Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-08
Sunday.

Danker and Ice king, started for pris.
on.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture Investigated the dealings
OF the milk trust in New York and Chi.
cago.
Fire at 261 Wabash avenue. Chicago.
the scene of one bomb explosion,
caused loss of 100000 and cost the
life of fireman
The PinchotBa llinger row Is to be
Investigated by a committee of six
congressman and six Senators; their
report Is not to be made at this ses.
sion.
Monday.
Four flremen were killed by a falling
wall at fire in Milwaukee.
The Chicago Board of Trade elected
Alfred Stamford White president.
Darius o. Mills. the famous San
Francisco banker and philanthropist,
died suddenly.
The residue OF the fortune of John
X. Walsh Of Chicago. after satisfying
claims of $7.121.21S. Is estimated at
s75O.OOO.
J. Pierpont Morgan engineered the
merger Of three New York trust com.
panies In the countrys greatest bank.
ing concerns.
Tuesday.
The Norwegian Old Peoples Home
at Norwood Park, Chicago. was de-
stroyed by fire.
DelagraDge. famous French aero.
pianist, met tragic death as predict.
ed by aviation judges.
Canadians are inclined 10 resent the
activity Of American interests in canal
plans of the Dominion.
J. Pierpont Morgan's trust merger
may include two other companies, all
having deposits of s2l0,O0O0OO.
A coal famine closed the University
OF Iowa; the southwest and middle
west were In the grip of storm.
ID. Ogden Mills. the philanthropist.
who died suddenly OF heart disease,
was worth s60,000,000. his friends say.
Congressman Hull introduced res.
olution In Congress calling for fed.
eral inquiry into the high cost of liv.
ing.
Daniel willard. second vice presi.
dent of the Burlington. has been elect
ed president OF the Baltimore and
Ohio.
Wednesday.
Thomas A. Edison predicted that in
200 years all workers will live as well
as men with 100000 year do now.
William j. Sidis, aged H., lectured
an hour and half before Harvard
savants on -Four Dimensional Bodies"
Governor Hughes of New York In
his annual message to the State Leg.
islature opposed any amendment on
the income tax.
Secretary Knox addressed the pow.
ers In an effort to widen the power OF
the prize court, making arbitration
judicial in fact as well as theory.
Drunken ice harvesters at Twin
Lakes, Wis. tried to lynch non.union
cook. Mrs. John Andell. with poker
and gun. drove them off and saved
him.
The Mann bill passed the House by
a vote Of ll9 to ZOE; the author of the
measure was rebuked by fellow mem.
bers for calling Representative Keifer
ridiculous"
Thursday.
San Francisco. by an overwhelming
vote, approved the municipal car sys'
tenn.
A nation wide boycott against com.
binations which increase the cost of
living is planned by the Antitrust
League.
The arrest of labor contractor at
st. Paul exposed trip pass frauds OF
| 100000 on the Great Northern Rail.
way; the graft extended over period
OF fifteen years.
Friday.
Secretary Knox has asked Brazil 70
aid the United States against Mexico
Yankee prestige is gone,
The new board OF administration ap.
pointed by Governor Deneen of Illinois
took charge Of the State charitable in
situations.
Lloyd,George, in speech in London,
cited America as bad example, charg.
ing that there are more unemployed in
United States than in England
Saturday.
With the budget election in England
less than fortnight away popular ex,
element seemed to wane.
william j. Gaynor became mayor Of
New York and invited Herman Ridder
to be commissioner Of parks.
TIP. O'Connor said the Liberals are
gaining every day In England and
home rule Is brought nearer.
Railroads, In fear. of hostile legsla.
ton and labor tie-ups. are holding up
improvements to cost $500. 100000.
Senator Cummins at a dollar din.
ner" served notice that the fight of pro.
gressive Republicans is not at an end.
nonodo Aohar,,op ova ,,,no.,, $500.