Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-31

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washington. aged u.
o. Russo-Japanese war: Admiral Naka.
ron appointed to succeed Admiral
Stark In command OF the Russian
feet at Port Arthur
-. Turkey: The Turkish general Shemsi
Pasha. with a force numbering $500
routed 5000 Albanians who were be-
siezing BabaJhosi. infiIcting q loss OF
SO killed and wounded
L. Accident: % people killed and 90
wounded by dynamite explosion at
jackson. Utah
plan to limit the field OF hostilities be-
tween japan and Russia acceded to by
Russia
a Obituary: Owen Fawcett. the veteran
comedian. at Flat Rock. Mich; aged
pointed to command the Russian army
In the east
- Obituary: Sir Leslie Stephen. noted
man of letters and son-in-law Of
Thackersy. the novelist. in London:
aged - William c. Whitney. noted
capitaIfst and former secretary OF the
navy in New York 3J aged 6.
Flood: Catawissa. Pa. swept by q rise
OF the Susquehanna: loss. over 5000
600.
-
the republic of Panama ratified by the
United States senate.
a. Russo-Japanese War: The Russian
fleet repulsed the japanese In an at
tempt TO block the channel ut Port
Arthur and sunk some japanese
transports by shells
g. Fire: At Rochester. N. Y: flames In
the business center caused a loss OF
S25OoOo.
=. Disaster at Sea: During a fire on the
Washington coast. II lives were lost
Fire: The state capitol destroyed at
Madison; loss. 10000
MARCH.
& Accident: q deaths In the collapse of
Hotel Darlington. under construction
I'm New York city
Z Obituary: W. II. H Murray. famous
preacher. lecturer. sportsman and
writer. at Guilfer3. Conn: aged g.
Fire; Loss OF 10000 by the burning OF
the prutrse around Oklahoma City.
& Russo-Japanese War: The japanese
bombarded v1ndivostok.
Accident: killed and Is injured by
dynamite explosion at Brandenburg.
Obituary: Field Marshal Count Won
waldersee. noted Prussian soldier. at
Hanover: aged r.
q Shfpwrork: The American schooner
Herald OF the Morning lost near Da-
kar Africa: IS drowned.
10. Flood: Loss of si.5ooooo by the rising
Of the Susquehanna river In Wyoming
valley. Pennsylvania
Russo-Japanese War: The Russian tor
pedo boats made sortie at Port Ar
thur. sinking a japanese ship and los
Ing a destroyer sunk In action
2 Sporting: The Crescent City Derby
won by Ostrich at New Orleans
g. Russo-Japsnese War: The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer Skorrf sunk by
q floating mine at Port Arthur.
z. Obituary: The Duke OF Cambridge.
grandson of George Ill. In London:
aged Sc.
g. Sea Disaster: The British submarine
boat Al sunk In collision with a liner
on the Isle of Wight
Personal: Leonard Wood confirmed as
major general United States army.
Financial Troubles: ID. ]. Suliy. the sem
sational cotton broker. failed in New |
York city.
I. Earthquake: Several shocks I'm New |
England.
!, Cyclone: Reunion islands Indfnn !
ocean. devastated by a windstorfn: |
loss. S. 10000.
/ Obituary: Sir Edwin Arnold. noted :
British author and poet. I'm London: |
aged ~
5. South America: Gen. Nicholas Arias.
tnsurgent Dominican leader. executed \
under sentence by court martial for ,
killing a United States naval machin-
ist-
sporting. Cambridge won tbe Sixty
first annual boat race at Putney. lead
ing the Oxford crew by four and one
half lengths
Financial Troubles: Pettingill & Co.
newspaper advertising agency. failed
in Boston with 81 900 900 liabilities.
!. Russo-Japanese War: The japanese
failed I'm an attempt to block the
channel at Port Arthur.
Flood: A rise In Grand river caused a
loss OF 100000 at Grand Rapids.
Mich.
Fire: In New York city: loss OF 81. 600 900
by a blaze In the Wells Fargo and
American Express buildings.
J. Russo-Japanese War: Spirited action
at Chongju between Russians and
japanese numbering 1.50o men.
J. Obituary: Burton ~. Harrison. who
was private secretary to Jefferson Da-
Wis and captured with him. In WASH
ington: aged Is.
!. obituary: Gen. W. II. Payne. who led
the famous BLACK Horse cavalry IN
the First Bull Run. in Washington:
aged ~
The English bark Lady
Cairns sunk In collision with the Ger
man bark Mona, on Dublin. losing her
crew of =
Fire: At West Tampa. Pa: Is bust
ness blocks. chiefly cigar factories and
30 tenement houses. destroyed: loss.
33D.0D
Earthquake: 100 houses destroyed In
Kissovo Sabonika. Macedonia: Is lives
lost
Francis Power Cobbe. noted
English writer and philanthropist. In
London: aged s.
Russo-Japanese War: Advance de-
tachments of the japanese army COM
manded by Gen Kuroki crossed the
YGiu river at several points and took
positions on the right bank
Obituary: Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain.
grandmother OF King Alfonso. In Par
Is: aged "a
Russo-Japanese War: Naval battle In
the outer roadstead at Port Arthur.
The Russian battleship Petropavlovsk
sunk by mine OF torpedoes. carry
ing down Admiral Makaroff. together
with over 600 sailors. vereschaSin.
the noted Russian battle painter.
among the lost.
Accident: 1000 pounds Of powder ex-
ploded on board the United States bat.
tieship Missouri. during target prac-