The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS

Jan. &c. T. Yerkes, deceased traction
magnate, gives $750.0o0 to Chicago uni
numerous charities, as we'll as for wife.
7-Midshipman Decstur, acquitted by
court martial Of charge Of hazing at An
napolis.
accused of assault, from Jail and hangs
him.
N-Willof Marshall Field, deceased Chi
cago merchant pr prin6e' opened zen showing
museum
2s-Mrs. C. T. Yerkes weds Wilson
Mizner of San Francisco.
Feb 2-President pardons Midshipman
Miller, convicted of hazing at Annap-
oils.
6-Dr G. H. 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
17-Miss Alice Roosevelt married to Cong.
Nicholas Longworth at White House.
Mar. 5-Prairie fires sweep Texas causin o
11NNine hundred Moros slain in 4 days
nghting with Americans, In Philippines.
15-Andrew Hamilton scores New York
Life trustees before insurance commit
tee at Albany, N. Y.
1s-Steamer Atlanta burns off Sheboygan,
Wis, on Lake Michigan. .Snowslide 9
near Ouray, Cal, causes damage OF
S50O,000.
1e~Andrew Hamilton shows receipt for
$4,000, donated to Republican campaign
funds, by New York Life insurance COM
pany.
2O-Giving of political contributions des
clared non-criminal, by District Attor-
ney Jerome.
Apr 1-John Alexander Dowie deposed az
leader of Zion City. Ill; Overseer
Voliva elevated to leadership.
] 7-Kansas supreme court rules that Kan
sas City live stock exchange is illegal
trust.
| 25-Application for receiver for Zion City,
| Jul. 3-Secretary of State Root sails for
months tour of South America.
Aug. S-Wisconsin railway commissioned
| render opinion reducing grain rates foI
| state l cent per bushel.
| 16-Gen. R. B. Brown, of GAINESVILLE, O..
elected commander-in-chief Of G. A r
| at Minneapolis.
Aug. SO-W. ]. Bryan welcomed at New
York by big gathering Of Democrats OF
return from trip around world.
Sep. 30-Secretary of State Root returns
from tour of South America.
Oct. 5-President Hill of Great Northern
railway sold 750. .000,0 600 tons of ore tc
United States Steel corporation 70;
l. $400, ,OO0, 900.
s-Standard Oil company fined $500 a,
Findlay, O., for carrying on business
combine in violation of state laws.
Oct. 1S-Triennial convention Of World:
Christian Temperance Union begun al
19-Troop Of cavalry sent to Wyoming tC
to round up dissatisfied Ute Indians.
| 26-Federal grand jury at Cincinnati up
holds federal S-hour law in first test Of
statute. =. Thirty third annual conven
tion Of National Christian Temperance
Union opened at Hartford; Conn.
wagon load OF army rations intended fol
troops in Wyoming.
! 5-Supreme court of United States af
firms decision of court of claims II
SarHyhtt 'd no tRarrp nd lny,a
pending claims of thousands of white
persons to participate In distribution Of
lands and funds of Cherokee nation be-
cause Of marriage with members o.
tribe. Decision favorable to Indians
6-Three companies of negro troops IL
Texas ordered dismissed from army fol
failure to disclose identity Of comrade.
guilty of rioting at Brownsville, Tex.
III. T. Harahan elected to succeed Stuy
vesant Fish as president of Illinois Cen
trail railroad.
S-President and Mrs. Roosevelt anC
party left Washington on trip Of in
spection of Panama canal, on battIeshiI
| Louisiana.
4-President and party return to Wash
ington from trip to Panama and Porte
| Rico.
Dec. 6-F. w. Finley. second vice presl
dent Of Southern railroad elected Il
C-John D. Rockefeller and associates
who control Standard OIL Co.. served
with subpoenaE to appear before fedora
circuit court in 81. Louis January Z.
Kansas grain inssye.Xkson and weighing
lag declared void. =
l0--Nobel peace prize, Ss,laed at 10000
conferred on President Roosevelt B,
Norwegian storthkng; moRAY xill b.
used to establish Industrial peaOs com
! | mission.