Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-31
principal Events Of the
Year 1906
January.

mill operatives in New England.
Twenty three killed and many
| injured in mine explosion in Bluefields,
West Virginia.
president Morales. of Santo Do
| mingo impeached by congress.
S--British parliament dissolved.
1o-Ten persons killed in burning of
West Hotel in Minneapolis.
12-Liberals victorious in first cleo
| tons In new British parliament.
16-Fhilippine tariff bill passed the
house; Morocco conference began at
Algeciras.
I'm. Fallieres elected president OF
France
1S-Luke E. Wright named first am
bassador to Japan.
20-Genera1 Alfaro proclaimed pres
ident of Ecuador.
21-Brazilian warship destroyed by
explosion; 212 perished; 20 negroes
trampled to death in church panic in
Philadelphia.
ss-steamer Valencia wrecked on
Vancouver Island with 1875 lives lost:
Government opened it case against
the packers in Chicago.
25-First passenger train passed
through Simplon tunnel: House pass
ed Joint statehood bill.
30-Senate passed consular reform
bill.
February
Italian ministry resigned.
7-Devastating tidal wave on island |
Of Tahiti.
s-House passes Hepburn railroad
rate BILL
12-Many lives and much property |
lost in earthquake in Ecuador.
14-House passed ship subsidy bill. |
17-Miss Alice Roosevelt and Repre-
sentative Nicholos Longworth mar /
ried. "a S. 81
1s-Supreme court gives important |
decision on the subject Of common car
riers dealing in commodities.
s21--Senate passed pure food bill.
22-Armstrone insurance invesfi-
eating committee reported to New
York legislature. M
23--House passed Tiilman- Gillespie |
resolution for investigating relation Of
railroads to coal and oil business.
24-Three students met death in I
Are at Kenyon collere.
27-Emperor and Empress Of Ger
MANY celebrated silver wedding ami
yersary.
6-American. troops killed soc hos
tile Moroes near Jolo.
French ministry resigned.
s-senate passed statehood bill.
1o-More than 1000 lives lost in q |
mine explosion at Courrieres. Franz"
12-New cabinet formed in France
by M. Sarrien.
16-Strike Of $4,000 French miners:
many killed and injured in train wreck
on Denver and Rio Grande near Flor
ence. Colorado.
ls-President Palma Of Cuba re.
elected
21--Judge Humphrey o. the United
States district court at Chicago. hani-
ed down decision declaring meal
packers imune.
2s-Avalanche buried % persons In.
Austrian Tyrol.
2s-Joint conferences Of miners ana
operators at Indianapolis adjourned
without an agreement.
31--General strike declared IA Perm
sylvania anthracite regions.
April.
<~~lGore than 100 killed BY collapse
Of new hofsl 1t Nasoid. Germany.
5--vio,snt eruption OF volcano IF
vesuvipus.
7--Mesroco convention signed at
Algercirss
lsseven killed ~ run explosion On
". - -. AeTBat 8Ss Ss9tks
ssly-President coeveid delivered
MS imam with tn mnck-rake" speech.
17-House passed bill removing r.
ternal revenue tai on denatured alco-
kol.
1s-san Francsecoss nearly destroyed
by earthquake and nre, l5z lives lost
21-Treaty signed at Washing N
providing for determination OF the
Alaskan boundary.
22-Twenty-two killed In mine e..
piosion near Trinidad, Colorado.
24-Body OF John Paul Jones depos-
tied at Annapolis.
27-Benjamin Franklin statute un-
yelled at Paris.
2s-Ellen Terry celebrated her stage
jubilee; Heresy trial OF DR.. Algernon
s. crapsey concluded.