Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-20
Items from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.
Sunday.

been chiefly to arrange for the marriage
OF the latter monarch to Princess Beat.
rice. niece Of King Edward.
Sixteen battle ships of the Atlantic
fleet were half way across the Atlantic
on their return from the remarkable tour
OF the world, the test showing the eff.
cheney Of the fighting craft and the men.
Margaret Ellington and her husband.
Daniel Frohman, separated with view
to ultimate divorce. the husband In q
statement issued In New York declaring
No scandal attaches to the parting Of the
two.
Monday.
President Roosevelt in a special mes.
Of dependent children.
Three hundred persons were burned TO
death In theatcr Mt Acapulco. Mexico;
several Americans were among the vic
tins.
Attorney General Major Of Missouri
demanded that the Watcrs.Picrce Com
pany be oustcd from tue State, following
the payment Of the $4,000 fine imposed
upon the concern.
Franklin Macvcagh of Chicago was Of.
fered the treasury portfolio In the Taft
cabinet. To accept the position II Is said
he may retire from business and banking
In order to be eligible under statute
passed In 1850.
Tuesday.
National convention for tariff com.
mission met In Indianapolis.
L.
a wreck Of Illinois Central passenger
train near Murphysboro. III.
William eagle. a tramp. confessed the
murder Of Ella Schraedsr. whom he at
tackled near Gary. Ind. Other girls iden.
tilted him rs assailant.
The United States Senate cut the size
Of the proposed battle ships from $4,000
to ?1.OOO tons the amendment calls for
half Of navy on Pacific coast.
The widow Of former Senator Carmack
was the first witness at the trial In Nash.
VILE Of the three men accused Of his muir
der. A woman who witnessed the tragedy
described the scene.
A man with dynamite bomb attempt.
ed to extort $1,000 from Lawrence NJ.
Jones Of Kansas City aud was overpow-
cred by q ruse. lie confessed a plot, and
vpcant house and chains intended 10 i'm.
prison his victim pending escape were
found.
Wednesday.
President-elect Taft has decided to call
Congress to meet In special session on
March II.
James Rurrill Angel resigned Univer-
sity Of Michigan presidency nnd was
made chancellor.
Chief Geronimo. long feared leader Of
Apaches. died In prison after twenty-five
years Of captivity.
The Federal grand jury In Washing
ton indicted the owners of the New York
World and indianapolis News for libel.
President Roosevelt In a message sub
hitting engineers report TO Congress said
lock type must be adhered to In Panama
canal.
adopted resolutions demanding of Con-
gress the immediate creation of perma-
nent tariff commission. but opposed delay
Of the present plans for revision. urging
the framing Of new schedules quickly as
possible.
Thursday.
Taft promises completion of canal by
1918 and hopes for 1t within four years.
classification of the financial statement
Of A. Booth & Co. Of Chicago to the ex-
tent of $l,SOO,OOO. was disclosed In the
testimony of Frederick II. Robbins, as.
sistant treasurer.
Friday.
Il. G. Cooley resigned the superintend-
ency of the Chicago schools position "too
strenuous" he wrote.
President Roosevelt laid the corner
stone of the memorial to mark the birth
place of Abraham Lincoln.
Alderman Kohout of the Thrty-fourth
Ward of Chicago shot himself dead In
the basement of his home because of re-
verses in his political fortunes.
The Lincoln centennial memorial reach
ed its crest in the most notable tribute to
one man in the history OF the United
States, Chicago's celebration leading that
Of the nation.
Saturday.
4 protocol was signed at Caracas to
settle all disputes between Venezuela and
the United States.
Two masked men held up the Atlantic
Express" on the outskirts of Denver, ran
sacked the mail and escaped.
skinny" Madden was defeated In
settlement of the strike ut the Chicago
and Northwestern terminal In Chicago.
Presdent-elect Taft holly defended the
Panama Canal and its builders In ad-
dresses at cities on his way to Cincin.
natl.
The Democratic minority of the House
committee reported against tho bill to
remove bar to Senator Hnox's eligibility
for Secretary of State.
Both sides accepted the Cooper jury at
Nashville and the taking of testimony in
the trial for the killing of former Sena.
tor Carmack was set to begin Tuesday.
Queen Lii thinks her claim against
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