The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-09-13
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The homeward rush OF Americans
who have spent the summer In Europe
is now at Its height and all records
for the number OF passenger ship lines
have been broken. Nine steamships
arriving here one day recently, landed
total OF 3143 first and second cabin
passengers, the greatest number ever
recorded in a single day. The pre-
viOus high record was $500.
Steamship officers Of all lines say
that the summer travel abroad has
been Unprecedented and evidences the
prosperity Of the country.
The taking Of testimony in this city
in the suit brought by the federal gov
ernment in ST. Louis last December
TO dissolve the Standard oil company
under the provisions Of the Sherman
antitrust law before former Judge
Franklin Ferriss of ST. Louis, the spe-
cial examiner appointed by the federal
court has been postponed for a few
days
Aside from the 20 alleged Standard
OIL corporations named by the gov
eminent, the individual defendants are
John d. Rockefeller, William G. Rock
efeller. II. II. Rogers, John ID. Arch
bold, Henry NJ. Flagler and Charles NJ.
Pratt
The Red Star liner Kroonland, just
in, is speedy ship. and that is the
reason perhaps, why only seven Of the
flock of q storks that chased the ves-
sci across the Atlantic succeeded in
catching her As it was, DR.. r. +.
Schaepkens, the ships surgeon. had
busy time, and each day an addition
had to be recorded on the passenger
list.
The first day out Mr. Stork present
cd Mr.. and Mrs Houssiere with a
bouncing eight-pound baby girl. Miss
Houssicre was named Esther, after
her mother. During the next six days
the storks turned their attention TO
the steerage. and six healthy infants
arrived 20 break the mOnotony OF the
voyage.
Or. Schaepkens admitted he had
been advised by wireless that 13 storks
with packages for the steerage and
seven more for the first and second
cabins had failed 10 catch the steam
er, but were expected any minute.
The contents Of the will left by
Richard Mansfield, the distinguished
actor. have been made public by Irv-
ing VI. Dittenhoeffer, who was left in
charge of Mr.. Mansfeld's legal af-
fairs.
The will was made in 1894 and after
for the payment Of just debts
left by Mr.. Mansfield. the entire es-
tate, both real and personal is left
TO Mrs. Mansfield, who also is made
the sole eXecutriN. As the will was
made in 1894, which was before the
birth Of Mr. Mansfeld's son. George
Gibbs, the boy will take his share of
the estate as if the actor died without
a will.
Mr.. Dittenhoeffer said that for the
last ten years all that Mr.. Mansfield
accumulated, either in real or per
sonal property, had been placed at
once in the name of his wife. The
house on Riverside drive and the Con.
necticut farms were transferred to
Mrs Mansfield Immediately after Their
purchase. All plays and manuscripts
as well as all stock held by Mr.. Mans
field in the Richard Mansfield company
are left TO the widow.
While the orderly or disorderly con-
ditiun of a large city is not always 10
be gagged by the relative number of
policemen as compared with its in
habitants, there is interest in statistics
showing how the cities of the world
are po.iced. Commissioner Bingham
Of this city, who wants 1900 additional