Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-01-08
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Jan. 2-First Vice-President McCrea
elected :Sad president of Pennsylvania lines
S-Eederal Judge Lands decided at Chi
cage that Standard Oil Co. must stand
trial on eight Of ten indictments re-
14m &C jury at Findlay. o., returned
amd Sgaimst standard Oh
John %a.h at cesass ion
with failure of Chicago National bank.
der enjoinins j. J. Hill and other Of
ficials of Great Northern railway from
making proposed increase of s6oooo.ooo
Feb. 1s-Wisconsin state railway COM
mission ordered railroads of state to
give flat 2k-cent passenger fare.
engineer Of canaf and as
named Maj. G. w. Goethals as chair
man Of commission and engineering
Mar. Suit filed at Boston against Mrs.
tian Science faith, by G. W. Glover,
her son, asking accounting of property
Mar. Anew Mexico house passed resolu-
ton to investigate conduct Of Gov.
Hagerman in regard to alleged timber
7-Mayor schmitz, Of San Francisco.
pleaded not guilty to charge Of extol-
2o.:Abraham Ruef indicted for bribery at
San Francisco: T. v. Halsey also in
dicted in connection with grant Of tele-
Great Northern railroad and son. +. w. :!
APR a s e,fe{sa f p'e Walsh indicted on
e Shsso % Il Ssnf At q @D 1anas
S-supreme court decided Isle of Pines
is cqba s+a t sdct% III not AmeFican
ey,1i1 IF
from Chicago & Alton railroad. at CHI
cage.
17..Andrew Carnegie, decorated with
Arbitration and Peace congress which
closed at New York.
2e-Jamestown Ter-Csntennial exposition
opened: President Roosevelt and other
high officials attended ceremonies.
May 9-Federal court at Indianapolis per-
petually enjoined so-called drug trust
15-Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to ex-
tortion at San Francisco.
24-Grand jury at San Francisco returned
SO indictments against Mayor Schmitz
Ruef and street railway officials and
other companies.
Jun. 1s-.Mayor Schmitz Of San Fran
Jul. s.schmitz Sentenced to Ave years
in penitentiary for extortion.
16-Dr. E. r.. Taylor, Of University Of
California. elected mayor of San Fran
cisco; BY board Of SUPERVISORS:
Standard Oil Co., $29, 240, coo, for accept
ing illegal rebates from Alton railroad:
fine largest in history Of jurisprudence.
| Aug. 7-Senator Beveridge of Indiana,
married to Miss Catherine Eddy in
American embassy at Berlin.
21-Suit in equity brought by relatives for
accounting Of property of Mrs. Mary
Baker G.. Eddy, brought to sudden close
Sep. ELouis Glass. vice-president of
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
Co., convicted of bribery at San Fran
cisco and sentenced to five years. i'm
prisonment
12-Ex-Congressman c., g. Burton, OF
Nevada, Mo, elected commander-in-
chief Of G. A. r., at Saratoga, N. Y.
30-McKinley memorial at Canton, O.,
dedicated by President Roosevelt.
Oct. 2-Senator VIM. E. Borah acquitted
Of charge Of conspiracy to defraud gov
1.-THE Lusitania broke nearly all ocean
records, making trip to New York in
four days, 20 hours.
23IGermans balloon Pommern, piloted by
Herr Erbslob, won international
esr9naqttc cup pso Landing la,,d! at Asbgry
Railroad Co.. fined {ss0. 900 at Los An
geles, for rebating.
13ITrial Of John r. Walsh for misappli-
cation Of funds Of Chicago National
bank. begun at Chicago.
2e-Edward Payson Weston, aged So. con-,
e se ja1nt taxing i 3 days days. 4' y e1.'s
27-Wedding Of Miss Edith Root, daug4
ter Of secretary Of state, and y. &
Grant, III, occurred at washington.
Dec. 16-Pacihc fleet sailed from Hamps
ton Roads aftG0 review by president.