Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-04

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FIRE: At Butte, Mont: loss Of nearly
100000 BY flames in the business dis
trict.
n. Storm: A destructive and fatal ~
phoon swept over Luzon and other
Philippine Islands; over 100 deaths and
property loss estimated at 100000
8o Personal: The car rewarded White
for his services on the peace commits
sion BY creating him count Of the
empire.
L Fire: At Hiroshima, Japan; loss Of
s5,Ooo,OoO by the burning Of military
stores.
Z. Sporting: Dan Patch paced mile in
1854, breaking his own record of l:56.
at Louisville, KY.
To- Convention: Thirty-frst annual con-
vention of the American Bankers as
sociation met in Washington.
Il. Obituary: Josephine Shaw Lowell.
well known reformer and philanthro-
pist, In New York city; aged 6z.
13 Obituary: Sir Henry Irving, the Eng
lish actor, at Bradford, England; aged
67
Ia. Worlds Fair: Close Of the Lewis aud
Clark exposition at Portland, Ore; at
tendance for the entire fair PERIOD
2,545,509. The Missouri building at the
fair, with valuable art treasures,
burned.
Russia and Japan signed the peace
treaty. officially ending the war
Is. Accident: s people killed and IS M
jured by tornado at Sorrento, Ill
10. Personal: The Danish court announe-
ed that Prince Charles of Denmark
would accept the crown of Norway.
Ii. Celebration: Centenary of the naval
battle of Trafalgar and the death of
the British commander, Lord Nelson.
celebrated in the British dominions
a. Personal: Admiral Togo made public
entry Of Tokyo to report to the mika-
do the return of his fleet from the
war.
s. Personal: Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived
at San Francisco from Yokohama.
Obituary: Jerry Simpson, former con-
gresham and noted Populist leader, at
wichita, Kan; aged So.
"a Chile: so persons killed and 800 wound
ed in riot at Santiago.
26 Russia: General strike of railway
men followed by rioting in the great
cities.
| 3d. Accident: 10 killed and 30 injured IN
wreck on the Topeka and Santa Fe.
near Kansas City.
Russia: The car issued manifesto
granting civic liberty.
| ST. Sporting: Ed Bryan broke the worlds
two mile record by trotting in AS at
Philadelphia
| Russia: The railway strike committee
decided to continue the strike in spite
of the czar's liberal manifesto and de-
manded general amnesty.
NOVEMBER.
| l. Russia: Riot and disorder at Odessa
and vicinity, accompanied by attacks
| on the Jews.
| 8. PERSONAL Prince Louis of Battenberg.
bearing a message from King Edward
VII. to President Roosevelt, received
| at the White House.
! 4 Russia: Car Nicholas granted the de-
nands of Finland for autonomy in gov
eminent as it existed before 1898. Am
/ nesty ukase signed freeing political
prisoners and press censorship abol-
ished.
/ storm: 80 killed and many injured by a
/ tornado at Mountain View. @. T.
j S. Obituary: William T. Richards, IA
nous American marine artist, at New
port, r. T.; aged r.
/ Z. Obituary: Sir George Williams, found
/ 81 Lady FIorencef Dixie, author, ex-
l. plorer and woIna1Rs rights champion
- at Glen Stuart, c6t1And. ageu IS =
! g. Russia: Mutiny OF Russian sailVrs at
/ Cronstadt. accompanied by rioting and
/ pillage.
throughout Poland. Political uprising
and riot at Vladivostok.
/ 10. Convention: Congress of the American
Federation of Labor opened at Pitts
burg.
IL Political: The Isle Of Pines seeded
from Cuba and organized a govern
ment under United States laws.
II. Russia: The car granted land conces-
sions to the peasants.
/ 49, Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton at
football at New Haven.
/ Miscellaneous: Prince Charles Of Dem
mark elected king Of Norway. Korea
yielded to Japans demands in the
matter of government
| 10. Shipwreck: Over 100 deaths by the loss
of the steamer Hilda in the English
channel.
Is. Russia. Mutiny Of sailors of the Rus
sian feet and soldiers Of the garrison
/ at Sevastopol
Personal: Norway's new king. Haakon
VII, given royal welcome into Chris
tiania.
Sporting: Yale defeated Harvard at foot
ball. s to 0. at Cambridge.
| 26. Accident: 16 killed and Is hurt in
wreck on the Boston and Maine, near
Lincoln, Mass
i Celebration: The 250th anniversary of
the settlement Of Jews In America OBJ
served throughout the country.
1 ~. Norway: King Hsakon formally as
cended the throne at Christiania
20. Personal: Edwin " Morgan. former
United States minister to Korea, APP
pointed minister to Cuba, vice Herbert
i G. Squiers, resigned
Russia: Russian mutineers at Sevastopol
conquered after a severe battle.
DECEMBER.
| Q. Sporting: Army and navy football
game at Princeton resulted in a tie;
score 6 to 6.
| 8. Obituary.: John Bartlett compiler Of
"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. at
Cambridge, Mass; aged rs.
/ 4. Political: Premier Balfour rendered
the resignation of the British cabinet.
s. Russia: Gen. Sacharoff, former minis
ter of war, assassinated by a woman
revolutionist.
Political: International fleet occupied
the Turkish island of I4emnos. Sir
Henry Campbell Zimmerman accepted
the task Of forming new British
i cabinet.
Z. Personal: Capt Road Amundsen.
Norwegian explorer, reached Eagle
City, Alaska. overland from Herschel