Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-30
EVENTS OF THE. PAST YEAR
14-End of strike of lake CAPTAINS

1s-American Derby in Chicago won by
Highball.
&o-Five thousand Russians killed and
wounded at Haicheng.
21-Republican national convention opens
| in Chicago.
23-Roosevelt and Fairbanks nominated in
Chicago.
26-27-Japanese defeat Russians in two
days fight at Dalin Hill.
2S-Death of Dan Emett, composer OF
Dixie -. Nine million acres of land
thrown open to settlement in Nebraska.
9-Steamer Norge lost in North Atlantic
Ocean; over TOO persons perish.
July.
5Twenty persons killed In Wabash
wreck at Litchfeld, ILL.,
51People's party national convention
nomlnates Watson and Tibbles
6-Democrat1c national convention meets
IN st. Louis Heavy rains cause great
9-Democratic convention dominates AL
ton b. Parker for President
O-Henry G. Davis named for Vice Pres
ident by Democratic convention -. Mar
killed and so injured in train wreck at Mid
IL Thirty thousand Japanese killed or
wounded in attack on Port Arthur
12-Strike of $1,000 packing house en-
ployes begins in Western cities. -. Death
of Mayor S. NJ. Golden Rule) Jones in To-
| flood near Manila.
&c. & e. l. excursion train wrecked
at Glenwood ILL.,; "a killed and 70 injured.
14-Death Of Paul Kruger.
2224-RitouS times at Bonesteel, s. D.
24-Russians evacuate Newchwang after
two-days battle. -. Russians sink British
steamship Knight Commander off LEU.
21-England protests to Russia regarding
sinking of steamship Knight Commander.
28-Drawing for Rosebud reservation land
begun in Chamberlain, S. D.
August.
death CT Ex-Governor Robt. e. Patti
son of Pennsylvania
illinois Central train robbed near Har-
vey, Ill -. Death of Mrs. Nelson A. Miles.
$Brltish expedition enters Lhassa, the
forbidden city"
4-s-Japanese attac. 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
France dies Naval battle off Port Ar
thur
13-Turkey yields to demands Of United
States in regard to American schools
14-Russian Vladiyostok squadron defeat
ed by Japanese in Straits of Corea
16-Mob burns two negroes at stake In
a Hannah at Tr Fra cit g'n Mich ef on es
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. 80. 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-Stcckyards strike in Chicago is ended.
-. Death of Rev. Geo. c. LOrimer.
11-Russian cruiser Lena arrives in port
at San Francisco.
of ID,;D
1.-TWO million dollar wharf fire in Hal
| flax, N. S.
21-Peter karageorgevitch crowned King
of Servia.
24-sixty-two persons killed in train
wreck near Knoxville Tenn. -. Mt. Vesu-
vius in eruption.
26-Death of Lafcadio Hearn, author.
2S-JapaneSe capture Ia Pass
30-Death of Senator George Frisbie Hoar
of Massachusetts
death Of Sir William Vernon Har-
court.
4Death of Frederic A Bartholdi, IA
nous French sculptor. Postmaster-Gen-
eral Henry c. Payne dies.
10-Robert ]. Wynne appointed Postmas-
ter General. -. Missouri Pacific wreck
near Warrensburg Mo-, kills 20 people.
11-Steamer Call sinks off Prince Ed
wards Island; IS lives lost.
liking George of SaXony dies. 80.
Famine in Swedish province of Goteburg
BONUS. huSSldllS lose great Uutlle near
Yentai
13-17-Great battle south of NIukden
22-Russian Baltic fleet fires upon English
fishing boats and sinks two of them.
24-England demands reparation for sink
ing of fishing boats by Russian fleet.
26-Russia sends note Of apology to Eng
27-Mrs. Rae Krauss confesses murder Of
stepda ughter in Hartford City, Ind.
28-Ex-Governor Geo. X. Nash of Ohio
drops dead H.; England and Russia agree
| court. -. Twenty-one miners killed by
mine explosion in Teroio, Col.
November.
3-French steamer Gironde sunk in col
| lision off Herbillon, Algiers, and 100 lives
lost.
8-Roosevelt and Fairbanks elected by
unprecedented majorities.
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.
f9-Burning of Missouri building at the
Worlds Fair; one fireman killed. w. G.
?. Breckenridge dies.
20-Twelve persons lose lives in burning
of Brooklyn, n. Y, tenements. 100000
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. 80. Seventh Inauguration Of
President Diaz of Mexico. -. Haley Gipe
found guilty Of manslaughter at Newcastle,
Ind. 49,. Peter Nissen, inventor of a roller
boat dies in contrivance on Lake Michigan.
death Of Mrs. G. H. Gilbert, veteran
actress.
5rDeath of ex-Postmaster General James
N. Tyner -. Opening of last session OF
5Sth Congress.
S-Japanese wipe out Russian fleet at
Port Arthur.
13-Big fire in Minneapolis.
21-Death of ex-senator George L. Shoup
of Idaho -. Congress adjourns for holiday
recess.