Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-11
Sunday.

China signifed that William J. Cal.
houn. Of Chicago. Is acceptable as en-.
voy to Peking.
The King Of Sweden. disguised.
worked as a stevedore to learn the
needs Of the workingmen.
President Taft ordered a reform Of
the diplomatic service, placing appoint.
ments wholly upon a merit basis.
Trainmen on many Eastern roads
decide to Join workers in the North.
west In demand for wage increase.
Monday.
Congress met In regular session.
Switchmen's leaders said they now
have given up all hope Of averting a
general railroad strike.
Governor Deneen included twenty.
four subjects In his call for special
session Of the Illinois Legislature. to
begin Dec. IA.
A shortage Of 100000 was discov.
cred In the surplus Of the Phoenix In.
surance Company Of Brooklyn; Prcsi.
dent George p. Sheldon, accused BY
the State, was deposed.
Tuesday.
Grand Duke Nicholas was made
ruler Of Finland.
Actor John Drew was thrown from
horse and seriously injured.
The grand Jury investigated alleged
startling Irregularities In the Phenix
Fire Insurance Company Of Brooklyn.
United States inspectors found lower
percentage Of cheating merchants In
Chicago than In any other American
city.
The worlds largest gas reservoir ex'
ploded In Hamburg. Germany, blowing
twenty.seven men like rockets through
the sky.
Professor Jonnesco demonstrated by
operations In New York that stovaine
permits the painless use Of the knife
with subjects conscious.
After being pronounced dead by two
physicians and the coroner's once,
Mrs. Charlotte wilmer OF st. Paul was
brought back to life on the morgus
slab by an amateur hypnotist and un'
dertaker's assistant.
Wednesday.
King Leopold Of Belgium was re-
ported privately as being In grave
danger Of death.
President Taft at the national riv
ers and harbors congress spoke fol
waterway improvement.
CSavert spensley. president Of the
failed First National Bank Of Min
eral Point. Wis. was arrested.
The monetary commission report
shows that 22.49l banks In the United
States have resources Of SCI 100. 1000,
900.
Chicago investigators found Cherr!
families In want: there were onl!
canned goods and breakfast foods a
the relief store.
Two New Workers swore that d.
Cook hired them after his return 4
fake his records. and then cheate
them out Of $3.740 Of their $4,000 pay
Thursday.
President Taft revised and CON
pleted his message and sent 1t to tn
printers.
J. Pierpont Morgan bought the stoc
control Of the Equitable Life Insuranc
Company from Thomas F. Ryan.
President Taft announced the al
pointment OF Circuit Judge George A
Carpenter to succeed Solomon II
Bethea on the federal bench In CHI
cage.
Friday.
John R. Walsh became a prisone
In the custody Of Chicago deputy maj
shals.
Chile sent an ultimatum to tn
United States as the result OF tn
Alsop claim dispute.
President Zelaya ignored Knox's a
tion and sent emissaries to ask Cor
gress to investigate his case.
The United States gunboat traine
its guns on the palace Of the Nicars
qua governor and prepared for actor
The railroads of the country an
the brotherho0ds lined up for 'battl
over wage demand by the united labo
organizations.
Reports In New York were thu
amalgamation of the Equitable. Ne
York Life and Mutual Life is possibl
a. result of the purchase by ]. Pie
pont Morgan Of control OF the FRI
named corporation.
Saturday.
The trust Is to be called upon to pa
the government 100000 for perp
trating frauds In testing sugar.
King Edward will send out procl
nation summoning new Parliamen
! Governor Harmon. of Ohio. ordere
1000 soldiers to Bridgeport to quell
fierce riot Of tin plate mill strikers.
President Zelaya asked the Unite
States to send commission to invest
gate his rule. and says he will resia
II condemned.
Elbert Quockenbush, q third.terl
prisoner at the Joliet (Ill.) penite
tisry. scaled a wall at the prison qua
~ and escaped In broad day.