Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-17
Sunday.


gentine legation center Of trouble.
Prof. Simon Newcomb, famous as.
tronomer, dead. in Washington, ID. G.
Greatest feet ever assembled under
Stars and Stripes began maneuvers
on Massachusetts, coast.
Steamer to New York brought cargo
Of infected caterpillars to kill gypsy
moths in New England.
Tornado struck the central portion
Of Illinois and caused huge damage in
towns and country. besides injuring
many.
Harry X. Thaw's mother has writ.
ten book In which he is praised and
Whites friends denounced as plotters
to save themselves.
U. 8. Commissioner Herbert Knox
Smith. In a report made public at
Washington, declared inland water
ways fail to carry their proper share
OF traffic because they are not unified
like railroads.
Monday.
Lightning killed several and wind
and food caused damage and injury
In middle West.
Gas explosion on cruiser North Car.
olina at Naples killed Ensign Aiken;
several were hurt.
Big steamers hit In Lake Superior
as result Of fog: one sank; fourteen
men were drowned.
Taft called leaders OF Congress In
conference and told them he wants
lower rates In tariff.
Harry Thaw was granted an inquiry
into his sanity. Testimony Of the day
was all In his favor.
J. B. sayler. banker. slain in his
home at Crescent City. ILL.,, by DR.. w.
r. Miller. whom victim found with
his wife.
House. by a vote Of 3l7 to II. sub.
mitted for the ratification OF the
States the income tax amendment to
the Constitution.
Tuesday.
]. Y. Sammis Of Lemars. Iowa. elect.
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troit got 1910 meeting.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified for
State In effort to prevent her hus
bands release from Matteawan.
Heinze's stolen ledgers found and
given to United States district attor
ney by secret service detective.
Naval officer at Annapolis, Md. de
clared Lieut.. Sutton fired shot which
killed himself while he was trying to
wound antagonist In duel.
Judge Philbrick, presiding In the
Smell will case at Clinton, Ill. receiv
ed Black Hand letter threatening
death II, the case Is not pushed along
Alleged confession OF c. G. Johnson
as John Madison" under sentence a.
bigamist In California. admitted mar
rying eighteen for their money, bu,
said his wives always kept him poor
Wednesday.
Battle at Pittsburg followed strike
of workers In Pressed Steel Car Com
panys plant.
President Taft committed year sen
tence Of Marion Grey. Illinois mar
riage broker, to one month because o.
Ill health.
Won Buelow. first German chancel
lor to be forced from Office by adverse
parliament. succeeded by DR.. vor
Bethmann.Hollweg.
| 3 LN,,aIv,, rh, IN, Oh ta1 ot Nhtta In In %
N. Y, that she fears death at the
hands OF her husband and would mo-
testify unless he was searched fol
weapons.
The body of Claude Hunt who wa'
the companion of Miss Mamie Davy
at the time of her death In Klingel
Lake, Michigan, also was found In tn,
water. and the theory that the younl
woman was murdered has been aban
doned.
Thursday.
Shah of Persia is In danger and pre-
pared for flight.
| Government crop report for July In
dicates greatest yield Of grain In ma
tion's history.
President Taft. speaking at Lake
Champlain tercentenary observance
said celebration was memorial Of re
newed expression Of amity existing be
tween America. England and France
II Friday.
Bolivian mob. angered by arbitra
ton decision. stormed Argentine lega
ton at La Paz;, troops called out.
| After sharp debate the House reject
ed all the Senate amendments to tn
tariff bill and the measure was sen
to conference committee by vote O
17S to 15l.
Saturday.
Wall street heard persistent reports
; that absolute control Of the Illinois
Central Railroad will be transferre,
to the Union Pacific.
German reichstag finally passed
new tarif bill that levies high take
ON many imports.
Il Three Italian. counterfeit merchant
! an ntured in raid following two years