Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-06

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well sermon at Wittenberg.
1547-Earl of Surrey behead4d.
15S3-Attempt of the Duke of Anjcu to
seize Antwerp.
15SS-Miles Coverdale, translator of the
Bible, died.
16O9-Joseph Scaliger, founder of chrS-
nology, died.
1915 Archbishop Laua Deheaded.
1657-Attempted assassination of Crom-
we'll.
1706-Benjamin Franklin born.
1719-France declared war against
Spain.
1720-Famous South Sea Bubble in
augurated.
1746-Batle of Falkirk.
1765-Stamp act passed by the British
Parliament.
1776-"No Stamp" flag raised at Ports
mouth, n. ii.
1777-Battle Of Kingsbridge, n. Y.
17SS-Connecticut ratified constitution Of
of the United States.
1TS9-Charles ". declared king of Spain
179o-Lafayette supported abolition Of
titles and surrendered his own.
1791-Vermont adopted constitution Of
the United States. Thirteenth and
last State
1793-First balloon ascension in United
States made at Philadelphia.
1796-Remains of Columbus removed
from ST. Domingo to Havana.
1904-Dr. Jenner first declared vacci-
nation would prevent smallpox.
1SO5-Tailors of New York City met and
organized first trades union in
America.
1S06-Cape of Good Hope taken by the
English.
1S09-American Congress passed laws
enforcing the embargo.
1S10-Diocesan court annulled marriage
of Bonaparte and the Empress JO-
sephine.
River Raisin.
1S15-Battle of New Orleans. King OF
Spain issued edict against Free Ma
sonry.
1S26-Peru evacuated by the SpaniardS
1829-Revolt against Spain by Society
of the Black Eagle" in Cuba
1830-President' message reached New
Orleans from Washington in four and
one-half days, breaking previous.
speed records.
1S36-Treaty of peace and commerce
signed by United States and Venez-
uela.
1S3S-Coldest day in a century.
1S40-Penny postage in Great Britain
went into operation. ,
1S4S-Thirty killed in explosion OF the
steamboat Blue Ridge on the Ohio
river.
1S50-First ship placed in United States
drydocK at Brooklyn navy yard.
1S54-Ship Tayleuere lost on Irish coast.
$40 persisted.
1S54-Two railroad bridges at Erie, Pa
destroyed by a mob of women.
1S55-Great parade of the unemployed
in New York City.
1S60-Eighty persons killed in the COZ
lapse of the Pemberton mills. Law
renee, Mass.
1S61-Battle of Bull Run. Georgia
adopted ordinance of secession.
1S63-Gen. Fitz John Portcl cashiered
and dismissed from service of United
States.
1S67-Indians troublesome and 5000 u.
S. troops ordered to the plains.
1S70-U. S. steamer Oneida lost. Yoke
hama 100 persisted.
1S71-King William of Prussia pro-
claimed Emperor of Germany Ee-
MAN exiles arrive in New York.
1S73-Napoleon III. died.
1S74-Siamese twins died in Surrey
county, North Carolina
1SS1-Egyptian obelisk is set in It's per-
manent position in Central Park.
New York.
Hamburg American steamer sunk
in North Sea; 353 lives lost.
1SS4-New State capitol building Of
Iowa dedicated at Des Monss 90.
Ninety-seven lives lost IN wreck of
steamer Columbus off Marthd,s Vine
yard.
1SS5-Seventeen lives lost in burning of
insane hospital at Kankakee, III.
Avalanche in Piedmont; seventy liveS
lost.
1SS6-Thirty-six men buried in mine ex-
ploson near Wheeling, w va.
Damaging storm ON the Pacific coast
MANY lives lost in great blizzard
which swept the West
1SS7-Henry NJ. Stanley started from
London for relief of Emin Bey i'm
Africa. British ship Kapunda
sunk off the coast of Brazil; 300
persisted.
1SS9-Jail attacked by mob, Graham.
Texas; six men killed. Tariff bill
passed .. S. Senate vote, 81 to 30
Grand Opera House, st. Paul,
burned.
1S90-Great snow blockade in the nerth~
west.
1S92-Nineteen lives lost IN burning Of
surgical institute in indianapolis.
Ind. .Ultimatum of United Statex
government sent to Chill.
1S93-Nine killed in railroad collision
near Alton, III. Ten inches Of
snow fell in Mississippi
1S94-Great damage by hurricane az
Dallas, Texas.
1S05-Militia in Brooklyn FIRE on strik-
ers and citizens. Japanese bons-
barded Teng Chow Foo. Riot of
unemployed at st. Johns, Newfound-
land. 49,. Steamer sunk in Ohio river.
thirty-seven drowneu.
1900-Sixteen killed in collision on L.
high Valley railroad.
1901-Queen Victoria died.
19O4-House of Representatives, apyre-
priated $4,000 to fight cotton bod
weevil. Many killed in tornado az
Moundsyille, ala
l9O5-Scores of workmen slain in en-
deavoring to present a petition to
the Gar.
J. G. Napier, the negro lawyer and
banker of Nashville, who was recently
offered the position of United States cor
sui at Bahia, Brazil, called on the PreSS-