Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-26
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.

sunday.
One.fourth Of Yale students failed to
get diplomas.
The Philadelphia strike riots com.
pletely tied up the sity's street car
system.
BILLY" Sunday converted Youngs.
town, Ohio's toughest city. bringing
$500 into the fold.
Americans in the rebel army led In
the battle in which the Nicaraguan
government troops met defeat.
Senators connected with the land
investigation plan to go more deeply
into the history Of the Guggenheim
deals in Alaska mineral lands.
Monday.
Clay Clement, actor.playwright, died
In arms Of his divorced wife.
Solomon Mier. who began as peddler.
died at Ligonier, Ind. worth $1,000
900.
The United States Supreme Court
handed down many decisions Import
ant to States and railroads.
King Edward refused to identify
himself with the policy Of his minis.
try. and new crisis looms In British
| politics.
The United States army will hold q
national tournament In Chicago and
give exhibitions July 4 to IL that will
help insure q sane Fourth celebration.
William J. Monkey Of Chicago loses
$4,000 action by the United States
supreme Courts ruling that butter.
colored oleomargarlne must pay 10.
cent tax.
Tuesday.
Lord Curzon resigned the rectorship
OF Glasgow University. following cen.
sure by students.
Leroy Percy was nominated for Sen.
ator by Mississippi Democrats, defeat
Ing Vardaman In the caucus.
The barns Of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company were dynamited and
many police narrowly escaped death.
Ad Wolgast won the lightweight
championship from Battling Nelson In
forty rounds. the referee stopping the
fight.
Joseph Conner, treasurer Of the
Waukegan office OF the Elgin, Joliet
and Eastern Railway. confessed q
shortage OF $1,000. told Of blackmail,
and Is admitted to an asylum.
Wednesday.
DR.. Hull was charged in warrant
with numbering Prof. Vaughn.
Senator Beveridge offered two bills
for protection OF Alaskan coal mines.
A Cambridge bank failed. having
been looted Of $4,000. and a young
bookkeeper Is fugitive.
Philadelphia appealed for outside
aid to crush her street car strike and
the State police were called out.
The Illinois Supreme Court justices
at parole conference" In Chicago
entered a stay order In the test case Of
Joseph A. Joyce.
Eight directors Of the alleged milk
trust In New York were indicted.
Nine gained immunity by testimony
| UeIOre the grdnO jury.
President Taft, at a Newark ban.
Quet. sketch0d a plan to systematic
the government along the lines Of
modern business and save 500. O00. 900
q year.
Thursday.
The Illinois House passed two direct
primary bills by large vote.
DR.. Anna Shaw, American suffrage
leader. was stricken after speech ap.
pealing for votes for women.
One man was killed and others In.
jured when q mob attempted to lynch
two negro prisoners at Cairo. Ill.
Big packers on the stand In Mis-.
souri, declared that competition and
not combination fixed price OF meats.
Springfield. ILL.,. was shaken by re.
ports that many Of the important com.
missions and boards created in recent
years are unconstitutional under the
decision returned by the Supreme
Court In the parole law case.
Friday.
Secretary Knox undertook the task
of settling the Canadian tariff ques-
ton. which Ia critical.
Several Chicago packers were In
dicted by q New York grand Jury for
conspiracy to raise the price of meat.
L. r. CLAWS at the congressional In
Quiry reiterated the charge that Sec.
rotary Ballinger betrayed his ofiicial
trust.
The perpetrator of the $17S.000 theft
from the Chicago subtreasury became
immune from prosecution by opera
ton Of the statute of limitations.
Saturday.
New riots were feared In Cairo. ILL.,,
and the State militia took extraordi.
aary precautions.
Philadelphia street railway employees
struck, burned two cars. forced non.
union men to Zee. and many were hurt.
| A great traction merger has been
con nloted IN Chican0 and immediata