Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-14
Sunday.

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Ing 1905 were the heaviest in history.
Thirty.two met death by drowning
throughout the country, two while
making vain efforts to rescue others.
Turkey needed the urging Of the
powers and delayed sending Of an
ultimatum to Greece in Cretan trou.
BILE.
II was reported that China had
withdrawn objections to the recon.
struction Of the Antung. Nlukden Rail.
road.
Monday.
China practically yielded to Japan's
railroad demand, pleading defenseless
condition.
A general redesigning of paper
money is planned by officials Of Unit.
ed States treasury.
seventy.five persons were made
homeless by early morning fire in
South Chicago. III.
The annual encampment OF the q.
A. II. opened at Salt Lake City; $4,000
visitors were expected.
The August crop estimate exceeded
yield Of any previous year. but was
smaller than the July total.
Secretary Macveagh started eficien.
cy test In the Treasury Department to
determine the fitness OF employees for
promotion.
The irrigation congress opened at
Spokane. with vast throng Of dele.
gates from all over the world In at.
tendance.
A. d. Stickney. former president OF
the Chicago Great Western Railway.
charged that railroads are still evad.
Ing anti.rebate laws.
Tuesday.
Richard Golden. pioneer actor, died
on friends houseboat.
Robert Wcmack. discoverer OF Grip.
pie Creek gold, died In poverty.
Former Dictator Castro's appeal was
pigeon.holed by the Venezuela Con.
gress.
Colonel Albert A. Pope. pioneer bi.
cycle manufacturer. died at his sum.
mer home In Massachusetts.
A convict. ending long term. killed
Juror he thought should have held
out for him. then ended his own life.
Judge Joseph r. Clarkson, who wan.
dered from his Kenosha, Wis. home,
has abandoned the profession of law to
become factory employe.
Clifford Pinchot. chief forester, said
a gigantic water power trust Is form
ing and took yelled thrust at Secre'
tary OF the Interior Ballinger.
Donald l.. Persch. Wall street
broker, was held on the charge Of $40.
900 theft In connection with the
Heinze stock.disappearing mystery.
Wednesday.
spaniards used balloon In the wal
against the Moors at Melilla.
Russians see violation OF Ports
mouth treaty In Japan's building oi
naval base In Manchuria.
Miss Phillips. Philadelphia char
ity worker. heartbroken over the fall
OF a prOtege, ended her life.
A movement is on foot by many Of
the largest railroad systems to estab
lish a depot at 18th and State streets
Chicago.
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"man higher up In the plot by which
Hein2e and others were made victims
OF stock shifting"
The parade of &. A. II. veterans al
Salt Lake City was marred by heat
which felled 100 children and twenty
old soldiers, many Of whom went to
hospital,
Thursday.
Tho Payne tariff bill passed the
Senate and was signed by President
Taft. becoming law at midnight.
A lone robber looted a bank In
White Bear. MIMI. and wounded four
OF a posse before he himself was slain,
One person was killed and nearly
forty were injured when Pennsylva'
mia suburban train demolished Chi
cago Whiting electric car at death
curve"
Friday.
Lord Kitchener succeeded Duke q
Connaught as inspector general Of thu
Mediterranean forces.
A naval officer, shot from torpedo
tube at the bottom of the ocean, reach
ed the surface In safety.
Former Judge Joseph r. Clarkson
who disappeared from Kenosha Jul.
II. was found In an Iowa button fac
tory.
Saturday.
Lawyers concluded arguments In
the Thaw hearing.
King Edward made million In
steel by taking Morgan's tip.
President Taft arrived at the Sum
mer capitol" and Immediately began
play on golf links
Polished language Is often used II
! telling the unyarnished truth.