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The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
FIRES

Jan. 5-At Kansas City, Mo, buildings destroyed; loss. $500 GOO.
 Feb. y-I.ittleton, W. Va, nearly wiped
 onty l,5G0 rendered homeless lt-Niverton. Pa, almost entirely wiped is-1,Business section Rutland. Vt, partly destroyed .... Grain elevator at Duluth Minn., burned; loss, s,OOo,0O0. A-Hltchcock, Okla. business section
 practically destroyed
 zzn~iBasiness section of Dawson, Wis. Mar. 4-Last half of standhope, la. bust
 ness section burns; other half destroyed
 some time before
 l6-White Pigeon, Mich business section
 nearly wiped out ... Business portion oo Rqstin, Mich, completely destroyed. -SrJ Srss sodnnastown. da Pa, swept by flames: loss Apr. s-Bunalo (N. Yo Evening Times
 building: loss s20o000a
 May az as,nBoone ,,e. con Gao, Boone Cereal Co; lS-Hundred residenceA and dozen bust
 ness ness buildings wiped out at stanley
 WIS. loss. S2o0,000. ..Town of Cobalt
 New ontario. Cans completely de- Fun, l7-soqth Boston. Va loss. ssoo,0OO I, dess,troyed ss,Iy Over 800 Homeless. H-Fire in Armour hacking plant at South Omaha. Neb loss, $1oo 0oo H-Ryan ,-d M building annex at St. Paul. loss, @-Santa Cruz, Cai.. main building of r casino at resort; loss. sl44,Ooo. JuL l7-Wentzyille, Mo, practically entire < business section destroyed sep lS-Tiburon, Cal, entire business dis triet. 200 people houleless oet R-At BirminghA*a, Ala, business houses; loss $500. coo zz.Seeond disastrous confiagration at Bristow, la, wiped out practically all of remaining business section of town. Nov. lS-Richland, O.. practically wiped out by gas expiosion,~2 children burned to death.
 Dec. 1-At Princeton, O., mob of 300 masked men burned big tobacco stem meries owned by tobacco trust S-At Chicago fire in wholesale business district caused loss of S500.0O0; 2 lives lost.
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BUSINESS FAILURES


 Jan. l4--Parsons, Snyder & Co. Cleveland D.; liabilities, s15O00O Els: s. McReynolds X Co. Chicago; lia. blltes, sf00.000 Y, '''' Feb; S--Boliyer County Bank Cleveland Miss; liabilities, $li0,00o; assets sls0 'oso 15-Bank of America, Chicago. placed I. receivers hands. " zo-Cash Buyers Union, Chicago. placed Tn receivers hands. ... Williamson th. bey Lumber Co, Oshkosh, Wis: liabjH. ties, s500,000 Mar. 1-southern Bank & Trust Co. Ft , sJlnlth, Ark, owing depostors ss0,e00 flying reports.
 N-Nationai Business College. Quincy, III, assigns; liabilities $30 GOO: assets Sie0 o0l zs-North Freedom CWis) bank closed bv examiner. - Apr 21Teis, smith & Co. bankers, Pekin, Ill; liabilities, S10000O
 May 2-Delmont national bank. Delmont ra,, closed. Receiver for American Re- serve Bond Co, St Louis, appointed S1pi o-farmers State bank of Clear aminer
 Aug. e-Miwaukee Ave. State bank. Chi ,Easo; closed by state bank examiner; sF. F. Coyne, ex-postmaster. chicago Tailed in bakery and luncheon business l6-Gar.eld Park bank of Chicago closed ss ssa, result Of collapse of Milwaukee Ave. 2S-Real Estate Trust Co, of Philadelnhia z, suspends business liabilities, q ,Oo0, GOO. SSp, 1V,Bates National bank, of Butler, ., Mo, closed by directors zs-Priyate bank at Mddleport O., closed. Nearly all deposits of sIf5Oo0 gone, Nov. lb--Bank of Beckwith & Go, at Ev- anst9n, Wyo., closed owing to financial So-Three. banks conducted by c. V Ihandler at Macomb, Colchester and Bardoiph, H., closed for lack of ready Dec. Flank of Kiowa, l. T., closed on account of slow collections and inability to realize on assets
 lz-Farmers' and Drovers' National bank of Waynesburg Pa, closed by comp troller of currency
 lS--Cunmings Commission Co.,, one of largest brokerage houses in northwest, suspends.
 17.Lincoln bank. of Morton Park. susurb of Chicago, fails
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ls-C., B. < O railroad found put,tv st ieaaings % 1lty of granting concessions to zo,-Harry Thaw, Pittsburg millionaire
 ed haied stanford white.' noted architect
 ann Pnaf m1lliiionaire,. at Madison Square
 sl,nlacy sl,a with wife, formerly Evelyn Nes- 2S-Thaw indicted for murder in first de-
 gree Tor killing White
 4s4i ohan nav pleads not guilty to murder Jul 1--Negro hanged and burned near s,5 Ws95flack, l. T., by mob for assault on e-.C < A. railroad and former of3cials
 hatna iho4na guilty at Chicago of granting re- 1 So-J. A. Cook, ex-circuit court clerk iound guilty at Chicago of consplracv
 so deiraud Cook county; sentenced to Aug. e-Mob at Salisbury. N q tal,as :, negroes from jail and lynches them e--otandafd Oil Co. indicted at Chicago
 Tor receiving rebates lO-Geo Hall sentenced to 1s vears, ,r,.
 prlsonment at Salisbury, N e., for par
 t tt,eipatng pa t Tn iynching of negroes. Said ca co pc nIst instance of kind
 sep. S-Stensland arrested at Tanpier s-A. segal, Philadelphia promoter ar rested rested for causing failure Real Estate s-Mrs, H. Knippen decapitates her ? a2luEIighteen l-iIidg ,e negroes and white man d.. ze--stensiand pleads guilty given in- dstermlnate penitentiary sentence. Oct. lb-Standard Oil Co. Indiana. tndict- Tenn. ' Nov 2 Federal grand jury at Atlanta. tia, indicts weli-known manufactur- CTS for peonage
 5~-H. ". Herring. former cashier of Mil- waukee Avenue State bank of Chicago. pleads guilty to forgery and embezz1e- 'Inenti given indeterminate penitentiary sentence.
 io-- Mayor Schmitz. of San Francisco. and Spram kuef. Indicted by grand jury OR charge of extortion
 <1-~ f.nrlco Caruso, famous Italian tenor found guilty and fined $l0 in New York Tor insulting women. Joseph F. smith president Mormon church, pleaded guilty to charge of unlawful cohabjta- tion and fined 800 at Salt Lake C'ity. zs--M Mayor schmitz. of San Francisco ar- rested on charge Of extortion Federal grand jury at Salt Lake City votes sey- cral indictments in coal land fraud cases.
 Dec s--Chester Gillette convicted of mtlr- der of sweetheart. Grace Brown, at Big Mouse Lake, N. r.. on July II, at Herk- inner. N. Y.
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s-Congressman II. C. Adams, of Wiscon- sin at Chicago. Judge c. F. Wanty. of Michigan. at London,
 i6-Alfred Belt, millionaire South African 22-RusselI Sage, at Lawrence, l.. Fl; , ngs SE A. Gage, son of former secre- tarv at Seattle, Wash.s suicide. 4-Rear Admiral Train, at chefoo China. is-L. Morrison, noted actor. at fonkers, Ane. si-E. Rosewater, proprietor Omaha
 Fsee at Omaha
 Gen s-H. Oelrichs. prominent New York df,,hman. on board ocean liner. ,s-Ex Gov A. T. Bliss, of Michigan, at 2s@Ex-c 1i Congressman Clarke. of Alabama, at St Louis. oct. is-Mrs Jefferson Davis, widow of nrssiaent of the confederacy.
 sslt lAlbert j Adams, noted policy OLtno by suicide. at New York. ,s Samuel Jones, noted evangelist, on l' '.,ei,, near Little Rock, Ark
 sa x-tson gressman R. Y Davis. Of Ntassachusetts at Fall River Bishop
 N;rholson, D. D. of Milwaukee Epls-
 ,onal diocese, at Milwahkee,
 2, iudge Joseph F. Gary, oldest rieni- hsr Of Chicago bench. at Chicago,
 aged S5. ,,,.s rv rov, t.-Cong ongressnan Rockwood HQ3r. Nof Massachusetts. son lato Senatcf
 4lnar at Worcester,
 f9tsen. Wm. K. Shafter, retired, at
 Bakersheld, Cal r,.,..
 go merchant and pil4iAhthioiias' as
 Fake Geneva Wis.
 nee 2- Mark Hassler, noted mlis,f2i eir
 ,.9.tor and composer, at lnlidIci iphl14 lstehan e. Ie Seymour or eplsf opal diocese Of Springfield. llls at Spf'ns'
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 Sep. Four Italians at NaugatucK Conn, by police in disgItea n-Four in tornado in Nebraska i'RSseyen PSSnr ot1. n train wreck af cirnarron 1.seven at Jellico. Tenn, by dynamite a. expioslon. property damage. S500,000. S o-S9x n rail collision. near Danvi1ie. III. HItturrlcane on gulf coast devastates Mo pile, Ala, and Pensacola. Fla Loss of n,a se oea estimated at iso; property loss. sl2.- Oct. 2s--Train of three electric cars cars Iylng VI persons jumped from trestle near Atlantic City N. J.v carrying aoout 60 persons to watery grave. Eff y-tour bodies recovered Ocl- l-Cloudburst at Mobile Ala causes oyer sl 100000 damages. - nlwAenty-nine known dead and many hontas g,s ehtom6ed i2n by explosion at Poca- ilUttas tNa.) mine. Five passengers Killed. score injured in rear-end col ,o hslon near Troy. N. Y. Is-aurricane sweeps coast of Florida, Suoa and Central America. causing erty
 A-Considerable property damaged by storm along eastern slope of Rockies 0- from Wyoming to New Mexico zo-At Kansas City. Kan, 13 by fire which destroyed Chamber of Commerce Bldg Nov. l2-At Cleveland. O.. six by boiler ls-Forty-two lives lost by sinking of Q. steamer Dix in harbor at Seattle. Wash zS.E. D. keeler, professional automobile :. at Philadelphia
 zsnsamuel Spencer, president Southern Railway Co, and 6 others in rear end collision near Lynchburg. Va. Dec- 4-Ciifton, Ariz., partly destroyed by Hood caused by breaking of dam; sev- efal persons drowned. . Four children burned to death in home near Westfeld 7-At Ithaca. N. Y., perish in burning Of fraternity house at Cornell university. ...;Near Lewiston, Me. in head-on on river steamer
 2s-At Enderlin, N. D.. in railroad wreck.
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m--Unlted Mine Workers levy tax of 50
 cents per capita for those idle during
 suspension of work
 Oct 17-Wages of several thousand silver miners in Aspen. Col. district increased. Nov 2--Announced that wages of all em- ploXes Of Pennsylvania railroad system \ on lines east and west of Pittsburg to be increased; nearly 10000 men affected is -Jwenty-sixth annual convention of American Federation of Labor opened at Minneapolis iS S1A merican Society of Equity, National s tarmers union, affiliated with Ameri- can Federation of Labor; organization claims membership of over million A-Samuel Gompers reelected president American Federation of Labor at Min neapolis
 Win trial Of union teamsters at Chicago Of defendants pleaded guilty Dec, lO-Two' thousand members Indus trial Workers of World struck at Sche- Tectady, N. f., because of refusal of General Electric Co. to reinstate mem- bers of union.
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$50 killed as result of attack l5-hussan rebels assassinate major gen. eral and police officials. Feb Eileen. Orloff in quellng Baltic province outbreaks shoots more than roo revolutionists.
 Mar. 2o-Mutiny among sailors at sebas- topol resu in massacre, Apr. 6-Fourteen Russian soldiers butch cred for refusing to fire on Sebastopol mutineers.
 S-Governor of Tver killed by bomb in streets of city.
 May Ex-Governor general assassinated at Ekaterinoslav.. Gov. Gen. murdered at Elizabethpol. Attempt made to as- sasslnate Vice Admiral Doubasoff at i0-Czar delivers speech to douma; no mention of amnesty made. lS-Body Of Father Gapon found hanging in deserted house in Finland town, lb-lmperative demand for reforms made In doumas reply to czar's speech. H-W. H. Stuart, American vice consul. British subject, killed at Batum Jun; Ia,,. l43Hundreds killed in massacre massacre of Antl-Jewish fights throughout country. Jul ll-Attempt made to assassinate Vice Admiral Chnknin at Sevastopol. g-Port Arthur commission recommends death for Gen Stoessel for surrendering port.
 a-Imperisi ukase dissolves parliament. 23-Troops at fortress at Viborg, Finland, mutiny.
 Aug. 2- -Mutiny at sveaborg ended Ex-Governor of samra Filled by bomb. 25-Bomb intended to siay Premier Stoly- pin wrecks his villa on Aptekarsky is- land; 32 persons killed Premier es. capped. Gen. Min assassinated by young woman at peterhof Sep. 1o-At least 300 Jews killed and slaughter at Siedlce; GOO wounded 12-Massacre of Jews at Sedlce ceases. ls-Gen. Nicolaiefr assassinated at War. saw
 Oct. 9-Commission appointed by czar finds causes of sveaborg and Cron- stadt mutinies largely attributable to negligence and inefficiency Of officers 30-Nine soldiers convicted of plot to blow up building where court marshal trying Cronstadt mutneers Is sitting executed Nov S-Seven nationalist workmen shot down by socialists at Lodez -IeaSunesl .hief of Police Chopote of Kazan erai of Kiev, volhynia ana rouores-sus- sassinated at Tver.
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SEISMIC DISTURBANCES

Feb. 23-Mont Pelee in violent eruption EarthQuake shocks create panie throughout West Indies. Apr. lS-Earfhquake and ensuing fire ruins heart of San Francisco; propertv damage placed at s210 oe0 0e0; s0.o00 peo- pie homeless. lhA.000 buildings in ruins. 2l.Wp persons injured loss of life. dam. age extends along the entire Pacific coast.
 ls-congress approprintes $l,ooo.oo0 for suf- eS-Last of Frisco fires extinguIshed: con greHs provides $i,500.000 more for relief of quake victims
 29--fresidenl shifts authority of relief work 70 San FraDrisco citizens, with Ne9 Cross as auxiliary. %-Nar department sends 2 ROO troons tn san Francisco.
 x1~-f'ltsx Stfr-vt May S--President recommends appropria- ton of additional S5e0,0O9 for quake vic tims. Vesuvins again showing eonsid- er3he activity.
 Jul. IS socorro, N M., badly damaged by eafthauake
 Aug i7 Disastrous earthquake visits Val paraiSo. ChN. fataA ties estimated at 2001. property loss <2sa.020.9a0; several other towns in cpunfry in ruins, rail- roads all destroyed. town of Quilota with popnlatiUn ot lo,e0o completely de- stroYed
 Seq 2I-san Juan, Porto Rico. experiences series of eartnquake shock
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1nas E Hughes nominated for eov. eernor by New York Republicans at

Chas E Hughes nominated for pov. ernor eor by New York Republicans at oet o-Senator Beverdge opens Renublie- MI Na campaign at Des Moines, In.
 N1x % p- p-.tSiection held throughout country. ..,,nHssg ts Hughes defeats w R. Hearst ppsast Tor governor Of New York: Bpenioerats elect rest of state ticket
 tespuDlicaps elect governors and ma S{yyrity of state ticket in Iowa. Michigan
 fglsconsin, Kansas Nebraska New .tanpshlre and Colorado; also elect sssaa,e tickets in Illinois. Ohio. Connec- U, shre9s 1s, and Pennsylvania; Democrats win sn Mlnnesota, Massachusetts, Oklahoma an anu the south; Republican majority in Vuyohn ser9ld A MeIlhenny appointed civil gross begins iV-John W; Riddle, minister to Rou- lnanla and seryia, named to succeed <, ,Ainpassador Meyer at St. Petersburg. h-f,resident~ sends special messaee to congress urging full Citizenship for Por- N--fTesident in special message praised MWork peinE done on Panama canal and Hnayea critics of enterprise Secretaries Strauss, bonaparte and Metcalf sworn on ID as members of reorganized cabinet -V,-SoIngress adjourned over Christmas
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 Sep. l0-Cruiser Des Moines sails for Cuba.
 ia--Sailors land from Cruiser Denver at Havana but immediately ordered to re- turn to vessel; guard for American lega- ton left.
 14--President decides to send Sec of War Taft and Assist Sec of State Bacon to Cuba to investigate conditions and lend influence to restore peace. Extra ses- sion of Cuban congress grants Pres Palma fullest power to carry on war l5-Palina orders suspension of hostilities ls-Taft and Bacon arrive at Havana and begin efforts for peace Manifestations are that American inter- Yenilon Will be necessary to restore peace
 % American intervention occurs. Ssc Taft Issues proclamation creating him self provisional military governor; ma rines landed in Havana 10 protect treas ury. Palma resigns presidency oel, 9-American troops quietly landed at Havana. s-t has. E Magoon, newly appointed pro- Ylsi0haI governor of Cuba arrived at Havana Gov. Taft Issues general am nesty decree II Secretary Of War Taft. Assistant Sec retary of State Bacon Gen Funston and party arrive in Washington from Cuba
 Arms Of Cuban insurgents thrown into sea From Morro Castle.
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 E-D -Demogeot at Or monde Beach. Fla. drives auto miles Tn os 4-5 seconds. breaking worlds rec Feb. 2s-Frankie Neil knocks out Harry Ienny at San Francisco; latter dies O. Mar. l4-Battling Nelson easily beats Mo Govern in rounds at Philadelphia. H-American bowling congress meets at Louisville, Ky. 9R. si, Bryson elected anHoppe aHHs'ppe, defeat yios-es>,or world, ban, line hIl,af -13v.sgsl U. x.ssis 1.si starts Sutton averaged 100 and made run of 23i in 5Oo-point billiard game at Chicago.
 May 23-Frank Gotch defeats Tom Jenkins for wrestling championship of America at Kansas City.
 Jun. 16-Frank Kramer. American bicycle rider, wins City of Paris grand prize. Value $l, GOO.
 Jul. a-l6th annual congress American Whist League opens at Boston. 2i-Frank Gotch defeated C. Olson, south ern catch-as-catch-can wrestling cham pion at New Orleans
 Aug. T-Umpires Johnstonc and Emslie barred from Polo grounds, N. Y.: Nat. League same scheduled between N. \. and Chicago forfeited to latter. A-W R. Crosby wins western handicap at trap shooters tournment at Denver with score Of g7 targets.
 Sep. 3-Joe Cans wins lightweight cham -pienship from Battling Nelson in 42nd ,arC rIgi'I M Daniels, qu of New " York, lowers worlds record for 220 yards swim al St Louis New mark, 2.52 2-5. Oct 2-Manaser Fred Tenny announces he and Roy Thomas. Of Philadelphia Ma tional league club. have bought inter- est in Boston National league club. l3-Chscago American league club won worlds championship by defeating Ma tionals in post-season series al Chicago. Nov s-Steve LHommedieu, well.known bookmaker, ruled off turf for life by Louisville Jockey club.
 lQ-Tom Cooper, noted bicycle racer, killed in automobile collision in New York.
 30-Ralph Rose breaks worlds record In putting 12-pound shot at San Francisco distance 55 fee fiz inches Dec l2-Iarry C. Pulliam reelected pres ident National Baseball League. lS-C;eorge Sutton defeated Willie Hoppe at lS-g balk line billiards In New fork retaining championship.
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sonian institution, at Aiken, s. c. Mar. 4-Ex-Gov. Hogg,. Texas, at Hous- ton.
 at San Jose, Cal f2-Susan B. Anthony, suffragist leader, at age of S6, in Rochester, N. f...,.John St John, first white settler at head of great lakes in Superior, Wis; aged %, IS-Johann Most, noted anarchist leader, at Cincinnati.
 1e-Gen J. M Thayer, exU. s. senator and governor, Nebraska, at Lincoln. 25-Ex-Mayor s. NJ. Ashbridge, at Phila- 2sUTi E. Barrett. sheriff Cook county, H., at Chicago
 at Madrid. ..C. A. Warwick. publisher Constitution Democrat, Keokuk. Ia. so-J E. Boyd, ex-Gov. of Nebraska, at Omaha Mrs Mary Mcktttredge, be- Heved oldest woman in America, at Iniontown. Pa: age l0s, suicide. May Max Judd. noted chess player. at St Louis.
 9s~Henrik Ibsen. noted Norwegian dra' matIst and poet. at Chrlstiania. Hun. I--Congressman Robert Adams, Phil adelphia, committed suicide at Wash 4-senator A. P German, Maryland. at Washington.
 14-Robert B. Roosevelt. uncle of presi- dent. at Sayyille. l.. I. l5-Congressnan K. E. Lester, Georgia, result of accident.
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embezzlement and conspiracy. lT-Ex-state Treasurer Wuln, ot li,inols; sentenced to years in jail for alleged lottery swinule New itampshlre Id- ther Kills wife, children and sell aiter burning home. ,,... 2i--lienry Ncnuembaumer, Bolse, loaho' iiils 5. including his mother and sweet heart, nad stays self.
 RS-Captain of Gen Siocum, which burned with loss of 1000 lives sentenced to prison for 10 years. .,. ,,.., Feb i-J. A Linn, Chicago circuit court clerk indicted 2a times for forgery, em- tcy&ement and larceny
 b-afaQui Indian band murders Ahlefi- cans at san Miguel, Mex
 Mrs Annie Dixon, Boston, asphyxiates cMldren and self
 fl~-JOhn Witt. Detroit, kills child, severe ly wounds others, and kills seil. eo-Mra J w. Walters, drowned J chii- dren and self from Fall River tMeSsJ steamer Leaders of Western federA- ton of Miners accused of 90 murders and assassination of ex-GoN Steuneh- berg of Idaho.
 g 22lohann Hoch, convicted wlfe mur- dorer, hanged at Chicago.
 T- Springfield (0) mob in race riot burn dwellings, wreck saloon and injure or ticcrs, making Il necessary to call out 2S-sIx more homes burned in race riot ine at Springfield, c.
 Mar. Dayton COO jury finds pr. Q, V. flapgh guilty of murder of mother, Ia 25-Richard Ivens, confessed slayer Of Mrs Bessie Hollistcr, found Etilty or decd at Chicago and sentenced to death. s6-gix Italians murdered at Minneapolis. Niinn.
 2S-D E sherrick ex-Indiana auditor, convicted of embezzling si2o,o00 state funds denied new trial
 Apr. S--J. A. Llnn. clerk circuit court. Cook Go, Ill.,. beads guilty Of con- spiracy Co defraud county; given in- definite prison term.
 l2~C0ntractors Green and Gayuor con- Neted of fraud against goyernment in connection with harbor work at Savan' is-Greene and Caynor fined s57574a each aroi sentenced t0 { years Imprisonment ii-Three negroes hanged and burned by ia VI ~NwrgNela. Mo-
 H-i x-Assisiant Cashier IT. q. Coll. ol First National Bank of Milwaukee found guilty Of breaking banking laws Mrf a oii efnicrced 70 years impfis onment at Ft ieavenwolth, Kan. 2-siN large business firms of Kansas SLY aa2llt recevinF rebates from N Jun il- Pr VI B Gnlctt and R, A. Gran nlsS, former vice presidents of MuthA liie. innicicd for forgery and perjury. Jun ls-F9Ar leading packing concern' ioapd euIliy at Kansas City of accept -rx ren3trs flom railroads.
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REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA

Jan. l-Moscow rev olution crushed insurrectio mist g surrendering,
 4-Terrorists began war. Insurgents seize factory in Riga. troops bat ter down doors, killing many and capturing 1,e00.
 5-One { h O u s a n q killed and 5000 wounded in Mos- COW riots.
 9--Near Hazenpot. dragons surround revolutionists, kill ing entire band. R-Cossacks blow up Armenian SC m r. nary in T'inis kill ing B and wound ft1a 9nn ..t
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,o,hi- 'pfoyynsno at Omaha.

Omaha, Dee. % -J. Y Tinker, chief clerk for N. F. Hartman of the Union Pacific shops, and young man thought to- be Joel B. Loomis or Lin- eyln. Neb..T were drowned at Cut off Lake, justs north of the city. durifsz a skating carnival given by the. Rod and Gun Club, Friday The rt was not known until Saturday morning. Both bodies were recov- cred. 1&Sti0
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3l-Wedding of King Alfonso XIII. of Spain and Prin- cess Victoria Of England celebrat- cd at M a q r 1 d. Couple narrowly escape assassina- ton by b O m b which kills Is and injures many. Jun. 20 ~ Pula james kill 5 policemen on Island of Leyte, r. 1.
 21--Haakon VII. and c u C e n M a u q crowned rulers of Norway.
 So-23 persons killed in train wreck near London. Jul. 4-Son born to crown princess of Ha......s q. r.se
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ll-H. N. PillSburyi noted chess mas ter, at Phlla Gen. Fl. l.. Porter, leading shoe man ufacturer. at How ell, Mass.
 i9-Gov. J. M. Pat tison. of Ohio, at Milford <. K. Hig- gins, ex-a c t | n z Gov. Utah. a { Washington. 27-Jerre Dunn, at Elizabeth. N. J. 29--R Q V. D r. J. Smith, noted Con- gregational minis ter, at Roxbury, Mass.
 Jul. 3-G. Y. Wisner, noted consulting engineer. at De- troit.
 Adams If WiGfoff-
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NEUROLOGY

Jan. 9-W. R. Har- per, president Uni- versity of Chicago, at Chicago. l5-Col. R. c. Lowe. Galveston. Tex, newspaper pu b- prince, of pneu- monia, in N e W York.
 20-H. B. Hurd. mo- ted lawyer and H. linols citizen, at Evanston.
 Feb. EEK Speaker D. B. Henderson, of national house of representatives, at Dubuque. Ia. 27-S. r. Langley, uaNrafary Gnlifh
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SPORTING

Jan, 11-Sir Thona. Lipton plans rae. against New Yorl Yacht club foi American cup. f2 Herrera knock; out Young Cor bett, in fifth, a, Los Angeles.
 l5Willie Hoppe de feated Mau rfc c M 1 g n a ux for worlds iS-in c ll balk line billiard championship a { Paris. . Inter-col- legiate football put under ban at liar yard university. lS-"K i d" c % z killed by blow on heart. in bout in New York.
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CRIME

Jan. 1 F x-G O V. Stennenberg, Q f Idaho, murdered by bomb al Boise. 2 Clarence f3arFunl, n e ar Rochester, Mich, kills wife, son and daughter With ax and stays self with gun s... Mathew St y CT, Caledonia. Minn.. kflis sweetheart. her mother sister and self.
 H. Nels N c l ls O II, Wailxason. Wash. murders mother, attempts to kill wife and children !. then stays self.
 i2 E x-A Il q it O r Sherrick. Indiana, arrested at ln- 4s..... .4..Ikas gfn. rrrf.