Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-11
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1306-Robert Bruce crowned King Of
Scotland.
1512-Florda discovered by Ponce de-
Leon.
1549-Thomas Seymour, lord high adj
miral of England, attainted and be-
headed
1563-Pacifcation of Amboise published,
granting federation to the Huguenots.
1632-Canada and Acadia restored to
France by the treaty of St. Germain-
en-Laye.
1676-Indians under King Philip at
tackled and nearly destroyed PrOvf-
dence, II. l.
16S7-La Sale assassinated by his fol-
lowers.
England
1697-Hannah Dustin of HaverhiIl,
Mass, killed her twelve Indian
guards and escaped.
1719-Spanish fleet intended for the in
vasion of England dispersed by a
storm.
1779-Gen. Tryon destroyed salt works at
Horseneck, Conn.
1793-The English, under Gen. Mcbride.
took possession of Ostend.
1794-Denmark and Sweden concluded
treaty for mutual defense.
179S-Ireland declared in a state of re-
belion.
1799-Battle of Verona, between the
French and Austrians.
1S0ECongress passed bill for the di-
vision of Louisiana territory into two
districts.
1SOo-The Cisalpine republic merged
into the kingdom of Italy.
1S12-Constitution of the Cortez signed
and proclaimed in Spain.
1S14-U. S. frigate Essex surrendered to
British ships Phoebe and Cherub in
harbor of Valparaiso, Chile. Gen.
Jackson defeated Greek Indians at
Great Horseshoe Bend, on the Talla-
poosa. Gen. Wilkinson, with about
1000 troops, attacked a party Of
British at Lake Cole, Lower Canada,
and was repulsed. :. .Bonaparte de-
feated Winnigerode at battle of st.
Dizier.
1S31-Austrian troops entered Bologna
and subdued Italian revolution.
1S33-Seminole treaty concluded.
1S36-Battle of Goliad, Texas, between
Mexicans and Texans. :. Col. Fan
min, Texas soldier, surrendered to the
Mexicans with 500 men, who were
massacred one week later. Massa-
ere at Tanning, Texas.
1S44-Atmospheric railway near Dublin
opened to traffic; discontinued 1855.
1S46-American army under Gen. Tay-
lor, invaded Mexico.
1S47-Vera Cruz capitulated to the
American army.
1S53-Nankin taken by the rebels.
1S5ECholera plague at its height in
Barbados. :. &. Great Britain declared
war against Russia. Two shocks
of earthquake felt at Macon, Ga.
1S55-The Arabs defeated at Hasheon
... .Thirty-fve killed by explosion
in the Midlothian coal mines, in
Virginia. . Georgia and the Caro-
linas devastated by forest fires.
1S5G-First street railway in New Eng
land, from Boston to Cambridge,
opened.
by United States steamer Stellin of
Charleston, S. G.
1S67-The union of Provinces act passed
in Canada.
1S7O-Texas readmitted to the Union.
1S71-Paris Commune proclaimed
1S74-House of Representatives passed
first interstate commerce bill.
1S79-Judge j. NJ. Elliott of Kentucky
Court of Appeals, assassinated at
Frankfort by Thomas Buford
1SS3-Four survivors of the Jeannetts
expedition to the Arctic reached New
York.
1SSJ-Outbreak of the northwest rebel
lion in Canada.
1SS9-The Eiffel tower, in Paris, opened
1S9O-Tornado destroyed part of the city
of Louisville, Ky.
1S91-M. Baltcheff, Bulgarian minister
of finance, assassinated at Sofa.
Canadian Pacific railway completed
from ocean to ocean. L allure OF
the Keystone National bank, Phila-
delphia.
1S93-The fremont temple, Boston, de-
stroyed by fire.
1S94-Coxey opened his ''army" head
quarters at Massillon, Ohio. Presi-
dent Cleveland vetoed the Bland bill.
1S95-Mikado ordered cessation of hos
tilities between Japan and China.
1S97-Gen. Ruis Rivera, the Cuban COM
mander. captured by the Spaniards
-. Many killed and injured by cy-
clone at Chandler, Ok.
1S9S-Bark Helen w. Amy foundered
off Point Bonita, Cal; 40 drowned
-. Resolutions declaring war with
Spain introduced in Congress.
1S99-English excursion steamer Stella
wrecked near Attorney; 70 persons
drowned. Mrs. Place electrocuted
at Sing Sing for the murder of her
stepdaughter.
1903 Mississippi river at New Orleans