The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-01-01
The RECORD
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Notdl b I l | !. n 1897 /.
the ord over.
. the cEAsELEss REAPER
Destruction on Land
and Sea.
THE MENACE OF WAR
THE MENACE OF WAR

a Review Of Twelve Months Ar
ranged Chronologically ly-Many ,Fa-
tai Railway Co1iisiosass and Ship
wrecks = Destructive storms and
Fires 4sUbituarie. OF Notsd People
and a Medley Of miscellaneous, Po:
lttical, Sporting and Personal
Events.
With the exception Of the:ahort. sharp
conflict between Turkey and Greece the
year 1897 has. been one Of peace and
qhiet throughout the civilized world. A
general war over the vexed eastern ques-
tion was averted by the speedy collapse
Of Greece. In Cuba the insurrectionist
have persisted, giving rise to many
alarms OF war between the United States
and Spain.
The plan Of annexation of Hawaii
has reached an advanced stage without
aclash with other interested powers.
Commercial prosperity among English
speaking peoples has been in the main
encouraging Wheat in America reached
the highest price known in over 20 years.
I; Strikes, riots and political assassina-
tibns mar the annals of the year, but
they are comparatively free from great
national calamities:
JANUARY.
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u. 8. N, retired, in Washington; aged q.
q Storm: The heaviest rain of recent years in
Missouri, Arkansas and Indian Territory
~ snow in Kansas.
q Fire: In the business portion Of Nashville;
loss. 100000.
8 Obituary: Gen. Francis A. Walker, q veter.
an Of the Federal army and we'll known
economist, in Boston; aged Sc. George W.
Flagg, one Of the Oldest members Of the
National Academy of Design, at Nantucket
island; aged 81.
q. Disaster: nuns perished at the burning Of
~ Ursuline convent at Roberval, Que.
ssas Obituary: Albert s. Willis U. 8. minister to
33 Hawaii, ut Honolulu; aged 50.
sSsSs Business troubles: j. b. Johnston 8 Co.,
IS jewellers, assigned ineNew York; liabilities
@# over 100000
I 10i Fires: A $4,000 fire at Danville, va. A
&S &2O0,00o fire ut Minneapolis. ~
: Obituary: Daniel franklin Davis, q w6r vet
eran and ex-governor Of Maine, at Bangor
a PI,s;ros, +-o,,h,e. Ka,,or rtt;n.er q r;r,r
,,,hniasoIe ;aryaIors fo;ie>i IN Saur Vol
s;tn % I;ai;,;t;es s1so M
IA Disaster. Ie children hnrned .to death in .
fire at the Orphan home Dallas.
Obituary: Joel T. Headley, tho historian, at
Newburg, N. Y; aged "a.
S,n,.,, io,,rnoi;st and a,,thor IN RocIvi,ia THa'
InS ssed ~ In.ant a e % W;iiard tba noted
tn,,;;acs st ~ wssh;naton pa ~ anad r. 'A.e -e
10 oii4,,s. Ay Pev & M.Herse H. ~ vetaror
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a. Fire: Business block destroyed at San.
dusl,y. q. losa S2EO on
Obituary: Gen. Henry a. Thomas, a Federal
# commander. at Guthrie, o, iT,
a. Fires: e chicago; loss .aoo.ooo Red Lake
os,itna,v: Mra.s III Hnncrr,ond ~ fanora Z.
novelist under the nom de plume tsThe
Duchess, . in Dublin.
ak Fires: S business houses burned in syra.
& cuse; loss, $la8 900. Carshops. burned al
Plattamouth. Neb. loss, sissooa Il
Miscellaneous: Extreme cold ali over ths
country mercury dropped 90 degrees. ne
National bank Of Potsdam. N. z. closed il
Obituary; daou Mrs, Mary M. Windsor White, .the
escaped nun" at Annapolis; aged 80 John
Q. Reid, a noted New York journalist. in
n Fires: In Chicago, grain elevator: loss,
$4,000. 20 buildings burned at Pacific
junction. La. In Philadelphia q block Of
stores: loss, l,25O0OO.
q. Obituary: Gen. John Eugene Smith, . war
veteran. in Chicago; aged 81. ~ :. 5-
a. Disaster; 6 deaths in q fire in Hoboken,
NJ
Obituary: Gen. Andrew Jackson Smith, u,
3. n. retired. in St. Louis; aged Sc.
r a. Obituary: Samuel ". stone, author Of
HWait For the Wagon" /" at Topeka; aged
81.
sFEBRuARY.
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