Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-16
Items from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from tho
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.
Sunday.

Sunday.
President Taft preached sermon
on self.restraint at Fresno. Cal.
Trains were late to an aviation meet
near Paris, and a mob Of 100000
smashed railroad property.
The State Department has taken up
with the Greek government the mort
gaging Of immigrants property to Sc.
cure steamship tickets.
Litigation is threatened as the result
OF disciplining OF Mrs. Augusta T..
Stetson and sixteen practitioners by
Christian Science officials In Boston.
Proof that two men are profiting
more than 100000 each annually
through a gigantic vice conspiracy en-.
during for years in the South Side
territory Of Chicago in Police Inspect.
or Wheeler's district. has been placed
In the hands Of States Attorney Way.
man.
Monday.
Terrific storm swept Key West; city
under martial law.
President Taft spent busy day in
Los Angeles, seeing both city and har.
Dor.
The United States Supreme Court
convened In regular session following
Its long vacation.
Banker Charles w. Morse lost his ap.
peal and fifteen years In federal pris.
on looms one legal step nearer.
A Wisconsin banker, short 100000.
was near death In his home; he Is said
to have admitted many forgeries.
The historic home OF former Cover.
nor Sprague In Rhode Island. valued
at 100000. was destroyed by fire.
A close friend estimates the wealth
left by Z. H. Hartman at $500. 900, 900.
$33,0O0,000 Of which he gave away to
his children and friends the day be.
fore his death. the remainder going to
his widow.
Tuesday.
Organised labor paid o notable trib.
ute to Samuel Gompers In Washing.
ton.
The government lost its libel suit
against Delavan Smith and Charles r.
Williams Of the Indianapolis News.
Crane. following the acceptance OF
his resignation as minister to China.
declares Secretary Knox long has
sought his scalp.
The Mineral Point. Wis.,. bank was
said to be short 100000. having been
looted for sixteen years. The vice
president was In seclusion at his home.
Commander Robert Il. Peary made
public the evidence upon which no
charges that DR.. F. A. Cook did not
discover the north pole and gave full
statements OF the Eskimos who accom-
panied the Brooklyn man, together
with other evidence.
Wednesday.
Six were drowned In the wreck OF o
steamship on upper Lake Erie.
Chicago. Peoria and st. Louis Rail.
road In the federal court ut Spring.
field attacked the 2.cent rate law az
| uncOnstltutlOnal.
James NJ. Barrie. novelist and play.
wright. won divorce In London after
telling Of his wife's misconduct with
Gilbert Cannon, a young author.
A lone bandit who held up the bank
OF d. NJ. Erskine 4 Co. at Highland
Park, ILL.,. and got SAT-. committed sui
eide when run down by posse OF 100
Thursday.
Gaynor accepted the Democratic
nomination for Mayor Of New York II
. mild speech.
i A Washington correspondent wrot
that the required thirty.one State
have spoken through their legisla
lures In favor of an amendment 4
the Federal Constitution providing 70
the election OF Senators by direct vote
Friday.
william Randolph Hearst accepte'
the Civic League nomination In tn
New York mayOralty race.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook was heard b,
10000 at the Coliseum In Chicago al
ter q wild welcome as ne ana Mrs
Cook left their special train at tn
Polk street depot.
Senator CullOm. Lieutenant Cover
nor Oglesby Of Illinois and others dc
clare that Congress should obey tn
call OF the thirty-one States and pre-
vide for an amendment to the Constl
tuition to allow for the election OF Sen
ators by direct vote.
Saturday.
The fortune left by Giovanni +. Mo
dosini fell short OF expectations ant
his daughter will be compelled to Gu
her $4,000 yearly dress allowance.
Boston has prodigy in the persol
Of william ]. Sidis. who enters Hal
ward at the age OF II as a scientist an
mathematician. and who did fou
years high school course In five
months.
The Hudson.F Fulton celebration emf
ed In a blaze of glory from forty bes
cons, costing $1,000 each.
The budget crisis in England took
more serious turn since Premier Al