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Show Jan. 2 First Vice-President McCrea elected president of Pennsylvania lines to succeed Into A. J. Cassott. MMt 3 Federal Judge Londls decided nt Chi-rago Chi-rago that Standard OH Co. must stand trial on eight of ten Indictments re-turr.ed re-turr.ed against It. 14 Grand jury at Flndlay, O., returned 939 Indictments against Standard Oil Co. nnd subsidiary companies for con- splracy In restraint of trade. mmj 15 Federal grand jury- at Chicago In- Mm dieted John It. Walsh Irr connection with failure of Chicago National bank. 23 Judge Hallam, at St. Paul, Issued or- , der enjoining J. J. Hill and other of- flclala of Great Northern railway from , making proposed Increase- of $60,000,00-' r in stock. 'mm Feb. IS Wisconsin state railway com-mission com-mission ordered railroads of stats to give flat 2U-ccnt passenger fare. 26 John F, Stevens resigned as chief engineer of Panama canal and president named Ms). G. W. Goethals as choir- man of 'commission and engineering- chief of work, Mar. I Suit filed at Boston against Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy, leader of Chris- tlan Science faith, by U. W. Glover. her son, asking accounting of property I and appointment of receiver. I Mnr. 4 New Mexico house passed resolu- I tlon to Investigate conduct of Oov. Hagerman In regard to alleged timber land frauds. 7 Mayor Schmlts. of San Francisco, pleaded not guilty to charge of extortion. extor-tion. 20 Abraham Ruef Indicted for bribery at San Francisco; T. V. Halsey also Indicted In-dicted In connection with grant of telephone tele-phone franchise. Apr. 2 J. J. Hill resigned as president of , Great Northern railroad and son, T. W. i Hill, elected to place. V Apr. 5 John R. Walsh Indicted on V . chnrges of misapplication of funds of Clilcago National bunk, at Chicago. S-Supremo court decided Isle of Plnea Is Cuban territory, not American. Apr. 13 Standard Oil Co., of Indians-found Indians-found guilty of accepting Illegal rates from Clilcago & Alton railroad, at Chicago, Chi-cago, 26 Jamestown Ter-Centennlnl exposition opened. President Roosevelt nnd other high nfllclnls attended ceremonies, Mny 9-Federal court at Indianapolis per-petuully per-petuully enjoined so-called drug trust from continuing operations, IS Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to extortion ex-tortion at Snn Francisco, 24 Grand Jury nt San Francisco returned 89 Indictments against Mayor Schmltz, Ruef and street railway officials and other companies. Jun. 13 Muyor Schmltz of Ban Francisco, Fran-cisco, found guilty of extortion. Jul, 8 Schmltz sentenced to five years In penitentiary for extortion. 16nr; Bl "'. T.ay.lor- ot University of California, elected mayor of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, by board of supervisors, Aug. 3 Judge Landls. at Chicago, fined Standard Oil Co.. $J1,2l0.0OO. for accept- , Ing Illegal rebates from Alton rallroud; line largest In history of Jurisprudence Aug. 7-Senator neverldge of Indiana, married to Miss Catherine Eddy In American embassy at llerltn. 21- Sult In equity brought by relatives for accounting of property of Mrs. Mary Baker a. Eddy, brought to sudden closi at Boston. Sy- iiIiS?u!s 5"L vice-president of Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co.. convicted of bribery at Ban Francisco Fran-cisco and sentenced to five years' Imprisonment. Im-prisonment. 1!Exf",gf.e"mlln 9: a' "urton, of Nevada, Mo., elected commander-in-chief of G, A. R., at Saratoga. N. Y. 30-McKlnley memorial ut Canton O f dedicated by President Roosevelt. VT Oct. 2-Benator Wm. E. Borah acquitted of charge of conspiracy to defraud gov-ernment, gov-ernment, nt Boise. Idaho. 23-Oerman balloon Pommern. piloted by aeerornau,i Hng Nov. 7 Atchison. Topeka St Santa F Rallrond Co.. fined $330,000 at Los An. geles, for rebating. 13-Trlnl of John It. Walsh for mlsnppll-cation mlsnppll-cation uf funds of Chicago Nutlonal bank, begun ut Chicago. 26-F.dward Pnyson Weston, aged C9, completes com-pletes walk from Portland. Me., to Chicago, Chi-cago, Jaunt taking 29 days. n-Wrddlng of Miss Edith Root dough, ter of secretary of state, and U. a. Orant. Ill,, occurred at Washington. Dec. 16-Paclflc Meet sailed from HanitH ton Roads after review by president. |