Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28

1322-Edward Ill defeated the Barons
at Boroughbridge
1369-Peter of CASTLE defeated at Mon
tel.
defeated at battle of
Stamford WAR of the Roses).
1471-Edward ". of England returned
from exile.
1507-C@sar Borgia. son of Pope Alex
ander VI. assassinated.
Bartholomew Legat burned at
Smithfeld for heresy.
1644-Charter granted Rhode Island
uniting it with Providence planta-
ton.
l660-The Long Parliament dissolved by
its own act.
1744-The French and Indian war be
gan in Canada.
1T57-Admiral John Byng of the English
navy shot for failing to do his duty.
17SO-Don Galvez, Spanish governor of
New Orleans, captured Mobile from
the English.
17S1-Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
1SO2-Congress reduced the army to the
peace establishment of 1876.
lS04-Cnited States land offices estab-
lished at Kaskaskia, H., Vincennes,
Ind. and Detroit.
fSO9-Gustavus Adolphus ". King of
Sweden, dethroned succeeded by
Charles Mi.
lS20-Maine admitted to the Union.
1S21-Fictor Emmanuel of Sardinia alb
dicated.
1S23-John Jervis. Earl st. Vincent. one
of England's greatest admirals, died.
1S30-Yucatan declared itself indepen-
dent . Congress provided for a
boundary line between Louisiana and
Arkansas.
1S31-Parliamentary reform bill intro
duced in the British House of Com
mons.
1S43-The city of Victoria, B. c.. found
ed by Gov. Douglas.
1S44-John Y. Mason of Virginia became
Secretary of the Navy.
1S54-England, France and Turkey
formed triple alliance against Russia.
1SJ6-Ferry boat between Philadelphia
and Camden sunk; 80 lives lost.
1SJ7-Railway suspension bridge be-
tween Toronto and Hamilton ge-~
way; II lives lost.
1S5S-Orsini and Pietri guillotined TO
attempted assassination of Napoleon
1S61-Island No. 10 bombarded.
1S62-Commodore Dupont took posses
sion of Jacksonville, Fla. E. Gen.
Burnside attacked the Confederate
Notifications at New Berne, y. c.
1S63-Unsuccessful attempt of Farra-
CUTS feet to pass Confederate bat
teries at Port Hudson.
1SG5-Battle of Averysborough, n C.
1S66-Georgia appropriated 100000 to
buy corn for the INDECENT poor of the
State.
1SI1-First legislative assembly of Prov
ince of Manitoba opened.
1S75-Archbishop McCloskey of New
York created a Cardinal. =. Gold dis
covered in Deadwood and Whitewood
gulches, South Dakota.
1S1S-England declared war ON the
Kaffirs in South Africa.
1S79-Duke of Connaught married to
Princess Louise M3.garet of Prussia.
1SS1-Alexander II. of Russia assassin
ated.
1SS4-Osman Digna's forces began their
retreat before the English army in
the Soudan. . System of standard
time adopted throughout America.
First through train over Mexican
Central railroad.
1SS6-Gen Pope of United States army
retired after fifty years service.
1S91-New Orleans mob lynched eleven
Italians accused of murder of Chief
of Police Hennessy.
1S94-Bland coinage bill passed the Sen
ate. British House of Commons
adopted resolution advising abolition
of the House of Lords.
1S95-Negroes killed in 'longshoremen
riots at New Orleans. Illinois Su-
preme Court declared eight-hour law
for women invalid.
1S9S-Eleven lives lost by the burning of
the Bowery mission lodging house in
New York.
taken. President
Mckinley signed the Gold Standard
currency bill.
19O4-United States Supreme Court de-
cided Northern Securities Company
was illegal.
19O6-Supreme Court decided witnesses
in antitrust proceedings cannot be
excused from testifying against their
corporations.