The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-28

VII XVI VT t5I Ti IN NJ A n dtr of electoral
Born Jan. 49, O7-D.td tIo,,.-, f. Crat1
Oct ie, 1870 Rrovvr. Is. thomas
a. Hendricks. AZ. charles j. jenkins, 2;
u 'yiu Davis. !. combined popular vote
% O., ely and Irovi wa 'aiot3ii
Nov % Torac 're,l'y died at Peasant
Dec. 12--i-t sin |,rrrst, traEtut u, uleu
at Philadei.hit aLod @
Feb. 7-"Trade dollar" ordered and silver
demonetized by act OF congress.
Feb. N--Oakes Ames, OF Mass, and James
Brooks, OF N. Y, Censured By congress
for connection with Credit Mobilier
May l-one-eent postsl cards tirst ISSUED 6icd
at New York, aged g.
Sept. 20-Panic on New York stock ex.
change; exchange closed; reopened
soy. is~winiam II. Tweed convicted in
New York; sentenced to IL years In the
penitentiary.
March s-President's salary nxed az $4,000.
March Sex President Millard Fillmore
died at Buffalo, N. Y. aged "a.
July-Oct.--Grasshoppe infest western
and Northwestern states.
Aug 2S-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher ac-
quilted Of charges preferred against MN I'M
by Theodore Tilton by committee OF mis-
church
Oct i5-Lincoln monument at Springfield,
Nov. l9-National womans Christian Tenn
perance union organized at Cleveland, y.
1878.
May whisky frauds exposed Loss to
government in revenue stamps, $,60O,WO
July-Alexander Graham Bell constructed
first successful telephone.
July 8-Ex-President Johnson died near
Jonesborough. Tenn, aged 81.
Nov. 22-Vice President Henry Wilson
died at Washington. aged 63.
1875.
May 10-Centennial exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant and Don
PpITn / az
June 25-Gen. George A. Custer and 276
men massacred by Indians under Sit
ting Bull near Little Big Horn river,
Aug. Wv. w. Belknap. secretary OF war.
acquitted OF impeachment charges.
Aug. l-Golorado admitted to the union
Nov. 7-Twenty-third presidential cleo
ton. Hay es received 1856 electoral and
4.OS3, 295 popular votes; Tilden 1874 cleo
toral and 4,2Si265 popular votes.
1877.
Jan. 17-Joint congressional committee
agreed upon a plan for counting cleo
toral vote. Electoral commission APP
pointed by this commission awarded
disputed votes from Florida to republic
ans Feb. 3: vote OF Louisiana TO repub-
Ecans Feb. 49, vote of Oregon to repub-
licans Feb. %: vote OF South Carolina
to republicans Feb. q.
July l6-General railroad strike began in
Pennsylvania against reduction Of
wages 1t lasted three months, spread
throughout the eastern and central
states, and resulted disastrousiy for
the men.
Aug. ii-sateIlites Of Mars discovered by
Prof Hail. of Washington
Aug. 2s-Brigham Young died In Salt Lake
CITY. aged 7e.
Feb. 2s-Bland silver bill passed over the
June l2-winiam Cullen Bryant died in
New York, aged 81.
July 1O-l5--Yellow fever epidemic began at
Dec. 17-Gold down to par in New York.
first time since Jan 10. 1862.
1870.
Jan. l-Specie payment resumed by the
Feb. l5-Act permitting women to prac-
tice before the supreme court passed.
July S-Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco on voyage OF arctic eNplora-
ton.
May 3l-League OF American Wheelmen
organized at Newport.
June Tenth census taken. Population.
Nov. 3-Twentv fourth presidential cleo
ton Garfield received PA electoral and
ADJ, 2l popular votes; Hancock 1856 cleo
toral and 4,447 SIS popular votes.
1851.
June A-Secretary OF State Blaine notified
American ministers at European courts
that any attempt 10 guarantee neutrality
Of Panama canal would be considered un-
called-tor interference.
July president Garfield shot by Gut
at Washington.
Sept l9-President Garfield died at Ell
boron, n. j., at 1925 p. m.
1882.
March 24-Henry w. Longfellow died at
Cambridge, Mass, aged 70.
March 25-Edmunds law excluding big
amists and polygamists from holding
April 27-Ralph Waldo Emerson died at
Concord. Mass, aged -.
May l3--Licut. Lockwood and Sergt.
Brainard Of Greeley expedition
reached SO degrees % minutes seconds.
1881.
May 24-New York and Brooklyn bridge
opened.
June H-Verdict returned OF not guilty
in Star Route case.
July l9-Strke of telegraph opera tors be-
gan at Pittsburgh, Pa, and spread
throughout the country. 1t involved
81 600 men who asked for 10 per cent. in
crease of wages. Lasted 30 days and was
Sept, 9-Northern Pacific railroad finished.
1854.
May 6-7-Firm of Grant e. Ward and
Marine bank failed in New York.
May l4-Financial crisis occurred in New
York.
Nov. 4-Twenty-ffth presidential election.
Cleveland received 2l9 electoral and a.
81, on popular votes; Blaine 1884 electoral
and 4SiS,334 popular votes.
1888.
Feb. 2l-Washington monument dedicated.
First foundation
suzEnunuu.uurvzrzsuur1uN on was laid
iSST July 4, 1918.
|.'.p ssSAN 'IlNSsvFkdH Feb, 2S-ContraCt la
Nv = 'WNSSVN& Dor law passed.
Me/ WnMarch 3-President
Mf1 We Arthur approved
Iva -szpf l. Yh4 act apprOpriHtinH