Sister's Death Brings Fortune to Mrs Shelton
Frances Isham wife of Henry T Shelton named as sole beneficiary in the will of her Chicago sister Anna Isham who perished in the Titanic disaster. Mrs Shelton travels to Chicago to assist in settling the sister's estate as reports confirm the will probated and Mina Isham survived by entering a lifeboat that overturned, leaving all others lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Isham
Atty
Henry ‘T. Shelton
Courtland Street
Mise Anna
Ilisa Isham
Chicago
Mrs. Shelton
Gell
Mra. Shelton
Wes
Miba
Mina Tehém
Sen
Shelton
England
Fiorgue
Halire
Mies Yshem
Oran
Mauretania
Oie
Endowment Scholarships Open to Competitive Examinations
Scholarships in the state will be open to competitive examination by high school pupils. Details on locations and administration remain unnamed in the fragments, with the city and town where they are held not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
St Fo
Halle
Wast Cosmopolitan Classifieds and Job Ads Mixed
A fragmented classified page lists items from a plan for children, machine grinder help wanted, rental notices, engraved wedding announcements, sausage sale, furniture and appliances for sale, carriages for sale, and other small ads. Text is garbled with several brand names and addresses. key entities include Landis Norton Brown & Sharpe machines, Locomobile Company of America, 968 Main, 210 Pearl St, 1192 Main St, and 212 West St New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pou
Landis
Norton Amé
Brown & Sharpe
Locomobile “Company of America
Bridgeport
Cenn
pDiza
Root Dues in Chicago With Taft Message
Chicago June 18 Senator Root, chosen by Taft men for temporary chairman, will arrive this afternoon carrying a message from the President to Taft leaders. His presence, welcomed by Taft backers, may stiffen support in Illinois where many Roosevelt adherents exist. The Taft camp cites Roosevelt victory margins to argue Republicans oppose direct primaries and warns the party’s fate could hinge on unity. Margaret Donnage, Illinois Equal Suffrage publicity manager, urged Congress on universal woman suffrage plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Root
Taft
Illiinois
Fett
Aswer
Roosevelt
Jherids
Republicans
Mies
Margaret Donge
Dublin women break windows to get votes
Dublin suffragettes rallied in a wind driven rampage smashing windows and clashing with police. Officers arrested several women as threats and protests escalated near local barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Rev John Corcoran Succumbs Today
Obituary notice notes the death of Reverend John Corcoran born 1854 who was appointed as state delegate to the national convention of charities and correction in Chicago in 1908. The item references his passing today and includes birthplace and career detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Corcoran
National Convention of Charities and Correction
Chicago
Missouri Delegates At Large To Roosevelt By Committee
Missouri at large delegates to the Republican National Convention are placed on the temporary Roosevelt roll after a committee vote. Governor Hadley confirms and the plan shifts four Roosevelt and four Taft delegates, causing immediate tensions and debate over authority, with Hadley defending the action and Taft supporters protesting the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Penrose
Missouri
Hadley
Herbert
Jense A Tolerton
Walter
Dickey
John D
A. A. Speer
John W. Tippin
Kriesmann
Morris
Vention
Theodore N. Justin
Gillespie
Sie
National Committee
Haddey
Stable
Gilespie
Stubbs
Sturgis
Victor Rosewater
Francis J. Heney
Roosevelt Prepares to Move Toward Battlefront
Oyster Bay June 13 Colonel Roosevelt is preparing to leave for tomorrow night or Saturday according to confidants. He has shifted his stance from no comment to cautious remarks. Sagamore Hill buzzes with activity as telegraph lines near Chicago HQ are tested while Roosevelt, in high spirits, anticipates a forthcoming confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamorg Hill
Chicago
Roosevelt Bolts Loom In Roosevelt Protest At Convention
Chicago June 13 National committeemen elected from 15 states move to draft a formal protest against the committee on contested seats The plan is to sign by 15 members and present at the session tomorrow A Roosevelt bolt is implied if Taft is nominated with state organizations pledging support to Roosevelt at the polls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Committee
Taft
Atwater Reappointed To Paving and Sewer Commission
June 28 New London Lincoln Cornett a private in the 12th company Coast Artillery stationed at Fort Wright was bound over to the Bogota Superior Court for assault within his family. A separate report notes a hurried departure after an attempted killing in Germantown involving Private Clarence Meany and a disturbance at a candy shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Lincoln Cornett
United States Coast Artillery
Fort Wright
Bogota
N. J
A. E. Bochart
Germtent
Clarence Meany
Tor YY
Ajopen
Dixon Demands Roosevelt Showdown Over Taft Bribery Claims
Chicago June 1 Senator Dixon Roosevelt's manager leveled a counter charge of bribery against the Taft organization. He urged Manager McKinley to name any Roosevelt aides involved, accusing McKinley of hypocrisy as a "glass house" figure. Dixon said a National committeeman was offered a US marshalship to stay loyal, demanding specifics on who accepted bribes and who offered them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Taft
Dixon
Roosevelt
McKinley
McKinsey
Eer
National Committee
United States
Taft Pie
J. Tor
Eizo
Alabama
Judge Burpee Visits Bridgeport Public Library
Judge Lucien F. Burpee visited the Bridgeport Public Library at 9 am. He was escorted by former City Attorney Thomas M. Cullinan and lawyers Buckingham and Bent, representing trustees seeking to sell and remonstrants opposing the sale. Librarian Calhoun Latham led the tour through the four main floors amid bright sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien F. Bur Pee
Bridgeport Public Library
Thomas M. Cullinan
Buckingham
Bent
Calhoun Latham
Local Florist Sued Over Dutch Plants Purchase
Van Zonneveld Bros, agent for a Dutch grower, sue Frank C. Schleichert for 411 dollars claiming plants shipped from Holland were unpaid and late. Schleichert counters with 300 dollars alleging duty payment issues and delayed arrival, heard before Judge Scott in common pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
van Zonneveld Bros
Frank C. Schleichert
Scott
Court of Common Pleas
Schliebert
Court criticises parents over custody dispute in court
Judge Burpee reserved decision in William Barrett v Margaret Barrett over custody of a minor after the couple, separated, fought over access. The mother refused to live with the husband again, and the judge called the parents’ conduct reprehensible and considered taking the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burpee
William Barrett
Margaret Barrett
Stratford
Barrett
Bribery Claims Shadow Taft Roosevelt Delegates Fight
In Chicago on June 13 1912 Taft forces accuse Roosevelt men of bribery and tampering with delegates as Roosevelt advocates vow to bring Roosevelt to the city next week. A heated conference discusses temporary party organization and seating rules while both sides prepare for possible hall entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Dixon
McKinley
National Committee
Roosevelt Organization
Tembten
Kor
Taft - Men
William Barnes, Jr
Flinn
Roosevelt Eee
Stevenson
Victor Rosewater
Taft-men
Roosevelt Mien
Taft Men
Rosewater
Sherman Says Bosses Must Go At Cornell
Ithaca June 13 President Sherman of Cornell University in the annual graduation address urged reform in government. He called for the boss to go and for parties to stand for vital principles, while asserting the people should conduct their own government. He warned replacing old bosses with revolt leaders risks new occupy, and cautioned against public opinion replacing representatives in lawmaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Sherman
Cornell University
Cornell
Mrs. Alice Healy Visiting Here in City
Mrs. Alice Healy of Denver Colorado visits her aunt Mrs. A H McCarthy at 1266 East Main Street. She is the widow of Thomas Healy, a former well known local resident, and is here with her two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Healy
Denver
Colo
East Main Street
Healy
Thomas Healy
Government Millions for Wall Street War Alarmed Investors
Testifying before the money trust committee, former Treasury Secretary George B. Cortelyou described how the government loaned 25 million dollars to New York banks during the 1907 panic. He named receivers such as the National Bank of Commerce and National City Bank, while noting the broader aim to stabilize the stock market and banking system. The proceedings reveal tension and uncertainty about relief measures and the role of Morgan in the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prio ‘Otnere Seiown
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
J. Pierpont Moran
Morgen
Treasury
Stock Exchange
Brchers A.s
Patic
York
Hotel Menlsii
Morgan
Perkins
Vanderbilt
Cannon
Hepburn
Stillman
Hamilton Fish
Cortelyou
Mancier
Ron Reos
Untermyer
Washington
Hue
National Bank of Commerce
Hanover National
National City
Firet ‘National
Miller Tells How He Loaned 7500 in Foreclosure Case
Harry D Miller testified before Judge Burpee in a superior court foreclosure suit against Bellamore Armored Car and Equipment Co. and Bridegport Vehicle Co. He loaned 7500 to the Vehicle Co in 1910 and took a mortgage on a Fairfield property. Defendants claim the mortgage is void. directors say it was authorized. Real estate men estimate the property value at 427,000, while another puts it at 41,728. The trial continued into the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry, D.miller
Burpee
Bellamore Armored Car & Equipment Co
Wild
Bridegport Vehicle Co
Miller
Vehicle Co
Fairfield
Cornter
Board of ‘Directors
J. Harry Crossley
H. M. Knapp
Preea Hourane
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Sister
Mrs.shelton
Will
Miss Isham
Titanic
Bequeths
Wew Haven
Ecker
Seaview
Pearl St
Pie Eas Main St
Siléta
Biltz Rate St
Glasnerre Co
Main St. Uaz
West St
New York City
Sanford Ave
Title Co
Seymour &J
Hollister Heights
Schwerdtle Stamp Co
Diza
Ruppert's Knickerbocker
State Street
Bridgeport Distributing Company, Inc
Bank Street
Nice
Flint
Howard Ave
North Ave
Geo. G. Beers
Broad &J. Telephone
Wintom Avenue
Berkshire Mill
Jacob Bros
St. Tel
Ladies Auxiliary
State St
Mary Langenhan
Ella Kelly
Zee
Mississippi
Wesley Crayton
P. W. Howard
Howard
Grant Gillespie
State Committee
H. Leads
Planters
F. H. Kriesmann
C. D. Morris
Teddy
Atwater
Wilson
Frederick Atwater
Colorado Avenue
Mgr. M’kinley
Logal Florist
Windy City
Johnson
Wall Street
U.S. Treasury
Deal
Herburn
H. D. Miller
Freyler
East Main St
Eure
Farmer
Lafayette
State
Ste
Alwede
Uinally
Main St. City
Star of Pembroke
Langenhan
Annie M'Carthy
Helen
Johnson, F. A
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