Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
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Jan. 2-First Vice-President McCrea
elected president of Pennsylvania lines
to succeed late a j. Cassatt.
Cago that Standard Oil Co. must stand
trial eight of ten indictments re-
turned against it.
A-Grand jury at Findlay, o.. returned
939 indictments against Standard Oil
Co. and subsidiary companies for con-
-spiracy in restraint of trade:
l5.Federal grand Jury at Chicago in
dicted John r. Walsh in connection
with failure of Chicago National bank.
23-Judge Hallam, at st. Paul, issued or
ficia!s of Great Northern railway from
making proposed increase of 5000
in stock.
Feb. 1S-Wisconsin state railway COM
mission ordered railroads of state to
give fiat 2k-cent passenger fare.
engineer of Panama canal and president
named Maj. G. w. Goethals as chair
man Of commission and engineering
Mar 1-Suit filed at Boston against Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy. leader of Chris
tan Science faith, by G. w. Glover.
her son. asking accounting of property
and appointment OF receiver.
Mar New Mexico house passed resolu-
ton to investigate conduct of Gov
land frauds.
Mayor Schmitz. of San Francisco
pleaded not guilty to charge of extor-
2o-Abraham Ruef indicted for bribery at
San Francisco; T. v Halsey also In
dicted in connection with grant of tele.
phone franchise.
Apr. FL. ]. Hill resigned as president OF
Great Northern railroad and son, T. w.
Hill, elected to place.
Apr. 5-John r Walsh indicted on
charges Of Of misapplication Of funds OF
S.Supreme court decided Isle of Pines
is cqban territory. not American.
found guilty of accepting illegal rates
from Chicago & Alton railroad, at Chi
cago
26-Jamestown Ter Centennial exposition
opened: President Roosevelt and other
high officials attended ceremonies.
May 9-Federal court at Indianapolis per-
petually enjoined so-called drug trust
- from continuing operations.
l5-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.
cisco. found guilty of extortion-
Jul: s-Schmitz sentenced to five year.
16-Dr. e. r. Taylor. of University of
California. elected mayor of San Fran
cisco; by board of supervisors.
Aug. 3-Jud2e Lands. at Chicago fined
Standard Oil Co. s2s. 24O o0O for accept
ing Illegal rebates from Alton railroad;
me largest in history of Jurisprudence.
married to Miss Catherine Eddy IN
American embassy at Berlin
suit equity DTpuSHI FetdtlyeS Tor
accounting of property of Mrs Mary
Baker G. Eddy. brought to sudden close
at Boston.
Sep. 4-Louis Glass. vice-president of
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
Co. convicted of bribery at San Fran
cisco and sentenced to five years inn
prisonment
FIX Congressman c c. Burton. of
Nevada; Mo. elected COMMANDMENT
chief of G. A. r. at Saratoga N z
30-McKinley memorial at Canton. O..
dedicated by President Roosevelt
Oct. 2-Senator VIM. E. Borah acquitted
OF charge OF conspiracy to defraud gov
eminent. at Boise. Idaho.
23-German balloon Pommern, piloted by
Herr Erbslob. won international
asronautic cupsso landing at Asbury
Nov. -Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Co.. fined s23o.000 at Los An
geles. for rebating.
13-Trial OF John r. Walsh for misappli-
cation OF funds of Chicago National
bank. begun at Chicago.
26-Edward Payson Weston, aged 50, com.
pletes walk from Portland Ne. to Chi
cago. taunt taking = days.
N-Weddtng of Miss Edith Root, daugh-
ter of secretary of state. and u. s.
Grant. Ill, occurred at Washington.
Dec. 16-Pacific fleet sailed from Hamp.
ton Roads after review by president.