Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-08
to him for life by his fathers will,

to him for life by his fathers will, |
with power of appointment
E. All his jewelry, wearing apparel, |
personal effects, yacht and boats.
2. To his widow, Madeleine Talmage |
Force Astor, the town house and sta |
BILE at Fifth avenue and Sixty-fifth |
street. together with books, paintings, |
pictures, engravings, marbles, bronzes.
statuary and objects of art, plate and
silver plated ware, linen, china, glass.
household effects, useful and ornamen-
tai, therein contained and not other
wise disposed of, to have and to hold
for so long during her life as she shall
remain his widow, and upon her death I
or remarriage all this property is be-
quethed to the testator's son, William
Vincent Aston.
8. For his widow, Madeleine Tai
mage Force Astor, a trust fund of
S5,000000, she to receive the income
of such fund for so long during her
natural life as she shall remain his
widow, and upon her death, or in case
of her remarriage, the capital of this
WIDOW GETS 100000 OUTRIGHT.
| 4. To his widow, Madeleine Talmage
| Force Aston, an outright legacy of
/ 100000, payable Immediately upon
the testator's death, and all the horses
and other live stock and all carriages
and harness and stable furniture and
all automobiles and all provisions and
supplies belonging TO the testator or
subject to his disposal at the time of
his death, excepting such of said ar
ticles as are otherwise disposed of
These provision for his widow are
made in lieu of dover and all other
claim upon his estate, and until the
trust fund of $5,00O0O is set up the
executors are directed to pay to her
an income at the rate of 100000
year
5. A trust of 100000 is created for
the benefit of his daughter, Ava Alice
Muriel Aston. So much of the income
as the trustees shall determine to be
proper is to be applied to her support,
maintenance and education during her
minority and the balance of the in
DAUGHTER RECEIVES LARGE SUM.
Upon attaining the age of q the
daughter is to receive this fund with
its accumulations absolutely. In case
of her death under q years it goes ac-
: cording to her will, and in default of a
will then unto her issue, if any, and
in default of will or issue surviv-
. ing her then to William Vincent AS
tor.
: G. A trust fund of 100000 is Great
ed for the benefit of each child who
shall survive the testator other than
his son, William Vincent Astor, and
his daughter Ava Alice Muriel Aston
| to be held in trust for such child un
I'll attaining the age of q years
with similar provisions as to the dis
position of the fund in event of the
: death Of the child under q as are
above set forth in connection with the
trust for the daughter.
Nicholas Biddle of Philadelphia. who
went TO Halifax with Vincent Aston
TO claim Colonel Astor's body, receives
a legacy of $4,000; Robert II. NJ
? Ferguson, a close friend and trustee
of his fathers estate, and now living
= in Silver City, New Mexico, gets
, $4,000; Douglas Robinson, a brother
in-law of Theodore Roosevelt, is be
queathed $4,000, and a similar sun
goes to the testator's brother-in-law
1 James Roosevelt Roosevelt of this city
= James S. Armstrong of Rhinebeck, y
: Y, a cousin, is bequeathed $50, 900
a sum which Colonel Astor's father
also left him. &.
| WILL PERPETUATE AsTOR CUP.
/ The executors are directed TO pay
1 the New York Yacht club 81 800 a veal
, until Vincent Aston shall become o.
age, this sum to be used by the clut
for the purchase Of two silver cups
: to be sailed for by the yachts OF th'
u New York Yacht club at Newpor
during the annual cruise. II is sug
gested further that Vincent Aston, hav
ing arrived Of age, shall continue Il
, offer these prizes, thus perpetuatinl
! the famous Astor cup.
J Named as executors are Jane
Roosevelt Roosevelt, Douglas Robin
son, Nicholas Biddle and Vincent As
tor, upon the latter attaining the ag
- Of q. These same are also appoints
= trustees Of the several trusts namet
: by the will