Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

6. Accidents: 10 killed and 30 injured by
boiler explosion on board the Ger
man schooiship Butcher at Kiel. 5
killed and injured by boiler ex-
plosion at Steubenville. o.
Obituaries: Don Diego Barros Arana,
eminent Chilean historian and edu-
Gator. known as South Americas
'.grand old man." at Santiago; aged
"a Gen. T. Z. Ross. u. S. A. retired.
who led the famous tunnel escape of
Federal prisoners from Libby prison.
Richmond. in 1864. in Washington;
aged a.
Financial Troubles: The Arnold Print
works at North Adams Mass placed
in receivers hands
T. Miscellaneous: The British battle
ship Superb. an improved Dreadnought.
launched at Newcastle England 10
persons killed by powder car explo-
sion near Naco. AriZ.
q. Fire.: At Superior Wis: loss of s., 2S0.
600 by the burning of Elevator and
other business properties.
9. Sporting: The Carlisle Indians de-
feated Harvard at football, Is to Is. at
Boston.
II. Obituary: Mrs Augustin DAILY, widow
of the founder of Days theater. in
New York city.
Conventions: The American Federation
of Labor met in its 9th annual session
at the Jamestown exposition. Amer
lean mining congress met at Joplin.
Mo.
Personal: Emperor William of Germany
arrived in London on a friendly visit
to King Edward VII.
II. Fires: lives lost by the burning OF
the Hotel Garde at New Haven. Conn.
The Hotel Castleton. on New Brighton
hill, overlooking New York bay, de-
stroyed by fire: loss $4,000.
Obituary: Sir Lewis Morris. English
poet. in London: aged "a.
Miscellaneous: Isaac Dexter Marshall.
well known newspaper man. died In
Z New York city; aged So. Queen Helena
of Italy gave birth to a daughter. w.
F. Shlebler, a White House teleg-
rapher In 1865 who witnessed the as
sassination of Lincoln and who received
the first Atlantic cable message. died
in Brooklyn.
H. Political: The third Russian douma
opened In st. Petersburg.
L. Obituary: Rev. DIR. Moncure d. Con-
way, noted American author. In Paris:
aged rs.
Political: President Roosevelt signed
the proclamation admitting the terri
tories of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory jointly as one of the American
states
Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton at
football. Il to 10, at New Haven: Dart
mouth scored % to Harvard's at
Cambridge.
II. Obituary: Admiral Sir Francis Nc
Clinton, noted arctic explorer. who
discovered the fate of Sir John Frank
lin, in London; aged IS.
10. Conventions: The National Municipal
league convened at Providence. The
American Civic association met In
Providence. Annual meeting of the
transmississippi commercial congress
at Muskogee, Okla.
Fire: At Peoria, ILL.,: loss of s300, 900 IN
the business district.
q Convention: 36th international con-
vention of the Y. NJ. c. A. of North
America at Washington.
q. Obituary: Prof. Asaph Hall. well
known American astronomer, former
ly in the government service, at An
napolis: aged 49,
Sporting: Yale scored II to Harvards In
the annual football contest at, Cam
bridge
"a. Obituary: Gen. Sir Henry Edward
Colville. an English officer prominent
In the Boer war. killed in an auto ac-
cident In London.
%. Obituary: Richard Castro. Mexico's
most noted musical composer, in the
City of Mexico; aged %. 80
Sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Cor
neli u to 4. at football in Philadelphia
30. Obituary: Dr. George +. Shrady. noted
surgeon and medical author who at
tended Gen. Grant In his last illness
In New York city: aged 20.
Sporting: The navy beat the army. 6 to
o. at football in Philadelphia.
jamestown Exposition: The exposition
officially closed