Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-31

the president and Q well known law 1 yer. author and politician, in New 1 York city; aged 76. Russia: Continued attacks on tho Jews at Bialystok. ls. Obituary: Henry o. Houghton, the 1 64.
 Political: Bill admitting Oklahoma to statehood became law. IS. Obituary: Gov. John M. Pattison of Ohio, at Fremont: aged 5s. 2. Coronation: King Haakon VII. of i Norway crowned at Trondhjem. 1 Sporting: Go Between won the $s0.0oo Suburban handicap. 8. Obituary: Tho Duke of Almodovar. who presided over the Moroccan con- ference at Algeciras at Madrid; aged | 62
 | Congress: The pure food bill passed tho house, 240 to ll7. Sporting: Cornell won the four mile
 eight cared varsity race at Pough- l keepsie.
 E. Sporting: Szisz won the Grand Prix automobile race at Le Mans. France. | 8. Sporting: Harvard won the varsity pared boat race at New London. g. Congress; Railway rate bill signed by | the president. JULY. 1. Obituary: Sir Wilf-id Lawson, noted | Liberal M. P. and temperance reform CT, in London; aged v. Accident: 2 lives lost in the wreck of an American line special train at Salis- bury. England; 8 Americans among the victims.
 l 1. Obituary: H. A. Ward, noted Amer ican scientist. killed by an automobile in Buffalo. N. Y. | porcnnaI. cop hnry, tO Crouyy prinrA Frederick William of Germany at 6. Storm: 50 people killed and serious
 damage done to crops by hailstorm in the Valencia district of Spain. 10. Russia: Vice Admiral Choukin, com mander of the Russian Black sea fleet. fatally shot by sailor in league with
 revolutionists. F. The Dreyfus Case: The supreme court
 of France annulled the condemnation of Capt. Dreyfus.
 Sporting: c. NJ. Daniels, American. won
 the 100 yard amateur swimming match | for the championship of the world at Nottingham, England. South America: Gen. Regaldo, com mander of the Salvadoran army, kill- ed in battle with Guatemalan forces. IS. The Dreyfus Case: Capt. Dreyfus re- stored to the army of France by special act of the legislature. li. South America: Honduras declared
 war against Guatemala, thus becom- ing the ally of Salvador. l5. South America: The Salvadoran army won vietory over the Guatemalans
 at Platenar IT. Obituary: Alfred Belt, the noted South African financier, in London; aged 54. IS. South America: Armistice declared be-
 tween Salvador and Honduras and Guatemala.
 Obituary: Lady Curzon, American wife
 of the ex-viceroy of India, in London. %. Russia: radical newspapers sup pressed in St. Petersburg. Fire: In Syzran. Russia; loss $5,0oo,00o. South America: Treaty of peace be-
 tween Guatemala and the Salvador Honduras alliance signed by commis- sioners of the belligerent powers on board the United States cruiser Mar
 blehead off the Guatemalan coast. Obituary: Brig Gen. Edmund Rice. U.
 s. A., retired, at Wakefield. Mass; aged 64.
 2. Accidents: 2 killed and 24 injured in a wreck on the Seabord Air line, near
 Hamlet, N. c. killed in wreck on the Great Northern, near Elk. Wash. Obituary: Russell Sage. at Lawrence
 Beach. N. Y. aged 90. Gen. Baron
 Kodama. chief of staff of the Japanese
 army, at Tokyo. Russia: Czar Nicholas dissolved the
 douma. Martial law declared in St.
 Petersburg.
 8. Russia: 1S6 members of the douma met at viborg. Finland. and issued a
 revolutionary manifesto to the Rus
 sian people.
 Convention: Pan American congress
 opened at Rio de Janeiro.
 Accident: Many deaths caused by tho
 collapse of a building under construc-
 tion at South Birmingham, Mass. Philippines: 150 Filipinos (Pulajanes)
 killed in battle with American forces
 near Baneur. island of Leyte. H. Obituary: Prince Eugene Murat, great
 grandson of King Joachim Murat Na-
 poleon's famous cavalry leader. killed
 by his own automobile in Munich. O. Obituary: John Lawrence Toole, noted
 English comedian. at Brighton. Eng
 land; aged 7s.
 AUGUST.
 1. Russia: Fortress at Sveaborg, Fin
 land. known as the Gibraltar of ths
 North" seized by mutineers as part
 of a general conspiracy against the
 czar.
 q Labor: Strike of lithographers involv-
 ing 5o.coo workmen in tho United
 States and Canada. begun. S Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles J.
 Train, commander of the United
 States Asiatic fleet. at Chefu. China;
 aged e1.
 4 Shipwrec,.: 300 lives lost by the wreck
 ing of tho Italian steamship Sirio off
 the coast of Spain.
 Obituary: John James Roberts Man
 ncrs. seventh Duke of Rutland. dis
 etSaI n1 h.
 inet minister. in London: aged s. D.
 B. wesson. noted revolver manufac-
 turer. at Springfield. Mass: aged sl. Russia: Strike involving nearly To0o0
 workmen begun at St. Petersburg in
 the interests of revolution. G Financial: Milwaukee State bank of
 Chicago closed its doors. showing a
 deficit of s1.ooo0co.
 G. Convention: Fortieth annual encamp-
 ment of the c. A. R. met in Mime apoile.
 Obituary: Mrs. Mary Pearl Teresa Crsi. gie Gohn Oliver Hobbes). author and dramatist. in London: aged g.
 Sporting: New worlds record for long
 distance auto racing established by
 Duray. driving a De Dietrich car, on
 the Ardenres course. Belgium. aver age speed tSis miles an hour. l5. Russia: General attack on the czars
 police by the terrorists of Poland. l,. Earthquake: 14 Chilean cities affected. Valparaiso heinz almost destroyed.
 Estimated deaths 2.opo and property loss about So.oo.ooo in Valparaiso alone
 n Cuban Revolution: Rising of the Gu
 han Liberals against the Palma ad-
 ministration: Gen. Bandera took the
 field with a band of revolationists. z. Cuba: Revolutionists led by Gen Pino Guerra nn ex-congressman. captured
 the town If San ruis p-oxfrce of