The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-03
CONDENSED HISTORY OF 1901
From the New York Tribune.
United States.

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January %. Fifty thousand rilpinos in lloo
province took the oath of allegiance to tho
United States.
March 4. President Mckinley and Vice Prcsi.
dent Roosevelt were inaugurated
Alarcl, %. Agunaldo was captured by General
Frederick Funston.
May /. n.Amcrcan exposition was opened at
Buffalo.
July 4. Civil government was established in the
Philippines.
July "a. Rear Admiral Schlcy asked for court
of inquiry.
August g. Indian reservations in Oklahoma were
opened for settlement.
September o. President Mckinley was shot in
Buffalo.
September II. Theodore Roosevelt took the oath
of office as president OF the United States.
October L. Sir Thomas Lptons yacht Shamrock
II was defeated in the contest for the Ameri'
can cup.
November a. Holland submarine boa remained
under water, with crew, fifteen hours.
December II. Si9nor Marconi announced that lie
had received by wireless tclcgraply AT Hall
fax, n s., a message from Cornwall, Eng.
December 10. Nicaragua Canal treaty with Great
Britain was ratified bv the senate.
Europe.
January -. Queen Victoria OF England died.
January ~. Edward VII was proclaimed king
of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor
of India.
February :. Queen Wilhclmina of Holland was
married to Duke Henry of Meckcnburg-
Schwerin ut The Hague.
March 0. Count Leo Tolstoy was excommuni.
Gated.
March 10. The duke and duchess of Cornwall
started tour of the world
May 20. Andrew Carnegie. gave sl0,OO0,000 to
Scottish universities.
October 10. NJ Santos Dumont sailed in his air.
ship from St. Cloud around the Eihel Tower
and returned.
January 10. Joint note OF the powers was signed
in Pcking.
February 26 Two Chinese officials were publicly
beheadcd in Pcking in compliance with the
demand of the powers.
May ]. Ministers at Pekng fixed the total sun,
of indemnity to lie paid by China TO the
powers az S2G3,OOo,O 900
October 3. The Amecr OF Afghanistan died and
succeeded by his son.
Africa.
January Ii. Martial law was proclaimed in Cape
Colony
July IS British forces defeated the Mad Mulah
in Soma!iland.
Cuba.
February 6. The rights OF the United States were
recognized by the Cuban constitutional con.
yention at Havana.
December 81. 4. Estrada Palmer was elected
president OF the republic.
South America.
August Ii. General Plaza was elected president
OF Ecuador.
August 30 Colombian rebels captured Colon and
United States marines We're landed.
December % Chile and Argentina signed pro-
toco and war over the boundary dispute
was averted.
December 81 The German cruiser Vincta an.
clored of la Guayta prepared to enforce
Germany's claims against Venezuela.
Some Notable Persons Who Died.
Abdm Ralman Kahn, Amccr of Atghanst1n,
Oct. 3.
Besant, Sir Walter English novelist, June 0.
Bismarck, Count William, of Germany, May 80.
Boutclle Charles A.. OF Maine, May n.
Buchanan, Robert W, English poet, June 10.
Buncc, Rear Admiral Francis NJ. L. S. NJ,
Oct. 10.
Buterfeld, General Daniel, New York, July Ii.
'Crspi, eXpremier of Italy, Aug. II.
Donnely, lgnatius, politician and author, Jan. ..
Enazuriz, president Of Chile, July II.
Evarts, William Maxwell, Feb. 2s.
Empress DoWager OF Germany, Aug 8.
Grcenlway, Kate, illustrator, Nov. :.
Harrison, BENJAMIN, eX.prcsdent of the United
States, March II.
lIohcnIohe, Prince Won, former chancellor of
Germany July 3.
ii Hung Chang, Chinese statesman, Nov. :.
Mckinley, william, president Of The United
States, Sept II.
Milan, cy.king OF Servia Feb H.
Murat, General Prince Joachim Napoleon, Oct. 81.
Nordcnskiold Baron Adolf Eric, Swedish natural.
ist and Arctic explorer, Aug. II.
Orleans, Prince Henri de, Aug, o.
Plngrec, lIazcn s., ex-governor of Michigan, June
Is.
Rothschild, Baron Wilhelm Won, head of the
famous banking house. Jan. %.
Verdi, Giuseppe, Italian composer, Jan, 27
Victoria, Queen OF England, Jan. ~.