Will of Archbishop Williams Filed for Probate in 1907
The late Archbishop Williams probate filing reveals a simple will dated April 1 1907. He leaves his worldly possessions to the children and grandchildren of his half brother Michael Keyes and names Archbishop O Connell as sole executor. Judge Fallon drew up the will and seeks Keyes heirs, possibly in Troy New York or northern New York, to share a $2000 life insurance. The inventory of church property will follow once allowed.
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Francis X. Dolan
Archbishop O'Connell
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John Joseph Williams
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William H. O'Connell
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William H. O’connell
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Holy Cross
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New York
Cures Drunkards The Great One Hears My Tale
A first person narrator recalls a miraculous event that cured his alcohol dependence and saved him from a life of despair. He describes his past as a drunken life marked by hopelessness and loss of hope and pride before the miraculous cure transformed him.
My Wife and Haines Cure Save a Drunkard's Life
A verse recounts how the speaker survived a drunken crisis with his wife Mary’s aid and Haines Cure. The wife describes a divine act and modern miracle that delivered him from whiskey's deadly hold and a near grave.
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Whiskey
Mary
J T Moses Not Arrested In Boston Liquor Raid Mixup
Quincy police error wrongly linked John T Moses a Boston auctioneer and real estate owner in Houghs Neck to a liquor nuisance raid. His wife owned the raid site and leased it to William Smith who was arrested. Moses says the Fens Mere Hotel dining hall was leased to Smith with a condition to abstain from alcohol sales.
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John T. Moses
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Hough's
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William Smith
Moses
Fensmere Hotel
Smith
City to probe alleged child slavery at mills
Worcester officials will investigate claims that children are bought for $1 at the three large steel plants. Anson A. Reed filed with City Clerk Towne a petition by 50 voters calling for a public meeting in Mechanics Hall to discuss the alleged conditions, date to be set by the city.
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Steel Trust
Anson A. Reed
Mechanics’ Hall
Five masted schooner jams Chelsea Bridge draw
The five masted schooner Marcus L L Urann laden with coal became wedged between the draw and tug Nellie as it passed the Chelsea Bridge about 6 30. Traffic delayed over an hour and a half as the donkey engine failed and crewmembers cut away the fender and part of the bridge to free the vessels.
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Nellie
Neponset
Boston Towboat Company
Emperor Not Attacked Says Vienna Dispatch
Vienna reports dismiss rumors of an assassination attempt on Emperor Francis Joseph. No truth found in the claims. official notices state the monarch remained safe on September 5.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Plea by Whitman at Highway Commissioners Hearing
Attorney Whitman pressed for a broader inquiry into the New England Telephone Company at the highway commission hearing. He argued the scope should include campaign spending and abuses, while the company and its counsel resisted expanding questioning beyond prior inquiries.
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Edmund A. Whitman
Post
Hall
Whitman
Public Service Corporation
George Albree
Stoughton Bell
Mr. Powers
Powers
Attorney General
Commonwealth
Samuel I. Powers
Telephone Company
Mr. Whitman
Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to cure anemia and build blood
An advertisement states Dr Williams Pink Pills cure anemia and all anemic conditions by making blood. It notes a price of two dollars per six boxes and lists Dr Williams Medicine Co of Schenectady New York as the producer.
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Williams
Jennie E. Bouton
Second Street
Albany, N. Y
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
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