Will of Margaret Sexton Is Set Aside by Jury
Cambridge October 27. The will of Margaret Sexton of Lowell was voided by a supreme court jury on grounds of improper execution. About $12,000, half to the Immaculate Conception Church of Lowell and half to Sexton’s East relatives, was left. contestants cited old age and illness affecting soundness of mind. The trial expanded over three days, with the original probate ruling overturned.
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Cambridge
Margaret Sexton
Lowell
Supreme Court
Knowlton
Church of the Immaculate Conception of
Supreme Judicial Court
St. John’s Hospital
John W. McEvoy
James B. O'Connor
James E. Grimes
Miss Sexton
West
Patrick Ryan
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Patrick's Parish
John J
William A. Hogan
William H. Kent
Peter A. Fay
Boys Economical Top Coats for Young Sons
Boys over six years seek top coats similar to big brothers with plain single breasted designs and velvet collars in regular and extra lengths. Prices range from 4.00 for a gray Melton to 5.00 for all wool materials, 6.00 to 10.00 for finer top coats, lasting up to age 16.
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Melton
King Edward reviews South African guards at Horse Guards
King Edward the seventh, in colonel in chief of the Guards uniform, reviewed nearly 4000 guardsmen returning from South Africa at Horse Guards. With the Prince of Wales and other royals present, he praised their service, noted pride in the Guards, and praised their drill and march past despite arduous duties abroad. The Queen and royal ladies rode past in carriages as cheers greeted the troops.
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London
Edward
South Africa
Horse Guards
Guards
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Lord Roberts
Laskar Narrowly Escapes Defeat at Chess Club
New York report states world champion Laskar nearly loses to local Lipschuetz at Manhattan Chess Club. Lipschuetz used a Vienna opening and eyed a mate in five from move 20 but missed it. game adjourned to resume Wednesday. Showalter resigned the adjourned game, deeming it hopeless.
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New York
Laskar
Lipschuetz
Manhattan
Vienna
Lasker
Showalter
LIKE CREAM CASE London arraignment for poisoning wife
London at police court George Chapman an American landlord in Southwark is charged with poisoning a young woman who lived with him as wife. The case follows three deaths in his rental houses over five years, drawing parallels to the Cream Neill poisoning sensational trial of 1892 in London.
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London
George Chapman
America
Southwark
Neill
Heavy Looters Sentenced In Lowell Superior Court Session
The October sitting of the Lowell superior criminal court opened with Judge Bond presiding due to Judge Lawton’s illness. Prosecutions led by District Attorney George A. Sanderson saw Bissonette, Demaris, and Coyle plead guilty to entering and preaching, with sentences ranging from two years in the house of correction for Bissonette and Demaris to probation for Coyle. Other defendants, including Michael Quinn and Fred Lester, received terms for larceny and related crimes, while Wilfred St Godard faced trial for robbery after a confrontation on Middlesex street. Axel Quist testified, describing the assault and theft of a ten-dollar bill.
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Lowell
Superior Criminal Court
Bond
Frederick Lawton
N. W. Matthews
George A. Sanderson
Geo. Bissonette
Joseph Demaris
James J. Coyle
Bissonette
Demaris
Moffatt
House of Correction
Coyle
Ramsay
Michael Quinn
Frank Howe
Boston & Maine
Tewksbury
Frederick Lester
North Chelmsford
Massachusetts Reformatory
Wilfred St. Godard
Axel Quist
West Chelmsford
St. Godard
Middlesex Street
Smith Brothers Trial Over Damages With Town of Stoughton
Arguments of counsel in the Smith Brothers contractors case against the town of Stoughton filled the forenoon session in the superior civil court today.
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Smith Brothers
Stoughton
Pension Changes From Oct 9 Issuance
Washington notices list pension changes on October 27. John Anderson of Lynn receives a $6 increase and Mica jah B of Moulton Lynn gets a $12 adjustment.
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Washington
John Anderson
Lynn
Micajah B
Moulton Lynn
Monday Morning Dock Court Records Show Dwindling Offenders
A Monday morning docket noted a smaller crop of offenders with 26 in the cage. Several were fined for drunkenness, including Charles Daley and John Slavin, while others faced suspensions, probation, or time at the state farm. Notable cases include Joseph Cronin misidentifying as Joan Cronin, Annie Hassett seeking mercy after pleading for a chance, and Mary Waldron with a lengthy prior record amid family hardship. The Vatican expends from 10 000 to 15 000 yearly on stamps and telegrams.
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Charles Daley
John Slavin
George P. Driscoll
John Flannigan
Joseph Cronin
Palmer
Nashua
Joan Cronin
Cronin
Henry Allen
Majestic Pines
David Slattery
Albert H. George
Alexander Charette
Dwyer
Fred Maxwell
Cornelius Daley
Middlesex and
Thorndike
Regina
Whalen
Maxwell
Daley
Sherborn
Mary
Thomas Kellily
State Farm
Slattery
Charles Main
Joseph Herreaux
Joseph
John Ahearn
Mason
Alexander Nelson
Charles Small
Annie Hassett
Annie
Judge Hadley
LT Will
Jeremiah Carkill
Patrik J. Kane
John H. Hazard
Henry Daigle
William Summerfield
Jeremiah Everett
Boston
British Brace South Africa Policy Amid Cape Gloom
New York reports gloom over Cape Colony Orange River Colony and Transvaal with British Dutch tensions rising. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain plans to visit South Africa to directly assess postwar settlement and imperial policy, aiming to unify British South Africa under clear leadership.
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New York
Cape Colony
Orange River Colony
Transvaal
London
The
Tribune
Chamberlain
South Africa
Lord Milner
Free State
Cape
Malta
Usia
England
Wanted and To Let Notices from Highlands and Pawtucketville
A classifieds page items include postings seeking a young active girl for housework in Highlands at 68 Canton street and a trustworthy American woman for general housework at 29 Central street. Also rooms for let at 323 Central street with gas and bath, and an eight room tenement at 28 Myrtle street with hot and cold water and set tubs. Additional notices seek workers at Pickering Manufacturing Co and Pirini's Employment Office, and a $50 sale of sole rights for M.C. Co. with box 474 Lowell.
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Canton Street
Pickering Manufacturing Co Oa
Central Street
Myrtle Street
Staunton Football Player Dies After Injury
Edward Schmidt, Staunton tackle, died from head injuries sustained in a game with a St Louis club. After his death the Staunton team burned the goal posts and set fire to their football clothes and sweaters, declaring no further football in Staunton.
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Staunton
Edward Schmidt
St. Louis
Schmidt
Halifax man sentenced to hang for wife murder
Halifax Nova Scotia October 27 George W. Cook was sentenced to death to be hanged January 13 for slashing his wife’s throat in July. He told the court he was drunk and did not know what happened.
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Halifax
N. S
George W. Cook
Cook
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Judge Gray
Gen. Wilson
Carroll D. Wright
Bishop Spalding
T. H. Watkins
the Arbitration Commission
Thomas Neill
Cream
M. D
Matilda Clover
Perior Court
Superior Court
Aiken, J
Ayers
Hadley
Vatican
Africa
Pirini
Os Bt
M.C. Co
Benjamin Russell
Second Avenue
Pawtucketville
Staunton, Ill
O'Sullivan Brosco
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