Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-12-27

cisco early In the year. In spite OF
the rumored hostility of the mkado's
subjects toward this country, our secre-
tary of war was Hospitality received by
japanese otficialdom on his visit to To-
kyo While in the far east Secretary
Taft inaugurated the first Philippine
assembly.
Several notable balloon flights were
made during the year, the Marconi sys-
tenn Of wireless service across the At
lantic opened for commercial traffic,
the steam turbine was demonstrated a
success for ocean travel, the three hun
dredth anniversary of the landing OF
English settlers at jamestown, Va,
was commemorated by an information
al exposition, and a phenomenal fine
| for receiving railway rebates was laid
against the Standard Oil companies.
The mortality list of 1907 includes
many distinguished authors. artists,
scientists. soldiers and celebrities in
various walks of life. Among the
Americans who died during the year
were Thomas Bailey Aldrich, the poet;
Mary J. Holmes and A. c. Gunter,
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O. b. Wilcox. NJ. II. Blunt and T. H.
Kruger. veterans of the civil war; John
r. Morgan and Edmund w. Pettus,
| United States senators from Alabama;
Galusha \. Grow. formerly noted con-
gresham; f. II. Conger, who was
! United States minister at Picking dur
ing the Boxer war; Mrs. William Nc
! Kinley widow of the martyred presi-
dent; Mrs. Agassz. widow of the great
scientist and Isabella Beecher Hooker,
last of the children of Rev Lyman
Beecher. John Alexander Dowie, the
Zionist leader died during the year;
also Theodore Tilton. formerly promi-
nent in America, who had lived in
Paris for IL generation.
Richard Mansfield. the actor, and
Saint Gaudens. the sculptor, Americans
by adoption and long association. died
during the year Notable deaths abroad
include Alexander Herschel, English
astronomer; Maurice Loewy, director
of the Paris observatory and called the
dean of astronomers; Joachim. Hun
garian violinist; Edward Grieg. Norwe
| gian composer; the shah of Persia,
and Princess Clementine. daughter of
| King Louis Philippe Of France, a relic
of past glories, who attained the age
of ninety; also Oscar III. of Sweden.
JANUARY.
Q. Accident: 81 deaths in wreck on the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific at
Volland. Kan.
g. Obituary: Ernest Howard Crosby. so
rpfDrnPr BaltimOrp.
Russia Gen. Won der I.aunitz. project
of the police at St. Petersburg. assas-
sinated.
8. Obituary: The shah of Persia at Te-
heran; aged s.
9. Persia: Ali Mira recognized as shah.
II. Fire: Moss & Co. 5 tobacco warehouse
burned in Lancaster Pa; loss 81. 900 900.
Tidal Wave Island Of Simalu, Dutch
East Indies. engulfed and other ada
cent islands devastated.
10. Shipwreck: British ship Pengwern
grounded OF Cuxhaven. Germany;
crew of "a drowned
H. Earthquake: business part of Kings
ton, Jamaica. destroyed; incomplete
records show nearly 1000 deaths,
United States naval vessels carried
first relief to the stricken city: prop
erty loss over sl3, 000,000.
Convention: National foreign commerce
convention opened in Washington.
l6 Storm: 100 deaths in a typhoon. which
swept the lSlanuS OF l-cNte ana Saflldr,
in the Philippines
Il Obituary: Margaret Young. widow Of
President Brigham Young. at Deseret.
Utah: aged 81
49, Accidents: 10 deaths in a train col
lision on the Big Four at Fowler Ind
"a dead and p injured in wreck
caused BY powder explosion on the Big
Four system at SANFORD, Ind
20. Storm: Loss Of 100000 from hurri-
cane at Buffalo.
Fire At Youngstown. o.; loss of 81
100000
| p. Obituary.: Josiah Flynt Willard So
biologist. who wrote over the name
Josiah Flynt." In Chicago: aged 49,
%. Explosion: 20 coal miners killed near
Primero, colo.
Mexico: Tehuantepec National railroad
Mexican enterprise. making short
cut between the oceans. inaugurated
by President Diaz.
"a Obituary: Gen Russell A. Alger
United states senator from Michigan
prominent Federal veteran and former
secretary of war In Washington
aged H.
rs. Obituary: Isabella Beecher Hooker
last of the children Of the Rev Lyman
Beecher. at Hartford Conn; aged S.
rs, Obituary: Rev. Henry Martyr Field.
clergyman and author former editor
of the New York Evangelist, at Stock
bridge. Mass aged s.
Fatal Fire 4 deaths and property loss
of 100000 in a factory fire at Dover
n. II.
%. Fire: Plant OF the Phelps Publishing
Co at Springfield, Mass. loss 81. 900 600.
Explosion: liS miners killed by firedamp
at Johann on Saar. Prussia.
70. Fire; Flames in the plant OF the
Baldwin works at Philadelphia caused
a loss OF 81. 10000.
Explosion: IS miners killed in the Stew
art mine. Fayette county. w. Va.
81. Shipwreck; 90 deaths in the wrecking
of the British steamship Clavering on
Scotland.
FEBRUARY.
1. Fire: business buildings burned In
Harrisburg loss 100000.
Obituary: Hugh o. Pentecost. min
lister. lawyer lecturer and all round
freethinker. In New York city: aged
co. Prof Mendeleef. celebrated Rus