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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
METEOROLOGICAL

Jan. mississippi freezes over at st.
Louts....Six inches of snow at Macon,
Ca, establishes new record.
FEB. 3ITOrnado sweeps coast Of New
fOundland
s-Temperature drops 50 degrees in Is
hours in Chicago....Coliinsviii struck
by wiEdStorm.
Mar. Heaviest snow since 1885 in north
ern New York and New England; busi-
ness at stands:ill.
1S-Heavy snowstorms in Texas. Missis-
sippi. Louisiana and Alabama.
Apr. +Lightning strikes during snow
storm at Cheyenne. Wyo.
SCloudburst at Water Valley. Tex.
7-Dam at Austin. Tex. swept away;
$2.0O.OOO damage and over so lives lost,
15-Tornado sweeps over Winfield and
Clearwater, Kan.
l6-Tornado at Hamburg. Ia.
May STornado at Wilsonville. Neb., and
in central Kansas.
Cyclone in Jerseyv:lle. III. Terrific
hailstorm at Toledo, Tornado at
San Antonio. Tex.
2S-Eclipse of sun viewed; in belt of total
ity clear sky in strip running from
Norfolk to New Orleans. Cyclone in
Sebawa township. Mich.
Jun. Faulkner. Kan. almost entirely
demolished by Many build
ings wrecked by wind at Miami. l. 7.
23-Cyclone in Beaver county. Okla.
Damaging windstorm near blanchard
26-Mississippi at unparalleled low mark.
streets of Mobile, Ala. submerged
by cloudbursts.
Jul. 6-Cyclone destroys Steamboat Rock,
14-Llano. Tex. destroyed in part by
storm.
16-Cloudburst at Coleman. Tex.
2-Snow at Marshall. Mich.
2S-FOrgerings- y. D.. wiped out by tor
nado.
31-Cloudburst floods canyons and valleys
in Arizona.
Aug. 1-Tintic mining region. Utah,
shaken by earthquake.
G-Intense heat in Chicago causes nine
deaths.
15-Hailstorm destroys 1860 acres wheat
near st Thomas y. ID.
l6-Storm in eastern Illinois destroys 500
CNc broom corn.
2o-Tornado at Shoboygan, Wis. does
500. 600 damage.
2i-Hurricane off coast OF Cape Nome,
Alaska. ..Hailstorm does so00.W@ dam
age to tobacco in Rock count Wis.
Sept. 6-~Earthquake ut Lituya bay. Alas
ka.
Tropical gale sweeps Florida coast.
9-West Indian hurricane wrecks Calves
ton. Tex: vessels driven miles inland
and rice crop destroyed; property loss
m at from Si1. Gg0. OuU to $50. 0)O. 900.
l2-Storm does sJca.W0 damage to fruit
around Buffalo. y. Y. and several Pan
American exposition buildings partially
wrecked.
25-Waterspout and tornado at Ferguson,
~27--Sharps. Ia. almost destroyed by cy-
clone.
Oct. ARed Wing. Mimi. cut off from
outsi lie world by storm.
Cyclone does s5c0.0O0 damage at Biwa-
blk. MINI.
16-Earth in tremor 8 hours from q earth
quake shocks at Kodiak. Alaska.
31-At Jacksonville. Fla, S earthquake
shocks.
Nov. 20-TOrnado lays waste plantations
in western Tennessee and northern Mis-
sisissippi.
Dec. Earthquake left at Santiago de
Cuba.
l6-Joplin. Mo. shaken by earthquake.
Gale upsetS houses in San Francisco.
11-Earthquake in East Tennessee. Virginia
and North Carolina.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05

Shear Geneva Ala, unknown negro: as
sault Of Il yr-old girl. Alaska miners
lynch comrade to save trouble Of guard
za-Pueblo. Col, Calvin Kimbiern (negro);
shot wife and murdered 2 children.
Jun. eTutwiler. Miss. "Dago Pete Inc
gro); by negro mob: assaulted colored
woman. Bridgeton. n. J.. Smith Alvord
tarred and feathered; said to have abused
late wife.
4Near Mississippi City. Ala. Askew and
5-Near OFBrien, Fla. Jack Thomas me
gro); attempted assault.
Jul. Shear Columbia, Ala. John Roe
(negro); attempted assault.
21-Robert Charles, III New Orleans, for
killing 9 policemen.
Aug. 13-Corinth. Miss. Jack Belts (negro):
assaulted 10-yr.-old girl
e-Akron, o.. mob of 5000 surrounded jail
clamoring for a negro; officers fired. kill
ing ?. Mob burned Columbia hall and
blew up city building. Troops ordered to
scene. Negro had assaulted 5-yr.-old
white girl; was afterwards sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
@~-Cheneyville. La. Thos. J. Ames (col-
ored): murder.
charged with burglary.
2-Mansfield, o., 2powie elders coated with
tar and driven from town.
Oct. Electric, Ala, Winfield Townsend
(colored) burned at stake attempted as
Sault.
1S-Elkton, Ky, Fratus Warfeld (negro);
dttcIIpltO " inter mouse NIieTe WHlIS
woman and child were only occupants.
Eicksburg. Miss. Gloster Barnes,
colored wife murderer. by negro mob.
EfILiberty Hill. Ga, Jas. Guer and Jas.
Galloway (coloTed): charged with firing
into farmers house.
Nov. Shear Coahona, Miss, Lit Majors
(coloreG); murder.
l5-Jefferson Tex. 5 negroes taken from
Jail and hanged; murder.
16-Near LinOn, Col. Preston Porter. Jr
negro; burned at stake; murder of
Louise Frost.
2I-Near Lake City. Fla, Spencer Williams,
desperate negro gambler.
Dec. Near Ivanhoe, Va, Dan Long me
gro); criminal assault.
l6-Rockport Ind. Bud Rowland and Jim
Henderson (both coiored): murder.
f~IRockport. Ind. john Rolla (colored);
Implicated in murder.
ls-Arcadia, Miss, , negroes who robbed
and burned trading boat and killed Thos.
Thompson. its owner.
zoIGuilport, Miss. negro named Lewis;
murder.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05

~1$-Cammal. Pa. 6 OF a logging railroad,
i5-Near Port Philip. b. G.. % by shipwreck.
2S-Near McDonough. Ga. Al by railway
wreck caused by "a washout.--.BeaVSr
county. o. r. ) by cyclone
et-Dspsre. Wis. . BIZ railroad wreck.
Thatcher. A. T.. > in burning home.
3O-Hoboken. y. J., about 115 by fire on docks
of North German Lloyd
Va. 10 negroes by sinking of barge.
Jul. 2-Chicaco. ) by intense heat.
3-Hoboken. y. j.. 5 in tenemen ut fire. on
Behring sea coast sloop Seattle capsized;
drowned.
Fourth of July eel, brations throughout
country killed - and injured 2..6I people
....NearTacoma. Wash. 36 by p%lunging OF
ear into deep chasm.. --Parkersburg, w
Va. 8 by oil tank explosion. ,
9-Near Calico Rock. Ark. d. J. Fin and
family g persons by eating toadstools.
lG-Co.t man, Tex. Is in c~loudburst.
IS-New York city. 20 by excessive heat
23-Near Akron. o. II by capsizing of shif.
26-Thirty-MiIe rapids. Alaska. 40 by over
Aug. t-Aurich. Ark. in railroad wreck.
lu-Chicago. "a deaths, l3l prostrations and
8 driven insane. the record of a week OF
excessive heat.
omnibus. New York, 8 in storm.
15-ChicaGo. in burning house....Pierson.
Mich. in railroad collision-..Nome'
Alaska. Is by shipwreck.
2l-Kensico. y. Y. : by rear-end collision.
Sep. S-Gaiveston. Tex. about 500 lost III
flood; 10 other Texas towns report loss OF
ia ives.
I2-MCurd City. III. 9 in railroad wreck.
Lake Erie. barge join Il. LIONS foun-
dered: II drowned.
l6-Eau Claire. Wis, 6 by capsiZ,ng OF boat.
l9-Off Chatham. Mass, Is in gale.
24-MorriStown. Mimi. s in cy clone.
Oct. Near Biwabik. Mimi. ? in cyclone.
l5-Sells. Ark. . by dynamite explosion.
1.-New York. S in house fire
2l-LcGi. Tex, 6 in o-naCo-
29-New York. Is by explosion and
resulting fire in drug houSe-..-De Hart,
Mont. : III railroad wreck.
Nov. +Berrysberg. W. Va, Is by dynamite
explosion.
16-Near Polk. Pa. s in railroad wreck.
lS-Oswayo. Pa. d in burning hotel.
20-ln western Tennessee ana northern MIS-
sissippi. about 50 by c~ycione...-1L Wis
consIn 20 days hunting season results in l.
men killed and II wounded.
29-San Francisco. 10 by falling in Of ROOF
over glass furnaceS....C- 5. cruiser Yose-
mite lost in typhoon in Philippines; 5sea-
men crowned
Dec. 3-Chicago. 6 by boiler explosion in
railroad power house.
6FiShing boat Cora S. Mckay given up for
lost with crew of 30 residents of Province
town. Mass.
During past season on great lakes ll0
lives said To have been lost.
9-Of Erie. Pa. tow barge Charles Foster
founGered; = lost.
15-Cannonball, N D.. 6 by gasoline explo-
sion
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
CASUALTIES,

Jan. 2-Schooner Puritan wrecked on Cabot
island, N. F.; s of crew lost.
H-Los Angeles, Cal., II entombed by
cavern.
6SNear Wilkesbarre, Pa, s in railroad
wreck.
Feb. schooner Mary c. Ward capsized
near Newborn, N. c.; s drowned.
e-Escanaba, Mich, 8 in railway wreck.
I2-Near Stoney Creek, Va, z in burning
1sNRoanoke Marshes, Va. 6 by capsizing of
Mar. New York, 6 in burning building.
GNear Fire Creek. Va. "a by mine ex-
reppNeWark, N. J., Il in tenement house fire
Lnr. 7LClaremont, Va, 5 in burning home.
SFNear jackson, Miss, z in flood
N-At Waco and Blackshear, Tex, 10 by
cIoudbursts....A Ottawa and Hull, Can,
Nav Near Schofeld, Utah, $50 by ex-
piosion in mine of Pleasant Valley Coal Co.
l2-Philadelphia. z by railroad collision IN
tunnel. Toms Creek. Va, 6 by explosion
17|Ismanai Francisco, deaths to date from bu-
Pin Cumnock coal mines, N. c., 80 by ex-
S0-Nesr Montgomery, W. Va, L from eat
ing poisoned provisions
Jun. SNear Hamilton. O., 8 In railroad
wreck.
7-Near stockbridge, Wis, by fall OF heavy
timbers.
a3lapster, O.. s by gas in mine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
NEUROLOGY.

Jan. EMcGlynn, Rev. Edw. Catholic priest
and single-taxer. at Newburg. y. Y.:62.
.2O1Ruskin. John. author and poet. at Erant-
wood, Eng: 81.
2l-BIackmore. Richard d. author Lorna
Doone." at TeddinEton. Eng. "a.
22-Stockton, John Potter. ext. S. sena-
tor: at New York: "a.
Feb. 3-Goebel. William, governor de jure Of
Kentucky.
13-Wells, H. H. military governor vir-
ginia in reconstruction days. at Palmyra,
n. Y; u.
Mar. 2-Eppes. Sydney. congressman. Of
Virginia. at Washington.
i-Hennessy. Archbishop at Dubuque.
Ia: IS.
of the house,, at Germantown. Pa: I5,
26-Stone, ]. NJ, governor for 10 yrs. of Mis-
sissippi. at Holly Springs.
29-Sawyer, Philetus, exit. S. senator, at
Oshkosh. Wis; IS.
31-Gibson. Chas. H, ext. S. senator from
Maryland. at Washington: 81
Apr. 4Bidwell. John. prohibition candidate
for president in 1892. at Chico. Cal.
May 1-Munkacksy, celebrated painter, at
Bonn. Austria.
1-Culberson, David B., ex-cong., at Jeffer-
son, Willis, Richard Storrs, poet
and writer at Detroit. Mich; 81.
22-Hill, Nathaniel F., ext. S. senator, at
Denver. Col; IS.
Jun. @Crane. Stephen. American war cor
l6-Hofecker John Henry. cong, at Smyr-
Jul; 1,Philip, John W., rear admiral. at
Brooklyn; 60.
9-Pennington: John L., ex-gov. of Dakota,
at Oxford. Ala: 70.
14EGear. John Henry. L. S. senator from
Iowa; and twice gov. of state, at Washing
2S-Carr. Elias. ex-gov.. in Edgecomb coun-
ty. n. G..
s1-Ridpath, John Clark. historian, at New
York: 60.
Aug. Cox, Jacob D.. ex-gov. of Ohio. at
Magnolia. Miss; 20.
pryor. Luke. ext. S. senator. at Athens.
Ala.
12-Scott. Robt. Kingston, military gov. of
South Carolina in reconstruction days and
later civil gov. at Napoleon, o.
l4-HuntirgtOn. Coils P. y. Y. millionaire
and pres. Southern Pacific railway; -.
lt-IrEalls. John j., XII. S. senator. of
AtC..sor. Kan, at Las Vegas Hot Springs,
n. NJ. 81.
SopJ- dwelling. Lorenzo D., ex-gov. of
Kansas. at Arkansas City: "a.
wall. Arthur. democratic candidate in
1896 Tor vice pres. near Bath, Ne. IS.
14-Sicard. Montgomery. rear admiral. at
WesternVi!!e. y. Y.
ls-MCClernard John A. union general In
civil war. at Springfield. Ill; IS
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Jan. 5-Newport News, Va, W.

Jan. Newport News, Va, W. W. Watt
twhite) shot; assault.
Henning. Tenn. Anderson Cause
(colored): had aided escape of murderers.
2-FOrt Scott. Kan, George and Ed Meeks:
murder.
26-Canon City. Col, Thos Reynolds. an
escaped convict.
Feb. l0-Port Arthur. Tex James Sweeney:
had been acquitted on murder charge.
Mar. 5-~Letohatchee. Ala. Jim Crosby (col-
oredJ: had threatened revenge for lynch
ing of friend.
23-Rfpley. Tenn. Louis Rice (colored), for
testimony given in murder trial.
2t-EmpOria. Va, O'GTady Cwkite) and
Walter Cotton (coloreGD: murder.
Apr. Near Perryville. Ga, Allen Brooke
negro: assault
3-Ivor. Va. negro; started fire which wiped
out the village.
2l-Allentown. Pa, John Hugely ard Ed
Ames; attempted assassination OF white
people.
2S-Marshall, Mo, Minded ChoYsoe (col-
oreCb. assault.
May i-DuUElas, Ga, Marshall Jones Inc
groJ. murCer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05

9tMorencia. A. T.. Detroit Copper Mining
Co.'S smelling plant; 81 COCO
3-Hoboken, N. J., fire on docks OF North
German Lloyd Co, and ocean liners Saale,
Bremen and Main destroyed; $lo.UoOOo.a
Black Rock. N. Y. lumber yards; $4oO,Vo;
Jul. 5Constable Hook, n. j., Standard OIL
Co.'S plant; 81, so, 900.
14-Prescott, A T., business section ano o.
dwellings: 81 100000
23-St. Paul. Mimi. Cold Storage & Ware
house Co.'S warehouse; SI5o.0O-
2i-Buffalo, n. Y, Eastern elevator; s'50.oo.
Aug. Ashland. Wis. Baker d Stewart
and Keystone Lumbe Cos lumber yards;
$1,000, U0.
ls-Alexandria. Ind, Kelly Ak Mani. Co.'S
plant; $4,000.
2lEForest fires in Colorado and Wyoming
estimated damage at $40. 600. 900.
Sep. l2-Narragansett Pier, S3J0.OC0 fre-
ls-Houston. Tex, Merchants d Planters
oil mill; 500. GO. Near Plymouth. Mass.
forest fires: $4,000.
Anew York, Terminal stores; N."o.S0;,
ErBaring Cross. Ark, Iron Mountain rail-
way shops; $4,000.
Oct. 6-New York, Atlantic transport line
pier: 81, 00.Oo0
2-New York. drug house of Tarrant & Co
and other buildings. from chemical ex-
plosion: s1,5"p.e0.
Nov. 9-Biloxi. Hiss, large part of business
section: $50" 90.
fisherman county. Tex. % big ranches
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
III SINESS Ei!LIRES.

Jan. %-Wabasha. Mian.. Peoples bank.
ti;ahwaH: \ j.. CEion county bank.
NV York. Hubert II. Warner. patent
medicine mani; $23;9.027.
s-!'&GEi-%io5: 5. l.. SAFE bank.
E-CEic&sg. Francis +. Owings, real es-
Fen. INV BEDFORD. Mass. Henry f. Hol-
comb. mani; sl."5I. An. Boston, Miner,
Bal q o.. clothing firm. $i5n.@0.
:d-Un!;'G St"teS milling combine flour
Mr.. Port Jarvis N. " Nat. bank re-
SUMS; had susp,Lced payment in Deem
tt. r. Soldering. formerly manufacturer
n Akron. o.. flies bankruptcy petition;
500 G"j, assets, so.
l-John Kehoe. builder of New York. files
bankruptcy petition: $l.590. as: no assets.
I'd Appleton * Co. New York, publish
2G-RutlarG. VI. Merchants Nat. bank.
keeEe. N H.. Five Cent savings bank for
s!.4i9.o5s; and Guarantee savings bank for
S9iS.S73.
Apr. S-CambriGse Neb) State bank; $40
IO-ColumbuS, O., Reinhard & Co.'S bank;
l2-Yates enter. Kan. Citizens state bank.
27-AGolph Landauer. dry goods dealer of
Milwaukee; 1891 9i5.31
May 11-F'rank L. Fuiler's private banks at
Rockford and Cedar Springs. Mich.
21-Pentwater Mich. Nelson & Co S bank.
cotton brokers and shippers: SIS. O00OO0.
2S-SeymOur, Johnson & Co. stock and cot
ton brokers' of New York; $500. 600.
Jun. pW. c. Shields bank at Mulberry
Grove. III.
lb-McNair & Alexander, cattlemen at Ash
land. Kan: $542.0 900.
Aug. 13-Henry J. O'Neill, the barley king"
files petition in bankruptcy: $4,000.
Kingfsher (Col.) bank: s6I. 600.
17-Somerset (ky.) Nat. bank.
Sep. SLamont 1ll.) state bank: $1,000.
Fifth Avenue Savings & Loan Assn, of
McKeesport, Pa: $500. 600.
iS-Hatch & Foote, New York brokers: ST.
OOO. 900.
l9ISouth Danvers Nat. bank. at Peabody,
Mass.
Nov. 17-German Nat. bank, atNewport, KY.
Dec. 12-Bank at Brillion, Wis.
of Chosen Friends, large frater-
nal insurance association.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
CRIMES.

Jan. JAS. l.. Moore. aged Is, kills wife.
aged ~, at Names, Mo-. and commits sui
eide.
6-During murder trial at Otter Creek. Ky.
= men killed in free fight.
eDuring trial in court at Oak Ridge. Mss.
quarrel resulted in killing of A. ID. E"l-
land, X. S. Stephenson and DR.. Otto AUS
ll-At Proud Gap. Ky, I killed in quarrel
over game of cards.
13-Fred e. Bonfils and H. II. TANNER. pro-
prietors of Denver Post, shot by VIM. w
Anderson. a well-known attorney, during
quarrel.
16EEx-Cong. David G. Colson kills Ethel
bert Scott. at Frankfort, Ky; = byst9nd-
ers also killed; feud.
Feb. Entire family of 6 Indians. by name
of McTaVish. killed by vigilance commit
tee in British Columbia: charged with be-
ing witches.
2S-Jos. Clean, farmer living near Bluelield.
w. Va. kills daughter. her lover and self.
Mar. Frank Steele. of Omaha. kills wife.
shoots Rev. A. +. Nelson who sprang tc
her Rescue. and commits suicide; domes-
tic trouble.
22-Tom jones negro) kills Ella Jones n
5 of her children, at Garner. y. &.
Apr. 13-AuSust Young shoots Katie Van
Klostere. in Murphysboro. H.; disap-
16-In drunken riot at Johnstown, Pa, Ital-
ian kills 4 men, wOundiEg > others.
May ii. ID. McAllister. of Heloise. Tenn,
kills wife and self: jealousy.
15-Ars. NOser and 3 children found muir
dered near fremont. III.
Jun 4-In feud at San Augustine, Tex.
Sheriff Noel and . brothers are killed.
22-Jessie Morrison kills Mrs. DIN Castle.
and wounds herself, at Eldorado. Kan;
jealousy.
Jul. 6-Rufus 7. Wright kills wife of 5 days.
and self, at Columbia, S. &.
24-In race riot in New Orleans Robert
Charles Icolored) kills ? policemen.
Aug. Five dead as result of feud between
Dooley and Harris families, at Doe Run.
Mo.
1s-Farmer Jones and Bonnie Turner take
poison and die together. near Clinton,
Mo, because too poor to marry.
14-At jamestown, O.. A. G. Bingamon kills
wife, sOn-in-law and self; family trouble.
O-Dr; S. Harrington while drunk at Far
ley. Mo, kills uncle. mother-in-law. Sher-
if Dillingham;; is then killed by sheriff.
Sep. Paul Cronin at Waukesha, Wis.
kills Mrs, F. Miller and shoots himself.
because she refused to marry him.
T7-Four Indians kill each other at Turtle
Mound, Fla. in a fight; all wanted to
marry chiefs daughter.
Oct. 1-Walter Evans kills wife and self
at Beattysville. Ky; domestic trouble.
wife and self; she would not live with
him.
3-Because husband intended becoming a
farmer Mrs. Valentine Roullier browns
daughter and self. at Two Rivers, Wis.
24-Carrie Caldwell kills her 3 children and
self. at Huntersville, n. c.; insane from
grief over parents deaths. .Chas. Vargo
kills wife and self at Aurora, ILL.,; drink.
Ind. Wallace Graves killed and s others
wounded.
linear Barlow. Fla, John Carter and
Oliver Moody killed in duel over girl.
der of wife and 4 stepchildren, at Airing
ton. MINI.
15-Four dead as a result Of mysterious
poisoning at Forsythe Mines, o.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
FIRES.

Jan. 13-Iowa City. Ia. business block; $780,
600.
Feb. dayton. O.. fire in business section;
$50. 600.
4St. Louis, among business houses; ST.
500. 600.
G-Newark. N. J.. 81. 900, 900 fire in retail dry
goods district.
Mar. philadelphia, s70O, 900 fire in retail.
dry goods district.
S-Lead City, S. D.. so business buildings;
$500 00.
Apr. 2-Newport. Ark. 100000 fire in bust
ness section.
+Kansas City, Mo, democratic conven-
ton hall and other buildings; s4oO. 600.
Apr. SMenominee, Mich, Spies building;
$780, 900.
Pittsburgh. Pa, Jos. Horne & Co.'S de-
partmcnt store: s2.000.O0.
Screen Point, n. Y, several factories:
$500, 900.
a-Hull, Ont, entirely destroyed and Otta-
Wa half burned: sl7. W. 0S0.
3HForest fires in Michigan reach alarm
ing proportions
May 6.New York. Mallory line steamship
pier; s.. 000, 900.
2EApalachicola, Fla, 6 business blocks;
$50, 011.
Jun. ste. Etinne du S~aguenay. Can, Prime
Bros. & Co.'S lumber plant: $40. coo
7-Virginia, Mimi. destroyed; $4,000.
1S-Bloomington, H., s.. Cox, 600 fire in BUSH
ness section..--Pearce, A. T.. Common
wealth Mining Co.'S mill; $4,000
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
SPORTING.

Jan. 1-Orlando Stevens. OF Ottumwa, Ia,
1nals new record in competition mile BIZ
Kid Mccoy defeats Peter Maher in 8
rounds al Coney Island. N. Y.
sTerry McGovern wins featherweight
championship from Geo. Dixon in 5 rounds
in New York.
Feb. SCorcoran makes new worlds rum
ming record at South Bend, Ind; 10 yds.
in :04 3-5.
Mar. 29-Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe spe-
cial runs from Los Angeles. Cal. to Chi
,cago $50 niles in s. hrs, IS min.
Apr. 19-National and American league
teams open baseball season.
May Sired Gilbert kills so pigeons straight
at 81 yes. at Springfield, Ill, new worlds
record-Lieut. Gibson wins Kentucky
Derby at Louisville; 2:o6k.
ll-Jeffries defeats Corbett in champion
ship fight at Coney Island, N. Y. in q
rounds.
2s.sydney Lucas wins American Derby
3o-Pennsyivania university wins int rcol-
legiate boat race at Po~ughkeepsie. N. Y;
Wisconsin I'd.
Jul. Won Zeppeln's airship travels :5
miles against headwind under perfect
control OF crew. at Berlin.
ePeter Nissen. of Chicago. pilots boat
through Niagara river rapids and whirl-
H-American athletes win I out of 10 events
in finals for worlds amateur champion
ships at Paris.
17-Voter breaks worlds record on circu-
lar course at Brighton Beach; 1:3S.
Nj Bessie AnIhcny. of Evanston, ILL.,,
wins woman golf championship of west
wv. h. Vanderbilt makes 100 m in au-
tomobile in ) hrs, 81 min.
E-Mrs. Jane Lindsay rides bicycle 1900 m.
in 9 dy. race in New York.
3l-J. c. Myers Swims from Alton, ILL.,, to
St. Louis (21 m in s hrs. John Nelson
defeats Michael in 2o-m. bicycle race:
Aug. IN. E. Backenstoss reaches Seattle
from New York on bicycle; 81 das.
7jCigar-shaped train breaks all records
between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
making 81 m. al hour.
I+Deutschland makes record transatlantic
run; 8 Gas, IL hrs, 45 min.
2-Fftzsimmons knocks out Sharkey in
fight at Coney Island. N. Y, in 2 rounds.
channel in balloon.
denver wins Western Baseball league
pennant.
pernant....Automobile in Chicago makes
mile in los. and 10 m. In 1902.
:5.Abbott trots mile in 2:O3k at Terre
Haute. Inc.
Oct. maxwell W. Long New York; runs
$40 yGs. in a sec.
Sat Brockton, Mass, Harry Fixes breaks
every tricycle. record from 2 m. 10 the hour,
making 30 M, 1,Oio yds.
6-Cresceus E.lkes new stallion trotting
record at Cleveland: 2:04.
1l-French aeronaut travels from Paris to
Kew. Russia Q.3Gi MI in Sc hrs.
14-NatiOrdl league baseball season erds
with Brooklyn leading.
l5-Marguerite Cast IN. " cycles 1000
miles il 80 hrs, ole NJ, breaking outdoor
org-ulStaEct records.
T1-LIpt0n'S challenge for Americas cup
cCtpt ny New York Yacht club. races
to be sailsd Aug. 81. - and Il. ...JOEn Nci-
son cycles - m. IL y :0i 10 IN Chicago.
2i-Iale wins football championship by de-
iea;iEg Harvard TO 0 at New Haven
Dec. 1--Ox:ord wins English football
championship from Cambridge.
I5-fiarry Fixes ard Floyd Mcfarland win
6-Ga. interrGt!oHal bicycle race IL Nv
York by wheels length: 2,62S m.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
sEx-u. 9. Senator John N. Palmer UlA

s-E.-u. .. Senator John n. Palmer ma
at Springfield.
Oct. T-WIlson, VIM. L., pres. Washingtoo
and Lee university, and statesman; 81.
N-Warner, Cha Dudley, author and leo
turer, at Hartford. Conn; n
Fisherman, John, statesman. at Washing
ton; u.
ssMuiier. Max. philOlosist, at Oxford.
Nov. 2-Strong. VIM. L, ex-mayor Of New
York; 70.
12-Daly, Marcus, Montana copper king. at
New York; co.. Willard. Henry. railroad
magnate, near Dobbs Ferry, N. Y; IS.
1s[Ramsdell, Geo. A.: ex-gov. New Hamp-
22-Sullivan, Sir Arthur. composer. at Lon
don, IS.
A-Davis. Cushman K. U. s. senator. at st.
Paul. Mimi: s..
GeMcNair. Fred ", rear admiral I'd In
rank to Dewey, at Washington; s..
Dec. &McClurg. Jos. w, ex-gov. of Mis-
souri,, at Lebanon; 81.
sIrby, John L.. NJ, exit. S. senator, at
Lawrens. s. Coolest mason in the
world (Adna Adams Treat), at Denye
Col. 1GS ....McAuliffe, artist, at New York:
70.
15.Porter:. John Addison. at Pomfret.
Conn: "A.
1s-Ludiow,. Ex-Gov. Geo. c.. At New
Brunswick, 20.