The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

May B-Hon. Joshua i.cverinx MD
Siblfion o. liquor frame. Broad H gauge ,
rsfurr s. ssntIe1
gNeb) Ex-Gov. s. ID; McEnery elected
y, s. senator from Louisiana; "a. W. Hop.
Junior Prohibition League OF America at
June iS@Maj. william Mckinley 60,
nominated for u. s. president by republic
4. Hobart nominated FOR vice president.
~ and maintenance Of existing gold S stand
ard. opposing free silver coinage except by
n tsns is asrfMf% anna elected chairman
republican national committee.
July s.Platform adopted by national
silver coinage at is to and tarin for
mated on Sin ballot { FOR 3. s. President t by
national democratic convention In Chicago
III. w. Greene On 70 elected president
Music Teachers National association at
July ii-Arthur sewan CNe) nominated
dent....J. X. Jones elected chairman DEM
| ocratic national committee.
July 2f-American silver party at st.
Louis nominated w. j. Bryan for president
and Arthur Sewall for vice president OF u.
s. Platform declared for free coinage at
t9 9o9Shss sonSensS Ss.o at
| (Ga.) for vice president u. s. Platform de-
clares for free coinage and government
July 2s-Peopie's party convention at st.
louis nominated Williem J; Bryan (Neb;)
ccJ elected CHARM an OF ns tional COMMITTEES.
Aug. 81; ~ Johnston (dem.) elected gov
| ernor OF Alabama,
notified OF nomination in New York.
Aug. 24-Ex-Gov. ID. M. Francis (Afo.) ap-
seg5etSry 20 ahssror TOY elected
president National League OF Republican,
| clubs at Milwaukee.
to President cievelsnd IN SeW New YORK sp'e''
Sept. 3-Senator John NJ. Palmer uil:)
for q President Sy Snts
for Vice president. Platform declares for
propriations -. Mrs. Catherine Il. Hurst
elected president Ladies of the @. A. r.. at
Sept. 4-Maj Thaddeus s. clarlSson toma-
| hal elected G.. A. II. commander in chief at
| ST. Paul. Mrs. Agnes Hit Undianapolisl
elected president Women's Relief corps at
Sept. 7-Gen. D. w. Jones elected gov
Oct. &C. r. Black Pa.) elected presI-
dent OF National Association OF Democrat
| &c clubs at st. Louis.
Oct Ex-senator j. s. Morrill, Vt) re-
Nov. s-McKiniey and Hobart elected by
vote Of 27s in electoral Lo college and popg-
frage defeated at election in California. but
won in Idaho
| 8. and Great Britain 10 arbitrate. vene-
| zuelan affair. Farmers national con-
| gross I'm session at Indianapolis
from V Georgia. J. r. Sovereign = reelected
master workman knights OF labor at
elected president National Woman Chris
| tian TEN perance union at st. Louis,
| Nov. 2t-Gen. IL: w, Pettus, OF Dallas.
Dec. I-Gov. ]. Il. Johnston (Ala) inaugu-
Dec. 3-President Cleveland reimposes
| ships entering our ports in retaliation for
| such taxation on American ships.
Dec. 7-President's message read BEFORE
| both branches OF 54th congress convened In
Dec. H-At New York Cuban League or
| *. Dana, Theodore Roosevelt and other
| prominent men, TO demand u. s. interces-
Dec 15~Idaho supreme court decided that
woman suffrage had carried In recent cleo
Dec. 1s-F. r. Brunot Pa) elected presi-
dent Christian Citizenship league. at Chi
| cago.
ordered favorable report on bin recognize
| ing Cuban Independence. Samuel Com
| pers reelected president American Fedora
ton OF Labor. at Cincinnati
SPORTING.
Jan. lat New York frankie Nelson
won ladies' international 6-days' bicycle
'. jan. '' SsmAt IS 81. Paul Harvey Davidson
skated IN. in b:A, and 10. G. andrews made
running jump on skates hd.S OF =; N n:
N. Y.S reduced inside mile skating record
Feb; ls-At Washington. Joe Donoghue
Feb. 2i-Robert Fitzsimmons won worlds
heavyweight championship from Peter
Apr. G--J. w. Showaiter New York; won
Y. 8. chess championship. defeating Emil
Mar al-At Nashville. Tenn, AL Ewing
and Archie Clark lowered tandem bicycle
record for RI; to l;OS4 rard,oworea ,,-
cycle amateur paced mile 10 AS,
June 2e =. Harvard Cornell Columbia
race us"s on ' the Hudson al PoneSkeepsIe. N.
", won by Cornell, making the record 1923.
July "A. Il. Smith rode bicycle from Chi
July tom Linton Cwales) rode bicycle
at Catflrd 81 m; yds. In hr.
defeated se Waiter Sanger in heats: time time.
1:bs rs and / .5s 3-5
July 2S-w. II. Chadwick Detroit. COM
pleted bicycle ride or 26.OOO m. In Is mo-
July 2s-Holman friction geared locomo-
tive on South Jersey railroad tracks made
Aug. i4"American liner st. Paul made
trip from Southampton 20 Sandy Hook In
Aug. 25-At Newport. r. l.. r. p. wrenn
(Chicago) won American tennis champion
ship
Sept. TAT Milwaukee. worlds swimming
record for 100 yds. lowered 20 90 by q. w.
whitaker. At London, single Scull race
for worlds championship won by Jacob
Gaudaur
Sept 1s-At Medford. Mass. Star Pointer
PAGES competitive heats-2;02h. 2;oSf.
Sept 2i-At Cammack, l.. l., Marietta
and Miss Ida lowered team record to
212h....At Portland, Me-, Jupo lowered
2-yr. old record TO 2:f4M.
Sept. 24-At Portland. Me-, John II. Gen.
try paced mile I'm 200h.
Sept. 25-Louis Gimm (Pittsburgh) made
ESQ m, 1,5l7 yds. In "a hrs.
Oct, Sat Chicago, ]. 8. Johnson lowered
paced mile bicycle record 70 / go 2-5,
Oct. Sat Chicago, j. =. johnson lowered
Emile bicycle record 20 S:Ss S-5. .Balti-
more club won Temple cup, National
league baseball series, at Cleveland.
oct. 1f-At Chicago, j. Michael lowered
worlds 5-mile bicycle record to 9I7 is.
Oct. 16--At Lexington, Ky. Miss Rita ana