Wealthiest boy in America Marshall Field III faces future at Lakewood
Chicago report examines Marshall Field III heir to vast estate after his grandfather founder Marshall Field dies. It notes three fifths of residuary estate for the 12 year old, two fifths for his uncle Henry, and outlines his upbringing at a Lakewood New Jersey home with daily tutoring and a demanding study routine while he trains to manage wealth responsibly.
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Marshall Field
Lakewood
New Jersey
Chicago
Henry Field
Field House
Field
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Marshall Field III
N. J
Master Field
University of Chicago
Hannibal
Alps
Rome
Caesar
Cromwell
George Washington
Ceuil
Grandfather
Marshall Field II
Leadville
Col
Illinois
Potter Palmer
Messrs. Leiter
Palmer
Messrs
Leiter
Mr. Farwell
Mr. Field
Babe Found Buried Alive In New Mexico Case
In Roswell New Mexico Mrs L Aiken of Lakewood is jailed in Carlsbad charged with abducting her eight month old baby by burying it alive in the family yard a neighbor recalls a midnight tale of a strange man taking the child A search found the infant buried near the house doctors say suffocation caused death and the child was alive when buried
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Babe
Roswell
N. M
L. Aiken
Lakewood
Carlsbad
Body Turns Over in Coffin At Funeral
Relatives of Miss Hastings a Bellingham high school student who died on Orcas Island found the body turned over when the casket was opened. A faint flush in the cheeks suggested life prompting an urgent call for a doctor 20 miles away. Despite hours of effort the physician could not revive her and the body was buried.
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Bellingham
Wash
Miss Hastings
Orcas Island
Bills Friend In a Quandary
A judge hears a case where a father faces a choice between repairing his automobile or supporting his football club, highlighting financial strain and competing priorities.
Autoboat combines boat and auto for versatile travel
Edward Fournier, a Minneapolis scene painter, has created an amphibious automotile boat patented for sportsmen. The craft rides on auto trucks for land use and detaches to become a fast autoboat on water. It can be steam, gasoline, or electric powered and may include a canopy or houseboat option.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Edward Fournier
Fournier
Old Monterey Customs House Sparked by Landmarks Club Tablet
The Landmarks club marks the old Hispano Mexican customs house in Monterey as California’s oldest standing relic aside from the missions. The site recalls three nations’ treasure trade, galleons from Spain, and pirate raids, with historic timbers visible on the beach and the press that printed California’s first newspaper brought to the site.
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Monterey
Cal
Landmarks Club
California
Missions
Spain
Philippines
Bouchard
Customs House
Mission
Mexico
Presbyterian Churches Set Course for Union in 1907
After a 95 year split, northern and Cumberland Presbyterian general committees in St. Louis on December 28 agreed to organic union pending next May assemblies. Cumberland Presbyterians adopt the Northern church confession from the 1903 revision. Plans include a united assembly in 1907 and merger of missionary and educational groups.
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Presbyterian Church
Northern Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
General Assemblies
Cumberland Presbyterians
United States of America
United Assembly
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America
Manhold
J. W. Farwell
Levi Z. Leiter
Old Customs House
OLD Customhouse
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