The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS hffe6fS5

ian. First Vice-President McCrea
elected president of Pennsylvania lines
to succeed late 4. j. Cassatt.
trial on eight of ten indictments re-
turned against it.
14-Grand jury at Findlay, o., returned
939 indictments against Standard OIL
Co. and subsidiary companies for con-
-spiracy in restraint of trade,
15-Federal grand jury at Chicago in
dicted John /. Walsh in conne9ctiQ2n
2S-Judge Halam, at St. Paul, issued or.
der enjoinng J. j. Hill and other Of
ficials of Great Northern railway from
making proposed increase of $4,000, ,OOC
Feb. wisconsin state railway com
mission ordered railroads of state to
give fiat 2l9-ccnt passenger fare.
26-John f.. Stevens resigned, as chiet
named Maj. g. w. Goethals as chair
man of commission and engineering
chief of work.
Mary Baker G. Eddy, leader of Chris
tian Science faith, by G. y. Glover
her. son, asking accounting of property
and appointment of receiver
Mar. New Mexico house passed resolu-
ton to investigate conduct of Gov
Hagerman in regard to alleged timber
land frauds.
Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco
pleaded not guilty to charge of extoI-
| 2O-Abraham Ruef indicted for bribery al
San Francisco; T. V. Halsey also in
dicted in connection with grant of tele-
Apr. 2-J. J. Hill resigned as president OF
Great Northern railroad and son, 7. w
Hill, elected to PLACE.
Apr. 5-John r. Walsh INDICTED or
Chicago National bank, at Chicago
| S-Supreme court decided Isle of Pines
is Cuban territory, not American.
AR5 found Snity of accepting @ illegal III oat raPe.
from Chicago & Alton railroad, at Chi
| Cago.
17-Andrew Carnegie decorated witt
Cross of Legion of Honor at Nationa
Arbitration and Peace congress which
closed at New York.
| 2G.-Jamestown Ter-Centennial exposition
opened President Roosevelt and Other
high officials attended ceremonies.
May 9-Fedcral court at Indianapolis per
petually enjoned so-caled drug trus
from continuing operations.
| 15-Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to eX
| torton at San Francisco.
M-Grand jury at San Francisco returned
SO indictments against Mayor SChmitZ
Ruef and street railway officials anc
Jun lS-Mayor Schmitz of San Fran
cisco, found guilty of eNtortion.
Jul. S-Schmitz sentenced to FIVE year
in penitenttary for eXtortion.,
| r.. IL.
California, elected mayor of San Fran
cisco, by board of supervisors.
Aug. 3-Judge lands, at Chicago, fine,
Standard Oil Co., s29 4O,oOO for accept
ing illegal rebates from Alton railroad
fine largest in history of Jurisprudence
Aug 7-Senator Beyeridge of Indiana
married to Miss Catherine Eddy Il
American embassy at Berlin:
2l-Suit in equity brought by relatives 70
accounting of property of Mrs. Mar
Baker G. Eddy, brought to sudden clos
Sep. 4-Iouis Glass. president o
Pacific States Telephone and Telegrap
Co., convicted of bribery at San Fran
cisco and sentenced to five years i'm
| priSonment.
12HEX- Congressman C. c. Burton, O
Nevada, Mo, elected commandment
chief of G, A. r., at, Saratoga, N. Y.
dedicated by President Roosevelt.
Oct. 2-Senator VIM. e. Borah acquitte
of charge of conspiracy to defraud gov
ernment, at Boise. Idaho.
1.-THE Lusitania broke nearly all ocea
records, making trip to New York i
four days, 20 hours.
2S-German balloon Pommern. piloted b
Herr Erbslob, won internations
aer9naptic cuP iaIn1ding I1aI tro at .tsl{ As6qr
point at St. Louis
Nov. 7-Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Railroad Co., fined $33O,OOO at Los Ar
geles, for rebating.
lS-Trial of John. r. Walsh for misappl
cation of funds OF Chicago NatiOns
bank, begun at Chicago.
Edward PaySon Weston, aged 69, com
pletes walk from Portland, Me-, to CHI
sago, jaunt taking 20 days,
ter OF secretary of state, and U. !
| Grant Ill. occurred Mt Washington
Dec. l6-Pacifc fleet sailed from HamI
ton Roads after review BY president.