Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-02-01

16O9-Joseph Scaliger, founder OF chro-
nology, died.
1645-Archbishop Laud peheaded.
1657-Attempted assassination of Crom
well.
1706-Benjamin Franklin born.
1719-France declared war against
Spain.
172O-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.
17S9-Charles ". declared king of Spain.
1790-Lafayette supported abolition of
titles and surrendered his own.
1791-Vermont adopted constitution of
the United States. Thirteenth and
last State.
1193-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.
1S05-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 annuled marriage
of Bonaparte and the Empress Jo-
sephine.
1S13-Defeat of Gen. Winchester at the
River Raisin.
1S15-Battle of New Orleans. King of
Spain issued edict against Free Ma
sonry.
1S26-Peru evacuated by the Spaniards.
1S29-Revolt against Spain by Society
of the Black Eagle" in Cuba.
1S30-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-
ueia.
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.
1S6O-Eighty persons killed in the col
lapse of the Pemberton mills, Law
renee, Mass.
1S61-Battle of Bull Run. Georgia
adopted ordinance of secession.
1S63-Gen. Fitz John Porter cashiered
and dismissed from service of United
States.
1S67-Indians troublesome and 5000 Z.
S. troops ordered to the plains.
1S70-U. S. steamer Oneida lost. Yoko-
hama 100 persisted.
1S71-King William of Prussia pro-
claimed Emperor of Germany Fee
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 its per-
manent position in Central Park,
New York.
1888 Hamburg American steamer sunk
in North Sea; 353 lives lost.
1SS4-New State capitol building Of
Iowa dedicated at Des Moines. -.
Ninety-seven lives lost in wreck of
steamer Columbus off Martha's Vine
yard.
1SS5-Seventeen lives lost in burning of
insane hospital at Kankakee Ill.
Avalanche in Piedmont seventy lives
lost
| 1886 Thirty-six men buried in mine ex-
plosion 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 in
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 L. S. Senate: vote. 81 to 80
80. Grand Opera House, St Paul,
burned.
1S90-Great snow blockade in the north
west
| 1892 Nineteen lives lost in burning of
surgical institute in Indianapolis,
Ind. Ultimatum of United States
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 at
Dallas, Texas.
1S95-Militia in Brooklyn fire on strik-
ers and citizens. japanese boni-
barded Teng Chow Foo. Riot of
unemployed at St. Johns, Newfound-
land. -. Steamer sunk in Ohio river
thirty-seven drowned.
19oo-Sixteen killed in collision on Lee
high Valley railroad
19o1-Queen Victoria died
1904-House of Representatives appro-
priated S250,000 to fight cotton boil
weevil. Many killed in tornado at
Moundsville, Ala.
1o05-Scores of workmen slain in en-
deavoring to present petition to
the Car.
J. c. Napier, the negro lawyer and