The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-23


no idea Of compromising on the Tarin
| dill.
A request was made In the House
that the Woollen Trust be inyestigat
ed under the Sherman law.
The New York, New Haven &
Hartford directors cut the quarterly
dividend from TO ] y per cent.
Mrs. Wilson went stunning" in
Washington with a party OF social
workers.
A thirteenth child was born on May
18th. 1913, to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Il. Snow at Hackensack. ~ J.
Governor Foss, OF Massachusetts
signed a bill, prohibiting aeroplane
flights by persons not having an
avistor's license.
Colonel Goethals and heads OF the
different departments at the Panama
Canal, decided to hold at Cristobal on
July rousing celebation.
Governor Cruce OF Oklahoma signed
a bill prohibiting betting on horse
racing under a penalty Of from $500
to $500 fine and imprisonment.
Secretary Daniels announced that
examinations will be held soon after
July among enlisted men TO fill ten
vacancies in the Navy Pay Corps.
The United States cruiser Maryland
will 20 10 Alaska to take on board
coal which Is TO be tested for fitness
for naval uses.
Joseph Creamer, retired banker
and broker OF Philadelphia, a con-
fidsnt OF Jay Cooke, died in that city,
aged So years.
After killing his wife. mother-in-aw
and sisterin-law, George Hampton, a
miner OF Globe, Ariz., blew his head
of.
The Massachusetts Senate without
debate accepted the adverse commit
tee report on petition for legislation
TO terminate the control of the Boston
e. Maine Railroad by the New Haven.
Governor Blease OF South Carolina
dismissed all State constables. He
declares they cannot tell when liquor
is shipped into the State for illegal
use. and are therefore useless.
After pleading guilty to killing her
neigh Dor, who, she says, slandered her.
Mrs. Jessie NJ Chapman, 4G years old,
of Lynn, Mass, was sentenced to life
imprisonment.
In order to blow up the dixie which
was holding back the Pacific Ocean
from the Panama Canal twenty-five
tons OF dynamite were exploded near
Mirahores.
Raymond Ebetts, OF Bayonne, n. J.,
found one-Carat diamond ring while
fish. The ring had been
dropped overheard at fishing party
the day bei.ArA.
The United States Army sour bread
Is TO be discarded, a new sweet and
bread. impeTvious 10 the
weather and easier TO transport, has
been adopted
John Oliver, n Chicago real estate
man. who disappeared twelve years
ago. recovered his memory after meet
Ing with an accident at Torpedo. Pa,
and returned.
Morris Levine was sentenced 10 ten
years at hard labor in the Atlanta Fed
eral prison after pleading guilty TO
the white slave law in New
York.
A constitutional amendment provid-
ng for the initiative and referendum
was passed by the Wisconsin Legis-
ature. 1t will go to the people next
year.
James Harrison Rogers, 2l years old.
died at BronXville. n. Y, from typhoid
'ever contracted while experimenting
with pathogeIetic germs in the New
York University laboratory.
r. b. Sinner & Co., New York City,
merchants. and Harry G.
sinner, head of the firm, were indict-
I'd. charged with soliciting and receiv-
ng information from railroads with
1ut the consent of the shipper or con.
signee.
Postmaster General Burleson issued
IN order dscontinuing the back
of all letters, excepting
registered and special delivery letters.
The c Ranch, near Midland, Texas,
has been bought by an English syndi-
,ato for $1.355,000 II Will be divided
INTO farms and colonized with Ca
1adians