The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-01-03
MISCELLANECJ Us

Jan. &C II. Yerkes, deceased tra ction
magnate. gives $4,000 to Chic .eu uni
versity and making ampla prov sion for
numerous charities, as well as toy wife.
7-Midshipman Decatur, acquitted by
court martial OF charge of hazing at An
napolis.
2l-Hopkinsville U<y) mob takes negro
accused of assault. from jail and hangs
a-willof Marshall Field. deceased Chi
cago merchant prince, opened, showing
estate of $l0OoOo,OoO; S,Oo'Veo left TO
museum.
2S-Mrs. C. T. Yerkes weds Wilson
Miner of San Francisco.
Feb. 2-President pardons Midshipman
Miller convicted of hazing at Annap-
oils.
6-Dr. G. II. simmons, Peoria, ILL.,. minis
ter. bank president and politician, kills
self when facing exposure of financial
methods and private conduct.
16-Pat Grove found not guilty of rob-
berry in connection with Cudahy case at
Omaha,
| l7-Miss Alice Roosevelt married to Cong
Nicholas Iongworth at White House.
| Mar, 5--Prairie fires sweep Texas causing
loss of 81 100000.
| 1l-Nine hundred Moros slain in days
fighting with Americans, in Philippines.
| 15-Andrew Hamilton scores New York
Life trustees before insurance commit
| tee at Albany, n. Y.
| is-Steamer Atlanta burns off Sheboygan,
Wis. on Lake Michigan. .Snowslide
near Ouray, Cal. causes damage OF
I $500 600.
l9--Andrew Hamilton shows receipt for
| $40 900, donated to Republican campaign
funds, by New York Life insurance com.
| pany.
2O-Givng Of political contributions de.
clared non-criminal, by District Attor-
ney Jerome
Apr. John Alexander Dowle deposed as
leader of Zion City, H.; Overseer
Voliva elevated to leadership.
7-Kansas supreme court rules that Kan
sas City live stock exchange is illegal
trust
25-Appllcation for receiver for Zion City,
Ill, made by Dowie.
Jul 3-Secretary of State Root sails Tor
months tour of South America.
Aug. 9--Wisconsn railway commissioners
| render opinion reducing grain rates for
state ! cent per bushel.
l6-Gen. X. b. Brown, of GAINESVILLE, o..
elected commander ln-chief of G. A. r.
at Minneapolis.
Aug SOW. j. Bryan welcomed at New
York by big gathering of Democrats on
return from trip around world
Sep 3O-Secretary of State Root returns
from tour of South America.
] Oct 5-President Hill of Great Northern
railway sold 750,000000 tons of ore to
United States Steel corporation for
% STANDARD oil company fined 5000 at
Findlay, o., for carrying on business
combine in violation of state laws.
Oct. 1S-Triennial convention of Worlds
Christian Temperance Union begun at
, Boston.
| lo-lIOpp VI CdNdiTy sent TO wyoming "
to round up dissatisfied Ute Indians.
Nov. bland of 100 Ute Indians capture
wagon load of army rations intended for
troops in Wyomtng.
, 6-Three companies of negro troops In
Texas ordered dismissed from army for
failure TO disclose identity of comrades
guilty of rioting at Brownsville, Tex.
, S-President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
party left Washington on trip of in
spection of Panama canal, on battleship
Louisiana.
4-Presdent and party return to Wash
D ington from trip 10 Panama and Porto
Rico.
I Dec 5-F. w. Finley. second vice presi-
dent of Southern railroad, elected to
succeed late president, Sampel Spencer.
: 6-John ID. Rockefeller and 6 associates
who control Standard OIL Co, served
with subpoenas to appear before federal
circuit court in st. Louis. January 7....
1 Kansas grain inspection and weighing
law declared void
2 l0-Nobel peace prize. valued at $4,000.
conferred on President Roosevelt by
. Norwegian storthing; money VIII Dc
used to establish Industrial peace con-
mission.