The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09
Gle (John Oliver Hobbes). author and
dramati fist in IGndan. aged 90

Sporting: New worlds record for long
distance auto racing established by
Duray. driving De Dietrich car. on
the Ardennes course. Belgium, aver
age speed 65is miles an hour.
y. Russia: General attack on the car s
police by the terrorists of Poland.
II. Earthquake: IA Chilean cities affected,
Valparaiso being almost destroyed
Estimated deaths 1000 and property
loss about s5o.o00.00o in Valparaiso
alone.
70. Cuban Revolutions: Rising of the Gu
ban Liberals against the Palma adj
ministratfon; Gen. Bandera took the
field with band of revolutionsts.
Y. Cuba: Eevolutionists led by Gen. Pine
Guerra. an ex-congressman, captured
the town of San Luis. province of
Pinar del Rio.
q. Cuba: Gen. Guerra's revolutionists
captured San Juan de Martinez In
Pinar del Rio, but were driven out
after sharp engagement.
y. FINANCIAL Troubles: Frank J. Nipple,
president Of the insolvcnt Real Estate
trust company of Philadelphia, took
his own life at Bryn Mawr.
Obituary: alfred Stevens. celebrated
painter of Belgian genre, In Paris:
aged 70.
u. Russia: In an attempt to assassinate
the Russian premier Stolypin at ST.
petersburg by a bomb 20 people were
Killed and many injured. Stolypin es-
capped injury.
70. Russia: Gen. Min. an officer of the
personal suit of the ear, killed by q
young woman. who fired shots into
him from a revolver
n. Russia: BY ukase of the car 4.5o0. OM
acres Of the crown appanage lands
were transferred to the peasants. Gen.
Won Liarliarski, military governor of
warsaw, ASA ssinated
u. Financial: The Real Estate Trust
company of Philadelphia, whose pres.
ident, Frank w. Nipple. committed
suicide on the 2lth, closed it's doors
with liabilities placed at Sl0O0oOoo
70. Conventions: First Esperantist inter-
national congress opened at Geneva
The American Bar association opened
It's annual convention at st. Paul
Obituary: W. T.. Marshall noted artist
whose engraving Of Lincoln made
him famous. in New York city; aged
n.
30 Obituary: Edward Roscwater. editor
OF the Omaha Bee. suddenly in Oma-
ha; aged 65.
SEPTEMBER.
!. Sporting: Electioneer won the Fu-
turity stakes. worth $4,000. at Sleeps
head Bay.
Convention International Alliance of
Woman Suffrage Associations met In
Copenhagen.
3. Sporting: joe Cans won by foul in
the forty-second round in contest
with Battling Nelson at Goldneld.
New.
Obituary: Hermann Oelrichs. Amcri-
can capitalist ana ship owner, sud
denly at sea on board the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse.
2. Cuba The insurgent Pine Guerra re-
fused an armistice.
3. Sporting: Cambridge defeated Har-
ward In rowing contest en- the
Thames. Dan Patch broke the worlds
pacing record, going the mile in 1:55
at st. Paul.
IL. Cuba: American force landed from the
United States cruiser Denver. but i'm
mediately returned to the vessel after
leaving guard at the American le-
CATION.
H. Obituary: Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Lee
only survivor Of the famous Blair
family of Missouri. at Silver Spring
Md
Cuba: President Roosevelt urged Gu
bans to cease hostilities and ordered
Secretary Taft to proceed to Havana.
Sporting: c. NJ Daniels lowered the
worlds swimming record for so yards
to minutes A. 2-5 seconds at St Louis
ID. Russia: Gen. Trepoff, "the terror"
commandment of the imperial palace
and formerly head Of the police, died
at Peterhof
Convention: Fifteenth universal peace
congress inaugurated at Milan.
Storm: In Iowa and Nebraska; damages
estimated at 100000.
Is. Typhoon: Hongkong visited; deaths
estimated at 10000. with property loss
Of $50, 000O00
Accident Heavy loss of life in a wreck
on the Rock Island, near Dover. Okla
IS. Russia: Gen. Nicolaiff of the Russian
artillery assassinated at Warsaw.
20. Accident: 10 killed and 16 injured in
wreck on the Scotch express on the
Great Northern railway.
Obituary: Robert Hit, former congress
man, who was associated with Abra-
ham Lincoln, at Narragansett Pier;
aged ~.
n. Accident: y persons killed and so in
1ured by an explosion OF dynamite at
Jellico. Tenn.
~. Sporting Martin Sheridan of the
Irish-American Athletic club threw
the discus 135 feet inches at Mon
treal. breaking the worlds record.
%. Race Troubles Riots in Atlanta
many negroes killed.
"a. Celebration. Centennial of the dis
covery of Pixies Peak honored with
ceremonies at Colorado Springs.
q. Obituary: DR.. Felix L. Oswald noted
author, naturalist and physician, kill
ed by accident at Syracuse, N. Y.
Bloodgood Cutter. Mark Twain's
poet lariat." otherwise known as
''the farmer poet at Prospect Hill.
NY
Earthquake: Shocks In Porto Rico.
Cyclone: Havoc by gulf storm at Pen
sacola and Mobile; heavy death list
with property loss estimated at 500
100000
80. Ballooning: Is balloons sailed from
Paris on race.
OCTOBER.
q Miscellaneous: Lieut. Frank p. Lahm.
U. S. A. won in the balloon race
torious Al Adams. policy king and ex-
convict. too.i his own life In New
York city.
3. Mining Accident: 8 deaths by explo-
sion In the Pocahontas colleries at
Blueheld. w. Va
4. Railroad Accidents. killed and Is in.
jured In a collision on the Boston and
Maine Mt Lansingburg. n. Y.
8. Explosion: killed and 40 injured by
gas explosion in the Philadelphia sub
way.
Obituary: George Clarke. an original
member Of Ausustin Days theatrical
company, at South Norwalk, Conn
aged 66.
7. Sporting: Wagner, driving the Oar
racq car. won the Vanderbilt cup in