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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

16 Jul 1935

Page 5

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1935

Page

5

Placid Widow Garrett Estate Sparks Global Claimants

A Philadelphia heiress widow dies leaving a $17. million fortune in a fragile will. Some 8,000 claimants across 21 countries vie for shares, including descendants of Walter Garrett and Schaefer kin. The Pennsylvania court will decide kinship and validity as litigation rivals escalate.

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Garrett Schaefer Y Gane Walter Garrett Schaefer Philadelphia Orphans’ Court Lee Phibia Grees Clinton Schaefer Parker Ford Patricia Schaefer Paris Marie Baratti France Marie Chas. S. Starr
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Tragic double suicide pact ends with one survivor

Boston scene follows Be a Bryan and Harry Van Allen plans to die together after a rendezvous on the twelfth floor of a Back Bay hotel. Van Allen leaps to his death while Bea clings to life, later confessing fear of growing old and remorse over the failed pact.

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Paris Marie Baratti Marie Maryland Nora Bryan Harry B. van Allen New York Harry Back Bay Boston van Allen Bea Res Atlyss Psychopathic Bea Ud Harry Barry Edna van Allen Ara Soroenees Bea Leo Bea Rela Sega Bea Bryan Las Vegas New Mexico Emily Davies Vanderbilt Thayer Whitfield Raoul Whitfield Emily Whitfield
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