Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-26
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1191-Christians took possession of city
of Acre, in Palestine
1414-Henry V. claimed restoration of
English possessions in France.
1537-Janet, Lady CLAIMS, burned as
witch on Castle Hill, Edinburgh.
l546-Anne Askew burnt in London.
1884 William, Prince of Orange, assas-
sinated.
1609-Henry Hudson first obtained sight
Of the American continent.
1691-English defeated French and Irish
at battle of Aghrim.
1713-Treaty of peace of Portsmouth;
British and Indians.
1771-Mission of San Antonio, Cal,
founded.
1T79-Stony Point taken by the Amer-
cans.
17S0-American force under Sumter de-
feated British at Williamson's plan
tation, South Carolina.
Savannah. Ca, evacuated by the
British.
17S6-Treaty of peace between Morocco
ana TIE States.
17SS-Russia declared war against Swe-
den.
17S9-Bastile of Paris taken and de-
stroyed.
l793-Charlotte Corday, assassin of
Marat, guillotined.
1S04-Alexander Hamilton MORALLY
wounded in duel with Aaron Burr.
Mutiny of the Sepoys at VelIore,
India. Confederation of the Rhine
formed.
1S12-Gen. Hull, with force of American
volunteers, invaded Canada.
1892 President Jackson vetoed bill to
recharter United. States Bank.
JS57-Evacuation of Crimea by the al
lies.
1861 Confederates victorious at battle
OF Rich Mountain, Va. -. Payment
of foreign debt suspended by Mexico.
1862 Gen. II. w. Halleck made com
mander-in-chief of the United States
army.
1S63-United States ship Wyoming de-
feated japanese in naval battle at
Shimonoseki Mexican empire pro-
claimed; Macmillan as emperor. -.
Draft riots in New York.
1S64-Gen. Hood superseded Gen. John
ston in command of Confederate
forces.
-Freedmen's Bureau bill! vetoed by
President Johnson.
1S70-Congress granted pension of $4,000
per annum to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
1S12-yoting by ballot became a law
1S73-Don Carlos entered Spain and as
sumed command of his partisans.
iS74-Attempted assassination Of Prince
Bismarck at Kissengen.
iS7S-Creation of Bulgaria by the treaty
of Berlin.
19S2-British bombarded Alexandria,
Egypt.
1883 Henry NJ. Stanley discovered Lake
Mantunba in Central Africa.
1SS4-Survivors of Greedy expedition
reached st. Johns, Newfoundland.
1SS5-Arrival in Chicago of first carload
of fruit shipped from Oregon.
1SS6-Gov. West of Iowa issued a proc
lamation against the Mormons.
1SS7-Cyclone nearly destroyed town of
Waupa.a, Wis.
1SSS-Brakemen on c., B. & @. railroad
went on strike.
1S90-President approved act for admis-
sion of Wyoming to statehood. =.
Many persons killed by tornado at
Lake Pepin, Mimi.
1S91-George Francis Train completed
circuit of the world in sixty-two
days. Niagara Falls crossed on a
wire cable by d. J. Dixon. -. Man
chester ship canal opened.
1893 of lives lost in cold storage
fire at Chicago worlds fair.
lS94-Hundreds killed by earthquake
at Constantinople. {. President Cleve-
land signed act admitting Utah tc
statehood.
1S97-Andree balloon expedition to
north pole started from Tromsee.
1S9S-Gen. Miles landed in Cuba. Sur.
render of Santiago by Gen. Toral.
1902-Explosion of fre-damp in mine
near Johnstown, Pa; more than 11J
killed. Celebrated Campanile, OF
bell tower, of Venice fell
1903-Cuban Senate ratified treaty grant
ing United States naval and coaIing
stations.
ie04-Paul Kruger. Beer leader. died in
Switzerland.
905-Franco-German agreement over
Morocco was announced. .Peary