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The Tear-Gone By
1907
BRIEF SUMMARY
or THE MOST
IMPORTANT
'events
Jan. o— m and Farm ru' bank
of Fairmont, Minn., suspended.
Feb. 2 I D Gilman. toiim-i president
huk'.h ■ i n I • • I I (. !!>• I tank Of ( ioodlaiul,
Ind., found nuilty ol •mix /./.I-mo'-mi.
i—|t\ D tillman. Indiana bunker. sen-
tenced t« tern of one to three years in
stale prison.
ti* IHsappenrain • of f 1. t.000 from sub
treasui \ ai i' , > nuulc I ! m
Mar n Virtual panic in Wail street;
Secretary Coil ivou relieved the sltua-
U0n> , . „ ,
19 Citizens' Slate bank of I irth, Nt ' •.
closed by state
th Curbin Pam ng compan< of .yv
Vork, assigned, assets, V 1 liabili-
ties. $I.V«Hl.iOU
Apr. 2 Mai ti W, Salmon of Warsaw,
Mo., convicted of Illegal b. !kiI 'ii
teneed Hurt \ -i in pi'n11. lit i.iry.
11- Hank ol < om option, at l>o , Mo.,
ordered clost d.
13 Ex-,I utlge mi.itb < f • 1" m :
guilty of conspiring to defraud stock-
Holders and ■-• i" • oi Bai ol
America, of which he vaa president;
penalty, impns'im. nt and $1," " line.
Jul. I—Cltlsens' bank o( Eureka Springs,
Ark , suspended
§—Fort I >u11 ah National hank of Miami,
Kla , closed
BO Furmers' National bank of Boyor-
towit. Pa., orden 1 closed
Auk. p«oplea State bank of Biowns-
town. I nd , cloi ' 1 tate aul hoi itb s.
14 Re« I'lviTs ait"- l "i -M Ui '
of I la t i Cord, Conn . failure ast rlbed to
stringency of money nun l.( l.
6ep • Watson A. i •'•!'< is of New
York stock and produce exchanges and
of Chicago board of trade, I.tiled
Oct. !• Union bank ot Richland. and
Uowmaii bank of Kalamazoo, Midi.,
both private hi itut'oi, clos I d« <• i
1C Collaps .• (.1 11. in.. in ( .>ppi r
caused violent t lump in st". Us in New
May hi Isaac Stevenson elected senator
from Wisconsin to succeed Spooner.
Jun. 17 Congressman J. II. Bankhead an-
P'dnted s.-nat-u in succeed late John T.
Moik;in of Alabama.
.In I A o. Bacon re-elected senator
from <icorgia for full term.
11 Frank A Leach of California, ap-
pointed director of mint to succeed G.
F Roberts, resigned
Aur. 7 Fx Gov. .1 !•'. Johnston elected
senator from Alabama to succeed late
Senator Pettus.
Sep 17 Democrats elected ticket headed
bv Haskell foi governor In Oklahoma
and Indian Territory; constllutlon
adopted and stale wide prohibit km
proposition carried .. .< 'hi. -a go's new city
charter defeated In special election.
Oct. 2 Illinois supreme court declared
Chicago's new primary election law un-
constitutional.
Nov. f> Mayor Tom I. Johnson defeated
Congressman T E. Burton for mayor
of Cleveland.... Kentucky ele< ted Will-
son, republican, governor.... Fusion of
republicans and Independence League
beaten by Tammany In New York
county.
I>ec Congress assembled at Washing-
ton: Cannon re elected speaker of the
1 Ambassador Aokl of Japan recalled.
is Congressmen Williams and DcArmond
participated in tist tight on lloor of
20 Secretary Taft returned from trip
around world.
2.'? M f J ml c appointed minister to TTnlted
States from Not way to succeed late 11.
C. llaugc
Mar 1 At Pedro, Wyn., seven In collision
. At I>ossett, Tenn.. four by powder
mill blast. _ _ _
- At Taylor, Pa., six In mine explosion.
11 At 1'itt. caI . 22 laborers by drowning. j
20 Near Emporium. 1'a . six in powder
mill blast At Woodward. Ala., five in
falling furnace
23 At Los Angeles, Cal., six In head-on ;
collision.
28 Near Colton, Cal., 26 in wreck: nearly
100 Injured.
Apr. 1 Near Fort Worth. Tex., six train-
men In collision.
1! Near Chaplau, Out., 1". In train wreck.
13 Near Hunter, Tex., eight by gasoline
explosion. . .
23 on Lake Michigan, lumber barge with
eren of i lost.
27 At Baltimore, eight drowned by col-
lapse of pier.
May l At Whipple, W. Va., 11 In mine
disaster.
11 \t Honda, Cal., 21 In wreck due to
d( fst 11\ e switch. ,
21- At Pittsburg, live by explosion in steel |
turniKc on Lake Michigan, five by I
burning of ste
17—Over 40 men killed or Injured by ex-
plosion on Japanese battleship Kash-
ima, near Kure.
21 Gen. I rude burned Moorish camps
near Cassablanca
23— I *• legates of three Important tribes
of Moors accepted terms of peaco by
Frem h and bostllitieH ceased.
24—Strike of Antwerp dock laborers, on
sin« e June, ended with sweeping victory
for employers
27—Overflow of Otonashlgawa river, In
Japan, cost lives of 600
0<t. fi Lxplosion in ammunition factory
at Osaka, Japap, killed t>3 girls and In-
jured over 10.
Is- Hague peace conference ended
2i> Gen Maximoffsky. dire* tor of prison"
I of ministry of interior of Russia, assas-
sinated by woman in St. Petersburg
| 31 Town (tf Karatagh, Russian Turke-
23 At Chicago
li%>
slon in stockyards plant.
31 Near Garden Valley, Idaho, seven
dro wned.
Jun 11 In Hampton Roads, 11 seamen by
capsizing of launch.
15 At Priceburg, Pa., seven by explosion
of mine gas ...At Monahan, Wash., live
by drowning.
26 Near Tola. Va., eight by dynamite
blast. |
Jul. 4 Fourth of July celebrations caused
37 deaths: Injured number 2,1A8*
•1 III I'. iml.s. lit lJay, Mo., six by capslz-
Ing of a sloop.
11 At Honey brook. Pa, seven miners by
white damp explosion.
12 Near Russell, Pa., six by capsizing of
launch.
17. In Capo Cod Bay, Mass.. ten officers
and men on battleship Georgia by gun-
powder explosion.
21 Near Salem, Mich., 32 in collision;
100 Injured
22 Off California coast, 97 by sinking of
a steamer.
27 In New York city, 14 in tenement
house lire.
Aug. I-At San Pedro, Cal., four by col-
lapse of wharf.
16 At Chicago, five by collapse of build-
ing during windstorm.
Sonierville, Mass., five by suf-
stan. destroyed by a landslide following
earthquake; 14,000 persons perish.
Nov. x Hurricane caused great damage
at Marseilles. France; several people
killed.
9 Fire at Iqulque. Chill, caused 11.000.000
, loss and rendered 2'hm) persons homeless,
by ammonia explo- Dec. s Oscar II . king of Sweden, died at
Jan. 2 Brig-Gen. G. A. Bell, retired, at
Washington.
10— Archbishop Montgomery at San Fran-
cist
Wlnans, at
a t lot
York
til i
ot ti.
Cv
pended trorn
19 N«W Y el k > e i : ,
declared that tin- it«
Thomas inter-:• had
from banking nu mi.
York
12 Knickerbocker Trust
second largest tlnari
i a nge
IV, New Yor
-1 a I institutii
at sluii
cut.
t3 Secretary of ik. suin ordered tbpo.at
of fj;.,i"Mi,(ioi) of governtnenl funds In
New York bank i . .Four Westinghouse
companies at Putsbui.^ and one trust
i company for. ed into bands ol- ret e.vcis
(because of financial stringency..Stale
Hank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada,
failed.
14 Three minor banks in New York
forced to close....Southern Steel ..i
Birmingham, Ala., tiled involuntary pe-
tition in bankrtiptc\
ti- Six mort uilti->i it.mkin?: Institution'^
in New York closed doors—Union
Trust Co., of Providence, R. 1., sus-
pended.
jr. Hanks In New York and Chicago, an l
many oilier tin s m:. i-'e.i • trin.j
bouse loan certi.i . -a-an to pre\--i.t
draining of supplies of currency and
made withdrawal . f s.i\ings d-. posits
subject to h : a I notice
SO California Sa;. h.-p, • t Trust Co.
bank, at San !• • an i o, t It>■-.•.I.... !• 'hm n -
cial conditions in Ni w \ . prav'li. ally
normal again.
Hui "1 Tin • small ban' s In L.ui.-as
cTo;;ed. .Vnii.d m m s S el c. rpt ra-
" onittdllng intv-rcst In Ten-
t • • 11' p 11
Utdlo
> lytiel
•d ass
had been •
ted at Mldwn
mil.
Mayersvllle,
re notice that
lunmuted was
Ala.,
at-
29 Near Quebec 7r> workmen by collapse
of new bridge being built across St.
Lawrence river.
30 Near Charleston. III.. 17 in collision
between interurban trains.
Sep. - Near Charleston, W. Va., seven in
wreck.
5 At Shelton, Wash., ten in burning
hotel.
6 - At Norris. la., 12 in wreck.
14 Near Canaan Station, 2f> In head-on
collision.
K. At Aspinwall, Pa., six by drowning.
20 At Neva Mich., n by falling of
cage In mine shaft; seven fatally hurt.
2:.' On Lake Superior, seven drowned by
wrecking of steamer.
2 . Near Jackson, Ala., 11 by capsizing of
ferry boat.
28— Near P.ellalre, O, eight in railroad
I wreck; four fatally hurt.
Oct. f, At I hitler. Pa., four by upsetting
pf molten metal pot; 30 badly injured.
13-in Ulovcrsville, N. Y., six by suffoca-
tion.
lfi Fxploelon of powder magazine at
Fontanel. Ind., caused death of 88; over
i;mi injured; nearly every building in
town ruined.
16 N. ar Jollet. 111., Ave by capsizing of
boat tin canal.
21 Ne;tr Ashland. Wis., four by explo-
sion in powder mill.
Nov. •; At Steubenvllle, O., five by boiler
explosion.
13—At South Milwaukee, Wis., six at
grade crossing.
2.". In New York city, 13 Italians In tene-
>ec < -At Monongali, W. Va.. about 400
miners bv explosion in colliery.
S At Jacobs Creek, Pa., about 300 min-
ers by explosion of gas in colliery.
FOREIGN
rJOn ;
all \ I ni
<4—ltecelvei appoint. I t
Works of North Adams, Mai
largest textile concci us in i
12 Mcr. bant.: Nat -a, . I'.ink
land, i >re , t?allfomll
Cal.. and Farmers' .
of Sapulpa. I T.. si
J8 Secret ar> of Tl ' M
dered issue ol $r.u.
bonds a nd
debtedness as int .u.
cial situation
Arnold Print
ink la
Merchants' bank
pended.
11 \ Cortelyou °r-
o,iHH of i'anuma
11 rtltw ates of In-
.t relieving iinan-
N'ational bank of
Frederick. Okla., lailctl
27 American Silk Co.
000,000, which opt rat.
cities, placid in hands of receRer,
Dec- 2 -Chelsea Savings abnk of Chel-
sea, Mich, owned by State Treasurer
Glazier, closed.
£ National hank of Comm. r< «•, <,ne .1"
largest 'linaiu ial institutions of Kansas
CitV. suspended.
6- Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg,
closed.
17 Jewelers' National bank at North
Attleboro. Mass., In •hands of receiver.
being refused loan of $5.-
ooo t \ b'ourHi Street National bank t>f
Philadelphia. Ilir.-w bomb that killed
bin.s.df a rid ca; bier, injured six others,
and wrecked bank.
!• James < *11111-11. niurderer of wife nnd
y i • p sin. taken from Jail at Charles
('It> . la . ami hanged by mob.
Trial of IIan \ K Thaw, l'or murder
of Stanford While, begun in New York.
Feb. '> Tlios Haldwin, rich farmer of
Colfax. PI., shot and killed Clias. Ken-
nedy and wife, ami Mrs. Fisman and
daughter Cora.
Mat. id II P. Miller of Beaver Dam,
Wis., killed wife, step-mother and self.
lf Mob of 50 men at Monroe, La., t ^
hanged two negroes accused of robbery.
20—Two colored women accused of inur- . . v\r\nt
byTOmobtt^earV<iln£hA?k.WOman kl"el1 'ViMisuii's' suni'iHiini^ ;,n.l he and toUow-
' 1 ff '"m ' ■' I i't ill Ulir 8- Mil/altar i:d-l)in. shall of Persia, di?-d
charged wit 11 atta.t.mg white girl near 'jvheran
Colbert. I I" . lvnched at l>ilrant. ^ jj* fldal wave devastated some of Dutch
Apr. s Heath s- nt.-ief or Mrs Aggy* East Indian islands; hundreds of per-
Mvers, of Kansas City, and 1* rank Hott- sons perished
man. for tnur.b r of woman's husband. y 1. ESartliauuU >''followed by fire partly de-
em. niiled to life imprisonment. trove.l Kingston. Jamaica; over l.nOO
11 Orand jury refused to Indict ( on- nersons killed and lnjured..,.Typhoon
pressman <1. K. I'avrot, (tf Louisiana. ' ( islands of Saniar and Leyto,
who killed Or. It. 11. Aldrich, and he Philippines; 100 lives lost.
s''( 11' , , . . . ..IS Hear-Admiral Havis landed force of
12 Thaw Jury discharged, being unable American marines at Kingston. Jamai-
to agree on \erdtet; Thaw remanded |(t Hi(• H tiov. Swett.-nbam objected;
to jail, to await second trial. I Havis promptly sailed away.
IS Hr. o ' 11 a11gh of Dayton. (>., con- | 2i Urwisli oilit ials virtually apologized
vlcted of murder of father, mother and jl(|. , UjUiuCt of tlov. Swettenham toward
brother, electrocuted at penitentiary nt j Admiral I
'ol urn bus
1 Negro and mother lynched and three
other persons killed and seven injured
in tb:ht in Georgia on account of at-
tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault
white woman.
U iv -Ex Judge llargls acquitted of
Cockrill murder in famous feud case at
Lexington. Ky.
lun. '! Trial of Win. T>. Haywood, secre-
tary treasurer Western Federation of
Miners for tnur.b r of ex Ht v. Steunen-
i.itl' begun ai Boise, Idaho.
Loving found not guilty of nmr-
Tbco.bire Fstes. charged with
mistreating former s daughter, at llous-
In Hutch East Indies en-
gulfed Island of Simalu, drowning 1,500
persons.
2s Lxploslonb of fire damp in mine near
Saarbruetk. Prussia, killed 14S miners..
..II. L. F. Lagercrantz appointed min-
ister of Sweden to United States.
Feb. 1 British steamer Cluvering went
ashore near Hartlepool. Kngland. 2i>
of crew drowned.
S-S. A. Alexandrovsky, governor of Pen-
17 Fx-Congressman John
Janesville, Wis., aged 7ti.
W S. nator Uusaell A. Al«er, at Wash-
ington.
Feb. 1- Charles Marvin, famous race
horse trainer, at Lexington, Ky.
G Count John A. Crelghton, at Omaha.
Neb.; left fortune of $10,000.000....Prof.
W. C. Pickett, noted medical authority,
at Philadelphia.
7 I'.x-Congressman B. W. Harris, at
Bridgewator, Mass.. aged 83.
n Congressman J. it. Rixey, of Virginia,
at Washington.
12—Ex-Gov. F. W. Higgins, of New York,
at olean, N. Y.
22 James A. Kirk, head of big Chicago
soap house, at llartland, Wis.
Mar. 2- Hr. Onmhyatekha, founder and
head Independent Order of Foresters,
in Georgia James B. Williams, shav-
ing soap manufacturer, at Glastonbury.
Conn—Congressman J. M. Depuy, of
Wisconsin, at Jefferson t^lty, is.
9 John Alexander Howie, founder of
Zion City. III., at Zion City.
11 Fx -Congressman Clinton Babbitt, of
Wisconsin, at B loit.
12 M. Casimir I'erier, ex-president of
France, at Paris.
17 Gen. Joseph Stockton, nt Chicago.
IS Hear Admiral B. F. Tillev, command-
ant League Island Navy yard.
l!i -Thomas Bailey Aldrich, noted author,
at Boston Brig.-Gen. John Moore,
former surgeon-general of army, at
Washington.
21 Brig -Gen. T. J. Wint, commander de-
partment of Missouri, at Philadelphia.
27 James Henry Smith, of New York,
who inherited over $f u,000,000, at Kioto,
Japan, while on bridal tour.
2S Wm. A. Proctor, president Proctor &
Gnmble Co.. at Cincinnati, by suicide.
21 Kx-Congressman Galusha \. Grow, at
(Hon wood. Pa—H. W. Goode, who was
president Lewis Clarke exposition, at
Atlantic City, N. J.
Apr. 1 Itishop J. C. Granberrv, of Meth-
odist lOpiscopal church South, at Ash-
land, Va.
14 J a s. H. Eckels, president Commercial
National bank of Chicago, and ex-
comptroller of currency, at Chicago.
in Ex-Congressman J. V. Findiay, of
Maryland, at Baltimore.
2t! Fx Congressman G. L. Laws, of Ne-
braska. at Lincoln.
28 Fx Gov. H B. Bullock, of Georgia, at
Albion, N. Y.
May S--peter Maytubby. twice governor
Chickushaw Indian tribe, at Caddo, 1. T.
4—E. W. Suffeiitt, legal adviser of Gov.
Hughes of New York, by suicide on
Hudson river steamboat.
6— 1 r. John Watson, tfan Maclaren)
noted author, at Mt. Pleasant. Ia.
17 < >. W. Potter, Chicago millionaire, at
Chicago.
15 E. H. Conger, ex-minister to China.
24--Fx*-Sena tor Patton, of Michigan.
2f>—Mrs. McKinley. at Canton, O.
Jun. 3—Gen. T. H. Ruger, retired, at
Stamford. Conn.
7- I 'x-Congressman Clen. Wm. McKralg,
at Cumberland, Ind.
Jun. II -Senator John T. Morgan, of Ala-
lia ma, at Washington.
IS (I. If. Farle. prominent Philadelphia
per
Lincoln, at Philadelphia
21 Ex-Senator Lucien Baker, at Leaven-
worth, Ivans.
',n Gen. Wm. Dtifflald, at Washington.
Francis Murphy, noted temperance
lecturer, at Los Angeles.
Jul. 11 Judge M J. Severance, noted Min-
nesota jurist, at Mankato.
v: peter Larson, millionaire of north-
w• - st, at Helena. Mont.
27 Senator F. W. Pettus. of Alabama, at
Hot Springs. N. C., aged SG.
n. C. F. Powell, retired, at St.
U—TVIsrnnsfn university etifht won two
mile boat race from Syracuse, at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y.
Jun. [> Ili( hard Croker's colt. Orby. rid-
den by Johnnie Reiff, won Epsom derby
in England.
20- Nealon. owned by C. E. Durnell, won
gr *at suburban handicap at Sheepshead
liay.
21- Alex Itoss won open golf champion-
ship of United States
26—Cornell won varsity eight-oared race
at Poughkeepsie. N. Y . regatta. Syra-
cuse won varsity four-oared race and
Wisconsin freshmen, eight cared con-
test Orby won Irish derby
27— Yale defeated Harvard by boat length
In annual race at New London. Conn.
28— Robert Simpson won western open
golf championship at Hinsdale, ill.
Jul. 2—Miss Evelyn Sears of Boston, won
women's singles lawn tennis champion-
ship of United States, by defeating Miss
Carrie B. Neely.
4—Tommy Burns knocked out Bill
Squires. Australian champion, in first
round, at Colma. Cal ...Martin J Sheri-
dan won all-around championship of A.
A. U. at Celtic park. L 1.
5—May Sutton of California, regained title
of British tennis champion, by defeat-
ing Mrs Chambers.
17—Jack Johnson stopped Bob Fitzsim-
mons In second round at Philadelphia.
29 Barney Oidfleld broke two world's
auto records on half mile track at Far-
go. S. D.. going first mile of three mile
race In l:1f>Vfe and three miles in 3:rd.
31 Jlmnile Britt got verdict over Battling
Nelson in 20-round contest at San Fran-
cisco.
Aug. 30—May Sutton won international
tennis championship at Niagara-on-the-
Lake, Ont.
Sep. 8—C. M. Daniels of New York, low-
ered world's ' ■ \ r 1 swimming record,
going distance in ." 5 2-3 seconds, at Man-
chester, England.
9—Joe Gans defeated Jimmie Britt in five
rounds, at Sari Francisco; Britt broke
wrist in fourth round.
20—Fred MeLeod of Chicago, won western
professional golfers' championship at
St Louis.
25 New Y--rk Yacht club declined chal-
ry of Sir Thomas Upton for race for
America's cup next year because it
sought to limit slz • of racers to OS feet.
28—Matt McGrath broke world's record
for lfi-pound hammer throw at Kansas
City, by hurling weight 164 feet 3 inches;
former record 104 fee
Oct. 12 Chicago Nationals won world's
baseball championship by defeating De-
troit Americans fou.* straight games.
Dee. 2 Tommy Burns. of America,
knocked out Gunner Molr, of England,
in tenth round at London.
II. c Pulliam re-elected president Na-
tional league for sixth time.
- T fled* Federation of Labor.
IjJ—.Kansas Citv Southern Hallway
graji'ed voluntary Inert- se in salaried
of a month to lt«* tel ,'raph oper-
ators _
24 Striking cotton handlers at New ( r-
leans imreed to n^uiue work pending
arbitration. . , ,
30—S. J Small, deposed pr -sident of teleg-
raphers' union, issued statement "call-
ing off teb graph strike
Nov 4 Because tht \ were paid in checks,
4.000 miners near Danvill". Ill . struck.
6- Commercial Telegraphers' union In
Chicago. New York and other cities
r ailed off strike... .Threatened general
railway strike in Great Britain averted
by agreement between railways and
union
2T. Striking street car men In Louisville,
Ky., indulged in serious riot
I).-. i; - Five com pa men of regulars or-
dered to Gobble! !. Nev.. where trouble
between miners and mine owners ex-
isted.
r
Jan. 3—Big furniture store at New York
city; loss I.ViO.'HHi,
8—Plant of Michigan Stove works at De-
troit gutted, loss $'..'.0,000; one person
killed, several injured.
11—Burning of fob ic. .. warehouse at Lan-
caster l'a., caused loss $1,000,000.
28—Plant of Phelps Pub. Co.. at Spring-
field, Mass. loss nearly $1.00u.nu0....
Garage In New York containing 100 au-
tomobiles.
29— Section of Baldwin Locomotive works
at Philadelphia; loss $1,000,000.
30—Mine mill at Victor, Col" loss J'tOO.OOO.
Feb. ." — Business portion of Coal Harbor,
N. D.
home
of John
c. nnplete-
<?Y
BIS ASTERS
. . . .
Jan. 0—Nine buildings wrecked bv ex-
ploslon of dynamite at Lowell, Ariz.
18--Floods in Ohio river valley worst in
20 years.
19— Several large steamers driven aground
and $l.a"O,000 damage done by terrific
gale which struck Buffalo, N. Y.
Feb. 28— Washington, Ark., partially de-
stroyed bv tornado; two persons killed.
Mar. la Floods in vicinity of Pittsburg
and down Ohio river valley caused prop-
erty damage estimated at $10,000,000;
about 100,000 persons thrown out of
work nnd at least 14 lives lost.
j Apr. 5 - Tornado swept across Louisiana,
Mississippi and part of Alabama; con-
siderable property destroyed and 15 or
more lives lost.
ir> Cities of Chilpancingo and Chilapa,
Mexico, destroyed by violent earth-
quake.
Jun. 8—Thirty persons killed, many hurt
and great* property damage done
by windstorms and cloudbursts in Ken-
tucky. southern Illinois and Iowa.
22 Storm causing property damage esti-
mated at IDOO.OOO swept over Indian Ter-
ritory.
24 Three distinct tornadoes struck Medi-
cine Lodge. Kan., destroying S> houses;
several persons injured.
27 < >il fields of northern Indian Territory
swept by tornado that killed three men
and destroyed hundreds of derricks;
loss estimated $500,000.
Jul. 2 -Rochester, Tex., nearly destroyed
by tornado.
3—Buena Vista lake levee near Bakers-
field. Cal., broke, flooding 30,000 acres
and doing $1,000,000 damage.
4- Storm in western Wisconsin caused
death of 21 persons; many injured.
15 Waterspout caused $50!).oo0 damage in
ii friend of Abraham j . vi,,inlty of Leavenworth. F;i"-
I Aug. 11- Tornado caused great property
8- Lyndhurst. country
Wanamaker, at Phil
ly destroyed; loss about $1.50
25—Plant of Acker Porcess Co., at Nl-
agara Falls, N v.. loss $800,000.
Mar. 1 -Town of Leroy, 111., partly de-
sl roved.
24 Sporting goods store of A. G. Spalding
Bros , at Chicago.
2.". Morton Salt block, at Hutchinson,
Ivans.; loss $,".n0.(ie:i.
Apr. ::«• Plant of San l'ranelsco Gas &
Electric Co.; loss $2..>0,0no.
5—ISngi.leering building of M-GIll unl-
v. itv, at Montreal; loss nearly $1.-
000. f^:.
19—Ton. n of Ilolo, Island of Panay, sec-
ond city of T'hilippin« s. totally destroyed;
20,000 persons homeless.
May 8—Business section of Barnesboro,
Pa., almost wiped out.
1". Steamer Citv of Cleveland, at; Detroit,
entirely destroyed; loss $700.0oo.
Jun. 6—Half of business secth n of Wil-
low City. N. I . destroyed.
Jul. 27—Over seven blocks of Coney Is-
land's amusement section destroyed}
loss $1,000.0:10.
28 Building of Memphis Cold Storage Co.,
at Memphis; loss Sm«i,ooO.
Aug. I Over 5o '.'amilies made homeless
by tire at Edgewater, N. J.
2—Plant of the P. S. Leather Co.. at Tom-
ahawk, Wis., destroyed loss about
$500,000.
Several summer hotels, summer cot*
tages and buildings at Old On hard, Me.;
loss estimated $*.00,000.
29- -Courier Journal building at Louis-
ville. Ky.
Sep 2—Three business squares and por-
tion of residence sect. n it Houston,
T< v.. destroyed: loss $500,000.
9 Cliff House, famous resort at San
Francisco, destrov ed.
Oct. 4 Thousands of acres of forest land
In Sonoma. Cal.
31—Store of Golden Shoe Co., at Chi-
cago: loss $500,000.
Nov. 3 Main office building of Nelson
Morris packing piant, at Fast St. Louis,
111.: loss $300."oo.
8 Pocks at Superior. Wis., several hi*
elevators, mills and other bulldfrigss
loss estimated $3,000,000.
29 Several business blocks at Cody,
Wyo., destroyed.
c
S --
A 'x
fflSCELMEOUS
Jan. 2—First V
elected president
damage at La Crosse. Wis.
21 —Tornadoes in Wisconsin and Ohio
caused several deaths and destroyed j
much property.
Oct. 8—Tornado near Leeds, Ga.. caused J
15 deaths; damage to property enor- 1
moufl Severe storm caused great dam-
age in New York city and In harbor. 1
iiv. 20 Floods caused great damage in
southern Texas.
o- President Mc« 'rea
f Pennsylvania lines
J. Cassatt.
Federal judge Landls decided at Cht*
; .ago that Standard < il <must stand
trial on eight of ten indictments re-
1 turned against it.
1 11 Grand iury at Flndtay, <). returned
!♦:{:# indictments against Standard i>il
1 Co. and subsidiary companies for con-
1 spiracy in restraint of trade
15 Federal xrand Jury at Chicago in-
Walsh in connection
faih
ul
-A. A.
Gaudens, noted sculptor,
H.
•rton, head of detective
Chicago pack-
noted actor,
Ku
late
30 Judg
Jul
Govatmm
poufiaiy
Jan. 1—C. E. Hughes inaugurated govern-
or ol New York.
C. M. Floyd, republican, elected gov-
ernor of New Hampshire, b> legislature
14— E. W. llocli inaugurated governor of
Kansas.
16 \V P I'rye elected senator from
Maine W Murray Cram, from Massa-
chusetts, Simon Guggenheim, from Col-
orado. Norris Brown, from Nebraska:
W. f. Borah, from Idaho; R. L, Tay
lor. from Tennessee; J. M. Dixon, from
Montana. 11. L Hurnhain, from N.-vv
Hampshire and II A. Kichardson from
Delaware.
18 House voted to raise salaries of con-
gressmen to fT,600 a year
12 Senate authorized investigation of
"Brownsville aiTair"....Bailey re elected
senator from Texas... .Culloin re-elected
senator by Illinois legislature.
is Chas Curtis ♦ .(ted senator from
Kansas to succeed Jos. B Burton.
14 House p -sed pension appropriation
bill t ml al ... .- ed all petisi -n agencies.
JPeb f> t'onj-.r --:i an W. A. Smith of
Michigan, elei t.d to succeed Senator
Alger. ...F O. Briggs elected successor
to Senator Dryden of New Jersey,
|0 Beed Sit 't. Mormon ap - tie. won
long fight fur seat In Pnlted States sen-
ate by vote of 42 to 28.
Itsr I House passed ship substdj bill
after 1m.il; fight.
%— Senator Spooner of \\ isconsln, sent
resignation to governor to take effect
May l
I—Fifty-ninth congn s adjourned with
record for large appropriations..Geo.
B Cortelyo'i and Coo \ on L M.-ver
sworn in afc secretary of treasury and
«>ostma«tter-general, respectively.
|_ Jam •, B Garfield took ..a-h of olll. - as
secretary of Interior ..Regis Henii
Post selected by president as K ivernor
of Porto Hico to succeed Beekman
TVlnthrop. , , , ...
av—Wm c Gilbert, a shoe clerk, elected
mayor of 1' mbury, * onn.
Apr- 1 llepublicans elected state ticket
in Michigan , .
■ - Postmaster Busse elected mayor of
Chicago; traction ordlnani es spprovi t
# Slate Senator 1 >avnt - mpi.. ,1 ap-
pointed postmaster at Chicago, to sm
cecd Mayor Busse.
18— Ciov Hagermari of New Me\ •
against whom charges were pr'ieii. .,
tend* red resignation ami |iresident ap-
point ed Capt (Jeorge Curiv to post..
Itegis II. Post Inaugurated governor of
Porto Bb o to succeed Beekman \S in -
throp. who retired to become assistant
■furctiirv of treasury
lynched fit
iaulting and killing
Australia, destroyed I
by hurricane; damage of $2,000,000
caused.... British steamer Orianda sank
m collision m ar Cardiff. Wales; 14 per- j
sons drowned Governor of port of '
Baku murdered.
21 Mai! steamer Berlin from England <
wrecked off Hook of Holland in ter-
r 1 tic gale; 1-S persons drowned.
Mar. -l Cniv. Swettenham of Jamaica, re-
signed post Eighty-rive persons buried
bv landslide in Algeria.
S Fnglish bouse of commons defeated
woman's suffrage bill.
11.M Petkoff. premier of Bulgaria, assas-
sinated at Sona.
I.' Powder magazines on board French
battleship Iena exploded at Toulon, 103
bluejackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
Mar. I'.' Count l.atnsdorff, former Rus-
sian minister of foreign affairs, died at
San Raemo.
22 Nicaragua 11 forces captured strongly
fortified Honduran town t>f Choluteca
and President Bonllla fled in boat.
2-i M. Pobictlonostseff, ex - procurator-gen-
eral of holy synod, died at St. Peters-
Apr'^ti Strikers at Lodz. Russia, killed
ten workmen for attempting to resume
'."'"h inker Frederick McC.ill and wife 1 n" sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cro-
' i ,-.ratted of .barge of murdering tirst j mer as plenipotentiary of Great Britain
" iV.V of Mc 1111 at Decatur, 111. ! to Bgypt, who resigned^,Floods in
26-Negro at Byron. Ga., lynched for | Turkey caused death of 200.
stealing 7f cents.
Nov 2 Fred Singleton, negro, rl
' w-iii millets bv posse for murder of as- ] refuge on American
Blslant chl -f o'f police at Tulla.lt-sa - •• •••
20- .Ins lTargls, acquitted <^f charge
complleltv in murder of Or. B. H.
Cox of Kentukv...Henry Scutcheon,
farmer living near Niinclu, Midi., while
Insane, murdered wife, son and father-
in law witli an nx; then attempted sui-
cide. but was shot dead.
22 Karl Hau. voting Washington pro-
fessor, condemned to death at Karls-
ruhe Germany, for murder of mother-
"7'"w m. D Haywood found not guilty of
murder of ex-Gov. Steunenberg
Aug. hi Will Clifford, negn
Maple. Ky.. for 1
two white women
Sep 21 Frank
, wl , 'onstantlne sentenced
to life imprisonment for murder of Mrs.
Gentry, at Chicago.
o4 Mrs" Hertha Mund of Buffalo, while
" Insane. siiangloM l..-r lliri-e children,
o. t I Ex Sheriff 11 K Brown, of Baker
Citv Ore., killed by bomb.
r Win. Burns, colored, who shot police-
man at Cumberland. Md . taken from
Jail by mob, and shot and kicked to
death
27 -Nelson Morris, p
er and multl-millh
r.o Richard Manstie
New London. Com
Sep- 3—Gen. Pleasant Porter, chief of
Creek Indians.
10—Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, re-
tired. at York Beach, Me., age 72.
21 Samuel Sloan, ex-president Lacka-
wanna railroad and noted rallroa i man,
at (Jarrison-on-the-Hudson. N. V.
Oct. 10—Mrs. Cass I e Chadwick. noted fe-
male bank wrecker, at Ohio peniten-
tiary.
27 Jas. Reddick. prominent Chicago poll-
tlcian, at Half bay. 111 . in auto acci-
dent Congressman John Wellborn, of
Missouri, at Lexington.
Nov. 3 Jefferson Polk, Iowa millionaire
and street railway magnate, at IX>s
Moines.
8 C. A. Perkins, ex president C. B &
Q. railroad, at Boston.
10 Ex-Senator L. E. McComas, of Mary-
land. at Washington.
14 -Charles T. Barney, deposed president
Knickerbocker Trust Co., of New York,
by suicide.
20—Judge James B. Brad well, Chicago
I pioneer, aged 70. at Chicago.
30—Congressman G. W. Smith, of Illinois,
i at Murphysboro.
i Dec. 4 -H. O. Havemeyer. president
! "sugar trust," at Commack. I* 1
I 17—Lord Kelvin, noted scientist, aged 83,
j at Glasgow.
! 18—Ex-Congressman W. II. Hlnrichsen. of
i Illinois, at Alexandria.
Senator Mallory of Florida, at Pen-
sacola.
12- Honduran city of Amapla surrendered
"to Nicaraguans; President Bonllla took
ruiser.
It; At least five important towns in Mex-
dest roved and scores killed by
- seven bandits held up town of Canova, bo destroyed und st ores killed by
' q n blew open bank vault, and es- earthquake.
7 iv th tr. f 00 24 -Treaty of peace betwen Nicaragua
"i Inrv In St.-v'.'- \.tama murder trial nt 1 and Salvador *i«n.-t at Amapla
it . Yulrum Idaho. fH11-"1 «" May 1 T.-rrlll.- hurrl.-am- causes ton of
,k l . 11 t i .,,,111.1.id ,\f .loll:ir« nnd death of several
on charge of murder
Brown at Washington.
,, discharged,
i, m Bradley acaultted
CASltAiTlE5
' '.-A .
Jan 2—Near Volland. Kans., 35 In train
wreck; over f 0 injured.
r,- \t Winooskl. Vt six by suffocation....
Near Kenosha. Wis., nine by powder
explosion , . . ,
9—At Pittsburg. 30 by explosion in steel
19fU\taSsnford. Ind., 28 hy wrfck due to
r .-xplosion. Injured....At
Kowler. Ind.. t:< In collision.
l'3 Near Prtmoro, Colo , ^4 in coal mine
26—At"lairenta:. W. Va.. 12 by fire damp
explosion in mine
N.-tr 1'ayettevllle, W. Va., GO In mine
vX'T-Zx Monarch. Colo., 12 in snnwsllde
... At Thomas. W. Va., 22 In mine dis- |
12 In'New York harbor. 138 by drowning j
and exposure by burning of steamer ;
Larchmont .
lti In New York city, 21 In wreck due to
spreading rails.
Is \t Las Espranzas, Mexico, over 100,
mostly Japan* st, in mine dliMt«r*
2t \t Montreal, yue. principal and lb,
pupils In a burning school.
millions of dollars and death of
persons at Campeehe.
6—About 6.500 Turkish troops practically
annihilated in battle with rebels In
Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia.
9 Heir to throne of Spain born to Queen
Victoria, at Madrid.
11—Ninety miners lost lives in fire in
copper mine at Vclardena. Mexico.
17 Cossacks killed 21 innocent men nt
Lodz. Kussia, in connection with a rob-
Jun.1 V". Russian douma dissolved by czar
and elections for new parliament or-
dored First session of The Hague
peace conferem • hold*
•>7 By burning of native theater in Ilong
Kong 500 Chinese perished.
Jul i". Attempt made to assassinate
President Fallieres of France, latter
uninjured _
16 tjen Allkhanoff. ex-governor-general
of Tiflls, and two others blown to
pieces bv bomb hurled at carriage In
which they were riding, at Alexandre-
p ■! Russia.
IS Emperor of Corea decided to abdicate
throne. „ . .
An" 1 \bout 100 men killed and wounded
i,7 i • v.,' of Corean troops enraged at
decree disbanding them, when they at-
tack Japanese In Seoul.
,• cassablanca Morocco, bombarded by ,
Fren« h cruisers. ... v
q Moorish troops repulsed with heavy ,
loss in two desperate attempts to rush I
Krench camp outside Cassablanca and
invade city
27 Col Ivanboff, governor of Mborg prison,
* and vicious foe of terrorists, assassin-
ated bv bomb in St. Petersburg.
Sep 4 Striking dock laborers of Ant-
werp burned lumber yard and ware- I
boi*es, loss estimated fl.OOO.OOU.
of Chi
lam. at
ig J. J
-eat No
posed i
ticials of
making p
in stock.
;Vb. I* - Wisconsin
ordered
ent p;
give flat
ii- -John F. St
engineer of Parian i (
named Maj. G W. (•
man of commission
« hlef of work.
rtar. I—Suit filed at Bostt
Mary Baker
liiwac com*
of state it
fer fare,
i- i is chief
. d president
ials as chair*
m ering
gainst Mrs.
Fddy. Ic.ubr of Chris-
Jan. 1—Judge McCall of federal court **\ tian S< .ence faith, t.v <r \\ '.lover,
M.-mohis tlei lai'.-.l Lal' ollette fellow ! her> son, .asking a- count lug of property
and appointment of receiver.
Mar. 4—New Mexico house passed resolu*
l_joe Clans knocked out Kid Her-
man In eighth round at Tonopah. Nev.
Gustavo Bye tied American record
at ski jumping at Munlslng. Mich.; rec-
ord 106 feet.
18—Abe At tell retained featherweight
championship by knocking out Harry
Baker In eighth round at Los Angeles.
| Feb. 5—Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave
I Barry in fifth round at Hot Springs,
A i k.... Racing In Tennessee killed by
I passage of anti-pool selling bill
Mar 14 -Calvin l emarest won national
I ' amateur championship at 14 2 balk-line
billiards at New York
21 Gary Herrmann of Cincinnati elected
president American I? >wling congress.
'jS —"Chic" Stall of Boston National
baseball team, committed suicide at
West Baden. Ind.
Apr 0 -Jury In Stnathers' case decided
Smatbers hail not conspired to drug
l.i.u Dillon and should retain gold cup
won by Major lVlmar.
i ll Joe Fllnian. well known bookmaker.
I went Insane at San Francisco.
14 -David Uilllngton. professional swim-
mer. swam \ mile in 17 minutes, 3 ! 2-5
seconds, at Sydney, N. S. W , creating
new world's record.
19- Thos. Longboat. Indian runner, won ,
Boston Marathon road race, defeating |
field of 114 and breaking record for 25
mile course.
M iy 8—Tommy Burns won heavyweight i
championship by defeating 'Philadel-
phia Jack" O'Brien In 2u-round battle
at Los Angeles.
20—Superman, owned by James it Keens,
won $20,000 Brooklyn handicap at ,
Grave* cud.
Memphis declared Lal'ollette fellow*
servants' law unconstitutional.
3 Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to
jail several leaders of striking mohlcrs
in Milwaukee for violating Injunction.
10— Senate passed bill in interest of rail-
way employes... .Miners at Coldfield,
Nev., voted to end strike.
21—Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chi-
cago came to end with jury unable to
agree on verdict.
22 John J. Mitchell re-elected president j
United Mine Workers.
25—Over O.OnO men and women in New
York involved in trouser-makers strike.
Feb. 13—Western Union Telegraph Co.
announced increase of 10 per cent. In
wages of operators at principal offices.
21—Cornelius B. Shea and ten associates
in teamsters' union ac.put ted of charge
of conspiracy on second trial.
Mar. s Nebraska house passed employ-
ers' liability bill affecting railway train-
men.
10—Street cars In Louisville tied up by
strike of union employes.
25—In effort to enforce recognition of
union. 2.000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak-
ers of Boston, employed in about 100
shops, went out on strike.
Apr. 4—Threatened striae if trainmen of
western railroads averted through medi-
ation of interstate commerce commis-
sioners.
21—Great lockout nnd labor struggle In
Goldfield, Nev., district, ended by agree-
ment.
27 Salt Lake City street car lines tied up
by strike.
May 1—May day brought strike of Iron
workers in San Fran, isco, teamsters In
Los Angeles, machinists in Pittsburg
and various labor organizations in
Canada.
3— Practically all of operators of Pacific
States Telegraph and Telephone Co.,
struck for increased wages.
f Street car employes of San Francisco
struck for eight-hour day and increase
In wages.
13—Supreme court held eight-hour law
constitutional*
Jun 20—Strike of Western Union tele-
graph operators at San Francisco and
Oakland. Cab. ordered; Increase in
wages demanded.
Aug 7—Western Union operators at Los
Angeles struck because company re-
fused to reinstate discharged man.
8—Night operators at Chicago went out
on strike.
3—Strike of Western Union telegraph op-
erators spread throughout vv>t and
south... .Cornelius P. Shea defeated in
le. tion for president . of teamsters'
.. I. .. T tn .«! .il 1 'I'. . Vi' >i
tion to investigate conduct of
Hagerman '!1 regard to alleged tlmbet
| land frauds
j 7—Mayor S.-hmif/, of San Franc isco*
pleaded not guilty to charge of extor-
tion.
i -jn—Abraham Ruef Ind ted for bribery al
i San Francisco; T. V. Ilalsey also in-
: dieted In < onnection with grant of telo-
I phone franchise.
Apr 2—J. J. Hill resigned as president o|
Great Northern railroad and son, T. W.
Hill, elected to plai t-
Apr. 5—John R. Walsh Indicted oq
charges of misapplication of funds ol
Chicago National bank, at Chicago.
S—Supreme court decided Isle of Pines
Is Cuban territory, not American
Apr. 13 Standard Oil Co., of Indima,
found guilty of accepting 'llegal rates
from Chicago & Alton railroad, at Chi-
cago.
26—Jamestown Tercentennial exposition
opened; President Roosevelt nnd othel
high officials attended ceremonies.
May 9—Federal court at Indianapolis per-
petually enjoined so-called drug trust
from continuing operations.
15—Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to ex-
tortion at San Francisco.
24—Grand jury at San Frandsco returned
80 indictments against Mayor S hmitz.
Ruef and street railway officials and
other companies.
Jun. 13—Mayor Sclnnitz of Sin Fran-
cisco, found guilty of extortion.
Jul. 8—Schmitz sentenced to five year
In penitentiary for extortion.
16—Dr. E. R Taylor, of University oi
California, elected mayor of San Fran-
cisco. by board of supervisors.
Aug. 3—Judge Landls. at Chicago, fined
Standard Oil Co., $2 '.240,000. for accept-
ing illegal rebates from Alton railroad;
ti Tie largest in history of jurisprudence.
Aug. 7 Senator Beveridge of Indiana,
married to Miss Catherine Eddy In
American embassy nt Berlin
21—Suit in equity brought by relatives for
accounting of property of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, brought to sudden close
at Boston.
Sep. I Louis Glass, vice-president of
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
Co . convicted of bribery at San Fran-
cisco and sentenced to five years' Im-
prisonment.
lr Fx-Congressmnn C O Burton, of
Nevada. Mo., elected commander-in-
chief of G. A. R . nt Saratoga. N. Y.
Z(y McKinley memorial at Canton, O.,
dedicated by President Roosevelt.
Oct. 2—Senator Wm. E. Borah acquitted
of charge of conspiracy to defraud gov-
ernment. at Boise, Idaho.
23 German balloon Pommorn. piloted by
Herr Erbslob, won International
aeronautic cup. landing at Asbury
Park. N. J , 880 miles from startinj
point at St Louis.
Nov 7—.vtchlson. Topeka & Sar.ta Fe
Railroad Co., fined 1330,000 at Los An*
geles, for rebating.
13 Trial of John R. Walsh for misappli-
cation of funds of Chicago National
bank, begun at Chicago.
union by Daniel J Tobin.
12 Strike of telegraph operators spread
throughout east; news service of Asso-
. iated Press partially suspended.
13 Employes of Colorado & Southern
railroad won strike for increase in
wages.
15 President Small of telegraphers'
union Issued general strike order calling
out all commercial operators not work-
ing under union contracts.
Sep 2 Labor day riots occurred In San
Francisco, Louisville and Steubenvllle,
Oct' 4— Cotton shipping business of New | 26—-Edward Bay son Weston, aged 69, com-
Orleans lied up by strike of 8,000 cotton 1 "",lw 'rn,n M - to chl-
handlers.
U Telegraph operators In principal cities
of country rejected suggestion of Presi-
dent Small that strike against Western
Union and Postal companies be de-
clared off.
pletes walk from Portland. Me., to Chi-
cago. jaunt taking 29 days.
27—Wedding of Miss Edith Root, daugh-
ter of secretary of state, und U. 3,
Grant, III , occurred at Washington.
Deo 16—Pacific fleet sailed from Hamp-
ton Roads after review by president. .
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