The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
190
BRIEF SUMMARY
OF TK MOST J
nromur
EVENTS
crl *
lu 21-Merchants' and Farmer** luk
•( Kurmval, Minn, suspended.
r*b 3—F. D Oilman, (ormar president
aMlwnd*d Home bank of Ooo«liead.
bd . found (ulllf of wnbtulmitnt
iMMppMrmu'* of bi73.iM» from aub-
traesury at Chicago n>ada nubile.
Hu l«—Virtual panic In Wall street;
iarttarf Cortaljrou rtlitval tha aitua-
lion
•—Corbin Banning company of N»*
Tara, assigned; assets. 5i.iAXi.0M), llaiuU-
tiOO SI -vAf JUU
Aar. 3— iiaj U W Salmon of Warsaw,
■a., convicted of lllcaal banking, oen-
tonood thrae yoara in penitentiary.
•^Kx-Judge Smith of Chicago, found
guilty of conspiring to defraud stock-
holders and dcpoaitora of Bunk of
America, of which ha was president,
penalty, imprisonment and fl.iM) fine,
gyi 1—Citla* iia‘ bank of Eureka Springs.
Ark . suspended
Aag k—People a Stats bank of Browna-
town, lnd . rluoed by atata authorttiaa.
•—He elvers appoint**! for Pop* Mfg. Co.,
•4 Hartford. Conn . failure ascribed to
Stnngamy of money market,
lap 5—Vt alson A Co , members of New
York stock snd produce exchanges and
Of Chicago board of trade, failed.
|aju 3— Union bank of Kichland. and
Bowman bank of Kalamatoo, Ml' h..
both private Institutions, clotod doors.
• Collapse of Helnxe corner In copper
caused violent slump In stocks In New
York, firm of Otto Helnxe A Co., sus-
pended from stock exchange.
B-.Ntw York clearing house committee
declared that the Heins# Morse and
Thomas Interasis had been eliminated
from banking organisations of Naw
York.
•—Knickerbocker Trust Co.. New York's
second largest financial Institution,
forced to suspend, great slump in
aunties, call money at TO per cent.
• get ret ary of treasury ordered deposit
pf $25,000,000 of government funds in
New York banks....Four Westing house
companies at Pittsburg and one trust
company forced into hands of receivers
because of financial stringency...vStata
Bank and Trust Co., of Carson. Navada.
failed.
•—Three minor banks In New York
forced to dose....Southern Steel O)., of
Birmingham. Ala., filed involuntary pe-
tition In bankruptcy.
•—Banks In New York and Chicago, and
Many other cities adopted clearing
bouse loan certtfl ata system to prevent
draining of supplies of currern y and
Bade withdrawal of savings deposits
subject to legal notice.
•—California Safe L>ep«>elt A Trust Co.
bank, at San Kran< !»• o. closed....Finan-
cial conditions In New York practically
normal again.
•or. 4—Three email banka In Kansas
Closed. ...I’nitod States Steel corpora-
May 14—Isaac Stevenson elected senator
from Wisconsin to au«c**d Spooner.
Jun. IT—Congressman J H. Bankhead ap-
pointed senator to succeed late John T.
Morgan of Alabama.
Jul 3—A. O Bacon re-elected senator
from Georgia for full term.
Aug J-Ev-flov. J K. Johnston elected
senator fr<>m Alabama to succeed late
Senator Ivttua.
Sep 17—TWniorrats elected ticket headed
by Haskell for governor la Oklahoma
and Indian Territory; constitution
adopted and state-wide prohlbltloa
proposition carried. ...Chicago's new ally
charter defeated In special election.
Oct. t—Illinois supreme court declared
Chicago’s new primary election low un-
constitutional.
Nov. 5— Mayor Tom L Johnson defoatad
Congressman T E Burton for mayor
of Cleveland....Kentucky sleeted Will-
son. republican, governor....Fusion of
republicans and Independence Laaguo
beaten by Tammany In Now Tork
county
Dec I—Congress assembled at Washing-
ton: Cannon re-elected speaker of the
house.
b— Ambassador Aokl of Japan recalled.
13—Comreeamen Williams and DaArmond
participated In fiat fight on floor of
house.
30—Sec ret ary Taft returned from trip
around world.
23—M Ouda appointed minister to United
States from Norway to succeed late H.
C. Haugn
Jan. b—Negro hanged at Msyeravtlta,
Miss, three minutes before notice that
his sentence had been commuted waa
received
b— Rollo Steele, being refused loan of •,-
<w by Fourth Street National bank of
Philadelphia, threw bomb that killed
himself and cashier. Injured ala others,
and wra- ked bank.
b—James Cullen, murderer of wife and
step-son. taken from Jail at Charles
City, la., and hanged by mob.
23—Trial of Harry K. Thaw, for murder
of Stanford White, begun In New Tork.
Feb 2S—Thoe. Baldwin, rich farmer of
Colfax. IIL. shot and killed Che* Ken-
nedy and wife, and Mrs. Eismaa and
daughter Cora.
Mar. 10—R. p. Miller of Beaver
Wie.. killed wife, step-mother and self.
Apr b—Death sentence of Mrs A
My
Aggie
Hott-
yers. of Kansas City, and Frank
n an. for murder of woman's husband,
commuted to Ufa Imprisonment.
U—Grand Jury refused to Indict Con-
gressman G. K. Favrot. of Louisiana,
who killed Dr. R. H. Aldrich, and ho
waa net free.
lb—Thaw Jury discharged, being unable
to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded
to Jail, to await second trial.
Uon secured controlling Interest la Ten- I O- C- Haugh of Dayton. O., eon-
messee Coal A Iron Co rioted of murder of father, mother and
•-Merchants National bank of Port- £,r,?th*T- «>ectrocuted at penitentiary at
land. Ore.. California bank of Oakland. | Columbus. ...
Cal . and Farmers’ A Merchants' bank I 21—Negro and mother lynched and three
Of Bapulpa. 1. T . suspended. other persons killed and seven injured
b—Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou or- In ftxht In Georgia on account of at-
dared Issue of JSo.OuO.OOO of Panama tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault
bonds and »100.000.i*0 certificates of In- white woman. ^
dabtedness as means of relieving flnan- Mav 23—Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted of
clal situation....City National bank of Cockrlll murder In famous feud case at
Frederick. Okie., failed. Lexington Ky.
•—American Silk Co. capital stock, til.- Jun. 3—Trial of Wm. D. Haywood.
•00.000. which operated mills In several I tary-treaaurer Western Federal
dties. placed In hands of receiver.
Doc. 3—Chelsea Savings abnk of Chol-
M—In New Tork alty. • la
spreading rails
I—At l-as Kopransas. Mexico, over MB
mostly Japanese, la mine disaster.
I—At Montreal Que principal sad M
pupils In a burning school.
.-At Carnii. 111., iva by dynamite Oa-
plaolon _
Mar 1—At Pedro. Wy«. seven In eollMna
....At Doooett. Tann.. lour by powder
mill blast. _
n-At Plti. Cal . 23 laborers by drowning.
N—Near Emporium Pa . ala la powder
null blast____At Woodward. Ala., •« la
falling furnace.
•-Near Colton. Cal.. M la wreck: nearly
Apr 1—Near Fort Worth. Tax., six train-
men In collision
11—Near Chaplau. <>nt., IS In tmla wreck.
IS—Near Gunter. Tea., eight by gaaollas
explosion __
23 -On Lake Michigan, lumber bargo with
crew of 14 loot.
27-At Baltimore, eight drowned by eal-
lapee of pier.
May. 1—At Whippla. W. V#. U la Bias
disaster
11—At Honda. Cat. 21 la wreck due ta
1* t \ - *w it, l.
23 At Chicago, firs bjr ammonia sxplo-
alon In stockyards plant.
Jun 11—In Hamp'on Roads. 11 seaman by
tapaixlng of launch
lb—At Pries burg Pa., seven by explosion
of mine gas ...At Monahan, Wash., Ova
by drunnmg.
I—Near Tola. Va.. eight by dyaamita
blast
Jul. 4—Fourth of July celebrations
27 deatlie. Injured number 2.LU.
b—In Penoba> ot Bay, Me., six by
Ing of a sloop
11—At -•
22 la collision;
Honeybrook. Pa, seven minors by
white damp explosion
13— Near Kuaeell. pa . six by ca pel sing of
launch.
lb—In Cape Cod Bay. Mass, ton olficars
and men on battleship Georgia by gun-
powder explosion
21—Near Salem. Mich.,
M0 Injured
2b—Off California coast. V7 by staking of
a steamer
r-In New Tork city. M la tenement
house fire.
Aug. 1—At San Pedro. Cat. four by col-
lapse of Wt erf
‘—Near Quebec 7* workmen by collapse
of new bridge being built across St.
Lawrence river.
I—Near Charleston. III.. IT la colllaloa
between Interurhag trains.
Sep. 3—Near Charleston. W. Va.. saves la
wreck
b—At Shelton. Wash., ten la burning
hotel.
•—At Norris. la. 12 In wreck.
14— Near Canaan Station. > la head sa
collision
30—At Negaunee. Mich., 11 by fatting of
cage In mine shaft: seven fatally hurt.
—On I,ake Superior, saves drowned by
wrecking of steamer.
2b— Near Jackson. Ala.. 14 by eapslslng of
ferry boat.
ct. 5— At Butler. Pa., four by u poet ting
of molten metal pot; 10 badly Injured!
13—In GloveraviUa. N Y.. elx by suffoca-
tion.
15— Explosion of powder magaxlne at
Fontanet. Ind., caused death of ■; over
•00 injured nearly every building la
town ruined.
lb—Near Joliet. IIL. five by eapslslng of
boat on canal.
Nov. •—At Steubenville. O., flvt by boiler
explosion.
lb—At South Milwaukee, Wig, six at
grade crossing.
•—In New York city, II Italians la tene-
ment house fire.
Doc. 4—At Monongah, W. Va., about m
minors by explosion In colliery,
lb—At Jacobs Crook. Pa., about W al*
ora by explosion of gas la colliery.
0—CM I vaahoff. governor of
and vicious foe of Ujrortota.
•tad by bomb isiB ^'Tr»bur«. ..
*Ter» burned*lumber yard^Md warm
house*. lue* estimated Il.tSS.Bk
27—Over 44 men killed or Injured bj ax-
ploelon on Japanese battleahip Kaah-
21- Gen Drude burned Moorish camps
near Caaaablama _ . . ..
23— Delegates of three Important tribe*
of Moors actepted term* of peatc by
Frem h sad lioetlllUea ceaaetL
24— Strike of Antwerp dock laborera.on
since Jun*. ended with sweeping victory
for ample yam. _ .
17—Overflow of Otonaahlgawa river, in
Japan, coat lives of 4u0 . J,„ll
Oct. 5—Explosion In ammunition factory
at Osaka. Japan, killed 43 girla and In-
jured over 40. . _
(•—Hague peace conference ended.
33—Gen. MaximoITsky. director of prloona
of ministry of Interior of Runala. naaao-
ainated by woman In St. Peteroburg.
21-Town of Karatagh. Ruaotan Turke-
^ j ^ ^ ^
| Jl— Wisconsin university sight wo
mile boat race from Syracuse, at
heepale. N Y _ .
Jun. 5—Richard CrokeBo eelt. Orby. Hd-
den by Johnnie Reiff. woa Epeom derby
la England
A NValon owned by C Durwell. -
rent suburban handicap at
great
Bay.
Au»“^lanl,rKntplon-^in
i *rv;it damage round, at Colma. Cal....Martin J
Nov. •—Hurricane caused great damage
•t Marseilles, Franco; several people
killed
•-Fire
21—Alex Ross won open golf cl
ship of United State* _.
34-Cornrl! won varsity eight-oared rae#
at Bouglikeepaie. N. Y.. regatta. »»ra-
rune won varsity four-oared race sag
Wisconsin freshmen, eight-oared con-
test____Orby won Irioh derby_
27-Yale defeated Harvard by boat leagth
in annual race at Newr l>*ndon. c onn. ^
33—Rotwrt Sini|>a<>n won wmtern oyaa
rolf ci.ampionohlp at Hlnadale. Ill
Jul. 3-Mlaa Evelyn Sears of Boatoa. waw
women's single* lawn fennta rhamploo-
ahlp of 1'nlted States, by defeating Mlag
Carrie B. Neely. ---
knocked .out
i first
_______________________Shert-
dan won all-around championship of
A 17. at Celtic Park. L. I.
at foutaue Chill caused fl.OW.NO 5— May Sutton of California. rf«*l"^#***!*
~ lose and rendered 2 •*» persona l otnelesa 'i’VhainberahamP*°n ^
Dec I—Oscar II.. king of Sweden, died at 17,n|m¥r\^'^nbe"
... Prince Gustave I 17—Jack Johnoon at
Stockholm and Crown Prince Guetave
V. succeeded to throne.
__________ stopped Bob FltaalB-
mona In aei ond round at Philadelphia.
31—Jimmie Britt got verdict over Battling
Nelson In 2b-round contest at San Fran
cisco . _ .
Aug. 30—May Sutton won International
tennis championship at Nlagara-oa-thb»
Lake. Ont. • ___
Sep »-C M Daniels of New York, low-
ered world's 104-yard swimming record
going distance In 55 2-2 oecondo. at Man-
chester. England. _
4—Joe Gana defeated Jimmie Britt In fit#
rounds, at San Franciaoa; Britt brokn
wrist In fourth round. - _
Jan. b—Brlg.-Oea. O. A. Bell, retired, at I 3ft-Fred McLeod of Chicago, won western
Washington | professional golfers' championship as
17— Ex-Congressman John Wlnana, at I fit. Louis. „ . . -
- " ^ * “ 1 25-New York Yacht club declined chnN
lenge of Sir Thomas Llpton for race (ay
America's cup next year because It
sought to limit else of racer* to « fjat.
Oct. 13—Chicago Nationals won world*
Janesville. Wla., age
34—Senator Russell A.
ed 7*.
Alger, at Wash-
ington.
Feb 1—Charles Marvin, famoua race
horse trainer, at Lexington, Ky.
tary-treaaurer Western Federation of
Miners, for murder of ax-Oov. Staunan-
______________________ berg, begun at Boise. Idaho.
Mich ’. owned by Stata Treasurer 3ft-Judge Loving found not guilty of mur-
Olaxler. closed,
b— National Bank of Commerce, one of
largest financial Institutions of
City, suspended,
b—Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg,
tlOt#d.
0—Jewelers’ National bank at North
Attleboro. Mass.. In hands of receiver.
San. 1—C. E. Hughes Inaugurated gov
er of New York.
b—C- M. Floyd, republican, elected gov-
der of Theodor# Estes, charged with
mistreating former's daughter, at Hous-
ton. Va.
Jul. bft—Jas Hargis, acquitted of charge
of complicity In murder of Dr. I. D.
Cox of Kentucky....Henry Scutcheon,
farmer living near Nunda, Mich., while
Insane, murdered wife, eon and fathar-
In-law with an ax; then attempted sui-
cide. but wax shot dead.
23—Karl Hau. young Washington pro-
fessor, condemned , to death at Karls-
ruhe. Germany, for murder of mother-
fjlTw'm.' D. Haywood found not guilty of
murder of ox-Gov. Steunenwrg.
Aug lb-Will Clifford, negro, lynched at
Maple, Ky.. for assaulting and killing
two white women.
Sep. 21—Frank J. Constantin# sentenced
to life Imprisonment for murder of Mrs.
Gentry, at Chicago. _____.
I Oct. 1—Ex-BherlfTH. K. Brown, of Baker
City. Ore., killed by bomb.
«o
Jan. b—Moroccan army captured Etnat.
Ralaull'a stronghold, and ha and follow-
ers fled to mountains.
b—Chinese trading quarter of Ban cock
devastated by Are; loss about 23,000,000.
•— Muxaflar-Ed-Dln. shah of Persia, died
at Teheran.
U—Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch
East Indian Islands, hundreds of per-
sons perished.
15— Earihquajp followed by firs partly de-
stroyed Kingston. Jamaica; ovsr 1,000
persons killed and Injured....Typhoon
swept Islands of Samar and Leyte,
Philippines; 100 Uvea lost.
lb—Rear-Admiral Davie landed force of
American marines at Kingston. Jamai-
ca. to which Gov. Swattenham objected;
Davis promptly sailed away.
21—British officials virtually apologised
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
Admiral Davis.
21—Tidal wave In Dutch East Indies en-
gulfed Island of Slmalu. drowning 1.500
persons.
>—Explosions of firs damp ta mine near
Saarbrueck. Prussia, killed 143 minors..
,.H. L F. Lagercrants appointed min-
ister of Sweden to Unitea Staten.
Feb. 1—British steamer Clevering want
ashore near Hartlepool. England; 0
of craw drowned.
10—Cookton. North Australia, desti
0—Count John A. Creighton, at Omaha.
Neb : left fortune of »10.000.0uo....Prof.
W. C. Pickett, noted medical authority,
at Philadelphia. _
T— Ex-Congreoaman B. W. Harris, at
Bridgewater. Masa.. aged 83.
b—Congressman J. R. Rlxey, of Virginia,
at Washington. ^
12—Ex-Gov. F. W. Higgins, of Naw York,
at Olean. N Y _ .
Mar. 2—Dr. Oronhyatekna. founder and
head Independent Order of Foresters,
in Oeorgla____James B. William*, shav-
ing soap manufacturer, at Glastonbury.
Conn....Congressman J. M. Depuy, of
Wisconsin, at Jefferson City, Wla.
4— Floyd K. Whlttemore. ex-state treas-
urer of Illinois, at Springfield.
•—John Alexander Dowle, founder of
Zion .City. III., at Zion City. •
11— Ex-Congressman Clinton Babbitt, of
Wisconsin, at Beloit.
12— M. Caslmlr-Perier. ex-presldent of
Franc#, at Paris.
13— Thomas Bailey Aldrich, noted author.
at Boston____Brig.-Gen. John Moore,
former aurgeon-general of army, at
Washington.
8—Brig.-Gen. T. J. Wlnt. commander de-
partment of Missouri, at Philadelphia.
27—James Henry Smith, of New York,
who Inherited over b50.000.000. at Kioto,
Japan, while on bridal tour.
•—Wm. A. Proctor, president Proctor m
Gamble Co., at Cincinnati, by suicide.
H— Ex-Congressman Galusha A. Grow, at
Glen wood, Pa....H. W. Goode, who waa
president Lewis 4k Clarks exposition, at
Atlantic City, N. J. „ ..
Apr. 1—Bishop J. C. Gran berry, of Meth-
odist Episcopal church South, at Ash-
land. Va. .
V-Jaa. H. Eckels, preeldi
National bank or Chi<
comptroller of currency, ,
lb— Ex-Congressman J. V.
Maryland, at Baltimore.
•— Ex-Congressman G. L. Laws, of Ne-
braska, at Lincoln. .
" Ex-Gov. R. B. Bullock, at Oeorgla. at
Ibion, N. Y_.
Ha;
baseball championship by defeating De-
troit Americana four straight xamca.
Dec. 2—Toininy Burn*. of Amenek
knocked out Gunner Molr. pf England
In tenth round at London.
II—H. C. Pulliam re-elected president Na-
tional league for sixth time
Jxn. 4—Nine buildings wrecked by ex-
plosion of dynamite at Lowell, Arik
18—Floods In Ohio river valley worst la
30 years. _ _
13—Several large steamers driven agrounS
and 11.600,000 damage dons by terrifis
gala which struck Buffalo, N. Y.
Feb. 2b-Washington. Ark., partially d*.
strayed by tornado; two persons killed.
15— Floods In vicinity of. Pittsburg
and down Ohio river valley caused prop-
tage estimated at I10.000.003j
about 100,000 persona thrown
erty damaa
14—Jas. H. Eckel# president Commercial
>f Chicago, and a
V at Chicago.
Findlay, of
out oI
work and at least 14 lives lost.
Apr. 5—Tornado swept across Louisiana.
Mississippi and part of Alabama; con-
siderable property destroyed and 15 os
more Uvea lost.
15—Cities of Chllpanclngo and Chllnpd,
Mexico, destroyed by violent earth-
quake.
Jun. 5—Thirty persons killed, many hurt
and great property damage dona
by windstorms snd cloudbursts In Ken-
tucky, southern Illinois and Iowa.
*2—Storm causing property damage esti-
mated at IGQO.OM swept over Indian Ter-
ritory.
M—Three distinct tornadoes struck Medi-
cine Lodge, Kan., destroying S houses;
Albion, r _ . . ___________
lay b-Peter Maytubby. twice governor I 27-011 flelda of not________
Cnlcknshaw Indian tribe, at Caddo. L T. | swept by tornado that killed three
several persons injured
srthe:
rn Indian Territory
W. Suffcutt,
Hughes of New
xl adviser of Gov.
by suicide on
ernor of New Hampshire, by legislature. x_Wm. Burns, colored, who ehot pollce-
•— W p. Frva elected senator from man ,t Cumberland, Md.. taken from
man — -----
Jail by mob. and
death.
kicked to
Maine; W. Murray Crane, from Massa-
chusetts. Simon Guggenheim, from Col- . a,aln
•redo: Norris. Brown, from Nebraska; I ta—Ex-Banker Frederick McOtll and wife
W. K Borah, from Idaho; R. L Tay- acaultted of charge of murdering first
lor, from Tenneeaee; J. M. Dixon, from ---- - — *—
Montana. H. E. Burnham, from New
Hampshire and H. A. Richardson from
Delaware.
I House voted to raise salaries of con-
gressmen to 27.500 a year.
I—Senate authorized investigation of
acquitted or cnarge U,U,U,"V
wife of McGill, at Decatur. 111.
Nov. 2—Fred Singleton, negro, riddled
JlSsH?
8 D.. blew open bank vault, and sn-
-Senate autnorizea investigation oi | “ wlth ag $oO.
'Brownavllle off air''.... Bailey re-elected «, fZZL |n gtev'e Adams murder trial at
fsoni Tevss I 'nllitrn Pn.nla/*tnrl 4 _ v ea.t 4.IUJ Sw aneaa nn
Z’SA
by hurricane: damage of t2,‘
caused____British steamer Orlande sanx
In collision near Cardiff. Wales; 14 par-
sons drowned....Governor of port at
Baku murdered.
SI—Mall steamer Berlin from England
wrecked off Hook of Holland la ter-
rific gale; US persona drowned.
Mar. 4—Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica, re-
signed post____Eighty-five persons burled
by landslide In Algeria.
U—M. Petkoff, premier of Bulgaria, aaoao-
einated at Softs.
13—Powder magazines on board Franck
battleship lane exploded at Toulon; 10b
bluejackets and officers klllsd and
hundreds Injured. *
Mar. 13—Count Lamsdorff, former Rus-
sian minister of foreign affairs, died at
8an Raemo.
Apr. 4—Strikers at Lodx. Russia, klllsd
u
senator from Texas----Cullom re-elected
senator by Illinois legislature.
0_Chas. Curtis elected senator from
Kansas to succeed Jos. H_ Burton.
y>t> 5—Congreasman W. A. Smith of
Michigan, elected to succeed Senator
Alger____F. O. Briggs elected successor
to Senator Drydcn of New Jersey.
0—Reed Smoot. Mormon apostle, won
long light for seat In United Stales aen-
ate by vote of 42 to 28.
gar 1—House passed ship subsidy bill
after long fight.
b—Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, sent
resignation to governor to take effect
ny 1*
♦—Fifty-ninth congress adjourned with
record for large appropriations----Geo.
B Cortefyou and Geo. Yon L Meyer
•worn In a* secretary of treasury and
postmaster-general, respectively.
g._Janies R. Garfield took oath of office a#
•eerstary of Interior....Kegls Henri
Post selected by. president as governor
of Porto Hlco to succeed Beekman
Wlnthrop
Apr. 1 Republicans elected state ticket
In Mi hlgak . ■ . -
•_ Postmaster ltusae elected mayor of
Chicago, traction ordinance* approved.
g_Oov Hagerman of New Mexico,
against whom charge* were preferred,
tendered resignation and president ap-
pointed Capt. George Curry to post....
Rafis H. Post Inaugurated governor of
Porto Rico to succeed Reek man Wln-
throp. who retired to become assistant
•acrotary of treasury
Rat hdrum. Idaho, failed to
verdict and were discharged.
Doc. 3—Mra. AnnI* M. Bradley
on charge of murder of <
Brown at Washington.
rqul
-BO!
naor
Jan. 2—Near Volland. Kan#. • In train
wreck; over W Injured.
5—At Winooski. Vt, alx by suffocation....
Near Kenoah# Wt#. nine by powder
explosion. .
b-At Pittsburg, » by explosion In steal
13^At‘‘sanford. Ind.. 0 by wrack due to
powder explosion; 32 Injured....At
Fowler. Ind.. 13 In collision.
23—Near Primer©. Colo.. 34 In coal mine
explosion _ _ „
23—Near FayettevtU# W. Va.. • la mins
disaster _ _,
Feb. 4—At Monarch. Colo.. • In snowslld*
....At Thorns# W. Va.. 0 In mlno dis-
aster
13—In Now Tork
and exposure by
| LarcbjaesL
an workmen for attempting to
work.
U—Sir Eldon Go rat succeeded Lord Cro-
mer as plenipotentiary of Great Britain
to Egypt, who resigned....Floods la
Turkey caused death of 300.
lb—Honduran city of Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took
refuge on American cruiser,
lb—At least five Important towns In Mex-
ico destroyed and scores killed by
earthquake.
May 1—Terrific hurricane enuaas loss of
millions of dollars and doath of oovoral
persons st Cam pec h#
4—About 4.600 Turkish troops practically
annihilated In battlo with rebels la
Province ot Yemen. Turkish Arab!#
3-Heir to throne of Spain bora to Quoso
Victor!# st Madrid.
U—Ninety miners lost lives In firs la
copper mine at Velarden# Mexico,
17—Cossacks killed 21 Innocent moa at
Lod# Rusal# In connection with n rob-
bery. .
Jun. 15—Russian douma dissolved by esar
and elections for new parliament or-
dered.... First session of Tha Hague
peace conference held.
legal
ghas of Now York.
Hudson river steamboat.
4—Dr. John Wataon. (Ian Maclarsn)
noted author, at Mt. Pleasant. I#
17—0. W. Potter. Chicago mllllonalr# st
Chicago. __
15—E. H. Conger, ex-minister to Chin#
24—Ex-Senator Patton, of Michigan.
34—Mr# McKinley, at Canto# O
Jun. 3—Gen. T. H. Ruger. retired, at
8tamford. Con#
Ju# U—Senator John T. Morga# of Ala-
bama. at Washington.
21—Ex-Senator Luclen Baker, at Leaven-
worth. Kens.
23—Francis Murphy, noted temperance
lecturer, at Los Angelos.
Jul. 11—Judge M. J. Severance, noted Min-
nesota Jurist, at Mankato.
13—Peter Larson, millionaire of north-
west. at Helen# Mont.
17—Senator B. W. Pettus. of Alabam# at
Hot Springs. N. C.. aged 84.
Aug. 3—A. St. Gaudena. noted sculptor,
nt Cornish. N. H.
21—Nelson Morris, pioneer Chicago pack-
er and multl-mllflonalro. nt Chicago,
lb—Richard Mansfield, noted actor, at
Now London, Con#
Bo# b—Gen. Fionas nt Porter, chief sf
Crash Indians. ^ _ _ _
lb—Rear-Admiral John O. Walker, ra-
tlrad. at York Bosch. M#. age 71
II—Samuel Sloan, ex-presldent Lacka-
wanna railroad and noted rallroa* mu,
at Oarriaon-on-the-Hudaon. N. Y.
Oct. lb—Mr# Cassle Chadwick, noted ta-
mala bank wrocker, nt Ohio panltan-
nery. ^ _ _ ....
Nov. b—Joffarson Polk. Iowa millionaire
and street railway magnet# at Dsa
lfotn##
10—Ex-Senator L. E. McComa# sf Mary-
land. at Waahlngto#
M—Charles T. Barney, deposed _
Knickerbocker Trust Co., of Not
by suicide.
0—Judge James B. Bradwell. Chicago
pioneer, aged 73, at Chicago.
•-Congressman <# W. Smith, a
nt Murphysboro,
Dec. 4—H. O. Havsmsysr, prealdent
“sugar trust," at Commack, L L
n—Lord Kelri# noted sclontlat, aged ft
at Glasgow.
snd destroyed hundreds of derricks;
loss estimated 000.000.
Jul. 2—Rochester, Tax., nearly destroyed
by tornado.
3— Buena Vista lake lores near Bakers-
field. Cal., broke, flooding bO.OOO acre#
and doing 21,000,000 damage. _
4— Storm In western Wisconsin caused
death of 21 persons; many Injured.
15—Waterspout caused 2600.000 damage la
vicinity of Leavenworth. Ka#
Aug. 11—Tornado caused grant property
damage at La Crosse, wla.
26—Tornadoes In Wisconsin snd Ohio
caused several deaths and destroyed
much property.-
Oct. 5—Tornado near Leads, Q#. caused
15 deaths; damage to property enor-
mous.... Severe storm caused great dam-
age In New York city and In harbor.
Nov. 20—Floods caused great damage la
southern Texa#
of Illinol#
| Ja# 1—Judge McCall at federal court ad
Memphis declared LaFollette follow-
servants' law unconstitutional
10—Sonata passed bill In Internet of rail-
way employes____Miners at Goldfield.
Nsv., voted to end strik#
21—Shsa labor conspiracy trial at Chi-
cago came to and with Jury uashla ba
agree oa verdict.
l-Joha J. Mitchell re-elected presMead
United Mins Worker#
I Fob. lb—Waa tarn Union Tolograpta C#
announced increase of lb per cent
^UUnol#^ at Alexandrt#
Mallory of Florid# al
27—By burning of native theater la Hoag
_ — —hlnesom—
President Fa?lier«o
Jul.
-Attempt
nets
latter
perished.
made to___
of Franco;
uninjured.
14—Gen. AUkhanoff. ex-governor-genaral
of Tlflls. and two others blown to
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage la
w*hlch they were riding, at Alexaadrs-
pol. Rusal#
lb—Emperor of Corea decided to abdicate
AuerT-About 100 men killed and wounded
In revolt of Corean troops enraged at
decree disbanding them, whan they at-
tack Japanese In Seoul.
4—Caaoablanc# Morocco,
abardod by
French cruiser# ... ^
•—Moorish troop# repulsed wtth heavy
loan In two desperate attempts to rasa
French camp sutsldo Camsslsssa and
lav ado alty.
wages of operators at principal
21—Cornelius P. Shsa end tea ssl
la teamsters' union acquitted of
of conspiracy on second trtaL
Mar. •—Nebraska houss passed a
are* liability bill affaotlag railway train-
man.
Apr. 4—Thraatanod strata at trainman ad
western railroads averted through medi-
ation of Interstate ssmmsres oommla-
‘■jbgsw'issrjsjJrsuwsws
uTy&>-May
Ja# 3—Jo* Oans knocked out Kid R
man la eighth round nt To no pah, Nov.
lb—Abo Attall retained featherweight
championship by knocking out Harry
Baker In eighth round nt Loo Angoie#
Feb. 5—Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave
Barry In fifth round at Hot 8prings.
Ark....Racing In Tennessee killed by
passage of anti-pool selling bill.
Mar. 14—Calvin Demarost won national
nmateur championship at 111 balk-line
billiards at New York.
21—Gary Herrmann of jClndnnatl elected
preside
•-“Chit _____ _____
baseball team, committed suicide
West Bsden. Ind.
In Sma
WOrKirV In MMI rrADClICO, IMLRlItift U|
Los Angels# machinists la Plttekwa
and various labor orgaalaatloua k
—Practically aU of operators of PasMa
„ , Statsa ToMgraph and Telephone C#.
- i?d2a;rT^a!SL‘7!
Aug. 7—Weaiorn Union operators nt Lea
Angeles struck because company rs-
fussd to rstnatate discharged ma#
•—Night operators nt Chloago want oat
on strik#
3—Strike of Western Union telegraph op-
erators spread throughout west and
south....Cornelius P. Shea defeated la
election tor proaMsnt of tsamstes?
union by Danlal J. Tobt#
13—Strike of telegraph operators
—,---- . _ ------- throughout N4t; news service of
osldent American Bowling congrvaa. I dated Proas partially suspended.
‘Chic” Stahl of Boston National | lb—President Small of telegraphers*
Apr. 3-Jury In Smothers' csss decided
Smother* had not conspired to drug
Ixw Dillon and should retain gold cup
won by Major Dalmar. ___
i—Tho# Longboat. Indian ruaae# won Oct. 4-Cotton shipping business of Now
Boston Marathon road ran# defeating I Orleans Usd np by strike of MN oottea
field of 114 and breaking record for S I handlora.
suspended.
________ _________ | ttl9fTi|____
union Issued general strik* order ralMmr
out all commercial operators not work-
ing under union contract#
Sop. 3—Labor day riots occurred In lu
Francisco, Louisville and BteubonvlU#
Ohio
mile courn#
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Ragland, J. H. The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1908, newspaper, January 10, 1908; Okeene, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1172549/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.