Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-29

in East River, New York; 1900 persons per
| ish. Vladivostok squadron sinks two
| japanese transports. destroying 1000 lives.
| 1S-American Derby In Chicago by
Highball
2O-Five thousand Russians killed and
| wounded at Haicheng.
| 21-Republican national convention opens
in Chicago.
| 23-Roosevelt and Fairbanks nominated in
| Chicago.
2627-Japanese defeat Russians in two
days fight at Daln Hill.
S-Death Of Dan" Emett, composer of
| Dixie" Nine million acres of land
| thrown open to settlement In Nebraska.
29-Steamer Norge lost in North Atlantic
| Ocean; over 700 persons perish.
July.
| wreck at Litchfeld. III.
5-People's party national convention
! nominates Watson and Tibbles
| 6-Democratic national convention meets
IN 81 Louis. Heavy rains cause great
| floods in Kansas
9-Democratic convention nominates AL
| ton b. Parker for President
| Io-Henry q. Davis named for Vice Pres
| ident by Democratic convention. 80. Mar
blehead, Ohio, wrecked by explosion. -. II
killed and so injured in train wreck at Mid
| vale, n. J.
| 11-Thirty thousand japanese killed or
| wounded in attack Port Arthur.
l2-Strike Of 10000 packing house en-
ployes begins In Western cities. Death
| VI
| ledo. o. 200 lives lost in cloudburst and
| flood near Manila.
&c. & f. |. excursion train wrecked
| at Glenwood, Ill; "A killed and - injured.
| 14-Death of Paul Kruger.
| 22-24-Ritous times at Bonesteel, S. d.
| A-Russians evacuate Newchwang after
| twOdays' battle. 80. Russians sink British
steamship knight Commander off Izu.
| 21-England protests to Russia regarding
| sinking Of steamship Knight Commander.
| 2S-Drawing for Rosebud reservation land
begun in Chamberlain, S. D.
| August.
| death Of Ex-Governor Robt E. Patti
| son Of Pennsylvania.
| Illinois Central train robbed near Har-
| vey, Ill. -. Death of Mrs. Nelson A. Miles.
3-British expedition enters Lhassa, the
| forbidden city
| 4S-Japanese attack Port Arthur
| Wreck on Rio Grande railway near
| Pinon, Col, causes 100 deaths.
! 9-Death Of ex-senator Geo. G. Vest Of
| Missouri.
1O-Former Premier Waldeck- Rousseau of
| thur.
13-Turkey yields to demands of United
States In regard to American schools.
| 14-RuSsian Vladv ostok squadron defeat
| ed by Japanese in Straits of Corea.
| 16-Mob burns two negroes at stake in
Statesboro, Ga. Death Of Hon. Perry
| 19-Tornado in North St Louis. 80. Gen
| eral attack on Port Arthur.
| 2O-Tornado in st. Paul, Minneapolis and
vicinity kills 16 persons and causes $1,000
| 600 loss.
| 21-Russian cruiser Novik beached after
two days fight. go. Russians win battle at
| Port Arthur.
| 2s-Cable line to Alaska is completed.
September.
Japanese take Laio-Yang
! Big fire in Memphis, Tenn.
| 4-Tenement house fire In New York ends
IA lives.
| s-Stockyards strike in Chicago is ended.
-. Death of Rev. Geo. c. Lorimer.
| 11-Russian cruiser Lena arrives In port
| at San Francisco.
| 1S-Death of Prince Herbert Bismarck.
| 19.Two million dollar wharf fire in Hal
flax, n. S.
| 21-Peter Karageorgevitch crowned King
of Servia.
| 2LSixty-two persons killed In train
wreck near Knoxville, Tenn. go. Mt. Vesu-
| vius in eruption.
| 26-Death Of Lafcadio Hearn. author.
2S-Japanese capture Ia Pass.
| 3O-Death Of Senator George Frisbie Hoar
| of Massachusetts.
| death of Sir William Vernon Har-
| court
HDeath of Frederic A. Barthodi, IA
nous French sculptor. -. Postmaster-Gen-
eral Henry c. Payne dies.
| 10-Robert ]. Wynne appointed Postmas-
ter General. 80. Missouri Pacific wreck
near Warrensburg, Mo- ;1 Kills % people y,
wards Island; 10 lives lost.
liking George Of Sayony dies. 80.
| Famine i'll Swedish province Of Goteburg
nohus: Russians lose great battle near
| Yentai.
| 13-17-Great battle south Of Mukden.
22-Russian Baltic fleet fires upon English
fishing boats and sinks two Of them.
| 2-England dema Ids reparation for sink
ing Of fishing boats by Russi IN fleet.
| 26-Russia sends note Of apology to Eng
27-Mrs. Rae Krauss confesses murder of
| stepdaughter in Hartford City, Ind.
| 2S-Ex-Governor Geo. K. Nash of Ohio
drops dead. -. England and Russia agree
to refer North Sea affair to arbitration
| court w Twenty-one miners killed by
| mine explosion in Teroio, Col.
| November.
| 3-French steamer Gironde sunk in col
| lision off Herbllon, Algiers, and 100 lives
| s-Roosevclt and Fairbanks elected by
| unprecedented majorlties.
| 13-Gale sweeps Atlantic Coast States
16-Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ras
| toropny blown up in harbor of Che-Foo.
| 1S-Explosion in mine at Morrissey. Man,
| kills IA miners. Gas explosion in Chi
cago kills four men.
| 19-Burning of Missouri building at the
| Worlds Fair; one fireman killed. 80. W. c.
| p Breckenridge dies.
| 20-Twelve persons lose lives in burning
|
| fire in business section OF Cincinnati.
| 23-Steamer Elpis lost IN Black Sea, with
| II persons aboard.
| 29-Death of Madame Janauschek, famous
| actress.
| December.
| Louisiana Purchase Exposition in ST
| Louis closes. -. Seventh Inauguration Of
| President DiaZ of Mexico. 80. Haley Gipe
| found guilty of manslaughter at Newcastle,
| Ind. =. Peter Nissen, inventor of g roller
| boat, dies In contrivance on Lake Michigan.
| death Of Mis-. G. II. Gilbert, veteran
| actress.
| death Of ex-Postmaster General James
| n Tyner. 80. Opening Of last session of
| 5Sth Congress.
| S-Japanese wipe out Russian feet at
| Port Arthur
13-Big fire in Minneapolis.
| 21-Death of ex-senator George l.. Shoup
| of Idaho. 80. Congress adjourns for holiday
recess.
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