Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-14

Dec q i57 March2-Act to COM
pei railroads to use automatic eouplers
April l2-American Railway union organ
ized at Chicago
Aug. i5-Behrlng sea court of arbitration
reported. Right OF L. 5. to a closed sea
Oct. obstructive storm on Gulf OF Mex
leo caused loss OF over 1000 lives.
closed. Total number OF admissions, a.
Nov. l-Aet repeating silver purchase law
March 25-J. S. Coxey's army OF the COM
monweal started from Massillon o.. Tor
April 2S--General strike OF mine workers
throughout the country against reduc.
ton of wages. 1t involved nearly 20O. 600
men. and was partially successful at the
end of two months.
June 26-sympathetic strike ordered on all
western railroads by American Railway
union. II lasted two months.
Jure 2s-Act creating Labor Day" first
Oct. 7-Ollyer Wendell Holmes died at Bos-
ton, aged So.
May 20-Supreme court decided income tax
law unconstitutional
May s?S-seeretary Of. State Walter o.
oo Gresham m, died Ir aged g. s .
sculptor and author, died in Italy. aged
beC. zo-NeW tdrlH Dill passed.
1896.
March 2-Cuban insurgents recognized as
belligerents by concurrent resolution OF
June lS-united States and England agreed
TO arbitrate Venezuelan boundary dis
July MRS. Harriet Beecher Stowe died.
Aug. ,i7-Gold discovered in Yukon district
of Alaska by Geo. Mccormack.
Nov. SITwenty-eighth presidential elec-
ton. William Mckinley received 7.107 .S22
popular anc 2f1 electoral votes: William
electoral votes.
Jan. n-Arbitration treaty between United
States and England signed.
July 7-Dingley tarin bill passed.
June el6-Hawaiian annexation treaty signed
at Washington. Islands formally annexed
July T.
Feb. 15-Battleship Maine destroyed in Ha-
vana harhqr by explosion 266 officers and
April 9O-Spanish minister, Polo de Bernade,
given his passports.
April 22-Blockade of Cuban ports began.
April 2S-President calls for 125,Oco volun-
May i@spanish squadron destroyed at Ma
Mia by American squadron under Com.
Dewey. Spanish loss 400; American loss.
June 22-,Gen. ,shafter with e,OOO troops
landed in Cuba.
June S0.Ladrone Islands seized by U. 3.
July 1-2-Battles of Ell caney. Ell Paso and
San. Juan fought. Spanish driven back to
Santiago and Siege began.
July 3-Spanish squadron destroyed Off
Santiago, Spanish loss. 600 killed, 69a
prisoners.
July S-PhIlippine republic proclaimed by
July santiago surrendered to American
July 25-Gen. Miles landed in Porto Rico
with American army.
July 26-Spafn sued for peace.
Aug. t12--Paace' protocol signed
Aug. 13-Ctty of Manila captured by Amer
AS I 4 slsoo.
Jan. l-Island Of Cuba transferred to Unit
ed States by Spain,
| Jan. 6-sPeaca treaty between United States
and Spain ratified by senate; vote, ST 10 q.
March 3O--Malolos, seat of Filipino govern
ment.eapturedby American troops under
Dec. l9IMa1. Gen. Henry w. Lawton killed
in Phlsllieptesssg 80.
JusnsMsTyelft JUN e.; TX census taken; population
Sept S--Galveston. Tex. practically de-
| stroyed by West Indian hurricane; loss
of life estimated at between 1000 and 5000
| Sept. f-Strfke OF anthracite ,lsoal miners
In Pennsylvania began.
| Noy 6-Twenty-ninth presidential eleo-
| tion. William Mckinley received 292 cleo
toral votes and William J. Bryan '56.