Stories of West Told at Hearing on Crabtree Will
In Suffolk probate court Mrs. Carlotta Cockburn of San Gabriel seeks proof of kinship to Lotta Crabtree to claim part of a $4 million estate. Witnesses recount frontier life notes from Tombstone era with depictions of Wells Fargo robberies and frequent violence, as deputy sheriff Stillman and H V Maxon testify about Crabtrees era and Bronco West.
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Boston
Suffolk
Carlotta Cockburn
San Gabriel
Lotta Crabtree
John A. Crabtree
Lotta
Pombstons
Ariz
Fforcee Stillman
Erife
Brisbane
Wells: Fargo
Stittman
Crabble of Carrollton Child Adoptions Revealed in Court Testimony
Testimony details connections between Lotta Crabtree kin and a child named Carlotta Crabtree. Witnesses discuss adoption by Gd Bullock, a rumored wife and baby, and travels to New York and Hannibal. Depositions cite family rumors and social chatter about the child’s parentage.
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Sadie M Devry
Tucson
Carlotta Crabtree
Gd Bullock
Lotta Caabtree
Perry
Bullock
Hannibal
Mo Rett’ Goodson
St. Louisiania
Carlotta
Bought Divorce For 450 Dollars Cited In Bigamy Case
Albert Frank Worpell of Staten Island claimed he bought a divorce for 450 dollars from a New York attorney and used it to justify a bigamy charge in New London police court. He said he paid 250 pounds for an interlocutory decree in 1926 and 200 pounds for a final decree later, while the first wife alleged lack of support for their daughter.
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New London
Rhode Island
Albert Frank Worpell
Staten Island
N.Y
New York
Millar
Honda
Cornell
Newtown Hunters Confront Arctic White Owl Feasting on Game Birds
Local hunters Bert Meers and Leonard Shepard report a white Arctic owl feeding on pheasants near Taunton Lake. They chased it but could not locate the bird, while surrounding woods show many bird remains. Nearby pheasants released by Dr. Charles I Peck may have fallen prey. Additional notes mention library officers elected at Beach Memorial Library and regional game protection meetings.
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Newpow
Arctic
Newtown
Herbert Meers
Leonard Shepard
Taunton Lake
Reera
Shepard
Sierar
Taunton
Charles I. Peck
Mount Pleasant
Paul V. Cavanaugh
G. E Herbert Beers
Western Connecticut Fish and Game Protection Association
Hotel Green
Danbury
Christmas sale at Trinity Church features clam chowder supper
At Trinity church rooms the Trinity Guild plans a Christmas sale on Thursday afternoon and evening December 16. Men of the parish will prepare and serve the clam chowder supper while women assist. Numerous articles and Christmas cards will be on sale. Officers elected for the year include Judge P. H. McCarthy president and Dr Edward J. Kingman vice president. The local library notes better finances after installing a new furnace.
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P. H. McCarthy
Edward J. Kingman
Ala
Ada M. Klakeman
Charles V. Cavanaugh
Abbie
Peck
Edward L. Kingman
Trinity Church
Trinity Guild
Captain of Boat Dies of Injuries in Westerly
Captain Frank Robinson sixty three died at Westerly hospital from injuries suffered on the tug Westerly when steering gear failed after a rudder struck debris. He had been a steamboat captain for 44 years and sailed between Providence and New York. Born September six, eighteen sixty three in Lower Pawetuck Conn he previously commanded vessels between Westerly and Watch Hill and Watch Hill and Stonington.
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Westtirly
Frank Robinson
Paweatuek River
Westerly
Robinson
Capt. Robinson
Providence
New York
Lower Paweatuck
Conn
Watch Hill
Watch HL
Stonington
White Owls Form International Sanctuary Plan
Rochester reports that the International Order of White Owls has been named to protect Arctic driven white owls. The group aims to provide a sanctuary in the Straits of Formosa, with activities expanding from ocean liners to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Arctic
Washington
International Order of White Owls
Straits of
Formosa
Divorced in Superior Court Judge Grants Decree to Elgar Shepard
Judge John W. Honka awarded a decree of divorce to Elgar Shepard, a city truck driver, in a contested action filed by Mildred Clark Shepard. The ruling upheld desertion as the basis for the divorce. Custody of their six year old daughter was granted to Shepard on a temporary basis. The couple separated following a September 10 1901 incident described differently by both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Honka
Elgar Shepard
Mildred Clark Shepard
Isaac Wolfe
Shepard
Banks
Walter Perry
Main Street
Lottle Warner
Norman Shepard
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Actre
Maxon
Ack Crabtree
Lim
Maxton
Crabtree
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Bridgeport Public Market
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California
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New York State
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Finger Lake
Kirkman
Baldwin
Clerey
Big Boston Lettuce
Greening Ples Basket
White Owl
Putas Cee
Megsa
Outfitters
Gotham
Philippines
France
Trefousse
Aris
Chateau
Pncsa
Taare
Ss Pacific
Bialo
State
Bridgeport Trust
Berkshire Mill
Barnum
Post-Telegram
Nuon
Rekrive
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