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Important Events at home
and Abroad.
HE NORTH POLE REACHED
Happenings the World Over ClaMt>
••d—Political and Personal Af-
falrn, ftportlng Contests, Aei-ldents
Dae to Storms, Flood* and Kartb-
quakes—Coureutlons and Iteiue of
Miscellaneous Interest.
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3
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
jAjrcsaY.
«. The president's special messsgs ea
the secret service rejected by the
bouse of representatives.
». Secretary of Bute EJibu Root elected
United Mtates senator by tbs New
Tork lejclsteturr. Gen Jose Miguel
Gomes proclaimed president of Cuba
St Governor General Magoon formally
turned over the government of Cuba
to President Gomes
ranauAKT.
Av
L
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U.
u.
M.
1. President Rlect William H Taft form
ally opened the Pacific end of the
Panama canal.
$> France and Germany signed a Moroc-
on pact. King Edward Vll. rc« . tved
In Berlin, the first visit of s British
king te tlje German capital in 1M
years
MARCH.
4 Inauguration of W. H. Taft as twen
ty-seventh president of the United
SUUs Nth congress ended
4 President Tsft no ruinated his cabinet
officers as follows:
; Philander C. Knox,
secretary of state;
i Franklin Mae-
Veagh, the treas
ury; Jacob M.
Dlektaaon. war;
Gaorga voa L.
. ^ Mayer, navy; R.
. JL Ballinger, Inte
rior; James Wil
son, agriculture:
Charles Nagel,
commerce and la
bor ; Frank H.
Hitchcock, poet-
o nuurter general: President Taft.
George W. Wick- ~_ vrl _ h , ^ h
ersham, attorney Copyright. IMS. b.
a sen tiro®
M. Special session of the (Jit congress
opened; Joseph U. Cannon elected
speaker of the house.
If. Tariff bill framed by the Republican
* members of the ways and means com
mittee of congress introduced in the
house by Sereno E. i'ayne, chairman
of the committee.
M. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt sail
ed from New York for Naples on the
Hamburg-Amerlcan liner Hamburg.
9. An agreement reached by Austria and
tier via effecting peace in the Balkan*.
APRIt..
The hist of the United States troops
left Cuba.
The Payne tariff bill passed the house
by a vote of to id
Turkish garrison in Constantinople
mutinied and ekpeiimi the Young Tui**
min let rj.
Ultimatum of Young Turks to parlia
ment.
The Young Turks gained complete
control of Constantinople, making the
Sultan Abdul Hamid prisoner in his
palace.
Abdul Hamid II., sultan of Turkey,
formally deposed by the Constitutional
party and his brother, Mohammed
Reschad, chosen successor.
*60 leaders of the army mutiny of
April 13 In Constantinople executed for
conspiracy.
MAY. ”
Mohammed V., Turkey's new sultan.
Invested with the sword of sovereignty
at Constantinople.
Gan. 8 to easel and Admiral Nabogatoff.
who wars serving sentences for neg-
■ toot of duty in tbs lata war. pardonad
by the czar.
M. Dr. Charles William Eliot retired from
tbs presidency of Harvard after 40
years' service.
Ml Abbott Mawranea Lowell assumed tbs
presidency of Harvard university.
JULY.
4 The senate pnaaad Its amended tarter
Mil by a vote af 46 to M.
Bolivians attacked the Ar-
itine legation at La i'as In protest
ttnst Argentina’* decision in the Pe
ruvian boundary dispute.
14 Prince von Hulow, cbanoellor of the
German empire, retired from office and
^ was succeeded by Dr. boo Bethmann-
"" Hollweg. Royal troops of Persia de
feated by the Nationalists at Teheran.
M. Diplomatic relations severed between
Bolivia and the Argentina Republic
•pea the initiation of Argentina.
14 An anti-Dtas political riot at Goads-
lajara. Mexico, resulted In orrecklng
tbs town. Anti-Moroccan war not In
Barcelona, Spain.
AUGUST.
4 The Russian Emperor Nicholas re
ceived aa the guest of King Edward
Vll. of England at Cowea.
4 The Payne tariff bill finally passed
the senate; congress adjourned.
14 Samuel R. Van Zandl. ex-governor of
Minnesota, elected commander in chief
of the U. A. R. at Balt Lake City.
SETTEMBCR,
L Dr. Frederick A. Cook announced the
discovery by him of the north pole on
April n. 1‘JOR.
1. Peary cabled from Indian Harbor.
Labrador, that ho reached the north
;£>ole April &. two.
.34 President Taft started from Boston on
bis 13.QU0 mile trip. Marriage at Ding
wall. Scotland, of Mias Anita Stewart
of New York to Prince Miguel of Bra-
gania, a claimant to the throne of
Portugal
ocrorea.
14 American minister to China, Charles
It Crane, recoiled from his mission by
tbs secretary of state.
the provincial
M. {'resident Taft reached Washington nt
' tHe end of hU trip
14 British house of lords rejected the
Liberal budget by. a vote of 360 to <L.
onrcxiacR
L The state dcuartment handed Rrnor
Rodrigue*. Nicaraguan oh.»r^ d'af
faires in TVashlngl'm, hi- paifports,
virtually demanding the organization
of a new government io replace />•
tayas.
4 Regular session 41st congre- * opened.
William J Calhoun of Chicago ap
pointed minister to china.
1. President Taft's first annual message
presented to the congress.
14 Judge M. H. Lurton appointed justice
of the l’nit**«e:8»ate- e court.
14 Pi'esldent Zelaya pmced his resigna
tion in the hands of the Nicaraguan
congress.
S. Prince Albert formally *ur.-e<*ded to
the Relgt^n throne.
•’ I
STORM AND FLOOD
WORK OF THE FLAMES
JAMCARY
H. Lams of IMO.OOO by the burning ef Ms
Auto* In storage in Boston.
14 Loss of nearly NuO.OOO by fire In the
woolen rah la at North Chelmsford.
SL Fire on the wharfs ef Galveeton caueed
lose of MM.M4
J4 Loss ef 1*00,000 In e department store
Are in St. Paul.
APRIL.
4 Fire in Fort Worth. Tex., wiped out
ten blocks and property valued at IS.-
«*4M0; 4 deaths.
U. Fatal Are la the business section of
; 4 deaths; lose nearly
M. Fire destroyed I churches, 40 dwell
ings and a business block in Rochester.
N. Y.; loss nearly «M4«*4
MAY.
14 A *1.800,000 Are In Akron. O.
*L Lose of *1.000.WO by the burning of the
Nevada grain 4 docks at Po. t Coats.
Cal.
JUNR
tL Fort William Henry hotel, noted hos
telry on Lake George, burned, loss
about CGOiOOA
Ab'OCST.
14 Montioello. N. Y., a popular summer
resort, nearly destroyed by Are; ioas
about 11.004004
B. Fire la the business district of De-
eatur, UL. caueed a lees af R.004*04
nieccMBca.
4 Flames destroyed * buildings in the
business district of Baltimoru, loss es
timated at about 11.000.000.
4 Fire in the business district of Kala-
maaoo. Mich., caueed a loss of *760.004
14 The Racine Manufacturing company’s
plant and other buildings burned at
Racine. W’ls.; loss Mu,(mi.
I
GAMES AND RACES
14
XL
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3
Jack Johnsea.
MARCH.
4 Oro Mor?Jfnj«tr.r won the charaplon-
ahlp of the world at 112 balk line til-
liards, defeating George F. Blosson,
the W.l champion. In New Y'ork dty:
Anal score, too to ?Ii
24 Opening of the Ormond-Day tuna beach
auto race. David Runce Brown.: driv
ing a Bens cnr. lowere<1 the amateur
record for 10 miles to S minutes IS sec
onds: pit-vton* record t> minutes IS sec
ond*.
APRIL.
4 Oxford won the GCth annual varsity
rac« on the Thames, beating Cam
bridge by 3 lengths. Henri St. Yves
of France won the International Mar
athon for professionals In New York.
MAT.
4 St. Tves won the international Derby
In New York, covering 2f. miles and
3J6 yards in 2 hours. 44 minutes and S
seconds.
IS. King James won the Metropolitan
handicap at Balmont park. New York.
to. King Edward’s Minoru won the Eng
lish Derby.
JCXE.
4 King James won the Brooklyn handi
cap at Gravesend
4 Balloon race start at Indianapolis. Ind
14 W. K. Vanderbilt's Negofol won the
French Derby at Chantilly.
to Fltzherbert won the Suburban handi
cap at Shceoshead Bay.
27. Verdun. Rothschild owner, won the
Grand Prtx over the Long champs
course, near Paris.
JULY.
L Harvard woo the vanity race
Tale at New London.
& Cornell wen the varsity eight
race at Poughkeepsie.
4 The champion polo cwp. which had
been held in England 23 year*, won
hack by the Meadowbrook (Long Is
land) polo learn
4 The Belgian crew woe the Grand Chal
lenge sup at Healey, England, defeat
JAHUAkT
a w> viiiage* destroyed and 4.00ft peepi
killed by an enrthipinV* In Ferdrv
14 Severe earthquake shocks In spam
rL'CRIAUT
21 13 killed and scores Injured by a tor- i
nado which swept over eastarn Araan-
sas.
MARCH.
4 S killed and 74 Injured In a tornado
at Brinkley. Ark.
14 Cyclone wrecked 100 bouse* at Cuth-
bei t, G» ; w ueatbs
APRIL.
7. IS deaths In a hurricane which swept ;
the middle west from Mississippi to I
Pennsylvania.
34 7 persons killed and property valued
at fl.UUO.UOO ruined by a windstorm at
Cievelaim.
to Over 40 'persona killed and millions In
property destroyed by tornadoes which
swept the south, including Tennessee.
Alabama. MUalsalppi and Geoigia.
MAY.
M. Many lives lost In a cyclone which
swept over North Dakota and western
Minnesota. 22 persons Killed and 40 In
jured In Oklahoma by tornadoes.
14 Over 90 persona killed and upward of
M* injured in a windstorm at Zephyr.
Tex.
JUNK.
Ml U persons killed and scores Injured in
a aeries of tornadoes which swept over
Texaa
U. KM deaths la an earthquake which
ruined the towns of m Caenat and
Rogues. France.
JULY.
L Severe earthquake shock* at Reggto
and Messina, scene of the devaatatioii
In December, Uu4
14 30* persons killed by an earthquake In
southern Greece.
14 1* persons killed and 7* Injured by a
sudden storm in New York.
JL 21 persona killed tn a hurricane which
swept over the gulf of Mexico ar.d
struck Galveston and the neighboring
coast.
Ml Destructive earthquake shocks at Aca
pulco and Ckilpanclngo, Mexico.
H. Mexico City shaken by earthquake
AUGUST.
24 Floods at Monterey. Mexico, caused a
loss of over 10.00* lives and destroyed
property valued at *34004004
SCTBMBBR.
14 Beginning ef a West India hurricane
which created wide havoc on the
northern gulf coast; heavy loss of life
and great damage to property.
OCTOBBR
4 A West India hurricane devastated the
west coast of Cuba, nearly wrecked
Key West and swept up the Florida
and Carolina coasts.
2L Earthquake at Catania. Sicily; Vesu
vius again actlva.
NOVEMBER.
4 Beginning of a rainstorm In the Island j
of Jamaica, which caused many deaths,
end the destruction by landslides, !
wrecks of shipping and inundation of i
property estimated at I7.UXi.iaw.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
JAHUAr.T.
14 Centenary of the birth of Edgar Al
lan 1’oe celebrated.
remUART.
4 T h ® cruising battleship fieot sailed
from Gibraltar, homeward bound.
14 Centenary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln celebrated.
!k Memorial services for United Slates
Ecamcn who perished on Uki Maine in
Havana harbor on this u.*iu m HjJ
held In Arlington National cemetery.
I*. Lieut. E. ii. tihacjkleton, R. N.. com
mander of the antarctic expedition,
planted the Union Jack at latitude
8423. about 111 miles from Lite south
pole.
24 The battleship fleet reached Hampton
Roads. Dr. W. T. Bull, noted surgeon
and cancer expert, died in Savannah.
MARCH.
4 The publisher* and one editor of the
New York World Indicted by the fed
eral grand Jury In New York city.
14 Standard Oil acquitted in the railway
rebat a case.
11 Lieut. Joseph rhtroeinl, noted Italian
detective in New York, assassinated at
Palermo. Italy.
tt. Count Zeppelin's dirigible airship cre
ated a woikTa leuord by carrying 21
Wright’* duration ror-ord of 2 ho ir*
3U minutes and 57 second* by *i mm
otek ard 1* second* at Mourmeion-
Le-Grand. France.
14 Crofs country aeroplane record of H
mil** in pu. minti!e« m >4* *'ln»-ols
N 1 . by C. F WtllaQj
14 (V alter Wellman uteended in m* d.r-
Igluie bailouti al bpiC/iw-roen, ixmnil
for the north |N»lr mceiing with an
accident ufi>r travr-lmg jG mi!« 9.
wtuch Indeilnitely j>o*t|K)n>Hi n.c trip
3 I'penlng of lb* aero^.h, tie 1 xce* .(I
Uhelm*. Prance. * *
24 S killed ind many Injui^d in n strik
ers’ rkM at the Prescetl Sieel f’ar coni.
puny'* plant at Bchoenvllle Pa
B. Glenn H t'urtio* American avt*mr
ii^ue a U lecvxu <11 L.v t',.iv,u.s
race* by covering C l-7< mllen in » min-
utea Sj 2-5 secmida. 4
2k Paulhan. French aviator. Lrohr an
record* for leqgth of niiU oAen Hurl it.
Including Wilbur WiJs..f*. Ly rt...
mg in the air 2 hours, 63 minuies ami
34 seconds at Rhelma.
27. Henry Farman. English aviator set a
new record for heavier than air ma
chines by covering jll.TK mill** In 3
hour*. 4 mirutes and 56 2-5 seconds nt
Rhelma.
M. Glenn H. Ourtlra won the lnt*m*»«on.
al aviator cup at Rlielm* by traveling
at the rate of 46C5 mile* an hour ar.d
covering 12 42 mile* In 15 minute* 50 3-6
seconds.
The Spaniards at Mellila destroyed h*
Moors by exploding mutes under their
camp.
14 Centenary of the birth of Oliver Wen.
dell Holmes celebrated
SRPTSMBEU.
C Dr Frederick A. Oook, the arctic ex
plorer, who left
civilisation In the
summer of 1M7.
landed at Copen
hagen.
4 Capt. F. 8. Cody,
an American In
the British service,
made a cross coun
try aeroplane flight
of 40 miles, cover
ed In I hour and 3
minutes.
21. Dr. Fi-edeiick A.
Cook, the explor
er. arrived In New
York. Peary reach
ed Sydney. Nova Scotia.
M. The Hudson-Fulton celebration opened
by a naval parade in New York har
bor.
Ml The ahlp Roosevelt, which earned the
Peary exploring expedition, arrived at
New York from the arctic region.
OCTOBER.
1 Commander Robert E. Peary reached
New York. International balloon goal
race from Zurich.
4 Orville Wright broke the high flying
record by soaring 1.600 feet at Potia-
dam. The Mars won the Infem.ttlonal
goal race from Zurich, landing within
•00 yards of the goaL
4 Edgar W. Mix. American aeronaut,
woo the Gordon Bennett cup In the
balloon race from Zurich, landing at
Warsaw, Poland, after covering 691
lullee. Statue of Verrassano. reputed
first discoverer of the Hudson, unveil
ed in Battery park. New York.
16. Cl«*e of the Alerka-Yukon-Pnelfle fair
at Seattle; total attendance about
47S4A04
15 Opening of the Portola festival, com
memorating the discovery tn 17'2» of
tho bay of San Francisco.
NOVEMBER.
4 Paulhan, FTeucu avLutor, made a new
record In bight, reaching an altitude
of 907 feet at Sandown park. London.
24 Standard Oil trust ordered to dissolve
by the eighth United 8taie« circuit
court. Fitting a* a court of appeal*.
14 Switchmen s strike begun m the north
west.
I DECEMBER.
14 P. F. Shccdy, noted sporting man an i
an authority 011 art. da-d in New York
city; aged u4
15. Senator John Raines, father of the
KaJ-m-H hole) law. died at Canandai
gua. N. Y. Gen. W. IV. Dudley, tor-
merly commissioner of pension*. di*<i
In Washington; aged 67.
2*. Centenary of rhe birth of Right Hon.
William Ewart Gladstone, British
Materninn. culled the "Grand Old
Man" of England, celebrated.
DEK III H
Noted People Removed
During the Year. ? "
AN IMPRESSIVE LIST.
1
Dr. Frederick A.
Cook.
Authors, Scientist*, Mateameo, Art* j
feta. Soldiers, Sailor* and Kings
lu the World of Kluaoce Appear
In tfce Record —The Roll Includes
Royalty, and Civilian* of Kiulnence
l at Home and Abroad.
JAWUAaY.
U. Lily, ducheaa of Marlborough, daugh
ter of the late Commodore Price of the
United States navy, in London; aged
SL
M. Vice Admiral Roieetvenaky. command
er of the Russian Baltic fleet when an
nihilated by Togo’s ahipe May. 1905. In
tbn saa of Japan, la SC Petersburg;
aged to
tl. Benote-ConetantCoquelln. noted French
actor, in Parts, aged 4.
XL Mias Martha Finley, author of the pop
ular ’’Elate Books,'* at ElMeo. Md.;
aged (1.
rOSRUARY.
1 John Gtimer Speed, Journalist and au
thor. at Mend ham. N. J.. aged 54
4 Catullus Mend**, noted French poet. In i
Part*.
Mb Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle of the
czar of RuMla, tn 8l i'etersburg; age-1
ffi. A ’P
14 Rear Admiral Charles 8. Cotton. J3. 4
N.. retired, at Nice. France, aged 64
2L Carroll D. Wright, roldler. statistician
and educatoi. at Worcester. Mass.;
aged *4
to Rev. Dr. Theodore Cuyler, noted min
ister and author. In Brooklyn; aged 67
MARCH.
L K. J. (’’Lucky’’) Baldwin, well known
turfman, at Arcadia. CaL; aged U.
4 John H. Starlit, pioneer la river and
harbor transportation. In New York
city; aged M.
14 MaJ. B. L. O. Zallnskl, U. 8. A. re
tired, noted Inventor and engineer, in
New York dty; aged 64
14 Elinor MacCartney lane author of
‘‘Nancy Stair” and other nove.a, at
Lynchburg. Va.
24 Col. William Lamb, aoldier. editor and
lawyer, hero of the Confederate de
fense of Fort Fisher tn 1365, at Nor
folk, Va.; aged 74
APRIL
& Tice Admiral Cervera. who command
ed the Spanish fleet at Santiago in
Ifttt, at Ihierta Real. Spain, aged 74
4 Helena Modjeeka. Polish tragedienne,
at Bav Cily. Cal ; Hied fX o
4 F. Marion Crawford, novelist, at Sor-
repto, Italy; aged
A Governor Jobs A Johnson ef Minne
sota at Rochester Minn.; aged 4*
R Robert Hoe 3d. heed ef the net<4
firm of printing press manufacturaro
ef New York and London, in
aged 70 "Major" Rodins Nwti.
rrwaldk WV’t*/f»e-_ . Mm wr»»*yvi'm eta*to>4.r-«b»gJ|
midget troupe, at Iktrcneater. Mass.;
aged 69 Henrietta Chsnfrau. an wM^'
time artr*«s wl|p *upported Forres*
and the Hooth*. at Burlington. V. 4;
aged 73
OCTOBER.'
4 Albert Pulitzer, founder of UM Mew
York Journal and brother Of Joosgk
Pulitzer of tbs New York WorM la
Vienna; aged 54
17. W. L Buchanan, former American
| minister to 1‘anama. In Jz>ndon.
I 14 Ce*ars Lombroso. noted ItaJian crimt-
j nologist and allenlat. at Turin, aged 74
3L Patnca Henry AJrt arren. Democratto
leader In Brooklyn bo re ugh. Mow lorfe,
in that city. «•
Cot Theodore A Dodge, U. S. A.. tw>
tired, noted military writer, to Parts!
aged 77.
Rear Admiral Henry Bitten, fl. ti, N„.
retired, a naval hero of the cml war. ^
tn New York city; aged 77. Oew. OMeor
Otle Howard. II. S. A. retired, al Bor-
tlngtou. Vt ; aged 79. Prince Hirehnnl
Jto, dtatlngulshed Japanese statesmen
former resident general of Korea, as*
pafstnated at Harbtn. Manchuria, by a
Marlon Craw-
furiL
CONVENTIONS
APRIL
r. u. s. n.,
f. Tbs Taft cup trophy In the German-
Ameriean aonderkiasee yacht
woo by the American yacht Joyetta ef
MArtfctelftMMia
OCTOBOL
4 Detroit won the pennant la the Amer
ican Baseball leamia.
Y. Pittsburg woo the National Base he 11
the LAbm cup
from St. Louis.
Rich mood. Va. aad cov-
TSH4 miles in t* hours and 15
mlnutaA
4 Pittsburg (National Baseball league) won
tho world's championship from Detroit
tAmencab Baseball league) at Detroit.
Jack Johnson defeated Stanley Ketchai
In 12 rounds for
the heavyweight
championship at
San Francisco.
IT. Henri St, Yves
won the Marathon
Derby at Seattle
in 2 hour*, 32 min
utes and
oml*.
34 Vanderbilt cup
race won by H.. F.
Grant, driving a 4)
horsepower AI eo
« car an average of
62.8 mile* an nour
for 27k. tn miles. Pennsylvania beat
Carlisle Indiana at footuaU. 4i to 4 oa
Franklin held Chicago beat Minneso
ta at football. 30 to 4 at Minneapolis
MOVCHORA
XL Tale defeated Princeton. IT to 4 ot
Mow Haven.
“ aylvania, 12 to 4
planted thootan
and stripe* *»
the north potab
of
of tho fa
te
tho fight with
tho Morrtmso
March 4 lMl
died In Brook-
lyn; aged XL
to Peter FonoMa
Collier,
ef Collier's W«
ly and a pat
dlsd In NowTorfe ]
city; aged *4
24 Daughtar born to * 1 * * * * * * * 9
^ ifohoit B. Peary.
na of Holland.
MAT.
4 Tho "commodity clause” of the Hep
burn act declared constitutional by
tho United States supreme court,
killing of William B. Annie.
to MaJ. Israel C. Greene, the captor of
John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859.
died at Mitchall. 8. D.; aged 84
JURA
L Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition open
ed at Seattle.
24 Daughter born to Queen Victoria of
Spain.
JULY.
4 Tho Champlain tercentenary celebra
tion commemorating the discovery of
Lake Champlain began on the Ver
mont shores of the lake.
14 Weoteo arrived In San Francisco,
having accomplished o total distance
of 3.8S miles in about VS days, begin
ning at Naw York March 14
XL Passenger traffic Opened between New
York and Jersey City through the Hud
son and Manhattan terminal tubes.
to Louis Bier lot. French aeronaut, cross
ed from Gala la. France, to Dover.
England, in an aeroplane, covering the
distance (a miles 1 in about • minutes.
-34 Orville Wright made a new aeroplane
record by remaining in flight I hour.
12 minutes and 36 Sooonda at Fort
Kye.
3L Grv.lle Wright . made the required
speed record (or the army
ot Port Myer. fly teg aa a
42.5 miles an hour in a M mile flight.
B The Ublri'-M* vice consul. Lock Wing.
, shot deed in New York by o China
man. ILI not era summarily triad, con-
vH-tu« ami executed ot BarcekmA
it>i.
4 "Uncola
auocpt.
into circula
te Co feu. at Douai.
• : iiM .t
A ^
Franco
1 of Alfred
FEBRUARY.
14 National Congress of Mothers opened
In New Orleans
2L American, bowling congress opened in
Pittsburg.
MARCS.
24 flouthere child labor ssngTsss met at
Now Orleans.
2L Tho 125th annuel conference of tho
Methodist Episcopal church mot in
Baltimore.
APRIL
tl Society Daughters of tho
Re volution mot hi Washing-
24 2th eongrese of tho latsmatioaal Wo
man’s Suffrage alliance opened in
London.
Ml 20th annua) meeting of the National
Society Sons of the American Revolu
tion opened In Baltimore.
& National peace
SAT.
met to Chita-
National good roads eon*
Baltimore
met In 1
JURA *
4 Reunion of United Confederate Veter
ans at Memphis. Meeting of the Amer
ican Medical aaaociailou • at Atlantic
City.
14 International Council of Women met
at Toronto.
24 The American Library amociatton met
at Bretton Woods. N. ii.
JULY.
L Forty-firat annual convention of Die
National Woman Suffrage aMHocIStlon
met In Seattle.
4 Convention of the AmcricTt,, Institute
of InHlruction opened at Cuatlne. Me.
7. Ant 1-vivisect ion congress opened - in
London. * International convention of
the Christian Endeavor met at, 8t.
Paul. The Ep worth league met in
IntemationaJ convention at Seattle
Ml The international Air Navagation ex
position opened tn Frankfort.
R World conference of the Y. M. C. A
opened at Barmen-Etherfeld. Germany.
AUOUST.
4 National Irrigation congress met at
Spokane. Wash. Annual G. A R. en
campment opened It* Salt Lake City.
If. Thf <3d annual convention of theM’nt-
versal Peace union opened at Mystic.
Conn.
24 2th international trades union coagree*
spaaed in Parts.
SEPTKMBRA
4 International Esperanto 1
ad at BarceiortA
14 Tho American
met tn Chicago.
OCT
24 Annual convention of the
Women’s Christina
opened ot OmahA
44*0
U Ethan Alton
Hitchcock, ex-sec
retary of the In
terior, 1 In Wash
ington: aged 74.
UL Algernon Cnarle*
8 w 111 h u r n e, jioet
and essayist, at
ikancy, England;
aged 72.
14. Ex-ITnlted Rtate*
Senator M. C. Bul
let- of South Caro
lina, at Columbia,
S. C.. aged 72.
24 Ex-United States
Senator NYilliara
Stewart of Neva
da, lu Washington; ajeed 82.
25. Charles Warren Stoddard, author and
educator, in Monterey, Cal.; n-rd 0,
27. Heinrich Conned, Impresario, former
director ot (Jie Metrupolltan l>p«r*
House. In MeraT Austria, Hge<l 54
24 Ex-Governor Frederick Holhrook of
Vermont, at BrattleiMiro; aged Su.
Olive Logan, formerly an actress, au
thor and lecturer, near Sutton, Sur
rey. England, aged 70.
MAY.
4 Augusta Evans Wilton, author of ”8t.
Elmo,’* "Beulah.'' ''Yashti’* and other
popular novels of southern life, at Mo
bile. Ala.; aged 74
14 George Meredith, the English novelist.
In London, aged 81.
14 Henry H. Rogers, financier and direct
or N of (be Standard Oil company, in
NoiF York ; aged *4
JURA
4 Theodore Barth, noted German editor,
publicist and authority on American
affairs, at Baden-Baden; aged *4
4 CoL Alaxandor Kelly McClure, noted
Journalist, tang prominent tn Ponnoyb-
’ In Philadelphia; aged 3L
Edward Everett Hale, dis-
clergyman, author aad Jour-
chaplain of tho United States
senate. In Roxbury, Maas.; aged 27.
24 Frederick de Martens, noted Russian
scholar and diplomat, datagate to the
Portsmouth peace conference In MR.
at 84 Petersburg; aged (4
24 Sarah Onto Jewett, noted writer of
stories of New England Ufe, at South
Berwick. Me.; oged 24
24 Carrie Burnham Kilgore, ptooesr wo
man lawyer, at flwartbmore. Pa; aged
I ' L
JULY.
XL Prof. Simon Newcomb, noted astron
omer. mathematician and traveler, tn
Washington; aged 74
14 Frederick Phlaterer. civil war veteran
and noted military writer and statis
tician. nt Albany, N. Y.; aged 74
Louis Loeb, American artist and Illus
trator, at Canterbury, N. II ; aged 43
14 Don Carlos, pretender to the throne of
Spain, at Varese, Lombardy; aged Q.
24 Rosa Noucbelts Cary, popular Eng
lish novelist. In London. ^
to Elizabeth Taylor Dandrtdge. daughter
of President Zachary Tayldr and mls-
—- tress of tbs White House during his
’ term, at WJUichester. Va; aged *.
.AUGUST.
M. Lady Alma-Tadema, wife of the cele
brated painter Sir Laurence Alma-
Tadema and herself an artist of note.
In London.
XL Sir Theodore Martin, English author
and poet, in London; aged 14
27. George Manville Fenn. English nov
elist of tho old school, in London;
aged 14
4 Gen. John J. Copplnger, O. & A.. rw>
tired, civil war aad Span lab war vet
eran. la Washington; aged to
4 William Torrey llama, aeted-YMtee-
opher and former United States —is
nMstaessr of education, at- ff
It L; aged 74
4 IJonel Brough, once noted
la LandOA
14 Richard Watson ondee, a
editor of the Gon-
tury Magazine. In
New York elty;
>eged *4
14 William M. lAf-
fan. editor of the
New York Sun, at
- Lawrence. N. Y.;
aged 6L
34 Consueio. dowager
duchess of Man
chester (nee Yens-
gaj, called the
most influential
American woman
In England, In
London^ aged tt.
24 David A~ De Ar-
mood, one ot tho
known Democratic
greeA at Butler Mo.
DSCJBUBRA
4 Princess Waldemar, noted xsember sfl
the royal family ef Denmark, at Go-
petihagen.
4 George Crocker, capitalist, te Mow
York city, aged 53.
14 Red Cloud, once notorious as the fight
ing chief of tho Sioux, at Ptue Ridge
reservation; aged *6
IT. King Leopold II of Belgium, nt Rnss-
eels; aged it
ML Gen. Green B. Raum, civil war vst-
ertin. congreesman and former com
missioner ot pensions. In Chtcago; sgofl
84 Grand Duke Michael Ntcholate
vttch. ucrle of the czsr of Uuosta, Ot
Cannes, Franco; aged 77.
Rickard Wsi voa
aged to.
DISASTERS AT SEA
' 24
poMtico;
Or. Eda
4 Clydo Tltch. the playwright, at
tana-our-MaruA Fraaoo; aged 24
t Hoary S
sima of the
Port Hstoa
4 Joel Bl
nt
York elty; oged
BL a Corfcte, U. R JL.
York o*ty; aged XL
a chrfl war
of OM*. ki
JARCART.
White Star liner Republic rammed ir
the Italian Itnvr FloruJa off Nat tuck-
st. 6 dcLilhs and remarkable rtscue of
over 21aa) puK.svngers before the Ra-
publlc *«nk.
FEBRUARY.
Mi The Hamburg tinuth AmerFa liner
IVeilUente iiuca uurned off Fetilnsuia
VaMe*. Itt-s (owr>L-r* rep-rt) lll “B,
(j-rc-:* reperts) 2u> ot the pai.b«.ng>-ra
and crew.
Jtrt.T a
11 14 esilors of Die *tearner J H Cowle
drcw-neU when that vensel collided
with the l*aac M 8cott in Lake Su
perior off Whltefiah 1*0101 light
14 The British submarine C II sunk in
collision with the steamship Eddy-
stone off Hal*borough lightship, 13 of
the crew drowned.
At’OUaT.
21 The North German Lloyd steamer
Bchlevem collided with the Argentine
excursion steamer Colombia tn Monte-
video harbor and sank her with a loss
ef over 150 passengers.
OCTOSRA
Ml Steamer Heat is. from Glasgow, wreck
ed off the Maine coast; 22 lives task
14 120 deoths at tho sinkJng of tho P»-
cUta,
24 The coootlog steomar Argo
off Ttllamook, Ore.; 14 ttvao tot
4 nt earner EUaa Varakx
Mersey; It ysaiSrtgsrs and
Barnotabta hay; 22 1
24 2 lives toot by the
ferry Marquette end
ea Lake Ertav
Me. 2
ACCIDENTS ON UND
24 »
m.
to a
JAJfUA AY.
miners killed by got
Letter’s colliery at 2kogl
Explosion in the Lick Braask odaA
BluefleM. W. Va. caused Urn death ef
129 miners.
Firedamp explosion la the Auks coal
mine at Vessprim, Hungary, canoed
the death of 242 men.
killed and many Injured In a col
lision on tho Denver aad Rio OrsndO
railroad near Dotsero. Colo.
By explosion and Ore in the temp**
rary crib of n tunnel under Lake Micb^'
tgan off Chicago about 72 workown tael
their lives.
FEBRUARY.
Between 202 and 300 pc mows burned te
death sand scores injured 'll a Are
which destroyed the Flores theater is
Acapulco. MexioA
MAT. *
Explosion of 1.200 pounds of
In tho stone quarries at Sent!
hem. near Albany, N. T„ cam
of M Uvea.
juma
12 persons kilted end 42 taJk
M. 2 killed and 22 kart M •
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