Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-12-27


lean and civil wars. at Coburg. Ont:
aged IS.
Personal: male heir born to the
throne of Spain. taking the title of
Prince of Asturias.
H. Accident: SO killed in a wreck on the
Southern Pacific at Honda, Cal.
a. Obituary: Gen. Matthew M. Blunt, y.
8. A., retired veteran of the Federal
army In the civil war in Brooklyn;
aged II.
IS. Convention: 10th general assembly
OF the Presbyterian church opened at
Columbus, o.
49, Obituary: Edwin II. Conger, who was
United States minister to Picking dur
ing the Boxer troubles. at Pasadena,
CAL: aged GA.
49, Conventions: 9Th International Sum
day school convention opened at Rome.
20. Convention: National Association of
Manufacturers met In New York city.
Sporting: Superman won the Brooklyn
handicap at Gravesend.
Is. Obituary: Theodore Tilton. editor and
author. formerly associated with Henry
Ward Beecher and the plaintiff in the
famous Beecher-Tilton trial. In Paris;
aged 70.
Storm: Many lives lost In a storm which
swept over Texas
rs. Obituary: Mrs. William Mckinley,
widow OF the late president. at Cam
ton. o.; aged CO.
". convention. Inc united confederate
Veterans met in reunion at Richmond,
Va.
JUNE.
3. Obituary: Gen. Thomas Kruger, U. 8.
A.. retired, well known veteran of the
civil war. at Stamford, Conn; aged ~
s. Sporting: Richard Cookers Orby won
the English Derby.
6. Sporting: Pink Star won the Ken
lucky Derby.
ri
81 injured from storms which swept
over southern Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky.
. Obituary: Julia Magruder, American
novelist, at Richmond. Va. aged So
10 Financial Troubles: Millken Bros.
steel manufacturers and constructors.
at Mariners Harbor, N. Y, failed,
with liabilities of $6500,0OO.
H. Marine Disaster: IL men OF the bat
tleship Minnesota lost in launch
which went down off Norfolk. Va.
~ Earthquake Shocks: An earthquake
shock felt at Kingston. Jamaica at
20 a m. and one on the coast Of
Chile. 500 miles south of Valparaiso,
at ABS a. m.
a. Russia; The imperial government de-
manded the expulsion by the douma OF
50 of its members on a charge of high
treason.
Obituary: Gen. Bartoleme Maso. one of
the Old Guard OF Cuban revoutonists,
former official of the provisional gov
eminent at Manzanillo, Cuba; aged 70.
Is. Convention: The second international
peace congress opened at The Hague.
To- Russia The douma dissolved by edict
of the crown; 700 political arrests in
st. Petersburg.
Sporting Sans Souci II. won the Grand
Prix de Paris.
Is. Obituary: Alexander Stewart Her
schel, noted astronomer. in London;
aged 70.
10. Financial Troubles: Mlburne Flour
Mills Co, In Philadelphia. failed for
s75l, OOo
p. Sporting: Nealon won the Suburban
handicap at Sheepshead Bay.
Political: During a riot over political
questions in Lisbon. Portugal. citi-
zens were killed and over 100 people
injured.
%. Sporting: Michael j. Sheridan estab-
lished a new worlds record for throw
ing the discus. in New York city; dis
lance 1876 feet 10 inches.
"a. Shipwreck British steamship Santi-
ago foundered off Corral. Chile; out OF
80 souls on board SO were lost
rs. Sporting: Cornell won the four mile
race for varsity elghts at Poughkeep-
sic. n. Y; time 20 minutes 2-5 Sec
onds. Richard Cookers Orby won the
Irish Derby at Dublin.
q. Obituary: Elizabeth Cary Agassiz,
widow of the great scientist and one
of the founders of Radcliffe college,
at Boston; aged "a.
Sporting: Harvard won in the annual
four cared contest at New Londen,
Conn.
80. Obituary; Francis Murphy noted
temperance lecturer, at Los Angeles;
aged H.
1 Sporting: Nazzaro. an italian. won
the automobile grand prix at Dieppe.
France. breaking the worlds record
by an average speed of ~ miles an
hour
3. Storm: A tornado in central Wiscon-
sin destroyed 26 lives
l. Obituary: Francis b. Thurber. mer-
chant lawyer and economist. in New
York city; aged So.
g. Convention: 18th annual convention
OF the National Educational associa-
ton at Los Angeles
Is Sporting: Peter Pan won the Brigh-
ton handicap at Brighton Beach n. Y.
May Sutton. the California wonder, re-
captured the all England tennis cham
pionship at Newport. Wales.
H. Accident; 10 killed and II injured by
an explosion in the turret of the bat
tleship Georgia during target practice
az Boston.
IT, Accident persons killed and many
in London. Ont
Financial; Thebaud Bros. one OF New
York's oldest shipping concerns, failed
for nearly 81 100000.
Obituary: Prof Angelo Heilprin. noted
geologist who made the ascent of
Mont Peloe during the eruption Of
1902 In New York city; aged 81
49, Obituary: Gen George w Mindil. civil
war veteran. who became colonel at
the age of 49, in New York city; aged
81 Hector Henri Malot. noted French
journalist and novelist. In Paris; aged
H.
Korea The emperor OF Korea abdicat-
ed in favor of the crown prince.
20. Accident 80 killed and many injured
in a wreck on the Pere Marquette
road near Salem, Mich.
q. Korea Riot In Seoul. the capital. on
account of the change OF ruler.
%. Shipwreck: SO passengers lost from
the steamer Columbia. which sank in
collision with a schooner off the
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