Estate of James W. Alexander Valued at 232042
The estate of James W. Alexander former president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society was appraised at 232042 with 98507 in stocks and bonds and 121570 in life insurance. The will left 58010 for son Frederick and named widow Elizabeth B. Alexander plus two sons and a daughter as beneficiaries. He died Sept 21 1915 at Tuxedo Park New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
John J. Lyons
Elizabeth B. Alexander
Frederick Alexander
Alexander
Devia
Baltimore & Ohio Preferred
Portland Cement
Thomas F. Ryan
Princeton
The
Metropolitan
Century Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
American Museum of Natural History
Wheelock Estate Appraisal Totals 792 415
The Wheelock estate is valued at 792 415 in a transfer tax appraisal filed by Joseph W. Spencer. Died March 7 1916, Mrs. Alice T Wheelock left bequests to son William H Wheelock and others, with gifts to Columbia University St Luke's Hospital and the State Charities Aid Association. Real property includes interests in Manhattan addresses Park Avenue and West Eighty third Street, plus stocks bonds mortgages and deposits totaling the estate.
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Alice T. Wheelock
Joseph W. Spencer
TS Park Avenue
Birmingham Will Creates Trust for Sister and Charities
Michael Birmingham died June 1 and probate was filed in the Surrogate's Court. The estate exceeds $900,000 with a $300,000 cash residue to be held in trust for his sister Ellen A. Birmingham. After her death the will directs specific bequests to Catholic charitable organizations and the Church of St. Aloysius for nominal sums.
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Michael Birmingham
Ellen A. Birmingham
St. Nicholas Avenue
Miss Birmingham
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Catholic Board For Missionary Work Among Color
Holy Name Mission
Marquette League
Sisam
Catholic Church Extension Society
Church of St. Aloysius
West Lied Street
Griswold Will Allocates 143000 To Charities In Brooklyn
The late State Senator Stephen M. Griswold left most of his estate to charitable groups in Brooklyn. A total of 143000 was dedicated to philanthropy with bequests to many organizations and funds for church flowers. Mrs Louise M Griswold receives 40000 and son Frederick J Griswold 80000, with two grandchildren each getting 10000. The housekeeper Hannah Luhrman is left 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen M. Griswold
Brooklyn
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Children’ Aid Society of Brooklyn
Brooklyn Hospital
City Dispensary
Methodist Episcopal Church Home
Brooklyn Industrial School Association
Frederick J. Griswold
Stephen J. Griswold
Virginia Griswold
Hannah Luhrman
Griswold
British Soldier Bequest in Lehmaier Will Revealed
Probate filing shows Rachel Lehmaier died June 4 leaving a $400000 estate. A $25000 trust gift to grandson Lionel Lehmaier in France with the Fourth Battalion First British Infantry. Residue goes to sons James and Louis Lehmaier and daughter Mrs Sera Trounstine. Beneficiaries include United Hebrew Charities Mount Sinai Hospital and other Hebrew benevolent institutions. An Alexander estate filing lists John White Alexander’s assets at $102047 with stock bonds and deposits, widow Elizabeth Alexander and son James Alexander as heirs.
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Rachel Lehmaier
Lionel H. Lehmaier
France
First
British Infantry
Testatrix
James M. Lehmaier
Louis Lehmaier
Sera Trounstine
United Hebrew Charities
Mount Sinai Hospital
Home For
Man’s Asset Holdings Detail Large Portfolio Totals
The record shows a man held an insurance policy on his site for 387 dollars and a broad portfolio including 417 dollars in Northern Pacific Railway stock 25 578 dollars in General Electric and 15 000 dollars in Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company as part of his holdings.
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Northern Pacific Railway
General Electric
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company
Widow Wins $50 000 Suit In Probate Case
White Plains New York June 13 Surrogate Sawyer ruled in favor of Mrs Jane Ann Dickie of White Plains seeking to probate her father George W Horton s will The Ohio probate dated Aug 8 1915 gave all property to the widow Horton s second wife The Westchester County probate was appealed to the Court of Appeals and a rehearing ordered The surrogate sustained the Ohio probate and revoked the will granting property to the daughter
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Sawyer
Jane Ann Dickie
South Broadway
George W. Horton
Hell Gate
Horton
Ohio
William H. Sommer
Moun Vernon
Henry G. K. Heath
Dickie
Westchester County
Court of Appeals
Eddle
Tingue Estate Valued at $474000 After Death
William J. Tingue died April 2 1914 leaving a net estate of 474000 as shown by a transfer tax appraisal filed yesterday. Widow Sarah L. Tingue and three children receive 114750 each plus a pro rata residuary share after small bequests. He owned stocks and bonds worth 421080 and insurance totaling 119089.
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W. J. Tingue
William J. Tingue
Sarah L. Tingue
Surrogate appoints temporary administrators in Woerz will contest
Surrogate Cohalan named Samuel Untermyer of 37 Wall Street and Joseph McCloskey of 51 Chambers Street as temporary administrators of the Ernest G. Woerz estate. Woerz, a brewer, left an estate valued at about 2.7 million dollars amid a will dispute.
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Cohalan
Samuel Untermyer
Wall Street
Joseph McCloskey
Chambers Street
Ernest G. Woerz
Woerz
5000 Car Builders Gather in Atlantic City
More than 5,000 delegates attend the opening of concurrent conventions of the Master Car Builders Association the Master Mechanics Association and Railway Supply Manufacturers in Atlantic City New Jersey. Safety and efficiency top the agenda as talks include proposed propaganda against proposed freight train length limits while unions face criticism. Rail lines report higher operating costs but rising traffic boosts earnings with the Delaware Lackawanna Western announcing wage increases for freight handlers at 25 cents an hour.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Master Car Builders’ Association
Master Mechanics’ Association
Murray
Oklahoma
District of Columbia
Service Brotherhoods
New York City
Great Railroad Lines
New York
Girl Testifies For Orpet In Murder Trial
Waukegan Illinois June 13 Josephine Davin testified that Marion Lambert threatened suicide if Orpet transferred his affections to another. Dorothy Mason said Orpet planned marriage to Celeste Yonker. The witness disputed prior tales of Marion’s cheerfulness and noted a February eighteenth birthday party when the threat was made.
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Waukegan
Ill
Josephine Davin
Marion Lambert
H. Orpet
Orpel
Marion
Dorothy Mason
Celeste Yonker
Police Dump Weapons in Sea Off Sandy Hook
Police threw a boatload of seized weapons into the ocean off Sandy Hook after raids in 1815. The haul included 1138 pistols, 21 daggers, 340 sandbags and blackjacks, 6 rifles, 3 pairs of brass knuckles, 50 swords, 3 sword canes and several Malay crescents aboard three large patrol cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Albodon Dentifrice Promoted By Dentist
A dentist recommends Albodon dentifrice highlighting its cleansing polishing properties, antiseptic safety, lack of grit or color, and suitability for children. It claims the highest cleansing potency among dentifrices and offers 25 cent tubes with a free sample by sending name and address to The Albodon Company in New York.
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Albodon Company
Dept. A
West 18Th Street
N. Y
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Equitable
Life Insurance
Wheelock
Birmingham
Senator Griswold
John White Alexander
Ilo
State Controller's Office
Elizabeth A. Alexander
Woerz Estate
Orpet
Miss Lambert
Albodon
United States
Britannica
Cambridge University
Ngs Fine
ABC of It
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Europe
America
England
Germany
Crimea
Prussia
Austria
Chi
Gimbe! Brothers
Broadway
480 Street
Scribner’s
Fifth Ave
Malkan
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Chicago
India
Morocco
Levant
Post-office
Cambridge
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