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7-Gasper c. Clemens, noted constitution
al lawyer, at Topeka, Kan.
11-Capt. Il. l.. Taylor. ex-president At
lanta & West Point railroad. at Annis-
14@H. w. c~heynoweth. prominent Wis
consin attorney, at Madison.
15-samuel Jones, noted evangelist. on
train near Little Rock, Ark.
Oct. 16-Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow OF
president of the confederacy.
1EEx-senator J. 2: Walker. at Fayette-
Pm. I. Newell. ex-assistant attorney
general OF Illinois. at Springfield:
29-Ex-Congressman r.. +. Davis, of
31-Judge Joseph f. Gary, Oldest mem
Der Of Chicago bench. at Chicago.
Nov. 1-Congressman lockwood Hoar.
OF Massachusetts, son late Senator
Hoar. at Worcester; .,.o :.
Bakersfield, Cal.
1a-H. II. shufeldt. multi-millionaire dis
tiller, at o~conomowoc,, Wis;
2s-Ex-Mayor E. L. Cronkrite, of Free
port. ILL.,. at Freeport. .
2s-Ex-Goy. 7. w. Hunt, of Idaho, at
so-Otto Young, multi-millionaire, Chica-
go merchant and philanthropist. at
Dec. 2-Mark Hassler, noted musical di-
rector and composer, at Philadelphia.
4-Chief Justice A. p. Wiswell, of Maine
supreme court, at Boston.
6-Rear Admiral p. Asseron. at Brooklyn.
8-Bishop G. e. Seymour, of Episcopal
diocese of Springfield, Ill, at SPRING
field....Ex-Gov. A Garcelon, of Maine,
at Lewiston.
9-Dr. F. Henrotin, leading Chicago physi-
clan, at Chicago....Capt. Billy" Will
liams, famous turfman. at New Or
leans.
1O-J. j. Kinneally, socialist-labor candi-
date for mayor of New York in 1905,
drowned in Long Island Sound.
12-Ex-Senator Brown, of Utah, at Wash
ington from bullet our inflicted by
Mrs. Annie Bradley.
19-Bishop c. c. McCabe. of M. E. church.
at New York, of apoplexy.
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Manitowoc. Wis. 5 BY lightning.

pat Manitowoc, Wis. 5 by lightning.
23-At South birmingham, Mass, Z by
collapse of building.
Aug. Sat Omaha, Neb.. s children Of 7.
o. Daniels in burning home.
PAT Davenport, Wash, s by drowning.
1s-At SAM Hollow. Pa. Z in train wreck.
Sep. S-Four Italians at NaNgatuck,
Conn.,, by police in dispute.
14-Four in tornado in Nebraska.
1ssSeven in train wreck at Cimarron
River, Okla.
2l-seven at Jellico. Tenn, by dynamite
explosion; property damage, $500, 900.
26-Six in rail collision. near Danville. Ill.
H1Hurricane on gulf coast deyastates Mo.
life estimated at 100; property loss. $12.-
900, 1000.
Oct. ~1-Cloudburst at Mobile, Ala. causes
over 1000, 900 damages.
4-Twenty-nine known dead and many
! more entombed by explosion at Poca-
I hontas (va.) mine.. Five passengers
killed. score injured in rear-end col
lision near Troy, N. Y.
5-At Philadelphia, s by explosion OF
Illuminating gas in subway. Cyclone
disturbances in region about New Or
leans caused loss of 6 lives.
9-Near Tamaqua. Pa. 4 by powder ex-
plosion.
Tat TT. Recovery. O.. 8 by gasoline ex-
plosion.
i9-Hurricane sweeps coast of Florida.
Cuba and Central America, causing
hSoNy iocS ~ l. oAAO oiiAdeS ~ PHNf
| erty.
21-Considerable property damaged by
storm along eastern slope of Rockies
from Wyoming to New Mexico.
22-Near Lowden, Ia. 4 at railway cross
ing.
24-At Johnstown, Pa. Z by mine explo-
sion.
25-At Kansas City. Kan. 10 by fire which
destroyed Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
Oct. 2S-Train of three electric cars car
rying 81 persons jumped from trestle
near Atlantic City, N. j.. carrying
about GO persons to watery grave. FIJI
31-Near Vacherie,s La, five scalded to
death by escaping steam.
Nov. Pat Cleveland, o., six by boiler
explosion.
14-Floods cause loss of 8 lives and heavy
damage to property in Oregon.
lS-Terrific wind and rainStorm in Ala
bana, Mississippi and Tennessee, takes
5 lives and causes heavy damage to
| property and crops. .
l9-Forty-two lives lost by sinking OF
steamer Dix in harbor at Seattle, Wash.
20-Seven trackmen swept into river by
slip of land on Norfolk & Western rail-
road.
BE. D. Keller, professional automobile
driver, killed in collision of racing autos
at Philadelphia.
29-Samuel Spencer, president Southern
Railway Co.. and 6 others in rear end
collision near Lynchburg. Va.
2S-At ST. Louis, 6 in fire in Salvation
Army hotel.
Dec. IClifton, Ariz.. partly destroyed by
flood caused by breaking of DAM; sew
eral persons drowned. -Four children
burned to death in home near Westfleld,
N. j.
AT ithaca, N. Y, L perish in burning of
fraternity house at Cornell university.
Near Lewiston, Me-, 4 in head-on
19-Near vicksburg, MISS. l5 by explosion
2a@At Enderlin, N. D. 3 IN railroad
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Ling f1ddkOu, OIL crown princess OF
6Spanish cabinet resigns.
S-Natal troops defeat rebels. killing SAT.
12-Maj. Dreyfus restored to position in
14-Fire at Mil Novgorod. Russia. de-
stroys 25 houses; over 5000 families
1s-Lady Curzon dies in London.
20-Fire at Yokohama, Japan, destroys
1000 houses.
23-Band of Pulajanes on Island of Leyte,
p. l., killed 13 soldiers and l civilian.
Aug. 5Italian steamer Sirio wrecked off
Hormigas island: 300 drowned.
Sep. s-Father Wernz elected head of
Jesuits at Rome.
1S-Hurricane in harbor of Hong-Kong,
China caused over 1000 deaths and
great damage
plosion in colliery near Durham. Eng.
20-M. C~lemenceau, French minister of
interior, rendered task of forming new
ministry Over 100 persons drowned
25-Heavy loss of life and property by
hurricane which swept over southwest
Nov. A Gould Countess de Cas-
~tellane) granted divorce from Count
Boni by French tribunal at Paris.
Counts plea for alimony denied.
17-Bomb exploded in st. Peters church.
Rome, creates panic.
20-Attempt of French government Off
Gals to take inventories in Catholic
churches results in riots: troops and
peasants WOunUeu III Clashes.
21-Thirteen persons killed and both YES
sells damaged by collision of steamers
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse and Grin
oco, off Cherbourg, France.
23-Troops called out at Hamilton, Ont.
to preserve order in riot of street car
strikers.
2-Twenty-four persons killed, hundreds
seriously wounded and several hundred
slightly injured by explosion in factory
neal Amen, Germany.
Dec. 3-Spanish cabinet resigns; action
followed by hostile demonstration in
chamber of deputies.
7-Dr. Lapponi, physician to pope, died
at Rome.
11-France expelled secretary of papal
nuneio as result Of church-state war.
and ordered new elections following de-
feat of government on African bill.
22-James Bryce selected to succeed
Durand as British ambassador to
Washington.
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CASUALTIES

Jan. Ain Coaldale, w. Va, % in mine ex-
ploSion.
Sat Haverstraw. N: j., Is in landslide.
1S-At Detroit, w. Va, Is in mine ex-
2lnAt Philadelphia. Pa, IS in church fire
panic.
23-Of Vancouver Island, in Pacific. 11s in
wreck of steamer Valencia....At Sunny
side, Col, 5 in snowslide.
| Feb. 4ENear La Sale, ILL.,, 4 by drowning.
SIN West Virginia, Is In mine explosion.
PAT Portland, Ore, 4 in business section
1s-At Maitland, Col, 1s in mine dust ex-
25rGambier, O., 8 in college dormitory
fire.
which caused property loss of 81 500, 900.
14-At Jamestown, Ind, 3 in collapse of
building. In Atlantic ocean,, q by
drowning on foundered steamer British
King.
16-At Adobe, Col, about As in train col
lision....At Camden, N. j., 3 in armory
fire.
1s-Near silverton. Col. 16 in landslides.
PIN a West Virginia mine explosion, rs.
! lin Winfield (Col.) mining district. 6
In landslide.
ae-Near Natsona. Wyo.. 10 by drowning.
AT New York, 4 in fire and explosion.
Abr. 14-Explosion in gun turret of bat
tIeship Kearsarge in Cuban waters kills
Z, Injuries IA.
22-In mine near Trinidad. Col. % by dust
explosion.
2s-Tornado destroys Bellevue, Tex, Ii
dead; other damage n , r~nr wrscS state;
toona, Pa.
as-Five at Golconda, New. by drowning
as result of breaking Of dam....At
Louisville. . In train wreck.
nm AT East Providence. r. l.. II in
trolley car wreck.
At Rocky Ford, Mont, s by white damp
in mine. Six in storms in Minnesota
at md, Mrs. s. Gobbau and
q children burned to death.,..at Sag
inaw. Mich, Z by explosion of gasoline
tank.
11-At Martinsville. n. r. 5 In wreck.
1a-At Cedar Rapids, Ia, 8 young girls
by drowning while wading In river.
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SOnlan INSTITUTION, at Aiken, ). =.
Mar. 4Ex-Gov. Hogg, Texas, at Hous-
ton.
11-Gen. J. S. Gage. distinguished soldier.
at San Jose, Cal.
12-Susan B. Anthony, suffragist leader,
at age of Sc, in Rochester, N. Y.....John
st. John, first white settler at head of
great lakes, in Superior, Wis; aged 80.
18-Johann Most, noted anarchist leader,
at Cincinnati.
19-Gen. ]. M. Thayer, ex-U. S. enator
and governor, Nebraska, at Lincoln.
25-Ex-Mayor S. M. Ashbridge. at Phila-
delphia.
2s-T.. E. Barrett. sheriff Cook county, Ill.,,
at Chicago.
Apr. 4Former Gov. Gen. Blanco, Cuba.
at Madrid. &C. A. Warwick, publisher
Constitution Democrat, Keokuk Ia.
so. z. Boyd, ex-Gov. of Nebraska, at
Mrs. Mary McKittredge, be-
lieved Oldest woman in America, at
Uniontown, Pa; age 10S, suicide.
May MAX Judd. noted chess player, at
ST. Louis.
23-Henrik Ibssn, noted Norwegian Ora.
matist and poet, at Christiania.
Jun. 1-Congressman Robert Adams, Phil
adelphia, committed suicide at WASH
ington.
4senator A. P. German. Maryland. al
Washington.
14-Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle Of presi-
dent, at Sayville, L. l.
15-Congressman r. E. Lester, Georgia,
result of accident,
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> FAILURES

Jan. 14-Parsons, Snyder & Co., Cleveland,
o.; liabilities, $4,000
1S-G. S.. M~cReynolds & Co., Chicago; liza
bilities, 100000.
Feb. 8.-Boliver County Bank. Cleveland.
Miss; liabilities. S110.0O0; assets, $3.50, 900.
l5-Bank of America, Chicago, placed in
receivers hands.
26-Cash Buyers Union, Chicago, placed
in receivers hands.... Williamson Lib
hey Lumber Co., Oshkosh, Wis; liabili-
ties, $500, 900.
Smith, Ark, owing depositors $4,000.
walsh. president defunct Chicago Ma
tional bank, arrested on charge of falsi-
flying reports.
27-National Business College, Quincy, Ill,
assigns; liabilities, SIC, 600; assets, S100 900.
29-North Freedom (Wis.) bank closed by
examiner.
Apr. 2-Teis, Smith & Co, bankers. Pekin,
ILL.,: liabilities, $1,000
24-First National bank, Alfalfa. Ala,
closed by national bank examiner;
Pa, closed. go. Receiver for American Re-
serve Bond Co., st. Louis, appointed.
2S-Joplin tMo.) Savings bank closed by
Jun. 1s-Farmers State bank of Clear
field. Ia, closed by state bank ex-
aminer.
So-White, Durham Shoe Co, of Brockton
and Boston. failed: liabilities. s40, 600.
Aug. milwaukee Ave. State bank, Chi
cage, closed by state bank examiner;
liabilities, $4,O00.0 600.
OF. L. AOyue, eA-pcSlIldStci, SllSd5c
failed In bakery and luncheon business.
16-Garfield Park bank of Chicago closed
as result of collapse of Milwaukee Ave.
State ank
2S-Real Estate Trust Co. of Philadelphia,
suspends business; liabilities, +, 1000, 900.
Sep. 20-Bates National bank, of Butler.
Mo, closed by directors.
29-Private bank at Middleport, o., closed.
Nearly all deposits of $4,000 gone.
Nov. 15-Bank of Beckwith & Co., at Ev.
anston, Wyo., closed owing to financial
troubles.
S0-Three banks conducted by c. V.
Chandler at Macomb, Colchester and
Bardolph, ILL.,, closed for lack of ready
cash.
Dec. 1-Bank of Kiowa. I. T., closed on
account of slow collections and inability
to realize on assets.
12-Farmers' and Drovers' National bank
of Waynesburg, Pa, cioseo IS comp
troller of currency.
13-Cummings Commission CO.. one of
largest brokerage houses in northwest,
suspends.
17-Lincoln bank of Morton Park. suburb
of Chicago, fails.
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passes national house of representatives.
2~5-Indianapolis Qnd.) judge decides that
courts have no power to Dust Sec. of
State Storms.
Feb. ~7-Venezuela requests q. s. to con-
troll French consulate: Secretary Root
complies.
S-Gov. Patterson. Ohio, signs 2-cent fare
bill. making it a law. Pension appro-
priation bill carrying $l39,0W.O 900 passed.
IA. G. Brady, Alaska governor, resigns.
19-Sec. of State STORMS, Indiana, resigns.
go. Illinois wins right to divert sewage
into Mississippi river. in national SUI
preme court case.
2-Reformers win in Philadelphia alder
manic election.
21-Cong. Grosvenor of Ohio defeated for
25-President extends civil service pro-
visions to all government laborers.
Mar. ii. M. Patterson, Chicago commits
sioner public works, becomes socialist
S~Ex-state Senator Green, New York.
found not guilty of conspiracy DO de-
fraud government.
9-American forces wipe out entire Moro
band in Island of Jolo battle. killing 500.
12-Na ,ional supreme court gives Chicago
use Of its o streets, taking i n tights su from
congressional representative. Indiana.
resigns, accepting Philippine judgeship.
15-Ex-State Auditor Sherrick, Indiana.
found guilty of embezzlement.
&c. S. Francis, named as ambassador
to Austria-Hungary to succeed Bel
lamy Storer.
2O-Mayor Weaver. Philadelphia, forces
traction companies to give up franchises
worth millions.
21-Labor heads appeal to president for
legislative aid Chicago federal judge
grants immunity from punishment pleas
to is indicted packers.
2S-G. w. Perkins arrested for grand lar
ceny for giving N. Y. Life cash to Re-
publican campaign fund.
Mar. 31-Ohio general assembly adjourns
until 1905.
APR. 3-Houys passes national quarantine
bill. David s. Rose, Democrat, defeat
ed by S. If. Becker for mayor of Mil
waukee.., Chicago goes on record as op-
posing municipal operation of street rail-
ways
E-Illinois supreme court declares new
primary election law unconstitutional.
15-President scores "Muck-Rakers' In
speech at Washington.
1?-Wicconsin supreme court s~ustains
legality of law permitting women to
vote in school matters.
2s-Indiana supreme court declares Parks
anti-cigarette law yalid
May Gov E. w. Hoch renomlnated Dy
Kansas Republicans.
president sends message to congress
arraigning Standard Oil Co: and officials
and recommending legislation.
u-Government wins suit brought to dis
solve paper trust at st. Paul.
1s-senate passed Hepburn railroad rate
: bill by vote of II to3
~21-Supreme court afirms decision sem
fencing Senator Burton to 6 months I'M
prisonment and fine of $500.
Z1-5Sudle pdSScS dSIICuit0IC oPPiopild
ton bill carrying 81, 800. 900, and carrying
meat inspection bill.
Jun. 1-Senate committee on privileges
and election decides Reed SmOOt not en-
titled to seat as senator from Utah.
A-Neill-Reynolds report on conditions at
Chicago packing houses sent to con-
publican, elected justice of supreme
court of Illinois.
s-W. P. White appointed senator from
alMCoi. III. A. Dupont defeats J. e. Ad-
dicks in contest for seat In senate In
Delaware.
N4-House adoptes statehood bill admitting
Oklahoma and Indian territory as one
state.
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INDUSTRIAL

Feb. 1-Operators reject demands Of mine
workers for wage increase; miners in
crease defense fund.
13-F. A. Heinz sells Montana copper in
terests to A~malgamated company for
SIS, 100000, ending 7-year industrial war.
Mar. ~19-Standard Oil officials agree to
answer. questions of Missouri attorney
general.
c9-United Mine Workers, after second
unsuccessful conference with operators,
decide on strike April !. involving both
anthracite and bituminous fields; opera
tors appeal to Roosevelt for aid.
Apr. 13-Strike of 1000 brick layers at st.
Louis practically brings building to
standsti1l.
MAY 6EAnthracite miners vote to accept
original proposition Of operators and re-
turn to work.
Jun. 7-Wages trouble of southwest min
ers and operators settled by John Mitch
ell at Kansas City; 1903 scale agree
ment renewed.
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9Congressman H. C. Adams. of wiscon-
sin. at Chicago. Judge G. p. VANITY,
of Michigan, at London.
16-Alfred Belt. millionaire South African
financier, at London.
22-Russell Sage. at Lawrence. L. l.;
age SO.
Aug. 2-E. A.. Gage, son Of former secre-
tary, al Seattle, Wash. suicide.
4Rear Admiral Train, at Chefoo. China.
81. Morrison. noted actor. at Yonkers.
N. Y.
Aug. BE. Rosewater. proprietor Omaha
Bee, at Omaha.
Sep. 3-H. Oelrichs, prominent New York
clubman, or board ocean liner.
I6-Ex-Gov. A. T. Bliss, of Michigan, at
Milwaukee.
25-Ex-Congressman Clarke. OF Alabama,
at st. Louis. !
Oct. 1-Albert ]. Adams, noted policy
king, by suicide, at New York.
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Liohtnjnu Struck Twice.

DR.. j. G.. Keith, formerly of st.
Louis, who was struck by lightning
several years ago, went to Leadville,
Col, for his health, and vas again hit
by a bolt. About IL years ago the
doctor, while walking on the street,
was struck by a thunder bolt. His
left side was partially paralyzed He
went to Colorado for his health and
last spring while on the street he was
again hit by lightning. This second
bolt practically rendered DR.. Keith
helpless as far as his left side is con-
cerned.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-01-04
Churchill Was Correct.

Winston Churchill (the American)
at times has rather a patronizing way
of expressing himself that CRATES on
some ears. Not long ago he was
shown some illustrations on which an
artist was at work, one being for a
magazine. Mr.. Churchill admired
both picture and text and remarked,
II tell you the man who wrote that
verse is all right, he will be heard
from yet" THAT is quite true" dry
ly responded the artist, This name Is
John Milton and the poem LAlle-
gro.'"
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SPORTING

Jan. 11-Sir Thomas
Upton plans race
against New York
Yacht club for
American cup.
12-Herrera knocks
out Young Cor
bett, in fifth, at
Los Angeles.
15-Willie Hoppe de-
feated Mau C e
V & n a u for
worlds 1871 n C h
balk line billiard
championship a t
Paris. Inter-col-
legiate football put
under ban at Har-
ward university.
1S-''K d" G o o 6
killed by blow on
heart, In bout in
New York.
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CRIME

Jan. l. E x-G o v.
~Stennenberg. o t
Idaho,
by bomb at Boise.
2-Clarence Barnum,
n e a r Rochester
Mich. kills wife,
son and daughter
with ak and Stays
self with gum.
Mathew S t y Q r,
Caledonia, Mimi,
kills sweetheart,
her mother, sister
and self.
11-Nels N e l s o n,
Walkason, Wash,
murders mother,
TO Kill
wife and children
then Stays self.
12-E x-A u d / t o r
Sherrick. Indiana,
arrested at In
dioronolic charge
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FOREIGN

Jan. d Rodriguez
attacks P u e r t a
Plata, San Domin-
go, killing %.
A. S a n Domingo
rebels defeated; 3
Morales generals
and 100 men killed.
5-San Domingo rev.
olution ended with
defeat of President
Morales and kill
ing of Gen. Rod
rigueZ.
12-France bre a k 8
off diplomatic rela-
lions with Vene-
zuela.
Premier Bal
four beaten for
election to parlia-
ment; e r al s
sweep Britain.
II - NJ. FallierieS,
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S1-W of King
Alfonso XIII. of
Spain and Prin-
cess Victoria of
England celebrat-
ed at NJ a d r | d.
Couply narrowly
escape assassina-
ton by b o m b
which kills 16 and
Injuries many.
Jun. 20 - Pulajanes
kill 5 policemen on
Island of Leyte,
P. I.
21-Haakon VII. and
Q u e e n M a u d
crowned rulers of
Norway.
30-23 persons killed
in train wreck
near London.
Jul. 4-Son born to
crnyyn nrjnpocs nf
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17-H. N. Pillsbury,
noted chess mas
ter, at Phila....
Gen. H. L. Porter,
leading shoe a
ufacturer, at How
ell, Mass.
19-Gov. j. M. Pat
tison. OF Ohio, at
Milford....E. Hig-
gins, ex-a C 6
Gov. Utah, q {
Washington.
N-Jerre Dunn. at
Elizabeth, N. ].
OR 9 ". D r. ].
Smith, noted Con-
g~regational minis
ter, at Roxbury,
a
Jul. sc. Y. Wisner,
noted consulting
engineer, at De-
froif
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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL

Jan. B Resolution
n t o
New York legisla-
ture asking u. S.
Senator Depew to
resign a of
insurance expos
ure.
Gov. Hanly, In
diana, files suit to
GUST Sec. of State
Storms for dere-
LECTION of duty.
Sd. M. Patterson
i~naugurated gov
ernor of Ohio.
Iowa general as
sembly began.
15-Wisoonsin legis-
lative inquiry be-
g / n s insurance
probe.
i6-Philippine free
~ -ef In
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NEUROLOGY

Jan. 9-W. r. Har-
per, president Uni
versity of Chicago,
at Chicago.
15-Col. r. G. Lowe.
Galveston. Tex,
newspaper p b.
Usher.
16-Marshall Field.
Chicago merchant
prince, of pneu-
monia, in N e W
York.
20-H. B. Hurd, no.
ted lawyer and IL
linois citizen, at
Evanston.
Feb. 25-Ex-Speake
D. B. Henderson.
of national house
of representatives
at Dubuque, Ia.
rs. P. Langley,
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Jan. Moscow rev.
olution crushed
inSurrectio n | 8 t S
~surrendering.
4-Terrorlsts began
war;. Insurgents
seize factory in
Riga; troops bat
ter down DOR
killing many and
capturing 1000.
o t h 0 u S a n d
killed and 5000
wounded in Mos
cow riots.
9-Near Hazenpot,
dragons surround
~revolutionists, kill
ing entire band.
l2-Cossacks blow up
Armenian S e m l.
nary in Tifiis kill
ing SO and wound
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CUBAN REVOLUTION

Aug 21-Uprising of
insurgents in west
ern Cuba.
23-R e volutio n
spreads and gov
eminent decides to
raise 10000 men to
fight rebels; 1000
under
arms in Pinar del
Rio province.
24-Heavy lighting
in Pinar del Rio
province.
26-Band of 100 in
loot Las
Lajas, Santa Clara
province.
29-Government Of
fers amnesty and
many leaders in
Provinces OF Ma
tanzas and Santa
Clara Gltrrapdpr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-02
REGRETS SENT TO MARK TWAIN.
Century Club Fair Committee Repudiates
Action of Mrs Rosenfeld

The Actors Fund Fair committee of the Cen
tury Theatre Club held a stormy meeting at the
Professional Woman's League yesterday morning.
Of the president Mrs. sydney Rosenfeld who
after the committee had prevailed upon Mark
Twain preside at its booth for a day init
mated to the aged humorist that her club was
willing to resign his services to The Players.
This is because Mrs. Rosenfeld is a Christian
Scientist and Mr. Clemens has recently been ex-
pressing himself with great freedom about the
founder of that cult.
In all this the members Of the fair committee
OF which Mrs Edith Ellis Baker is chairman do
not see eye TO eye with their president, willingly
as they follow her IA most things They not
Christian Science club. they say. SO. after lis
teB.ng 10 all the correspondence relating the
matter. they passed resolution expressing in the
strongest language they knew how TO use their
great regret at their presidents action and their
hope that Mr. Clemens would stiU be able pre-
side at their booth.
warded TO Mark Twain. and a committee was
dispatched IN automobile TO see Mrs Rosen-
field and advise her Of the action taken The
president however, could not be found, and is said
10 have gone out OF town for a few days.
Speaking of the affair after the meeting Of
the members said:
Mrs. Rosenfeld is one Of the most popular club
presidents In New York, and believe IL is largely
due 30 her influence that we have been such 4
harmonious organization But allow
her 10 misrepTeseDt in this way. II her church
and her religion dearer to her t!9an the club.
that is her affair. Ddt cannot have the
club sacrificed to these things. Some Of US are
even Christian Scientists ourselves. Mrs Baker
Is a Christian Scientist. But we consider that 4
private afsaIr-nOt that needs to be brought
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