The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-12-22
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Dec ~ isft March 2-=Act 10 COM
pei railroads to use automatic couplers
and air brakes on all cars approved
April l2-Amerlcan Railway union organ
May Words Columbian exposition
opened al Chicago.
reported. Right of u. $. to closed sea
oct Destructive storm on Gulf of Mex
leo caused loss Of over 1000 lives.
! Oct. 3o-World'E Columbian exposition
closed, Total number Of admissions, a.
Nov i.-Aet repeating silver purchase law
approved.
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March Isl. s. Coxey's army OF the COM
| monweai started from Massillon, O., for
April 23~General strike OF mine workers
| throughout the country against redne-
tlon OF wages II Involved nearly 200. 900
men, and was partially successful at the
end OF two months.
June 2e-Sympathetic strike ordered on all
western railroads by American Railway
union. u lasted two months.
June 2S-Act creating Labor Day first
Monday in seeptember; approved
Oct 7-Oliyer Wendell Holmes died at Bos-
ton, aged SO.
1895
May 2O--supreme court decided income tax
May a." ss~secfe,ary of state walter q.
Oct. 7--Wm wetmore Story. American
sculptor and author, died IN Italy. aged
Dee .2e-New tariff bill passed
iHDd.
March 2-Cuban insurgents recognized as
belligerents by concurrent resolution OF
house and senate.
June Is-rnited States and England agreed
20 arbitrate Venezuelan boundary dis
July Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe died.
Aug i7-1old discovered in Yukon district
NJ Alaska by GoQ Me(aFuaek
ton. william Mckinley received 7,l07.s22
popular and IN electoral votes. William
Jennings Bryan, s.5il,n3 popular and l7s
electoral votes.
Jan. 1i-Arbitration treaty between United
States and England signed.
July T-DinGlcy tarim bill passed,
June 1g-- Hawaiian annexation treaty sgned
az Washington. Islands formally annexed
July 7.
Feb. 15-Battieship Maine destroyed In Ha-
vana harbor by explosion; 2Cs officers aud
April 70 spanish minister. Polo de Bsrnade.
April 2I.Mlnister Woodford left Madrid.
April Z1-Blockadc Of Cuban ports began.
April 2-President calls for 5000 volun-
May i--spanIsh squadron destroyed at Ma
Mia by American squadron under Com.
Dewey. Spanish loss, 100; american loss,
June 22-Gen shafter with G.o00 troops
landed IN Cuba.
June 30--Ladrone islands seized by U. S.
chip Charleston.
| July 1-2-BattieE Of EI Caney, El Paso and
San Juan fought. Spanish driven back TO
Santiago and siege began.
| July 5-Spanish squadron destroyed on
Santiago. Spanish loss, 900 Killed, ss2
July ~ s~Philippine republic proclaimed by
July i7-sanuago surrendered TO American
Jaiv &-ccn. Miles landed in Porto Rico
with American army.
July 2G--Spain sued for peace.
Aug l2-Peacc protocol signed.
Aug. 12-cify Of Manila captured BY Amer
leans.
Ian. 1-IsIand Of Cuba transferred to Unit
Cd states by Spain.
Jan. s-Peace treaty between United States
and Spain ratified by senate; vote, 81 To r.
March 3O-Maioios. seat Of Filipino govern
ment. captured BY American troops under
Gen. MacArthEr.
Dec le-Mal. Gen. Henry w. Lawton killed
In Philippines.
Juns--Tweifth census taken; population
Sept S--liaivegton. Tex. practically de-
sfroyed by West indian hurricane: loss
OF life estimated at between $3.50 ard 6.D11
Sept. i7--Strike of anthracite coal miners
IN PennsyIvania began.
Nov. eTwenty-ninth presidential eiec-
ton. William Mckinley received % siec-
tefal votes and William J. Bryan -