Fortune for Winchendon Woman Heiress to $7 Million
Worcester Oct 27 Mrs. Harry M Nichols of Winchendon learns she is one of five heirs to a $7 000 000 fortune left by a woman unknown to her Mrs Duncan of Edinburgh Scotland is the benefactor the news comes from her sister Mrs Andrew V Putnam of Salem.
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Worcester
Harry M. Nichols
Winchendon
Nichols
Andrew V, Putnam
Salem
Duncan
Edinburg
Scotland
Family ties claimed in Duncan inheritance case
Mrs Nichols denies knowledge of Mrs Duncan as a relative though her father was David I Duncan. Mrs Putnam hires counsel to protect interests of both women while other heirs include John Duncan Nathan Duncan and Mrs Mary Drake of Rockland Me.
Tried to Win Girl by Gift of Money in Hardwick
In Hardwick Oct 7 a lovesick suitor Fred Emmons sent Miss Maud M Parker a sealed envelope with valuables in a bid to win her. The envelope vanished after Emmons retrieved it, sparking town chatter about a mysterious letter possibly containing 200 to 300. He hired Constable Myron Ayer and offered a 50 reward for its return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Ayer
Infanta Eulalia to challenge Roosevelt in tennis
Infanta Eulalia of Spain plans another American visit after learning of the Bishop of London beating President Roosevelt at tennis. She loves the sport, is highly skilled, and seeks a worthy rival for her racquet in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulalia
Roosevelt
Paris
Infanta Eulalia
Spain
America
London
Roman Countess Sues Aged Senator In Abandonment Case
Eva Barbara Corcaro a 21 year old Roman countess from a Venetian family prosecutes Senator Diego Tajani a prominent Italian aristocrat for abandonment. The Senate will try the senator as a high court of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eva Barbara Corcaro
Italy
Diego Tajani
High Court of Justice
Love and sentiment in a college romance column
A young man asks Miss Champagne whether he should continue dating a sincere, two year senior while he is a student with no marriage plans. The adviser urges commitment or ending the relationship, arguing true love seeks future and home building rather than fleeting time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Cominy
Miss Champagne Reply on a Private Letter Betrayal
A reader pleads for guidance after a secret love letter is shared publicly by a young woman at her workplace. The writer laments betrayal and seeks advice on handling the breach of trust and delicate feelings. The letter emphasizes honor and discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champagne
Vanderbilt Count Szechenyi Betrothal in Vienna Court Gossip
From Vienna observers fret over class rules as Gladys Vanderbilt may wed Count Ladislaus Szechenyi. The piece traces court etiquette barriers for a non noble wife, the comtessen roles, and how the union moves Gladys into Budapest and Hungarian society. It recounts the couple’s Rome meeting, Ladislaus’s long pursuit, and the planned castle preparations.
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Vienna
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Gladys Szechenyi
Sophie Hohenberg
Grafinen
Miss Vanderbilt
Budapest
Szechenyi
Newport
Musical Benefit at Universalist Church Arlington Centre
Prominent Boston artists will perform at the Universalist Church on Wednesday November 6 to aid the church against a large repair bill. Mrs E Stevens will render Gounod and organizers list vocal and instrumental talents including Miss Katherine Yerrinton and William Marshall among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist Society of
Arlington Centre
Universalist Church
Elmer Stevens
Gounod
St. Cecilia
E. Nelson Blake
J. F. Scully
Stevens
Katherine Yerrinton
James A. Bailey, Jr
Myra Pond Hemenway
Florence Nickerson
William Marshall
Duberg
Dallier
Hunting Lover in Western Camps
Nettie Williams, daughter of a Providence merchant, searches northern Idaho camps for her missing sweetheart since last spring. She vows not to give up until she finds him and helps him rebuild his fortune in the Pacific Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Nettie Williams
Providence
R. I
Pacific Northwest
Woman Inherits $600000 From Long-Lost Teen Friend
Mrs. Helen St. Clair Noble of Schenectady, now in Chicago, receives 600000 from Colonel Benjamin Carroll Dent of Australia. Dent, 78, died recently in Sydney leaving an estate valued at 1500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Helen St. Clair Noble
Chicago
Benjamin Carroll Dent
Sydney
Australia
English Women Demand Equal Pay Across Classes
Hundreds of women from diverse social strata gathered in Manchester to join the National Union of Women Workers. They planned efforts to elevate women's status and protested wages that are too small relative to men's salaries, noting the maximum female wage mirrors the minimum male wage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
National Union of Women Workers
Craddock and McKenna Are Married in Atlantic Ceremony
Samuel J. Craddock of Neponset and Miss Alice G. McKenna wed quietly at the Catholic rectory in Atlantic with Rev. John Cuffe officiating. Friends and fellow club members presented the couple with numerous valuable gifts after the marriage became known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Craddock
Neponset
Alice G. McKenna
Atlantic
John Cuffe
Mme Helene Noldi To Sing Faust At Castle Square
Mme Helene Noldi to debut Monday at Castle Square in Marguerite by Gou nods Faust. She previously sparked a sensation in the same role last summer and rose to fame at the Metropolitan Opera House after substituting for Mme Nordica in Il Trovatore.
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Mme
Helene Noldi
Marguerite
Gounod
Faust
Castle Square
Mme. Noldi
Metropolitan Opera House
Mme. Nordica
Leonora
Il Trovatore
Seattle Girls Are Prettiest in the World
Aurel Batony husband of the former Mrs Burke Roche arrived in New York from Newport and Seattle. He plans to sail for Europe soon for a visit to his old home in Hungary and praises Seattle as the coming city while noting the stunning gowns and beauty of women at a recent horse show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aurel Batony
Massachusetts Prison Society Advocates Probation Reform
The article notes a Massachussetts Prison Society event urging probation as a less punitive approach. It highlights $5,500,000 annual spend, strict offender surveillance, and swift punishments for backsliding. It cites figures showing arrests rose far slower than population from 1895 to 1903.
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Massachusetts Prison Society
Massachusetts
Rev Francis Budlong Delivers Welcome Dorchester Sermon
The Rev Francis Budlong preached his first sermon at St Luke Saints Dorchester after arriving from Fairmount Minn. He drew a large crowd speaking on Isaiah Line upon line precept upon precept and comparing the prophet’s guidance of Israel to modern Wall Street high finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Budlong
St. Luke’s Church
Dorchester
Fairmount
Minn
Isaiah
Wall Street
Deaf Mutes at Richmond Episcopal Convention
Report from the Richmond Episcopal convention notes a Sunday meeting of deaf mute rectors with other prelates in the chapel of St. Andrew’s Church. The Rev. is mentioned among those leading the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Trousseau 10 Cost 300000 for Princess Marie’s Marriage
Paris reports the trousseau ordered by Prince Roland Bonaparte for Princess Marie’s wedding to Prince George of Greece will exceed 300000 dollars in value. The display is said to rival Parisian riches prepared for American brides.
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Paris
Trousseau
Roland Bonaparte
Marie
George
Greece
Rue de la Paix
Princess of Bearn Dies After Son's Birth
Paris reports the Princess of Bearn Miss Beatrice Winans died shortly after the birth of her son on October 27. She had been delicate since the birth of her daughter two years earlier. The prince mourns inconsolably. Ross Winans, her father, has returned to Baltimore.
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Count Emerick
Berlin
Count Dionys
Stephen
Peter
Paris
Bearn
Beatrice Winans
Ross Winans
Baltimore
Couple Reunites After 50 Years Segregation to Marry
Cassadaga New York October 27 Jason C Harrison 84 long separated from his girl sweetheart fifty years ago returned to Cassadaga to claim her as a bride now they were married this week Harrison a wealthy resident of Pascola Michigan.
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Cassadaga
N. Y
Jason C. Harrison
Pascola
Mich
Clergy Baptisms and Sermon at Local Service
George F. Flick and Rev. C. Orvis Dantzer coordinated the service with addresses. The Rev. Austin W. Mann preached the sermon while Rev. Flick also administered baptism to two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Flick
C. Orvis Dantzer
Austin W. Mann
Mr. Flick
Clergy Appointments in Malden Middelboro and Charlestown
The Rev. D. Browne assumes temporary charge of the Church of Our Saviour in Middelboro. The Rev. R. B. Moody accepts care of Bunker Hill Church in Charlestown, where he previously served five years. The call was unanimous with Dr Moody presently acting as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Browne
Malden
Church of Our Saviour
Middelboro
R. B. Moody
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Dr. Moody
Old Home and Harvest Concert At Stoughton Street Baptist Church
The Bible school at Stoughton Street Baptist Church invites former pastors teachers scholars and officers to the Old Home and Harvest concert on November 4 at 3 p m The pastor Dr Clifton D Gray and school superintendent Mr Hiram W Colton are leading the effort to make the event a pleasant occasion.
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Bible School
Stoughton Street Baptist Church
Clifton D. Gray
Hiram W. Colton
New Pastor Preaches on Nature at Church of the Higher Life
Miss Lucy C. McGee the new pastor at 30 Huntington avenue preached on Nature and Nature's God as part of new themes. A gospel study class will be organized on Monday Nov. 4 with subjects Unity Re birth Perpetual Living and the Resurrection Life to be commented upon.
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Lucy C. McGee
Church of the Higher Life
Huntington Avenue
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Europe
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Gladys
Vanderbilt
Ladislaus Szechenyi
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
Laszlo Szechenyi
Glad Vanderbilt
Hopsgha Sisceisies Edsene
Ad Fireside
Paine
Canal St
North Station
Haymarket Square
Greater Boston
Sailors and Army and Navy Associations
State Conferences of Charities
New England
Massachusetts State Conference of Charities
Lynn
Charles A. DeCourcy
Lawrence
David F. Tilley
Jeffrey R. Brackett
Henry B. Taplin
John Koren
Boston
Trinity Parish House
Noble & Greenough School
Beacon Street
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Associations of
Young Men of Europe
France
Portugal
Russia
Belgium
Austria
Balkan States
Young Men and Associations
Africa
North America
Craddock
M’kenna
Mmr
Castle Square Theatre
Seattle
A. Wicarthur Corn
Washington St
Adams Square
McArthur
Princess OF
Son
Stoughton St
Church of Higher Life
Everywis_i_ Walker
Pratt Mfg. Co
Union St
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