Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-04
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.


Chicago physicians assert that pei
lagra Is germ disease.
Five persons were killed when q
train hit an auto near st. Louis.
A st. Louis priest-editor urges that
families be given vote for each child.
Bishop Fallows of Chicago declares
his belief In communications from the
dead
His pastor declares f. II. Hartman
Is improving in health; wife and sis.
ter both pleased with condition.
President Taft decides to accept the
resignation Of Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce Mciarg. who criticised ad.
ministration policies.
Monday.
The death roll from the flood at
Monterey and vicinity will reach g..
600.
Earl Grey. governor general Of Can.
ada, narrowly escaped death while
lost In the northwest wilds.
e. II. Hartman. in a formal state.
ment. said he is gaining In health; ad.
hitting he was examined by surgeons.
said they found an operation unneces'
ary.
The bold theft OF $4,000 worth Of
diamonds. rare stones deliberately set.
from Mrs. Adolph Hirsch In the din.
ing.room OF the vendome Hotel mys.
titles the Chicago police.
Governor Johnson OF Minnesota said
the people Of both parties In the West.
ern States denounce the new tariff
law. and he predicts the Republicans
will lose the next Congress.
The wife Of w. A. Stone. a wealthy
Uniontown, Pa. coke operator and
banker. returned home after nine
months disappearance. but no one
save husband knows where she has
been.
Tuesday.
A special policeman killed two lake
strikers In Buffalo.
The resignation of Commissioner OF
the Internal Revenue Capers revealed
a fight in the bureau.
A lone robber held up train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad near Lewis
town, Pa. then found his loot consist
ed of 10000 Lincoln pennies.
Bird 8. Coler, president Of the Dor
ough of Brooklyn, filed charges with
Governor Hughes accusing Mayor Nc
Clellan Of misapplying public funds.
The Mexican authorities, the Amer
lean consul and charity organizations
distributed supplies among 1900
homeless food sufferers In Monterey
| Wednesday.
Samuel Gompers. addressing the In
ternational Trades Unions Congress
denounced international strike-break
ing.
Rev. Edmund NJ. Dunno was cohse
Grated bishop of Peoria by Diomed
Falconio. apostolic delegate. before
vast assemblage OF clergymen and lay
men.
The search of centuries for tn
North Pole ended with the planting
OF the United States flag at the spo
by DR.. Frederick A. Cook, an Amer
can, who In thrilling cable messag
described the terrible ordeal he under
went and the marvels of the myster
he has solved.
| Thursday.
A ball of lightning kills Cairo, Ill
baseball player at Atlantic City. N.
Secretary Wilson wins In the pur
food fight at Denver; convention az
proves use of benzoate as a preserva
tive.
A British scientist says that womel
are leading the human race to inevl
table destruction by demanding eQua
rights.
The scrap expected between Chic
Forester Pinchot and Secretary Balm
ger at Seattle conservation congress
failed to develop.
Friday.
MOors attacked Melilla while Spar
iards were celebrating high mass ia
soldiers slain In battle.
Five were drowned In the sinkin
OF the steamer Ohio off the Alaska
coast. The wireless operator stuck
his post and lost his life.
The convention of the Association q
, State and National Food and Dairy d.
partments adjourned after recommend
: Ing more drastic food laws.
Elvert w. Shirk. president of Til
ton, Ind, hank, was arrested In Oh
cago on a federal charge of misappr'
!. priating $24.252 Of the banks funds
Hundreds are dead and the propert
loss will run into millions as q resu
1; Of wind and floods In Mexico.
= An army surgeon thinks pellagra
: widespread and of long standing
i Illinois and other Western States
caused by eating corn.
~ The managers of fire insurance cor
panies conferred on the Kansas RAJ
regulation and appointed a committ'
to Investigate Its requirements.