Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-07


Brazil
1530-Confession of Augsburg published
1552-Protector Somerset beheaded.
166S-The Triple Alliance formed.
17SS-City of Sydney, New South Wales,
founded.
1S02-Albert Gallatin of Pennsylvania
became Secretary of the Treasury.
1S14-French victorious at battle of St
Dizier.
1S27-Duke of Wellington made COM
mander-in-chief of British army.
1S33-Argos united to Greece under
King Ohio.
1S42-Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
edward VII.) christened at Wind
1S46-Sikhs defeated the British in san
culinary battle at Aliwal.
1S49- Mooltan taken after a siege Of
twenty days.
1S51-Walter Cotton. who made first
public announcement of discovery of
gold in California, died.
1S53-Napoleon III married Eugene de
Montijo Countess of Teba.
1S55-Alliance of Sardinia with the
western powers.
1S56-The Victoria Cross instituted.
1S57-First outbreak of the Sepoy rebel
lion at Barrackpoor
1S67-President Johnson vetoed the bill
to admit Nebraska.
1S6S-Spain ordered $4,000 American
breech-loading rifles.
1873 Northf1eet lost in collision with the
Murillo; 300 persons persisted.
1S74-Duke of Edinburgh married to the
Grand Duchess Marie Alexandra
vana at st. Petersburg.
1876 Northampton bank robbery oc-
Cured.
1SS2-Charles Guiteau. after trial of II
days, sentenced to death for murder
ing President Garfield.
1SS5-Fall of Khartoum and death of
Gen. Gordon.
1SS6-Fall of the Salisbury ministry in
England.
1SSS-New South Wales celebrated its
centenary as colony.
1SS9-Municipal banquet given in Lon
don in honor of United States Min
lister Phelps. 80. General strike or
street railway men in New York City
-. Republican tariff bill passed by
the Senate. John NJ. Clayton,
prominent politician. assassinated in
Arkansas.
1S9O-Nellie Bly, completed circuit Of
the globe in y days, 6 hours and IL
minutes.
1S91-Prince Baldwin, the Belgian heir
presumptive, died suddenly.
1S93-Phillips Brooks. famous preacher,
died. &. . Eighty killed and many in
iured by mine explosion at Dux, b.
hemia.
1894 INSTRUMENTATION of Emperor Will
liam of Germany and Prince Bis
marck.
1S95-President Cleveland asked of
Congress authority to issue gold
bonds.
1S96-France announced annexation of
Madagascar.
1S9S-National Monetary convention met
at Indianapolis
1S99-Adelina Patti married Baron Ced-
erstrom.
19OO-Brigham II. Roberts of Utah ex-
cluded from the House of Represent
atives.
19O1-Edward VII. proclaimed King of
Great Britain and Ireland and EN-
peror of India. Fire in Montreal
destroyed property valued at 81
100000.
19O2-Andrew Carnegie gave 100000
to the trustees of Carnegie institu-
ton.
19O3-United States and Great Britain
signed treaty providing for commits
sion to settle Alaskan boundary dis
pute. ;. Col. Arthur Lynch convicted
of high treason in England.
19O4-Ten thousand made homeless by
fire in Aalesund, Norway. Two
hundred killed in coal mine explo-
sion at Cheswick. Pa. =. Thibet de-
manded the withdrawal of the Eng
lish expedition.
19O5-Successful flight of airship Cali
fornia Arrow" at Los Angeles. -.
Charles L. Tucker found guilty of
Mabel Page murder at Cambridge,
Mass.
1906-Steamer Valencia wrecked off Van
couver island 129 lives lost.