by signal post
Lawrence October 25 William Stratton freight conductor for the Boston and Maine railroad was killed when he leaned from an engine cab to view an approaching train and struck a signal post. His legs were severed and he died at Lawrence General Hospital. he was 5 years old and survived by a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
William Stratton
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lawrence General Hospital
Mystery Will Reveals Cora B Johnson Estate Wealth
Probate filings reveal hints about a strange life mystery as Cora B Johnson left a 3 000 000 dollar estate to a legatee believed by Johnson to be the heir of a woman said to be confined in a con.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora B. Johnson
Bequest Plan Includes Newton and New York Beneficiaries
The will specifies estates in Newton and New York and allocates bequests totaling 685000 dollars. Provisions name multiple heirs and designate sums for each. The document outlines the distribution of property and cash among listed beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newton and
Mysterious Will Leaves Big Bequest Without Source
The 194? Johnson will, drafted by executor Attorney William M. Noble, leaves 5 000 to the Children’s Hospital 5 000 to the Newsboys Home 50 000 to Francis H Williams and 50 000 to his wife 50 000 to Helen Ward Leach 10 000 to Dorothy Williams 5 000 to A B Johnson and a 500 000 trust for Charles E Holbrook. Beneficiaries and the attorney know no definite source of the 3 000 000 the Johnson woman allegedly expected. Cora A Johnson lived at 819 Beacon Street for seven years keeping two rooms for boarders.
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Johnson
William M. Noble
Children’s Hospital
Newsboys
Francis H. Williams
Newton Centre
Willia Williams
Helen Ward Leach
Boston
Dorothy Williams
A. B. Johnson
Charles Edward Holbrook
Henry W. Holbrook
Newton Highlands
New York
Cora Johnson
Cora A. Johnson
Beacon Street
Boarder Weds the Landlady in Pittsfield Nuptials
Mrs. Sarah Moulton Dow proprietress of a South End lodging house married lodger George F. Man yesterday in Pittsfield. Rev. A C Leach officiated at the ceremony. Dow, a Boston businesswoman, and Man aged 56 to 60-year-old ages given, plan to return to Boston to live in the South End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Moulton Dow
South End
George F. M
Pittsfield
A. C. Leach
Mi Side Baptist Church
Boston
Truths of Kidney Trouble in Women and Misdiagnosed Ailments
A columnist warns that many hip and pelvic pains are not female trouble but kidney issues. Symptoms include backache, headaches, dizziness, urinary changes, and bearing-down pain. Dark urine with sediment and frequent or scanty passages signal swollen kidneys.
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Scotland
STEEL
Pretty Baby
Uneeda Biscuit National Biscuit Company
Harry Lauder
Farm and Fireside
Ae Ieehi
Ohio
Chicago
Cuba
A. B. Smith & CO
Boston, Mass
Vermont
Leeds
Old Everett
Union
Canal
Boarder
la Touraine
Dean
E. H. Leighton
Winthrop St
East
Mass
Buffalo, W.Y
Ppnsom Co
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