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| 1903 | 3 |
3 stories matching grandmoth
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- The Bitter Custody Battle Over the Wellman Estate
A Dayton superior court judge splits the guardianship of two orphaned children, sparking a dispute likely headed for the state supreme court.
- A Grandmother's Bonds: Walla Walla Man Finds a $75,000 Inheritance After 20 Years
E. L. Smalley learns he is one of five heirs to $75,000 in government bonds and 80 acres near Quincy, Illinois—an estate that has waited two decades in chancery court for missing family to be found.
- A Seattle Preacher Tells Society Women They Are Marching Their Children to the Gallows
Preaching to women only on "Dying Mothers and Starving Children," Rev. M. A. Matthews calls society "the emptiness of emptiness" — and blames card parties, prizes and maternal neglect for juvenile crime.