Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-01-07
EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
1904 LEAVES DARK RECORD IN
MANY RESPECTS.
Decide of Rapiue and Violence and Far.
Reaching Natural Disasters Over
Shadow Its Showing of the Fruits
of Industry and Peace.


The year 1908 has been mark ed by
massacre. murder. disaster and violence
that are in sharp contrast with the I'M
derby ing spirit Of progress that is stead
lily making for frendliness and better
mutual understanding between individu-
ais and nations. Religious intolerance.
political intrigue. class hatred and con
vulsions of nature are the causes upon
which the dread responsibility rests.
| In May occurred the great massacre or
Jews in kishinev. Russia. A month later
King Alexander and Queen Draga of
Servia were murdered in their palace in
Belgrade by their own soidiery and Off
GERS Strikes and other labor disputes
have been responsible for Il good deal OF
violence and several deaths in the | nit
ed States; and natural PHENOMENA I'M
der which classification are numbered the
disastrous foods and storms of last
spring and early summer in Kansas. Ne
brnska Iowa, Missouri and other parts
of the nation. hurricanes in the South
Sea Islands and an earthquake in Ash
attic Turkey. have caused the loss of
| thousands of lives and much valuable
property.
The unfaltering course Of cOmmercial
achievement has been evidenced by the
opening of two new cables beneath the
| Pacific ocean. successful practical tests
of wireless tclegraphy. and the establish
ment OF IL Department of Commerce in
connection with the government in Wash
iugton.
The years roll of deaths includes ec-
clesiastic authorities like Pope Leo and
Canon f. Nj. Farrar, statesmen like
Lord Salisbury of England and EXPIRE
mier Sagasta of Spain thinkers like Her
bert Spencer and Prof. Theodor Momm-
sen. public men like former Postmaster
General W. s. Bissell. religious workers
like Mrs. Emma Booth Tucker and
inventors like X. J. Calling
The events of the year 1903 are briefly
summarize below
!. Opening Of Pacific cable between San
Francisco and Honolulu. Asiatic plague
| at Mazatlan, Mexico.
3. Death OF cx Premier Sagasta OF Spain
In Madrid
u. Denth OF j. |. Case, Of Racine. Wis
II. Death OF Gen. Samuel Thomas, prom
inrnt railroad man.
IA. Congress votes tariff of coal.
II. German gunboat attacks Fort Carlos
and is repulsed by venezuelnns.
IL. Death of TX Mayor A. $. Hewitt OF
New York
10 President Roosevelt and King Edward
VII. exchange greetings by wireless teleg-
raphy. $500. Forty four Chicago conl men In
dicted by Grand Jury.
| spondent.
81 Germans recommence bomba rdment
Of San Carlos.
~. Canal treaty with Colombia signed.
a
boundary dispute signed In washington. :.
Senator Teller reelected In Colorado after
hard fght w. r. Day appointed T."
~. Fifty perish In burning Of Colney
Hatch insane asylum In England "a
killed and many injured by collision on New
Jersey Central railway near Crawford
%. Train wreck at vailo Ariz.. kills and
burns 20 persons, injuring many others.
20. Army Of Sultan of Morocco routs that
of Pretender in battle near Fee.
February.
s. Earthquake shakes felt between St.
Louis. Mo. and Louisville, KY. More
than 1000 lives destroyed by hurricane In
South Sea islands.
Q. William Hooper Young pleads guilty
to murder in New York and gets life sen
tence.
H. One million Ave hundred thousa nd
dollar fire at Rock Island ILL.,, arsenal.
10. Allied powers sign protocols for rails
Ing Of Venezuelan blockade.
IL. Venezuelan blockade raised.
1918. Extreme cold and storm over
il. Eighteen lives lost by sinking Of
river steamer near EdentOn, n. c.
10. Eight children killed by train in New
20 Many injured in Ore that destroys
Clifton House at Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Pope's silver jubilee.
Is Four miners killed and many injured
In battle with United States officers at
| Stamford city, W. Va.
20 Pike Opera House in Cincinnati burns
with half square OF other buildings; loss
g. OOO. 600. 49,. Albert Knapp. OF Hamilton
O., confesses Ave murders. Death of H.
J. Gatling In New York
March.
| . President Roosevelt Issues message
calling Senate In special session March s..
| Two Senators elected In Delaware. after
long fight.
Of his pontihcate
T. Nineteenth lives lost by capsizing Of
ferry boat at spier Falls on Hudson River
g. Six burn to death In hotel at Leiten.
W. Va.. Death Of Hawaiian Commits
sIoner Blount at Macon. Ga.
| O. Twenty two lives lost by oil Are and
explosions at Olean, N. Y.
II. Cuban reciprocity convention ratified
| by Senate In Havana.
~ Car proclaims religious freedom
through empire.
| 16 Tax riots at Coimba. Portugal.
II Strike Arbitration Committee files re-
| port Senate ratifies Panama canal
| treaty. -a
1920. Floods along Ohio and Mississippi
/ rivers.
| 49, Senate ratifea Cuban reciprocity
treaty and extra session Is adjourned sine
die.
u. Finding of Coal Arbitration Commit
tee made public.
~ Death Of Very Rev. F. W. Farrar In
London.
49, six miners killed BY explosion at
Athens. Ill.
25 Irish land bin introduced in Parlia.
~ Death Of N. X. Fairbank.
20 Reciprocity treaty with United States
! ratified by Cuban Senate.
! % Death Of Gustavus F. Swift, Chicapo
packer.
81 Young Corbett" defeats Terry Nc
! Govern at San Francisco.
! April.
1. President starts on long Western trip.
8. Republicans gain In elections In Ohio
cities. Republicans carry Michigan cleo.
| tion.
H. General strike In Holland declared
off.
90 Erie train wrecked at Red House. n.
Y, and six persons burn to death.
81 Eight hundred thousand dollar IRE in
! La Crosse. Wis.
2S Riot In Illinois House Of Represents.
tives. ...... Russia demands Manchuria of
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