Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-31

Destruction of life and property In
both hemispheres caused by the forces
of nature has been notable character
istfc of the year 1906. In March oc-
Cured the earthquake upheaval on the
island of Formosa. Early in April
Vesuvius burst forth, destroying life
and property for miles around the vol
canic mountain. y few days later the
San Francisco earthquake and fire ca
lamity startled the world with its al
most unparalleled horrors.
In AugIi,t an earthquake devastated
the coast cities of Chile, causing heavy
loss of life, especially i'll Valparaiso.
In September Il destructive typhoon
swept over Hongkong and cyclone
caused great destruction on the gulr
coast, notably at Mobile and Pensacola.
A fierce West India hurricane in Octo-
Der destroyed life and property on the
coasts of Venezuela, Honduras, Saliva
dor and Cuba. Landslides. cloudbursts
and floods. shipwrecks, fires and rail
way accidents added to the years rec
Orll OF NlclllllS. II - tSllAAAttANNA hAIttl
over 10000 lives were sacrificed the
first ten months by the manifestations
OF natures fury and the accidents Of
travel ON sea and land.
The obituary record of the year in
cludes Carl SchurZ, Mrs. Jefferson Da-
Wis. Henrik Ibsen. General Joseph
Wheeler, General William L. Shafter
Senator Arthur Pue German. Christian
IN of Denmark, Adelaide Ristori,
John Lawrence Toole, Russell Sage and
Marshall Field.
JANUARY.
2. Obituary: Gen. Francis Fessenden.
noted veteran of the civil war, in
Portland. Me; aged &C.
3. Labor Troubles: Printers inaugurated
a strike extending over the United
States and Canada
4. Obituary: Harrison William Weir.
well known illustrator of birds and
animals. in Lewes. England; aged So.
Accident: II miners killed by explosion
at Coaldale. w. Va.
Miscellaneous: Earthquake shock at
Sasaya. Nicaragua. Gen. Rodriguez.
commander of the forces of Santo
Domingo's fugitive president, killed in
battle.
Z. Earthquake: Shock felt in Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska.
9. Catastrophe: Landslide at Haver-
straw, n. Y, carried down dwell
ings. causing the death Of 16 persons.
10. Obituary: DR.. William Rainey Harper,
noted Hebrew scholar and president of
the University of Chicago. in Chicago;
aged 4e.
Fatal Fire: killed and many injured at
West hotel. Minneapolis.
Il. Obituary: Sir Mountstuart Dun. noted |
Scotch writer. well known by his Sc |
ries of diaries covering the latter half |
of the nineteenth century, in London; |
aged AZ.
&c. Conventions: International conference |
on Moroccan affairs opened at Alge- |
ciras. Spain. Seventeenth annual con-
vention OF the United Mine Workers
met in Indianapolis
Obituary: Commodore William z. Nc !
Cam. I. s. N, retired, known as 1.-The |
Father of the White Squadron" at |
New Rochelle. n. Y: aged sc.
Il. Political: NJ Fallieres. president Of the 4
French senate. elected by the rational /
assembly Of France president of the
republic.
Obituary: Marshall Field of Chicago.
the richest merchant in the world, in
New York city; aged 20.
2. Obituary: George Jacob Holyoake.
British author and lecturer, at Brigh-
ton. England; aged 50.
Sea Disasters: The Brazilian warship
Aquidaban destroyed near Rio de
Janeiro by the explosion of her maya
zines: 2f2 officers and sailors Killed and |
g injured. The Pacific coaster Valen-
cia wrecked near Cape BeaIe. b. c.;
1873 deaths.
3. Sporting: F. H. Marriott broke the
worlds auto record by driving the
Stanley steamer n mile in 2 IS sec
onds at Ormond Beach. Fla.
s. Obituary: Brigadicr General Joseph
Wheeler, L. 6. a. retired. former lieu
tenant general of the Confederate
States of America and pror-inent in
public life since the civil conflict, IN
BROOKLYN. y. y; aged CO.
S. Sporting: T. II. Marriott broke the
worlds auto record made by him the
sd by driving the Stanley steamer n
mile in 281-5 seconds at Ormond
Beach. Fla.
Earthquake: Severe shock felt in Ari-
IONA and New Mexico
s. Sporting: Clifford carp scored a new
100 mile auto record by making the
run in L hour Is minutes 40 2-5 sec
onds at Ormond Beach. Fla.
3. Obituary: Christian TX. OF Denmark,
father of Queen Alexandra of Eng
land and related by blood or marriage
to many European rulers, at Copen-
ha gen: aged S.
Sporting: Victor Demogot made a new
two mile auto record by speeding the
distance in 58 4-5 seconds at Ormond
Beach, Fla.
}. Political: Frederick VIII, eldest son
of the deceased ruler of Denmark, pro-
claimed king.
FEBRUARY.
J, Obituary: Lord Masham (Samuel Gun
Iiffe-Lfster). noted inventor and manu-
facturer. at Masham. England.
/ Fire: In East st. Louis; loss OF $780,
GOO by the burning of the Union ele-
vator.
/ Personals: Countess Boni de Castei-
lane. nee Anna Gould, entered plea
for divorce in the French courts.
/ Obituary: Paul Metternich. son OF
Prince Metternich. the Austrian min
lister who was hostile to Napoleon l.,
at Vienna; aged "a
Convention: The Woman'S Nauonai
Suffrage association met in Baltimore.
Cyclone: The Society and Tahiti groups
of islands damaged to the extent Oh
s, 10000. - !
!. Accident: An explosion in the Stewart
collieries at Oak Hill. W. Va, caused
the death of Is miners.
. Obituary: Paul Laurence Dunbar the
negro poet, at Dayton. o.; aged 81