Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-02
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Jan. 2-First President Mccrra
elected president OF Pennsylvania lines
10 succeed late 4. ]. Cassatt.
cago that Standard oil CO. mus, stand
trial on eisht OF ten indictments re-
9, turned against Il
go indictments against standard OH
Co, and subsidiary companies for con-
,s spFlsGy N ErStsSih ,,I OF ITa c,,ca
dicted John r. Walsh In connection
with failure OF Chicago National hank.
der enjoiuing J. ] Inn and other Of
hciais OF Great Northern railway from
making proposed increase OF s6ooo0,Ooa
Feb iS-wisconsln state railway COM
mission ordered railroads Of state 10
SIAM sIES nSi -srS sy p%ss snS fare ,,.,
engineer OF Panama canal and president
named Mas. @. W. Goethals as chair
man Of commission and engineering
Mar. i-Suii Med at Boston against Mrs.
Mary Baker 9. Eddy. leader OF Chris.
her son, asking accounting OF property
and appointment OF receiver.
Mar. 4-New Mexico house passed resolu-
ton TO investigate CONDUCT OF Gov.
HaEerman in regard to alleged timber
land frauds.
5-Mayor schmlts. OF San Francisco,
pleaded not guilty to charge OF extof.
sO-Abrahau Rusf indicted for bribery a,
dieted In connection with grant OF tsle-
phone franchise.
Apr. ~, ]. I'm resigned as president Of
Great Northern railroad and son. T. W,
Hiii, elected to place.
Apr. 5--JOhu X. Walsh indicted on
Chicago National bank. at Chicago
s-Suprems court decided Isle OF Pines
Is Cuban territory not American;
found guilty o accepting Illegal rates
from Chicago Alton railroad az Chit
2s-Iamestown Ter-Centennial exposition
opened President Roosevelt and other
high otfiCials attended ceremonies.
May 9-Federai court at Indianapolis per-
petually enioined sO-cAlied drug trust
from continuing operations.
lS-Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty TO exc
torti0n at San Francisco.
2&-Grnnd jury at San Francisco returned
~ indictments against Mayor SchmitE
Ruef and street railway officials ahd
Jun i3-MayOr schmitz OF san Fran
cisco. found guilty OF aNtortion.
'ql , Sean;,t- Ssn sen 70 nSs years
i6-Dr. T.. II. Taylor. OF University oe
California. elected mayor OF San Fran
cisco. By board OF supervisors.
Aus. 3--Judge lands. at Chicago. fnsd
standard oil Co.. G9.2f0 600. for accept
ing Illegal rebates from Alton railroad:
Aug. J-Senator BeycridEe OF Indiana,
married TO Miss Catherine EDDY IN
., A@ me-, "a s,hISaS s ~ Berlin
accounting OF property % Mrs. Mary
Baker @. Eddy, brought 90 sudden close
Sop. 4-iouis Glass. viee-praSldent OF
Pacific States Telephone and Telegram
Co. convicted OF bribery AZ san Fran
cisco and sentenced 10 nve years ina
priSonmcnt.
is-Ex-c Congressman c. q. Burton. o.
Nevada, Mo. elected communicating
chief of q. A. r.. at Saratoga, NJ II
9o--AicNinley memorial az Canton, o.,
dedicated BY President Roosevelt
Oct. 2-Senat0r Vim. y. Brrah acquitted
OF charge % conspiracy 10 defrauo Cow
eminent. At Bolae. Idaho.
alderman balloon Pommern. piloted BY
Herr EFbsiob. won International
asronaute cup, landing ~ Aabnrr
PARK. y, J., 40 miles from startling
point al g. Louis. -
RslIroad Co., nned sSlo.ooo at Lo s1 AZ.
gclca, for Rotating. M
is-Trlai OF John ". Walsh Tor misAppll-
cation fOf fanda az Chicago National
hank. begun ~ Chicago
n ttlwQrd payHon Westpn, aNod ~. tonl-
pfetes walk from Portland, Me-. 70 cas-
ceE0. jaunt takinR - days
Ii,-Weldlng of Mis8 EdIth Root. dngEh-,
ter of secretary " state. and u, 3.
Grant. III. occUrro1 ~ WhAhin0tom.
Dec. is-pAeine fleet sailed from AamEe
tan Roads after review ~ prueideut.