Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS


l. The influenza epidemic. at it's height in New
York and eastern America sent death rates
up TO appalling figures; as time passed ii
sped rapidly westward and into Mexico and
Canada, not ceasnG until good weather
came with spring
10 Final action taken in the Sharon divorce case
at San Francisco annulng the marriage
contract forgery
2o-sNey Bly, Of The New York World, arrived in
New York, having circunnavigatsd the
earth in 72 days. hours and II minutes
80. Miss Elizabeth Bisand. of The Cosmopolitan.
completed her tour Of the world in 77 days.
i6 hours and 49 minutes
FEBRuARy
e. The centennial Of the supreme court Of the
United States was celebrated in New York
by fitting Ceremonies
22- The jury n the Flaek divorce conspiracy
case in New York found the sheriff. his son
"Wiil" and Referee Meeks guilty
APRIL
iss The billiard tourney at Chicago ended with
Schaefer in the lead. Ives second
nAF
H. Walter Damroscn aud Margaret. daughter Of
James O. Blaine. married in Washington
10, The U. S. supreme court decided the conhSra
ton clause OF the Ed.nunds M0rmoI law
constitutional and declared the dressed
beef law Of Minnesota unconstitutional
"a George FraRcis Train arrived in Tacoma
Wash. completing trip around the world
In G. days, I3 hours and minutes
%. Equestrian statue OF Gen Robert I.se
yelled at Richmond, Va
A French warship destroyed the nets of New
foundland fishermen ami THE people 70
fused 70 pay the taxes
30 Garfield memorial nj l.akevIaw cemetery
Cleveland. dedicated wIh impr.~' i've cere
monies
jrxE
fnf-f tTu,ffe
States begun
is--It was decided to cail the Worlds fair at Chi
cago the Worl lis Columbian exhibition"
H.. Salvador won the Suburban hanriirapat Sleeps
head bay
Ct Uncle Bob won the American DyrAY at Chicago.
%. Salvador beat Tenny ct Sheepsiead bay. max
ing Ia miles in a.05 and breaking the record
q. Yale won the annual YALE Harvard eight-oared
race at New London. Conn
Ex-senator Palmer, of Michigan, elected presi
dent Of the Worlds fair commission
Arorsr
!. The Illinois house passed the Worlds fair bin
1sa 70 Is; signed BY governor Aug.
II W. @. Veazey, OF Vermont. elected command
in chief of the AR
ss Salvador broke the record al Monmouth park
by running mile IN 1895
81. Roy Wilkes broke the worlds record at Indo
pendence la, by pacing a mile in 2;0S,4
SEPTEMBER
10 Col George K Davis chosen director general
of the Worlds falr
&c The Maine horse, Nelson frofted a mile In
e:1ils. lowering the stallion rccorh
OCTOBER
President Woodruff. OF the Mormon church
issued decree forbidding plural marriages
H. Oven, Of Detroit, broke the 100 yards dash
ord at Washington. time, 0 4-5 seconds
a. Completion OF police census Of New York city
giving population Of 1874 mora than al
lowed by the official count This was the
beginning of long fight for d recount on
the part OF the city
IA. Court decisions permitted the opening OF
Original package saloons in Kansas aud
iowa
lS.' The stallion StamDon trotted mile at Napa
Cal. In 2:i1J&
FL The stallion Nelson broke all records by trot-
ting half mile in 1'03 at Cambridge City
Ind
Belle TIanaiiH and Jsastina broke all team rec
ords by trotting mile in PISA at Independ
ence, la
81. Beginning OF disturbances III standing Rock
Indian agency
NOVEMBER
@ William OBrien. John Dillon, Timothy Har-
rington and D. Sullivan. Irish Natioualists.
arrived In New York
g., Arrival OF Henry n Stanley IN New York;