Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-30
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.

JOnn IL. HOPKINS, theatTicui hiah"
ger. died in st. Louis hospital.
j. NJ. Barrie. the playwright. recent.
ly divorced, pines for his ex.wife. and
wants her back.
Mrs. Augusta Il. Stetson expected to
set herself up as successor of Mrs.
Mark Baker G. Eddy.
Rufus w. Peckham. associate jus.
tice of the United States Supreme
Court, died at his summer home, Cool.
more. near Albany. n. Y.
Monday.
The suspect confessed the murder Of
his wife in April. 1908. and cleared
Long Islands skeleton mystery.
A sensation in New York's munici.
pal campaign developed in white sla.
very charges against Tammany.
Friends Of John NJ. +. Erwin. Of vii.
mette, ILL.,. who vanished from the
steamer Puritan in mid.lake Saturday
night. declared their conviction that
he fell from the deck.
Edwin W. Sims. United States Dis.
trict Attorney In Chicago. said the
white slave traffic has been largely
stamped out in Chicago by cooperation
Of local and federal authorities.
Emperor Nicholas left Italy after
two days visit with King Emmanuel
and foreign ministers explained that
the meeting served to strengthen the
bonds between Italy and Russia as
well as the peace of the world.
Tuesday.
Gen. O. O. Howard, one OF the last
surviving Union commanders. died.
The Gypsy Smith meetings in Chica.
go caused 10000 persons to profess re-
ligion.
Universities declined to adopt the
plan for central church head In the
United States.
Only six out Of forty are known to
be saved from the wreck Of the steam.
er Hestia In the Bay Of Fundy.
The New York mayoralty campaign
has failed to arouse pubic interest
and politicians are utterly In the dark
as to the outcome.
An Investigation Of the assassina.
ton Of Prince Ito. formerly premier OF
Japan. at Hardin. showed that uner.
ring plans for his death had beeh
made and that they were probably the
result OF a political plot.
Wednesday.
The death of Prince Ito will make
no difference In Japan's Corean policy.
Henri Bernstein. the French dramat.
list. forgot to shoot ut his antagonist
In a bloodless duel In Paris.
A nationwide organization was
| started to preserve the natural re-
sources OF the United States with DR..
Eliot as president.
John r. Walsh. OF Chicago, closed
option for the sale Of his railroads to
| the United States Steel interests at q
price to enable him to pay all debts.
| Taft put the soft pedal on the water
ways movement In his speech at Mem
phis. by declaring that the advantages
the river already affords are not taken
advantage OF.
Thursday.
The American Federation Of Labor
will work for the establishment Of q
cabinet post for toilers.
Illinois mayors declined to indorse
the commission plan Of government
but asked the Legislature to pass laws
giving cities option by referendum.
Benjamin Brockmeyer. q wealthy
dairyman Of Lyons. ILL.,. was found In
his wagon murdered. and his brother
and hired man are held as suspects
with horse the principal witness In
the mystery.
Friday.
T. p. O'Connor arrived In New York
ON trip to gain funds to carry on the
Irish home rule fight.
Patrick II. McCarren. Democratic
boss of Brooklyn, died after an opera
tion performed Oct. 10.
Emperor Nicholas of Russia passed
through France on his way to visit
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy.
George Bissett, convicted of the muir
der of Detective Russell In Chicago
was given life term In the peniten
tiary.
Lady Cook, formerly Tennessee Olaf
lin. visited the cell in New Yorl
where she was confined thirty.sevel
years ago.
Saturday.
Secretary Ballinger was asked to re
move Gov. Curry Of New Mexico.
Clarence Mackay was kidnapped b!
students Of the University Of Nevada
Lady Cook predicted votes for won
en- In both England and America with
In year under threats Of bombs.
A man who attempted to see tn
President was killed by militiaman
A veteran yacht captain said Secre
tary Of War Dickinson was hero b,
proxy. although he won the medal.
Reports In Brussels that King Lee
pold Is spending large part Of hi
income from the Congo on Baroness
Vaughan, the innkeeper's daughter.
A balloon race seems to have all tn
excitement Of waiting for Q train.