The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-02-24

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1583-Attempt of the Duke of Anjou to
seize Antwerp.
158S-Miles Coverdale, translator of the
Bible, died.
1609-Joseph Scaliger, founder of chro-
nology, died.
1645-Archbishop Laud Deheaded.
1657-Attempted assassination of Crom-
well.
1706-Benjami Franklin born.
1719-France declared war against
Spain.
172O-Famous South Sea Bubble in
augurated.
1746-Batle of Falkirk.
1785-Stamp act passed by the British
Parliament.
1776-"No Stamp" flag raised at Ports
mouth, N. III.
1777-Battle of Kingsbridge, N. Y.
7S8-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.
1793-First balloon ascension In United
States made at Philadelphia.
1796-Remains of Columbus removed
from st. Domingo to Havana.
1904 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.
dS09-American Congress passed laws
enforcing the embargo.
1810-Diocesan court annulled marriage
of Bonaparte and the Empress Jo-
sephine.
1813-Defeat of Gen. Winchester at the
River Raisin.
l815-Battle of New Orleans. >. King of
Spain issued edict against Free Ma
sonry.
l826-Peru evacuated by the Spaniards.
1S29-Revolt against Spain by Society
of the Black Eagle" in Cuba.
1830-President' message reached New
Orleans from Washington in four and
one-half days, breaking previous
speed records.
1836-Treaty of peace and commerce
signed by United States and Venez-
uela.
1S3S-Coldest day in a century.
1S4O-Penny postage in Great Britain
went into operation.
184S-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.
1854 Ship Tayleuere lost on Irish coast;
$40 persisted.
1S54-Two railroad bridges at Erie, Pa,
destroyed by a mob of women.
1855-Great parade of the unemployed
In New York City.
1S60-Eighty persons killed in the col
lapse of the Pemberton mills, Law
renee, Mass.
1861-Battle of Bull Run. Georgia
adopted ordinance of secession.
1S63-Gen. Fitz John Porter cashiered
and dismissed from service of United
States.
1867-Indians troublesome and 5000 q.
S. troops ordered to the plains.
187O-U. S. steamer Oneida lost. Yoko-
hama 120 persisted.
1S71-King William Of Prussia pro-
claimed Emperor of Germany. =. .Fe-
MAN exiles arrive in New York.
1873-Napoleon III. died.
1S74-Siamese twins died In Surrey
county, North Carolina.
1SS1-Egyptian obelisk is set in It's per
manent position in Central Park,
New York.
Hamburg American steamer sunk
in North Sea; 1853 lives lost.
1SS4-New State capitol building of
Iowa dedicated at Des Moines. -.
Ninety-seven lives lost in wreck of
steamer Columbus off Marthas Vine
yard.
1SS5-Seventeen lives lost in burning of
insane hospital at Kankakee, H..
Avalanche in Piedmont; seventy lives
lost.
ISS6-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.
1S87-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 U. S. Senate; vote, 81 to 80
-. Grand Opera House, st. Paul,
burned.