The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
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Jan. First President McCrea
elected president of Pennsylvania lines
to acceed late A j. Cass1tt.
3-Federal Judge Lands decided at chi.
cago that Standard Oh Co. must stanG
trial on eiGht of ten indictments re-
turned against it.
14-Grand jury at FindlaY, o.. returned
500 indictments against Standard os
CO. and subsidiary companies for con-
spracy in restraint of trade,
l5-Tederal grand jury at Chicago IN
dicted John r. Walsh in conHecu9IA
with failure, of Chicago National Gans.
der enjoning ]. j. Iilll and other Of
ticials Of Great Northern railway from
making proposed increase OF Sts.eOOJVv
in stock.
Feb. lS-Wisconsin state railway COM
mission ordered railroads OF state 10
give flat 21a-cent passenger fare.
| 26-John f. Stevens resigned as chiet
! engineer OF Panama canal and president
named Mai. G.. w. Cocktails as chair
man of commission and engineering
| chief of work.
Mar l-Suit filed at BOSTON against Mrs.
J 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.
Hagerman in regard to alleged timber
| land frauds.
Mayor Schmitz. Of San Francisco.
pleaded not guilty to charge OF extoi-,
ton.
2O-Abraham Ruef indicted for bribery at
San Francisco; T. V. fIalsey also In
dicIed in connection with grant OF teie-
phone franchise.
Apr. 2-J. j. Hill resigned as president OF
Great Northern railroad and son, T. w.
Hill, elected TO place. ~
charges Of misapplcat:on of funds OF
Chicago National bank. at Chicago.
S-Supreme court decided Isle or FiheS
is Cuban territory, not American;
Apr. 1S-Standard Oil Co, of Indiana,
found guilty of accepting Illegal ratea
from Chicago & Alton railroad, at chi
, cagO.
26-Jamestown Ter-Centennial exposition
opened: President Roosevelt and other
high officials attended ceremonies
D May 9-FederaI court at Ind annapolis per.
petually enioned sO-called drug trust
z from continuing operations.
: 15-Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to ex-
tOrtion at San Francisco.
A-Grand Jury at San Francisco returneq
, 80 indictments against Mayor Schmilz!
: Ruef and street railway officials ana
other companies.
n Jun. 13-Mayor SchmItz Of San Fran
cisco, found guilty OF eXtortlon.
n pJul. S-Schmitz sentenced TO five years
~ in peniientiary for extortion.
I, 1G-Dr. f. r. TAYLOR, Of University o.
n California. elected mayor Of San FRAN
cisco. by board Of supervisors
c Aug. &-Judge Lands, at Chicago, fnee
y Standard Oil Co, $292400C0, for accept
- ing Illegal rebates from Alton railroad
N fine LARGEST in history Of Jurisprudence
"a Aug. Senator Beverage OF Indiana
married to Miss Catherine EDDY Il
W American embassy AZ Berlin.
21-Sut In equity brought by relatives 10
D accounting Of property OF Mrs. Mar
ID Baker g. Eddy, brought to suddeh CLOS
N Sep. 4-I,ouis Glass, vice-president 0
10 Pacific States Telephone and Teegrsp
o. Co.. convicted Of bribery at San Fran
cisco and sentenced TO five years III
Ut 12|Fx- Congressman C. C. Burton, q
n Nevada. Ne, elected cOmmanter-lr
ID chief OF G. /. r., at SARATOGA, y. 4
in 3O-NcKinley memorial At Canton, y
g dedicated by President Roosevelt.
Oct, 2-Sanator VIM: f. Borah acGuit ,t,
,a Of charge OF conspiracy to dcfraud go'
~ eminent, a. Boise, Idaho.
z3-C3efrnan balloon Pormern, piloted
IN Herr Erbsob. won interna tion
In aeronautic Clip. landing. at AsouI
- Park, y. J.. $50 miles from startir
&c, point at ST. Louis
no Nov. 7-Atchison. Topeka & Santa /
k Railroad Co. fined 100000 at Los A
cees, for rebating.
q, l3-Trial Of John II. Walsh for misapp
I Ia cation Of funds of Chicago Nation
~ bank. begun az Chicago.
sw 26-Idward Paysor Weston, aged %. coz S,s
on pletes walk from Portland. Me, to VI
cago, jaunt talin.: % days;
lea T-Wedding Of Miss Edith Root, caus
81 ter of secretary OF state. and U.
,rn Grant, ILL.,. occurred at Washington
de- Dec. 16-Pacifc fleet sailed from Ham
| ton Roads after review by president